Every Sunday in the fall, millions of Americans flip on their televisions and have their wigs immediately blown back by the sound of an army on the march.
Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC. Black-and-white images of grim men suffering their way through brutal cold and broken bones give way to modern gladiators fighting it out in “the trenches” and coaches in branded camouflage caps talking about their team’s grit in between frequent salutes to veterans.
