the REAL MAN FOOTBALL

[ya im chase]

Bodyboarding is a real man sport

JK but stop arguing about what sport is manly. I bet none of you would take those waves

[Lip Job]

the real man football

interesting choice of words

[plex]

this guy played quidditch for 2 seconds

[Bullet]

Still will never see the logic behind it being called American Football when its hardly played with the foot? American Football is a derivative of rugby anyway..

[Adam|Note]

this guy played quidditch for 2 seconds

Harry after 2 seconds vs Voldermort

[Blitz]

this guy played quidditch for 2 seconds

Harry after 2 seconds vs Voldermort

LOL

[Cal]

Note wins.

[Evan]

@Tj

What the fuck is up with the second video?

First off why didn't the guy in the submission tap, I saw some comments but its hard to tell; nonetheless people were saying the other guys arm was pinned so he couldn't tap. Even in that situation the referee should see that and end the match. That fucking asian guy is crazy, first off breaking someones arm on purpose is just poor sportsmanship, then he flips him off him, stands over him and gives him the middle finger, then goes fucking crazy. Is that some underground MMA or something? 'cause that was fucked up.

[Octavarium]

@Tj

What the fuck is up with the second video?

First off why didn't the guy in the submission tap, I saw some comments but its hard to tell; nonetheless people were saying the other guys arm was pinned so he couldn't tap. Even in that situation the referee should see that and end the match. That fucking asian guy is crazy, first off breaking someones arm on purpose is just poor sportsmanship, then he flips him off him, stands over him and gives him the middle finger, then goes fucking crazy. Is that some underground MMA or something? 'cause that was fucked up.

You can ALWAYS verbally "tap" simply by shouting "stop", "I tap" or something simiar. I don't really know what happened either, most bone breaks in competitive MMA are accidental or due to stupidity.

[Juelz]

The NBA just needs to get free now

[Acclaimed|Jordan]

^ so many harder hits in the nfl

[Roman]

I find it funny how people say American Football a pussy sport cause theres pad n that, if you actually look you'd feel really stupid lol.

[Iguide | Tommy]

american football, universal football (soccer in the states), and rugby all come from the same sport that was played in england.  the sport split off in two directions.  one became rugby and one became football (soccer).  the reason for the split was some wanted hands to be used and some didnt.  football became the name of the side that didnt want the hands being used.  rugby kept its name.

Americans developed their own version and also named it football.  it originally was almost a compromise of football (soccer) and rugby, but has developed into its very own game.

~answers.com

football is a very generic name.  anyone arguing over the name is stupid.  'football' does not originate from the use of the foot to move the ball (soccer) but rather moving the ball at all while on foot.  aristrocrats at the time played games on horseback.

~wikipedia

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_American_football_called_'football' read that

as far as football being a pussy sport, or that rugby players are bigger:

every player in football (american) is hit every play, in rugby only the player with the ball gets hit.  so yes, we exchange players more often as they get "beat up" alot quicker.  furthermore, having defensive and offensive teams allows players to develop their skills to their position, rather than just being able to run fast and hit hard enough like in rugby.

[TJ]

american football, universal football (soccer in the states), and rugby all come from the same sport that was played in england.  the sport split off in two directions.  one became rugby and one became football (soccer).  the reason for the split was some wanted hands to be used and some didnt.  football became the name of the side that didnt want the hands being used.  rugby kept its name.

Americans developed their own version and also named it football.  it originally was almost a compromise of football (soccer) and rugby, but has developed into its very own game.

~answers.com

football is a very generic name.  anyone arguing over the name is stupid.  'football' does not originate from the use of the foot to move the ball (soccer) but rather moving the ball at all while on foot.  aristrocrats at the time played games on horseback.

~wikipedia

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_American_football_called_'football' read that

as far as football being a pussy sport, or that rugby players are bigger:

every player in football (american) is hit every play, in rugby only the player with the ball gets hit.  so yes, we exchange players more often as they get "beat up" alot quicker.  furthermore, having defensive and offensive teams allows players to develop their skills to their position, rather than just being able to run fast and hit hard enough like in rugby.

Nuff said.

/topic&close

[Adam|Note]

american football, universal football (soccer in the states), and rugby all come from the same sport that was played in england.  the sport split off in two directions.  one became rugby and one became football (soccer).  the reason for the split was some wanted hands to be used and some didnt.  football became the name of the side that didnt want the hands being used.  rugby kept its name.

