PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: nddons on March 22, 2016, 12:17:21 PM
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And in other news, the National Flag Football League eliminated the ability of defensive players to violently rip the lace flags off of the offensive players' belts.
The feminization of football continues ...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000646551/article/nfl-eliminates-all-chop-style-blocks-for-2016-season
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I actually watched less NFL football last year than any year I recall, and it was precisely due to the continued pansification of the game.
I am not looking for James Caan in Rollerball here, but football is a specific sport defined by specific action, remove that and it eventually becomes chess played with 300 lb self-propelled pieces where the most exciting thing to talk about is the oomgawa black powa racist half time show.
'Gimp
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I wonder if it will survive another 10 years?
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I wonder if it will survive another 10 years?
Doubtful. On the other hand, they're now looking to have games in China by 2018. Can you imagine NFL players on any plane for that long?
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I actually watched less NFL football last year than any year I recall, and it was precisely due to the continued pansification of the game.
I am not looking for James Caan in Rollerball here, but football is a specific sport defined by specific action, remove that and it eventually becomes chess played with 300 lb self-propelled pieces where the most exciting thing to talk about is the oomgawa black powa racist half time show.
'Gimp
I watch less football now, but it is not because it is less violent. I watch less because of all the damn idiotic penalties. My least favorite is "excessive jubilation", or whatever they call it.
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Football becomes more like wrestling every year. It's not sports, it's entertainment.
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Football becomes more like wrestling every year. It's not sports, it's entertainment.
It's not a sport, it's a BUSINESS.