How many
of you ladies out there are tired of hearing your boyfriends talk about
football and random football players every Sunday, and more importantly are
sick of how moody they get after their fantasy team losses their game? Fantasy football
has changed men’s lives for good. Every Sunday during football season we glue ourselves
to the TV for 10 straights hours, watching something that we have 0 control
over play out on the field. Our individual players that have been handpicked for
our team become our brothers, and if they perform poorly on the field, it
legitimately hurts. Yeah we like to win every Sunday, but some of us have hundreds of dollars resting on the season outcome (*ahem* friends of mine, not me...), so our investment goes beyond seeing teams win or lose, and losing can flat out ruin your day. All my fellas know what I am
talking about. Sure ladies, you may have your shows that you enjoy watching,
but nothing compares to our investment in football Sunday. Well have no fear, I
have a solution for you in towards gaining an understanding on fantasy sports AND getting your boyfriends hooked on your favorite reality TV show: Fantasy Bachelor.
I am going
to talk about this show ad nauseum until it is over because it is fascinating
to me, but what this show presents is the perfect introduction for women into
the world of fantasy sports. Let me explain. What is so compelling about
fantasy football for guys is the fact it gives us a rooting interest into players
that play for teams that we would otherwise not care about, thus creating a
personal investment into teams that didn’t exist prior to fantasy sports. If gives us an
excuse to watch all the games. Now ladies, this presents you with an
interesting opportunity regarding this Bachelor show.
Disclaimer: This is not my idea. I
have heard of something like this from several people, I am just surprised it has
not caught on. There are several ways to play:
- The simplest way is to round up a group of friends, throw $10 or something into a pot, and do a “draft” of the remaining contestants. Each of you pick a set of girls, and if your girl ends up being the winner, you win what was put into the pot.
- To add a level of fairness to it, since there are obviously girls that are more preferable choices than the rest, you have an auction for what contestants you have on your team. Therefore in order to get the “favorites” (see: Courtney, Kacie, Linzi from Ben’s season) on your team, you have an auction to see who is willing to pay the most for the girl of Sean’s dreams.
- The final way to do is it a bit more intense, so I will just post this link and let you figure it out http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/65260/grantland-reality-fantasy-league-one-rose-to-rule-them-all. Personally, I like the idea of the last one, because it is funny and the most like a real fantasy sport, as how the girls behave directly effects their score (just like how a football players performance does in FFB), however it would admittedly be a huge pain in the ass to keep track of.
For all of you girls out there who
have boyfriends who don’t watch the show, I apologize, and I know plenty of
guys out there who would love to watch the show with you. However, since I don't foresee you breaking up with your man over the Bachelor, this whole
fantasy aspect to the show may peak his interest. Anything that can add
an element of competition opens the door for a guy to be interested. We are
competitive beasts. Instead of him sulking on the couch while watching the
bachelor with you, like I am sure you do on Sundays, this may be a way to get
him interested in the bachelor.
I have
known girls who have done this, and they love it. It adds an extra element to
an already entertaining show. I think it is a fantastic idea, one that can only
be healthy for girls to understand the males’ obsession with fantasy sports. It
is crazy how a little financial and emotional investment enhances your viewing
participation in a given show/sporting event that you otherwise would not care
about. If you are bored tonight and have a little time on your hands before the
show, give some of your friends a call and start placing your bets: Fantasy
Bachelor starts tonight.
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