Answer ESPN's State of the Fan questions... I'm curious to see what NTers think

[sonunox34]

Got this from my latest ESPN mag. Try to keep the answers relatively short. I am just really curious how NT feels about these controversies - some of the biggest ones in sports.

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?

2. Does the Madden curse exist?

3. How do you feel about the BCS?

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?

12. Should college athletes be paid?

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?


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my answers:

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? NFL yes, MLB no, NBA no

2. Does the Madden curse exist? No, but it sure seems like it

3. How do you feel about the BCS? I hate it, I want an 8-team playoff.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? Not at all

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Notre Dame football

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? Yes - the Minnesota Vikings being the most hated

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 0

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? 60+

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? I hate it, baseball needs a salary cap. It's simply unfair.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No, I think they can do it on their own.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? For athletes? No.

12. Should college athletes be paid? NEVER. Not under any circumstances.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? No

 

[chester the cheetah]

Originally Posted by sonunox34

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? I'd gladly take the 80's and 90's over todays pro sports.

2. Does the Madden curse exist? Yep.

3. How do you feel about the BCS? The BCS sucks.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? Couldn't care less.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? New York Yankees.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? Cleveland Cavaliers.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 1-5.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? Around 10-15.

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? That's just the way it is.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? No.

12. Should college athletes be paid? They should be given compensation of some sort.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? Not a chance in hell.

 

[dmxfury]

eh I got a minute...

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?  NFL - no (but it's good), rest are no

2. Does the Madden curse exist? - No

3. How do you feel about the BCS? - Makes no sense, no other sport has teams start the year with no chance of winning it all

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? - No, I was a Kordell fan back in the day

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? - NFL for the Raiders

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? - Honestly hate?  No, that would be ridiculous

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? - 5-10

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? - 0

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? - I don't blame them, they exploit a broken system.  It is MLB's fault, and annoys me more when Red Sox fans complain about their payroll.  Be a fan of a small market team then come talk to me.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? - No

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? - Yes

12. Should college athletes be paid? - Some sort of compensation...

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? - No

 

[CP1708]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?  Yes

2. Does the Madden curse exist?  Yes

3. How do you feel about the BCS?  It sucks

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?  No

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?  Dallas Cowboys

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?  Yes

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 1-2

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?  0

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?  Eh, doesn't always help them win

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?  I'm a Cubs fan, I would give up 10

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?  Sure why not?

12. Should college athletes be paid?  Yes (but impossible to do properly)

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?  No clue, I change my mind all the time.  If he truly wants to play with Bosh, or Wade or whoever, then no, he has to go elsewhere. 

 

[doublejs07]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?

I enjoy them the same....as I'm getting older, I look at things differently though.

2. Does the Madden curse exist?

Nope...just coincidences.

3. How do you feel about the BCS?

It's terrible, but I understand why they have it.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?

Not really...but I bet his teammates would.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?

NBA

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?

Dallas Cowboys

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?

1-3

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?

Hmmm....less than 10 (I think)

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?

I'm a Skins fan, so I understand their spending...

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?

No...Life > Sports

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?

Yes.

12. Should college athletes be paid?

Yes.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?

I always so "No" to antagonize the Cleveland lames (some, not all) here on NT, but deep down I think he stays in Cleveland. 

 

[RyGuy45]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? No

2. Does the Madden curse exist? Not even close

3. How do you feel about the BCS? Pathetic

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? No

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Depends on what tough means. I would say an NBA coach in general trying to get players to care or try.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? Whoever ESPN tells me to

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? None

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? None

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? More power to them for using the system in place

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? Yes

12. Should college athletes be paid? Yes in certain instances

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? Yes. But I really have no idea.

 

[gangsta207therevolution]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? No but I watch more

2. Does the Madden curse exist?  Yes, for simply the karma of the selections

3. How do you feel about the BCS?  Hate it, but I dont think a playoff is a realistic option cause the money would not work in most instances

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? I wouldnt care if my best friend was gay much less an athlete, life is too short to worry about what someone else does in the sancity of their own home

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Prob one of the major soccer job's if being totally honest. But in the USA its def the Cowboys

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? No hate is too strong a word for anything

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 1-2

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? Twitter is for attention !!***!

