Super Bowl?

[ToTaL ITK]

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124,000,000 people might disagree with you.

74 million voted for trump...see how that's going! In other words don't put all your faith in popularity. Swifty :P

[NYCBlue]

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The truth is English,Brazilians, Germans, Ecuadoreans, Koreans and Turks as you say and many more peoples play soccer but a measure of American Football is that very few other countries apart from the US play the sport. American football is totally and absolutely dependent upon their college system which makes it, apart from its turgid lack of continuity, not economically feasible to develop it anywhere else. The only way to watch American Football with enjoyment is solely highlights.
The recent innovation of Flag Football to try and give a sort of rugby 7’s appeal is plainly not thought through.

Last year 62.5 million people outside of the US watched the Super Bowl. Not bad for a sport nobody plays.

Would you explain the "turgid lack of continuity" thing please?

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Last year 62.5 million people outside of the US watched the Super Bowl. Not bad for a sport nobody plays.

Would you explain the "turgid lack of continuity" thing please?

I'm guessing "turgid lack of continuity" means it's too stop-start?

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Last year 62.5 million people outside of the US watched the Super Bowl. Not bad for a sport nobody plays.

Would you explain the "turgid lack of continuity" thing please?

Pomeroy is absolutely right about American football (NFL) being dependent on the college system. That couldn't be replicated anywhere else in the world because of the finance involved.
On the other hand, kids can easily kick a football around in the streets of El Salvador or Sudan.

[bobh]

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an't wait to ignore it.

[the other bob wilson]

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124,000,000 people might disagree with you.

That’s only a third of the population of America.

Quite like the game, but it’s a no no for the Super Bowl for me - it’s everything I don’t want sport to be.

[the other bob wilson]

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Last year 62.5 million people outside of the US watched the Super Bowl. Not bad for a sport nobody plays.

Would you explain the "turgid lack of continuity" thing please?

One hour actual playing time in an “event” lasting three hours plus. There’s not much continuity there.

[G rangetown Blue]

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That’s only a third of the population of America.

Quite like the game, but it’s a no no for the Super Bowl for me - it’s everything I don’t want sport to be.

Only 10% of the UK population watch the FA cup final…..33% is pretty impressive in comparison.

[NYCBlue]

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I'm guessing "turgid lack of continuity" means it's too stop-start?

Oh, I see. In that case, the turgid lack of continuity is exactly why it's so commercially viable. More space for advertising. American football may not be the most popular sport in the world but it generates significantly more revenue than any other.

[pomeroy]

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Last year 62.5 million people outside of the US watched the Super Bowl. Not bad for a sport nobody plays.

Would you explain the "turgid lack of continuity" thing please?

Doesn’t take an Einstein to work that out. E.G. every time someone catches the ball, ,loses the ball, scores a touchdown the whole thing comes to a stop and players trot on, trot off and sit down with legions of their pals on the touchline perhaps catching a Gatorade or calling the wife at the touchline phone booths. When a touchdown is scored the whole team comes off and is replaced by 11 new men. Then back to the studio for the obligatory 10 minute discussion before restarting with the usual change to special teams. The Pro game roster allows for 65 players many aimlessly discussing the news of the day at the touchline. Pity the poor kicker who very infrequently gets called upon to take part in the show, comes on takes a kick and then returns to his touchline booth to continue watching Tom & Jerry cartoons. I pity even more the big guys whose job is just to push and shove , many of whom in the whole of their career never get to handle the ball let alone run with it.
Only the Yanks could devise such a game!!

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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The Americans are fecking stupid and so are their sports

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Oh, I see. In that case, the turgid lack of continuity is exactly why it's so commercially viable. More space for advertising. American football may not be the most popular sport in the world but it generates significantly more revenue than any other.

No.
The commercial influence is why it's so turgid and lacking continuity.
It could be a wonderful 'live' global spectator sport, but it never will.

BTW: I don't have any hate towards the sport. I played it myself for a few seasons. I also went to the first ever game at the old Wembley, featuring the Bears vs Cowboys.
Watched the Detroit Lions at the Pontiac Silverdome, and I have a good understanding of the game.

[pomeroy]

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We also forget that not only did the Yanks invent the world’s daftest sport but also its most boring I.e. baseball where in nine innings it’s not unusual for a side not to record a single run and where batters can go for weeks without recording a hit!!

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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We also forget that not only did the Yanks invent the world’s daftest sport but also its most boring I.e. baseball where in nine innings it’s not unusual for a side not to record a single run and where batters can go for weeks without recording a hit!!

Baseball I can just about cope with

But American Football and Basketball should be banned completely

[Harry Lime]

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Yes I like the NFL, it's one of the most socialist setups which is great considering almost everything else in the US.

The worst teams get the highest draft picks.
Strict salary cap for all teams.

Most team sports could learn something from that.

I prefer baseball though.