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

...Around the world?
How come basketball became popular around the world, but (American)football didn't?

No man, it's just a boring game and I grew up with it. Too many commercials and stoppages.

ALSO the main thing is you need so much expensive equipment and organization to play it. Compared to soccer or cricket or basketball. It's hard for a sport to be popular when you need to be extremely wealthy to play it.

It's the same reason baseball isn't that popular all over the world and is dying out in Japan and even America. Too slow paced and boring.

These sports were good in the age of radio because they were easy to commentate over. Now with television available everywhere, even really poor villages able to afford it, people want to see fast paced action.

I like the tactics of football, I understand it because I'm American but compared to sports like basketball and soccer (THE ENGLISH INVENTED THAT WORD, GET OVER IT EUROSNOBS) it is too slow paced and dull. I like watching the playoffs and superbowl, that's it.

It's very boring, I have tried getting into it a few times but I could never make myself watch a full game.

Who gives a damn if the rest of the world likes it or not?

[QUOTE=Nick Young]No man, it's just a boring game and I grew up with it. Too many commercials and stoppages.

[B]ALSO the main thing is you need so much expensive equipment and organization to play it. Compared to soccer or cricket or basketball. It's hard for a sport to be popular when you need to be extremely wealthy to play it.
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It's the same reason baseball isn't that popular all over the world and is dying out in Japan and even America. Too slow paced and boring.

These sports were good in the age of radio because they were easy to commentate over. Now with television available everywhere, even really poor villages able to afford it, people want to see fast paced action.

I like the tactics of football, I understand it because I'm American but compared to sports like basketball and soccer (THE ENGLISH INVENTED THAT WORD, GET OVER IT EUROSNOBS) it is too slow paced and dull. I like watching the playoffs and superbowl, that's it.[/QUOTE]

Not really. I played AF my whole life and the only thing I had to purchase was cleats and a cup. Everything else was provided for me from my school..

Also you don't need equipment to play the sport as well. Just grab a football and play tackle or flag or touch football in your random park.

[QUOTE=knickballer]Not really. I played AF my whole life and the only thing I had to purchase was cleats and a cup. Everything else was provided for me from my school..

Also you don't need equipment to play the sport as well. Just grab a football and play tackle or flag or touch football in your random park.[/QUOTE]
Most schools in Europe, Asia and Africa and south america don't have or can't afford this expensive equipment. Sorry, to play the game properly it is extremely expensive.


I see and know loads of people who to to the park and play touch football, germans, dutch, english etc. But they're never going to become pros. And most people don't want to stay up til 4AM to watch a sport they don't understand. And because pro leagues in Europe were low quality, it didn't catch on at all and went bankrupt.

They all seem to like the idea of cheerleaders though.

Its really boring. Plays go for 5-10 seconds at most and then there is a minimum of a 30 second break everytime. The stops are just insane, they spend 3/4 of the time doing nothing.

Also why do they have so much protection? Watch Australian football or rugby, they are just as rough, if not more and they wear nothing.

Another reason is that no one else in the world plays it, whilst almost every country in the world plays basketball.

[QUOTE=B-Easy8]Its really boring. Plays go for 5-10 seconds at most and then there is a minimum of a 30 second break everytime. The stops are just insane, they spend 3/4 of the time doing nothing.

[B]Also why do they have so much protection? Watch Australian football or rugby, they are just as rough, if not more and they wear nothing.[/B]

Another reason is that no one else in the world plays it, whilst almost every country in the world plays basketball.[/QUOTE]

Educate yourself about the sport before you comment on it. You sound like a moron.

[QUOTE=DonD13]I think one reason is because you can play basketball pretty easy yourself while you need a lot of equipment, knowledge, people for AF. I think that's the main reason why soccer is so popular all over the world.[/QUOTE]
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this

football isn't popular around the world because it requires a lot of money...and a huge team

soccer and basketball can be played by children that simply have a ball...soccer can use two buckets as goal markers, in basketball you do need a hoop which does require more money but not nearly as much as football which requires expensive pads...

[QUOTE=B-Easy8]Its really boring. Plays go for 5-10 seconds at most and then there is a minimum of a 30 second break everytime. The stops are just insane, they spend 3/4 of the time doing nothing.

[B]Also why do they have so much protection[/B]? Watch Australian football or rugby, they are just as rough, if not more and they wear nothing.

Another reason is that no one else in the world plays it, whilst almost every country in the world plays basketball.[/QUOTE]
I think you need to research the rules in tackling between those 3 sports to find that answer.

On average, American football has only 11 minutes of action in 3 hours.

[QUOTE=BrickingStar]I think you need to research the rules in tackling between those 3 sports to find that answer.[/QUOTE]
or just watch

clearly he hasn't watched much American Football...



