American football vs. Rugby

[Army of GOD]

Haha I have no freaking clue how much satire is in this thread...it seems like it's overflowing with it.

[Gypsys Kiss]

Barry Bonds is in Baseball. Same with Dan Marion.

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_F ... ted_States

I think he's blurring the distinction between the two in veiled disdain.

Still, though, they are quite different and should not be blurred together nonchalantly.

Could you also make that clear to the Americans who are confusing Rugby with football. I mean, fairs fair.

[Titanic]

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_F ... ted_States

I'm surprised theres even a topic with that in it....tbh though, its hardly an impressive list, about 10 countries have 15 teams each. Curling has a bigger worldwide appeal then that.

[DAZMCFC]

Barry Bonds is in Baseball. Same with Dan Marion.

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_F ... ted_States

i think he meant Dan Marino. he did say starred in Ace Venture.

[72o]

That's too bad. We Americans do it on the sidelines during the football games. It's awesome.

...and yet loads of Americans bitch about the hooligans in football.

whoosh. This was a joke. I used the little eye-rolling smiley... Obviously we do not fight dogs on the sidelines of games.

At least you guys produced David Beckham, he's so much less of a dooshbag than Michael Vick.

No idea who Vick is, but there are much better people then Beckham out there, he was just the best at merchandising himself.

whoosh whoosh. Since you don't know who Vick is, you are eligible for a pass on the previous remark. The claim that 'Rugby has a long history of not fighting dogs to the death' was obviously a jab at Michael Vick, who is the only American Football player known for such an act. And I used the eye-roll again, because Beckham is a dooshbag. I don't know any rugby players, or I'd have used one as an example.

That's because enough people care about football to put it on TV. Rugby players and team owners don't have to worry about those pesky fans, or endorsements, or advertising.

Football is the most popular game in the world, the world cup final is watched by over 2bn people, yet it hasn't sold itself out to corporatism.

I thought we were talking about Rugby.

I know that soccer is popular all over the world. The jury is still out on their selling out...there are commercials during matches and advertising banners all over the jerseys and the sidelines of the "pitch". At least every NFL team uses their logo and their team name on their uniforms, and not Vodafone or something similar in huge letters. Other than the color, I don't know how you soccer fans can tell which team is yours.

The world stage? Where is that exactly? How come no one in America knows the name of the reigning Rugby world champions? I bet even you know who won the Super Bowl this year.

And pretty much every state has a team, or two, or dozens, depending on whether you're talking college or NFL. Also, keep in mind, we have individual states that dwarf your little nation in area and population.

The rugby world cup possibly....? I have no idea who won the super bowl (even though I watched it), but Arizona Cardinal lost right? Btw, what state in the USA has a larger population then the UK?

Who watches the rugby world cup? Edit: I found a link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7055234.stm 15.8 million people. That's about one-sixth of the number of viewers of the Super Bowl. http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/02 ... -view.html

Yes, the Super Bowl was won by the Pittsburgh Steelers, over the Arizona Cardinals.

Ok, I exaggerated on a single state being bigger than the UK. California at about 40m, the UK at about 60. So you are 1 and a half Californias.

[Symmetry]

Is it time for another top ten? I think it might well be:

10) Rugby players don't need the lines numbered to tell them where they are.

9) Rugby games don't stop when someone gets pushed over. On the contrary- that's when the big guys pile in.

8 ) If betting on dog fighting so rare in American football, how come stadiums advertise that they have the hot dogs?

7) Do the New York Jets even play in New York?

6) Oliver Stone will never make a movie about rugby.

5) One sport has the Oakland Raiders. The other does not.

4) Rugby referees generally avoid all forms of mime and interpretive dance while explaining penalty decisions. Flag on the play! It's a man in a box? He's climbing a ladder? 5 yard penalty!

3) Rugby teams buy players. American football teams that do badly get to draft the best new players from college. That, my friends, is communism.

2) Rugby teams almost always have a couple of hookers on the field. If that's not a perk, I don't know what is.

1) When a rugby team scores, it's not considered a good idea to replace all the players.

[thegreekdog]

The Jets play in New York at least once a year (when they travel to Buffalo to play the Bills).

Other than that, I'm good with all of symmetry's lists. And I'm a rabid football (US) fan.

[72o]

Is it time for another top ten? I think it might well be:

10) Rugby players don't need the lines numbered to tell them where they are.

9) Rugby games don't stop when someone gets pushed over. On the contrary- that's when the big guys pile in.

8 ) If betting on dog fighting so rare in American football, how come stadiums advertise that they have the hot dogs?

7) Do the New York Jets even play in New York?

6) Oliver Stone will never make a movie about rugby.

5) One sport has the Oakland Raiders. The other does not.

4) Rugby referees generally avoid all forms of mime and interpretive dance while explaining penalty decisions. Flag on the play! It's a man in a box? He's climbing a ladder? 5 yard penalty!

3) Rugby teams buy players. American football teams that do badly get to draft the best new players from college. That, my friends, is communism.

2) Rugby teams almost always have a couple of hookers on the field. If that's not a perk, I don't know what is.

1) When a rugby team scores, it's not considered a good idea to replace all the players.

This list is WIN. Good ones Symmetry.

[Symmetry]

Is it time for another top ten? I think it might well be:

10) Rugby players don't need the lines numbered to tell them where they are.

9) Rugby games don't stop when someone gets pushed over. On the contrary- that's when the big guys pile in.

8 ) If betting on dog fighting so rare in American football, how come stadiums advertise that they have the hot dogs?

7) Do the New York Jets even play in New York?

6) Oliver Stone will never make a movie about rugby.

5) One sport has the Oakland Raiders. The other does not.

