Is it time for NFL fans to stop blaming kickers for losing a game?
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Have you yelled expletives at the TV and went to sulk after your team blew a close game?
Maybe you made an impulsive sports bet that didn’t go well and you’re mad.
According to a study from PromoGuys, American sports fans are in a bad mood for an average of 2 hours and 38 minutes after their favorite team performs poorly or suffers an unfavorable result. PromoGuy conducted a nationwide study gathering data from 2,137 sports fans throughout the U.S.
According to the study, Texas sports fans average 155 minutes, or two hours and 35 minutes, of irritableness after an unfavorable sports outcome.
According to USA TODAY, the Dallas Cowboys are the most-watched team in Texas. Surely many of those Texas sports fans are upset when Dak Prescott throws an interception or ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith makes fun of their team.
The Texas Longhorns are a big draw in college football. According to Yahoo Sports, more people watched the Longhorns play than any other college football team in Texas during the 2023 season.
Last season, the Longhorns lost to the Washington Huskies in the college football playoffs.
It is not legal to gamble on sports in Texas. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports gambling, allowing states to decide whether to legalize it.
House Bill 1942 was introduced during the Texas legislature on February 6, 2023.
HB 1942, which only required a simple majority, passed with a vote of 82-51.
However, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick – who opposes legalized gambling – announced on X that he wouldn’t refer HB 1942 or HJR 102 to the Senate without “overwhelming GOP support,” effectively killing any chance of sports betting legislation being enacted in the legislative session.
Neither bill was brought to the floor before the Senate adjourned in May of 2023.
According to PromoGuys, these were the top five states with fans experiencing the longest post-game blues after a low-scoring outcome:
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