Comments | antof9: I know it's only pre-season, but ...

antof9

I know it's only pre-season, but ...

Aug 13, 2007 21:31

(cross-posted to footballgirls)

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amyleaton August 14 2007, 03:42:48 UTC

Geeeeeze, girl, it's waaaaaaaaay too hot for football! Don't you know it's a fall/winter sport????

antof9 August 14 2007, 03:44:58 UTC

hee hee! I know, but since I've travelled (and missed) most of the entire summer, I figured an early start on Fall would be fun :)

And really, football is SO FUN!

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antof9 August 14 2007, 11:48:20 UTC

Let's not hold our breath :)

antof9 August 14 2007, 11:40:26 UTC

I'm Ant. Have we met?

fechtbuch August 14 2007, 08:49:50 UTC

She said "wanker"!
WW and I came to the conclusion years ago that any two blokes watching sports in the pub could do as good a job if not better than most professional sports commentators. Who are, after all, doing exactly the same thing anyway - watching the action (often on TV monitors) and giving their unasked-for opinions to anyone in earshot.
Go Broncos! (Or whatever one says at these occasions...)

antof9 August 14 2007, 11:44:40 UTC

WW and I came to the conclusion years ago that any two blokes watching sports in the pub could do as good a job if not better than most professional sports commentators. Who are, after all, doing exactly the same thing anyway - watching the action (often on TV monitors) and giving their unasked-for opinions to anyone in earshot.

You and WW are correct. I am pretty sure *I* would be very entertaining as a commentator :)

"Go Broncos!" is perfectly correct!

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antof9 August 14 2007, 11:59:48 UTC

um ... I'm pretty sure no one asked you :)

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miketroll August 14 2007, 09:15:55 UTC

I can't wait for the NFL season to start! It's really tough getting through Feb-Aug. Maybe I'll root for the Broncos this year. (Don't suppose the 49ers are quite ready for a major comeback...)

Surely Fox has the worst commentators of all? They have the worst of everything. But don't stop calling them wankers!

:)

antof9 August 14 2007, 11:47:44 UTC

The 49ers didn't look bad, I have to say. And their quarterback might have only played 2 series. They played Dilfer (2nd string) for pretty much the entire game, so who knows? They could be ok this year.

re: commentators -- surprisingly, we'd rather watch football on Fox than any other network (I know it's a shock). Their commentators are better and more entertaining, their graphics are better, their "back to you in the studio" stuff is better. They just do sports (or at least football) better than anyone else. I think it's partially their more irreverent approach, and partially that they seem to have found the guys we all like but who don't take themselves too seriously. Makes for a much more enjoyable game to watch, I gotta say :)

reggiesgirl2 August 14 2007, 10:33:57 UTC

It's not that I don't "like" football. It's just that I don't understand how the game is played. Reggie's tried to explain it but he doesn't totally understand it either, never having played it.

Football is not a big sport where I live. We have no teams East of Ottawa so we don't get too excited about it. :)

Is there a simple explanation anywhere of how to understand the game? If you can help me understand the game, I'll cheer for your team. Which one is it again?

I hate to admit it, but I watch golf on TV. They have wankers yacking too. What I dislike about listening to them is that they're always talking about Tiger Woods, no matter what player is on the screen. He's like a god to them, I swear! I think they'd bow down and kiss his golf shoes if he ever walked by them.

antof9 August 14 2007, 11:36:11 UTC

hee hee! I figured you probably got a lot of soccer and/or curling up there :)

If I watch golf on tv, I get sleepy!

ok -- in terms of explaining it, this website isn't bad. However, this sentence at the beginning of the second large paragraph: "The playing field conists of 100 yards and there are three "downs". " ... isn't correct! First, there's the obvious "consists", but the more technical wrong is that there are four downs. Always four ( ... )

reggiesgirl2 August 14 2007, 13:50:45 UTC

Okay, I think I understand so far. You said, "If at any point in these 4 downs they are able to move the ball 10 yards, then they start counting the downs again.", so, what do they start counting at then? Ten again? How many times do they do that? Until they cross the finish line (or whatever the line is called by the posts)?

We don't have soccer up here either. We have rugby. And, yes, we do have curling but only in the Winter months. :)

antof9 August 14 2007, 14:52:10 UTC

OK -- they start counting again at "1st down". In fact, any time your team is playing offense and they get a first down, it's good, 'cause that means 4 more tries. And yes, it's 4 more tries at another 10 yards. They keep doing that until they don't make it or yes, they cross into the endzone ( ... )

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