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Re: American Football

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:11 pm

Are they still playing football? :dunno:
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Re: American Football

Post by Animavore » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:16 pm

:dunno: It was on the telly, that's all I know.
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Re: American Football

Post by Coito ergo sum » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:24 pm

Animavore wrote:Was watching some game in the pub the other day. Quite entertaining. Couldn't tell you who were playing or anything :pardon:
Well, like any other sport, it takes some watching. Eventually, you'll start adopting a team to root for, most commonly whatever team is fairly local to you, or whatever team is among your early positive experiences with the game.

Not everyone likes football, American style, but it can be a fun time at the pub, when everyone is into the games, and there is rooting and cheering from different fan-bases. And, it's a situational game, so to speak, meaning that there are times when there is a lot of suspense and anticipation, because there will be a lot riding on a single play at a single moment.

Football has the fun of the give and take of the usual plays, and then there is the build-up - like when there is a set play for a field goal, and it's the end of the game 1 second left on the clock, and the game is tied. That one kick is exciting not so much because it is exciting to see a kicker kick a ball, but because of what is riding on that kick. There is a lot of that in football.

I have theorized that it is that commonality between football and baseball that makes those the two most popular team sports in the US - situational play, and the leadup to key moments when a lot is riding on a single play. Maybe there is something in American culture that caused the popular sports to evolve so dramatically in that direction. We had a fairly isolated development over the US's first century or so, and Europe was a far away place where there wasn't much cultural interaction. The isolation/separation caused the continents' respective sports to develop in different directions.
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Re: American Football

Post by Coito ergo sum » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:24 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Are they still playing football? :dunno:
"Hand egg?" Yes.
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Re: American Football

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Gawdzilla wrote:Are they still playing football? :dunno:
"Hand egg?" Yes.
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Re: American Football

Post by Coito ergo sum » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:44 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
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Gawdzilla wrote:Are they still playing football? :dunno:
"Hand egg?" Yes.
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Looks like an adult recreational football league....I think that fat guy played in my over-30 soccer league too....
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Re: American Football

Post by Ian » Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:29 am

Jesus decided not to help Tim Tebow tonight. The Patriots demolished the Broncos 45-10 in the playoffs. :dance:
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Re: American Football

Post by redunderthebed » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:30 am

Great win by the niners......Alex smith has proven himself as a great QB.
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Re: American Football

Post by Gallstones2 » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:39 pm

Game of the week , might be better than the Superbowl........Patriots and Ravens
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Re: American Football

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Re: American Football

Post by Coito ergo sum » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:52 pm

Leonard Marshall putting the hurt on Joe Montana back in 1990.... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAABWqhN ... re=related[/youtube]
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Re: American Football

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Re: American Football

Post by Gallstones » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:31 pm

I'm rooting for Baltimore and New England.
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Re: American Football

Post by Ian » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:33 pm

Gallstones wrote:I'm rooting for Baltimore and New England.
:think:
They're playing each other in half an hour. Only one of them will go to the Super Bowl.
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Re: American Football

Post by Gallstones » Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:54 pm

Ian wrote:
Gallstones wrote:I'm rooting for Baltimore and New England.
:think:
They're playing each other in half an hour. Only one of them will go to the Super Bowl.
I know. :smug:
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