But, like a few other good sports, (American) Football is a long game of dynamic strategery. To sacrifice a first down attempt and punt for better field position, thus placing trust in your defensive line. To adjust the offensive line to cover for the other teams blindingly fast weakside outside linebacker who keeps getting the sack, or to adjust the defensive line by pulling off a linebacker in lieu of a specialty defensive back to cover the offensive teams aggressive passing strategy. Come-from-behind victorys are routine (or come-from-ahead defeat, in the case of my Beavers at the damn Alamo Bowl last week). Football is a rattlingly tense game of battlefield strategy, and oh so fun at that.

Also, it’s nice to have a friendly sports rivalry. Sometimes the energy just isn’t their for a good healthy abortion discussion.

Anyways, enjoy the London Rams next year, my beloved Brits!

Then they can get together and talk sports, have big vehement arguments, watch a game they like and see exciting plays and suspenseful countdowns, etc.

Compared to what they are used to, its refreshig, especially if they bet on the outcome.

In a certain sense, I suppose a lot of the recent fixation on reality shows and big competetive singing or dancing contests is related to that same impulse.

People like cheering on their heroes and booing at their villains. Its primal, much like clan identity or primitive territoriality.

But math? I’d hate to teach a kid to count playing tennis…

Darts now, hardly a sport really, but if you can’t count, well it puts you at a great disadvantage for a finishing double doesn’t it? Similarly Snooker.