HN users probably aren't much into football, but they do seem to enjoy finding out about strategy involved in things they haven't thought much about.
Why do you think this? Are we too busy cleaning our pocket protectors and playing Dungeons and Dragons?
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My wife and I love the show "The League," but I wouldn't be able to watch it without her there to explain the football references, which are plentiful. I find myself idly wondering what it would take to write a fantasy football site and what the benefits could be.
I inferred the existence of high quality geeks who care a lot about football from my geologist friend, who told me a few years ago that every year somebody releases a modified ROM of NES Tecmo Superbowl with updates for the current season.