4) Rugby referees generally avoid all forms of mime and interpretive dance while explaining penalty decisions. Flag on the play! It's a man in a box? He's climbing a ladder? 5 yard penalty!

3) Rugby teams buy players. American football teams that do badly get to draft the best new players from college. That, my friends, is communism.

2) Rugby teams almost always have a couple of hookers on the field. If that's not a perk, I don't know what is.

1) When a rugby team scores, it's not considered a good idea to replace all the players.

This list is WIN. Good ones Symmetry.

Awesome- I was getting a bit worried that I might have pissed you off- not my intention at all- I love the NFL.

[72o]

No, I don't typically get pissed off on the interwebz, if I don't like it I just don't read it. The first list was disparaging to America's real favorite pastime (does anyone even follow baseball anymore? the season is like 2000 games long!) without being funny. The second was funny, without leaving me any good comebacks.

[Symmetry]

Fair enough- I didn't leave any context for it to be read in. I was going for a Letterman type thing. You know- back when he was funny.

Still kind of hoping for a top ten on why AF is awesome though.

[Titanic]

No, I don't typically get pissed off on the interwebz, if I don't like it I just don't read it. The first list was disparaging to America's real favorite pastime (does anyone even follow baseball anymore? the season is like 2000 games long!) without being funny. The second was funny, without leaving me any good comebacks.

Yer I read that somewhere else. How many games a season does each team play? Is it like 3 a week or something?

[thegreekdog]

Baseball teams typically play a game each day, with various days off (I think 2 or 3 a month).

[jotheconqueror]

Each team plays 162 regular season games, and the season must span between 178 and 183 days. So it's basically one a day.

There are 30 teams. So that's 2430 baseball games in the regular season. Not to mention exhibition games, the all-star game, and the postseason playoffs.

It's ridiculous.

[Titanic]

Thats insane...how do they manage to get large attendances for so many games?

[thegreekdog]

Thats insane...how do they manage to get large attendances for so many games?

Not all teams do. Many teams (for example the Florida Marlins) sell barely 10,000 tickets.

[Army of GOD]

Still kind of hoping for a top ten on why AF is awesome though.

Here goes nothing?

10. How many nipples do people fol. lowing rugby get to see during the championship?

9. Football players try to avoid sacks and get sacks. They promote, and discourage homosexuality simultaneously.

8. Football's Wikipedia page is longer.

7. I know nothing about rugby.

6. I signed up for Intramural Football and Club Rugby, but I didn't show up to any of the rugby practices because I didn't feel like going.

5. I'm bad at making lists.

4. The Broncos are awesome and play FOOTBALL and not RUGBY.

3. 'Cuz we're in AMURIKA and RUGBY is for TEA-DRINKING, "PITCH"-SAYING, SHAKESPEARE-READING BRITS!!!!!!!!! (and others).

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZCCAqoSwY

*drumroll*

And the number one reason why rugby...erm...FOOTBALL! is better than RUGBY:

1. So we can all laugh at how much the Detroit Lions suck!

[Titanic]

Excellent response...no idea how rugby could have been considered the better game...

[DAZMCFC]

Who watches the rugby world cup? Edit: I found a link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7055234.stm 15.8 million people. That's about one-sixth of the number of viewers of the Super Bowl. http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/02 ... -view.html

actually that is just the British audience. then add the South African(who won it), French, Italian, Australian, New Zealand, Japanese, Argentinain, Canadian, Tongan, Western Samaon, Irish and even some Americans and many other Pacific islands and it might be a lot closer to the Super bowl figure.

[Titanic]

Who watches the rugby world cup? Edit: I found a link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7055234.stm 15.8 million people. That's about one-sixth of the number of viewers of the Super Bowl. http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/02 ... -view.html

actually that is just the British audience. then add the South African(who won it), French, Italian, Australian, New Zealand, Japanese, Argentinain, Canadian, Tongan, Western Samaon, Irish and even some Americans and many other Pacific islands and it might be a lot closer to the Super bowl figure.

Thats about 1,000 right?

[Gypsys Kiss]

Still kind of hoping for a top ten on why AF is awesome though.

Here goes nothing?

10. How many nipples do people fol. lowing rugby get to see during the championship?
Ahhh...if only you had used the word 'tits' instesd of nipples
9. Football players try to avoid sacks and get sacks. They promote, and discourage homosexuality simultaneously.
You've obviously never seen a scrum
8. Football's Wikipedia page is longer.
It's not the size, but what you do with it
7. I know nothing about rugby.
You dont know what you're missing
6. I signed up for Intramural Football and Club Rugby, but I didn't show up to any of the rugby practices because I didn't feel like going.

5. I'm bad at making lists.
Ditto
4. The Broncos are awesome and play FOOTBALL and not RUGBY.

3. 'Cuz we're in AMURIKA and RUGBY is for TEA-DRINKING, "PITCH"-SAYING, SHAKESPEARE-READING BRITS!!!!!!!!! (and others).
Now if you had said beer drinking, you might have been on to something
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZCCAqoSwY
They were very nearly playing rugby
*drumroll*

And the number one reason why rugby...erm...FOOTBALL! is better than RUGBY:

1. So we can all laugh at how much the Detroit Lions suck!
ummm.....yep...you got me on that one

[Army of GOD]

Ok...so ONE semi-popular women's sport...

whooooops

[Lootifer]

lol at younger AoG

[Army of GOD]

lol at younger AoG

Nothing more embarrassing than my younger internet persona

[Symmetry]

Pretty much why there's football and American football, but there's no rugby and American rugby.

Aww. there might be, but let's face it, even if it does exist, who else would play it?