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There are two ways to invent a sport (lemmy.world)
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[–] 16 points 2 months ago (8 children)

All I remember about American Football was how fucking slow the pace of the game was compared to literally every other mainstream sport. It was definitely designed for a fat ass country.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    No I never watched it. I had the unfortunate pleasure of playing a few games during sports week through my UK school years. It was every bit as fucking boring as you implied. There is a reason only Americans play that shit.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Reminder it the all American sport used to be baseball which while I don't enjoy it personally is an actually functional and well made game to the point where you can listen to a radio commentary and know what's going on. Seriously why the actual fuck did football overtake baseball, it's like how MMA overtook boxing.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    It's a game of strategy and formations, like chess or military drills, instead of just kicking a ball around for 90 minutes.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Football has a ton of strategy and formations. Don’t watch the ball for a half and just look at the backline and the movement in the mid field.

    Not disagreeing with you on American football either. I love watching post game tape.

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