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Post by castletonsnob on Apr 16, 2016 20:10:01 GMT -5
Everyone knows about football (American and association), baseball, and basketball, but what are some sports that don't get talked about?
For me, it's college wrestling.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Apr 16, 2016 20:54:29 GMT -5
I don't know why it is, but when it is on TV, I am addicted to Curling.
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Post by Fundertaker on Apr 17, 2016 6:24:30 GMT -5
Snooker and cycling
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Post by Secret Clown on Apr 17, 2016 8:19:48 GMT -5
Big fan of speedway. Looking forward to the start of the Speedway GP is a couple of weeks.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 17, 2016 13:36:38 GMT -5
I really enjoy tennis. The cardio of some of these guys is off the charts, the long rallies are exciting, and the top end talent is as good as it has been in a long time. I prefer slams to watching most baseball or basketball games, honestly. Hockey is also vastly underrated by American fans, due to lack of superstar personas and medoa-made stroylines.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Apr 17, 2016 15:16:53 GMT -5
I really enjoy tennis. The cardio of some of these guys is off the charts, the long rallies are exciting, and the top end talent is as good as it has been in a long time. I prefer slams to watching most baseball or basketball games, honestly. Hockey is also vastly underrated by American fans, due to lack of superstar personas and medoa-made stroylines. Outside of the big 3 in the US (NFL, Baseball and Basketball), I think Hockey has a bigger following compared to other sports like Soccer and Auto Racing. |
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Post by Nickybojelais on Apr 17, 2016 16:12:42 GMT -5
Bandy- It's basically Ice hockey played with a larger ball which you can actually see, played on a large field and larger goals. I think it was a World Cup about 8 years ago which was televised, but I've never seen it on tv since.but it was a fantastic sport. Big fan of speedway. Looking forward to the start of the Speedway GP is a couple of weeks. I think Speedway is the most dangerous sport going. Everytime I watch a race it seems like somebody goes flying off their bike in every other heat. You've got to be crazy to partake in that sport! |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 17, 2016 19:24:56 GMT -5
e-sports. I could watch pro League of Legends games all day.
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Post by sfvega on Apr 17, 2016 20:12:34 GMT -5
I really enjoy tennis. The cardio of some of these guys is off the charts, the long rallies are exciting, and the top end talent is as good as it has been in a long time. I prefer slams to watching most baseball or basketball games, honestly. Hockey is also vastly underrated by American fans, due to lack of superstar personas and medoa-made stroylines. Outside of the big 3 in the US (NFL, Baseball and Basketball), I think Hockey has a bigger following compared to other sports like Soccer and Auto Racing. In terms of media coverage, hockey is probably below both of those sports, because ESPN is butthurt (they are coming around.......slowly). NBC doesn't go out of it's way to push it on it's major network, but Fox and ESPN2 push NASCAR quite a bit. I think hockey is majorly underrated as far as a casual fan sport in the US. It's great live, and it's great on TV. I'd much, much rather watch a random hockey game than a random race or soccer game or baseball game. The pace is good, and there's always something happening. You'd think it would be bigger given the ADD audience where football is king. |
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Post by Lupin the Third on Apr 19, 2016 22:30:57 GMT -5
Arena/Indoor Football. People don't take it seriously, even though it's more fun and cheaper to watch than the outdoor variety. At least I feel it's more fun to watch, especially Indoor Football.
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Post by Session Moth is over on Apr 20, 2016 6:03:27 GMT -5
Hurling
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 20, 2016 8:27:15 GMT -5
Cornhole will soon be the #1 Sport in the Universe
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 20, 2016 21:05:57 GMT -5
College softball
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Post by Fundertaker on Apr 21, 2016 17:52:42 GMT -5
When I had ESPN America I would watch the (Women's) World Cup of Softball every year and greatly enjoyed it. Those girls play it hard and really seem to have fun out there. The fact that you had some cuties in there helped too (a nice change of pace from Yankee clean-shaven guy and bearded guy everywhere else). |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 5:41:06 GMT -5
I like watching tennis, mainly the women. I grew up watching Chrissy, Martina, Steffi, Tracy...the golden age.
There's a lot of untapped talent out there.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Apr 22, 2016 6:27:01 GMT -5
Cornhole will soon be the #1 Sport in the Universe Does Cornfed know? |
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 22, 2016 7:38:04 GMT -5
Ski/Snowboard cross can be insane. Or really boring. Either way I find it's one of the better ways to watch people race, there's more consistent excitement than say F1.
(I like Tennis but don't consider it underrated)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 9:14:18 GMT -5
Volleyball is very fun to watch live. Not even talking about the swimsuits.  Maybe because American University has consistently had a good one for over a decade now. |
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Post by bob on Apr 22, 2016 9:59:47 GMT -5
@snesmaster knows all about nude polo - inside joke
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Post by Clover Star on Apr 22, 2016 19:57:10 GMT -5
Arena/Indoor Football. People don't take it seriously, even though it's more fun and cheaper to watch than the outdoor variety. At least I feel it's more fun to watch, especially Indoor Football. Arena football was actually one of the city of Phoenix's biggest sports draws until the Cardinals started actually winning games. |
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