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[Total Members Voted:]

Nascar Racing

48 (24.6%)

Golf

26 (13.3%)

Men's Tennis

3 (1.5%)

America's Cup Yachting

22 (11.3%)

Snowboarding

1 (0.5%)

Marathon

5 (2.6%)

Olympic Wrestling

4 (2.1%)

Soccer

6 (3.1%)

Cricket

8 (4.1%)

Figure Skating

20 (10.3%)

Curling

9 (4.6%)

Football

8 (4.1%)

Baseball

5 (2.6%)

MtG

0 (0%)

Horse racing

11 (5.6%)

Synchronized Swimming

19 (9.7%)

Basketball

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 95

[Lukas]

Soccer is at least a sport you can play with other people without spending thousands of dollars on equipment or steroids... And if you've ever played yourself, you'll understand that even a goalless game can be quite exciting. You Americans with your ADD and timeouts and all that shit...

Playing football is not necessarily any more or less expensive than playing soccer.  The only thing you need to play is a ball. 

I played soccer when I was a kid.  I like the game and watch on occasion.  But, in my opinion, there's nothing more exciting in the world of sports than watching an American football game.

As for the time outs, I suspect that has more to do with generating ad revenue than with ADD.

Yes, I should have been more specific, ADD was referring to basketball. (And I have to admit I like watching basketball.) And I don't know if I wanted to play American Football without any protective gear...

[JoelWhy]

Soccer is at least a sport you can play with other people without spending thousands of dollars on equipment or steroids... And if you've ever played yourself, you'll understand that even a goalless game can be quite exciting. You Americans with your ADD and timeouts and all that shit...

Playing football is not necessarily any more or less expensive than playing soccer.  The only thing you need to play is a ball. 

I played soccer when I was a kid.  I like the game and watch on occasion.  But, in my opinion, there's nothing more exciting in the world of sports than watching an American football game.

As for the time outs, I suspect that has more to do with generating ad revenue than with ADD.

Yes, I should have been more specific, ADD was referring to basketball. (And I have to admit I like watching basketball.) And I don't know if I wanted to play American Football without any protective gear...

You'd be hard pressed to find a guy in the U.S. who didn't play tackle football as a boy.  I'm not saying no one ever gets injured, but it's certainly not common.

[JoelWhy]

I think I know precisely what the NFL has to do to make itself more popular in Europe:

[seaotter]

Soccer is at least a sport you can play with other people without spending thousands of dollars on equipment or steroids... And if you've ever played yourself, you'll understand that even a goalless game can be quite exciting. You Americans with your ADD and timeouts and all that shit...

I played with my daughter (7) and it was actually very fun on that little field, but watching it makes baseball look exciting. Baseball is fun to play too.

[seaotter]

Soccer is at least a sport you can play with other people without spending thousands of dollars on equipment or steroids... And if you've ever played yourself, you'll understand that even a goalless game can be quite exciting. You Americans with your ADD and timeouts and all that shit...

Playing football is not necessarily any more or less expensive than playing soccer.  The only thing you need to play is a ball. 

I played soccer when I was a kid.  I like the game and watch on occasion.  But, in my opinion, there's nothing more exciting in the world of sports than watching an American football game.

As for the time outs, I suspect that has more to do with generating ad revenue than with ADD.

Yes, I should have been more specific, ADD was referring to basketball. (And I have to admit I like watching basketball.) And I don't know if I wanted to play American Football without any protective gear...

You'd be hard pressed to find a guy in the U.S. who didn't play tackle football as a boy.  I'm not saying no one ever gets injured, but it's certainly not common.

We used to play every afternoon, and nobody ever got really hurt until guys started playing organized football and got used to playing with technique and pads.

[seaotter]

Here is your Internet start-up do they still have those? Anyway free business idea. I want a service that tells me when there is five minutes left in basketball games, or the last ten laps of a race. Do they still have those edited baseball games? Guess I want the last 5 minutes of pro football too.

[JoelWhy]

Here is your Internet start-up do they still have those? Anyway free business idea. I want a service that tells me when there is five minutes left in basketball games, or the last ten laps of a race. Do they still have those edited baseball games? Guess I want the last 5 minutes of pro football too.

I would definitely be interested in that for basketball.  Seriously, it seems as if not matter how far behind you are, you can always come back with 4 to 5 minutes left.  I don't feel the same when I watch football (or any other sport, really.)

[seaotter]

I love to watch a college game develop for the long hall, but I'm just not into pro-football. Until the college games are over.

[MikeHz]

Football is like chess? Why not just watch chess?

The arcane rules of football always remind me of Calvinball. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinball#Calvinball

[Nacreous]

I love to watch a college game develop for the long hall, but I'm just not into pro-football. Until the college games are over.

My brother: "I don't watch that college shit."

My former business partner: "I don't watch that pro shit."

I don't get this attitude.  It's football fer chrissake.  I like it all.

edit: Not saying you're one of these football bigots, seaotter.

[Nacreous]

Football is like chess? Why not just watch chess?

Because an 80-yard TD bomb is more exciting than bishop-to-rook 4-check.

[seaotter]

I love to watch a college game develop for the long hall, but I'm just not into pro-football. Until the college games are over.

My brother: "I don't watch that college shit."

My former business partner: "I don't watch that pro shit."

I don't get this attitude.  It's football fer chrissake.  I like it all.

I have to care. I care about college football. The pro game scores too much. Its still good but I need some drama. I like the end when the game might be on the line. The closer the game is to Auburn the better it is to me.

Pro with Auburn players.
 College.
Any Team we have played win or loss.
 Any ACC game.
Any SEC game.
Arkansas.
Old Miss.
Mississippi State.
LSU.
Florida.
Tennessee.
Georgia.
Alabama.
Any Auburn Game.
Boal Game Auburn vs whoever.
Auburn vs SEC.
Auburn vs Arkansas.
Auburn vs. Old Miss
Auburn Mississippi state.
Auburn vs LSU.
Auburn vs Florida
.Auburn vs Tennessee.
Auburn vs Georgia.
SEC Championship Auburn vs East champion
Auburn vs Alabama
National Championship Auburn vs Whoever.

[seaotter]

God I can't wait for fall. :'(

Auburn Alabama 2009	DQ

[Calinthalus]

More than a decade ago, I was awake at like 2AM and flipping through the channels.  On ESPN2 was a MtG tournament.  So that makes MtG a sport...and it should be on your list.

MtG?

Sorry, sometimes I assume everyone is as much a geek as I.

Magic the Gathering.

Football is like chess? Why not just watch chess?

Does it show how much of a geek I am if I say I used to read and replay old chess games?  That's like watching chess in a way.

[teethering]

Soccer is at least a sport you can play with other people without spending thousands of dollars on equipment or steroids... And if you've ever played yourself, you'll understand that even a goalless game can be quite exciting. You Americans with your ADD and timeouts and all that shit...

I played with my daughter (7) and it was actually very fun on that little field, but watching it makes baseball look exciting. Baseball is fun to play too.

They're all fun to play, even curling.

When I was younger I played football and softball and basketball, all games I find incredibly boring to watch, and they were all fun.

Here's another thing, without a narrative all sports are difficult to get into watching.  I care about hockey and soccer, because I care about the stories and rivalries that I've grown up watching.  And you get into those from talking to your friends, relatives etc...  It also helps if you play the sport, so you know what you're watching for.