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[Absolute Niro]

It's called rugby.

_heh

[The Darkling Wolf]

Nah, Rugby players don't wear a foot of padding on every exposed inch of skin

[Owlbread]

Nah, Rugby players don't wear a foot of padding on every exposed inch of skin

I believe american football players put themselves through much more punishment than our rugby players, hence the need for protection.

[RedKing]

Rugby players don't wind up with 1500 pounds of dudes on top of them every minute or two.

[lordcooper]

Come on you saints! Come on you saints! Come on y-

Oh, that kind of football.

We should start calling it soccer.

Rugby players don't wind up with 1500 pounds of dudes on top of them every minute or two.

Well, not while they're playing

[Ultimuh]

Kinda relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sD_8prYOxo 

[Owlbread]

But why call the game that only involves feet "soccer" and call the game that involves transporting an oddly shaped object across a pitch filled with large armour plated men that want to knock you over "football"? Not that I'm belittling american football of course; it's an exciting game and I really enjoyed "Any Given Sunday".

[The Darkling Wolf]

Nah, Rugby players don't wear a foot of padding on every exposed inch of skin

I believe american football players put themselves through much more punishment than our rugby players, hence the need for protection.

Them's fightin' words. I didn't come here fer no stinkin' logic!

[lordcooper]

But why call the game that only involves feet "soccer" and call the game that involves transporting an oddly shaped object across a pitch filled with large armour plated men that want to knock you over "football"? Not that I'm belittling american football of course; it's an exciting game and I really enjoyed "Any Given Sunday".

No, I mean we should call American 'Football' Soccer instead.

[The Darkling Wolf]

I support this motion, we should petition the White House.

[Owlbread]

No, I mean we should call American 'Football' Soccer instead.

Oh I see. Now that makes a lot more sense.

[RedKing]

Well, we may not need to call it aything in 5-10 years. American football is going to have to seriously revamp its gear and rules if it's going to keep going long-term. Way too much data coming out lately indicating that it's basically on-par with boxing and fighting in Iraq in terms of "Things To Do If You Want Traumatic Brain Injury Later In Life". 

[Criptfeind]

I don't really see how that is going to do anything to it. It's way to popular to be made illegal for health reasons, and the players are being paid way to much to care about 'future worries'. And people are not going to stop liking something just because it causes other people injuries.

Edit: Also I am pretty sure that boxing is still a thing, so if it is only as bad as that.

[Sirus]

But why call the game that only involves feet "soccer" and call the game that involves transporting an oddly shaped object across a pitch filled with large armour plated men that want to knock you over "football"? Not that I'm belittling american football of course; it's an exciting game and I really enjoyed "Any Given Sunday".

No, I mean we should call American 'Football' Soccer instead.

I second this motion!

But we already have soccer! It's that game where you run around kicking a ball through a goal. Oh, and it seems to cause massive riots whenever it's played in Europe and South America

[Owlbread]

But we already have soccer! It's that game where you run around kicking a ball through a goal. Oh, and it seems to cause massive riots whenever it's played in Europe and South America

But as we have said: "soccer" involves only using your feet. American football involves using your arms, legs, shoulders, whatever. Which one does it make more sense to call football?