I heard a conspiracy that the goverment payed the Rams to lose the Superbowl to the patriots after the Sept 11th attacks.Any thoughts?

*stares*

Hmm....no..nop... no thoughts here...

I'm European... and for us there's only one sport, which is FOOTBALL (the real football, which you play with your feet, hence the name)


And ofcourse there is only one team that fully understands the concept of this football thing, which is Ajax Amsterdam...

So there.






Ajax is cool

Well, the Rams are my favorite football team, and I was crushed when they lost. Plus, the Rams had a better offense and defense than the Patriots all season, and have even beaten the Patriots earlier that season.
But the Super Bowl Championship isn't about who the better team is, or the Rams would be#1, instead the Super Bowl is about who plays the better game--on that day.
Although I'm a huge Ram fan, and I want to believe in this conspiracy theory, the Rams simply played a terrible game.

GO RAMS IN 2003!!

Any fans of the beautiful game care to hijack this discussion? European football seasons are about to get under way. Perfect time for a takeover bid.

I'll stay with tiddledy-winks. Whole lot more exciting than either of 'em.

Rams????????
Steelers?????????


THE PACK IS BACK BABY!

They don't call them the packers for no reason

My sport of choice is wilderness tramp hunting, a little explaination...we pay traps hundreds of dollars to run through a forrest full of trap while we hunt them down with shotguns.......































maybe lol actually my prefered sport is pool

as someone who grew up playing both soccer and football, i prefer football. soccer is too boring, requires too much stamina and not enough strength. i think i would also like Australian football because it has some similarities to both American football and soccer. i enjoy watching it at least.

the main thing i love about football is the tackling. i love to hit a guy and knock the wind out of him. you can't do that in soccer. when you play football, you have a free ticket to try and decapitate your opponent. i also enjoyed running people over. man, i wish i was young again!

the interesting thing about football is that it explains all the rules of American society in a game. it was designed to teach the norms of our society to kids. for example, the teams wear all those plastic pads and mass produced helmets... that shows our reliance on technology. the teams consist of linemen (workers), backs(specialty workers) and a QB or Safety(leaders)... this is how we align our businesses as well. when something is in violation of the rules, there is a flag thrown and court is held in the middle of the field... our judicial system. i could go on but you get the point. i love football

Actually I don't mind watching American football as well. Since some years we have our own little European League, with a team from Amsterdam (Admirals).

Been to the stadium a few times and I liked it... but I still prefer real football..

that wasn't an argument, Phantom. its just one of the reasons i like football. i like seeing a bit of my society reflected back at me, as opposed to say, European society.

Connecian, try this:

http://www.drblank.com/slaws.htm

Phantom, Newcastle United is my team, man and boy. My blood runs black and white.

So European society is reflected by a bunch of one named guys passing a ball back and forth with their feet for hours at a time, until such time as one of them scores, at which time he rips his shirt off? Some of this sounds like American society too, I rip my shirt off whenever I score

but anyhow, back to the point, [FONT=Geneva][SIZE=7]Go Steelers!!

EDIT: I editted this one in the interests of maintaining the peace.

@snuffypuffer

Actually in My short 29 years I have known Australian rules Football ,Soccer Football , American football , Rugby Union football and Rugby league football ..
Men confuse me .. I personally think the term Football should be banned ...

SORRY FO;KS...BUT FOOTBALL IS BRITISH....AND IT'S A ROUND BALL

IN THE USA FOOTBALL IS AN EGG SHAPED BALL


IN THE UK AN EGG SHAPED BALL IS USED BYE REAL MEN...RUGBY

IN THE USA THEY WEAR PADS TO COVER THEMSELVES...

AAA HUUUUMMMMM....

Hey, never said I didn't like rugby, big Steff, just that soccer, or football, or whatever, is excruciatting to watch. Just my opinion.

Allie, dear, sometimes there's just not enough time.

Maybe just for you, Allie

Where the Bolt fans at???

GO CHARGERS!!!!!

*likes scoring with no shirt on*

Except me.

If an attacking player from team A is further forward than the last defending player from team B, the attacking player is offside.

There is more to the offside rule...

A player is in an offside position if:

he is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent

A player is not in an offside position if:

he is in his own half of the field of play or
he is level with the second last opponent or
he is level with the last two opponents

A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:

interfering with play or
interfering with an opponent or
gaining an advantage by being in that position

There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:

a goal kick or
a throw-in or
a corner kick