Thread: American Football

Are there any American football fans here?

Hello....helloooo....helloooooo

I am but because its just you and me here at TD, there is an echo in this room.

Love the Pats and I have to tell that 85 was a rough year for me around Super bowl time.

Been a Niner fan forever. Wish it was happening here. I use the other channel for American football.

Yep, I like it when I got the time and the way to see it, hope this new sat with the 8 Super Sport and ESPN chan. will do it

A Colts fan from way back. Given a few factors, have pretty much given up trying.

1. Local TV coverage chops games to bits making them unwatchable.
2. Coverage is spotty at best.
3. The 12-hour time difference is a drag.
4. I'm a big college football fan, and get one game a week on my euro-centric sports based UBC doesn't cut it. Once a fuckin bush leaguer, always a bush leaguer.

A shame -- but that's what Thais like. Simple, cheap, basic, rudimentary. Anything more baffles them.

gotta admit, i've watched american football a few times and thought it was somewhat interesting, but really needed someone who knew what was going on to help explain it,

might join one of youse for a beer and a game one day...

I would think it takes some getting used to if you're not familiar.
More of a chess match -- with time to consider individual plays. Rather than a continuous flow like soccer or rugby. Clock management and timeouts are crucial. The detractors are video-review (like rugby) and commercial breaks -- hate 'em.
The final two minutes of a close game might last 15 minutes. Too long imo -- buncha coaches standing around trying to consider the opponent. Also, positions are very specialized. Many players never touch the ball. Only two per team will ever likely kick it.

If you're unwilling to open your mind, you'll hate it. If you're like most Americans who appreciate rugby, you'll enjoy it. If you're gay you might not like it.

you can only really enjoy it if you understand it, like Tex said it is a very tactical game and the coach plays as big a role as the players. I didn't enjoy watching it live, every time the tv has a break the game is stopped so for a game with 60 mins play time it takes around 4 hours, so much better to watch at home or in a bar. the tv companys have a lot of control over it.
i think thats why soccer isn't very big in the states, no time for adverts during the game

Originally Posted by flash

i think thats why soccer isn't very big in the states, no time for adverts during the game

and quite possibly part of the reason they have fiddled with the cricket rules to create the 20/20 game...

Originally Posted by Texpat

A Colts fan from way back. Given a few factors, have pretty much given up trying.

1. Local TV coverage chops games to bits making them unwatchable.
2. Coverage is spotty at best.
3. The 12-hour time difference is a drag.
4. I'm a big college football fan, and get one game a week on my euro-centric sports based UBC doesn't cut it. Once a fuckin bush leaguer, always a bush leaguer.

A shame -- but that's what Thais like. Simple, cheap, basic, rudimentary. Anything more baffles them.

They will always be the Balt colts to me and Johny U. Remember Big Daddy Lipskum. He was a Colt wasn't he?

They will always be the Balt colts to me and Johny U. