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I agree that American pro and college football have too many commercial timeouts to keep people focused for more than a few plays at a time. If you want to see a really exciting game of American football, I recommend you watch any local High School football game for $5. It is much more entertaining and fast paced.
And the players are there for school pride (and chicks), not for the million dollar salaries. That is where you will see some real passionate football.
As a yank living in Australia, I get a lot of snide comments about what pussies American “gridiron” (what they call our football) player are. They think that because they wear all that padding, they must be a bunch of wimps. Aussie Rules Football (Footie) payers don’t wear padding.
What they fail to comprehend is that the padding also allows the other player to hit you that much harder. If they didn’t have that padding, every bone in their body would be crushed. If you want to know what it is like to be hit by an NFL rusher, stand in front of a train.
And unlike Aussie Rules and Rugy, US gridiron features full bore high-speed attacks. The game has players that were raised from birth to do nothing but kill a quarterback.
#29 “American football is all about strategy, much like chess. ”
Comparing strategy of American football and chess should be punishable by law.
#34 “#33 “but much of the strategy there is done on the fly without taking a break after every ten seconds of action so that they can get another commercial break in.”
American football has been played that way long before commercials came along. Nice try.”
That’s not a try, that’s a fact!
#36 “What they fail to comprehend is that the padding also allows the other player to hit you that much harder. ”
What you fail to comprehend is that this very same padding absorbs that hit. Try getting hit with the fist and boxing glove…
Ummm,
THERE ARE sports that draw more persons, then american sports.
Soccor, Rugby, Aussie football, even cricket draw more world wide then AMERICAN sports.
Out of 5 billion world wide, and the US not even 10% of that number, the rest of the world has ALOT better choice of what sports they wish to see, and NOT just what makes money or is broadcast on TV.
Gente ignorante!!!
Meus amigos, a America nao é o centro do mundo nem tudo gira em volta em seu redor.Cambada de palhaçoes,aprendam algo sobre as outras culturas.
America isn´t the center of the world!There are many cultures that you don´t know and have much to offer.
Morons.Instead of manipulate other countries, learn from them
I´m Portuguese
I know where´s America and you don´t know where i´m from.
Portugal não é isso! E que tal gozarem com o futebol americano!!!
Só tenho uma coisa a dizer “Graças a Deus que não sou Americano”
PORTUGAL È O MAOIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MEU ORGULHO!!!!!!!
VIVA PORTUGAL!!!
contudo o futebol americano nao xega aos calcanhares do futebol portugues!
Still, Luis Figo should think about retiring. Does anyone know if he plans a career in coaching? He’s a bright guy and might be a great coach.
American Retards…
That God bless Portugal and the Portuguese team!!
American people hates Soccer because they don’t understand it, too many rules maybe. Well, we hate american football because it’s just a bunch of rudes shocking with each other to take a ball.
Liking or disliking a sport depends on the culture of the people and the point of view of each person.