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Post by J is Justice on Feb 20, 2008 20:12:34 GMT -5
I mean come on about the toughness aspect. Wich strikes more fear running at you? This Or This. Plus American Football has This And stop saying proper football... Elitists. At least American football does not have men in short shorts. Note I do not mind soccer and stuff like that but its not the same The guy not wearing body armour
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Post by MiLo Duck on Feb 20, 2008 20:14:09 GMT -5
Proper world champions I mean. Not "world champions" like the NY Giants. See this is what I'm talking about.
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Post by HRH The KING on Feb 20, 2008 20:16:20 GMT -5
Proper world champions I mean. Not "world champions" like the NY Giants. See this is what I'm talking about. But it IS absurd though. A grid iron team playing in a league consisting entirely of American teams declares themselves "world champions?" US Champions? Yep American Champions? Sure, why not? World Champions? Nope.
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Post by LuckyD 8402 on Feb 20, 2008 20:20:19 GMT -5
The typical soccer player reminds me of Richard Simmons.
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Post by Wolfpack Bitch on Feb 20, 2008 20:21:20 GMT -5
I really don't see how ya'll can call soccer a 'sport'. It's not a sport unless people are getting hit and tackled. Violence (and I don't mean in the stands). No hitting, bone crunching, mashing of people and it's just a game.
American Football, sport. Soccer, game.
*innocently looks around* Don't see what you boys get all up in arms about.
and for the record I consider baseball and basketball to be games, not sports as well ;D
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Post by MiLo Duck on Feb 20, 2008 20:22:15 GMT -5
See this is what I'm talking about. But it IS absurd though. A grid iron team playing in a league consisting entirely of American teams declares themselves "world champions?" US Champions? Yep American Champions? Sure, why not? World Champions? Nope. Well suit up a team of your best and go and take them on if you don't like it. I know England, Japan, and Canada have leagues. I also know their best team couldn't beat our worst.
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Post by HRH The KING on Feb 20, 2008 20:26:39 GMT -5
But it IS absurd though. A grid iron team playing in a league consisting entirely of American teams declares themselves "world champions?" US Champions? Yep American Champions? Sure, why not? World Champions? Nope. Well suit up a team of your best and go and take them on if you don't like it. I know England, Japan, and Canada have leagues. I also know their best team couldn't beat our worst. If your teams competed in a multi-national league (outside of merely just the USA and Canada) THEN it might be considered a "world" championship. Until then, it isn't.
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Post by MiLo Duck on Feb 20, 2008 20:29:54 GMT -5
Well suit up a team of your best and go and take them on if you don't like it. I know England, Japan, and Canada have leagues. I also know their best team couldn't beat our worst. If your teams competed in a multi-national league (outside of merely just the USA and Canada) THEN it might be considered a "world" championship. Until then, it isn't. Only because there isn't anything internationally to compete against. Heck, we even manage to throw what we have together and make an ATTEMPT at your world cup.
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Post by T.J. "the Crippler" Stevens on Feb 20, 2008 20:33:37 GMT -5
How 'bout the World Baseball Classic? I thought that was pretty cool. It was really worldwide.
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Post by HRH The KING on Feb 20, 2008 20:33:41 GMT -5
If your teams competed in a multi-national league (outside of merely just the USA and Canada) THEN it might be considered a "world" championship. Until then, it isn't. Only because there isn't anything internationally to compete against. Heck, we even manage to throw what we have together and make an ATTEMPT at your world cup. That's because proper football is an internationally appealing sport. As opposed to grid iron If American football can't gather enough enthusiasm around the world to add a few more countries to the NFL's "world" championship, then that's just the way it is.
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Post by MiLo Duck on Feb 20, 2008 20:56:32 GMT -5
Only because there isn't anything internationally to compete against. Heck, we even manage to throw what we have together and make an ATTEMPT at your world cup. That's because proper football is an internationally appealing sport. As opposed to grid iron If American football can't gather enough enthusiasm around the world to add a few more countries to the NFL's "world" championship, then that's just the way it is. Well the Giants are World champs wether you like it or not. Just because you and the rest of the world can't put together a team, doesn't mean you are being shut out. Soccer has its own share of paper tiger "international" opponents. You seem so bitter and petty with your freaking soccer. We don't give a rip why you watch a bunch or metrosexuals in "fabulous" shorts run back and forth scoring maybe twice in an hour and a half. Then when pissed you respond with legitimacy of calling our champs world champs yet passionatly proclaim you don't play because you don't want to. If you didn't want to, then why do you care? Why do you know any of our teams names when we couldn't name one of yours? Why do you even bother?
