American Football=MANLIEST GAME ON EARTH.

[HoreTore]

Rugby = gay men hugging each other.

Same goes for American 'Football', plus the game is more stop-start just to make it extra boring.

I couldn't have put it better myself!!

[tibilicus]

What's up with all that protective gear in american football?

Scared of breaking something?

Rugby on the other hand doesn't need that sort of protection because their players are hard as nails.


Although to be honest I've watched American football and actually found it entertaining and worth watching. Baseball on the other hand, well what can I say. I actually had the displeasure of watching a game first hand whilst I was in America and it was the most boring thing I have ever seen. I left before the end. How that can be a nations favourite national past time is beyond me.

had it not been for the good atmosphere and the crowd getting into the game I would of put it up their with cricket as the most boring sport ever.

[Tribesman]

I would pick boxing as the manliest

Well if you are going to go for boxing then it has to be the king of the tinkers fights , because if like Francis Barrett you are not "manly" enough to take part then they attack your whole family , so you are forced to leave the country and then come after you in your new home .
Now thats a serious "sport"

[Seamus Fermanagh]

What's up with all that protective gear in american football?

Scared of breaking something?

Rugby on the other hand doesn't need that sort of protection because their players are hard as nails.


Although to be honest I've watched American football and actually found it entertaining and worth watching. Baseball on the other hand, well what can I say. I actually had the displeasure of watching a game first hand whilst I was in America and it was the most boring thing I have ever seen. I left before the end. How that can be a nations favourite national past time is beyond me.

had it not been for the good atmosphere and the crowd getting into the game I would of put it up their with cricket as the most boring sport ever.

Of course they're scared of breaking something -- and one of the MOST important handicapping components is the injury status of every player. Injuries are hugely common DESPITE the gear.

Rugby and ARF are both a bit of fun to watch, so no problems there.

Unlike you, I simply adore baseball....but then again I did grow up with it. Though it is my favorite, regrettably baseball is almost certainly the #2 professional sport in the USA behind NFL football these days. Haven't managed to see an entire game of cricket for comparison.

From what I have seen on TV, I'd also suggest that hurling should be on the considerations list -- that game features a LOT of micks running around with clubs....'nough said.

[Adrian II]

Ok you Europeans whaddya got?

We haven't got

• shoulder pads
• helmets
• hip pads
• knee pads
• thigh pads
• tailbone pads
• neck collars
• flak jackets

We have balls instead.

Banguo's Ghost is right, however, that Aussie football is a lot rougher than either football or rugby.

[rasoforos]

I dont see the point of any of these sports (rugby,american football)

Basically a chance for men to get their face really close to another man's behind...


...it is indeed a sport for men who are into other men (that is what 'manly' means isnt it?)

[rvg]

Hockey > Football.

Bigger men, more armor, faster speeds, more fighting.

[Papewaio]

Meh I grew up in New Zealand.

Played Rugby Union, League, (Soccer) Football, American Football, (Field) Hockey and Aussie Rules.

Also Volleyball, Baseball and Cricket.

Aussie Rules needs the most stamina and it can be absolutely brutal with the shoulder charges. It is the game I liked least to play (possibly because it was when I was 15 and just moved to Aus when I played it so chip on shoulder)... but as a spectator sport it is very impressive. Oldest codified football btw and one of, if not the largest by capita stadium size for the finals.

Loved playing Union, the flow can be amazing with that game. Must be versatile and well versed across a series of skills. As a wing one has to be acquainted with all sorts of scenarios and essentially you are the American Football equivalent of both a corner back and a receiver. Started playing like most Kiwis at age 5.

Grew up playing soccer as a little one more then Rugby as it was easier to play with 4 or more kids. Played soccer on asphalt courts with tennis balls, so you can imagine what happened when someone got tripped up.

Played Rugby League during breaks at school... it can be played with less players then Union. Went from having buck teeth to ones that are nice and level with the rest of my teeth.

Cricket. Bodyline. Bouncers. Broken Ribs. Collapsed hearts. Playing in Pakistan. Imagine playing baseball with a field hockey ball, and pitching the ball at the man is considered normal. Another game which I didn't enjoy so much playing as watching.

American Football. Plays like Rugby in a Volvo. Clavicle broken in two places, but I did stop the touchdown. Fun game, but irritating as heck to sit on the sideline. One of the few games that is better watched in the highlights reel then through the whole thing.

Rugby 7s. Amazing speed, power, agility. Like a 100m sprint crossed with a contact sport. Makes a very good spectator sport and smaller nations can do very well at it. One of the few games that is ruined when watched as a highlight reel.

I think for some good reasons the big Aussie sports centre around stamina based activities. Look at Ironmen, Aussie Rules Players and most of the other sports. Fitness is paramount.

The main thing is not what you do at school. It is what you do in the rest of your life. A game that hobbles you for the rest of your life is no better then taking drugs and ruining your health that way.

[CountArach]

Aussie Rules needs the most stamina and it can be absolutely brutal with the shoulder charges. It is the game I liked least to play (possibly because it was when I was 15 and just moved to Aus when I played it so chip on shoulder)... but as a spectator sport it is very impressive. Oldest codified football btw and one of, if not the largest by capita stadium size for the finals.

Plus you get incidents like this one. I was at that game and the crowd loved it.

[Marshal Murat]

He punches a guy, and then punches another guy who runs at him. Hilarious.

[Fisherking]

Here Strike, I got your sport!

Solo lion hunting

It is not easy to hunt a lion alone. However, a majority of Maasai warriors have done it. Solo lion hunting requires confidence and advance hunting skills. A warrior must be passionate about the game.

Yea! A pointy stick and a leather shield vs. 500 lbs. of mean, bad Cat!

