What's the dumbest recurring thing in sports?

1. Stupid hyped up commercials during superbowls.

2. Hockey fights (someone should just hand them a pair of knives and end it)

3. Basketball players trying to rap

4. Stupid questions from media during post-game interviews
ex: "yeah so Chuck, what do you think will happen to JVG this off season?"
"how bad is it to lose this series?"

5. Arena Football, Slam ball, Curling

6. Winter Olympics

 

This thread has kinda morphed into a what annoys you about sports so I'm going to list those:

ABC showing the Lakers, Heat and Cavs instead of the Rockets or at least teams with better records.

Having Notre Dame shoved down my throat by the networks and sports pundits even when they are mediocre.

Fox NFL Today show and commercials for the Fox NFL Today show. Some weeks it seems like Fox things that is more important than the games.

Calling teams "America's Team"

NBA players who can't shoot better than 50% of their free throws.

Neon, day glo or powder blue uniforms. Oh please let this trend die...

 

The spiraling cost of attending pro sports events in person.

 

-NBA on ABC
-Eastern Sports and Propaganda Network
-Roger Clemens in general
-Barry Bonds in general
-Texas OLine
-Brad Lidge on the mound
-Rafer Alston

 

- Way too many time outs at the end of NBA games.
- The NBA regular season is too long when so many teams make it into the playoffs anyways.

 

I love this board...great thread.

I find myself nodding in agreement with 85% of these.

 

the NFL Draft and the ridiculous amount of time they have "on the clock".

And Rounds 3,4,5,6,7

 

At golf tournaments, when somebody tees off or makes a put and some jackass yells "YEAH!!!" or "GET IN THE HOLE!!!" before they even have a chance to see whether the shot is any good or not. Every shot, some prick has to scream and cheer only to have the ball end up sllicing into the woods. Incredibly annoying.

 

the 99.1 percent retired line,that roger clemens uses year in and year out

 

the jump ball...maybe to start the game, but the college possession arrow is much better IMO than having a mismatch against a taller player or one that can't jump after a tie ball.

 

Here in Mexico, they showing 90% soccer 10% other sports (or even less)

 

girls who try to take the remote control from you.

 

the college possesion arrow. Dumbest thing in basketball.




girls who speak.

 

The BCS.

 

1. "I just gotta do whats best for my family"

2. any thing to do with race ie: polls, number of minority coaches, baseball needs more african americans etc etc etc. yawn

3. Arod b/c of yankee fans

4. preseason polls

5. nfl live- how these guys talk about nfl for 30 minutes in May is amazing

Ie: will the browns have more losses than jet wins?

6. Cold Pizza- or is it 1st take now? give it up

7. Magic Johnson- your just warming up shaqs chair

8.PacMan Jones- who really cares

9. nba and conspiracies- looks like we're headed to a Utah and SA conference finals ya thats the sexy matchup we all want

 

The "Prevent" defense in football.

 

Baseball on Fox and all that goes with it.

From the pregnant woman to the announce team which shall go unnamed.

 

i HATE this defense.

 

The "bend but don't break" defensive philosophy. If you can hold them at the 20, why can't you hold them at the 50?

 

Whoever said earlier in this threat that the basketball season is too long nailed it. Considering over half the league's team's make the playoffs, the season should be half as long.