Poll: Favorite Sport
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My mine is not on the list. Its hurling. The fastest field sport in the world. Watch the video below if you have never seen it. The skill is unreal. You have to be tough and fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE
Makes soccer look like its being played by a bunch of girls. Rugby nearly as tough but they dont go on to the pitch with 3-4 ft long sticks swinging at head high. Oh and I forgot to mention that protection is not regulation except for a helmet.
Bring it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE
Makes soccer look like its being played by a bunch of girls. Rugby nearly as tough but they dont go on to the pitch with 3-4 ft long sticks swinging at head high. Oh and I forgot to mention that protection is not regulation except for a helmet.
Bring it.
American football, not that sissy soccer crap. That was a joke, so don't quote me 900 times.
My favorite team is the Detroit Lions, and I live in Minnesota. I used to be a Vikings fan, but I got sick of watching my former favorite losing non-stop.
My favorite player is Calvin Johnson. It's nigh impossible to cover him without 3 people, and he catches everything thrown his way.
My favorite team is the Detroit Lions, and I live in Minnesota. I used to be a Vikings fan, but I got sick of watching my former favorite losing non-stop.
My favorite player is Calvin Johnson. It's nigh impossible to cover him without 3 people, and he catches everything thrown his way.
Football, although I'm also a big fan of basketball and have been getting into baseball for a couple years now.
The fact that most votes are in the "I don't care for sports" section is very depressing. I choose Hockey, simply because I'm Canadian and I play goalie in ice and road hockey. You people who don't play/care for sports, you have no idea what you're missing out on. Get out there and try something (except golf because you will only get very angry at yourself)!
Baseball is boring to play, even more boring to watch.
American Football is really dull and I can only watch Canadian Football (CFL) when it is super important games.
Soccer is fun to play, but omg so god damned boring to watch...
Basketball is neither fun to play nor fun to watch.
Tennis is one of those rare things that I completely understand and love to play. I blame years of Mario Tennis.
Cricket just baffles me, I have no idea what the fuck is going on.
Hockey is both fun to play and very fun to watch. I enjoy watching almost any game of hockey and try to watch every game my Bruins play this season.
Y no curling? Curling is very hard to play, but very entertaining to watch.
Edit: Seems I forgot to include who I think is the best player ever of my sport of choice.
Very well, I'll go with Bobby Orr. Not just because he was an incredibly good player among other incredibly good players, not just because he played for a very fucking long time, and certainly not because some of his plays are "how the fuck did you even do that?!".
Its because he did every one of those things, and is still around supporting Hockey.
American Football is really dull and I can only watch Canadian Football (CFL) when it is super important games.
Soccer is fun to play, but omg so god damned boring to watch...
Basketball is neither fun to play nor fun to watch.
Tennis is one of those rare things that I completely understand and love to play. I blame years of Mario Tennis.
Cricket just baffles me, I have no idea what the fuck is going on.
Hockey is both fun to play and very fun to watch. I enjoy watching almost any game of hockey and try to watch every game my Bruins play this season.
Y no curling? Curling is very hard to play, but very entertaining to watch.
Edit: Seems I forgot to include who I think is the best player ever of my sport of choice.
Very well, I'll go with Bobby Orr. Not just because he was an incredibly good player among other incredibly good players, not just because he played for a very fucking long time, and certainly not because some of his plays are "how the fuck did you even do that?!".
Its because he did every one of those things, and is still around supporting Hockey.
American Football/Football/Basketball is boring or no fun to watch, but curling is entertaining? If I ever make a dictionary, I know what I'll be putting under irony.Torrasque said:
Anyway, don't you think the boring or fun factor goes hand in hand with how much you know about the sport in question? You know a lot about tennis and like to watch it. Same goes for me with football. That's probably also the reason I can't watch American Football on TV, I just don't know enough about the rules and tactics involved. I'm not saying it's some sort of causality, but it certainly plays a big part.
