Once Again: HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!

[Walker]

HAIL VICTORY.

So, the 'Skins just beat the Steelers. This is awesome on several different levels.

For those of you who aren't Americans and possibly those who aren't Marylanders, here's why this is so, so awesome.

There are two football teams, so far as any true Marylander is concerned. Baltimore Ravens, and Washington Redskins. Each has a major conference rival-- Pittsburgh Steelers for the Ravens, Dallas Cowboys for the 'Skins.

The Redskins traditionally, not to put too fine a point on it, suck. The Steelers, meanwhile, won the Super Bowl not too long ago. (Didn't they? I can't remember.) The Steelers and the 'Skins generally don't play each other, because the Ravens and the Steelers are in a different conference. In the preseason, they do play each other, like tonight.

'Skins just beat the Steelers. Awesome because A) The Steelers are pretty good. B) The Ravens are their rivals. C) Redskins and Ravens fans have a... friendly rivalry, regardless of the fact that they mostly don't play each other, because the fans are in such close contact. We just beat their conference rivals down. HOOAH. And in something like two weeks, we're going to beat them down. And THEN we're going to go on to win the Super Bowl*.

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS, bitches.

*Ok, that's a little bit TOO optimistic, I admit. Even I'm not that deluded.

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

in recent news, the majority of Cincinnati Bengals fans destroyed their season tickets in frustration due to lack of victories and an apathetic management. one of the lowest moments in NFL history since the Philadelphia Eagles recruited a quarterback who had been suspended for dog fighting.

and people wonder why i don't care about (american) football.
i moved from Philadelphia to Cincinnati about a year ago...
writers for drama tv series couldn't come up with this stuff, seriously.

oh, right.
cool victory, bro.

 

[Necromancer]

I like soccer.

 

[Arseface]

What is conference mean?

 

[D3m190d]

I like soccer.

*football.

On topic: What sport is this anyway?

 

[Angel]

HAIL TO THE POTATO SKINS!

Am I doing it right?

 

[TRA Rotid]

I saw a movie about your football not so long ago.

What was it, P... Per... Permian Panthers. Yes, that's right,

 

[Hermit]

Philly eagles represent

 

[Necromancer]

*football.

On topic: What sport is this anyway?

I'm American. I'm going to call it soccer even though football is more fitting. Get over it.

 

[D3m190d]

I'm American. I'm going to call it soccer even though football is more fitting. Get over it.

Well, at least you admitted football fits better. Carry on, good sir. ^_^

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

Well, at least you admitted football fits better. Carry on, good sir. ^_^

soccer fits better, we're starting a vocabulary revolution so get used to it.

 

[D3m190d]

soccer fits better, we're starting a vocabulary revolution so get used to it.

Well, it's mainly about calling a nonspherical object, handled by hands a football. Blasphemy of logic. D=<

For the record: I don't care about any of the sports. Just stupid names.

 

[Skotekal]

Well, it's mainly about calling a nonspherical object, handled by hands a football. Blasphemy of logic. D=<

For the record: I don't care about any of the sports. Just stupid names.

A ball doesn't HAVE to be round, and you do kick it at certain points in the game.

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

truth, a ball is defined as something that is approximately spherical. Round or roundish. Lets be honest, if the football was never kicked, there would be no field goals, no kick off, no punts, and no extra points (unless going for 2 which is generally risky). lets be honest, the feet are more essential to the game than hands are.

 

[Necromancer]

But feet are more essential in soccer than they are in football.

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

without feet, soccer could still be played by moving the ball off of torso, head, or legs. i'd argue that you need feet more in football since you can't get away with such things.

a football game wouldn't even be able to start, since it begins with kickoff.

 

[Tyloric]

When the 'skins win the Super Bowl I'll shave my chest and paint the team logo on it. Not that I have to worry because that's never going to happen. Regardless, I'm glad you're excited.

Now I hope it does happen just for the PICS.

 

[D3m190d]

without feet, soccer could still be played by moving the ball off of torso, head, or legs. i'd argue that you need feet more in football since you can't get away with such things.

a football game wouldn't even be able to start, since it begins with kickoff.

We might have to be sure on what version of football we're talking about... Anyway, European football simply uses feet more often than American football. It's as simple as that. European football uses feet about 95% of the time, maybe more. In American football, the ball can be kicked, and it even must be kicked to start the game. But for the rest they're mainly just running with it in their hands.

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

We might have to be sure on what version of football we're talking about... Anyway, European Football simply uses feet more often than American football. It's as simple as that.

not really. above-mentioned points that you ignored point out that you can break it down to a far more basic level than that.

i hearby dub thee soccer.

 

[Gikoku]

We might have to be sure on what version of football we're talking about... Anyway, European football simply uses feet more often than American football. It's as simple as that. European football uses feet about 95% of the time, maybe more. In American football, the ball can be kicked, and it even must be kicked to start the game. But for the rest they're mainly just running with it in their hands.

The reason American football is called football is because it evolved from European football with the inclusion of hands into the mix. Changed the rules up over time, and then went from European football, to rugby, to American football which is what we have today. Thing is, nobody bothered to change the name to something else during all of that, so it stuck.. and it's going to remain that way.