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Yes, ladies and gentlemen. It's the game I know the entire forum has been waiting for. :D
This Sunday it'll be the
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Who else is looking forward to the game?
Wow. Can we just watch them instead.
Can we just stare them that would be the pointQuote:
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I wish they'd show more of them on TV. I'd say the game.... then, instead of going to commercials.... just show the cheerleaders.
;D
Yeah I can't wait for it. A real man's game, football. Football, hockey, boxing and MMA is all I have time for really. The rest of it is just nonsense.
As much as they try to pump up the NBA, I just can't get into it. After football, it's pretty much over for me, except for specific sporting events. For instance, I'll definitely follow the World Baseball Classic this year. Other than that and the major fights, I'll be waiting for preseason in the fall.
If you can get it on your channels over there in the States, you should try and catch some of the Six Nations rugby starting Saturday. Different sport to those mentioned, but pretty compelling stuff.
If you're new to rugby, watch the whole game rather than just a bit of it.
It's still mainly egg chasing but without the armour. We used to have someone who played for the England rugby team as a poster here once.Quote:
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Originally Posted by BeanzIt's still mainly egg chasing but without the armour. We used to have someone who played for the England rugby team as a poster here once.Quote:
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Admittedly, I've never seen a whole rugby match. I've seen bits and pieces, though. One of the pluses is definitely the non-stop action. No huddles, time-outs (that I could see), or any other clock-stopping things. It's certainly tough enough... not for the out of shape.
Still, my love affair with NFL-style football goes way back. Although there's a lot of time between plays, I don't really mind. There's just so much strategy involved. Not only the offense has a huge array of plays and formations from which to pick from..... but the defense also does. It's also a huge mind battle between offense and defense, like when does a defense decide to throw a blitz at the quarterback... and how does the quarterback anticipate it and/or handle it.
Also the decisions that must be made. Does the team go for it on 4th and 1. How bad are the consequences if they don't make it. Does the team try a 55-yard field goal, or do they punt it away. There are a lot of mind games involved. Not mention the players that rise to the occasion and come up with the huge sack, the huge catch, the pinpoint pass. Blowout games can get boring, but there's always the big comebacks, the overtime games.
Yes... I'm a big NFL fan.
I see big, fast, powerful guys who are fantastic athletes in short bursts. I'm sure the strategy element is vital in such a stop start set piece game. I must admit I certainly don't understand the game well enough to 'get' that.
To people who don't know the game, they think it's about a bunch of 300lb guys running around bumping into each other. When in fact football requires more planning and strategy than any other mainstream sport I can imagine.
In contrast, look at basketball. Pretty much non-stop in terms of action, except the time-outs. Plenty of formidable athletes running around scoring baskets and defending. But what about the coaches and strategy. I'm sure there's some, as in who guards who and some set plays. But honestly... what else does the coach tell his guys other than "Pass it to the guy who's open and shoot the ball in the basket." Not mention that it's hardly shooting anymore. Now it's a bunch of 7-footers dunking the basket. Hardly a stretch for them. Give me football any day.
I would say give me soccer/football any day but I am beginning to resent the prima donna multi millionaires who dive and cheat their way in life.
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I looove soccer/football, and think both (NFL) can coexist, as they're completely different sports.
The ones that compete, IMO, are NFL football and rugby, on account of being the more similar sports.
At least there's less diving in the NFL. ;D
Girls Rugby
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Happiness is a Warm scrum
Wow, what can I say....
Last night's Super Bowl was nothing short of incredible. Gut-wrenching for the Atlanta Falcons and their fans... but what a game! Down 28-3 early in the 3rd quarter with Falcons' owner Arthur Blank celebrating on the sidelines, the Patriots mounted a historic comeback to win the game in overtime. This will be one for the ages!! All sorts of records were broken. First Super Bowl game to go into overtime. Largest point deficit comeback to win a game. Tom Brady's 5th Super Bowl win as quarterback.
This is why I absolutely LOVE football!!!!
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I am glad the patriots have won as I had never heard of Atlanta, they must have been a new franchise?
They're not exactly new (1965), although compared to some of the older, more established franchises in the NFL (Bears, Packers, Giants, Cowboys, etc.) they certainly are. The game was awesome though, Master. At first it looked like a ho-hum blowout, and TV commentators were already burying the Patriots. But the furious comeback they staged was unbelievable. Spectacular plays galore on both sides. Definitely not for the faint of heart. ;D
What a frickin game. I had given up and almost walked up but then caught Brady with a flash in his eye. What a comeback. I have nothing bad to say about soccer or rugby but that was an incredible game
@Master The Atlanta Falcons have been around since 1965 get a clue
I can go ahead and tell you I've had my very last Budweiser....InBev can take their bullshit and peddle it somewhere else "Adolphus Busch was a sad and lonely immigrant just looking for a place to make beer"....he also was not an immigrant of a certain population that enjoyed blowing shit up until the 1910's and 1940's til they were put in their fucking place by some people who were simply tired of their bullshit.
