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Hey there, Bleacher Report. I've missed you.
Lately I've been plagued with this odd problem: None of my friends from college like sports. It's not that they despise sports with every inch of their being, they just don't enjoy sports.
I'm a sports journalism major. For me, at this stage in my life, at the college of my boyhood sports dreams (God bless you, University of Nebraska), sports is near or at the top of my priorities list.
When other kids were partying Spring Break away, I was at home watching March Madness on my TV and computer (and sometimes iPhone) simultaneously.
Those on the outside (NSFs, non-sports fanatics) simply cannot understand what it is like to be a sports fanatic. But I'm here to reassure you all: They can be turned. All it takes is a little...manipulating.
Step One—Trick them into watching
"Hey guys, you should come over and we'll watch a movie and pop popcorn or something this Saturday night in October."
BOOM. They're at your house and you turn on your TV to the greatest American pastime at its peak. Maybe it's rivalry week, maybe not, but there's sure to be something awesome on.
They might resist. They might ask why you started watching football if you said you were going to hang out with them. If they're girls, they might insist that you turn it off and put in "Twilight" or something. I urge you not to give in.
This "first exposure" is vital for the next steps because it creates, in your friends' minds, a connection between you and sports that you will utilize later.
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