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The BBC aired the Superbowl on my side of the pond over the weekend and, for the sake of research, I thought I'd watch a bit of it.
It was as bright and loud as I'd expected it to be, but, to my surprise, I found it slow. Very slow. It was like watching golf, but with cheerleaders on the side. I felt I was spending most of my time watching the decidedly large gentlemen PREPARE to play the game rather than actually PLAY it.
This might have something to do with the rules, the basics of which take up 4060 words in Wikipedia, as opposed to the 410 words used to detail the key points of Rugby; the game from which American Football originates. More rules = more debate = less game time.
Another thing I have to question is the armour. I generally don't make a point of mocking people that could easily snap me like a twig, but when said people wrap themselves in a duvet and bounce off each other like they're wearing sumo-suits, they do lose some of their menace. It's like they've seen what happens to Rugby players ([link] and communally said; "We're not leaving this locker room 'till you bring us a helmet, goggles and a sh*t load of cushions!!"
I want to know when this happened! I'm a huge fan of history, so I know American Football wasn't always this wimpy. Back in the 20s and 30s they made do with a bit of leather padding on their head, as is the full extent of (optional) armour worn by contemporary players of Rugby and Aussie "scariest bloody game in the world" Rules.
For those that will no doubt argue that AF is indeed a brutal sport and that I'm talking out of my arse again, I point you to this clip. Ireland vs Australia: [link]
Any game in which you get a mere yellow card for starting a mass brawl on pitch is a game worth watching as far as I'm concerned :)
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:iconguythefirst:
I agree, I forced my friend (football player) to watch one of my soccer games and he completely fears me now.
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:iconlorddpod:
when they started to pay them a absurd amount of money
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:iconjes-x:
Schoolyard rugby... now thats a sport, we used to play on concrete, only rule: Get Past the other team, no penalities, just sheer brute force... then again most kids who played it wasn'tall that bright (and often visited the school nurse)

that is until they tried to forbid it.. then we went on to throw frozen lumps of playdough at each other, claiming it was a snowball fight.... and yes any sport you wear armour in is for sissies - honestly, they spend half the time argueing and complaining - and yes i've watched it (this is to the people who might claim i haven't) i fell a sleep after the first half hour of biggering
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:icondeoradhain:
Shit I live in America and couldn't think much less of the sport of Football (American) its as drab to me as International Football (soccer) is for the fact you cant grab someone and sock them in the face... but then its just called Rugby... hell I'd pay to see a good Rugby game. NEED MORE BLOODSPORTS their just fun, and we all know we love 'em as kids so might as well love 'em as we get older... besides we have morphine now :D
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:iconyathe:
While I commend your willing curiosity to research the American form of rugby, I must say that this Superbowl was far from the best. A score of 17-14 does not make for an exciting game, let alone the Superbowl.
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:iconcarsinmotion:
Yes, you're correct, it's very, unbelievably dull. Rugby = Men with balls.
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:iconshiro-vii:
Jollyjack, you're my new best friend! lol. I wholeheartedly agree, American Football sucks. It's like a lot of people here have said. It's just overweight guys groping each other for an object. That's friggin' sick. I enjoy actual football where you use your feet, and rugby's pretty cool. So yeah. Screw football. lol.
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*Malignant-Librarian Mar 10, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
Dude, I remember living in London and LOVING THE RUGBY. Now I'm back in America, the place of my birth, and... well, football is boring.
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:iconbubblegumdove:
Mood: Humor ~Bubblegumdove Mar 8, 2008  Hobbyist Writer
I played rugby in school, and I remember watching an interview with an American-footballer who thought he was rock hard. Their wasn't a scratch ON the bugger! I got laid up for a week with a broken knee for godsake! But that lot stop a game if a guy gets tackled to badly! I couldn't help but laugh when I watched that broadcast, seeing all those overly padded guys thinking they were all that. I mean, it was like if I were to climb into a tank and say "See this?! All ME bitch! And that's all I need!"
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:iconrbl-m1a2tanker:
Something you might be interested in...maybe...I hope lol. [link]
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