Those first few words, though, those are the ones that are almost painful. More than a week until the next truly meaningful game.
During the regular season, there are football games on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. For true junkies, there are even some Tuesday and Wednesday night college games. Then the best football of the year, in my opinion, comes from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, when the race for the NFL playoffs goes full throttle and the NCAA holds most of its Division I bowl games.
Contrast that with the NFL playoffs, where there are just four games maximum each weekend.
I know some people reading this are rolling their eyes, but hear me out before you drag the mouse up to the little "x" at the top of the screen. There are up to 16 NFL games each week during the regular season. If a game isn't living up to expectations, you can turn it off and watch another one. Simple. That goes double for college football, with who knows how many games each weekend. Plus, there are additional options like NFL Network's RedZone. If the Super Bowl isn't competitive? Our next NFL game will be played in Canton, Ohio, in approximately six months. Plus, there is a 100% chance your favorite team is playing sometime between September and December. There are minor football leagues starting up, but it will still be some time until the best-played games return to TV.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the Super Bowl, but there are games that don't live up to their billing. The New York Giants suffered a huge Super Bowl XXXV loss at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens, and Super Bowl XLVIII was the same sort of game when the Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8.
In the regular season, the viewer has multiple options. He or she can keep watching the blowout involving their favorite team, or shut it off and watch a more competitive game tomorrow. So let's watch some football, but if we have a choice, make it a regular season game. We'll have more options that way.
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