RedskinPryde Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 OK. After watching the winter olympics so far this year, some of the stuff in there is actually pretty cool and interesting. But, I think the world needs alot more competitive sports then Sleding and Curling. Jeez. I mean Curling is the most ridiculus thing ive ever seen in the Olympics. People can actualy win gold medals for doing that stuff. You slide a rock to a target and have your teammates scrub the floor infront of the rock while its moving. It sounds more like a punishment to me. The Winter Olympics are running out of sports and they need to put Football in the Olympics, The Real Sport. :logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&GPride44 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 There isn't a country out there who could get on the field with the USA and not get trounced 56-0...Canada might score a touchdown on us, but even that's pushing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Only the US and Canada play football, so there's little chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Just because you dont understand curling doesnt make it less of a sport, at least it has a definite winner not like figure skating and crap like that with judges deciding who wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 OK. After watching the winter olympics so far this year, some of the stuff in there is actually pretty cool and interesting. But, I think the world needs alot more competitive sports then Sleding and Curling. Jeez. I mean Curling is the most ridiculus thing ive ever seen in the Olympics. People can actualy win gold medals for doing that stuff. You slide a rock to a target and have your teammates scrub the floor infront of the rock while its moving. It sounds more like a punishment to me. The Winter Olympics are running out of sports and they need to put Football in the Olympics, The Real Sport. :logo: Sports have to be played not only in a certain number of countries but also on a certain number of continents (I believe it's 5) to be considered for the Olympics. Football has a long way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goaldeje Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Sports have to be played not only in a certain number of countries but also on a certain number of continents (I believe it's 5) to be considered for the Olympics. Football has a long way to go. NFL Europe doesn't apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Rugby should be a sport in the Olympics before Football. Rugby used to be an event, but got taken out for insurance reasons I believe. Not to mention EVERY country has a team. Time to let it back in. Besides it's better then the others that have been brought up like...bowling, chess, and golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 NFL Europe doesn't apply? Even if it did, I count two continents and a dozen or so countries. That doesn't even take into account the fact that so many of those players are American. When I was in Germany I met a native German about my age who played American Football in a youth league in his town. The coaches in the league were part of some exchange program, and I'm guessing maybe German coaches came to America to teach soccer or something. The sport is growing internationally, but it's not where it needs to be yet to even be considered for the Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg28daman Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I remember a few years ago seeing a thing in sports Illustrated for Kids with Emmitt Smith with a petittion to make football an Olympic sport. It would be cool, but it'll never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Only the US and Canada play football, so there's little chance. Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus when would you have it in the winter or the summer? The way the football season is it would not be good timing. Plus the NFL Europe teams are all players from the US except one or two :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Even if other countries did play, I wouldn't want Michael Strahan risking injury and his career with the Giants to play in the Olympics. Would you guys want to worry about Moss playing in the Olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I hate that excuse. I really, really do. If you're proud of your country, how hard is it to go play for them regardless of what may happen? We have people at war for us right now risking their LIVES for America, and we make a big freakin' deal out of our star players going overseas because they may miss some time? Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goaldeje Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 ']Even if other countries did play' date=' I wouldn't want Michael Strahan risking injury and his career with the Giants to play in the Olympics. Would you guys want to worry about Moss playing in the Olympics?[/quote']Well, I would worry about Moss. But not so much about Strahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 the US would just dominate the sport too easily pretty much. It wouldn't be completely fair. Also, can you imagine the amount of headcases on the team? Well, headcases/thug (for lack of a better term). Think of 53 athletes walking into the Olympics, I mean, that just seems cause for trouble really. Many may not like each other much as it is, and they definitely are not the brightest bunch compared to other athletes in the olympics. The Super Bowl will still mean more to football players, just like the World Cup means more to soccer players than do the Olympics. Our players may not even choose to go either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteve Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Who cares about Pro Players?:laugh: The talent disparity is so large even American Collegiate Players could easily win gold over whatever foriegn country scrubs would trot out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 No way pro players would even participate. way too much money on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I hate that excuse. I really, really do. If you're proud of your country, how hard is it to go play for them regardless of what may happen? We have people at war for us right now risking their LIVES for America, and we make a big freakin' deal out of our star players going overseas because they may miss some time? Ridiculous.[/Quote]There was no comparison being made to men and women serving our country in the military. I don't even think the comparison is valid here. The thread was about football in the Olympics. That is what my statement was regarding. Men and women risking their lives for our country had nothing to do with the topic stated. Football is one of the most brutal sports there is. To make it a sport for a medal seems to me quite unnecessary. And for the reason I stated. As was also mentioned, the players themselves would never go for this because their careers are short enough. Adding extra risk is not something I think they would go for, even to represent their country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I think some of the international teams might surprise us... only because football is such a team sport. If we put together an all-star college or pro team who had not played together, they would be at a severe disadvantage against, say, a Croatian team who trained and played together every month for 4 years straight. :2cents: But they would still most likely get walloped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I hate that excuse. I really, really do. If you're proud of your country, how hard is it to go play for them regardless of what may happen? We have people at war for us right now risking their LIVES for America, and we make a big freakin' deal out of our star players going overseas because they may miss some time? Ridiculous. So, um, you're comparing the war on terror to uh, a football game? I know we all take football very seriously, but try to keep things in perspective here. The US could line up all practice squad guys and still crush an all star team from all other countries combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 ']Football is one of the most brutal sports there is. To make it a sport for a medal seems to me quite unnecessary. And for the reason I stated. As was also mentioned' date=' the players themselves would never go for this because their careers are short enough. Adding extra risk is not something I think they would go for, even to represent their country.[/quote'] Good point Tom. The Olympics is an exhibition. Just look how hard players play in another exhibition game, the ProBowl. Not very. Why? Because the human knee is very fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 curling isnt a sport; its a competition. that why they are the olympic GAMES, not sports. the olympics is about competion, not just sports. also football is great, but it will never be voted in as an olympic sport, olympic sports are generally individual competitions. there are fewer team games, not to mention they just took baseball out, so football doesnt have a snowballs chance in hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Good point Tom. The Olympics is an exhibition. Just look how hard players play in another exhibition game, the ProBowl. Not very. Why? Because the human knee is very fragile. How do you think Rangers fans are feeling after that shot Jagr took? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 ']Football is one of the most brutal sports there is. Adding extra risk is not something I think they would go for' date=' even to represent their country.[/quote'] i can think of some very brutal sports more deserving to go to the olympics than american football, rugby for example, thats a true mans sport. plus i think that guys in other countries who play rugby would have the balls to go up against the US in our version of football; to them its nothing. the only reason our guys wouldn't represent our country is that they have no pride in america or themsleves, i think given the oportunity most of our guys would go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 How do you think Rangers fans are feeling after that shot Jagr took? Probably not very good. Exactly my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 i can think of some very brutal sports more deserving to go to the olympics than american football, rugby for example, thats a true mans sport. plus i think that guys in other countries who play rugby would have the balls to go up against the US in our version of football; to them its nothing. I play rugby with alot of people from other coutries. They'd never be able to play American football. The reason...too boring, and not enough action. Too much start and go . Those are their actually words btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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