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NFL should be named "National Kneelers Society".
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The NFL is following NASCAR down the road to oblivion. Both have neglected their ardent fans in favor of the TV sponsors. As those fans age out, young fans are not interested in following the sport. Regards, ClarkComment
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My first thought of what men do on their knees do was to pray. That made no sense then I realized you probably meant something else.Comment
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At least the NASCAR bunch still pray, stand, sing the National Anthem, salute and even have AF flyovers. I think what is hurting auto racing so much are all the rules. It used to be that NASCAR raced what we drove except for added safety modifications. A lot of safety features in vehicles we have now came from experiences in racing. Now, they drive cars made from the ground up as racers. The cars do not have doors but all resemble 2 door coupes (which do not exist in the real world). The same can be said about all of them being rear wheel drive. Except for the Mustangs and Camaro's the cars are 1987 Ford Thunderbird styling with the tail and nose cones changed to look like current cars (these aren't my words either). I have read where the engines must be push rod engines limited to 368CI, so they are and none of them are available to the public. There is really no difference between them now except for the names. It's like fantasy racing. Then there are the restrictor plates. Cars actually run slower now than they did in the 60's and 70's. A big turn off for me was when Toyota was allowed into the scene. At least Dodge pulled out. Say what you wish but these 2 aren't American companies. If NASCAR followed the same guidelines they did in the past the drivers would all be driving tiny little golf cart looking cars. They would all be FWD and have little dinky engines blowing head gaskets as they tried to drive them at full throttle. Here again, if they had to drive the same krap that the public has to buy then improvements would come about.Last edited by Allen; 10-08-2018, 10:12.Comment
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Not like the good old days when the first 10 or 12 across the finish line were Dodge & Plymouth with Hemis. Miss them good ole days.Comment
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nascar is a total waste of time these days.Comment
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I quit watching when they started all this BS about Stage 1, Stage 2 etc... and getting points on each stage. In my opinion if you have a 500 mile race, start and run 500 miles and eliminate this stage crap. Then again, there might not be many drivers out there that could go 500 miles
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john ...“Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.†(Luke 22:36)
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Before that it was called "The Chase". I was watching a race the other day and they called a caution. I'm waiting to see what happened--everyone was pulling into the pit. It turned out to be something else they decided to make up called "a courtesy caution" so the drivers could pit, gas up and get their tires changed, as if they couldn't do it during one of the other actual cautions. Crazy rules. You would almost have to be a brain surgeon to keep up with everything. They're getting further and further away from driving and racing. Like all pro sports it has become a business to sell endorsements, advertisements and ticket sales. But... they aren't kneeling.
If it wasn't for having a DVR where I can record programs and FF through all the countless commercials and BS I wouldn't watch much of anything.Comment
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"...NASCAR is a total waste of time these days..." Watching cars go around in a circle has always been a waste of time. Wasting time is kind of the purpose of watch car races though.Spelling and grammar count!Comment
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One year the tire compound was wrong at the Brickyard 400 and the tires were wearing much faster than they expected. It was too late to get different tires so NASCAR decided to call lots of yellows. I was on a IMS Track Rescue trash truck and many yellow flags were thrown for "trash" on the track. If we cut through the infield to get back to our post, we might not be back before we were call out for the next yellow.Comment
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The talk about Nascar can also be said about NHRA drag racing; the "pro" classes, top fuel, funny car and pro stock.Comment
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