does anyone else not care about the super bowl???

[john cutter]

There is bound to be more hit's and tackles in Rugby because the actual working time of the game is several times longer (so harder) than what you call American Football......and they don't bang helmets on each other but their own heads quite often.......check out the state of most Rugby full-backs heads/ears they look like mixed martial artists......towards the end of a game....

Im well aware of the toll a rugby game takes on a body. Played for 4 years, went on two tours, one to new zealand.

My point was that you cant really compare the two as far as fitness goes, each requires a different type of fitness. When i was conditioning for football I was stronger, more explosive, and could sprint faster.

When I made the switch to rugby, i became more of an anaerobic athlete. I could sprint at 80% for longer than as a football player, and jog at 50% for much longer. BUT i couldnt run flat out as fast and couldnt generate as much explosive force.

and comparing the collisions in the two sports is like comparing a crash in a demolition derby to head on collision n the highway. two different animals.

both sports need a well trained athlete, but in two different fitness categories.

 

[buckeye-leaf]

i can name many folks in history that play US sports tell me some rugby players and ill walk on broken glass and hot coals

 

[john cutter]

jason robinson, would have been an all pro SS if hed been usa born

 

[+Vibes]

i always likened the commercial bowl to christmas mass...
never cared about it for the other 364 days, why act like it now?

 

[buckeye-leaf]

jason robinson

whos that bro, but im sure you know who joe montana or john elway is

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

Im well aware of the toll a rugby game takes on a body. Played for 4 years, went on two tours, one to new zealand.

My point was that you cant really compare the two as far as fitness goes, each requires a different type of fitness. When i was conditioning for football I was stronger, more explosive, and could sprint faster.

When I made the switch to rugby, i became more of an anaerobic athlete. I could sprint at 80% for longer than as a football player, and jog at 50% for much longer. BUT i couldnt run flat out as fast and couldnt generate as much explosive force.

and comparing the collisions in the two sports is like comparing a crash in a demolition derby to head on collision n the highway. two different animals.


both sports need a well trained athlete, but in two different fitness categories.

Yeah I would agree with you on most of that and say that a good Rugby player has more of a complete (well rounded) atheletic ability......combining strength, endurance and explosive force over an American Football player....

 

[zeppelindood]

Last time I checked, baseball went international

 

[john cutter]

whos that bro, but im sure you know who joe montana or john elway is

of course i do, im american and a huge football fan.

but in reality, american football players are nowhere near the level of fame of a premier european soccer player. not even close.

 

[john cutter]

Yeah I would agree with you on most of that and say that a good Rugby player has more of a complete (well rounded) atheletic ability......combining strength, endurance and explosive force over an American Football player....

agreed

 

[zeppelindood]

Unbelievable, how such fame can be acquired through the playing of a game.

 

[buckeye-leaf]

i get your point bro, i yell loud at my nephews soccer games. i guess sport is just really close to my heart i love it

 

[FatBlunt420]

Unbelievable, how such fame can be acquired through the playing of a game.

i put my effort in music... same can be said there. both are hard to succeed at. but if your good enough. yes, much fame can be acquired

 

[sackoweed]

I made the Fn team but after I broke the Qback ribs from the other team. My coach told me to go do it again or he would fail me. I took off my helmet and hit him with it. Never played again.

Yea right and donkey's really do fly... WTF lmfao... It is funny how people that never played or even tried to play competitive sports, put it down and call it gay.. to even associate gay and sports makes me wonder about that person being a closet caped crusader.... And to call it a waste of time while those people do NOTHING all day is even funnier... Just my opinion like most everyone elses on here.. lmfao... peace..

sackO

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

Most anybody at the pinnacle of their profession experiences some sort of fame for they are always revered and rewarded by their peers and fans....

....and I'm looking forward to the Football World Cup this coming summer in South Africa.....where teams of real Footballers will come together from many nations to battle it out atheleticaly on the pitch........playing the most popular sport on the planet.....

 

[zeppelindood]

i put my effort in music... same can be said there. both are hard to succeed at. but if your good enough. yes, much fame can be acquired

yes Fat... point well taken ~

 

[buckeye-leaf]

a good person is way lot better than fame, to me yall are the best

 

[steppinRazor]

Yea right and donkey's really do fly... WTF lmfao... It is funny how people that never played or even tried to play competitive sports, put it down and call it gay.. to even associate gay and sports makes me wonder about that person being a closet caped crusader.... And to call it a waste of time while those people do NOTHING all day is even funnier... Just my opinion like most everyone elses on here.. lmfao... peace..

sackO

best post ive seen on this thread.

 

[danimal7]

meh....let the sheeple enjoy their foosball, it keeps em good&happy while they yank the rug out from under

Brave new world here we come!

 

[humble1]

at least the chicken wings were good.
AND i was exposed to HD sports, an eye opening experience!

 

[Pinball Wizard]

ouch...