Americans developed their own version and also named it football.  it originally was almost a compromise of football (soccer) and rugby, but has developed into its very own game.

~answers.com

football is a very generic name.  anyone arguing over the name is stupid.  'football' does not originate from the use of the foot to move the ball (soccer) but rather moving the ball at all while on foot.  aristrocrats at the time played games on horseback.

~wikipedia

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_American_football_called_'football' read that

as far as football being a pussy sport, or that rugby players are bigger:

every player in football (american) is hit every play, in rugby only the player with the ball gets hit.  so yes, we exchange players more often as they get "beat up" alot quicker.  furthermore, having defensive and offensive teams allows players to develop their skills to their position, rather than just being able to run fast and hit hard enough like in rugby.

What a biased and shit analogy. In both rugby and american football there are positions that require different skill-sets. As for players getting "hit" every play, what a load of bullshit, the only person getting hit is possibly the quarterback and whoever receives or gets handed the ball. Most of the time the ball gets ran out of bounds. Otherwise each player is either guarding, trying to break guard or simply pushing one another (one trying to push past, the other pushing to defend). When players do get properly hit yes it's tough, but padding reduces a lot of the impact. Compare getting hit by 1500lbs of force with pads to getting hit by 1500lbs of force without it.

Now compare getting hit in american football to scrums in rugby. If you educate yourself about rugby you'd know a lot of professional players have bits of their ears missing, have teeth missing and more due to scrums. There is a lot of dirty play, a lot of ear biting and intentional head-clashing, players at a high level wont hesitate to try and poke your eye out to gain the advantage.

[TJ]

american football, universal football (soccer in the states), and rugby all come from the same sport that was played in england.  the sport split off in two directions.  one became rugby and one became football (soccer).  the reason for the split was some wanted hands to be used and some didnt.  football became the name of the side that didnt want the hands being used.  rugby kept its name.

Americans developed their own version and also named it football.  it originally was almost a compromise of football (soccer) and rugby, but has developed into its very own game.

~answers.com

football is a very generic name.  anyone arguing over the name is stupid.  'football' does not originate from the use of the foot to move the ball (soccer) but rather moving the ball at all while on foot.  aristrocrats at the time played games on horseback.

~wikipedia

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_American_football_called_'football' read that

as far as football being a pussy sport, or that rugby players are bigger:

every player in football (american) is hit every play, in rugby only the player with the ball gets hit.  so yes, we exchange players more often as they get "beat up" alot quicker.  furthermore, having defensive and offensive teams allows players to develop their skills to their position, rather than just being able to run fast and hit hard enough like in rugby.

What a biased and shit analogy. In both rugby and american football there are positions that require different skill-sets. As for players getting "hit" every play, what a load of bullshit, the only person getting hit is possibly the quarterback and whoever receives or gets handed the ball. Most of the time the ball gets ran out of bounds. Otherwise each player is either guarding, trying to break guard or simply pushing one another (one trying to push past, the other pushing to defend). When players do get properly hit yes it's tough, but padding reduces a lot of the impact. Compare getting hit by 1500lbs of force with pads to getting hit by 1500lbs of force without it.

Now compare getting hit in american football to scrums in rugby. If you educate yourself about rugby you'd know a lot of professional players have bits of their ears missing, have teeth missing and more due to scrums. There is a lot of dirty play, a lot of ear biting and intentional head-clashing, players at a high level wont hesitate to try and poke your eye out to gain the advantage.

Looks like they were all getting contact...

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[Adam|Note]

There's a difference between contact or getting pushed over and getting hit.

[TJ]

There's a difference between contact or getting pushed over and getting hit.

Not sure if you've ever played AF... But wearing all that gear,

and running into each other over and over and over again. It's extremely tiring.

Even if your beloved rugby players tried it for 3 hours, they would be tired too.

[Adam|Note]

There's a difference between contact or getting pushed over and getting hit.

Not sure if you've ever played AF... But wearing all that gear,

and running into each other over and over and over again. It's extremely tiring.

Even if your beloved rugby players tried it for 3 hours, they would be tired too.

Are you incapable of reading? Told you twice I played american football on O-Line for 2 years for the London jr team, recently had tryouts for the London Allstars got my position and was due to compete in Berlin from October 5th-8th but members of the team couldn't get funding. Unfortunately hardly any players in the UK out of the premier are on salaries.

I've played both Rugby (played for 3 years) and american football and from experience I can tell you pads make a shitload of difference when getting hit, and having 20+ seconds in-between plays to catch your breath is a godsend.