Editor's note: I know the photo above is of college players, but I just thought it was too funny not to use. I mean, come on if your name was Dingle and your buddy's name was Berry, and it was written on the back of your shirts. Would you sit next to each other? You know what, come to think of it, I would, if I was Tommy Dingle I think Berry would be the ONLY person I'd sit next to.

Well, the professional football season kicked off this past weekend, and boy did I find out. It seemed like every asshole in my neighborhood was screaming and yelling about some play at all hours. Don't get me wrong I like to drink some beers and watch a good game too, but I just just think pro skateboarding is better. Hell, I'm pretty sure it's my job to think that, and that's why I give you; The Top Ten Reasons Pro Skateboarding Is Better Than Pro Football:

1. Skate coaches, aka team managers, have no control what so ever, and are usually in jail with the rest of the team.

2. Skate owners (Reynolds, Ellington, Greco, Thomas, Howard, Carroll, Hawk, Alva, etc.) can actually skate.

3. The Sheck has never been on Entourage...yet (please don't degrade yourself to that Ryan), but football's version of Sheckler, Tom Brady, has.

4. Skateboarding's Marc Johnson is actually good. Unlike back-up Guard of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Marcus Johnson.

5. There's no need for drug tests at contests, because the drugs pro skateboarders do are anything but performance enhancing.

6. Pro skateboarding's Vikings, Rune Glifberg from Denmark, and Arto Saari from Finland, are actually Vikings.

7. The tight pants in pro skateboarding are cooler.

8. There's no skate brand with a teal and orange dolphin as it's logo.

9. When it comes to skate teams there is definitely an "i" in team.

10. At least Gator confessed, unlike O.J. If you don't know what I'm talking about click here.

Bonus Reasons That Didn't Make The Cut:
Pro skateboarding has teams in LA (Baker, Girl, etc.).
You don't have to go to college to be a pro skater, shit you don't even have to finish high school (that one's for Scott).
You can shoot yourself, get in a fight at a strip club, or get caught with drugs, and you'll probably get a raise.
You can not show up for skateboarding's Super Bowl, the X Games, and actually get good publicity, e.g. Sean Malto.