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? You cant die with money

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? Dont care enough about the only fav team of mine that hasnt won a title in my life (Bulls, Lakers, WhiteSox) Bears are going to find a way soon.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? Would I do it then? No so I guess I like it being almost a Nevada exclusive thing

12. Should college athletes be paid? Yes but there is no way to do it right unless you turn recruiting into Ebay.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? No aint you heard Bill Simmons says hes coming to Chicago. Him and D Rose = 10 peat lol. But they have the best shot at keeping him. People who are intouch with masonic things as Lebron is, do things for reasons not understood by many.

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by sonunox34

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?  No.

2. Does the Madden curse exist?  Yes.

3. How do you feel about the BCS?  I just started following college football and I already see a problem with it.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?  Not at all.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?  Head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?  Yes, the Boston Red Sox.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?  1-3.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?  Maybe 8 or 9.

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?  I'm a Yankee fan so I like that they are willing to spend money in order to win but I do understand why it would upset a lot of people.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?  I've been lucky enough to see all of my teams (sans the Knicks) win a championship, so no.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?  Yes.

12. Should college athletes be paid?  There would be no way to control it IMO.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?  End of the day, I see him staying in Cleveland.

 

[eneyekayee]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? Absolutely not.

2. Does the Madden curse exist? I don't believe in curses.

3. How do you feel about the BCS? It honestly pisses me off more than anything in sports.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? While he was still playing, maybe.  After he retired? No

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Los Angeles Clippers.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? No.  I actually respect the Steelers as an organization.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 1-5.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? I don't tweet anymore.

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? Cap it.  I'm not even that big of a baseball fan anymore after the steroid era and records being "broken" BS.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? Yes, I'm from Cleveland...

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? No.  It's more fun when it's illegal.

12. Should college athletes be paid? No...for many reasons.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? Yes...

 

[agold1002]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?i would think so...having hd and the chance to watch every game def helps

2. Does the Madden curse exist? YES!!

3. How do you feel about the BCS? a playoff wouldnt solve much but i mean the two best teams have played the last few years

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? absolutely not

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? notre dame football

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?  the Pittsburgh steelers

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 5 or 6 only when madden or ncaa just comes out

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? 0

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? its their money...spend it how over

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? seeing that i am a cleveland fan and michigan fan i might haha

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? yes...why not make a profit off something that is already being taken advantage of

12. Should college athletes be paid?no

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? Yes....i really hope so haha

 

[TheGodFresco]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?
NFL yea, but MLB and NBA no
2. Does the Madden curse exist?
it would seem so

3. How do you feel about the BCS?
should be taken out, made into playoff system

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?
nope

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?
cowboys or ND

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?
yes, dodgers

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?
maybe 3

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?
idk, 10+

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?
if you got the money..... why not?

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?
As a fan of Bay area teams, i just might

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?
Yes

12. Should college athletes be paid?
nope, they usually already have education free

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?
Nope, if they dont win a chip

 

[jmause3]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? no

2. Does the Madden curse exist? yes

3. How do you feel about the BCS? Its crap

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? dont know

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Cowboys, ND

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? yes

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 1-10

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? 4

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? monopolizing the game in a negative way

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? no

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? no

12. Should college athletes be paid? never

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? no

 

[jch3]

Originally Posted by sonunox34

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Only league at its best right now is the NFL.[/color]

2. Does the Madden curse exist? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]No.[/color]

3. How do you feel about the BCS? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Asinine.[/color]

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Steve Nash and I have already had a little fling, so no.[/color]

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]NBA, because of all the personalities involved.[/color]

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]I despise the Chicago Blackhawks.[/color]

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? Around 5.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Just got Twitter rolling, so 0 for now.[/color]

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]It's the MLB's fault, but too many people complain about it.[/color]

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Absolutely.[/color]

12. Should college athletes be paid? No, they get enough as is.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]I am in the minority here, but I think so, yes.[/color]

 

[kingkb34]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? Can only speak for basketball...no. 80's >>> *

2. Does the Madden curse exist? Yes

3. How do you feel about the BCS? Worst way to end a sports season

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? No

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Dallas Cowboys Head Coach

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? Boston Celtics

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? Zero

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? Zero

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? No rules against it so doesn't bother me.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? Yes

12. Should college athletes be paid? No

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? Yes

 

