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[Chris Trott]

Chris Trott
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Posts: 2056
Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2004 21:16
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA

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See? What did I say? Damn yankees!

(Us Southeast Texas boys are a feisty bunch, aren't we...)

Yeah, but when I say "up north", I mean north of the Red River...

[nigelb]

Derek - You got that right - Rugby is a far rougher game but American football is fascinating to me and I really enjoy watching it.

Nigel -- Tell Joe Theisman that

;-)

Leif

Leif, you certainly have a valid point there - I was at that game and will never forget that career ending injury to Joe T. For those across the pond, Lawrence Taylor, linebacker for the New York Giants, stormed across the line and tackled Theisman, snapping his leg - a very gruesome scene, the memory of which still turns my stomach.

But have you ever watched a Rugby match? No helmets, no shoulder pads and very little down time during the game. You have to be in fantastic shape to play because there is very limited substitutions - only for injury.

What attracts me to American Football is the intricacy of the strategy involved in individual plays and play sequences. It is rather like a chess game. Rugby has always struck me as more of a melee than anything else, perhaps the stategic elements of the game are more elusive, to me at least.

[nigelb]

Brian - How gracious of the cowchips to demolish their stadium after that embarrassing loss! Tell me, does the new stadium also have a hole in the roof so "God can watch his favourite team"?

The new one does better. It's got a retractable roof.

Yep. That way if the Cowboys start losing a game the roof can be slammed shut quickly to shield God's eyes from the horror of it all. ;-)


Brian

Hmm, couldn't God see through the roof? ;-) Oh, maybe that was Superman!

(stolen from Jane on "Coupling" - yes we get that in the colonies!)

[FlyTexas]

Hmm, couldn't God see through the roof? ;-) Oh, maybe that was Superman!

(stolen from Jane on "Coupling" - yes we get that in the colonies!)

Yes, God could see through the roof of Texas Stadium but the owner of the Cowboys would probably still charge Him for admission. :@ The wife and I LOVE the TV show Coupling...although it kinda went downhill after Jeff left the show. :-(

Brian

[nigelb]

Yes, God could see through the roof of Texas Stadium but the owner of the Cowboys would probably still charge Him for admission. :@ The wife and I LOVE the TV show Coupling...although it kinda went downhill after Jeff left the show. :-(

Brian

Yea, Dan Snyder (Redskins owner) is not much different, always after the fast buck - but at least he doesn't prowl the sidelines during games like that jerk Jerry Jones.

Re: Coupling - yes I agree the show was never the same once Jeff left - I thought he stole the whole show.

[bigred1970]

Derek - You got that right - Rugby is a far rougher game but American football is fascinating to me and I really enjoy watching it.

Nigel -- Tell Joe Theisman that

;-)

Leif

Leif, you certainly have a valid point there - I was at that game and will never forget that career ending injury to Joe T. For those across the pond, Lawrence Taylor, linebacker for the New York Giants, stormed across the line and tackled Theisman, snapping his leg - a very gruesome scene, the memory of which still turns my stomach.

But have you ever watched a Rugby match? No helmets, no shoulder pads and very little down time during the game. You have to be in fantastic shape to play because there is very limited substitutions - only for injury.

What attracts me to American Football is the intricacy of the strategy involved in individual plays and play sequences. It is rather like a chess game. Rugby has always struck me as more of a melee than anything else, perhaps the stategic elements of the game are more elusive, to me at least.

story about the hit, with footage >.< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHCXNt4P ... re=related