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Post by GOODZILLA on May 27, 2007 22:04:36 GMT -5
American TV was calling for a change in playoff hockey to a shootout format. To that I say hell no. I heard they were also considering making it 4-on-4 from the 2nd overtime on. If they screw with the format of playoff hockey (the most exhilirating experience in sports) then I will go on a one man rampage the likes of which has never been seen. Don't say I didn't warn you. |
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Post by Knapik on May 27, 2007 22:06:35 GMT -5
Doom and Knapik, you think you got problems? I'm a Pirates fan.  Oh yeah thanks for Brian Giles, dude  |
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Post by Trent Lawless on May 28, 2007 9:28:55 GMT -5
You're freakin' welcome. Oh, well. At least Jason Kendall to the A's worked out.  |
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Post by mikefortune on May 28, 2007 23:21:24 GMT -5
You got that right Zilla, if they screw with OT hockey because some people find it boring, I say after 10 innings in baseball we have a homerun derby to determine a winner. Imagine a world series being determined by a HR derby. Oh how the cries would go up then.
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Post by swo on May 29, 2007 0:45:46 GMT -5
Oh how people make me laugh !!
NFL best pro sport?? I like it but the best...you're kidding. How does a game with four 15 minute quarters run for 3 hours !!! Stop,start,stop, start. Lucky they give you 6 points for a touch down or the scores would be 3-2 maybe 4-2 or the dreaded 0-0 ( hmmm like a game that people find boring !)......then the refs need to look at replay to make decisions!! Why have them out there at all ?!
Then there is baseball. That's like going shopping with your wife when shes looking for a dress. You sit there for hours , he swings, he misses, he swings he misses....oh! He finally hit one. Like my wife, "should I get the blue ,no the red, no the blue...ok the red !! After a few hours its done !! Exciting stuff.
Then there basketball. Here you have a go then give us the ball and we'll have a go . Oh ! And the fans pay hundreds of dollars to watch guys bounce rubber balls !!
You want excitement. Its Aussie rules. No pads, no time outs, no changing players every couple of minutes ( plays ). It's awesome.
But the best is soccer !! Hands down !! I dont care what anyone says....WORLD CUP !! Nuff said !!
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Post by Trent Lawless on May 29, 2007 4:14:09 GMT -5
Aussie rules football is pretty cool. Go Essendon! (Don't know why I latched onto them as a kid, but I did.)
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Post by mikefortune on May 30, 2007 0:00:20 GMT -5
I played rugby for 2 years. My first year I was a junior and I played on the Junior 7 a side A and B squad and the junior 15's and the senior 7 B and the senior 15, all in my junior year. In my senior year I played senoir 7 A and senior 15. Both years I was a prop. Good game but all that running. That's why I hate diving..oops I meant soccer.
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Post by gatekeeper on May 30, 2007 11:01:24 GMT -5
I played rugby for 2 years. My first year I was a junior and I played on the Junior 7 a side A and B squad and the junior 15's and the senior 7 B and the senior 15, all in my junior year. In my senior year I played senoir 7 A and senior 15. Both years I was a prop. Good game but all that running. That's why I hate diving..oops I meant soccer.  |
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Post by GOODZILLA on May 30, 2007 17:22:39 GMT -5
I played rugby for 2 years. My first year I was a junior and I played on the Junior 7 a side A and B squad and the junior 15's and the senior 7 B and the senior 15, all in my junior year. In my senior year I played senoir 7 A and senior 15. Both years I was a prop. Good game but all that running. That's why I hate diving..oops I meant soccer. yeah, um .... we don't speak canadian. |
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Post by Trent Lawless on May 30, 2007 21:10:53 GMT -5
Maybe 7 and 15 are the number of players on each side, eh?
