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Don't understand the appeal?
And that’s fine.
People don’t need to like everything.
never watched it... yank vehicle for advertising(as is all their sports)
I don't understand the question.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy Blue in Berkshire
Think he’s asking for someone who likes the game to explain why. For instance, I like following and watching boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I find it both exciting and educational when boxers who train hard most of the yr, pit their skills, punching power, balance, hand speed and all round boxing ability against an opponent (usually about the same weight) under a certain set of rules, and try to become one of the best in the world in their division.
Not everyone’s cup of tea though.
I quite like the NFL but the superbowl just annoys me, I don't care about any team in particular, it's late, sack off the halftime show and get on with it. I will probably watch the first half and go to sleep
It's got a chess-like appeal but the hype, ad breaks and showbiz drawing it out over three hours is too much to bear. An edited version of just the play and lasting an hour would be good.
Each year I give it various amounts of viewing, usually I can't get into it.
Think it was the year before last though that I enjoyed it, very close match.
It's more a cultural event than a sports match, if viewing it with that mindset I think it can be appreciated by a lot of people that wouldn't usually enjoy the sport itself. Probably a good laugh with a few mates and beers.
Saturday night would be better if I can make a request.
The best way to watch it. I’ll avoid the result until the morning, then watch the extended highlights show which is normally 40-45 minutes and only has the plays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
The actual game KO is 11:30pm
124,000,000 people might disagree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
The actual sport is great but yes the endless stops in play are unbearable. I'd watch it if I didn't have work in the morning thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Forget sacking the quarterback, sack whoever sorts out the off field entertainment.
You, of course, are the mirror image of the many Americans who complain that soccer is boring, with its "endless passing, stupid offside rule and low, low, low scoring." It does little good to point out that peoples as culturally diverse as the English, Brazilians, Germans, Ecuadorians, Koreans and Turks find it gripping. They just don't get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy Blue in Berkshire
Here's the truth: If your parents had emigrated to Kansas City, and you had been born and raised there, chances are you would be absolutely on fire for today's game. It's what you know and where you're from.
Bit like language, really. Germans may sound guttural and rough, but to them it's all poetry.
So just like an American version of the Premier League?Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmyscoular
The recent innovation of Flag Football to try and give a sort of rugby 7’s appeal is plainly not thought through.
74 million voted for trump...see how that's going! In other words don't put all your faith in popularity. Swifty :PQuote:
Originally Posted by G rangetown Blue
Last year 62.5 million people outside of the US watched the Super Bowl. Not bad for a sport nobody plays.Quote:
Originally Posted by pomeroy
Would you explain the "turgid lack of continuity" thing please?
I'm guessing "turgid lack of continuity" means it's too stop-start?Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
On the other hand, kids can easily kick a football around in the streets of El Salvador or Sudan.
an't wait to ignore it.
That’s only a third of the population of America.Quote:
Originally Posted by G rangetown Blue
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.
One hour actual playing time in an “event” lasting three hours plus. There’s not much continuity there.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Only 10% of the UK population watch the FA cup final…..33% is pretty impressive in comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Only the Yanks could devise such a game!!
The Americans are fecking stupid and so are their sports
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
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.
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 withQuote:
Originally Posted by pomeroy
But American Football and Basketball should be banned completely
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.
We can all watch cricket for 5 days instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Ah, Cricket!Quote:
Originally Posted by G rangetown Blue
The game that can last 5 days,
teams finish with different scores,
and call it a draw!!
I would rather watch cricket , which I find boring , than American football or basketball
I would rather eat tinned ravioli than watch American football
Good game so far, KC Chiefs struggling a bit, which I wasn't expecting.
I find baseball a great game to watch. Cricket on the other hand is just stupid. What sort of game pauses for a cup of tea and some sandwiches? Should be banned.
Have you ever watched cricket?Quote:
Originally Posted by pomeroy
A bit? They were completely overrun from the Eagles second possession onwards. The final score flattered them immensely. It was a rout.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
My least favourite American sport is Basketball where a game seems to be decided by how many times a team doesn’t score when it attacks. I don’t see that making it hard to score is a bad thing in a sport - quite the opposite actually (unless you’re talking about the Eton Wall Game!).Quote:
Originally Posted by pomeroy
Just listened to a review of the Superbowl on Radio 5 and, to end, the reporter at the game was asked what would be her 'takeaway" from the weekend, the single stand out thing she'll remember all of her life and she replied "the occasion". There you have it, sadly, it's on the increase all over the world, but it's so typically American to turn sporting contests into events - it's as if they don't believe the sport is strong enough to survive by itself, it has to be turned into an event with all sorts of peripherals to carry it. Mind you, judging by what I've heard about the game, maybe the organisers needed the half time show and all the rest of the extras this year!
Something like the 6 nations games in Cardiff?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson