Squids Declare war on Kalmar Union

[Thryn]

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[Oberyn]

baseball [...] sport.

Bwahahahahahaha

[Switchtense]

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I don't know about you, but I am quite happy with our dirty porn.

[CALAMARI]

This just in from the ROS-NOGM;

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[WITCHCRAFT]

And yeah, like Heskeytime said, you gotta lay on propaganda on thick in these parts.  And it don't get much thicker than the OP.

False. Allow me to present Exhibit A as evidence.

*unzips pants*

[Yarl]

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oh football
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[xxkaliboyx]

Gawd, who do I fight for? I having a Identity Crisis...

[UnholyRolyPoly]

I'm biased because everyone in my country who's big, strong or ballsy enough to play America-ball if they wanted plays a version of America-ball without padding all over their body and a medieval helmet to protect their delicate faces. It's called rugby and we play other countries at it.

Our FOOTBALL players are the ones who'd end up playing something shit like baseball (that's our 'soccer' equivalent, you play it up to the age of 10, it's called 'rounders' and then you go play real sport when you grow up), or basketball if they were born in your country (nah, we got no sport for tall people, they just sit at home and cry).

What EU doesn't understand.... is that pads and helmets are weapons in American football.  They just made rules to ban spearing people (With the helmet not the shoulder.)  But spearing developed..... because of helmets/pads.  I watch Rugby from time to time.  It's a violent sport.  It's very dirty.  Players use their forearms to smash each other in the face.  But it's rare to see spearing in rugby.  Notice a lot of the hits in the video below.  They are planting their helmet directly into the opponents chest or chin.  That's illegal now.  But they still do it with their shoulder because the pads are a weapon.  Another difference is the passing game.  Some of the most violent hits in football are WR's going over the middle getting speared by a safety. 

LB's and Safeties are taught from a young age to put their facemask between the numbers.  They are going to slam you full force with 100% speed and often end up with their helmet going right under your chin.  Even now that spearing is banned shoulder pads still allow players to hit with more force than not.  Trust me.... other than the QB.... very few people are wearing flak jackets.  There is no abdominal padding.  You think the pads are there to protect lol.... the pads are there to make the game 10 times more violent lol. 

Now let's watch some Rugby.  Again.... props to the sport.  I'm not knocking it in any way.  But players in Rugby basically tackle like CB's in the NFL.  It's a totally different kind of violence.  Most of the time they wrap up.  You'll see a lot of guys get body slammed and that feels about the same with or without pads.  You'll see a lot of forearm and shoulder tackling but it's still not the same technique as American football.  You will occasionally see spearing in Rugby but its not nearly as frequent and American football (shoulder or head.)  And it's because pads and helmets are offensive weapons.  When people lead with the shoulder in rugby most of the time it's a wrap up tackle.  There are occasional blasts but not to the the degree or frequency of American Football.  It's still brutal.  And I'm not arguing that it's a sport for sissies.  But I'm tired of hearing about how much more brutal Rugby is than football.... because of pads.  You see a helmet... and shoulder pads... and think it's for player protection.  In reality it's for harder hits.  It's not for the other guy lol. 

[UnholyRolyPoly]

I agree.  And Rugby is a GREAT sport.  I'm just pointing out the purpose of pads.  One of my best friends was a semi pro soccer player and we always fought over football.  He thinks American football is for sissies because they wear pads.  I call him a sissy for getting concussions from a soccer ball lol.  So it's an age old argument and all in good fun. 

As far as the Gentleman's sport....  that's awesome.

[HardRice]

This is probably the 3rd or 4th thread Heskey has successfully derailed this week...

[GRANDMOM]

Terry Butcher.....

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[Quiksilver]

WE CAN ALL AGREE. american football and rugby can be incredible spectacles, but i think ill stick with my MMA.

[Jona]

'Soccer' players definitely the weakest/wussiest of the 3, we can agree on that xD

You won't be saying that after I kick you in the nuts...

[Switchtense]

You won't be saying that after I kick you in the nuts...

It is true though.
No matter which country you watch.
Rubgy and American Football players bash each others heads in and keep playing cause "tis but a scratch".
Football players instantly drop to the floor and roll across the whole pitch just because another guy looked at them funny.

I have played Football for many years, I often was often fouled (However you say it). Never had a single injury, and it never hurt incredibly much.

If someone tears a muscle or whatever then fair enough, but everytime someone else touches them they scream as if their leg was torn off.

[HardRice]

WE CAN ALL AGREE. american football and rugby can be incredible spectacles, but i think ill stick with my MMA.

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