The collisions are perfectly hard, there are no 360lb players because they would be unable to keep up, and its non stop because we dont need to take a seat & rest every two seconds.Quote:
Originally Posted by weepingforloman
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The collisions are perfectly hard, there are no 360lb players because they would be unable to keep up, and its non stop because we dont need to take a seat & rest every two seconds.Quote:
Originally Posted by weepingforloman
The pauses in football facilitate the high strategy of the game. Haloti Ngata, now a defensive tackle for the Ravens was a star rugby player at 335 pounds, the heaviest on the continent. The collisions are harder in football...
Statistically soccer collisions are harder than NFL or rugby or motoracing.
But collisions are a necessity in football, a breach of the rules in futbol/fussball/soccer/that-one-sport-that-I-hate.
Ahem, in rugby you have to possess the mental faculties to make strategy decisions yourself without being told what to do by your coach.Quote:
Originally Posted by weepingforloman
And Ngata a "star" at what level? For what nation? How many caps?
Yeah and that's why NFL players wears protective gears and they are much tougher than a normal guy.
Watching soccer is much more fun than any other sport. It needs technic, speed, conidition (it's one of the most deadly sports, it's hard to believe but true, personally i remember deaths of 2 national players from Cameroon and Hungary in last 3-4 years), power, shoot and passing skills, creativity and everything.
Ever heard of/watched Peyton Manning? He calls every play himself, and audibles (switches the play) at least three-four times at the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
Ngata played for Oregon, at the collegiate level. Obviously, he found it more profitable to play professionally in football, not rugger.
I like football because of the specialization... You need very different players to be successful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
:lol: haaaaahahaaa:lol: :lol: oh man:lol: are you funny:lol: :lol: Man you are truely funny lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
Ok, let me wipe the laughing tears from my eyes. You know not of what you speak.
Are you saying that a deep safty hits someone less hard than a soccer player does accidentally?
Same in soccer, even you need different types of players for different formations. Nobody wants a weak defender or slow striker.Quote:
Originally Posted by weepingforloman
Right... but weights in our football vary from 360 pounds to 175.
I don't understand American people's biggest, best, top, hardest obsessions. :) Really? So what if it's a sport played by mutated beasts? :D
Step out on the field. It's fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turk
Mutated? No. Just huge.
I don't like huge people, i like Pigmes. Huge people makes me feel small.
Yeah I know manning (I do watch NFL) He is very much the exception as opposed to the rule however - and if I remember correctly from the commentators comments during games he is sent through 5 plays he is allowed to alternate between, he does not have free reign to make a decision completely by himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by weepingforloman
Now addressing Ngata, sorry but collegiate level US rugby is not of a standard high enough to call him a star - even pro US rugby (if such a thing even exists) is not a high standard. Of course it is more profitable for him to play NFL to rugby - the money is insane in all major North American sports - I do doubt though whether he was ever really of the required ability level to play top level rugby, so it is not really his choice.
American football players aren't as good as soccer players. Usually they're guys who failed high school and didn't go to college.
Umm... I have an A average, and I play. Most NFL players come from college (almost all of them, actually) so they have to at least pass. Of course, due to grade rigging, they might be passing with a failing grade...
I don't think its a good idea to classify all American Football players as dumb jocks. At my highschool, most of the cheerleaders as well as sports players are very very intelligent....without grade rigging. Smart people as well as not so smart people come in different shapes and sizes...
all the jocks i know are tall, blond, and very,very, dumb. the cheerleaders are....well, let's say very likely to end up either pregnant or in rehab.
ok, let's throw stereotypes away, almost all of the girls in the cheerleader group aren't completely like that at my school, i should know, wrestlers train right next door to the cheerleaders, also, they get drug tested everyother week (or something like that), and how the hell are you supposed to have the popularity of being a cheerleader when your carrying around a baby that makes you look fat? as told me by a cheerleader when i made a remark along the same lines as bakiryu.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bakiryu
and anyone who says that wrestling is nothing but a bunch of guys wearing tights rolling around with each other, i bet you can't even make the first week, proven fact, wrestlers are straighter than all of the other sports out there combined. it's also a thing of strategy, how to shift your weight while shifting his so you can mak ehim hit the mat hard without getting called for slamming, do this while the other guy wants to do the exact same thing, pretty damn hard.
it may no tbe book samrt, but knowledge of other things besides books is still knowledge adn should be regarded the same, both are very dangerous to have and to fight against
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Originally Posted by the silent x
I agree with the wrestling remark. All and any sports aren't as easy as they seem. (I got so beat up the first time i tried Tae won do).
