WOOOOOOHOOOOO GO TEAM \o/ Super Bowl stickiness of a sunday!!!!!!

Specialun

Superbowl night

Ive watched a few games but not got a clue what these guys are at..why are the fookn games so long...if their so hard why do they wear all the gear...why do some have paint under their eyes like their in vietnam

Confused....com

P.s the cheerleaders are hot though and imo the GAA should bring implement this

The Backwards Man

95% of the people watching haven't a clue of the rules.

And the percentage is much higher in the States.

BNMC

Couldn't give a shite about it. If I wanted ads shoved in my face for 5 hours I'd watch TV3.

Over hyped bollox.

kneemos

Only a handful of Irish understand it,usually those with an American accent.

Stavros Murphy

Yes.

antodeco

All I know is that a homerun is worth 3 points and called a birdie

sawdoubters

its all explaned here

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/1/22/5334322/american-football-for-non-americans-video

kingtiger

kneemos wrote: »

Only a handful of Irish understand it,usually those with an American accent.

or those who played John Madden, I am a fecking expert without watching a full game

jester77

It's a night for advertisers with a few mins of football thrown in every so often. Why is it when called football anyway, the ball hardly ever touches the foot.

GLaDOS

I understand it, and it's and entertaining game when they actually get round to playing it. Far too much bollox in between plays though.

vicwatson

Its like rugby union with less touching

Specialun

Specialun wrote: »

Superbowl night

Yes.

Ive watched a few games but not got a clue what these guys are at..

Making riches and getting bitches.

why are the fookn games so long...

Ads.

if their so hard why do they wear all the gear...

Why do skydivers use parachutes?

why do some have paint under their eyes like their in vietnam

They don't want those damn Vietcong being able to read their eyes.

Confused....com

With advertising skills like that you gotta be American.

P.s the cheerleaders are hot though and imo the GAA should bring implement this

I've been to plenty of GAA matches and I've never seen someone in the crowd and wished she was cheerleading in skimpy clothes.

PizzamanIRL

I get the gist of it but I hate all the stoppages.

ScienceNerd

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I understand it, and it's and entertaining game when they actually get round to playing it. Far too much bollox in between plays though.

It's like explaining NASCAR to someone who like F1, it just requires a different mindset to enjoy it.

kneemos

As far as I can figure it's just continual set plays with little or no individualism.Though I'm sure the experts will be along to differ.

P_1

Specialun wrote: »

Superbowl night

Ive watched a few games but not got a clue what these guys are at..why are the fookn games so long...if their so hard why do they wear all the gear...why do some have paint under their eyes like their in vietnam

Confused....com

P.s the cheerleaders are hot though and imo the GAA should bring implement this

In a nutshell:

You score points similarly like you do in rugby. A field goal is worth 3 points (like a penalty) a touchdown is worth 6 points and then you have a PAT or a two point conversion (basically like a conversion in rugby). You also can get 2 points for a safety when you tackle an attacker behind their goal line (like how you get a scrum 5 for doing the same in rugby).

When you have the ball it's called being on offence, when you don't it's called being on defense. When you're on offence you have 4 attempts (called downs) to either advance 10 yards up the pitch or to score. Commentators will refer to something like 2nd and 6 this means the offence is on their 2nd attempt and they have 6 yards to make.

fergiesfolly

The most important rule in American Football is that any individual passage of play cannot last more than a few seconds, as to not interrupt the pre-scheduled ad breaks.

If anyone happens to have a subscription to the necessary sports channels and thinks they might like American Football they should check out college football this year. More flowing and more entertaining in some ways due to the lower standard of play.

Specialun

jester77 wrote: »

It's a night for advertisers with a few mins of football thrown in every so often. Why is it when called football anyway, the ball hardly ever touches the foot.

Maybe call it throwball?

Menas

American football is very simple.
A bit like Cricket.
With a larger oval shaped ball. Which is different to a rugby ball.
And a different field.
And a different type of knited sweater.
And a different way of scoring.

But they do take tea breaks.

P_1

P_1 wrote: »

In a nutshell:

You score points similarly like you do in rugby. A field goal is worth 3 points (like a penalty) a touchdown is worth 6 points and then you have a PAT or a two point conversion (basically like a conversion in rugby). You also can get 2 points for a safety when you tackle an attacker behind their goal line (like how you get a scrum 5 for doing the same in rugby).

When you have the ball it's called being on offence, when you don't it's called being on defense. When you're on offence you have 4 attempts (called downs) to either advance 10 yards up the pitch or to score. Commentators will refer to something like 2nd and 6 this means the offence is on their 2nd attempt and they have 6 yards to make.

And there's one forward pass allowed per "down" or "play". If the ball hits the ground from a forward pass then it's incomplete and is the end of that down.

