> > dick blisters set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time > > continuum:
> >> Why do they call it football when their feet hardly ever touch the ball? > >> Why not call it "throw it with your hands ball"? > >> Stupid fucking game anyway.
> > REAL men (and boys) play rugby. The ball is more or less the same shape as > > in American "foot"ball, bot at least it does get kicked properly with the > > feet at defined points in the game. And the players don't wear (or need) > > all that elaborate padding.
> Nor do they need half the *brains* (for rugby) as it has considerably > less *strategy* involved than American football. American football > involves more than just brainless brawn/athleticism. In many ways, > American football is a microcosmic game of *war* with a level of > strategic granularity that no other sport even comes *close* to > matching -- thus it consequently offers a level of intrigue that no > other sport can offer. As a sport, it has an ideal balance between > brains and brawn.
> It involves personel matchups, game clock management, 'spying' on > opposing teams players (and sometimes even the opposing coaches ;-)), > off-field strategic personel/business maneuvers, play-calling and play > calling adjustments, specialized 'forces' (special teams players with > advance skills).
> Long live the PITTSBURGH STEELERS!
> Flint
My buddy is a life long Steeler fan. He is in heaven. On the other hand I am a lifelong Cowboy fan. So I feel pretty good. But not as good as the Steeler fans. The Cowboys need another SuperBowl but it may not happen this year.
Your comments on football are on the money. The players wear more than 2 dollars worth of equipment and football requires elaborate game plans and a evolving strategy as the game progresses. There is more excitement, more energy and most of all it is interesting. Watching a bunch a people running around kicking a soccer ball is boring. Rugby is pointless.
>On 11/1/2009 6:09 AM, Prai Jei wrote: >> dick blisters set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time >> continuum:
>>> Why do they call it football when their feet hardly ever touch the ball? >>> Why not call it "throw it with your hands ball"? >>> Stupid fucking game anyway.
>> REAL men (and boys) play rugby. The ball is more or less the same shape as >> in American "foot"ball, bot at least it does get kicked properly with the >> feet at defined points in the game. And the players don't wear (or need) >> all that elaborate padding.
>Nor do they need half the *brains* (for rugby) as it has considerably >less *strategy* involved than American football. American football >involves more than just brainless brawn/athleticism. In many ways, >American football is a microcosmic game of *war* with a level of >strategic granularity that no other sport even comes *close* to >matching -- thus it consequently offers a level of intrigue that no >other sport can offer. As a sport, it has an ideal balance between >brains and brawn.
With the exception of the quarterback, though, none of the players need any brains. American Football is a series of set plays controlled by the quarterback and the coach; the rest of the players are just pieces in their chess game. Free-flowing games, such as Rugby Football and Association Football, by contrast, require the players to do more than just follow a pre-set pattern; they need to be able to think on their feet and react to changing circumstances as they occur.
> > >On Sep 15, 6:35 am, Steady Eddy <nonsmoki...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >> Who gives a rat's tail about soccer. Men watch American Football. Who > > >> gives a crap about a bunch of sissies running around in shorts kicking > > >> a round ball and scoring 1 or 2 points a game. American Football is > > >> one of the reasons why the USA is the greatest country on Earth.
> > >> They should call it suckker.
> > >Now hold on minute there Steady Eddie! You know and I know that what > > >you say just ain't true!
> > >Football (not soccer) is the one true religion. The one played ALL > > >OVER THE WORLD except in the good ol US of A of course...so it's > > >FOOTBALL Eddie - not soccer...got that?
> > >Jeff_D
> > shut up you fucking english wanker. American Football is the king of all sports. > > Unlike primitive "soccer", it requires brains to play.
> > "AMERICA AMERICA GOD SHED HIS LIGHT ON THEE" - famous words
> Rob, I like you and all...but even I say that Soccer has nuances that > rival or even exceed American Football.
Like rolling around the ground in agony, only to get up 2 minute latter and run around in no pain on what you call a "pitch"?
> >>> On Sep 15, 6:35 am, Steady Eddy <nonsmoki...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>>> Who gives a rat's tail about soccer. Men watch American Football. Who > >>>> gives a crap about a bunch of sissies running around in shorts kicking > >>>> a round ball and scoring 1 or 2 points a game. American Football is > >>>> one of the reasons why the USA is the greatest country on Earth.
> >>>> They should call it suckker. > >>> Now hold on minute there Steady Eddie! You know and I know that what > >>> you say just ain't true!
> >>> Football (not soccer) is the one true religion. The one played ALL > >>> OVER THE WORLD except in the good ol US of A of course...so it's > >>> FOOTBALL Eddie - not soccer...got that?
> >>> Jeff_D
> >> shut up you fucking english wanker. American Football is the king of > >> all sports. > >> Unlike primitive "soccer", it requires brains to play.
> > 'Futbol', Football, or Soccer... whatever you want to call it has the > > largest viewing audience in the *world* -- period.
