The truth is sometimes I’m just PO’d about something in general. Take football for instance. I have been an avid football fan for many decades. In the old days, (yes, I just said that), football games used to last 2 hours and 20 minutes to 2 hours and 30 minutes. Then they would have player interviews, game statistics and analysis to round out 3 hours. Today, a game lasts over 3 hours. This year, the networks are scheduling the second games of back to back games 3 hours and 15 minutes after the first one starts.
I remember probably about 30 years ago, an owner just signed a marquee running back and he called a press conference to announce the signing. He stated, “I have just signed the most expensive running back in the league.” Notice, he didn’t mention, “the best running back”.
Today players are signing multi-million dollar contracts with the marquee players getting 15 to 20 million per year. That is ridiculous! The President of the US only makes $400 thousand per year. Mind you, he has a lot of perks, free rent, medical, travel first class at no cost, etc.
Stadium seats go from $80 to $324. Hotdog for $4 - 5, soda for $4 - 5 and parking for $25.00 minimum. Parking could cost $75 to $100. So figure a family of 4 costing an easy $500 for the cheap seats. (costs are approximate)
What does all of these high costs mean? Probably an extra 30 to 45 minutes of commercials and stadium prices in the hundreds of dollars just to watch one game. Is it any wonder that the San Diego Chargers rarely sell out home games so the game is not televised? If you are a charger fan, expect to only watch away games.
I would really like to see fans unionize and say “enough”. If 50% of the fans just didn’t attend or watch one game, I believe it would really shake up the NFL and the NFL Players Association. Is this going to happen? Probably right after $1.00 gasoline and Obama resigns.
Our only hope is that the military gets tired of seeing our country destroyed from within and takes control. The 3 branches of our government are ineffective and running amok. Neither major political party has demonstrated that they can or will solve our problems.
Our problems can be summed up as CLAPS.
Corruption
Liberals
Apathy
Political Correctness
Stupidity
And I bet you thought Clap was just a common human sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Ray R Barmore
San Diego California
raybarmore@gmail.com
Skype: barmore4
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