Football Season is upon us

What bullE36 M3. Just eliminate the kickoff and say everyone will start from the 20. Yes, it was dangerous. Yes, that's why it's entertaining.

I fell asleep...

Osterkraut wrote: Oh man, rugby fans are even worse than soccer fans! "Ooooh, rugby is so much more hardcore"! But then you look at retirement ages in football vs rugby, where Farve is some ancient freak, but 40 isn't too unheard of for a rugby player. Pad and helmets, in the end, make for way more destruction on the body. That said, ruby is pretty cool, I like the pace.

I can't figure out why the guys who play rugby last so long in the game. If you ever see the "spec sheet" on what gets broken on them in the course of their carreers... it is almost amazing they can walk at all.

This past spring I was watching some 5 man rugby games in Philly. 15 minute games that only stopped if blood was spilled on the field. The one navy guy had his head split open. They closed the wound with a stapler and sent him back out

"They're going too far. They're changing the whole fun of the game," Hester said Tuesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show." "Fans come out -- especially in Chicago -- to see returns. That's one of the key assets to the team. Fans [like] our big returns. You take that out of the game, not only do they kick it out of bounds when it's time to punt the ball, now you get the disadvantage on kickoffs. We felt we were guaranteed [a chance] on kickoff returns and now you're taking that away, it's like you're taking the whole return game out of the picture."

I agree with this. If returners are not worried about it before the rule change why change it.

It's not like they aren't aware of it, they understand the risks involved in being paid to play football. jealous

Osterkraut wrote: As for the nomenclature, do you call fuel "petrol'? Most likely not, unless you're a ponce. You say "gas." So why wouldn't you say "football"

Sorry gotta do it

0.1% of the game the ball is in contact with a foot. Not enough to name the game after it. When I go to the restroom to take a leak I don't describe it as "operate my zipper"

But you do call it taking a dump, while you are, in fact, leaving it.

Osterkraut wrote: As for the nomenclature, do you call fuel "petrol'? Most likely not, unless you're a ponce. You say "gas." So why wouldn't you say "football" and "soccer"?

I've never heard that word used as a description.

Heard of Ponce de Leon, as well as Ponce, PR.

So I can use it in the future, what is a ponce?

(as a side note, if you don't like something, you do have the option of changing the channel. Or even turning it off... just sain)

alfadriver wrote:

Osterkraut wrote: As for the nomenclature, do you call fuel "petrol'? Most likely not, unless you're a ponce. You say "gas." So why wouldn't you say "football" and "soccer"?

I've never heard that word used as a description. Heard of Ponce de Leon, as well as Ponce, PR. So I can use it in the future, what is a ponce? (as a side note, if you don't like something, you do have the option of changing the channel. Or even turning it off... just sain)

I think he just accidentally hit "e" instead of "h."

In reply to poopshovel:

that would make sense