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Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:58 pm to WeBleedCrimson
I mean, it's pretty clearly American football. Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit that the name "football" is pretty dumb in the case of American style football.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:59 pm to GhostofJackson
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the sport is just as violent
Id argue that rugby is still more violent. the whole no pads no helmet thing. Id probably win that argument too
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flopping
That shite happens in every sport.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:59 pm to hendersonshands
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I mean, it's pretty clearly American football. Even if you don't like soccer, you have to admit that the name "football" is pretty dumb in the case of American style football.
And you call yourself a football fan. Football isn't named so because it is kicked with a foot. It is called football because it is played on foot.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:00 pm to MLSter
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:00 pm to MLSter
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MLSter
You didn't win this argument. I did.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:02 pm to GhostofJackson
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It is called football because it is played on foot.
And handball is called handball because you walk on your hands
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:04 pm to MLSter
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And handball is called handball because you walk on your hands
Just because you are ignorant of why something got it's name, making a stupid statement doesn't make it better.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:08 pm to MLSter
Nice read, thanks for posting.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:13 pm to MLSter
And you downvoted my post? You are a sad, sad effeminate man.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:23 pm to GhostofJackson
quote:hahah that wasn't me.
You are a sad, sad effeminate man
But yeah Im not sure how American football got its name ive heard a lot of different things.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:29 pm to MLSter
jesus, soccer fans have a severe case of little dick syndrome.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:58 pm to GhostofJackson
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It is called football because it is played on foot
What the frick sport is not played on foot, excluding water sports?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:59 pm to Sevendust912
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soccer sux, I'd rather watch a swim meet.
did this post really require an edit?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 2:00 pm to GhostofJackson
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Football isn't named so because it is kicked with a foot. It is called football because it is played on foot.
Actually, you'd be wrong. American football developed from rugby and other similar forms of football. The name comes from the fact that the game was very inclusive of kicking. American footballs used to look like rugby balls, but the proliferation of the forward pass caused changes to the ball.
Fun Fact: Soccer was a term coined by British school kids from the term "association football" which was used to differentiate the sport from "union football" aka rugby.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 2:00 pm to MLSter
Posted on 1/27/15 at 2:03 pm to Fearthehat0307
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jesus, soccer fans have a severe case of little dick syndrome.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 2:12 pm to MLSter
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Why isn't rugby the most American sport?
Not more violent than american football. Tougher maybe, but not as violent
Posted on 1/27/15 at 2:15 pm to DoreonthePlains
Posted on 1/27/15 at 2:18 pm to GhostofJackson
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And you're wrong.
About what?
He said:
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Fun Fact: Soccer was a term coined by British school kids from the term "association football" which was used to differentiate the sport from "union football" aka rugby.
The link says:
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Now British school boys of the day liked to nickname everything, which is still somewhat common. They also liked to add the ending “er” to these nicknames. Thus Rugby was, at that time, popularly called “Rugger”. Association Football was then much better known as “Assoccer”, which quickly just became “Soccer” and sometimes “Soccer Football”.
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