a world without pro-football seems so...empty...and cold....and grey...

[KG]

:(

[underpants]

1. Only 5 months my friend, 5 months

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_CFL_season
The 2009 CFL season is the 56th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it is the 52nd season of the league. Calgary is set to host the 97th Grey Cup on November 29. The 19-week regular schedule, issued February 3, 2009, begins July 1.

[Wapsie B]

2. It feels this way every year this time.

For me basketball is in March with the conference and NCAA tourneys. But it still ain't pro football. And figure skating just don't cut it.

[harmonicon]

3. just how I like it

[Droopy]

4. I used to love pro football

The family would all get together on Sundays during football season. The women would be either in the kitchen cooking up snacks and dinner for everybody, or hanging around talking and drinking tea when all the food was made. The men would be lounging in front of the TV for nearly 8 hours watching the games and talking about them.

Now days I'd rather hang out with the women and drink tea. I no longer feel a sense of loss this time of year.

[Strong Atheist]

5. A world without sports would be a MUCH

better world...

There is NOTHING LESS IMPORTANT than sports.

How I wish I would never have to hear about them again, but you can't escape it, it's EVERYWHERE...

Every year, I root for the team near where I live to lose as quickly as possible so I can stop hearing about that...

[onager]

11. Fundamentalist Atheist agrees.

:hi:

Could not care less. Just bores the hell out of me.

Except for (showing my age and atheism) decades ago when the old Oakland Raiders stomped the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. George Allen had the Eagles PRAYING on the 50-yard line before the game. The Raiders, a bunch of godless reprobates, drug abusers and old warhorses one step from the glue factory, made it clear they were not there to pray. They were there to rip off heads, which is just what they did.

As I collected my bets after that game, one of my buddies said: "Damn! You were right! Jesus is a jinx!"

:rofl:

I developed a hatred of Pro Sports at a young age. One day all of us actually went out and PLAYED sports. Then, all of a sudden, everybody wanted to huddle in front of the TV and WATCH sports.

FTS.

I'm in Egypt but may be returning to the US soon. If I can arrange it, I want the cable company to give me all the movie channels and none of the fucking sports channels.

[Strong Atheist]

12. "If I can arrange it, I want the cable company to give me all the movie channels and none of the

fucking sports channels"

I think you ALWAYS have to have the #$%@#&#* sports channels bundled... luckily, I don't have cable...

BTW: :hi:

[jobycom]

17. Ah, so there is something you like less than country music?

Maybe this is progress. :P

[jobycom]

19. Deleted. Name not removed yet. nt

[Strong Atheist]

24. They are roughly

equal, but sports are WORSE. At least I don't have to listen to country music anymore; there are jocks everywhere at work and on the radio I listen to who WON'T SHUT UP. x(

[jobycom]

25. So how do you feel about baby bunnies? nt

[Strong Atheist]

26. I understand that they are quite tasty, though I have never had

hossenfeffer...

[jobycom]

28. Hehe.

As a vegetarian, I'm outraged! :rofl: I guess the only thing we'll agree on is the atheism, eh?

[Strong Atheist]

29. Oh, a fellow traveler? I have been away for quite a

while, and don't know/remember all the players...

ttfn, gotta go home...

:toast:

[dembotoz]

6. nascar and baseball spring training on tap

[SoxFan]

7. Beanpot finals are tonight!

Northeastern vs. Boston University for Boston bragging rights.

Go Huskies!

[flvegan]

8. Pitchers and catchers report Thursday!

[lost-in-nj]

10. going to see the Yanks and the Bay Rays

play in April


in Tampa

a real game!!!!

lost

[lost-in-nj]

9. I agree

:(

lost

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. My dark period only lasts a couple of weeks.

From the Super Bowl until MLB Opening Day. Really less if you count spring training.

Unfortunately, I don't follow either hockey or basketball (pro or college--unless the Terps are good that year), so really there's not a whole lot of reason to watch ESPN during that time period.

[MineralMan]

14. Yabbut...the Bassmaster's Tournament's about to start.

That there is what I call entertainment.

Narrator: "Well, Van Dam's throwing a spinnerbait into those weeds. I believe it's a Booyah! model with watermelon skirts. If that strategy doesn't work, he'll probably switch to a football jig in the same color, with a creature chunk. He's gonna be hard to beat...that's for sure."

Man, it don't get no better than that there. Talk about your excitement!

[KG]

15. cures my insomnia every time!

[MineralMan]

18. Yeah, but it's a hoot to watch sometimes.

I'm a bass fisherman, but I sure get a lot of laughs at those tournament shows.

[lost-in-nj]

27. used to watch that all the time

:rofl:

we used to go around saying

"thats a bigun, Chuck"

:*


lost

[MineralMan]

31. Yessir. That one was a hawg, fer shure.

:bounce:

[Arugula Latte]

16. Sorry ... but ...

No football?! ...

:party: :bounce: :toast: :applause: :woohoo:

[jobycom]

20. I know. I keep wandering to ESPN.com, looking, hoping for just some glimpse

maybe a good TO rumor, or another arrested Bengal. Bill Parcells resigning. Something.

But they are only talking about the artist formerly known as Major League Baseball.
the government can deliver $85 billion to bail out AIG, and they can't deliver ice in Texas?

[Roon]

21. I know KG

from the end of football season to when it actually gets warmer,it's very depressing around here.

[CatholicEdHead]

22. Don't worry, Pitchers and Catchers report this weekend

[KG]

23. ah, yeah, baseball

:boring:

[Blue_Tires]

30. there's still soccer...

and baseball is right around the corner

[PVnRT]

32. Sports are for FREEPERS

Are you a FREEPER? REAL liberals read books all day and have no fun.

[Bake]

33. Are you KIDDING? It's BASKETBALL season!!

Shoot, it's almost time for March Madness!

Bake

[NJmaverick]

34. Free Agent signings start in less than a month

then it's the draft, then it's mini-camps and before you know it... its time for training camp and all the fun starts.

[Missy Vixen]

35. I have games on the DVR

Plus, NFL Network will have replays allll offseason long. LOL

:scared:

[old mark]

36. It's February. It IS empty, cold and gray.

But it will be better soon. Baseball spring training starts soon, and football won't be far behind.
Even the draft will look good this year - it was a hell of a season in 08.

mark

(GO EAGLES!)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

37. Hey.

Real football is still being played all over the world. Find a team in the Premiership. That is more fun than NFL. Or as I like to call it, NPL.
:evilgrin:
Duckie

[av8rdave]

38. It all went to crap when college football was over