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21.10.09
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"Eating the Dinosaur" breaks down the game of football - ESPN

excerpt on ESPN.com from Chuck Klosterman’s upcoming book of essays. If you’ve EVER enjoyed a football game, I demand you read it. It’s glorious in its intellectual celebration of the NFL’s unique marketing/innovation/leadership. STRONG suggestion.

peterwknox

Well that just cost me 20 minutes of my afternoon, but it was definitely worth it. I may not be completely au fait with all the subtleties of American football, but I could follow this essay. It starts as an appreciation of the way in which the sport has marketed itself through constant evolution, and then details the various stages during this evolution.

A very, very good read, even for a football newbie like myself.

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  1. thebrewerpatriot reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    it and Peter is right, go read this.
  2. banalitycheck reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    loved every word
  3. gooneruk reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    Well that just cost me 20 minutes...my afternoon, but it was definitely worth
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