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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Feb 20, 2008 11:32:48 GMT -5
Football takes skill and is all about the strategy. The low scoring is ok because it shows great talent and technique to score. American "football" is sissy style rugby who can't take a hit without 3 ft. of pads. Plus every 30 seconds there's a break. Oh wow how exciting. However, both of them, or any other sport mentioned in this thread for that matter, pales in comparison to Chess-Boxing.
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Post by The Wraith on Feb 20, 2008 11:34:30 GMT -5
GENERIC IPOD SHUFFLE CHECKERBOARD!? Sport of the future my friend...pretty soon it will be on The Ocho. Sounds good, Cotton!
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Feb 20, 2008 11:34:32 GMT -5
Football takes skill and is all about the strategy. The low scoring is ok because it shows great talent and technique to score. American "football" is sissy style rugby who can't take a hit without 3 ft. of pads. Plus every 30 seconds there's a break. Oh wow how exciting. However, both of them, or any other sport mentioned in this thread for that matter, pales in comparison to Chess-Boxing. LOL! Ok that would bring boxing back into the mainstream here...or at least make a cool reality show.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Feb 20, 2008 11:38:51 GMT -5
Chess Boxing? That's the greatest thing I've ever heard, and I've not even clicked the link.
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Post by The Wraith on Feb 20, 2008 11:40:46 GMT -5
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Post by Libertine on Feb 20, 2008 11:43:17 GMT -5
This is such a redundant argument.
The U.S. has American football ingrained in its psyche and culture as much as we Europeans do with football.
The thousands of WWE vs. TNA threads around here are a similar example of this kind of argument. Nothing will change anybody's opinion.
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Post by T.J. "the Crippler" Stevens on Feb 20, 2008 11:45:11 GMT -5
A friend of mine used to have a poster with this on it...
In soccer there are no helmets No shoulder pads No time outs No warm dugouts No half time extravaganzas So if that's what you need, play another sport you wuss
While I wouldn't go to that extreme, I do kinda like this poster. Soccer's alot tougher than people think. At my high school the football team gave us crap 24/7 about how they were tough and we were wusses. In soccer you really are running for 90 minutes strait. If you don't have the ball, you have to be moving. There's alot of contact allowed. You just can't hit somebody with your elbow or your fist, and you can't trip them from behind. That's it. Shoulder checking is allowed and happens all the time. You play a heck of alot more than 12-16 games a year. The field is longer and wider. The action never stops for you to catch your breath.
But it's not a TV sport. The same problem that dogs hockey here in the U.S. It's awesome to go to a live game, but it doesn't translate as well to TV like football does. I have all that respect for soccer, but I still watch more football on TV than I do soccer. Football will remain #1 here forever.
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Post by Bobeddy on Feb 20, 2008 11:48:15 GMT -5
Woah, woah, woah....let's all just wait a second here! I think we're forgetting the real greatest form of football. That of course being....
GAELIC FOOTBALL!!!
*Kicks ball over for a point, then downs a pint of Guinness whil "Amhrán na bhFiann" explodes over intercom*
What's that? No-one's ever heard of it?
Yeah.....it sucks.
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Post by Steveweiser on Feb 20, 2008 12:20:51 GMT -5
I think the main contention Brits have with American football is the name in relation to the game. Only the place kicker actually kicks the ball, and it's mostly handled. We mostly call it Gridiron here.
I love the sport, but it will never overtake football for me. Especially the chessmatch that is European two-leg football, like my team Arsenal have tonight, followed by the return in two weeks. In those sort of games, every goal is vital, and if you concede at home, that's very very bad.
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Post by shagnastii on Feb 20, 2008 12:40:14 GMT -5
Woah, woah, woah....let's all just wait a second here! I think we're forgetting the real greatest form of football. That of course being.... GAELIC FOOTBALL!!! *Kicks ball over for a point, then downs a pint of Guinness whil "Amhrán na bhFiann" explodes over intercom* What's that? No-one's ever heard of it? Yeah.....it sucks. This!! Coming from a Corkman in the current climate. I Knoew i'm the only one thats sees the irony I don't know really where I stand, As i'm a not a huge fan of either. It really grinds my gears when Brits and Irish name American Football as their favourite sports? Don't ask me why? Just does. I also ask what you yanks think of Rugby?
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Feb 20, 2008 12:43:35 GMT -5
Not only do I enjoy "proper" football more, it's the only sport I enjoy watching.
Just don't care for American football. Doesn't mean one is better than the other, just my personal tastes.
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Post by samachine on Feb 20, 2008 12:58:56 GMT -5
To everyone saying 'wussy padding'.. You do realize when you get dropped on your head, it hurts a whole lot more with that 'wussy padidng' right?
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Post by FrankGotch on Feb 20, 2008 13:01:35 GMT -5
A comparison of the two from someone who has played both on a fairly high level (college), and enjoys watching both.
Playability: Soccer is cheap easy to play and has easily understood rules.
American football on the other hand cost a butt load of money is the most complex sport in the world, and has more rules then you can shake a stick at.
As for the physicality of the sports football wins hands down. I have played soccer football and rugby, and can honestly say that football is the worse of the three when it comes to the pounding your body takes.
Soccer is physical but mostly its all about endurance except on the rare occasion that I got kicked really hard in the shin I was able to go about my normal life the next day as if nothing had happened. If you have ever played a full game of real regulation football you will need a whole week to recover.
Many soccer fans use the excuse that the game is not physical because its stops every few seconds after a play. Well let me ask you would you rather take a hit from a man who has just been running for 90 minutes or from a man who has had time to recharge his battery for the next play.
As for excitement I prefer football, but soccer has its moments.
Most fun to play I say its a toss up. I enjoyed playing both football and soccer.
My favorite pro teams
Football The Cleveland Browns
Soccer Astin Villa
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Feb 20, 2008 13:22:55 GMT -5
Not another football vs football thread...
Seriously, where do you get off calling it "proper" football?
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Post by The Wraith on Feb 20, 2008 13:23:58 GMT -5
Not another football vs football thread... Seriously, where do you get off calling it "proper" football? He says "proper" because people who play American football are completely rude and have no manners. Don't even say "excuse me" when running through players.
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Feb 20, 2008 13:31:21 GMT -5
Not another football vs football thread... Seriously, where do you get off calling it "proper" football? He says "proper" because people who play American football are completely rude and have no manners. Don't even say "excuse me" when running through players. Hmm, so David Carr would be good at their brand of football?
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Post by The Wraith on Feb 20, 2008 13:35:28 GMT -5
He says "proper" because people who play American football are completely rude and have no manners. Don't even say "excuse me" when running through players. Hmm, so David Carr would be good at their brand of football? Sure could. He can fall down without anybody touching him.
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Feb 20, 2008 13:39:45 GMT -5
Hmm, so David Carr would be good at their brand of football? Sure could. He can fall down without anybody touching him. Lol Oh no! I just soiled David Carr's name? Am I turning heel or is it face? I'm so confused.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Feb 20, 2008 13:42:04 GMT -5
Why even start a thread looking to pick a fight? I mean the way the very first post is worded puts people into a defensive mode. Also, DAMN DAVID CARR!
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Post by The Wraith on Feb 20, 2008 13:43:50 GMT -5
Sure could. He can fall down without anybody touching him. Lol Oh no! I just soiled David Carr's name? Am I turning heel or is it face? I'm so confused. Wouldn't that make you a Tweener?
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