easy, college football. There is no greater sport, there is no greater fanaticism, there is no greater game.
You’re 17, so what college are you planning to go to? Do they have a team? A team with a century of tradition? If they don’t does a school near you have one?
Until I went to college, I passively watched football. I knew the rules, I enjoyed to some level watching a game, but usually on a Saturday or Sunday in the fall I would do other things. When I got to school, at the Ohio State University, the atmosphere, the game day experience, the stadium, the history and tradition…. it swallows you in almost immediately.
I went from passive football watcher, to can’t miss a game or my head will explode football fanatic. A few weekends ago I paid my respects to Woody Hayes and Chic Harley, two OSU football legends…. at their grave sites. I have Block-O tattooed on my shoulder. I jumped into mirror lake 5 times prior to the M*chigan game (a tradition at OSU). Three of those times while it was snowing, one of them actually breaking the ice on top of the lake. I signed up for an OSU fan website for recruiting. I know the ins and outs of the team and the coaches.
In short, college football. Pick a team, a good team. Watch them play every Saturday. Go to the games and enjoy the tail gating and atmosphere. It won’t take long to suck you in.