>>> 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.