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Here's what happens when NFL turns into rugby:
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=7aCDfJH6eRYSkip to around the 5.30 mark if you don't wanna get all the intense buildup.
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Part of rugby and rugby league is the very high level of fitness you require to sustain that for 80 minutes, which only occasional breaks. American football doesn't seem to have that - there's a break after every play.
Whoa. Gonna disagree with that.
You've got Wide Receivers who constantly and consistently sprint 10 - 40 [or more] yards on a play, run back to the huddle then line up and do it again. Running Backs who do the same, as well as getting the ball from a handoff and running into a bunch of guys who smash the shit out of him. Safety's who cover the WR's play after play after play. Etc etc etcRugby and league you're not going full-tit the whole time. Both require exceptional amounts of fitness, but to pass off NFL because they stop and wrack their memories for what they have to do on the next play isn't right..
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oh but related, hopefully all those bowls won't matter soon when Superman fixes it all.
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Are they also called Rose, Oranage Sugar, Feista, Bud, Banjo or Heidi for a reason?
Yup! That's college football though.
Rose Bowl = Held during the Festival of Roses.
Sugar Bowl = Not sure on name origins, but held around New Year's.
Orange Bowl = Named after Florida's version of the Festival of Roses.
Etc etc etcThere's also the affectionately dubbed 'Turkey Bowl'.
I did come here to post something I left out of my original comment, but now I've forgotten it.
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And don't believe the New Zealand sports reporters, it is not mainly watched for the ads... Then during the sports news the game will be given a once-over occasionally good, but usually bad and smug like "what a silly and complicated game"
Exactly. Same response I get from co-workers. It's not that hard, you can pick up the basics in a couple of minutes. It took longer for my American flatmate to pick up rugby than it took me to pick up NFL.
Good article on US Superbowl coverage
I headed to the TAB across the road from home yesterday to put my bets on:
Polamalu and Ward MVP, Steelers win by 24 - 30.Incidentally, there is a TAB at the Four Kings for those who don't get a bet on in time.
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How about The Gonk?
Yes! I've always thought that would be a great cricket song.
I'd come out to something like 'T Plays it Cool', Zoot Suit Riot or Vuvuvu
If it was in England it'd definately have to be 'Skinhead' though.
Talking about TD celebrations, TO is just the absolute king. He's the Doc J of the NFL. That trick he pulled with the vivd was insane, but the Cowboys star was just epic.
Cricket celebrations-wise, I'd like to see a Smeltz-esque stripper pole using the bat for the sheer awkwardness. A golf swing and hand-over-eye pose follwing a 6 wouldn't go amiss either
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I'm also wondering how the police so succesfully diverted traffic that there was only one other car involved, by the end (apart from the truck and the van). Miracle there were no horrible crashes. Or were there?
That was one of my questions too, along with:
'What happened to road spikes?' -
This Megan character isn't based on someone (or some Megan) in real life is it?
And Robert isn't based on a certain Richie is he?
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There's no need to be a smartarse about it.
Apologies, I didn't mean to offend you.
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It makes me wonder if there's a bunch of people out there in the world desperately missing All Blacks games, and I should return the favour (if I had a HDD drive).
Such things already exist, you've just gotta know where to look!