The 10 Most Tired Topics Sports Media and Fans Keep Revisiting

In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of tired topics that sports fans and media members talk about.

And if it seems as if the same talking heads discuss the most absurd things each and every day to fill air time, you would be right, because it happens all the time.

To help generate conversation and even spark some debate, here are the most tired topics that the media seem to always fall back on—and us fans are culprits of discussing these way too much, too.

10. Offseason Rumors and Winners/Losers

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No matter what sport it is, any time an offseason hits, we just start yapping away about how we think we know it all.

What player fits best with what team and which athlete will be a good or bad fit depending on his decision to stay or leave a team.

We literally sit there and talk about which team wins when the games don't even start until months later, making us anxious to see how things actually play out.

It's in good fun and all, but just because the Philadelphia Eagles have been super aggressive over the past few weeks doesn't mean that they're going to win the Super Bowl.

Then again, who am I to say that they won't after so many changes? Let's just wait to see what happens and not try to play analyst, though.

9. Are NASCAR Drivers Really Athletes?

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It truly is one of the biggest debates in all of sports—are NASCAR drivers really athletes or just guys who sit in a car all day?

Depending on whom you ask, you'll get varying opinions, with some saying that it takes serious skill to drive and control a car going 180 miles per hour.

Others will say that drivers just push the clutch and ride around in a car that goes in circles and only makes left turns.

Does it really matter, though? After all, these guys might have the need for speed like all of us wish we could fulfill, but I'm sure that they don't care if some dude thinks they are an athlete.

No, they don't put themselves through the same type of physical rigors of an NFL or NBA player, but mentally, they might have to be the most top-notch.

8. (Insert Player) Is the Next Great Superstar

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It might not happen every single year, but there are a lot of drafts when we all just want an athlete to become the next great superstar.

In fact, it's so prevalent that teams continue to stay near the top of their drafts in order to guarantee they have the best chance at landing the one who is.

The problem is, no matter how many advanced stats you want to toss out or what one's opinion on a kid might be, there's no telling how he or she will react once tossed into the limelight and given millions of dollars.

Besides that, in most cases, the player in question has about a .0001 percent chance of becoming the next superstar—as was the case when ESPN asked if Victor Oladipo was the next Michael Jordan in 2013.

We all want to believe that there's another Jordan, Wayne Gretzky or Joe Montana out there, but tossing out every single high draft pick just makes the conversation exhausting—and, with each passing year, it dilutes nearly every argument.

Let's just let these kids be the first of themselves and enjoy watching them play.

7. Anything That Starts with 'What If...'

Ah, yes, it would be so easy to just go ahead and ask this question for a number of scenarios in sports.

Hell, Seattle Seahawks fans are probably still asking themselves the question after seeing the team inexplicably throw the ball on 1st-and-goal with 25 seconds left in the Super Bowl this year.

"What if…?" is one of the worst things that a sports fan can ask, as the outcome has already been decided and we're still looking for answers to satisfy some sort of craving to think that it could change.

Since that's not the case, it can be fun to debate the opposite of what happened, but every play in sports could require this question, so let's stop wondering so much about it.

Unknown things happen in sports—just accept it.

6. The Ugliest Uniforms

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I don't know who designs some of these things, but there are more than just a handful of ugly uniforms in sports.

That said, should anyone really care to find which one is truly the most hideous? I certainly don't think so.

We all know that these mega-million-dollar endorsement deals that teams and players sign are all about money, so when we see a jersey that does more harm to our eyes than good, naturally, we debate if it should be considered the worst of all time.

In all honesty, though, we shouldn't care what our favorite team marches out wearing, because, as long as it's winning, that's all that matters.

Leave the fashion debates for those on the TV channel E!.

5. Athletes Are so Overpaid

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As a Cleveland Indians fan, I remember when former All-Star outfielder Albert Belle left the Tribe for the Chicago White Sox in 1996, signing for a then-record five-year, $55 million deal.

While $11 million per season is a hell of a lot of money, in the 19 years since, Belle's contract is nearly one-third what the highest-paid player is making in the majors this year, as Clayton Kershaw is slated to earn $30 million in 2015.

For us fans, we can gripe about it and toss our hands up wondering how anyone could be making that much for playing a sport, but guess what? It will only continue to keep going up.

Are athletes overpaid? Absolutely. But is there anything any of us can do about it? Nope. So let's just accept it for what it is and move on.

4. Draft Predictions

It's not that talking about a draft in every sports league isn't entertaining, it's that it is done so far in advance of the actual day itself that it's just exhausting.

I totally respect the process and hard work that talent evaluators like Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay put into their jobs. But, like a meteorologist who predicts rain each day this week and only sees sunshine, these guys aren't often right with their picks.

For that reason alone, no fan should think that they know the ins and outs of what every professional team is going to do come draft day.

And when you consider that, as soon as the champion is crowned for each league, the next thing that fans start to debate is who is rising and falling down draft boards, even though the player hasn't done a thing to warrant such critique.

I love the draft—just not hearing talking heads discuss it four months before it actually happens.

3. Conspiracy Theories

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Much like the aforementioned what-if scenario, any time a sports fan wonders if there's some sort of conspiracy theory going on, it gets to be too much.

Do I think that there are some internal things that happen in sports that make them seem more like a season of House of Cards than unscripted drama? At times, sure, that happens in every corporate environment.

Still, should any of these major conspiracy theories lead us fans to believe that there's an ulterior motive for the league to make the most money or boost ratings? Absolutely not.

And anyone who thinks that there is needs to drink a beer and chill out a little bit, because these sports leagues are way too smart and powerful to do something like that.

Let's stop wasting our breath wondering how the league made something happen than just taking it for what it is, because complaining won't make it stop even if it is going on.

2. Athletes Not Talking to the Media

As fans, we want our athletes to be superhero-like and likable.

So when players refuse to talk to the media and put themselves out there like many of their peers do, we shake our heads in disgust, go onto social media and bash the player and hear how much reporters can't stand it.

You guys, do you really think this is going to work? Is there an athlete who will actually take the responses from fans and think that they should change their ways? Don't hold your breath.

If a guy like Marshawn Lynch can rack up hundreds of thousands in fines from the NFL for not talking to the media, refusing to follow ridiculous protocol to do so, he's not just going to suddenly change his ways.

Plus, in Beast Mode's case, he's actually benefited from his silence and grown his personal brand more by not speaking than guys who have said too much.

1. Who the Real G.O.A.T Is

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It's a great drinking debate, but it's something that will never, truly, be solved.

Over the course of history, there have been players who have redefined their sports and generation, playing at a level that, at that time, had never been seen before.

So, while Bill Russell has 11 NBA titles and Michael Jordan has six, does that mean Russell is better than MJ? I don't think so, but you might.

It's a topic that has no right answer and never will.

We're all smart enough to add specific points and state cases that warrant a player in all sports to be considered the greatest of all time. Unfortunately, even with such support, there will always be another guy who can be tossed into the conversation and seriously be considered.

Besides that, with each sport evolving so much in the past 50-plus years, there's no telling how a player would adapt if put in a specific era.