[freezelle]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?
Skillwise - Yes; Passionwise - No
2. Does the Madden curse exist?
No
3. How do you feel about the BCS?
I think it gets the two best teams, and that's all you can really ask for.....
4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?
No
5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?
Notre Dame Football Coach
6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?
Boston Celtics
7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?
10, if you count wii fit...
8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?
0
9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?
If it's within the rules, then why not?
10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?
No
11. Should betting on sports be legalized?
Yep, and taxed...
12. Should college athletes be paid?
Absolutely
13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?
I hope not, but I think so

 

[black jesus]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? No....90s >>>>

2. Does the Madden curse exist? No, football is a physical *#% sport

3. How do you feel about the BCS? wack but i understand....i prefer top 8 teams in a playoff...rest of the teams in bowls 

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? No....ive known CP3 since i was younger 

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? NY Yankees coach 

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? No, but i hate Cavaliers fans as long as Lebron is playing for them 

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 10-15 

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? 10 i think

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? no problem w/ me...other teams should step their pay game up 

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? NOOOOOOO

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? No...Vegas and offshore is good enough....let the underground bookies live though

 

12. Should college athletes be paid? No, Free education is good enough.....

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? probably but i hope not cause i hate their fans 


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[rocksfan25]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? No

2. Does the Madden curse exist? No, but I want to say yes

3. How do you feel about the BCS? Terrible set up

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? A little bit

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? too hard to say

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? Utah Jazz, 

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? Depends the time of year, probably about 2-3

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? 0

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? I don't really follow baseball, I think they need a hard cap at some point

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? Yes

12. Should college athletes be paid? No, but colleges need to do a better job to help them out when they're done

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? Probably

 

[nako xl]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?
No.

2. Does the Madden curse exist? 
No.

3. How do you feel about the BCS?  The automatic bids should be rescinded and it should go to the top 10 teams in the country.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? 
No.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? 
Yankees.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? 
Patriots for a while.  Celtics a close 2nd.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 
2-3?  depends when my friends are over

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?
3.

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?
Other teams have deep pockets too (Red Sox, Mets, Cubs) and no qualmes about spending money.  But no one seems to acknowledge that.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?
No.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?
Sure.

12. Should college athletes be paid?
No, but the NCAA needs to ease up on some of the more petty rules.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?
Probably

 

[darthska]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?
No.

2. Does the Madden curse exist?
Yes.

3. How do you feel about the BCS?
playoffs/bracket

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?
No.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?
Yankees head coach

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?
Yes.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?
less than zero

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?
one

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?
angry

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?
No. I mean yes. Probably not. Definitely. Maybe.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?
It's illegal?

12. Should college athletes be paid?
Sure, why not? I was allowed to earn money in college. Why shouldn't Kyle Singler?

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?
No.

 

[mr fizzy womack]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? No.

2. Does the Madden curse exist? Some say coincidence. Some say curse. All I know is, I don't want to be on it.

3. How do you feel about the BCS? Need a playoff... end the talk, settle it on the field.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? No

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? Yankees, Cowboys in a distant second...

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? Seriously, the Patriots. Not even Brady, just Belicheat & Kraft.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 0, school's kicking my %+!

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? 10

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? I'm supposed to feel some kinda way about this? *shrug*

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? !++% no 

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? No

12. Should college athletes be paid? Compensated... no money.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? *KanYe shrug*

 

[ooiron manoo]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?

It depends on what league you are talking about.  NFL, definitely, the level of competition, the parity.  MLB is back on track with the steroid era getting smaller in the background.  The NBA has some work to do.

2. Does the Madden curse exist?

No, even though Troy was injured, Larry Fitzgerald didn't.

3. How do you feel about the BCS?

BCS is proof that College Football is major business.  All these writers that continue to scream at the top of their lungs on how bad it is for players to get paid under the table or get certain privileges look like hypocrites when Universities across America are collecting billions.  Should college atheletes be paid, well that is an argument for a different day, but writers shouldn't be "holier than thou" when it comes to an athelete receiving "improper" benefits.  The NCAA as an institution is a joke.  The BCS should of been tossed aside years ago, however, stubborness and fear of losing sponsorship money keeps it intact.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?

It wouldn't matter.  It shouldn't matter.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?

College Football.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?

San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?

2-4 now.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?

I hardly log on to my twitter account

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?

The Yankees are fortunate enough to have several succesful streams of revenue.  At the same time, the playing field should be leveled with a salary cap and a salary floor.  Every other league deals with it, except MLB.  You can't blame the Yankees, they are playing within the rules of the game.  You can blame Bud Selig all you want.  Maybe when the new Commissioner steps in a salary cap will finally be instituted.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?

