Nothing better epitomizes sports fandom than hotly debating a topic that is inconsequential. Take the debate among Pittsburgh Steelers fans regarding who is the best quarterback in franchise history. There are really only two contenders: Terry Bradshaw, who won four Super Bowls in the 1970s, and Ben Roethlisberger, who had two rings and is in the top 10 in a number of statistical categories, while owning most of the franchise records.
This debate was renewed recently after Bradshaw himself was asked to weigh in, and he ceded the title to Roethlisberger, with whom he admits he doesn’t have a relationship, largely through his own fault.