It's the only major sport where a third of the team is on the verge of a heart attack at any given moment.

It takes almost four hours to play an hour-long game because the heart patients have to stop every five seconds.

6/10/2006 11:19:54 PM

haha

6/10/2006 11:27:12 PM

explosivity is much better than sustained mediocrity anyday

6/10/2006 11:27:25 PM

I hate football. And by football I mean futbol.

6/10/2006 11:29:33 PM

if u hate football your gay












physically
mentally
and emotionally

6/11/2006 9:36:17 AM

if you hate football, you're gay












physically
mentally
and emotionally

6/11/2006 10:24:00 AM

I'd say it's my 5th favorite sport.. behind baseball, hockey, soccer, and basketball.

I love college football though.. but I'd rather watch a golf major or tennis grand slam final then your run of the mill (non-Jets) NFL reg. season game.

[Edited on June 11, 2006 at 10:33 AM. Reason : x]

6/11/2006 10:24:54 AM

I'd sooner watch curling than non-NC State football.

6/11/2006 10:27:59 AM

this thread supports terrorism

6/11/2006 10:28:05 AM

^Agreed.

Blasphemy.

Football is the greatest sport on the planet. Full-contact, live-action chess.

Heart, intellect, and physical ability are all three required more than any other sport.

[Edited on June 11, 2006 at 3:39 PM. Reason : sp]

6/11/2006 2:59:24 PM

explosivity is much better than sustained mediocrity anyday

6/11/2006 3:01:30 PM

i'd say you need all three for any sport that has contact as well as many that do not.....but football is a damn great sport...next to hockey..but then again you can't beat a warm saturday in south bend

6/11/2006 3:06:50 PM

next to hockey? GTFO

6/11/2006 3:23:58 PM

^^ a cold and snowy day in south bend

6/11/2006 3:36:09 PM

Quote :

"explosivity is much better than sustained mediocrity anyday"

6/11/2006 3:39:50 PM

no matter what the weather is.....you can't beat a saturday in south bend when the Irish are playin...is it august yet?...oh yeah.....UNC has the balls to play the irish this year on my birthday weekend...hah! That will be a great win as an NCSU grad

6/11/2006 3:49:52 PM

as a ncsu/nd grad, I cant wait for that unc game

6/11/2006 3:56:53 PM

do you hate the sport because you were too pathetic to play on your high school team? I bet so.

6/11/2006 4:01:52 PM

not tuff enuff

6/11/2006 4:02:45 PM

Hate the networks, not the game.

Football is great overall, but it could be so much better. NFL has turned into a horrible product but people still love it.
Its hard to actually find the game. For every 4-5 plays, you get 10 minutes of commercials and another 10 minutes of other stuff including replays, which are brought to you by.....
And, keep that clock running. Don't let the game get in the way of advertising.
Not to mention too many teams, free agency, etc.
NFL is terrible, but football is great.

College football is a lot more "pure" for lack of a better word. I hate college OT but can live with it. I'd rather have ties in reg. season, and a tourney. The post-season is such a joke. Such a let down to a great season.
Biggest rule change should be to not stop the clock after every first down. Just do that inside 2 mins of each half. Games wouldn't have to take 4 hours.

People bitch about college players having to "play 2 extra games" if there was a tourney....but don't care that they have to play about 12 extra hours during the season. Thats about 4 games, if my math is right.

6/11/2006 4:02:53 PM

how the fuck is this shit not already locked? If I made a "I hate vinylbandit" thread it would get locked, despite the fact that it would make a lot more sense than this thread

6/11/2006 4:03:28 PM

Quote :

"do you hate the sport because you were too pathetic to play on your high school team? I bet so."

Why do people always say this? I don't hate football though it certainly isn't one of my favorite sports but I was without doubt athletic enough to play it despite my size.. I just was more into baseball and hockey..

6/11/2006 4:05:51 PM

American 'Football' is a whimpy sport comapared to Rugby.


Hockey > Rugby > Football > Baseball > American Football > Basketball.

6/11/2006 4:48:59 PM

Hockey > *

6/11/2006 8:24:50 PM

Quote :

"Hockey > *"

6/11/2006 8:29:12 PM

as far as toughness

rugby>hockey>football>baseball>basketball>poker>spelling bee>Iron Chef>american football

[Edited on June 11, 2006 at 9:11 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2006 9:10:55 PM

^ I mostly agree with that , my ranking was just my general preference, but there is no sport quite as physical as rugby.

