So, there's a lot going on in the world of sport. The NBA playoff have been scintillating. Baseball is in full swing. The NHL continues to fly under the radar. We've even had a couple of big boxing matches. However, this weekend, a sport that is not even in season will take center stage. The NFL has gotten so big that the draft will supersede just about anything going on in the world of sport. From the #1 overall pick to Mr. Irrelevant, the NFL will be on full display and lots of people will watch. The event has gotten so large that it is now a primetime affair and lasts from Thursday-Saturday. It's the offseason event that every other sport wants to have and no one even comes close. So, in honor of this year's NFL draft, Brain Droppings is holding it's own draft of most desirable sports to watch. This is purely a personal interpretation but I'll give reasons. I know not everyone agrees with these reasons, so feel free to chime in with what you'd pick...
1) College Football - IF this draft were only about postseason, then CFB would be dramatically further down the list. But, you have to realize, I live in SEC country, went to an SEC school, and am generally a football guy. There's just something different about the atmosphere at a college football game that I don't experience at other sporting events. Perhaps, if I lived in the Northeast or a handful of other places, then I would put a professional sport at #1 but I just can't do it. For my money, you can't beat the pageantry and spectacle that is college football. Add that every week matters (or at least used to) and it rivals any other sport.
2) NFL - Again, I'm a football guy. But other sports could move up if they were willing to shorten their schedule. The NFL has parity down to a science too. If you made the playoffs last year, there's a 50% chance you aren't making them this year. Almost every week matters and there is at least one game a week that is must watch TV. The NFL is an easy #2
3) International Soccer - This is where it gets tricky. But I watch international soccer because it matters to everyone except the US. And the US is starting to care more. It still doesn't compare to other nations nor does it compare the zeal for other sports, but if given the chance to watch a World Cup qualifier or a regular season NBA or MLB game, I'm picking soccer. Go ahead and call me a communist.
4) PGA - Yep. I'd watch most golf tournaments over the NBA and MLB too. Granted, I'm a golf fan, but these are my picks so golf is higher. Obviously the majors rank ahead of other things and if I were solely basing this on the majors then golf would be #3 but I'm not.
5) Major League Baseball - It's boring and slow but I guess I'm a traditionalist. I know there are other followers (and writers) for this blog that won't agree with this but I can still keep a Braves game on and pay attention to it more than I can a basketball game. I think it's just what I grew up doing.
6) NBA Basketball - You know it and I know it, the regular season has so little meaning that I find it difficult to watch. I also coached lower level basketball and the NBA is so far removed from that it hardly resembles the things I taught. However, if this list was about postseason, then the NBA would be much higher. But the fact that we can talk about teams "flipping the switch" late in the year to get ready for their playoff push lets me know that this one can slide further down.
7) College Basketball - This one is close but college basketball has become very difficult to watch in its own right. The players aren't what they used to be and the rule changes from this past year slowed the game way down to a snail's crawl because of all of the additional free throws. Don't get me wrong, the tourney is still magical but the regular season is a slog.
8) Boxing - I know. I should just give up. But I remember watching Mike Tyson get knocked out by Buster Douglas as a kid. I watched old ass George Foreman win the title from Michael Moorer. My grandfather told me about how great the sport was and I still want it to be great. It's not. But I just can't get into UFC. So boxing comes in at 8th.
9) Tennis - I've learned that tennis is a great spectator sport. It's not as much fun on TV though. It's also hard because outside of Serena Williams, there just aren't any Americans to cheer for (not that I couldn't cheer for someone else but that's true). Plus, outside of the majors, there really isn't any worth.
10) NHL - I have some close friends that are big hockey fans and I get it. It's football on ice with weapons. It's fast paced. There aren't time outs. But it's horrible on TV. Again, if I were drafting postseasons then it would come in much higher, but this is as a whole and on TV. Hockey just isn't the same in your living room as it is in person.
11) Professional Wrestling - Ok. It's not a sport but when I flip through ESPN Classis showing old wrestling clips, I'll stop and give a watch just for nostalgia sake. I don't think the stars are what they were even when I was in college but it's still good for a laugh.
Ok, that's all for the picks. Feel free to leave your own thoughts on what you'd watch. In the meantime, enjoy this clip for the Chappelle Show about a different kind of draft. And follow us on Twitter @GRHuddle and like us on Facebook while you're at it.
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