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Lloyd M.
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| Bullocks2 wrote: | There is wealthy and there is famous. Fame comes with popularity and Football is popular world wide and that popularity shows no signs of waning, if anything football is still growing.
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Big deal. All manner of crackpot ideas are very popular worldwide.
If I recall correctly, the first time Denver's MLS team played Beckham's team, when Beckham was well enough to play, we (as my son would say) "owned" them, something like 4 to 1
All the power to Beckham to get paid a bazillion dollars to barely be able to play the game any more.
| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | Ah, but here in the states there are alot of kids playing it.
The joke goes that the reason so many kids play Soccer is so they don't have to Watch it  |
You got that right. Hockey games are usually low scoring, and they are usually quite stimulating. Soccer is BO-RING!
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| mohrorless wrote: | | I seem to recall that baseball has a GROWING following around the world. |
I saw a documentary about the price they pay to play baseball at the High School level in Japan. Spooky. It amounted to almost a boarding school, they hardly spent any time on academics, and practiced something like seven hours a day.
Then they went to a national tournament.
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| Lloyd M. wrote: | | Soccer is BO-RING! |
That is NFL hasn't taken off, 3 hours to play 60 minutes and most of the players are physical freaks.It is like watching paint dry!
It is often asked how many of your NFL superstars would last 90 mins playing rugby. Those guys have NO BODY ARMOUR
As for Beckham and the like only players well past their peak want to play in a Mickey Mouse league despite to cash on offer.
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| Bullocks2 wrote: |
As for Beckham and the like only players well past their peak want to play in a Mickey Mouse league despite to cash on offer. |
1 Million dollars a week?!!!
You can call me any names you like if you pay me that.............
Hell, I will even be the Lions Spokesman!
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| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: |
1 Million dollars a week?!!![/b]
You can call me any names you like if you pay me that.............
Hell, I will even be the Lions Spokesman! |
But you still only get players coming to the end of their careers. Even many of your own best players prefer to play elsewhere. To be the best you need to play the best. It is easy being world Champions if you are the only real players of anything!
Would the USA play Bangladesh at Kabadi?
And on point, Becks is trying to lengthen his career as an England sub by playing in Italy as well.
And the final word on the US fotball scene is it will never catch on until your TV stations realise that some games can't be stopped just to allow for extra commercial advertising.
But check this out for info.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_most_popular_sport_in_the_world
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| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| Bullocks2 wrote: |
It is often asked how many of your NFL superstars would last 90 mins playing rugby. Those guys have NO BODY ARMOUR
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No teeth, no brains...
| Bullocks2 wrote: | And the final word on the US fotball scene is it will never catch on until your TV stations realise that some games can't be stopped just to allow for extra commercial advertising.
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You want extra commercials, watch the Super Bowl. Most regular games don't add much time for extra commercials.
Final Point. American Football Teams have Cheerleaders:
'nuff said...
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Ahh, But there are Websites devoted to cheerleaders where they aren't interrupted by Huge men chasing a pig skin.
You may have hit on one of the main problems, Sir...
The Lions have never had a dedicated cheerleader squad............ 
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You need cheerleaders to take away the boredom. 
Fair point about the ruby players but your gridiron is a rugby based game.
I hate rugby as well  But I bet most were surprised at the popularity of Cricket, but there are about 4 Indians and Pakistanis to every American
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| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | Ahh, But there are Websites devoted to cheerleaders where they aren't interrupted by Huge men chasing a pig skin.
You may have hit on one of the main problems, Sir...
The Lions have never had a dedicated cheerleader squad............ |
Got to admit- the man has a point!
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| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | You may have hit on one of the main problems, Sir...
The Lions have never had a dedicated cheerleader squad............ |
Really?!?!?!?!?
Wow that sucks...
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***2009 LIONS SCHEDULE***
September
14..........Squirrel Rapids Middle School
21..........Cub Scout Troop #101
28..........Detroit Blind Academy
October
05..........Spanish American War Vets
12..........Crippled Children's Home
19..........Eloise Mental Hospital
26..........Girl Scout Troop #353
November
02..........Detroit Venereal Disease Clinic
09..........Troy Boys Choir
16..........Korean Amputees
SPECIAL MONDAY NIGHT GAME
December
08..........Flint Boys Club
***RULE CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR***
1. When playing polio patients, the Lions must not disconnect knee braces.
2. When playing the Blind Academy, the Lions must not hide the football
under their jerseys.
3. A touchtown (this is when the ball is actually carried over the goal line
for all you Lions fans that have never seen this) is still worth 6 points.
4. The Lions will be allowed 20 men on the field at all times.
5. The Lions will be allowed to substitute with band members at any time.
6. The Lions will be awarded 10 time outs as opposed to 3 for the opposing
team.
7. The Lions will be awarded a first down with each gain of three yards or
more, instead of the usual ten yards.
