| | [[File:Pontiac Stadium misery.jpg|right|thumb|Pontiac Silverdome ([[Detroit]]), host to a [[Super Bowl]], in miserable disrepair prior to its demolition.]] | | [[File:Pontiac Stadium misery.jpg|right|thumb|Pontiac Silverdome ([[Detroit]]), host to a [[Super Bowl]], in miserable disrepair prior to its demolition.]] |
| − | '''Unplug the NFL''' is advocated by ''Conservapedia'' in response to the [[NFL]]'s [[paganism]], its lack of true athletic competitiveness, its promotion of [[gambling]] rather than sportsmanship, its bilking of taxpayers for billions for stadiums, its predictable outcomes where the same people win in playoffs due to obsessive scheming, and its [[Blacklisting Tim Tebow|exclusion of Tim Tebow]] apparently for quoting the [[Bible]] too much.<ref>The slogan "unplug the NFL" was created by ''Conservapedia'', with this entry. Others are welcome to use this slogan with attribution.</ref> Collusion among owners and coaches makes the NFL more like rigged professional wrestling than genuine athletic competitions like the [[Olympics]]. | + | '''Unplug the NFL''' is advocated by ''Conservapedia'' in response to the [[NFL]]'s [[paganism]], its lack of true athletic competitiveness, its promotion of [[gambling]] rather than sportsmanship, its bilking of taxpayers for billions for stadiums, its predictable outcomes where the same people win in playoffs due to obsessive scheming, and its [[Blacklisting Tim Tebow|exclusion of Tim Tebow]] apparently for quoting the [[Bible]] too much.<ref>The slogan "unplug the NFL" was created by ''Conservapedia'', with this entry. Others are welcome to use this slogan, preferably with attribution.</ref> Collusion among owners and coaches makes the NFL more like rigged professional wrestling than genuine athletic competitions like the [[Olympics]]. |
| | '''''Addiction as a spectator to football may cause dementia'''''. Studies show that watching 3.5 hours of television a day increases dementia, and the mind-numbing habits of addicted football fans are even worse.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/02/28/watching-3-5-hours-of-tv-a-day-increases-risk-of-dementia-study/</ref> '''''Anecdotal evidence of addicted football fans developing dementia is commonplace'''''. | | '''''Addiction as a spectator to football may cause dementia'''''. Studies show that watching 3.5 hours of television a day increases dementia, and the mind-numbing habits of addicted football fans are even worse.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/02/28/watching-3-5-hours-of-tv-a-day-increases-risk-of-dementia-study/</ref> '''''Anecdotal evidence of addicted football fans developing dementia is commonplace'''''. |