--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Debra Wilborn > Subject: Re: OT World Cup Offer > > > > Now, one hundred to one really isn't fair. I'd go > 99 > > to one. :) > > > > What I don't understand is why rugby isn't more > > popular in the US. If ever there was a tough-guy, > > macho man sport that's it. We make such a big > deal > > about football instead. In rugby, the guys don't > wear > > mountains of sissy pads and they don't stop > playing > > when the ball-carrier gets creamed. Just pass it > off > > to the next one. Much faster game. > > I wonder if it has to do with the possibility of > real injury > being sustained by the players. > I have long though that NFL football is a pansy > game. > Even CFL football is a tougher game. > > William Robb > -
The most emabarrassing part is the gobs of money involved. Like a few million bucks to air a one-minute commercial during the Superbowl. Everything is so overhyped. Example: Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys writes a gung-ho letter to his teammates, something like a preseason pep talk, and it makes the front cover of the Sports section in my city paper. Whatever! I'm not even in Dallas. Have you ever watched an NFL-Europe game? Talk about bizzare. The one I saw was Rhine vs. Berlin or Stuttgart (sp?) so everyone in the stands is German. The game is called in German at the stadium but the broadcast is done in English. All the players are Americanc and you get the impression that they're the only Americans in town. The only German player I noticed was the kicker for Rhine (I think it was Rhine.) Don't remember his name, but he was a RETIRED soccer player. The guy was playing in title matches probably before a lot of his teammates could walk. Now he's enjoying life after soccer as a good place kicker. What's that tell you about the toughness required to play American football? Deb in TX Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