[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bcVg3f-OOQ"]Watch this video to understand why pads are needed[/URL]

[QUOTE=chosen_one6]On average, football has only 11 minutes of action in 3 hours.[/QUOTE]
where the fck did you get that?...a quarter is 15 minutes, clock stops during most breaks

[QUOTE=-p.tiddy-]or just watch

clearly he hasn't watched much American Football...



[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bcVg3f-OOQ"]Watch this video to understand why pads are needed[/URL][/QUOTE]

I watch a lot of NFL, but I can only watch the condensed games on game pass.

I see the way they tackle and its really not that big of a difference. Have you ever watched rugby?

By the way the condensed games go for 20 minutes and cut out the majority of the stops.

Why would anyone watch a 3 hour game to watch 20 minutes of action?

[QUOTE=B-Easy8]I watch a lot of NFL, but I can only watch the condensed games on game pass.

I see the way they tackle and its really not that big of a difference. Have you ever watched rugby?[/QUOTE]
I don't even have to be american to give an answer to this, if you watched the video you know rugby players don't roam around to tackle a player in their blindside with the momentum they gathered from sprints.

If that answer doesn't explain it for you then this will : Newtons second law (F= M*S)

NFL players are launched at each other like missiles. They are destroying their bodies in the process. There's a lot of action and plenty of strategy.

You have 6'4" 250 lb line backers who run 4.5 or 4.6 40's launching themselves at players. The game is incredibly dangerous.

Why isn't Russian midget fighting popular around the world? Why isn't Sumo popular around the world?

American Football just doesn't have universal appeal. It's a bunch of marginal athletes on steroids running into each other in between commercials.

[QUOTE=LJJ]Why isn't Russian midget fighting popular around the world? Why isn't Sumo popular around the world?

American Football just doesn't have universal appeal. It's a bunch of[B] marginal athletes[/B] on steroids running into each other in between commercials.[/QUOTE]

The NFL has many amazing athletes. Marginal? That's a joke and wrong.

[QUOTE=AngelEyes]The NFL has many amazing athletes. Marginal? That's a joke and wrong.[/QUOTE]

The NFL is a tiny professional sport. Tiny.

How many professional American Football players are there compared to other sports?

If there is any term to properly describe the NFL as a sport, marginal would be it. Marginal athletes, marginal talents, marginal entertainment value, marginal everything.

:roll: at the NFL having marginal athletes. NFL has some of the absolute best athletes on the planet. The combination of speed, agility, and strength is incredible.

You're clueless.

[QUOTE=LJJ]The NFL is a tiny professional sport. Tiny.

How many professional American Football players are there compared to other sports?

If there is any term to properly describe the NFL as a sport, marginal would be it. Marginal athletes, marginal talents, marginal entertainment value, marginal everything.[/QUOTE]

rofl

Football is only the largest sport in America, pulls in the most revenue, gets the highest ratings, has the most peewee/junior leagues in the country, etc etc.

But yeah it's only marginal. lol give me a break

[QUOTE=LJJ]The NFL is a tiny professional sport. Tiny.

How many professional American Football players are there compared to other sports?

If there is any term to properly describe the NFL as a sport, marginal would be it. Marginal athletes, marginal talents, marginal entertainment value, marginal everything.[/QUOTE]

It's BY FAR the biggest sport in the United States, which happens to be one of the largest countries in the world. The best athletes in the NFL compare favorably to the best athletes in the NBA. Guys like Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Julius Peppers, etc. compare to any athletes.

It's so easy to draw out people's inner racist.

The #1 reason is that its too complicated and has too many players, you really have to invest a lot of time into it to know what's [U]really[/U] going on, the formations, the strategy, the details, the execution. You could say the same about other sports, but football goes deep. For the people who are really into it, I can see how they think that no sport is comparable. It is a re-enactment of war.

Personally, I love it. Best genetics in the world, no other sport can compete, not nba, baseball, soccer, rugby, boxing, mma, australian rules fb, hockey, etc.

[QUOTE=LJJ]It's so easy to draw out people's inner racist.[/QUOTE]

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LOL @ baseball and football being slow and boring while acting like soccer is action-packed. Priceless. No bias there.:oldlol:

[quote]PPS. American Football is not tougher than Rugby or Australian Football. You guys were pads on every single part of your body LOL.[/quote]
That's because if they played American football without pads there would be fatalities every game.

I think the reason the sport isn't more famous is because most of the fat people in the world live in America and its the fat people that like the sport anyways...

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[QUOTE=Maksimilian]Who cares if it isn't popular around the rest of the world? I personally think the sport is ****en stupid, but i admire the Americans love for it. Infact i admire America for their love of all their pro sports pro leagues.

