In honor of the NFL Draft this past weekend, I decided to follow suit with some other blogs and put together a list of the Top Ten Non Sporting Sporting Events. These are events that focus on sport topics, but there is not actually in physical activity taking place. Things like drafts, selection shows, etc, where teams and leagues make or break themselves, but nobody really breaks a sweat. These are events that confuse your significant other when you say that you are out for the whole day and they ask what game is on and you tell them that it isn’t a game at all you just want to watch people talking.
10. Bud Shootout Selection Show: I love random chance games and this is one of the best. The Bud Shootout doesn’t mean much, but it is the one NASCAR event where every driver has an equal opportunity to start up front. And making the selection out of Bud bottles is pretty cool too.
9. NCAA Selection Show: This is beginning to run a little thin for me, so that is why it is ranked so low. CBS could certainly do a better job. The one thing that keeps is on the list at all is the fact that it leads to everyone filling out their brackets, which is one of the best sports traditions out there.
8. Season Odds Release in Vegas: No matter the sport, it is always very fun to wait for Vegas to release their season odds. You get to see where you team stands in their eyes and if there are any bargains out there to put a few bucks down on.
7. SportsCenter: Possibly the greatest show every created. It is mostly a bunch of people that have never played sports in their lives talking about sports. It is also the one show that for some reason you can watch over and over again in the same day. You watch the 9:00 am SportsCenter and then the 10:00 am SportsCenter, though nothing has changed.
6. NBA Lottery Selection Show: Forget the draft, because the NBA Draft is boring and pointless. There are only two rounds and players drafted in the second round rarely have the chance to make the team. But the selection show is great, because, as most of you know, I really love selections that involve random chance. The Lottery selection show is fun because everyone there has a chance to get the first pick (though not equal) and it is great when someone sneaks in there and gets the first pick and makes there team and immediate contender.
5. NFL Draft: There isn’t another major sport whose draft even comes close to being as exciting as the NFL Draft. First off, it takes up an entire weekend and it is the one draft that truly impacts your team. As a Redskins fan, I have really only gotten to enjoy the draft over the last couple of years because we always like to trade away our picks, but even so, I still watch the draft both days because it is fun and exciting to watch.
4. Release of Madden Football: This is one of the best sports traditions, because it is truly the start of football season. The draft is over with and the teams are pretty much set, so it is time to play some Madden. Every year I say that I won’t get excited, but every year I am waiting in line on the first day to pick it up.
3. The National: This might not matter to some of you, but The National is the largest sports collectables show of the year. This is the place where all card collectors come together and enjoy their addiction. You save you pennies, nickels, and dimes for an entire year to search through a hundred dollar boxes to find a great deal on a Jeff Bagwell jersey, autograph card.
2. MLB Trade Deadline: I love the MLB trade deadline because the Mets are usually involved in a big move, though in Steve Phillips case that was a bad thing. It is just incredible interesting for a baseball fan to watch and read about trade rumors for a week and then wait around all day to see if your team gets better, or if they have given up and are planning for the future.
1. Fantasy Drafts: This is number one for so many reasons, but mainly because it is the one event that guys like me and my friends get to participate in. Fantasy sports make the real life sports so much more interesting and the season is that much more exciting if you have a good draft and put together a good team. I particularly enjoy the fantasy draft order selection show, where you learn what pick you get. Fantasy sports are the best thing to ever happen to sports, so that is what gives this event the top spot, no matter what fantasy sport you are playing.
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I don't think you appreciate the National enough. There is always another fantasy draft coming up. The National is only really an option for you every couple of years. I've been preparing for this National for two years now. I never spend more than a few weeks prepping for a draft. You better start taking the National more seriously.
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