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Sep 1, 2006 - 2:12 AM
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vwing
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It's specialized-player heirarchy is a microcosm of stratified society, with different classes of players receiving vastly different degrees of attention and compensation (more than half the players on a team will never even touch the ball in their entire careers. it also means that most of the "athletes" have very limited skills compared to baseball players, all of whom must be able to run, hit, throw and field (not counting the American League, where they don't play real baseball, anyway).
Just for the record, almost any one of those players you mention who won't touch the ball and have very limited skills can probably throw farther, catch better, and yes, run faster than you.
You do not realize what shape these guys, even the fat ones, are in. They have to be agile, quick, and durable. If it was just about bigness, than any 300 pound guy could be a lineman. But these guys are ridiculously athletic in addition to being huge. Are their abilities more limited than, say, a great wide receiver? Yeah. But even the linemen are some of the best athletes you'll ever see.
And I liked the Williams' theme, although it seemed a bit less exciting than I had been expecting. Maybe they should've upped the tempo a bit more, or thrown in some counterpoint or something, but it didn't hit me as hard as the Monday Night theme or the afore-mentioned NBA on NBC theme. Still good music though, and does capture the spirit of all that NFL films music.
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Bottom Line: If the Steelers win next week, I'll like the music.
Dan
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Oh, P.S.
Talking about excitement in sports, how about that Agassi tennis match tonight? Crime in Italy! I'm even hurting from the tension of it.
DH
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Sep 1, 2006 - 9:54 PM
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Rexor
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I wouldn't call American Football any more stupid than other "physical" sports, like rugby or boxing. Personally, though, I prefer sports that have more technique and finesse involved, like football (soccer), basket or badminton.
Darn, I didn't want to partake in this brouhaha, so please excuse me for being the Stupid American. A lot of "physical" sports involve tons of technique and finesse... just look at something like Wrestling. You'd be amazed how much technique is involved in sports, where you have to use your hands in addition to your brains and legs.
The American national sports baseball and American Football don't interest me much (if at all).
I'd rather watch an offsides play in American football than in 'World' football. Ah, this reminds me of the hit Bruce Smith laid on Boomer Esiason. Ouch! My problem with the "other" football is with the flopping, the abundance of offsides calls, games that occur entirely within the midfield, ... I guess I have to know the technique in order to appreciate the sport more.
Thor, American sports, are "smart" too. You just have to understand the fundamentals and what is going on, even when it appears like nothing is going on. American Football is all about intelligence, finesse, and technique. You'd probably be amazed by all the plays and complexities found in one playback. Have you played Madden Football?
-Rex
PS: I'm not even going to bring up basketball
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Sep 2, 2006 - 3:52 AM
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AndyDursin
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U.S. football is kinetic (if you don't count all the dead time spent between plays), but hollow (at least Canadian football eliminated the fair catch, surely one of the biggest wastes of time in "sports").
It's twenty-two steroid-fed, college-dregree-mill-"educated" bodies crashing into each other.
It's specialized-player heirarchy is a microcosm of stratified society, with different classes of players receiving vastly different degrees of attention and compensation (more than half the players on a team will never even touch the ball in their entire careers. it also means that most of the "athletes" have very limited skills compared to baseball players, all of whom must be able to run, hit, throw and field (not counting the American League, where they don't play real baseball, anyway).
Football is, in short, a tedious exercise in static posturing, larded over with phony metaphors about competition and war. But there are always plenty of suckers out there who'll buy it.
Oh...my....god....
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I love football!
lk
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But can it ever love you back?
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'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
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Sure it can. Especially if your team (including your fantasy team) wins and you happen to have placed a couple of wagers on the games.
That doesn't satisfy any definition of the word love. That's just serendipitous exploitation.
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That doesn't satisfy any definition of the word love. That's just serendipitous exploitation.
Back in the Seventies, Barry White took his song "Serendipitous Exploitation" to Number One on the "Love Chart":
SerenDIPitous EXploitation...
That's what you do to ME, girl!
SerenDIPitous EXploitation...
You know our love ain't FREE, girl!
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