Whos watching Green vs Mundine?

~post heere if you are ~ :D if ur not aussie i dont think u'll know what we're talking about :cool:

I'm American... but my guess is they're probably "Football" teams... or Rugy... either way... and no, I'm not watching. But I find it very intersting to view the amount of excitement the World Cup produces around the world as opposed to the lack of excitement here in the United States... I always liked soccer.... I mean Football...

the Netherlands will kick any of your big-country asses! :p

PS idd talking about 'soccer' here ;)

Originally Posted by: GuitarPsythe Netherlands will kick any of your big-country asses! :p

As long as we're talking about soccer/football I will agree with you on that. The Netherlands can beat the US... I don't know much about International Football though.

Haha, no Green and Mundine are aussie boxers! Anthony Mundine is an ex Rugby League player who moved over to boxing and I think nearly everyone in australia wanted to see him go down in this fight! Turns out he won :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by: InbetweenDaysHaha, no Green and Mundine are aussie boxers! Anthony Mundine is an ex Rugby League player who moved over to boxing and I think nearly everyone in australia wanted to see him go down in this fight! Turns out he won :rolleyes:

HAHA! Oh! Well then, boxing is something I know a little bit about. Recently though, I've been getting a lot more into Ultimate Fighting... It's much more entertaining and it's much more fun to watch.

Originally Posted by: AkiraSomeone mentioned the soccer/football thing.

One thing that is really ticking me off over here is that more and more newspapers are calling it soccer, IT'S FOOTBALL FFS. Soccer = American term, and it should stay in america.

There's my nationalism quota filled for the year.

Football makes far more sense as a name for the game anyway. Soccer? What the hell is that? Is it supposed to mean you should sock 'er? And why is the sport we Americans/Canadians call football called football? The foot barely comes into contact with the ball!

I think in North America, soccer be called football and football should be called "Bone Crunch Fun Time Extravaganza."

Originally Posted by: earthman buckFootball makes far more sense as a name for the game anyway. Soccer? What the hell is that? Is it supposed to mean you should sock 'er? And why is the sport we Americans/Canadians call football called football? The foot barely comes into contact with the ball!

I think in North America, soccer be called football and football should be called "Bone Crunch Fun Time Extravaganza."

When American Football was created... a field goal was worth 6 points and a touchdown was only worth 3 points... So the main goal of the game was to get the ball in position to kick it (with your foot) through the uprights.... Since in all reality, kicking an oblonge ball 50 yards between a ~10 yard wide upright is pretty difficult! Then teams began to hire specialists who could easily kick it through everytime... So, they converted the scoring to 6 points for a touchdown and 3 points for a field goal. There you go... in a hutshell the origin of American Football... and why it is called what it is called. Maybe a canadian can explain why hockey is called hockey......... because THAT I don't understand...

Originally Posted by: earthman buckI think in North America, soccer be called football and football should be called "Bone Crunch Fun Time Extravaganza."

HAHAHAHA!

Oh, Jesus, I'm laughing my ASS off.

Originally Posted by: AkiraBah! Take all them pads off and play it properly!

I would disagree... but it would just cause an argument... alls I can say is... if you've never played American Football at a competitive level, you have no idea... I've played rugby many times on Purdue campus with a few Aussies that are there for engineering... I still think US Football is way more painful... Next time you get a free moment... blind fold your self and put ear plugs in....stand in your front yard... tell a friend to run at full speed and tackle you... but tell him not to let you know putting his shoulder directly into your side.I guarantee that he’ll get what’s called a stinger in his shoulder (a severe muscle cramp) and you’ll get your bell rung too. You’ll both be soar for a few days…. If you do it right. That’s just one play that happens often in US Football… that simulates a Quarterback sitting back in the pocket looking for a wide receiver when a 6’7” 280 lb defensive end comes running at full speed and hits him when he’s looking the other direction… and because of the noise of the crowd… he can’t hear him coming… US Football in no way is for sissys…. Rugby is cool though. I find that I still prefer US football… the rules are all messed up in rugby… and I don’t like scrumming…

I'm with Akira...soccer is football, but football is not soccer...if you get what I'm saying! Football is the correct name I say!

that said, who is watching the Barcelona Arsenal game tonight?
I'll be off to watch it in a second...I believe it starts in 25 min.

I would like Arsenal to win, but my prediction in a 3-1 Barca win. what you guys think?


by the way, Akira, and any other non-American (or American football fans) which team do you support?

I myself support Liverpool...but dont you call me scouse

I agree with the whole name thing as well... it should be standardized... haha. But I don't really support any specific club. I like Ronaldinho a lot though, that guy is amazing!! I hate Beckham..... he's too mainstream. The girls go wild for him... he's a good ball player... but I'm not a fan.

Originally Posted by: aschlemanMaybe a canadian can explain why hockey is called hockey......... because THAT I don't understand...

Here's my best shot at it. I imagine a scenario something like this, way back in the early days of the sport:

Player #1: Hey Gord! Didja see that shot I made?
Player #2: Yeah! Good stuff, eh?
Player #1: Yeah! Right fer his five-hole!
Player #2: That Moosejaw goalie stopped it like a hawk, eh?
Player #1: That's what we should call the game!

And then over time, I guess the pronunciation evolved into "hockey."

We Dutch guys, offcourse, saw the championship match, and it was awesome, Barcelona kicked ass!

In the Netherlands it's called football and hockey as well ;) same in all other european countries I believe, the only weird country is America :p

I didn't get to watch Green vs. Mundine, but I certainly heard people talking about it. Sounds like "the Man" was just way too quick for him - but I think that if Green had ever managed to trap him in a corner, the tide would've turned very quickly.

didnt manage to watch but saw it in the papers too... mundine kicked arse... huge fight man..huge huge fight...

Originally Posted by: GuitarPsyBarcelona kicked ass!

Barcelona didn't really kick ass.... haha... considering they played the last 72 minutes with one more player than Arsenal... the Keeper got red carded in the 18th minute because he grabbed the leg of a Barcelona player when the Barcelona player was on a break and beat the Keeper... So they played with 11 men while Arsenal only played with 10... and a back up Keeper. And Henry and Ronaldinho both played poorly... I was disappointed. I wanted Barcelona to win though...

AND... I already explained in a previous post why we call our Football... Football... and your Football... Soccer.... But yeah, we're the only country that calls it anything but Football... Oh well... leave it to us Americans to be different from everyone else...

hey its mostly called soccer here as well...we have a very american culture actually...its pretty split between American and African culture...but even the African culture is sort of reserved for special occasions...its mostly Americanised out here.

Originally Posted by: aschlemanBarcelona didn't really kick ass.... haha... considering they played the last 72 minutes with one more player than Arsenal... the Keeper got red carded in the 18th minute because he grabbed the leg of a Barcelona player when the Barcelona player was on a break and beat the Keeper... So they played with 11 men while Arsenal only played with 10... and a back up Keeper. And Henry and Ronaldinho both played poorly... I was disappointed. I wanted Barcelona to win though....

in other words.. Barcelona kicked ass, much shorter :p I agree Arsenal played one hell of a game

i wanted barca to win...i hate arsenal...and chelsea...especially chelsea...maurinho is an arse...arrogant arse...but i also hate arsenal...so yeah