If American Football wasn't called "football", would it be more popular...

[QUOTE=LJJ]The pool is small because it's played in one country, not for any other reason.

To understand how the rest of the world looks at American Football, you only need to look at Sumo. The Japanese think of these Sumo athletes as the greatest in the world also, but nobody in America really takes it seriously and people see it as an insignificant, marginal novelty. That's[I] exactly [/I]how everybody outside of the US views American Football, and with good reason because that's is basically what it is.[/QUOTE]

lol, i'm from outside america and definitely don't view american football as an insignificant, marginal activity.

you're trying to portray your obvious misguided opinion on the sport as a global consensus

[QUOTE=LJJ]The pool is small because it's played in one country, not for any other reason.

To understand how the rest of the world looks at American Football, you only need to look at Sumo. The Japanese think of these Sumo athletes as the greatest in the world also, but nobody in America really takes it seriously and people see it as an insignificant, marginal novelty. That's[I] exactly [/I]how everybody outside of the US views American Football, and with good reason because that's is basically what it is.[/QUOTE]

Definitely one of the dumbest things I've read on ISH.

[QUOTE=LJJ]The pool is small because it's played in one country, not for any other reason.[/quote]


the pool is so small because most people do not qualify...



[quote]
To understand how the rest of the world looks at American Football, you only need to look at Sumo. The Japanese think of these Sumo athletes as the greatest in the world also, but nobody in America really takes it seriously and people see it as an insignificant, marginal novelty. That's[I] exactly [/I]how everybody outside of the US views American Football, and with good reason because that's is basically what it is.[/QUOTE]


^thats poor logic..

if you really wanna be taken seriously by anybody in this thread? you need to use logic that shows you actually know something about the sport you are talking about.. you cant judge the NFL by comparing it sumo wrestling :oldlol: thats dumb..


players are bred from pop warner through high school and college, and then? only the biggest fastest and strongest make the league

you are making a fool of yourself right now pal.. :oldlol: stop trollin

[QUOTE=Andrew Wiggins]lol, i'm from outside america and definitely don't view american football as an insignificant, marginal activity.

you're trying to portray your obvious misguided opinion on the sport as a global consensus[/QUOTE]

And you don't think you are an outlier? Unlike some people I'm definitely open to other perspectives.

Do you have any indication besides your personal anecdotes that American Football is more than a very marginal sport anywhere outside of North America?

[QUOTE=Rasheed1]the pool is so small because most people do not qualify...






^thats poor logic..

if you really wanna be taken seriously by anybody in this thread? you need to use logic that shows you actually know something about the sport you are talking about.. you cant judge the NFL by comparing it sumo wrestling :oldlol: thats dumb..


players are bred from pop warner through high school and college, and then? only the biggest fastest and strongest make the league

you are making a fool of yourself in this mang.. :oldlol: stop trollin[/QUOTE]

Everything you say here applies to Sumo. Why don't you take Sumo seriously? Greatest athletes in the world, they say.

[QUOTE=LJJ]And you don't think you are an outlier? Unlike some people I'm definitely open to other perspectives.

Do you have any indication besides your personal anecdotes that American Football is more than a very marginal sport anywhere outside of North America?[/QUOTE]

what do you think qualifies you to state "how everybody outside of the US views American Football" ?

my word, what a global denizen you are

LJJ just stop :oldlol:

its not workin..

[QUOTE=LJJ]
Do you have any indication besides your personal anecdotes that American Football is more than a very marginal sport anywhere outside of North America?[/QUOTE]

And soccer is widely regarded as a boring p[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ssy sport here in America that doesn't require nearly as much strength, toughness, and strategy as football. Agree or not, that's what a lot of Americans say about soccer.

[QUOTE=Andrew Wiggins]what do you think qualifies you to state "how everybody outside of the US views American Football" ?

my word, what a global denizen you are[/QUOTE]

That's not really an argument. What qualifies you to say I'm wrong? We are talking on a messageboard, not comparing CV's. "You are no expert" "Nooo, you are no expert" "Noooo, you are no expert". Nobody here is an expert on anything.


One only needs to look at the level of professionalism and competition in the sport outside of North America to identify it as a marginal sport, really.

LJJ is a retard.

How you going to have 13,000+ post on a sports forum when you barely know anything about sports?

:biggums:

[QUOTE=Rasheed1]LJJ just stop :oldlol:

its not workin..[/QUOTE]

He, at least I back up my arguments with data and valid comparisons.

None of you guys are really bringing anything here except: "This is America here, we are number 1. Deal with it!"

I'm not even trying to change anyone's mind. I like reading what other people think even if I disagree with them, but so far I haven't been able to provoke anyone into posting quality other than Thorpe.

[QUOTE=LJJ]That's not really an argument. What qualifies you to say I'm wrong? We are talking on a messageboard, not comparing CV's. "You are no expert" "Nooo, you are no expert" "Noooo, you are no expert". Nobody here is an expert on anything.


One only needs to look at the level of professionalism and competition in the sport outside of North America to identify it as a marginal sport, really.[/QUOTE]

So which sport do you think has the best athletes?

[QUOTE=ItsMillerTime]LJJ is a retard.

How you going to have 13,000+ post on a sports forum when you barely know anything about sports?

:biggums:[/QUOTE]


:roll: he's using arguments that have nothing to do at all with the sport itself.

what people in Japan think of the NFL has no bearing at all on the actual quality of the athletes in the NFL

its a hilarious argument

[QUOTE=LJJ]He, at least I back up my arguments with data and valid comparisons.

None of you guys are really bringing anything here except: "This is America here, we are number 1. Deal with it!"

I'm not even trying to change anyone's mind. I like reading what other people think even if I disagree with them, but so far I haven't been able to provoke anyone into posting quality other than Thorpe.[/QUOTE]

So which sport do you think has the best athletes?

[QUOTE=lefthook00]So which sport do you think has the best athletes?[/QUOTE]

It kind of depends what type of athletics you value more.

In general though, I figure the sport with the most high level competitors reaches the highest level of competition.