I know about drug testing and everything but have you seen these people at parties? they get so drunk (and probably high).
Who doesn't though? My brother has friends that are pretty smart, book wise and street wise...they go out and smoke pot every couple of weeks!! My brother, he hasn't in a while, well he is a very smart and witty kid, but when he goes out to a party, he drinks! I've gotten drunk before! Only that one time because it was a horrible experience, but I'm not stupid, or a jock...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bakiryu
I respect sporty people...they learn somethings that other people don't learn. They learn about loyalty, teamwork, focusing on goals and they have to train, workout and study too.
I like sports, but I'm not a jock. I've never gotten drunk or smoked even thought my friends do it all the time.
I respect those who are commited to their goals, and I know that sports help you learn but loyalty, commitment and teamwork are things you already SHOULD know!
1) haha so did i and now i'm a black belt,Quote:
Originally Posted by Bakiryu
2)but what about the ones that aren't there or are staying sober
i can't stand parties, last party i was at was a birthday celebration in my family at a pool, i sat in a tree the entire time and watched, (my own choosing of course)
I agree with your party-oppinion X. Last time I was at a party I just sat there while a bunch of girls tried to engage me in conversation and just read when guys offered me drinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by the silent x
Good job on the black-belt! I'm not bad but there are some who can still beat the heck out of me :p
Loyalty and others as well yes people should know. That doesn't mean people don't understand those concepts. All I am saying is that you can't judge a book by a cover. Just because of the stereotype, of dumb jock and cheerleaders or whatever doesn't mean it is true. I can't speak for all of athletic people...but thats how it goes. Sure we hear about loyalty all the time...you know, bestfriends backstabbing each other, cheating on bf/gfs...cheating on school work etc. People party but not all of them are jocks or popular people...people are smart, not just the ones that aren't into sports or cheerleading or whatever...people are dumb, even those that don't play sports.
All people are different...some are bigger, some are smaller, some are smarter and others are dumber. Some enjoy partying and others don't...but it doesn't make them a specific type of person.
For the record: I used to be a three sport athlete, now I just play football. I have an A/A+ in every class except Alg. 2, where I have a B. I have never been drunk or gotten high, and I never intend to.
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Originally Posted by weepingforloman
Yeah, my lowest grade was a 79 in Alg. II...that class sucked. Its funny cause I was taking Geometry at the same time and ended up with a 100 in that class. What other sports did you play?
I played Volleyball and was on the Track and Field team for a year. Long Jump...I wanted to play soccer, but I found that I was better at watching than playing.;) :)
y'all suck, i'm not willing to post my lowest grade
My lowest grade makes me blush. Let's just see I'm so bad at algebra I once made my teacher cry......
I play soccer and *does skateboarding count as a sport?*
Yep, its a 'extreme' sport...I used to skateboard...then I twisted my ankle really bad and decided I would just ride longboards instead of risking a broken bone...I also did Inline Skating...and I surfed for awhile, till we moved away from the beach.:bawling: Now I mountain bike.
i never got into skate boarding, i can't wait for that pakouring thing to come to america though,that stuff looks friggen sweet
Whats pakouring?Quote:
Originally Posted by the silent x
I'm sorry that happened to you Mortis. I can skateboard enought, even thought I always end up bitting the dust. damm backflipps!
Yep...it sucked. Especially since I lived in California, and skating/surfing in my neighbourhood=Life. But I really like just coasting on Longboards...so smooth and gentle and easy...But I really enjoy mountain biking and I want to take up sailing.
Ooooh, sailing is very cool! Try as soon as you can. Blue sea, blue sky, birds. I'm ranting, aren't i? sorry. i'll post this now....*blush*
Its going to be so much fun...I want to take salsa lessons too!!! I love Salsa music...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bakiryu
I used to play baseball and basketball, too. I had geometry last year, and I like that a lot better... Mostly 'cuz I got an A.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mortis Anarchy
Haha, yeah. Geometry just clicked in my head whereas Alg. 2 took more time...I think I did so bad because I don't like asking questions in math classes. I had a scarring moment in the fourth grade when I asked my math teacher a question. She called me dumb because I didn't understand division...we were doing it in a way that made no sense to me. Later my dad showed me the old way of doing it and it was so much faster/easier than the new ways. Since then I don't ask questions in math. It sounds dumb but it really affected me.
Oh man, I really hate math. It has no room to breathe. Exactly right, or totally wrong. You can wriggle out of more in the humanities.