The Popularity of Football
“Football is like life; it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority”. -Vince Lombardi
Football is a sport that has been a part of the lives of many Americans for as long as they can remember. It is a game that has molded generations of us for many years. Young boys always dreamt of being the Quarterback for their school team, and young girls would wait for the day that cheerleading try outs would be held because to cheer at a football game would be quite an achievement.
American football has a history that is quite unique, from being a blend of sports, to having such a burst of popularity, it is easy to see why it is a sport with so many rules and fans. …show more content…
One of those teams is the Dallas Cowboys which was known as “America’s Team”, but according to new poll data they are not the most loved team in the NFL anymore. In a recent survey by CBS Sports they found that the Dallas Cowboys have been thrown to the curb, and a new team has emerged as “America’s Team”. That team is the Denver Broncos. Why do we find that one team is more widely liked than others? Humans have patterns of getting rid of something once they have grown accustomed to how it operates and it is not performing as well as it once did. That pattern has been applied to many football teams. Unfortunately, it looks like the Dallas Cowboys are falling victim to it, and the Denver Broncos are benefitting.
A major part of the current popularity of football is something know as the Super bowl. It is the “most important” football game of the year. Every team in the NFL dreams of making it to the Super bowl and every year two very hard working and determined teams do. Every year the Super bowl has an approximate revenue of $10,000,000,000. The Super bowl is widely marketed and almost every family in America watches the game that
“Football is like life; it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority”. -Vince Lombardi
Football is a sport that has been a part of the lives of many Americans for as long as they can remember. It is a game that has molded generations of us for many years. Young boys always dreamt of being the Quarterback for their school team, and young girls would wait for the day that cheerleading try outs would be held because to cheer at a football game would be quite an achievement.
American football has a history that is quite unique, from being a blend of sports, to having such a burst of popularity, it is easy to see why it is a sport with so many rules and fans. …show more content…
One of those teams is the Dallas Cowboys which was known as “America’s Team”, but according to new poll data they are not the most loved team in the NFL anymore. In a recent survey by CBS Sports they found that the Dallas Cowboys have been thrown to the curb, and a new team has emerged as “America’s Team”. That team is the Denver Broncos. Why do we find that one team is more widely liked than others? Humans have patterns of getting rid of something once they have grown accustomed to how it operates and it is not performing as well as it once did. That pattern has been applied to many football teams. Unfortunately, it looks like the Dallas Cowboys are falling victim to it, and the Denver Broncos are benefitting.
A major part of the current popularity of football is something know as the Super bowl. It is the “most important” football game of the year. Every team in the NFL dreams of making it to the Super bowl and every year two very hard working and determined teams do. Every year the Super bowl has an approximate revenue of $10,000,000,000. The Super bowl is widely marketed and almost every family in America watches the game that