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why do americans hate on foot-ball ?
Low Key:
--- Quote from: Mygla on October 31, 2005, 11:01:05 AM ---what the fuck... American Football is nothing but time-outs... how often are the ball in play for more than a minute without interruption?
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Time outs aren't used until usually the last 2 minutes of the 1st or 2nd half. The TV time outs can be excessive sometimes, but those only last a minute and a half or less. Other than that, unless a penalty is called, the game keeps moving.
And 90 minutes of kicking the ball around midfield the majority of the time isn't "action". The fact that soccer is considered a sport is the only thing seperating it from C-Span (a government channel where state reps address the house on television. It's boring as hell.).
Sweet & Tender Hooligan:
--- Quote from: $ on October 31, 2005, 11:17:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: Mygla on October 31, 2005, 11:01:05 AM ---what the fuck... American Football is nothing but time-outs... how often are the ball in play for more than a minute without interruption?
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Time outs aren't used until usually the last 2 minutes of the 1st or 2nd half. The TV time outs can be excessive sometimes, but those only last a minute and a half or less. Other than that, unless a penalty is called, the game keeps moving.
And 90 minutes of kicking the ball around midfield the majority of the time isn't "action". The fact that soccer is considered a sport is the only thing seperating it from C-Span (a government channel where state reps address the house on television. It's boring as hell.).
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HELL NO! American football dont flow 4 more than a minute coz it stops after evry damn play!..then they gorra all line up again n usually the same shit happens again..only time nfl gets excitin in ma opinion is when an interception takes place...football is moslty non stop...only time it stops is for fouls n substitutions.
Perfection:
--- Quote from: Reggie Noble on October 31, 2005, 06:41:36 PM ---
--- Quote from: $ on October 31, 2005, 11:17:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: Mygla on October 31, 2005, 11:01:05 AM ---what the fuck... American Football is nothing but time-outs... how often are the ball in play for more than a minute without interruption?
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Time outs aren't used until usually the last 2 minutes of the 1st or 2nd half. The TV time outs can be excessive sometimes, but those only last a minute and a half or less. Other than that, unless a penalty is called, the game keeps moving.
And 90 minutes of kicking the ball around midfield the majority of the time isn't "action". The fact that soccer is considered a sport is the only thing seperating it from C-Span (a government channel where state reps address the house on television. It's boring as hell.).
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HELL NO! American football dont flow 4 more than a minute coz it stops after evry damn play!..then they gorra all line up again n usually the same shit happens again..only time nfl gets excitin in ma opinion is when an interception takes place...football is moslty non stop...only time it stops is for fouls n substitutions.
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The clock only stops on time out, player going out of bonds or incomplete pass. So how does it stop every damn play? The Pittsburgh Steelers basically run the ball all the time, so the clock hardly gets stopped. But the Philadelphia Eagles pass the ball all the time so the clock is bound to stop. The total time of an average NFL game has decreased over the years.
You're telling me that you find passing the ball back & foruth exciting?
JMan:
--- Quote from: Mauzip on October 30, 2005, 05:41:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on October 27, 2005, 12:03:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ted187 on October 27, 2005, 12:01:49 PM ---For me, its because of those shorts. When I was like 8 and I played soccer they shorts were practically short shorts. That pretty much did it for me. :)
seriously...
From the outside looking in it's just because all they're doing is kicking a ball. I know there's a lot of strategy and skill involved in it, but from someone who hasn't grown up watching it, it just looks like some guys kicking a ball. And I don't really think it's gay... I watched the world cup. I even travelled from San Diego, CA to Minnieapolis, MN just to watch some soccer games (and chill with the family).
So basically is just what your exposed to. US=football Canada=hockey rest of the world=soccer.
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and global=basketball.
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FYO: Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.
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nope the most popular sport in the world is fishing!! :-\
but like this whole thread is about, everyone to their own sport.. its only really america and canada that aint fond of football, and thats because they havent really been brought up with it + its the same for them because who outside the states and canada really care for baseball, NFL and NHL.. i sure as hell dont too me them games are boring as fuck.. the play dont flow, its just constant start and stop action!
Noname:
--- Quote from: Educated Thug on November 01, 2005, 12:03:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: Mauzip on October 30, 2005, 05:41:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on October 27, 2005, 12:03:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ted187 on October 27, 2005, 12:01:49 PM ---For me, its because of those shorts. When I was like 8 and I played soccer they shorts were practically short shorts. That pretty much did it for me. :)
seriously...
From the outside looking in it's just because all they're doing is kicking a ball. I know there's a lot of strategy and skill involved in it, but from someone who hasn't grown up watching it, it just looks like some guys kicking a ball. And I don't really think it's gay... I watched the world cup. I even travelled from San Diego, CA to Minnieapolis, MN just to watch some soccer games (and chill with the family).
So basically is just what your exposed to. US=football Canada=hockey rest of the world=soccer.
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and global=basketball.
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FYO: Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.
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nope the most popular sport in the world is fishing!! :-\
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No thats not true, soccer is the biggest sport in the world.
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