What if football players not only wore protective gear, but it was metal and covered with spikes? How about fantasy football using a combination of defensive materials and offensive weaponry. Not swords or guns or fantasy stuff like “spells”, but spring-loaded weapons. Like toys, only on a large scale. Espn could call it “Crushing Ball”, and the Superbowl would carry the moniker of “Superdome”, like Thunderdome. Coaches that do stupid things like Joe Paterno (is the verdict in, yet?) would be part of the Superbowl half-time show. I won’t describe it, but you can imagine what thousands of violent, mob-mentality people would do. Espn could list stats on players like their ability to withstand an onslaught, or maybe their basketball prowess.
In this game, basketball would actually be a metal ball that may or may not explode. Not as strong as a grenade, but concussive none-the-less. Go to the endzone and act like Tebow, see if the other team rushes you. Show-offs could be punted, or launched in a catapult like a basketball going for a three-pointer, except it’s 50 yard this time. The Superbowl would seem more like a post-apocalyptic theater than a sportsmanlike event. It always goes to sci-fi, end-of-the-world scenarios, doesn’t it?