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Originally Posted by Janey
well... I thought that the hockey jab was deliberate, and do deserved less mention (simply because the truth is self evident, the sport doesn't require defending - plus even tho I pnly play girls hockey, I bet I could jersey you in the corner...  ). But I thought you were being chauvenistic about the football.
So supposing that you are well versed in the grid-iron sport, u have to admit that the rules of the game, the season starting in summer and endig before Christmas, the sheer tradition makes the Canadian game so desireable. |
The rules aren't THAT hugely different although I think NFL rules on passing(i.e. both feet must be inbounds) makes the game a bit more interesting. The biggest difference is the ability to score singles and that has always just been so odd to me that I never gave it much consideration.
Now as far as starting times and tradition gotta disagree totally there. With the 4 major sports here starting the NFL in summer would step too much on the toes of baseball and the thoughts of football season being over before Christmas even hit makes me shudder in terror. Christmas and New Year's are some of the best time to gather around the tv with family get fat or drunk or both and watch hours and hours of football. And by the time football season IS over with the boring parts of basketball and hockey season would be done so you can transition right into a nice heated season of hoops or puck if you are so inclined. And as far as tradition is concerned...there is hardly any bigger tradition than the Super Bowl. Every year people who don't even WATCH football stop down on a Sunday night and watch the game. There's a reason the NFL has crushed any competition directed it's way. USFL? Ha! XFL? Please!
But I better stop or else this thread will have to be moved to the sports section.