Try that for Manly! A 500 lb. Lion would make a lot of menudo though wouldn‘t it!

[pevergreen]

Because I have seen Australian Rules Football.

Ah, the AFL.

That is a sport that takes endurance and strength. Too bad no other country plays it. Closest others get is gaelic football.

As for NRL, does anyone else remember that over the head try by Alfie Langer in the State of Origin a few years back. That was a mighty try.

[Jolt]

Rugby is a nice stepping stone to football. Its nice an choreographed so the European "men" can little how to "hit"

Besides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7tG...eature=related

Rugby: 1496 lbs Football: 4806

Read and weap Sweethearts 3 times as much force

That is an American rugby athelete. Americans suck at rugby. Get a guy from New Zeland or South Africa, and he'd hit with twice as much strength from that of an American Footy guy.

EDIT: The manliest sports, is neither Football, American Football, Rugby or Boxe. It is this

[Idaho]

I actually quite like American Football. It's quite an entertaining game. Far, far too many breaks and messing about though. Also the presence of impact armour makes it less dangerous than rugby. There are a number of players who have played both and all say that rugby is much tougher.

Rugby Tackles

I also think Aussie Rules is tougher than both - just for the sheer numbers of fights which even the referees seem to sit back and enjoy watching.

Football (I don't use the S word) is a prima donna's game. But it is also a tougher game than many americans think.

Bad Football Tackles and Other Unsporting Behaviour

Cricket. Bodyline. Bouncers. Broken Ribs. Collapsed hearts. Playing in Pakistan. Imagine playing baseball with a field hockey ball, and pitching the ball at the man is considered normal. Another game which I didn't enjoy so much playing as watching.

Also you may have to stand in the blazing heat for 8 hours facing 300 balls bowled at your head and balls and 90mph.

[Mooks]

I always thought Thai Kickboxing was the manliest. In terms of dedication involved and skill + brute force; football (of any kind) has nothing on it. Im a regular kickboxer myself but would take Muay Thai if the studio wasnt so far away.

Heres a few doses of manly wupass. Id take a tackle over a knee to the face every day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7dwIt2gR8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0-8nOzLx54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuygrR9mi6w

Some history behind the sport. Spanning hundreds of years, again football of either kind has nothing on it.

http://www.martialartsphuket.com/new...haihistory.htm

http://www.horizonmuaythai.com/history.html

[Jolt]

I always thought Thai Kickboxing was the manliest. In terms of dedication involved and skill + brute force; football (of any kind) has nothing on it. Im a regular kickboxer myself but would take Muay Thai if the studio wasnt so far away.

True. Muai Thai is gigantically violent. Any American Football guy against a Muai Thai guy would be KO'ed in under 2 minutes.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Bad Football Tackles and Other Unsporting Behaviour

If you don't want to watch the whole thing there, skip to 1:28 to see the most amazing karate move you'll ever see, 2:03 is also spectacular...

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

Plus you get incidents like this one. I was at that game and the crowd loved it.

Even as an Eagles fan I thought that was hilarious. Problem I have with AFL is the constant rule changes/alterations. And the quite literal interpretation of the 'Hands in the back' rule.

IMO Rugby Union has had the best case so far.

[KarlXII]

American Football is a reminder to me that this nation isn't founded on your pansy cultural museums or French art, it's founded on guys knocking heads together until someone gets seriously screwed up.

[HoreTore]

True, Swedishfish.

In other countries, we don't have the same need to prove our manhood. The only logical explanation, is of course that we're not as lacking in the "downstairs department" as you guys are.... You need to prove your manhood by beating each other up, our manhood is so evident that we can walk around like queers in museums, and still not feel insufficient as men.

[Strike For The South]

True, Swedishfish.

In other countries, we don't have the same need to prove our manhood. The only logical explanation, is of course that we're not as lacking in the "downstairs department" as you guys are.... You need to prove your manhood by beating each other up, our manhood is so evident that we can walk around like queers in museums, and still not feel insufficient as men.

That's because you only have other Europeans to compare yourself to. There is a reason you kicked us out.

[HoreTore]

That's because you only have other Europeans to compare yourself to. There is a reason you kicked us out.

Kick you out? No, that's not how it happened... You left, apparently embarrassed in public showers

[Strike For The South]

Kick you out? No, that's not how it happened... You left, apparently embarrassed in public showers

Well I mean when your that much BIGGER and stronger than your friends you are bound to feel a bit out of place. As an American I thank you Europeans for kicking us out because now we have bred and become a race of superman.

Dont forget who is the most manly guy on the fourm

[HoreTore]

Dont forget who is the most manly guy on the fourm

Pics, or it didn't happen.

[Strike For The South]

Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTVgSqDNU68 <---BEst video ever

Europeans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6gk8H0f-0k

[HoreTore]

Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTVgSqDNU68 <---BEst video ever

Europeans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6gk8H0f-0k

It should be quite obvious, that I demanded a pic of your wiener. For comparative purposes.

[GeneralHankerchief]

No, but Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley posted a pic of his on his blog and I hear it's pretty impressive.

[Strike For The South]

It should be quite obvious, that I demanded a pic of your wiener. For comparative purposes.

Ah, I apologize, here it is. Cut off in its prime, due to hotlinking. Tsk. BG

[Strike For The South]

No, but Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley posted a pic of his on his blog and I hear it's pretty impressive.

Now I have to look.

[HoreTore]

Ah, I apologize, here it is.

*slap*

But I suppose that settles the discussion then. You obviously refuse to post a pic of your little guy because it's, well.... your little guy....

I guess you should sign up for some of that yank football then. I'll be strolling around museums in the mean time

No, but Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley posted a pic of his on his blog and I hear it's pretty impressive.

A "tight end" posted a pic his dong.... Oh man...