Ann Coulter Is Right to Fear the World Cup

[Gups]

My understanding was always that early rugby developed into American football here, Canadian football up north, and Association Football in England (which then spread.)

Not really. Both Rugby and Association football derived from a schism in the Football Association when the majority of representatives  in a committee developing standard rules. wanted to drop two from an existing draft allowing for the ball to be carried by hand and for players to be hacked.

The schismatics set up their own association - the Rugby Football Union, which later split over professionalism into rugby union and rugby league, each fo which evolved differently.

[derspiess]

Stoolball.

Definitely sounds like some third world game.  Like where the village is too poor to buy a soccer ball.

[Admiral Yi]

My guess is it was a way of defining the strike zone, like the wicket in cricket.

[crazy canuck]

I like soccer and basketball.  I think watching cars race around a track and watching others play golf are worse than watching paint dry.

But I also like watching baseball and cricket. 


I am the undecided voter....

[Norgy]

Stoolball.

Definitely sounds like some third world game.  Like where the village is too poor to buy a soccer ball.

They use the heads of of those in the neighbouring village. 

[Valmy]

I like soccer and basketball.  I think watching cars race around a track and watching others play golf are worse than watching paint dry.

But I also like watching baseball and cricket. 


I am the undecided voter....

Like the rest of this dumb ass article he is just making shit up about the supposed demographics of each sport IMO.  I mean once you start claiming we went with Baseball and Football just to spite Europe you have to work hard to convince me you are writing about something other than the fantasy world you inhabit.

[derspiess]

Stoolball.

Definitely sounds like some third world game.  Like where the village is too poor to buy a soccer ball.

They use the heads of of those in the neighbouring village. 

Or their stool.  Hey, maybe it's a German thing.

[Eddie Teach]

I'd expect a slight Republican edge among football fans. Yeah, it's near universal, but members of Democrat leaning groups(such as women and recent immigrants) are more likely to opt out.

[derspiess]

I'd agree, but FWIW the immigrants I've known have tended to gravitate towards football.  At least the male ones.

[crazy canuck]

I'd agree, but FWIW the immigrants I've known have tended to gravitate towards football.  At least the male ones.

Cant blame anyone for trying to fit into the dominant culture.

[Valmy]

It is not about that.  It is about the inherent awesomeness of football.

[Admiral Yi]

Especially it's inherent ossumness as a televised spectacle.

[derspiess]

None of them are immigrants, but my wife's cousins, uncles, etc. all seem to have selected their favorite NFL teams based upon the US city they first visited.  Of course now after I gave them shit about it, they all claim to be Bengals fans

[crazy canuck]

It is not about that.  It is about the inherent awesomeness of football.

Compared to rugby, football is a painfully slow and slow paced game to watch.  But it has media dominance and so rubgy, as a direct competitor, will never see the light of day.

[Admiral Yi]

The pauses are part of why it is a perfect game for TV.