Indeed it was clearly a joke, I simply put it in there to explain why I used the terms I did. That portion of the post wasn't directed at you specifically, I simply wanted to "head people off at the pass" because I knew there would be people saying stuff like that, and I just wanted to get it out of the way.Jonluw said:I thought I was making it clear that my reaction was supposed to be a joke with the ridiculous font size and stock image...GrimTuesday said:Thats because I fucked up the quote by accidentally deleting the last ] and had to go back and edit it, if you have to fix it through the edit function, it doesn't send the message.Jonluw said:GrimTuesday said:[HEADING=2]I will never ever cut anyone slack for calling football "soccer"!![/HEADING][sub]Huh. For some reason, I didn't get a message when you quoted me. Strange.[/sub]
[HEADING=3]Raaaaaargh![/HEADING]
Like I said, I totally get your objection, but I was just going with what I call it. Also, for all you who call it handegg, I find it somewhat insulting, as it is meant more to mock the sport, that to give it an appropriate name.
It's just a pet peevee; not something that holds any significance.
I don't enjoy any of the normal sports but I love Skiing. I don't even like watching sports, but then I don't like pretty much anything on TV.
As a Canadian it is pretty much mandatory for me to love hockey. I enjoy playing and watching.
Go Flames Go!!!
Also, go team Chara!
Edit: Also, nothing really beats flying down a ski hill at almost suicidal speeds.
Go Flames Go!!!
Also, go team Chara!
Edit: Also, nothing really beats flying down a ski hill at almost suicidal speeds.
Ya know...the second I saw this thread title I knew there would be someone yelling about calling it soccer.
Anywho, for me it is easily Football (American football). I'm a huge Steelers fan and never miss a game. Have a couple traditions for football season. I don't shave until the Steelers are eliminated from the playoffs (whether that means mathematically eliminated, loss in the playoffs, or Superbowl win), it was getting pretty epic this year, and I have a buddy that I go to a sports bar every week to watch the game.
Anywho, for me it is easily Football (American football). I'm a huge Steelers fan and never miss a game. Have a couple traditions for football season. I don't shave until the Steelers are eliminated from the playoffs (whether that means mathematically eliminated, loss in the playoffs, or Superbowl win), it was getting pretty epic this year, and I have a buddy that I go to a sports bar every week to watch the game.
COME ON YOU MAGPIESsmithy_2045 said:Carn the pies!Dr.Susse said:Good old Collingwood forever!ottenni said:Go back to the dentist you dirty Collingwood supporter, or ill unleash Cameron Ling upon you.Dr.Susse said:Let's see him to that to a pies player. Carn the magpies!ottenni said:Australian Rules Football.
100% manly
Dont argue with Dustin Martin
I love my AFL. Try to fly down to Melbourne at least a few times a year to watch the Maggies play, and will definitely be at the Gabba game this year. Being a digger though, I am always on duty on ANZAC day, which is obviously one of the biggest games of the year apart from the Grand Final. So proud to be a part of the 72,728 strong Collingwood Family.
But, of course, there is always the off season. During the summer, my attention turns to the Dakar. The toughest race in the world. Those men and women truly are gods on 2 wheels.
Its true I don't know all the details of football/baseball/soccer/basketball, but I also don't know every detail to curling.Pjotr84 said:
I can make more detailed explanations that should help clarify that I don't dislike them based solely on my knowledge of the game.
Baseball: baseball is boring because at any given time, half the team is sitting on their asses doing nothing. When a play is finally made (someone hits the ball), only a few players on the field have to do anything to actually finish the play. Baseball reminds me of what a gentleman's form of football would be; each team takes their turn to play, there is little to no contact, and only 1 team defends at a time.
Football: I can't enjoy football because I have watched rugby. American football strikes me as a pansy version of rugby. I also don't like how every single play has a line of guys running into another line of guys. Yes I know that is the defensive line protecting the QB from the offensive line that wants to down him, but there should be a better way of doing that.
Basketball: any sport that condemns any kind of roughness or physical contact makes me think every player is afraid to get hit or something. I also don't like how the game is so insanely high scoring. I probably also hate basketball because my gym teachers would usually rather bring out a bunch of basketballs and let us do whatever instead of set up the nets and equipment required for hockey.
Soccer: if soccer allowed physicality or the fields weren't so insanely big, then I would probably enjoy it.
Any of these games would be more entertaining if they were more physical. In the case of football, they should just take off their pads and play rugby.