> > American football OTOH, requires *far more* than just athletism and > > motor skills... it requires *brains* as well. There is far more > > strategy involved in American football both ON the field and OFF the > > field when you consider front-office operations as well. American > > football consists of defense, offense, special teams, and the often > > overlooked strategic off-field/off season 'maneuvers' in personel > > aquisitions/management/contract negotiations.
> > Flint
> And you don't think that Premier League Football, [soccer] requires > brains? There is a reason why football is known as "the beautiful game", > because unlike the American version, which requires a suit of armour and > celebrates bodily contact, in the *real* version, bodily contact is > most often considered a foul.
> As for strategy, real football's offside rule, preventing the deliberate > forward passing which seems the *only* strategy in the jousting match > version, is banned.
> Whatever way you cut it...Football...originated in Britain, and was > first played in a manner very similar to the US version, before over the > centuries being refined into a game of skill & athleticism.
On Nov 1, 3:09 am, Prai Jei <pvstownsend.zyx....@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> dick blisters set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time > continuum:
> > Why do they call it football when their feet hardly ever touch the ball? > > Why not call it "throw it with your hands ball"? > > Stupid fucking game anyway.
> REAL men (and boys) play rugby. The ball is more or less the same shape as > in American "foot"ball, bot at least it does get kicked properly with the > feet at defined points in the game. And the players don't wear (or need) > all that elaborate padding.
Ever watch a real British man throw something forward? They throw like girls.
Steady Eddy wrote: > On Nov 1, 8:28 am, "Fevric J. Glandules" <f...@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> Steady Eddy wrote: >> > Your comments on football are on the money. The players wear more than >> > 2 dollars worth of equipment
>> Why is this a *good* thing?
>> (I'm looking forward to a clean sweep for the USA at the inaugural >> World Orbital Skydiving Championships).
> Good, I don't want you wasting football bandwidth. We don't want you.
Prai Jei wrote: > dick blisters set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time > continuum:
>> Why do they call it football when their feet hardly ever touch the ball? >> Why not call it "throw it with your hands ball"? >> Stupid fucking game anyway.
> REAL men (and boys) play rugby. The ball is more or less the same shape as > in American "foot"ball, bot at least it does get kicked properly with the > feet at defined points in the game. And the players don't wear (or need) > all that elaborate padding.
> My buddy is a life long Steeler fan. He is in heaven. On the other > hand I am a lifelong Cowboy fan. So I feel pretty good. But not as > good as the Steeler fans. The Cowboys need another SuperBowl but it > may not happen this year.
Maybe next year, after they get rid of that Son of a 'Bum' Wade Phillips. ;-)
Word is that Jerry Jones is considering former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan for his next HC. Having been a Broncos fan for 30 years, I was ticked off that Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fired Shanahan, and then the replacement HC decided to let Cutler go to the Bears, so I decided to return to supporting the team I did as a teenager - the Steelers.
> Your comments on football are on the money. The players wear more than > 2 dollars worth of equipment and football requires elaborate game > plans and a evolving strategy as the game progresses. There is more > excitement, more energy and most of all it is interesting. Watching a > bunch a people running around kicking a soccer ball is boring. Rugby > is pointless.
I agree. Rugby/soccer is for people who just don't quite get WWF wrestling. ;-P
> And you don't think that Premier League Football, [soccer] requires > brains? There is a reason why football is known as "the beautiful game", > because unlike the American version, which requires a suit of armour and > celebrates bodily contact, in the *real* version, bodily contact is most > often considered a foul.
Yes, but you've just made my point for me - as 'the beautiful game', soccer is more of a a 'let's fight nice' sport, except when it erupts into bloody mass fights/brawls between fans.
> As for strategy, real football's offside rule, preventing the deliberate > forward passing which seems the *only* strategy in the jousting match > version, is banned. > Whatever way you cut it...Football...originated in Britain, and was > first played in a manner very similar to the US version, before over the > centuries being refined into a game of skill & athleticism.
That's exactly my point, Doc. It's more of a pure skill/athleticism game. Unfortunately, that alone bores me. To me, its fundamentally no more exciting than a bar room _dart_ game.
I agree that US football has it's roots/origins in rugby, but it is rugby_on_*steroids*, with a level of refinement and strategic granularity that is *unmatched* by any other professional sport. A *huge* part of the game also appeals to a more cerebral crowd than the just the brutish lots that often stir up *riots* with *fights* erupting on the fields where soccer games are played. How many times have you heard of of mass riots/fights at a US football game, where innocent spectators often get hurt (or sometimes *killed*)?
Re: Thank God for American Football, Real Football
Group: rec.sport.football.college Date: Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 11:09am (CST+6) From: pvstownsend.zyx....@ntlworld.com (Prai Jei) dick blisters set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time continuum: Why do they call it football when their feet hardly ever touch the ball? Why not call it "throw it with your hands ball"? Stupid fucking game anyway. REAL men (and boys) play rugby. The ball is more or less the same shape as in American "foot"ball, bot at least it does get kicked properly with the feet at defined points in the game. And the players don't wear (or need) all that elaborate padding.
