The Winter Olympics vs the World Cup. Two big events that I will spend a lot of time watching. Here's one big issue with the Olympics: too many judged events, too many events decided by what a judge thinks about the way somebody's left skate or ski, or left side of snowboard is pointing when they do a 720 flip, twist and turn. Too much spent (by athletes and viewers) waiting for the judges to decide who should win. Just put four skiers down a hill at the same time and let them race to the finish line.
That's why football is so simple. Yes, there are tactics and gamesmanship, and the offside rule. But the premise is pretty straightforward: both teams try to score more goals than the opponent while defending against conceding a goal. Imagine if Fifia went and introduced video reviews and extra referees and pauses in the matches so somebody sitting in front of a tv screen could decide whether a player's left hip was ahead of the last defender when the ball was passed to him. Wouldn't that be terrible? (V)ery. (A)nnoying. (R)eally.
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