Football and Thanksgiving-Do you love it or hate it?

[Christmas-A-Holic]

I can see your point, if he is the only one that likes football. He shouldn't neglect the guests and family to watch football.

One thing I found since moving to Texas, Dallas Cowboys football is a religion. In our situation, I think it would actually be rude NOT to have the game on.cheesy

No joke, seems to be that way here! Lol... We have it on but never neglecting family. We still mingle with family while it's on.

 

[Chillywilly]

I love Football and Thanksgiving and with both together is even more awesome.

 

[Minta]

LOVE IT!!!!! Tony takes the kids to the local highsschool football games Thanksgiving morning while I work on the food.
Football games are on TV during the afternoon.

 

[rodmonster]

Yup!

I live in Virginia now but am from Louisiana (but also grew up in Tn, Ok, and Tx).....
It is MAJOR RUDE not to watch - and in our family not to play football on Thanksgiving..
Heck my wife and 6 year old daughter are louder than me at the games!

GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!

I can see your point, if he is the only one that likes football. He shouldn't neglect the guests and family to watch football.

One thing I found since moving to Texas, Dallas Cowboys football is a religion. In our situation, I think it would actually be rude NOT to have the game on.cheesy

 

[Mumof2]

Love it!

 

[Silverbells]

Whats on TV

O man yes after all the parades have gone by its definetly time for some football in my house. Long live the Thanksgiving Classics!

 

[ShihtzuBeauty]

Sorry hate it but I'm soo busy or visiting I don't care hubby LOVES it. He says Go Bears!

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

My spouse got a kick out of your response. She is the household's resident 'boys fan. I got her a Dallas blanket for our wedding anniversary, this month. She, & the cat, love it.

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

My sincere condolences to your spouse on Sunday's disaster at the Bengals.

 

[judesmama]

We're not real football fans but I like the nostalgia it evokes.. it reminds me of being a kid! We always watch the parade and the game is on in the background adn the men are watching while the women cook. It's nice!

 

[UnchosenFragmnts]

It's defenitely on at our house. It's a good way to determine where everyone is going to be eating at our house as the family is so big that one table cant even hold 1/4 of the people eating.

 

[Twinklelights]

We've never watched football on Thanksgiving...I don't think anyone in our family is a huge football fan, although we do throw a huge superbowl party every year.

 

[GingerMel]

I am super happy that my husband is not a sports fan. I can't stand to watch football ever and especially not on Thanksgiving!!!

My mom has gotten all super into the Titans though so over the last few years I've had to become more tolerant to it. She's even gone to games on the holidays sometimes! I think they're not doing very well this year though so maybe we won't have to suffer through football. hah hah.

Sorry guys!

 

[act_as_if]

Not a huge football fan here, I prefer hockey. But everyone of the male variety in my family loves football. But, I have to say Thanksgiving would not be the same without it.

 

[mommytotwo]

I dislike it. I am not a football person, and after our meal when the t.v. gets turned on to watch football, I do not look forward to it, and neither does the kids.

 

[rodmonster]

wow...

wow.....
thats just sad........on so many levels....
:cry:

I dislike it. I am not a football person, and after our meal when the t.v. gets turned on to watch football, I do not look forward to it, and neither does the kids.

 

[CJ498]

I am a big football fan, and I can not imagine Thanksgiving without watching football and trying to stay awake through the game after an overdose of
tryptophan from too much Turkey cheesy

 

[Mark Nash]

Who all here feel that Thanksgiving would not be the same without football? Some love football and some hate it. Would love to hear from both because I am curious how everyone feels.

I LOVE IT! It has been a tradition of mine to watch the Dallas Cowboys play on Thanksgiving Day. I do not feel it's Thanksgiving without football and I am a die hard Cowboys fan. I have been to 2 Cowboys games on Thanksgiving Day and got to see the John Madden turkey, I sure am going to miss Madden. The first one I went to is when Tom Landry was coach and the second one was when Jimmy Johnson was coach.

My Thanksgiving Day starts out with the parade, then company over for lunch, football then Christmas movies! What an awesome day!

I'm a Lions fan and just happy that they are still allowed to be on Thanksgiving as horrible as they have been. I'm already looking forward to Thanksgiving 2010, I can smell that turkey already!

 

[xmas365]

I could do without football on Thanksgiving, mainly because I think they should put different teams on. (sorry Cowboys and Lions fans) I could probably get into it more if they changed it up. What I truly hate is when football is on Christmas eve or Christmas day, my family (in-laws) watches it and that ends the Christmas movies or music because the game is on.:carve:

 

[Snow-in-Texas]

I could do without football on Thanksgiving, mainly because I think they should put different teams on. (sorry Cowboys and Lions fans) I could probably get into it more if they changed it up. What I truly hate is when football is on Christmas eve or Christmas day, my family (in-laws) watches it and that ends the Christmas movies or music because the game is on.:carve:

I heard that they are thinking about changing the teams every year that play on Thanksgiving. Don't know if or when they will do that though.