When Soccer meets American Football.

[yavoon]

Originally posted by reds4ever
FIFA have been bending over backwards to relax the offside rule the last 5 or so years, short of scrapping it theres not a lot else the can do.
IMHO more subs = less skill, the game will be played faster because players know they can go off for a rest after running around like headless chickens for 10 minutes

tired players can't make the plays rested players can. hustle is fun to watch(south korea!). aggression is good.

and thats cute to see FIFA atleast sees some of whats going wrong(or not in their favor?)

[Footie Mad]

Remove offside? 35-minute halves? Have you heathens never read the holy text of football, "Thou shalt not fix the game, simply because it is not broken"

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Drogue
yavoon: I was not trying to be defensive, merely putting the other view accross. I am sorry if it caused offence, it was not intended to. I just found it a bit weird that someone was saying what would appeal more to the spectator. IIRC more watch Soccer, since it is watched in many countries.

It is interesting that people from the US seem to think that they're games are better, like your arguing with the competition thing. Yes there is big money if sport in the US, and it is the most diverse single nation in tersm of sport. But the US compared to the rest of the world together, the rest of the world has more in all but advertising and commercialism. I like Basketball, but find it a bit tedios watching a whole game, and am not fond of the idea of having a series of 7 games between two teams to decide the winner. Just my opinions though.

ur opinion is noted. but I was talking in the general(what the casual fan tends to like). u r talking the specific(what you like). I hope u can see the difference.

[Drogue]

I was actually talking about the general in the first post. I can see the difference between my opinion and what is most appealing to new viewers. Personally, I like both. However I think football is easier to get into. On first viewing I think it catches the attention more. That was all the point I was trying to make.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ugh... basketball IS the pits, and this is from an American . I agree, it is simply up and down, up and down. But I also agree with yavoon's point that a novice can pick it up easily because there are so many points.

I like soccer the way it is, but there are some changes I'd probably make. Relaxing some of the substitution rules is probably first. HOWEVER, to prevent players cycling on and off the pitch, I'd make each substituted player the same as they are now, they are out for good when they leave... but allow unlimited amounts of subs ins.

I'd also like to see something of a sending off for too many fouls. Not like a red card or anything of that nature, but he MUST be substituted at that point when he makes 5 fouls, etc.

The game is pretty damned good though. It can always improve, just like any sport can. Take for example my two favorite sports: American Football and Baseball. Both games have had changes (For American Football it was instant replay and constant tinkering of pass interference and spearing penalties to make the game just right... even though they go too far at times , and for baseball simple changes in the playing field: move the walls in, out, build a stadium with different dimensions, raise the mound, lower the mound, etc.).

[yavoon]

basketball has some disadvantages. one is the foul happy endings. those are a bore to sit through while ppl shoot free throws. and its not really basketball!

and their stars are hard to identify w/ cuz most of them are genetic freaks. I mean how can u identify urself w/ shaq? he's 7'1" 310 lbs 7% body fat(though not anymore). thats barely human.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by yavoon


and thats cute to see FIFA atleast sees some of whats going wrong(or not in their favor?)

Just about OK up until this point but no further, forwards are usually the fasest, most skillful players on the pitch, to give them any more advantage over defenders would turn the game into goalfest (and no, thats not considered a good thing )

[yavoon]

Originally posted by reds4ever


Just about OK up until this point but no further, forwards are usually the fasest, most skillful players on the pitch, to give them any more advantage over defenders would turn the game into goalfest (and no, thats not considered a good thing )

well since soccer is still an insanely low scoring endeavour I doesn't appear to have done much.

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Azazel
The name "Football" should really belong to European football. I don't mind "Soccer", but it feels weird, and I have no idea what it means.

"Soccer" is not a word Americans made up to reserve "football" for their beloved American Football.

In fact, "soccer" originates from England. In the old days, where everything was black and white, "football" covered many sports including rugby and "normal" football, which was called "association football" back then.

