Definition Paper (Fantasy Football)
Fantasy Becomes Reality
With each thundering stride he took and missed tackle he created, the galloping beast came closer to reaching his final destination, a rectangular patch of turf measuring 30 feet by 160 feet. As tens of thousands of spectators looked on at number twenty four with their naked eyes, millions more were witnessing this mind-blowing feat of willpower on their televisions from hundreds of miles away in the pleasures of their living rooms. Endeavors to corral the beast and bring him down by each successive man proved to be futile. The animal busted through the wall of defenders with the aid of swift, elegant movements by his feet. He bull rushed through the outstretched arms of two defenders, swiping hopelessly at his legs, and continued his path of destruction. The already boisterous crowd became even louder as they saw the increasing amount of defenders, thrown to the ground with heads snapping up, looking at the behind of the beast as he tore apart his next victim. With the switch of the ball to the other arm, number twenty four jammed his newly-freed arm into the side of a defender and pushed him flying into the air, out of his way. Number twenty four, Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks, eventually helped his team score one of the biggest upsets in NFL playoff history against the defending Super Bowl champions, New Orleans Saints, by launching himself into the end zone for the touchdown. Consequently, an ear-screeching eruption of noise, unofficially measured as a 7.5 on the Richter scale, exploded through Qwest field and into the living rooms of millions and millions of onlookers. This moment is why casual and die-hard football fans watch and enjoy the game.
All football fans would be ecstatic upon seeing the incredible 67-yard touchdown run with the possible exception of Saints fans. However, this is not the case anymore as the question of “why” fans watch the game of football has changed. Fans nowadays not only watch football for the
With each thundering stride he took and missed tackle he created, the galloping beast came closer to reaching his final destination, a rectangular patch of turf measuring 30 feet by 160 feet. As tens of thousands of spectators looked on at number twenty four with their naked eyes, millions more were witnessing this mind-blowing feat of willpower on their televisions from hundreds of miles away in the pleasures of their living rooms. Endeavors to corral the beast and bring him down by each successive man proved to be futile. The animal busted through the wall of defenders with the aid of swift, elegant movements by his feet. He bull rushed through the outstretched arms of two defenders, swiping hopelessly at his legs, and continued his path of destruction. The already boisterous crowd became even louder as they saw the increasing amount of defenders, thrown to the ground with heads snapping up, looking at the behind of the beast as he tore apart his next victim. With the switch of the ball to the other arm, number twenty four jammed his newly-freed arm into the side of a defender and pushed him flying into the air, out of his way. Number twenty four, Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks, eventually helped his team score one of the biggest upsets in NFL playoff history against the defending Super Bowl champions, New Orleans Saints, by launching himself into the end zone for the touchdown. Consequently, an ear-screeching eruption of noise, unofficially measured as a 7.5 on the Richter scale, exploded through Qwest field and into the living rooms of millions and millions of onlookers. This moment is why casual and die-hard football fans watch and enjoy the game.
All football fans would be ecstatic upon seeing the incredible 67-yard touchdown run with the possible exception of Saints fans. However, this is not the case anymore as the question of “why” fans watch the game of football has changed. Fans nowadays not only watch football for the
Cited: M. Christine Holleman, Article, Fantasy Football: Illegal Gambling or Legal Game of Skill?, 8 N.C. J.L. & Tech. 59 (2006), available at http://cite.ncjolt.org/8NCJLTech59.