6/11/2006 9:37:44 PM

You can lock this thread if you want. I don't hate football. I do find it extremely boring on the whole, but that's just me. I'm just tired of people ranting about hating hockey and soccer because they don't know what to look at.

6/11/2006 10:40:35 PM

Say NO to this thread.

6/11/2006 10:41:46 PM

I feel like this thread was created by someone other than vinylbandit

you are one of my favorite ST posters, and then you go and do something like this

6/12/2006 3:34:57 AM

DDDAAWWWWW.

Like I said, I don't really hate football. You'd have to pay me to watch any team other than NC State, but I completely understand how it's become so popular.

1. They stop every five seconds. Plenty of time to get a beer and take a piss any time you want.
2. Stopping after every play allows immediate analysis, so Joe Sixpack has time to figure out (or have explained to him) what was going on from a strategic/technical perspective. The faster sports don't have these opportunities, so a casual fan who doesn't study the game can get lost in a hurry.
3. There are people of every shape and size playing pro football. There are no fat guys playing soccer other than Ailton.

Beardawg says that heart, physical ability, and intellect are required more in football than any other sport. I won't argue heart on general principle, no matter how true it might be. Physical ability all seems relative. Sure, offensive lineman spend 15 minutes of active time trying to block some uberstrong guys, but they're not running while they do it in most cases. The physical ability needed to block for 15 minutes is completely different from that needed to run for 90 or skate flat-out for 30, but I think it's silly to say one is more difficult than the other. I understand why they weigh linemen down with fat, but I think it's funny to argue for their value as physical specimens at that point. Skill players aren't any more well-built than elite athletes in other sports. As for intellect, I think it's less intense. Quarterback is undeniably one of the hardest positions in sports. Knowing all the plays, reading defenses, checking receivers, all while worrying about getting smashed is terribly difficult. Similarly, defenders have to be on top of things as to not be outsmarted by the wideouts. Still, at the end of each play, the thought process ends. The dynamic nature of the faster sports means that one can never stop thinking, and can't rely on the baseline of each offensive play or defensive scheme in dealing with the movement of play.

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6/12/2006 10:43:55 AM

I find American football too slow for my needs. And I don't see why they call it full contact when they wear so much padding... I know people can get hurt pretty badly but still.

6/12/2006 10:58:47 AM

college hoop>>college football>nfl>>>>>>>>>>>>>nba>nhl>>>>>>>>>mlb>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>soccer

6/12/2006 12:19:55 PM

if u hate football your gay












physically
mentally
and emotionally

6/12/2006 5:15:51 PM

College BBall>Pro Football>>NBA>>>>>Soccer>>MLB>NHL>>>IRL>Boxing>Tennis

6/12/2006 5:58:25 PM

Quote :

"NFL is terrible"

you are a fucking idiot

or at least that statement is completely idiotic

6/12/2006 6:01:28 PM

College Fball>College Baseball>NFL>MLB>NHL>Boxing>College BaketBall>Soccer>NBA

6/12/2006 6:02:20 PM

Quote :

"College Baseball>NFL"

ok go ahead and leave sports talk

6/12/2006 6:02:42 PM

go ahead and play with my balls

6/12/2006 7:25:57 PM

you must've played college baseball in which case i could hear where you're coming from

if not, then you're retarded

6/12/2006 7:27:03 PM

no, i enjoy the NFL (esp. Panthers) don't get me wrong, however college sports offer a unique atmosphere... i'm not a basketball fan though, so no college basketball high in the ranks

6/12/2006 7:34:46 PM

> *

6/12/2006 8:50:33 PM

if u hate football your gay












physically
mentally
and emotionally

6/12/2006 11:11:16 PM

if u hate soccer
you hate life

6/13/2006 12:32:53 AM

none of yall love football enough to play it every one in awhile

6/13/2006 3:00:08 PM

Soccer can be plenty explosive too morons.

6/13/2006 3:04:50 PM

I hate f00tball

i mean soccer

6/13/2006 3:09:49 PM

^you mean futbol.

6/14/2006 1:56:52 AM

There's so many "you've got to be fucking kidding me's" In this thread that I had to restart my computer.

6/14/2006 2:03:27 AM

THEN LOCK THE THREAD.

DO IT!

DO IT, AULD MAID!

DO IT!!

6/14/2006 2:05:02 AM