what is the greatest sport?

[Trotskilicious]

this is actually pretty solid too

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...ports-20141125

i'm sure it's no different than soccer clubs ofc

sometimes these guys own both, snyder's been rumored to be interested in buying tottenham hotspur

[Mayfuck]

In european soccer, at least, it's not uncommon for teams to be publicly owned, something unheard of in north american pro sports. So probably less chance of jackass owners there.

[Trotskilicious]

its funny how every other business has stock but sports franchises in america are privately held

[Lucky Day Spa]

my guess is that the long term growth prospects of a sports franchise aren't anywhere near as good as for, example, the dow jones overall, so they're just not appealing to hedge funds / investment banks / non-billionaire private investors. just really really rich people who can afford not to worry about profits and/or take on a lot of risk. which would partially explain why it's a big vanity status scene where jackasses predominate

[pavementtune]

Euro football is Gazprom, down the line.

[Trotskilicious]

they are toys, really

[Lucky Day Spa]

of course you'd generally expect a greater percentage of billionaires to be high-functioning sociopaths relative to the rest of the population, so that'll be a factor too

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by pavementtune

Euro football is Gasprom, down the line.

yeah there might be league 2 sides and stuff that are pub held but stuff like arse and chelsea and PSG are all bankrolled by huge capitalist bastards

doesn't a sheik own a premier league team

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Lucky Day Spa

of course you'd generally expect a greater percentage of billionaires to be high-functioning sociopaths when compared with the rest of the population, so that'll be a factor too

oh pshaw, post industrial free capitalism generally doesn't reward sociopathic behavior

[pavementtune]

Abramovitsch isn't exaclty a bastard in my book, could be worse.

crazy fucker has a plane with a golf court in it.

[Trotskilicious]

it's not like there's a popular and influential philosophy that justifies these kind of values as being the only truly rational, ethical thing to believe

[Lucky Day Spa]

that's poor people talk, man, get ahold of yourself

[fuzzyroes]

Kind of surprised to see so many people down on American football. It's a helluva sport and theres a ton of strategy and talent that is executed.

Vixnix clearly doesn't understand the intricacies of the game.

American Football is definitely my 2nd favorite sport... A real close 2nd too.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by vixnix

Emotionally and cognitively they're boys. They're groomed from when they're adolescents, and don't ever enter a proper adulthood where they get paid a normal salary for a normal day's work. They're no more adults than Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, etc.

How many american football players have you met

[vixnix]

Well we don't play it here (here, meaning "the rest of the world") so we only hear about the really noteworthy ones...

[Eulogy]

So that puts you in a place to make a value judgment about thousands of people. Ok.

[vixnix]

Just admit it, it's barely a game and causes more trouble than it's worth.

[Eulogy]

The latter part of your statement might be true.

[Eulogy]

I love college football but I feel pretty conflicted about it

[hnibos]

You should.

[hnibos]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

yeah there might be league 2 sides and stuff that are pub held but stuff like arse and chelsea and PSG are all bankrolled by huge capitalist bastards

doesn't a sheik own a premier league team

Manchester City and psg are owned by Saudi princes or something. I don't know what the fuck a sheik is exactly. it's basically a hobby for them. We get footy manager, they buy teams and spend a small portion of their allowance on it.

[hnibos]

Fans love it too. Wouldn't have zlatan without that money.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by hnibos

You should.

And that's why I do.

[vixnix]

so in summary, embrace the greatest of all sports:

[duovamp]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

Also the imagery of "fighting boys against each other" when we are dealing with adult men who are paid for their work is bizarre. It's not cockfighting.

Also the "boys" (race-charged term?) are millionaires and famous in their hometowns.

NFL players don't really need to be compared to rugby or baseball or soccer or curling players because they built their bodies for different purposes.

They work insanely hard as young adults and into their 30s for fame and glory and money. Plus the play-calling, positional tactics, defensive strategies, etc make it a far more cerebral game than just running into a guy trying to stop the ball from moving.

http://youtu.be/yqyHQ4WbT_o

This cross blitz is a perfect example. The two linebackers attack, one delayed a few steps behind the other, their paths crossing over as to confuse and disorient the quarterback and offensive linemen.

And that's only two players on the field.

It's a methodical, tactical game played by incredible, sensational athletes.

[vixnix]

It is in fact a rubbish game, and only exists at the top level for profit, which is probably also why it only exists in the U.S.

[Eulogy]

It exists in Canada and sells out in London every year

[hnibos]

Lost in all of this is if vix supports something then it is undoubtedly rubbish, therefore cricket is rubbish.

[hnibos]

I have uncles in Honduras that are steelers fans. Never even been to usa

[vixnix]

I don't know if there is a shepherd, that can guide sheep as utterly lost as you guys. It's a tragedy.