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Why is American Football so popular in the United States?
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:58 pm
I guess this is sort of SEC-related.
If you look at the rest of the world, the most popular sports primarily consist of soccer, cricket, basketball, and a few others sprinkled here and there. However, in the United States it is american football.
The typical "american" sports are baseball and NASCAR (at least in the south).
So why is football so dang popular?
If you look at the rest of the world, the most popular sports primarily consist of soccer, cricket, basketball, and a few others sprinkled here and there. However, in the United States it is american football.
The typical "american" sports are baseball and NASCAR (at least in the south).
So why is football so dang popular?
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Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:59 pm to bpfergu
Because it was invented in America?
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:59 pm to dawgfan24348
aww man you took my reply.Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:01 pm to dawgfan24348
So was basketball. So was NASCAR.
e. It is also argued that baseball might have originated in the USA as well.
double e. nevermind. It appears most people think it originated in England.
e. It is also argued that baseball might have originated in the USA as well.
double e. nevermind. It appears most people think it originated in England.
This post was edited on 3/7/13 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:01 pm to bpfergu
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American Football
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popular in the United States?
Invented here I would imagine.
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The typical "american" sports are baseball and NASCAR
NASCAR is not a sport.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:01 pm to bpfergu
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So why is football so dang popular?
Because we like gladiator type sports.
See the rise of MMA.
Or our off and on love affair with boxing.
We are the modern day Roman Empire.
Pax Americana.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:01 pm to bpfergu
What is this foozzball you speak of?
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:03 pm to bpfergu
Football costs tons of money to do it right and makes a lot of money when you do it right. Combine that with the ever present analogy of war and it's the perfect American sport.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:04 pm to bpfergu
Lots of starts and stops play into our short attention spans.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:04 pm to bpfergu
I hate to watch soccer because of all the flopping. It pisses me off to no end.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:05 pm to bpfergu
Basketball/Soccer = Cheap, therefore more people can play.
Cricket isn't in the same league as Basketball, Baseball, American Football or Soccer
Also Football is more popular due to the fact that it combines mental and physical aspects to sports (If your'e 7'0" you can millions as a Basketball player and be dumb as a brick).
Also it's exciting to watch, every game you know that there's likely to bone rattling hits, bomb throws, gutsy runs or something that will truly wow the crowd. Opposed to sitting through 3 hours of soccer and realizing there's a very good chance that there won't be 1 single goal scored.
Cricket isn't in the same league as Basketball, Baseball, American Football or Soccer
quote:Yeah that's fricking dumb. American Football is much more popular than NASCAR. Think about Talladega and Saban. You ever heard of any gumps naming their kids after the race track?
The typical "american" sports are baseball and NASCAR (at least in the south).
Also Football is more popular due to the fact that it combines mental and physical aspects to sports (If your'e 7'0" you can millions as a Basketball player and be dumb as a brick).
Also it's exciting to watch, every game you know that there's likely to bone rattling hits, bomb throws, gutsy runs or something that will truly wow the crowd. Opposed to sitting through 3 hours of soccer and realizing there's a very good chance that there won't be 1 single goal scored.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:05 pm to bpfergu
because it's the best sport in the world.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:07 pm to Tigah32
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Talladega and Saban
Uhhhhh, My god, Brick, Daytona to name a few
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:10 pm to bpfergu
This is a great question, and its one that Ive been pondering for a while. I want to see our football in the Olympics, but the rest of the world isnt interested in the game....Which brings us to the real question: How can we merge American Football with Rugby?
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:11 pm to bpfergu
Why is Aussie Rules football so popular in Australia ?
The typical Australian sports are tennis and cricket...
So why is Aussie Rules football so dang popular down under?
The typical Australian sports are tennis and cricket...
So why is Aussie Rules football so dang popular down under?
This post was edited on 3/7/13 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:20 pm to bpfergu
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:21 pm to bpfergu
quote:not a sport
NASCAR
This post was edited on 3/7/13 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:23 pm to bpfergu
To me, part of the appeal of American football is that it involves almost every type of athleticism that the human body is capable of. It's not like soccer where every dude is the same body type. You need huge strongmen just as much as you need small fast guys and guys who can throw.
In that regard it's the ultimate team sport.
In that regard it's the ultimate team sport.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:26 pm to bpfergu
there's nothing like football. nothing.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 8:30 pm to dawgfan24348
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Because it was invented in America?
this, plus we have an ocean between us and the rest of the world..
soccer was invented in england (right?) and easily spread through europe... then spread to the rest of the world through colonialism.... american football was not.
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