Bread Not Circus

I used to like the college football season; indeed, the televised games were one of the better parts of the year. They were our modern day gladiators doing combat for our amusement and distraction. People who are hungry enough and even those realizing that they are on the verge of food insecurity can't afford to waste their time worrying about whether the team from social justice university is going to beat the college of anthem kneelers. Real life has intruded on the games, and that really gets in the way. I have never seen my country so riven and imperiled as now with the only goal of Americans being survival.