Karl Stein

What time does the actual game kick off?

Could the mods please create an official AH Super Bowl containment thread for this game?

GLaDOS

Charles Rocher wrote: »

What time does the actual game kick off?

11.30. Won't finish til about 3 in the morning (or later probably). Don't have it in my to watch it this year.

Charles Rocher

Charles Rocher wrote: »

What time does the actual game kick off?

Officially 11.30 I think, so before 11.40. I wouldn't worry about missing the kick-off though, it'll be a touchback anyway :P

diomed

I know each player has feet, and there is a ball. I just can see why it is called football.

Pherekydes

I have a Dublin accent and I understand the rules.

One knee equals two feet.

Mint Sauce

vicwatson wrote: »

Its like rugby union with less touching

Take off all that padding, and half of them wouldn't last a minute in a Rugby Union match.

Mint Sauce

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Take off all that padding, and half of them wouldn't last a minute in a Rugby Union match.

Put a Rugby Union player in an NFL match and see how many plays they last.

Mint Sauce

Deleted User wrote: »

Put a Rugby Union player in an NFL match and see how many plays they last.

Only because they wouldn't know whats going on.

P_1

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Take off all that padding, and half of them wouldn't last a minute in a Rugby Union match.

Deleted User wrote: »

Put a Rugby Union player in an NFL match and see how many plays they last.

That argument has been done to death at this stage...

Mint Sauce

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Only because they wouldn't know whats going on.

The forces involved in tackles are bigger in NFL, much more chance of blindside smashes etc. Also the pace of the game when it is in play is much faster.

P_1 wrote: »

That argument has been done to death at this stage...

Yup, pretty stupid to suggest that someone from one sport wouldn't do as well in another sport as if it's some kind of revelation.

bnt

Deleted User wrote: »

Put a Rugby Union player in an NFL match and see how many plays they last.

It has been tried e.g. flyhalf Naas Botha may have scored over 300 points in 28 test matches for the Springboks, from 1980-92, but he didn't pass trials for Dallas Cowboys kicker in 1983 ...

LeinsterDub

I thought I had it some what figured out but now there is a horse on the pitch

My name is URL

Watching it on Channel 4... it's just so cringe-worthy and tacky and American

28064212

The most important facts are:
On average, the game lasts three hours
On average, the ball is in play for eleven/11/XI minutes

Source

bnt

bnt wrote: »

It has been tried e.g. flyhalf Naas Botha may have scored over 300 points in 28 test matches for the Springboks, from 1980-92, but he didn't pass trials for Dallas Cowboys kicker in 1983 ...

Rugby was still an amateur sport back then in fairness and place kicking is very specialised in American Football. I think there's a couple of Aussie Rules converts playing as punters at the moment though.

LeinsterDub

LeinsterDub wrote: »

I thought I had it some what figured out but now there is a horse on the pitch

That means there's been a fumble.

My name is URL wrote: »

Watching it on Channel 4... it's just so cringe-worthy and tacky and American

Don't ever watch NASCAR :pac:

Karl Stein

Military bullshit.

Charles Rocher

Charles Rocher wrote: »

Military bullshit.

Again, don't ever watch NASCAR. :pac: I could say something about the irony of the National Anthem playing over the images of the soldiers abroad but let's not go off-topic. :pac:

P_1

Deleted User wrote: »

Again, don't ever watch NASCAR. :pac:

Or a Scotland rugby international...

P_1

P_1 wrote: »

Or a Scotland rugby international...

NASCAR has a prayer as well as the national anthem, flyovers, the whole works.

kneemos

[Deleted User] wrote: »

NASCAR has a prayer as well as the national anthem, flyovers, the whole works.

Still better than Ireland's Call.

RikkFlair

Who's the guy with the pimp coat?

P_1

RikkFlair wrote: »

Who's the guy with the pimp coat?

Joe Naymeth, imagine Franz Beckenbauer doing the toss before a Champions League Final in Munich and you're not too far off the mark

My name is URL

I have absolutely no idea what's going on, but there's bright colours and loud noises so I'll keep watching.

My name is URL

My name is URL wrote: »

I have absolutely no idea what's going on, but there's bright colours and loud noises so I'll keep watching.

Denver United scored an own goal.

Karl Stein

Who's the favourite?

Mint Sauce

Wait, match started nearly 10 minutes ago, and there is still over 13 minutes left on the clock this qtr, and only one kick of the ball so far.

P_1

Charles Rocher wrote: »

Who's the favourite?

Denver by 3 I think

Charles Rocher

Charles Rocher wrote: »

Who's the favourite?

Denver slight favorites. I would've said the game depends on Seattle's defence performing or not.

My name is URL

All joking aside, that noise when a play begins is absolutely incredible.