You don't wear padding because you are all a bunch of 140lb pussies. Let a 240lbs linebacker come play "rugby" with you guys. Hell, a 200lbs NFL kicker, would push you wimps around.
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sn...@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) wrote: > Fevric J. Glandules <f...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> > >> > Your comments on football are on the money. The players wear more than > > >> > 2 dollars worth of equipment
> > >> Why is this a *good* thing?
> > >> (I'm looking forward to a clean sweep for the USA at the inaugural > > >> World Orbital Skydiving Championships).
> > > Good, I don't want you wasting football bandwidth. We don't want you.
> > Oh come on, answer the bloody question.
> I've got a question of my own: > what is foopball bandwidth in the context of uk.misc, please?
> -- > ^Ï^. Sn!pe My pet rock Gordon just is.
Dear Gordon-
Tell you master that he should trace back through the References header line to determine who first cross- posted to uk.misc. Hint he goes by the nom de plume Rob Cypher.
Also tell your master that when he replies to a message he should retain all the existing attribution lines.
> Tell you master that he should trace back through the > References header line to determine who first cross- > posted to uk.misc. Hint he goes by the nom de plume > Rob Cypher.
Dear Michael-
That feeling of satisfaction is probably due to the hand up your arse.
On Nov 5, 8:34 am, Paul C <p...@thersgb.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:20:38 -0500, Flint <agent...@section31.org> > wrote: > How many times
> >have you heard of of mass riots/fights at a US football game, where > >innocent spectators often get hurt (or sometimes *killed*)?
> Try googling: college football riot
This thread has been running WAY TOO LONG.
Reminder: American Football = NOT FOOTBALL - it's glorified rugby. Got that?
There is ONLY ONE FORM OF FOOTBALL. It's played all over the world, you Americans call it soccer - football, Association Football. There's no NFL, and no hands - only the goalkeeper can touch the ball.
Jeff_D wrote: > On Nov 5, 8:34 am, Paul C <p...@thersgb.net> wrote: >> On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:20:38 -0500, Flint <agent...@section31.org> >> wrote: >> How many times
>>> have you heard of of mass riots/fights at a US football game, where >>> innocent spectators often get hurt (or sometimes *killed*)? >> Try googling: college football riot
> This thread has been running WAY TOO LONG.
> Reminder: American Football = NOT FOOTBALL - it's glorified rugby. Got > that?
> There is ONLY ONE FORM OF FOOTBALL. It's played all over the world, > you Americans call it soccer - football, Association Football. There's > no NFL, and no hands - only the goalkeeper can touch the ball.
> Football, the one true religion.
> Jeff_D
It's fitting you cross-posted this to alt.drugs.hard. Have you considered counseling?
> Jeff_D wrote: > > On Nov 5, 8:34 am, Paul C <p...@thersgb.net> wrote: > >> On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:20:38 -0500, Flint <agent...@section31.org> > >> wrote: > >> How many times
> >>> have you heard of of mass riots/fights at a US football game, where > >>> innocent spectators often get hurt (or sometimes *killed*)? > >> Try googling: college football riot
> > This thread has been running WAY TOO LONG.
> > Reminder: American Football = NOT FOOTBALL - it's glorified rugby. Got > > that?
> > There is ONLY ONE FORM OF FOOTBALL. It's played all over the world, > > you Americans call it soccer - football, Association Football. There's > > no NFL, and no hands - only the goalkeeper can touch the ball.
> > Football, the one true religion.
> > Jeff_D
> It's fitting you cross-posted this to alt.drugs.hard. Have you > considered counseling?- Hide quoted text -
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Actually, I didn't cross-post this - I merely added the weight of my intellect...have a nice day...
> On Nov 7, 5:35 pm, Eric Kemp <eric.k...@cox.net> wrote:
> > Jeff_D wrote: > > > On Nov 5, 8:34 am, Paul C <p...@thersgb.net> wrote: > > >> On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:20:38 -0500, Flint <agent...@section31.org> > > >> wrote: > > >> How many times
> > >>> have you heard of of mass riots/fights at a US football game, where > > >>> innocent spectators often get hurt (or sometimes *killed*)? > > >> Try googling: college football riot
> > > This thread has been running WAY TOO LONG.
> > > Reminder: American Football = NOT FOOTBALL - it's glorified rugby. Got > > > that?
> > > There is ONLY ONE FORM OF FOOTBALL. It's played all over the world, > > > you Americans call it soccer - football, Association Football. There's > > > no NFL, and no hands - only the goalkeeper can touch the ball.
> > > Football, the one true religion.
> > > Jeff_D
> > It's fitting you cross-posted this to alt.drugs.hard. Have you > > considered counseling?- Hide quoted text -
> > - Show quoted text -
> Actually, I didn't cross-post this - I merely added the weight of my > intellect...have a nice day...
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