I grew up in Alabama and I don't care a single whit about football. There, I said it. I think football is boring, a celebration of brute force and luck over strategy that's about as fun to watch as listening to my teeth grinding together whenever I hear Sarah Palin speak. This view was, needless to say, a minority opinion among my peers when I was young, and it's even more so now that I'm no longer young. I thought Alabama was crazy for football, but Texas, where I live now, likes not just pro and college ball, but also high school ball. You have to wonder what's next, little league fanaticism?
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