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Absolutely conflicted.  In some ideal world, I'd be against football.

I never even played outside a back yard game.  My Mom would not let me play, which suggests she had more sense than I did.

I can rationalize some of it for obvious reasons, but it's a brutal sport, and while not the same as the Roman sports, is in that direction.

How many of you are conflicted over your football fandom?

I am. Football is king in Madison, and I have such great memories--formative experiences--related to the football program. Nonetheless, I wouldn't let my kids play football and in every game I watch now I have moments that I cringe and think, "this isn't right." But I'm still watching, though consistently less than I was...

Curious to know if any of you are in that boat?

Completely. As I said in the post above yours, we're fans. We love the big hits. It's part of what football is. If there weren't big hits, we might as well watch rugby. 
And clearly we're all involved enough in college sports (yeah, we talk basketball, but it's primarily football driving everything) that we've built this community together and held it over many years... Through the various iterations I know it's been well over a decade now for me. Due to my location, I've only met one person from the board ( @jhetfield99 ), but that gave me someone to go together with to root for a Purdue @ Northwestern basketball game and he was gracious enough to host my wife and I at their pregame tailgate for the Foster Farms Bowl. I know many of you have MUCH closer relationships as you have more opportunity for board meetings, tailgates, and such.
But yes, I'm conflicted. I realize that every one of those Purdue players on the field except probably the kickers are inviting permanent brain injury by being out there. And not just the ones with concussions. CTE is no joke. 
I also would never let my sons play football. Everything I've achieved in my life has come from the gray matter between my ears being functional (maybe not normal, but functional). I wouldn't want them to screw up theirs over some dream of stardom on Sundays that has effectively zero chance of being fulfilled. 

Nope.  
Before the science was out, you knew it was a dangerous sport.
After the science came out, you knew it was a dangerous sport.

I don't have any burning desire to "see every state" but I am close, but North Dakota is one of the missing 4 (after Alaska).

I have a burning desire to see Alaska. I feel like ever since I read an online diary of a motorcycle rider and his travails as he left Northern California and rode up through OR, WA, Canada and into Alaska, that it's a place I need to see. 
Sounds like you're doing a little better than me, though... Counting Alaska, there are still 9 states I haven't been to. Along with Alaska, I really want to see some Big Sky country [Idaho, Montana, North Dakota]...

I've never been on a cruise, and I just can't imagine myself enjoying it. When I vacation I want to go out and experience life where I'm visiting, not go out and have a carefully "resort-ified" experience where everything is managed. 

I'm missing VT, RI, and DE on the East Coast, and to be honest I can't imagine any possible reason I'd have to tick those off the list. 



I've only lived in 4 states, but given that it was IL, IN, CA, and GA, it was a pretty diverse experience ;-) 

I've been on two cruise ships.  Enjoyed it much more than I expected.

Always thought I'd get to Alaska.  Don't know that I will now.

North Dakota is a great place to visit, just not this time of the season.

I've been stuck on 49 for awhile now.  Alaska awaits.