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Post by mikefortune on May 30, 2007 23:33:27 GMT -5
Sorry I forgot that I was talking to Americans about a non football sport and I should have explained myself better, rugby fans would have known what 7's and 15's are. 7 and 15 are players per side. And, A and B are the levels the teams are. I didn't mean to confuse you folk. Won't happen again...but it most likely will  |
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Post by swo on May 31, 2007 0:01:34 GMT -5
Sorry I forgot that I was talking to Americans about a non football sport and I should have explained myself better, rugby fans would have known what 7's and 15's are. 7 and 15 are players per side. And, A and B are the levels the teams are. I didn't mean to confuse you folk. Won't happen again...but it most likely will I think the problem was you were talking about a sport that is actually played ALL AROUND THE WORLD !! ;D Unlike the so called "greatest pro-sport !!" |
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Post by scarface on May 31, 2007 0:27:01 GMT -5
Sorry I forgot that I was talking to Americans about a non football sport and I should have explained myself better, rugby fans would have known what 7's and 15's are. 7 and 15 are players per side. And, A and B are the levels the teams are. I didn't mean to confuse you folk. Won't happen again...but it most likely will I think the problem was you were talking about a sport that is actually played ALL AROUND THE WORLD !! ;D Unlike the so called "greatest pro-sport !!" The Pittsburgh Steelers or The Australian Wallabies I wonder which name people are more familiar with. Give me a break |
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Post by swo on May 31, 2007 0:49:10 GMT -5
I think the problem was you were talking about a sport that is actually played ALL AROUND THE WORLD !! ;D Unlike the so called "greatest pro-sport !!" The Pittsburgh Steelers or The Australian Wallabies I wonder which name people are more familiar with. Give me a break now this is funny !! I have no doubt that if you took a world wide poll more would have heard of the Wallabies ! After all they were WORLD CHAMPIONS !! Oh yeah ...so were the Steelers !! Give me a break ! |
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Post by scarface on May 31, 2007 9:49:12 GMT -5
The Pittsburgh Steelers or The Australian Wallabies I wonder which name people are more familiar with. Give me a break now this is funny !! I have no doubt that if you took a world wide poll more would have heard of the Wallabies ! After all they were WORLD CHAMPIONS !! Oh yeah ...so were the Steelers !! Give me a break ! This is talking about the last superbowl. How many people do you think watched the rugby championship game or even know what its called. Only the 1996 Super Bowl between Dallas and Pittsburgh, which had 94.1 million viewers, had a bigger audience, according to Nielsen Media Research on Monday. Behind that 1996 game and the M-A-S-H series finale, Sunday's game was the third most-watched program in television history. |
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Post by ravenkai on May 31, 2007 16:46:04 GMT -5
Basketball for this Irish one.
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Post by swo on May 31, 2007 17:29:13 GMT -5
now this is funny !! I have no doubt that if you took a world wide poll more would have heard of the Wallabies ! After all they were WORLD CHAMPIONS !! Oh yeah ...so were the Steelers !! Give me a break ! This is talking about the last superbowl. How many people do you think watched the rugby championship game or even know what its called. Only the 1996 Super Bowl between Dallas and Pittsburgh, which had 94.1 million viewers, had a bigger audience, according to Nielsen Media Research on Monday. Behind that 1996 game and the M-A-S-H series finale, Sunday's game was the third most-watched program in television history. 94.1.million......whats the population of the U S ? Fact is, go to any other country in the world, and the NFL would not rank in the top 5 sports watched. I'm a fan of the NFL but to say its the most popular/best is just laughable . There are other people on this planet. ;D |
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Post by swarm on May 31, 2007 19:11:56 GMT -5
Actually the NFL is the most popular sport in the World. That's why they sell out all the stadiums across the world in other countries for meaningless exhibition games.
You couldn't draw fans to a rugby exhibition game in the US if you gave away free blooming onions at the door.
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Post by swo on May 31, 2007 19:25:13 GMT -5
Actually the NFL is the most popular sport in the World. That's why they sell out all the stadiums across the world in other countries for meaningless exhibition games. You couldn't draw fans to a rugby exhibition game in the US if you gave away free blooming onions at the door. Why is everything" in the US"? How many countries does the NFL hold matches in ? They've never come to Australia, if they did I would go. We have a local league which gets around 50 spectators. OK, if where talking figures, tell me this. Which sport is played by more people than any other in the world ? Believe me, the answer is not hard !! I know you guys find football ( soccer) boring, and that's your opinion, but to say that American football is more popular....well thats just sad. |
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Post by scarface on May 31, 2007 21:04:53 GMT -5
Actually the NFL is the most popular sport in the World. That's why they sell out all the stadiums across the world in other countries for meaningless exhibition games. You couldn't draw fans to a rugby exhibition game in the US if you gave away free blooming onions at the door. Why is everything" in the US"? How many countries does the NFL hold matches in ? They've never come to Australia, if they did I would go. We have a local league which gets around 50 spectators. OK, if where talking figures, tell me this. Which sport is played by more people than any other in the world ? Believe me, the answer is not hard !! I know you guys find football ( soccer) boring, and that's your opinion, but to say that American football is more popular....well thats just sad. Sad is a country that is still ruled by the british. We gave up on that in 1776 |
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