***NAME CHANGE***
The Detroit Lions will be changed to the "Detroit Tampons" as they are only
good for one period and have no second string.
***COACHING CHANGES***
Rod Marinelli will be replaced by Monica Lewinsky. She will no doubt blow
a few, but she certainly won't choke on the big ones.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | ***2009 LIONS SCHEDULE***
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That's sad.
I just changed Detroit to Cleveland, and Lions to Browns and sent it to all my friends.
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| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | ***2009 LIONS SCHEDULE***
September
14..........Squirrel Rapids Middle School
21..........Cub Scout Troop #101
28..........Detroit Blind Academy
October
05..........Spanish American War Vets
12..........Crippled Children's Home
19..........Eloise Mental Hospital
26..........Girl Scout Troop #353
November
02..........Detroit Venereal Disease Clinic
09..........Troy Boys Choir
16..........Korean Amputees
SPECIAL MONDAY NIGHT GAME
December
08..........Flint Boys Club
***RULE CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR***
1. When playing polio patients, the Lions must not disconnect knee braces.
2. When playing the Blind Academy, the Lions must not hide the football
under their jerseys.
3. A touchtown (this is when the ball is actually carried over the goal line
for all you Lions fans that have never seen this) is still worth 6 points.
4. The Lions will be allowed 20 men on the field at all times.
5. The Lions will be allowed to substitute with band members at any time.
6. The Lions will be awarded 10 time outs as opposed to 3 for the opposing
team.
7. The Lions will be awarded a first down with each gain of three yards or
more, instead of the usual ten yards.
***NAME CHANGE***
The Detroit Lions will be changed to the "Detroit Tampons" as they are only
good for one period and have no second string.
***COACHING CHANGES***
Rod Marinelli will be replaced by Monica Lewinsky. She will no doubt blow
a few, but she certainly won't choke on the big ones. |
I suspect they won't make the playoff then either...
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Lloyd M.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Bullocks2 wrote: |
And the final word on the US fotball scene is it will never catch on until your TV stations realise that some games can't be stopped just to allow for extra commercial advertising.
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"(F)inal word" Ha!
And just what do you think NFL Football is for?
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| Lloyd M. wrote: | | Soccer is BO-RING! |
| Bullocks2 wrote: | | That is NFL hasn't taken off, |
Whatever you mean by "taken off", who cares?
| Bullocks2 wrote: | | 3 hours to play 60 minutes |
Not necessarily. And with soccer, it just SEEMS like 3 hours. Or maybe 3 days.
| Bullocks2 wrote: | | and most of the players are physical freaks. |
By what standard? Compared to, say, Olympic atheletes?
| Bullocks2 wrote: | | It is like watching paint dry! |
Clearly, you didn't see Eddie Royal make mincemeat out of the San Diego defense in his NFL debut.
| Bullocks2 wrote: | It is often asked how many of your NFL superstars would last 90 mins playing rugby. Those guys have NO BODY ARMOUR
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1) If you think the pads actually protect players from the physical abuse they recieve, ask the 7 (yes SEVEN) Broncos running backs that were sidelined with injuries by the end of this season.
2) NFL players are "physical freaks", remember? I'd match any NFL Defensive tackle with any rugby player you want.
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| Bullocks2 wrote: | | But you still only get players coming to the end of their careers. |
So, an MLS team pays a faded superstar an exhorbitant amount of money to try to create some excitement about the sport, and essentially there still isn't any, because it's not an exciting sport.
| Bullocks2 wrote: | | Even many of your own best players prefer to play elsewhere. |
Maybe they just know we have far better pro sports to play in the U.S.! 
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| Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | You may have hit on one of the main problems, Sir...
The Lions have never had a dedicated cheerleader squad............ |
Wow! No wonder they had such a bad record LOL
Maybe they can hire Mike Shanahan, though it would take a lot to do it next season.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Lloyd M. wrote: | | Bullocks2 wrote: | It is often asked how many of your NFL superstars would last 90 mins playing rugby. Those guys have NO BODY ARMOUR
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1) If you think the pads actually protect players from the physical abuse they recieve, ask the 7 (yes SEVEN) Broncos running backs that were sidelined with injuries by the end of this season.
2) NFL players are "physical freaks", remember? I'd match any NFL Defensive tackle with any rugby player you want. |
I would like to att to the list the number of player that have gotten permant injuries while playing American football. Some got broken necks or backs and can't walk...then there is Joe Theisman:
His right leg is not supposed to bend mid calf like that (compound fracture) He retired that night (he still can't walk properly).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHCXNt4P8Xg
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Lloyd M. wrote: | | Sir Papa Smurph wrote: | You may have hit on one of the main problems, Sir...
The Lions have never had a dedicated cheerleader squad............ |
Wow! No wonder they had such a bad record LOL
Maybe they can hire Mike Shanahan, though it would take a lot to do it next season. |
I would prefer Brendan Shanahan
 
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