Oh, the dog days of summer – quite possibly the worst time of year for sports fans.
After the NBA Finals and the College World Series wrap up, July and August present us with mundane viewing options that match up perfectly with the brutally-hot weather. If there’s not an MLB game on, you’ll likely see ESPN resorting to broadcasting cornhole or pickleball – it’s rough out here.
Thus, the ever-desperate sports fan clings onto a lifeline in early August: preseason football. For NFL fans, they get to watch their players throw haymakers at each other in practice while their rookie quarterback gets baptized by fire.