I read somewhere that 28/30 NFL teams are BILLION dollar franchises. Thats bloody amazing that even teams that finish last in the league, still have support and survive to get another chance. Compare that to European Basketball and Football where its always the exact same teams that stay strong or decades and win all the championships.

I love the Americans for their support of grassroots sports too. They get like 100 million viewers for HIGH SCHOOL and COLLEGE games ffs. Thats crazy! They also actively encourage youth to try harder in school, get an education, and then turn pro. Whilst in Europe 90% of soccer players are brain dead retards who quit school at 15 to join a club on trial.

I also love the idea of salary caps and drafts. It makes sport so much more fair and gives everyone a chance. Top European teams buy all the best players and the other teams are left with the scraps.

PS. American Football is so ****en boring. The only reason i watch it is because it feels like im viewing a Hollywood film!. The production, filming, player interaction and ESPN specials are what makes it SO good.

[B]PPS. American Football is not tougher than Rugby or Australian Football. You guys were pads on every single part of your body LOL.

Some dude mentions that players get blindsided, they do in Aussie Football. [B]Some other guy mentioned how big the players are in NFL. Dude have you ever played Rugby? Do you know how massive Maori and Pacific islanders are? They make African Americans look like 15 year old boys. Their woman are bigger than your average white dude! Those guys running at ya at full speed (without padding) is 10x worse than NFL players with helmets and shoulder pads[/B].[/B][/QUOTE]

Good up until this point. Again the ignorance of the size, speed and athleticism of these athletes. Maori and Pacific Islanders make African Americans looks like 15 year old boys? Uh, no. Jonathan Ogden, Walter Jones, Julius Peppers, etc. I've seen Rugby, the collisions don't compare and the padding players wear can only do so much. Some have argued that the helmets only make the collisions worse because they're using it as a weapon.

[QUOTE=LJJ]The NFL is a tiny professional sport. Tiny.

How many professional American Football players are there compared to other sports?

If there is any term to properly describe the NFL as a sport, marginal would be it. Marginal athletes, marginal talents, marginal entertainment value, marginal everything.[/QUOTE]
you have no Earthly idea of what you're talking about...

the ONLY athlete i can even think of that ranks above NFL players in terms of sheer physical athleticism is Bron...the next dozen or so would be NFL players...soccer players wouldn't make the top-50 list

Physical Athleticism:

1. Lebron
2. Calvin
3. Peterson
4. NFL Player
5. NFL Player
6. NFL Player
7. NFL Player
etc
etc
etc

14. Dwight Howard
15. Blake Griffin

something like that

NFL has "marginal athletes." Now I've heard it all.:oldlol: Not liking the sport is one thing, but just being completely fu[color=black]cking[/color] ignorant is another. An NFL linebacker, for instance, is probably the single most complete package of athlete in pro sports FFS.

[QUOTE=Maksimilian]Agree about the helmet as a weapon theory. However it cant be considered a real weapon if the other dudes covered head to toe in weaponary and armour too.

Rugby can def be compared to NFL. In NFL the tackles, guards, ends and linebackers start each play directly facing eachother and like 3 m apart. Majority of them have a little run up and hit eachother straight away. And then the plays over, you have a break for 5 mins, repeat, then break for a 5 min break again. On the other hand Rugby players get bashed down, get up, start running, get bashed down, get up, start running.......and repeat for 80 minutes.

You reallly cant compare them. One is a physically demanding sport were people are getting bashed for 80 minutes non stop while being expected to keep running. The other is a a bunch of fat dudes running 3 m, having a break and then going on commecial break.
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Oh yeah did i mention the part about not wearing armour? Heres a video of white dudes getting ****ed up. Didnt even wanna use videos of the Maoris and Islanders

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66wK9zAppHc[/url]

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Heres a little bit of Australian Football.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlG3qqtWNy8[/url]
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More B.S. The only players who are even slightly fat are Offensive lineman, who are also massively strong and incredibly mobile for their enormous size.

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squats 685 lbs

damn these fat roided up marginal athletes... :roll:

6'7" 287 lb Julius Peppers

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[QUOTE=Maksimilian]I actually think all three sports are equal in terms of physicality. Theres absolutely nothing seperating them in that field. However NFL players wear padding ffs! And thats not even a bad thing, infact its a GREAT thing! Its awesome that Americans are brought up to associate NFL with a need to protect themselves. Its awesome that they protect the bodies. But you cant sit there with a straight face and try and claim its the "toughest" in the world :)[/QUOTE]

You have too little knowledge of how violent the game is and how badly these guys are destroying their bodies. I can't discuss something with someone who chooses to be willfully ignorant.