Yes, I would give a year of my life in exchange for the Dodgers to hoist the World Series.  Hell, I would exchange a year of my life to have a new owner.  Thank You Bud Selig for allowing one of your most storied franchises to be bought on credit

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?

With the internet does it really matter, you don't even have to go to Vegas to gamble.

12. Should college athletes be paid?

No.  However, they should be allowed to take in benefits

.  This whole "It isn't fair to Suzie Q on the Womens Water Polo team" argument is @+#%!##*.  Tell Suzie Q that without the football team raking in all those billions, there wouldn't be a Womens Water Polo team.  Bottom line is Football programs, and some major Basketball programs rake in a ton of money for the University, while other sports just drain money.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?

I hope he does, 'cause he isn't doing %@%% in New York or New Jersey/Brooklyn.  Both of those franchises are a mess and need more than LeBron.  The salary cap going down will only ensure that it will take longer to get a strong supporting cast around him.

 

[stylishstef89]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?
I would say no

2. Does the Madden curse exist?
Yes

3. How do you feel about the BCS?
It's stupid....they need to get rid of it

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?
I guess not

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?
I'm not sure

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?
Yeah. Well I'll rephrase it to dislike.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?
A decent amount

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?
Absolutely none

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?
Doesn't bother me at all

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?
Hell no

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?
Yes

12. Should college athletes be paid?
Yes

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?
I'm not sure

 

[airmaxpenny1]

1. Are pro sports today better than ever?
Some are, Some aren't.  This question is stupid.

2. Does the Madden curse exist?
Not really.

3. How do you feel about the BCS?
It sucks, but $ talks.

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay?
Na...*Looks at Username*

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports?
Notre Dame football

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate?
New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Dolphins.  There a few more but those stick out the most.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games?
None, I don't really play video games.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter?
I don't have a twitter but I do occasionally check Ocho Cinco's.

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees?
Hate it, Hate it, Hate it.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship?
Definitely if it was to see the Mets win a World Series while my pops was still alive.  My pops is pretty old, was even a Dodger fan when they were still in Brooklyn so for me to experience that with him would be special.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized?
It's fine the way it is.

12. Should college athletes be paid?
College Sports (though I love them) should be abolished as a whole.  The system makes no sense, why send kids to school who have no intention of really being at an academic institution.  I just don't get any part about it.  We should have minor league system's expanded like they are in European Soccer.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?
I hate to say it but prolly.

 

[statis22]

Originally Posted by sonunox34

Got this from my latest ESPN mag. Try to keep the answers relatively short. I am just really curious how NT feels about these controversies - some of the biggest ones in sports.

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? I think folks are watching sports in general less now so i'd say yes

2. Does the Madden curse exist? No. Injuries happen.

3. How do you feel about the BCS? When a team in a major conference goes undefeated and not even get a sniff, there is something wrong with that system

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? No. It his life.

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? College football.

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? The Utah Jazz.

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? Little to none.

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? see #7

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? I have no problem with a organization taking advantages of the system. Players like winning, the Yankees win.

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? No.

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? No.

12. Should college athletes be paid? No.

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? I say yes.

 

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Originally Posted by sonunox34

Got this from my latest ESPN mag. Try to keep the answers relatively short. I am just really curious how NT feels about these controversies - some of the biggest ones in sports.

1. Are pro sports today better than ever? no, you had the jordan days in basketball and the "49er, greatest show on turf, cowboys, broncos, prime favre era" in football was the best. period.

2. Does the Madden curse exist? Yes

3. How do you feel about the BCS? PLAYOFFS or die

4. Would you care if your favorite athlete was gay? no if your raw youre raw.. no ayo

5. What is the toughest coaching job in sports? cowboys head coach

6. Is there at least one pro team that you hate? San Antonio Spurs

7. How many hours a week do you spend on sports video games? 10

8. How many athletes/coaches/media figures do you follow on Twitter? dont have a twitter

9. How do you feel about the deep pockets of the Yankees? Well they dont win every year so it obviously has its ups and downs

10. Would you give up a year of your life in exchange for your favorite team to win a championship? what would i do with that year then? that makes no sense

11. Should betting on sports be legalized? no cause then it could get to the athletes and alter game decisions.. gambling is addicting

12. Should college athletes be paid? yes

13. Will LeBron stay in Cleveland? yes