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Post by brooks on Oct 27, 2013 12:24:35 GMT -5
GOOOOOOOOOO 49er's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO   |
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Post by Bara on Oct 28, 2013 5:54:39 GMT -5
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Post by brooks on Oct 28, 2013 11:12:51 GMT -5
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Post by ZenRider on Oct 28, 2013 11:18:47 GMT -5
Well, if you go to the reply button on the right it takes you to the reply box that has the smileys you can click on. Or you can use the keyboard : ) without the space =  : P =  |
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Post by ZenRider on Oct 28, 2013 11:24:12 GMT -5
Hahaha, Brooks beat me while I was trying to make an arrow to the Reply button on the right. |
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Post by ZenRider on Oct 28, 2013 11:26:49 GMT -5
Did that photographer pee his pants?
You are doomed Bara. Gone will be the fast action game of football/soccer, in will be the slow action game of American football, where there is time for more commercials and guys to think they are part of the game by trying to guess what the team with the ball will do next. Will they pass, run, punt or just let the Quarterback get sacked again. Boring.
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Post by Bara on Oct 29, 2013 10:12:07 GMT -5
Ah. You've never watched Cricket.
I once played Rounders. Does that count? What the flip is the difference between Baseball, Cricket and Rounders?
One person with a bat. One person with a ball - and lots of people running all over the place, picking up the ball and hurling it -
- and speaking of 'Hurling' ...
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Post by brooks on Oct 29, 2013 12:05:23 GMT -5
More likely Zen he spilled his beer Hahahahahaha
Never watch Cricket, have no idea what Rounders is!!! I have watched Soccer and Rugby.
I was raised on Football(America style).
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Post by Bara on Oct 29, 2013 13:05:26 GMT -5
OK. Well, as you've probably gathered, I'm not sporty.
Why is it called 'football' when they don't foot the ball? Serious question.
They seem to grab the
ball up in their arms and power through the opposition. Looks a lot more like Rugby to me.
Large, sweaty men charging into large, sweaty men ...
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Post by brooks on Oct 29, 2013 13:39:35 GMT -5
OK. Why is it called 'football' when they don't foot the ball? Serious question. They seem to grab the ball up in their arms and power through the opposition. Looks a lot more like Rugby to me. Large, sweaty men charging into large, sweaty men ... The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal and/or run over a line. American football resulted from several major divergences from rugby, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp, considered the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of the line of scrimmage and of down-and-distance rules.[1][2][3] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gameplay developments by college coaches such as Eddie Cochems, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Knute Rockne, and Glenn "Pop" Warner helped take advantage of the newly introduced forward pass. The popularity of college football grew as it became the dominant version of the sport in the United States for the first half of the 20th century. Bowl games, a college football tradition, attracted a national audience for college teams. Boosted by fierce rivalries, college football still holds widespread appeal in the US. |
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Post by ZenRider on Oct 30, 2013 10:49:32 GMT -5
OK. Well, as you've probably gathered, I'm not sporty. Why is it called 'football' when they don't foot the ball? Serious question. They seem to grab the ball up in their arms and power through the opposition. Looks a lot more like Rugby to me. Large, sweaty men charging into large, sweaty men ... Because they couldn't think of anything else? It was easier then calling it a Divergence From Rugby? Because some Americans can't come up with an original thought? Oblong Ball would have been a much more creative name.  |
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Post by Bara on Oct 30, 2013 13:06:36 GMT -5
Now, Zen, that's not fair.
'Eddie Cochems, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Knute Rockne, and Glenn "Pop" Warner'. Knute is a Viking for sure!
Glad to hear that it DID come from Rugby, Brooks. I'd always wondered.
Having said that, there are two games of Rugby over here. Association Rugby and Rugby Union. And no. I don't know. One of them has more players than the other. And other stuff.
And then, of course, there's Basketball and Netball. Same thing? No. My Outlaws all play Basketball (even the girls). They laughed at me when I said I'd had to play Netball at school.
Tcch.
ps : Rugby balls are oblong.
pps: And the story my Ex tells of his school days on the Rugby field. In the 'scrum' (which I think may be like your scrimmage?) It's the start of the match, where they're all piled on top of each other over the ball. Someone was heard to shout : "Would you PLEASE take your b***s out of my hand?" The scrum broke apart .... :-)
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