bapi Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How do you know? Have you ever gotten the world wide numbers for SB? They're monstrous as well. I read 97% of SuperBowl audience is from USA. And if 97% = 110 millions... And The Manchester Derby in 2012 had around 650 millions. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theultimatebiu Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I agree football is way more popular, I'm not disputing that. But the Super Bowl attracts a lot of viewers in different parts of the world as well. FIFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Soccer. That;s what it's called where I'm from. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theultimatebiu Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Soccer. That;s what it's called where I'm from. And just like creating Justin Bieber, you guys are wrong about this too. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 We didn't create Justin Bieber. He's a product of Satan and Stalin. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Don't know nothing about American Football, but there seems to be an awful lot of downtime. Play 20 seconds, stop, drink some water, have a cup of coffee. Play 20 seconds, stop, huddle. Play, stop, a Katy Perry show, and so on... 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theultimatebiu Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 We didn't create Justin Bieber. He's a product of Satan and Stalin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Don't know nothing about American Football, but there seems to be an awful lot of downtime. Play 20 seconds, stop, drink some water, have a cup of coffee. Play 20 seconds, stop, huddle. Play, stop, a Katy Perry show, and so on... My only issue is there are too many TV timeouts. The 25-second play clock in between plays allows for player substitutions and micromanagement strategy by the coaches and coordinators to adjust to each development. Soccer delegates a lot more of that to the players on the field due to limited substitutions and clock stoppage. Edited February 1, 2015 by 4815162342 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 My only issue is there are too many TV timeouts. The 25-second play clock in between plays allows for player substitutions and micromanagement strategy by the coaches and coordinators to adjust to each development. Soccer delegates a lot more of that to the players on the field due to limited substitutions and clock stoppage. Which allows for a much more flowing game, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yeah american Rugby is pretty damn boring to watch, too many breaks. Saying that this happens with football too (soccer), there are so many players that throw themselves to the floor to give themselves a free kick and a couple of minutes to be catch their breath. American football uses its shirt time outs as an opportunity to show commercials. I think soccer is far more satisfying to watch, it's a lot more skillfully whereas American football seems to be just a rugby rip off yet the players act a lot tougher yet where a shit load of padding for protection lol. Rugby is the real man sport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm not very entertained by soccer that's mostly cause I don't understand the rules. Football is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yeah american Rugby is pretty damn boring to watch, too many breaks. Saying that this happens with football too (soccer), there are so many players that throw themselves to the floor to give themselves a free kick and a couple of minutes to be catch their breath. American football uses its shirt time outs as an opportunity to show commercials. I think soccer is far more satisfying to watch, it's a lot more skillfully whereas American football seems to be just a rugby rip off yet the players act a lot tougher yet where a shit load of padding for protection lol. Rugby is the real man sport. American rugby is actually more dangerous than proper rugby. it's the same deal w/ bare knuckle boxing and boxing with gloves. It's because people are stupid and think they're fucking invincible when they have padding and shit, so they do more damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) BoxOfficeBoxOffice@BoxOffice7m THE IMITATION GAME took in an estimated $5.17M this weekend. Domestictotal stands at $67.95M.#TheImitationGame View details BoxOffice@BoxOffice9m PADDINGTON took in an estimated$8.51M this weekend. Domestic total standsat $50.54M.#Paddington View details Edited February 1, 2015 by Donald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I don't understand how American football is so popular given it's stop-start nature. The momentum just gets lost every few seconds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 We didn't create Justin Bieber. He's a product of Satan and Stalin. Imagine if Satan was Canadian... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 BoxOfficeBoxOffice@BoxOffice7m THE IMITATION GAME took in an estimated $5.17M this weekend. Domestictotal stands at $67.95M.#TheImitationGame View details Imitation Game won't reach the 100M now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I don't understand how American football is so popular given it's stop-start nature. The momentum just gets lost every few seconds. just like every popular sport in every country it's just because it's ingrained really. maybe it used to be more exciting idk, but as bad as it gets they'll stick with it because it's their thing. same with proper football here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Binoche Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Bieber is over. There's no real reason to hate him anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ-8 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 It's even better in Australia. You have soccer, rugby, afl and league. Soccer is probably least popular down under though It might have caught up a little given recent events. Funnily enough the other 3 have had pro players change sports successfully and unsuccessfully over the years. We do love the football down under. (After cricket that is ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-sniper-texas-gov-declares-768688 Do you feel lucky, punk ? It's funny how the man who killed 150+ people is praised as hero and given a day after he died, while the man who saved 150 million+ people was criminalized and committed suicide due to how horrid his treatment was because of his sexuality. (Ironically both have Oscar nominated movies this year too.) The world we live in is messed up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
