Supercross, is it boring now?

Before all the keyboard warriors go apesh!t and throw temper tantrums and smear sh!t on their monitors, hear (read) me out.

Without sounding like a cranky old man, what happened to supercross? Is it still an exciting sport? YES, 100% positive yes. However the last few seasons, especially this one, has left me feeling let down. I know I'm not the only one. All my bench racing buddies agree to differing degrees.

For lack of a better word its just become, well, bland.

We all know that watching the Dunge right now is watching history unfold. Thats fantastic and Ive been personally rooting for the guy since he was yellow bikes. Always admired his work ethic and training. Always admired his clean cut looks, personality, and the way he handles himself. Class act.

So its the Dungey era. five seconds ago it was the Villopoto era. There were a lot of people saying a lot of the same things about the sport when Villopoto was dominating too. Which leads me to think of that Who song lyric "meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

Where is the excitement? Where is the drama? Where are the rivalries? Where's the bad blood? I mean, WHERE'S THE RACING?

Look Supercross and motocross were never about being name brand image squeeky clean sports. From the 80's, 90's, and 2000's we had some AMAZING and damn good racing. On any given night there was 10 guys that could challenge to win. Even during the King's reign he was challenged quite often, with the exception of the miracle '96 season which to this day still amazes me.

Todays bikes, Today's riders, Today's image of the sport has become this weird, pale, bland, and tasteless image of its self. Podium interviews suck. Want me to give you a podium interview? Here goes"

"that was an amazing race tonight. You had a good battle going with "X", and you were able to pull out with a great pass. Can you tell us how you set that up?"

"Thanks Jenny!! Ya my Rockstar/Monster/Redbull/KTM/Husqvarna/Kawasaki/Suzuki/Yamaha/MuscleMilk/Honda got me off to a great start thanks to my Dunlop/Pirelli's and Id like to thank all our sponsors *insert awkward rattlecan BS pre-rehearsed roll call*"

"oh and Chevrolet/Tundra/Ford of Escondido/San Diego/Thousand Oaks/Bellview bla bla bla!"


Really man? Its old. Its worn out. Ms. Supercross even emulates Dianna's friggin eye wink BS. Tonight she tilted her head to side.

Its become a pre-hearsed, practiced, machine. Devoid of human emotion. Devoid of enthusiasm. Devoid of substance. Devoid of character enhancement, development, and personality. Know why Jeremy McGrath was the king of supercross? 50% of what made him King was his attitude. His Charisma. His charm. He had that ability to say it how it was, keep it real, and maintain amazing sponsor relationships while keeping true to being like the guy we grew up racing against.

Even the James Stewart, Chad Reed, Ricky Carmichael era had meaningful substance.

Today's sport sucks. I dont see it getting any better moving forward. Its moving in a direction towards nascar/indy car/F1. A burned out re-enactment of professional actors playing the same story thats already been told. Because they have been groomed to be that way from the start for fear of breaking a few eggs, and hurting someone's feelings which could result in a loss of a sponsor.

by the way, the 450 heats and semi's are a friggin joke!! How many gates are empty? Tell ya what take a shot for each gate thats empty and you'll be passed out drunk before the mains.

/in before you're old, you can't keep up with the times, this is the only way to keep the sport alive, this is where the money is, quit your complaining supercross is at least live (sort of), what else do you want, I wasn't alive or didn't watch the sport prior to 2010.