> > 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