I think it’s in male’ nature to “smack talk”, in my opinion, especially when it comes to sports. I agree that “smack talking” is fun here and there, but it is rare that I ever say more than one thing because I prefer to keep myself out of the pandemonium.

Whoever saw last weeks game between the Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks knows what I am talking about. I may be a bit biased, but I was a little shocked that the Seahawks beat the Patriots, even though they had beaten some pretty decent teams already such as the Cowboys and the Packers (nothing short of decent, I might add). But, one player in particular, Richard Sherman, felt the need to come up to Tom Brady after the game and also Tweet at him. Things like this certainly are happening more than I like to believe, but I think when it has to do with a team I love and adore, not to mention the player on that team that I love and adore the most, it irritates me a little bit more than usual. Tom Brady addressed the remark after during the press conference and mentioned that he has always been taught to not let any sort of comment like that, or negative ones in general, affect him personally; so he didnt! Good for you. I just hope Richard Sherman gets over it and moves onto the next team; you got your fame for a few days about it! I hope that suffices!

“Baseball is what we were. Football is what we have become.” – Mary McGrory

 I love this time of year, not only for the beautiful fall colors, weather, and smells, but for football. It encompasses my entire weekend, staring very early Saturday morning with college football all the way to Monday Night Football. My brain is constantly being filled with numerous names and statistics and I love it.

Besides the Patriots winning per the usual, another NFL game stuck out in my mind this weekend; it happened to be the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Baltimore Ravens. For those who have watched ESPN and Sportscenter as of yesterday, you may be able to predict what I might be talking about. I guess it wasn’t more the game that was mind boggling, but a gesture that happened during the game. Matt Cassel, the quarterback for the KC Chiefs, suffered a concussion during the game. Typically, one should expect to hear applause in respect to the player, but what did Matt Cassel get to stand up to? .. Cheering. Yes, the Kansas City fans were so irritated with Matt Cassel’s performance up until then that they had the audacity to cheer when he got hurt. Who does that? Eric Winston, an OT for the KC Chiefs, has taken the stand and how you say, lashed out, at fans saying how utterly sickening and disappointing it is to have that happen. I agree! I would love to have someone like Eric on my team if I were Matt Cassel. I mean, sure, everyone has a bad game, but, to the point where your own fans are cheering because of an injury? Man! I would be a little intimidated to go back onto the home field if I were him, honestly. However, part of me would black out those memories of what I heard that day and also realize that if those were true, devoted fans, they wouldnt have ever done that. Criticism is coming from every direction, especially when you are famous. You just have to learn how to deal with it.

Here is the interview with Eric Winston: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/10/7/3471496/video-chiefs-ot-eric-winston-takes-fans-to-task-for-cheering-matt

As one can see from my blog theme, I like football. Its not just football, though, its all sports. Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, you name it! But, as the title suggests, if you were to ask a male this question, what would the overwhelming response be? Most likely “no.” But, why? Are girls not equipt enough to understand sports? Are we too obsessed with our make-up, clothes, and shoes to put time into understanding them? Not to say that I don’t love clothes and shoes like every other girl does in this world, but my love and interest for sports seems to be much bigger. I began my journey with sports at the age of 5 and my energy and excitement for them just sky-rocketed from there. So, that’s about 15 years of built up experience and knowledge in various sports. Do I not know anything?

I guess what I am just looking for is the same respect that every male (even ones who are not even remotely interested in sports) gets. Sure, I may not know the exact batting average of a certain baseball player, but I know more than you think. I remember reading something a friend of mine wrote saying that “girls only like sports because they find a player attractive.” I agree, some of my friends definitely only watch because they find a player attractive or because of the reputation. While that may be an added bonus, there are some girls out there who love the sport for the competition, excitement, and facts. I am slowly, but surely, proving to my guy friends that I can keep up a good conversation about sports so much so that they even come to me now asking for certain stats about the game that day and what not.

I even found a blog specifically aimed at woman who don’t understand football. I think every woman at least has enough common sense to understand its between two teams, right? Here it is: http://blogcritics.org/sports/article/football-for-the-girls/

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