I'm disappointed Lady Gaga didn't plunge to her death during the halftime show.
I thought Lady Gaga put on a great performance. She actually sang which was nice.
What an epic meltdown by the Falcons. Came out in the second half and had no energy, Tom Brady is Tom Brady and the Pats took over. Unbelievable comeback. If I put money on the Falcons (which I was tempted to do) I would have been mad as a god damn hornet.
As far as the immigrant stuff goes, it was pretty heavy handed by Budweiser but I don't blame them. They're trying to score brownie points. I think the people that are against all immigration are a small minority. I'm fine with immigrants and refugees coming into my country, you can be cool with me regardless of where you come from or what god you believe in.
But we just want to know that you're going to be making beer, not IEDs ;D
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........well then I'm sure the heartwarming fake story of Adolphus Busch coming to America will strike a chord with the Allah Akbar Brigade
How long have the Patriots been going?
Well see that's their problem. They don't drink, they don't smoke weed and they don't eat bacon. These people need something constructive in their lives to fill that void.Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongThe problem with Budweiser/InBev's dumbass commercial is not only IED's vs beer it's the view of Militant Islamists on booze......let's check and see what Ahmed thinks of boozeQuote:
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........well then I'm sure the heartwarming fake story of Adolphus Busch coming to America will strike a chord with the Allah Akbar Brigade
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Originally Posted by vidgilWell see that's their problem. They don't drink, they don't smoke weed and they don't eat bacon. These people need something constructive in their lives to fill that void.Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongThe problem with Budweiser/InBev's dumbass commercial is not only IED's vs beer it's the view of Militant Islamists on booze......let's check and see what Ahmed thinks of boozeQuote:
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........well then I'm sure the heartwarming fake story of Adolphus Busch coming to America will strike a chord with the Allah Akbar Brigade
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Happy to see that you watched the SB, Lyle. ;D
I know you've sworn off the NFL, but I think you've been a bit too harsh. To me, it's still a damn good bit of entertainment.... and recent SB's have nothing short of electrifying. Football will always be my favorite sport.
The Budweiser commercial left me scratching my head. I was expecting the usual, inventive, funny commercial from them, and was caught cold by that one. Not sure about the intent, if any..... god I hope it wasn't meant to be political. :puke:
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Yes... epic meltdown by the Falcons. Taking NOTHING away from the Patriots, who cemented their legacy with the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. But you can't ignore that the Falcons folded their tent and gave up a 25-point lead. That's UNHEARD of. What a fukking game!!!!
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The Patriots are not much older, having being formed in 1959 as the Boston Patriots. In 1971 they relocated to Foxborough and changed their name to the New England Patriots.
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Happy to see that you watched the SB, Lyle. ;D
I know you've sworn off the NFL, but I think you've been a bit too harsh. To me, it's still a damn good bit of entertainment.... and recent SB's have nothing short of electrifying. Football will always be my favorite sport.
The Budweiser commercial left me scratching my head. I was expecting the usual, inventive, funny commercial from them, and was caught cold by that one. Not sure about the intent, if any..... god I hope it wasn't meant to be political. :puke:
I'm very happy for Tom Brady because the haters love hating that guy just like they love hating on Trump.
as for the political, I'll put politics into just as many things as the lefties want to put them in. Sorry that comes at the expense of the Super Bowl, but hey the lefties want a war on ideas on all fronts then I'm going to fight back on all fronts.
Seems everyone outside of the New England area was rooting for the Falcons, or should I say, against the Patriots. Even casual fans who know little about football would parrot the same line: "Oh those unlikable, cheating Patriots, that sour Belicheck, that pompous, stuck-up Brady.... they have too many Super Bowls already. I'm rooting for the Falcons." Well........ take THAT, you haters!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Sustained excellence reared it's ugly head once again. The Pats are always successful for good reason.
Other than that, you're missing some good stuff bro.
And all because you don't like some of the rule changes and you probably hated the movie Concussion. ;D
I was rooting for the Falcons because it would have been nice to see them get their first Super Bowl win. The Patriots and Brady have won enough, he's going to go down as the greatest ever with or without the 5th ring.
Whenever I don't really have a dog in the race I go for the underdog. Would have been nice to see Atlanta get the win but whatever.
So they say greatest final and quarterback ever. Is that right?
Greatest QB and Greatest Head Coach ever.....I used to have Joe Montana as my #1 All-Time Greatest, but Brady is fucking amazing. All he does is win.Quote:
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With a 5th SB win there's no choice but to give Brady #1 of all time, especially to come back like that. Even over Joe Montana.
..... and to think he could've had 7, if it wasn't for two closely contested losses to Eli Manning and the NY Giants.
Brady is, in fact, the GOAT quarterback.
Capped by Super Bowl, 2016 sports year was epic
Couldn't agree more. ;D
Didn't watch a single minute of it but did glimpse some crazy chick jumping around in a Flash Gordon costume.
Flash Gordon or THE Flash, huge differenceQuote:
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