Does anybody actually prefer watching sporting events on TV?

[Sting]

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Home. I've invested so much into making my Saturdays the ultimate holiday that I'll never go to a game that I'm invested in emotionally.

-3 tv's set up in the living room
-internet radio timed with the tv so I can listen to the local radio announcers inside the stadium on my surround sound
-my food selection and drink selection is phenomenal and the price is just as phenomenal
-i can pace back and forth
-i can (sometimes) yell things that people in a stadium might think were offensive
-i can smoke a cigar at halftime without a crowd of cigarette smokers around me
-no traffic (go to a Georgia Tech game midtown Atlanta and you'll know what I'm talking about) I was a season ticket holder for 3 years

It pretty much comes down to me wanting to be the quarterback of my entire Saturday. I have the tv listings printed out, I know exactly which tv will be on which game at which time. And I hit the grocery store on Friday night to prepare for the all day buffet that gets laid out about 10:15 (appetizers) and then again at 3:30 (chicken fingers, brats, dogs, burgers) and I'll eat on all of that throughout the night. I'm usually still choking down a couple of brats around midnight when it's halftime of the late Pac-10 game. And I've been pretty broke since I finished my undergrad, so I save a ton of money at home too.

I just got goosebumps just typing that out. I love football season guys. I really, really do. Makes me so happy.

[OSUFan_88]

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College Sports, Hockey and Baseball are all amazing live.

NBA, NFL and all other sports are much better watching at the luxury of your own place. Especially NFL, instead of freezing your *** off in the middle of a blizzard, you can sit in warmth and watch without getting sick.

[phenom1990]

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College Sports, Hockey and Baseball are all amazing live.

NBA, NFL and all other sports are much better watching at the luxury of your own place. Especially NFL, instead of freezing your *** off in the middle of a blizzard, you can sit in warmth and watch without getting sick.

I will say being court side at an NBA game and college is a great experience. The two NBA games I was lucky enough to do it were great experiences. One of them was I think the 2000 Playoffs Hornets vs Sixers and the other was this past season Knicks vs Sixers.

[Skyboxer]

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Can't believe I missed this...

Anyways I prefer TV for everything except MLB and NHL.
Especially NHL. There is absolutely NOTHING that even compares to being at the rink...

As far as MLB... I could live in a ballpark if they'd let me..

[superjames1992]

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Well, basically, TV is good in some occasions and not good in others. In most cases, I would prefer to see the sport in person, but I like seeing some of the games on TV, as well. Auto racing is probably my favorite sport to see in person as opposed to watching on television because TV coverage doesn't really show me what I want to see on the track the majority of the time. Football is really cool, as well, since you can see what is happening down-field better in person.

[phenom1990]

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In terms of baseball, the thing I like better about watching it on TV is that I get to see the strike zone more accurately. Outside of that every other part about it is probably better in person.

[Sausage]

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Football: My favorite-On tv, hate watching from stadium.
Boxing: My favorite-Live if I have good seats
Baseball: My least favorite sport, but love the atmosphere of a live game; never watched on tv in my life.
Basketball: Live

[Reaman]

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Can't believe I missed this...

Anyways I prefer TV for everything except MLB and NHL.
Especially NHL. There is absolutely NOTHING that even compares to being at the rink...

As far as MLB... I could live in a ballpark if they'd let me..

This. Especially for me, since I don't live close to my team anymore. So I take advantage of any time I get to see them play!

[matt8204]

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I definitely would rather watch a football game on TV. You get so much more analysis and insight into what makes the game tick. I really appreciate seeing a replay where you can watch a great block by an offensive lineman that may go unnoticed live.