However, "association football" sounded...stupid, so people looked for ways to make it sound more appealing.
This eventually led to the name of the game being abbreviated to "socc".
The suffix "-er" at the end of the word was added by schoolboys in their slang. They also called rugby "rugger".

Later, "football" was re-adopted as the official name of the game, and "soccer" was forgotten until the Americans dug it up.

[reds4ever]

It's all relative, but I think the day that 6-3 scorelines become commonplace will mean the game is in trouble (to sya the least)

There are a lot of bigger scorelines in the lower leagues, its a sign of inferior players not different rules.

[JCG]

So, it's most of the World vs. the US (and a couple of other countries, yeah yeah...as always) again.

Nothing in particular against American Football though (playing one of the NFL games on Sega Genesis several years back was good). Just a serious lack of exposure beyond that, I'd guess.

[cinch]

Come on, people, how can you all neglect the one true, pure form of football:

CANADIAN FOOTBALL! WOOOO!!!



GO ESKS!

...

Ahem.

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Anyways, my opinions on the matter:

American Football: Boring, for the most part. Way too many downs.

Soccer: Mostly boring, but important matches can get pretty damn exciting. Watching France win the World Cup, however many years ago that was, was pretty durn thrilling.

[Imran Siddiqui]

@ Canadian football.

I'd rather prefer to watch the talent . If I wanted to watch ping-pong Gridiron Football I could watch the Arena Football League.

[cinch]

@ Canadian football.
I'd rather prefer to watch the talent . If I wanted to watch ping-pong Gridiron Football I could watch the Arena Football League.

Reasons You Will Grow To Love The CFL:

1. 3 downs instead of 4. Way more urgency. Much more challenging.

2. Larger balls.

3. No overpaid wussies like the NFL. Most CFLers get paid around $40000 CANADIAN per year. They MUST play for the love of the game.

4. Um... Extra point attempts can be returned as touchdowns if intercepted.

5. We gave you Doug Flutie, Jeff Garcia, AND WARREN MOON!!!

6. We used to have TWO teams named the Roughriders... AT THE SAME TIME!

7. The Giz!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Like I said, if I wanted to watch ping-poig gridiron football, I'd watch Arena Football .

No overpaid wussies like the NFL. Most CFLers get paid around $40000 CANADIAN per year. They MUST play for the love of the game.

Because they aren't good enough to get paid more. Like I said, I'd rather watch talent.

We gave you Doug Flutie, Jeff Garcia, AND WARREN MOON!!!

Pretty telling that they wanted to come to the NFL for years, while the CFL only got the NFL's washed up former stars who were unable to get a job in the states... kinda making the CFL a minor league of the NFL .

[cinch]

Like I said, if I wanted to watch ping-poig gridiron football, I'd watch Arena Football .

Playing football indoors is blasphemy of the highest order.

Pretty telling that they wanted to come to the NFL for years, while the CFL only got the NFL's washed up former stars who were unable to get a job in the states... kinda making the CFL a minor league of the NFL .

I never said that it wasn't a minor league of the NFL. It is. But that's what makes it so great. These players are playing their damnedest to make it to the big leagues, so they lay it all out on the line. You don't have the bloated, selfish fatcats who could care less whether they win or lose, like the NFL (I live for hyperbole! ).

All you get is pure, raw, gutsy players playing their hardest for glory and love of the game.

[Imran Siddiqui]

So I guess that means you run to find any amateur hockey game you can find, because they players play it for the love the game. You must be transfixed watching junior hockey .

[cinch]

So I guess that means you run to find any amateur hockey game you can find, because they players play it for the love the game. You must be transfixed watching junior hockey .

I *DO* like junior hockey! The WHL can provide some damn exciting games, and the world championships were downright fantastic this year.

Alot of the players in the NHL are egotistical blowhards (LINDROS), but they tend not to succeed (RANGERS)... Plus, any hockey's good hockey, so I'll watch whatever's on.