Yeah USA stinks in the World cup and just when I thought we were getting better we get slammed, what a shame...
Skid - Nice break down on the history of the games....Here in the States, I have never met a auto mechanic that can run a mile without throwing up let alone talk sports...You Aussies mix it up well...Good deal...
Now I need to set the record straight once and for all...So many times I have heard that Rugby is a real mans game and American football is for girls with pads and what not...Let me tell you American football is a real mans sport and the pads are thin and light in weight so you can run, injuries happen in every game, broken bones, concusions, even crippled at times, etc.. etc.. These guys in the NFL (the premier American pigskin football league) are huge men that are olympic caliber sprinters, juiced up on steriods, and will hurt you big time...
I would love to see the best Aussie or European rugby team go up against the best NFL Amercan football team in a game that is suited for both some how...You guys would get slammed...no dought in my mind... You Aussies have the heart and toughness, but not the size or speed to compete...Just my take..
I played American football for one year and quit...Why you ask? Try catching the pig skin football coming over the middle of the field of play and get hit head on by a 250lb big ugly black man linebacker whom is angry as hell and would love nothing more then to see you twitching and unconcious laying on ground... I took a hit or two and said forget it and I was over 200lbs myself...
Tennis, volleyball, cricket, golf, etc..those are not real men sports...There I said it...
Since I am on a roll...World cup soccer/football has way too much acting and faking of injuries going on...Example: A player gets bumped and starts rolling around on the grass looking like he is going to die or something then gets carried off the field just to try and get the foul..pathetic....Two minutes later he is back on the field running around with no noticeable injuries...That pisses me off. They should make a new rule anyone who fakes an injury should be injured by the opposing team...Instead of free goal kicks, free ass kicks...Acting should be left for Hollywood and the movies and not the playing field..:buttkick: :biggrin: