Football is simply unwatchable now.

I can't deal with all the interruptions. I just can't. Delayed start in order to fit in commercials (to be fair, all sports do this now). Commercial after a kickoff, before the first play is run. Commercial on change of possession. Commercial on instant replay review. Commercial for timeout. Commercial in between quarters. Automatic review on turnovers. Commercial for timeout. Automatic review on all scoring plays. "External review" for the last 2 minutes. Commercial after a score. Commercial after the kickoff after a score, even if it's a touchback. Commercial for timeout. Commercial for injury. Commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial, commercial.

I refuse to sit through it all so I end up flicking back and forth between the game and something else. It's comical once you start to see exactly how much time is actually involved in playing the game. It can't be more than 10% of the entire broadcast.

Afaiac, that constitutes "unwatchable". I shudder to think what the experience will be like in person in a few weeks when, instead of the relatively enjoyable experience of watching television commercials (or flicking to another program), you get to stand still, in the freezing cold, perhaps drinking an $8 beer, watching a field full of people standing around doing nothing, but doing nothing in front of massive heating devices.

I wish I had said "no, thanks."

Update: the downtime is much more tolerable in person. perhaps it's simply being surrounded by so many people who are in such a good mood, or perhaps it's the in-between goings on that keep it interesting, or perhaps it's simply more tolerable to be able to watch the players going about their business during the delays. i don't know for sure, but the experience sure was fun, even with the 20 degree temperatures and 10 degree wind chill.