OT: why football is better than American football

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by DavidG:
As opposed to the fast action, never boring game of baseball.

Oh no. I would never argue Baseball isn't a lot slower then the other games. I like it for other reasons.

When I say soccer is boring, it isn't because there is no action. There is always something happening. It's just that none of the action has any relation to the ultimate outcome of the game. It's 90 minutes of your life wasted watching a bunch of guys running around before they do some penalty kicks to decide the winner.

[Cyrien]

I dunno. I kinda like the part when someone does make a goal and for the next hour you get to hear "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!"



Edit- Removed a few letters to make it not scroll the screen.

(Moderator Edit- It was still scrolling on my screen. )

[ October 09, 2003, 17:24: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[Loser]

Originally posted by spoon:
I'd say He modeled the Universe after Dungeons & Dragons.

And if He's the DM, I say He's totally cheap when it comes to handing out magic items. I'm, what, an 8th level peon and not one +1 sword in sight.

At least he's generous with experience and doesn't penalize you too much for multiclassing.

-Loser
4th level gamer geek
4th level phone-jockey
3rd level computer geek
2nd level programmer
2nd level carouser

[Thermodyne]

Well, if you want a fast game with some good contact too, then you need to watch some lacrosse.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Cyrien:
I dunno. I kinda like the part when someone does make a goal and for the next hour you get to hear "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!"



Edit- Removed a few letters to make it not scroll the screen.

That's the only fun part I find in Soccer. I tried yelling that once watching football once and no one seemed to like it very much.

I say we mix Football, Hockey, and Soccer into one mixed rules game and she who wins. I can just see Warren Sapp, or Derrick Brooks chasing someone off a Soccer team with a Hockey stick and that evil look in his eye... It'd make me wet my pants, that's for sure.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
I say we mix Football, Hockey, and Soccer into one mixed rules game and she who wins. I can just see Warren Sapp, or Derrick Brooks chasing someone off a Soccer team with a Hockey stick and that evil look in his eye... It'd make me wet my pants, that's for sure.

Actually, what you are describing is that Lacrosse Game that Thermo mentioned a bit ago.

[ October 09, 2003, 17:26: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[rdouglass]

IMO Hockey is the game. 5 player with sticks smacking a hard rubber disk around on ice. The goalie (up untill very recently) is padded everywhere but his neck.

The object of the game is to hit the goalie in the neck with the puck going over 100 mph! Seriously, what other sport (besides the obvious fighting sports) lets you beat the crap out of an opponent and just get a 5 minut penalty for "roughing"!!

If you've ever watched NHL playoff hockey, it is far from boring....a far cry from that "futball" thing...

[Erax]

Football is The Game because it's universal. It's played all over the world. There are more nations filiated with FIFA than with the UN. Football has been used to unite peoples and prevent wars. It is played wherever there is open ground and a ball. No need for $100 worth of baseball equipment, football armor or hockey gear. It has become a universal language with no words, like chess or mathematics.

Needless to say, it is the world's most popular, most widely played sport by far. So I'm sorry to be the one to break the news, but you hockey, American football and baseball lovers are the weird ones.

[oleg]

Moreover, football is an integral part of Humanity Heritage. Here is a test:
When I say 1982, France-Germany, surely there are dozens of old geezers ready to supply me with the details !

Now, name ANY US sport action 20 years old and see if anybody have any clue

[Thermodyne]

Well, money talks and bull doody walks. Show me a soccer team with an 80 million dollar payroll. Show me a soccer team that Forbes values at .98 Billion dollars. That $980,000,000.00 for you Brits. Show me any team other than Football that has sold out 85,000 seats through 2038.