American Sports Thread

JoG2 · December 02, 2015, 03:49:16 PM

Great win last night for the Dillon Panthers, touchdown with 1 second left on the clock !

AZOffaly · December 02, 2015, 03:54:45 PM

Quote from: JoG2 on December 02, 2015, 03:49:16 PM
Great win last night for the Dillon Panthers, touchdown with 1 second left on the clock !

This is where Movies and TV struggle with American Football. A script like that in soccer would be unusual or whatever, last second goal to win the game blah blah. In American Football, scores (field goals or TDs) with no time left are pretty commonplace in tight games, due to the way the coaches use the clock. So whenever I see a dramatic finish like that I go 'meh', still not as spectacular as what Baltimore did to Cleveland last Monday night. How do you compete with that for an amazing finish?

Gabriel_Hurl · December 02, 2015, 04:02:15 PM

Well - you only have to go back a few weeks to the Georgia Tech / FSU game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV0YvPnmZsU

and the Michigan / Michigan State game a week before that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlgN85wB6U

AZOffaly · December 02, 2015, 04:39:24 PM

Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on December 02, 2015, 04:02:15 PM
Well - you only have to go back a few weeks to the Georgia Tech / FSU game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV0YvPnmZsU

and the Michigan / Michigan State game a week before that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlgN85wB6U

Exactly. That's what I mean. How can TV come up with anything more exciting than that sort of thing?

JoG2 · December 02, 2015, 04:50:28 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on December 02, 2015, 04:39:24 PM
Quote from: Gabriel_Hurl on December 02, 2015, 04:02:15 PM
Well - you only have to go back a few weeks to the Georgia Tech / FSU game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV0YvPnmZsU

and the Michigan / Michigan State game a week before that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlgN85wB6U
Exactly. That's what I mean. How can TV come up with anything more exciting than that sort of thing?

last minute touchdowns and....

AZOffaly · December 02, 2015, 04:59:08 PM

Asal Mor · December 03, 2015, 10:31:07 PM

Don't know if anyone listens to any of the NFL podcasts but The Rosenthal and Jeselnik Vanity project is hilarious.

http://www.nfl.com/podcasts

cadhlancian · December 04, 2015, 12:08:57 AM

Really like the Lions plus 3 and the over 46.5 tonight... Get on😀

gawa316 · December 04, 2015, 01:20:58 AM

What's opinions on Steph Curry this year?

Starting following the Warriors 2 years ago partly due to the wives cousin and partly that they are the closet NBA team. I haven't much knowledge or experience of basketball but this guy blows my mind with some of the stuff he does. Yesterday's 3rd quarter against the Hornets was just WOW!!

Never thought I would get so into NBA but love every minute of their games. Think they may finally come undone against Toronto or Indianna.

magpie seanie · December 04, 2015, 01:59:54 AM

Quote from: cadhlancian on December 04, 2015, 12:08:57 AM
Really like the Lions plus 3 and the over 46.5 tonight... Get on😀

Lions going well so far.

Muck Savage · December 04, 2015, 05:01:57 AM

Quote from: magpie seanie on December 04, 2015, 01:59:54 AM
Quote from: cadhlancian on December 04, 2015, 12:08:57 AM
Really like the Lions plus 3 and the over 46.5 tonight... Get on😀

Lions going well so far.

Crazy finish. Didn't think it was a face mask call but crazy.
Only need to watch the 1st quarter and last 6sec for the story of this game.

gallsman · December 04, 2015, 06:49:26 AM

Quote from: gawa316 on December 04, 2015, 01:20:58 AM
What's opinions on Steph Curry this year?

Starting following the Warriors 2 years ago partly due to the wives cousin and partly that they are the closet NBA team. I haven't much knowledge or experience of basketball but this guy blows my mind with some of the stuff he does. Yesterday's 3rd quarter against the Hornets was just WOW!!

Never thought I would get so into NBA but love every minute of their games. Think they may finally come undone against Toronto or Indianna.

He, and they, are obscene. Realistically, bar catastrophic injury, everyone else is playing for second.

cadhlancian · December 04, 2015, 07:08:45 AM

🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

gallsman · December 04, 2015, 07:52:03 AM

Quote from: Muck Savage on December 04, 2015, 05:01:57 AM
Quote from: magpie seanie on December 04, 2015, 01:59:54 AM
Quote from: cadhlancian on December 04, 2015, 12:08:57 AM
Really like the Lions plus 3 and the over 46.5 tonight... Get on😀

Lions going well so far.
Crazy finish. Didn't think it was a face mask call but crazy.
Only need to watch the 1st quarter and last 6sec for the story of this game.

This is what I hate about American football. By the rule, it was a penalty, but it was, at worst, the most glancing, faintest of touches. No intent, no harm done whatsoever and it's cost Detroit the game.

Seanie will be absolutely fuming.

Hound · December 04, 2015, 08:14:42 AM

Quote from: gallsman on December 04, 2015, 07:52:03 AM

This is what I hate about American football. By the rule, it was a penalty, but it was, at worst, the most glancing, faintest of touches. No intent, no harm some whatsoever and it's cost Detroit the game.

Seanie will be absolutely fuming.

I've got back into watching NFL over the past 3 or 4 years as the young lad took an interest.

Two things that have caught my eye that I hadn't appreciated when I first watched NFL 20 years ago. Firstly is the hits are so much harder than in rugby. And in rugby the hits are hard! But the general rule looks like - if a hit/tackle is illegal in rugby, then its the proper way to do it in NFL!

Secondly is that the penalties for technical fouls are huge. Often game changing, over the (seemingly) tiniest little thing. Although most of them needless too, so the players penalised have usually only themselves to blame.