return2ozmaDec 6

Rename football in America, Trump says, because soccer owns that title

https://lemmy.world/post/39778801

Rename football in America, Trump says, because soccer owns that title - Lemmy.World

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Show threadThePowerOfGeek

this is football, there is no question. We have to come up with another name for the other one.

I suggest remaining American football to “rugby for pansies”.

Or maybe “handegg”.

On a side note, this seems like a great way for him to piss off a big chunk of his voter base.

Dec 6 at 12:20amWeb
Show threadMiddleAgesModemDec 6
Rugby players don’t get hit like football players do. The lack of padding changes the game.
Show threadEm AdespotonDec 6
The passing and scrum rules also change the game. There’s less chance for an unexpected and dangerous hit in rugby. More shove, less hard contact.
Show threadGraniteMDec 7
Different kinds of hits, but… goddamn. I saw a guy in a rugby game take a full-on elbow to the face while running full tilt and go pinwheeling to the ground… and the game continued without so much as a comment from the announcer.
Show threadFEINDec 7
“rugby for pansies” until you get CTE or some irreversible brain injury…
Show threadolympicyesDec 7
You can get CTE playing rugby or soccer too.
Show threadantonDec 7
While the most accurate description is probably Addball, I think turn based based rugby might be an acceptable compromise.