yamma, it's becoming alot bigger, my university plays in the Wisconsin college union last year there was one division of 8 teams this year there are 3 division of 8 teams each. it's kinda the same as soccer (real football) is becoming a bigger US sport as we start to do a little better competing with the rest of the world

Three things that never did and never will catch on in America;

1. Julio Iglesias. ( and he tried everything imaginable for years ).

2. Soccer.

3. Rugby.

4. Kylie Minogue (she keeps trying but the USA already ha enough talentless girls prancing around like sluts in music videos to import one.)

5. Rugby League

6. Aussie Rules football

7. Cricket

That #4 cracked me up, and so true.

Quote from: ojstinson on September 11, 2011, 11:31:32 AM
That #4 cracked me up, and so true.

Show me a better formed ass! go on do it show me!

I remeber at boarding school many many years ago we gave american football a go for something to do on a saturday arvo, no pads it was fun we even made all the hut hut break 24 hike noises for a laugh lol fun times. But yeah I dont get all the padding. You want a real tough man game you cannot beat rugby league or union and to a lessor extent gafl (aussie rules) I seen some pretty big hits and punch ups there.

I know this might be sacrilegious for an Aussie, but I actually know more rules for Gridiron than Rugby League 

I can throw a football better than I can kick one or rugby pass one - and I must say, better than the quarterbacks I saw many moons ago down in Sydney when the game was just getting started down here.

I work with a guy who plays in the local Brisbane comp.

Michael

Quote from: aussiegs on September 11, 2011, 04:47:36 PM

Quote from: ojstinson on September 11, 2011, 11:31:32 AM
That #4 cracked me up, and so true.

Show me a better formed ass! go on do it show me!

I remeber at boarding school many many years ago we gave american football a go for something to do on a saturday arvo, no pads it was fun we even made all the hut hut break 24 hike noises for a laugh lol fun times. But yeah I dont get all the padding. You want a real tough man game you cannot beat rugby league or union and to a lessor extent gafl (aussie rules) I seen some pretty big hits and punch ups there.

I agree, i played Football when i was in highschool and didnt really enjoy it much. but when i got to college i decided to give rugby a try (dont know why since they are so similar) and i LOVE it, it has to come from the fact that you dont have pads (except maybe a scrum cap which hardly counts) and that you never stop playing the ball. we did an experiment in one of my college classes to see just how long a game of football is?
the result is that if you fast forwork though all the huddles and the waiting inbetween plays, and only watch when the ball is in play. you can watch an entire profecenal game in about 11min lol

Yep too right.

Quote from: zkbuck on September 12, 2011, 05:16:32 AM

Quote from: aussiegs on September 11, 2011, 04:47:36 PM

Quote from: ojstinson on September 11, 2011, 11:31:32 AM
That #4 cracked me up, and so true.

Show me a better formed ass! go on do it show me!

I remeber at boarding school many many years ago we gave american football a go for something to do on a saturday arvo, no pads it was fun we even made all the hut hut break 24 hike noises for a laugh lol fun times. But yeah I dont get all the padding. You want a real tough man game you cannot beat rugby league or union and to a lessor extent gafl (aussie rules) I seen some pretty big hits and punch ups there.

I agree, i played Football when i was in highschool and didnt really enjoy it much. but when i got to college i decided to give rugby a try (dont know why since they are so similar) and i LOVE it, it has to come from the fact that you dont have pads (except maybe a scrum cap which hardly counts) and that you never stop playing the ball. we did an experiment in one of my college classes to see just how long a game of football is?
the result is that if you fast forwork though all the huddles and the waiting inbetween plays, and only watch when the ball is in play. you can watch an entire profecenal game in about 11min lol

Yup. Record the game the fast forward between all the non play action. Play from just before the snap tp just after the play finished and you'll see you spend more time fast forwarding than watching. And will be done in pretty quick time.

Michael

unlike Rugby where you will fast forword maybe 10mins out of the 80