A new era in watching sports
Posted by philpapaelias on September 26, 2008
My favorite sports writer (perhaps my favorite columnist period), Bill Simmons (aka The Sports Guy) wrote an article which I believe perfectly describes the new dynamics that are present in American sports viewing. These dynamics are driven by the huge growth of Fantasy Football over thelast few years as now it seems EVERYONE is playing (just ask my wife about the growth of fantasy football in our home!). This growth resulted in the fact that last Monday’s (9/15) NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles was the most viewed event in cable history! I was shocked at this fact but can totally see how it happened as the Cowboys and Eagles contain some of the most popular fantasy players in the game.
Anyway, Simmons’ article got me thinking about these new dynamics so I highly recommend everyone read the article.
