NFL makes bold move infringing on college football rivalry week
By John Buhler
Amazon and the NFL chose violence to take Black Friday away from college football fans.
The NFL has found a new and creative way to force-feed us some disgusting Russell Wilson Denver Broncos action down our throats and shamelessly at the expense of college football fun.
With the NFL having claimed Thanksgiving as their own eons ago with Detroit Lions sadness, Dallas Cowboys decadence and Sunday Night Football on a Thursday bloatedness, the shield and Amazon couldn’t let Black Friday not be about them, now could they? How could they? And why would they? When Elijah Moore lifted his leg in the sacred Egg Bowl, it p****d a lot of people off.
When Kurt Cobain penned Territorial P******s many moons ago, this is not what he intended…
Rampant Egg Bowl shenanigans not only resulted in Matt Luke, and later Joe Moorhead getting fired, but it sent shockwaves throughout the sport of football, eventually desecrating the Cornucopia (Iowa-Nebraska), Battle Line (Arkansas-Missouri) and the Territorial P******s Cup (Arizona-Arizona State).
Nobody hates retail more than Jeff Bezos and nobody hates college football rivalries more than Roger Goodell.
There is no other explanation to this other than corporate greed and bad Broncos contracts.
The only positive is we get to see a chunkier “Mr. Unlimited” work off some of that turkey poundage the day after. Of course, you will have to pay to watch him work out, but let’s ride!
NFL, Amazon don’t want you to watch Iowa and Nebraska play football anymore
For those who think this newfangled TNF is a f*****g riveting product, you don’t know Battle Line, bruh! It is a forced geographical rivalry to make Mizzou not feel like the SEC’s redheaded step-child. The fact Amazon and the NFL don’t want you to watch Gary Danielson call his favorite game one last time should sicken you, just like seeing Barry Odom coordinate the Hogs defense. Yessir!
When Iowa plays Nebraska, it does more for corn than Will Kellogg and Orville Redenbacher ever did. You’re got dam right Brian Ferentz and his dad are still going to be calling plays for the Hawks in this one. And whether it is Matt Campbell, Lance Leipold or Urban Meyer running the show in Lincoln like ravenous fans running train at a Runza after a 311 concert, this is All Mixed Up, dude!
And even if they schedule Kevin Sumlin’s former team vs. Herm Edwards’ former team against each other on a Wednesday because who the f**k cares?, many Phoenicians and Tusconians should not be disrespected this badly on a Friday. I mean, they had to fight over flat screens at a Fry’s merely hours before this. And why would they want to watch fat Kyler Murray play anyway?
Not saying this a cable war, or a turf war for that matter, but this is about to be the football equivalent of the Monday Night Wars between WWF and WCW. This is back when Hulk Hogan went “Hollywood” to turn heel and Scott Hall (RIP) was at the absolute apex of his powers. Hey yo! We got like a whole year and change before it is NIL vs. NFL, kids vs. men and cable vs. streaming.
You can like both products, but you cannot have ice cream for breakfast or cheese grits for dessert.
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