Image via WikipediaI was listening to sports radio this morning as they were discussion the NFL Owners Association meeting to be held this weekend. It was interesting to hear the analysis on what the owners were going to be discussing and then the follow up on what it would take to save the 2011 NFL season. As a fan, you ultimately want the game to be played as always, but you end up taking sides and wanting one side to win or the other side to give in so we can play football.One of the issues being discussed is the 18 week season. This players don't like this because it leads to more fatigue, more injuries, and frankly, more work for them. The owners like this because it allows them to charge full price for two more games without fans getting upset with having to pay for two more pre-season games. Then I thought: What would the fans want? I imagine fans would want two more weeks of regular season football!! But who is representing the fans? Nobody!!!
Hence the creation of the Sports Fans Association! This will be union of fans across America that will form a governing body, vote on specific rules and issues, and if things don't go our way, we will STRIKE!! Can you imagine how quickly we would get owners and NFL players to agree on a specific deal or compromise if 0 fans attended the next big game? Can you imagine going online and voting for whether you wanted replay on foul balls in baseball? We could get specific rules in the sports changed, request pricing caps on tickets, or really start affecting the game in almost anyway we wanted. I know there would be negotiation of sorts, but if it were to take off, the SFA would have more power that both the Overpaid Players Associations and the Greedy Owners Clubs.
Anyone not think this is the best idea ever? I think I might have to wright to Bill Simmons on this to see if he'll be NBA chair for me. And once we figure out American sports, we can get something going for the World Cup and get something done about the excessive crying and horrible officiating. We've got 4 years before the next one, let's get going.
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