The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread
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viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
No it's true. Hockey and soccer are (relatively) non-stop; for the untrained eye things seem unorganized, and it's hard to make out strategies, systems, and/or formations. Football probably has more nuances and unique rules that don't apply to any other sport, but it's much easier to follow at first since it's a stop and start game.
Dak
mentat
Soccer, hockey, and basketball are all very similar games except they are played with foot/stick/hand, and with basketball allowing full roaming and no goalie for the lack of people in relation/size of goal/ball(puck).
Football is radically different from everything else. There are a theoretically near-infinite number of offensive plays from every legal formation. What makes a formation legal isn't obvious, as more common formations have more to do with success of the play than legality.
Defenses do any number of different things in response, with the same near infinite range of options, no or nearly no restriction in formation or makeup. Even if you play the same general position "WR" or "CB" or "OG" or "DE", the techniques that go with each side of the ball are different, and different again depending on the type of offense or defense, and then again for the specific playbook. On and on.
Satanstoenail
My Larpstyle determines my Derpstyle
I don't understand American football at all. Then again I don't understand rugby union either. Aussie rules all the way maaaate.
TechnicalBarbarity
Poser Disposer
Baseball would be a harder sport for newbies to follow/understand than American football, by far.
Interesting fact, the actual time the ball is in play in American football is only 12 fucking minutes. Grueling as fuck to watch a full game imo. One of the many reason i dislike the sport.
Interesting fact, the actual time the ball is in play in American football is only 12 fucking minutes. Grueling as fuck to watch a full game imo. One of the many reason i dislike the sport.
Matt
Active Member
They're all pretty nuanced, and it takes a considerable amount of time to actually understand them any of them. Hockey is so fast that I could see it being hard for people to follow it.
CiG
Room with a View
Not much, a buddy of mine wants me to head to new Orleans,lol. I'm not going anywhere. I've been in my apartment for 6 months. I can't just leave and not know what is going to happen, he did not specify shit.
JontRevolting
FALSE ARREST! FALSE ARREST!
Drinking beer with the occasional shot of red absinthe and flicking through chips n beer mags.
KafkaX
Mr. Self Destruct
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
CiG
Room with a View
Not necessarily true.
I played Aussie rules, cricket, soccer, golf is easy to understand, as is baseball and tennis.
I hate them all.
I understand rugby and volleyball, don't hate them.
I like hockey and American football but I don't really understand them.
I like NFL and look forward to sunday, but other than that do not care for sports. I do watch a lot of UFC. Sometimes it's bullshit, but some of the fights are worth it. I saw this Dan Henderson vs Shogun and it made my day. Craziest shit I have ever seen.
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
I grew up in Boston so professional sports were in my face constantly. I mainly followed the Red Sox and Patriots, and still watch the Patriots, mainly because watching one game per week fits my busy schedule much better.
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
Golf is really easy to understand. I will actually sit and watch golf if it is on, but it's way better when you actually play on the course.
