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Football

Xavier Breath

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2. I used to hate the way that the professional leagues

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 02:51 PM

Mar 2024

particularly football and hockey, ceded that holiday to the NBA. The NHL still treats it like a three-day-weekend, but at least we get some football to watch if we so choose.

Also, I think the way we look at that day has changed quite a bit over my lifetime. I'm sure when I was born in the '60s the populace would have been shocked at professional games being played on what many considered to be a holy day. Secularism works!

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Wednesday NFL games: coming to you this Christmas [View all] Auggie Mar 2024 OP

The NBA tried to own Christmas but in came the NFL underpants Mar 2024 #1

"teams that play on the previous Saturday" Auggie Mar 2024 #3

I used to hate the way that the professional leagues Xavier Breath Mar 2024 #2

So these games will be on ESPN or regular cable? True Dough Mar 2024 #4