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Post by Mayonnaise on Feb 20, 2008 20:57:50 GMT -5
But it IS absurd though. A grid iron team playing in a league consisting entirely of American teams declares themselves "world champions?" US Champions? Yep American Champions? Sure, why not? World Champions? Nope. I agree with you on this. All the teams are in America, a vast majority of the players are American and, its the NATIONAL Football League but, the team that wins it all are the World Champions. That has never made sense to me. Until recently, I would have said the same thing about the NBA but, that has changed. Also, while there are quite a few stoppages, the length is due to TV/commercial requirements. My favorite is American football but, I do love watching the World Cup. If the MLS had the same level of talent (or somewhere near it) that people overseas get to see, I think I would like it more. Not more than (American) Football though.
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Post by MiLo Duck on Feb 20, 2008 21:04:11 GMT -5
You know what I'm just going to go back to my original statement and be done with it.
Your game is soccer cause its how you were raised. Our game is NFL football cause thats how we were raised. I think our football is better and know that I am influenced by my cultural bias.
Have fun with what you have fun with. I should know better dealing with my wrestling fandom and others' perception of that. It's all good if it gets you into it.
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Post by carter 15 on Feb 20, 2008 21:05:17 GMT -5
I like soccer. But "American" Football, is the greatest sport in the world.
And holy hell.. The "wussy cauz' you where pads" argument really burns me. I've played Football, Soccer, Rugby Union & League, people that haven't played "American" Football.. have NO idea.
You play a contact sport.
I play a collision sport.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 20, 2008 21:21:47 GMT -5
I mean come on about the toughness aspect. Wich strikes more fear running at you? This Or This. Plus American Football has This And stop saying proper football... Elitists. At least American football does not have men in short shorts. Note I do not mind soccer and stuff like that but its not the same The guy not wearing body armour Fine Then stand there with someone like Michael Strahan or Warren Sapp Run Full speed at you. Since they wear Body Armor it can not possibly be bad at all. I mean a 6 ft 2 300 lb man or a 6 ft 5 in 255 lb man running at you with pads is like a little girl running at you. If he Wears pads then he can not do any harm.
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Post by J is Justice on Feb 20, 2008 21:38:51 GMT -5
Fine, only if I can wear body armour too
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Post by LuckyD 8402 on Feb 20, 2008 21:42:45 GMT -5
That's because proper football is an internationally appealing sport. As opposed to grid iron If American football can't gather enough enthusiasm around the world to add a few more countries to the NFL's "world" championship, then that's just the way it is. Well the Giants are World champs wether you like it or not. Just because you and the rest of the world can't put together a team, doesn't mean you are being shut out. Soccer has its own share of paper tiger "international" opponents. You seem so bitter and petty with your freaking soccer. We don't give a rip why you watch a bunch or metrosexuals in "fabulous" shorts run back and forth scoring maybe twice in an hour and a half. Then when pissed you respond with legitimacy of calling our champs world champs yet passionatly proclaim you don't play because you don't want to. If you didn't want to, then why do you care? Why do you know any of our teams names when we couldn't name one of yours? Why do you even bother? Very, very well said.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Feb 20, 2008 21:44:52 GMT -5
Well, I don't find either that exciting. Soccer, excuse me, football in the snow is a hell of a time though. I've played both, I liked playing american football better. Either way, they're both legitimate sports, so not sure why everyone is getting all angry about this.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Feb 20, 2008 21:45:39 GMT -5
Same argument every time. We should come up with some kinda form letter topic on this.
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Post by HRH The KING on Feb 20, 2008 22:04:07 GMT -5
They can call themselves "world champions" but they really aren't.
Don't confuse the rest of the world's lack of interest with an inability to put out a team.
Football has the FIFA World Cup.
Internationally recognised as the definitive international tournament, including your own US Soccer Federation.
Why are some American football fans obsessed with sexual stuff and shorts? Most odd.
As for scoring a few goals, I guess we just have longer attention spans. We don't need to see a score of 48-34 to be impressed.
Because most of the world has no interest in it.
It's not about "caring".
It's about laughing at an absurd claim.
I can name your teams.
I'll name one from each of your sports:
Baseball: New York Mets Basketball: Orlando Magic Grid-Iron: Dallas Cowboys Hockey: Detroit Redwings
If American football fans can't even name ONE soccer team, that could be down to a parochial mindset.
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