I guess.
I watched the last Bears Superbowl when I was little, before I fully understood the game. 21 years later, I understand the game a great deal more but am probably going to watch less of it than I did then.
Thinking can murder passion.
I wish I could get excited about sports. Then I’d have something to talk about with my coworkers the next day when they’re arguing calls, reviewing highlights, and providing insightful commentary about opportunities missed and taken advantage of. Instead, I have to sit, listen, and ask questions as if I were a student sitting through a lecture he didn’t understand. Or at least, they think I didn’t understand.
I do. I know the sports rulings and some gameplay theory. Maybe I don’t have the history down (85-86 Bears being one of the few things I do know and remember, that and the Bulls vs. the Phoenix Suns finals because that was the year I was baptized), but I understand the game. I just can’t get into it.
Maybe I’d be interested if someone could design a role-playing game (NOT fantasy football leagues) based around a sports theme.
But until the day that abomination of sports + geekiness is born, I think I’ll be on the sidelines reading a book. (Look! A movie AND sports reference!)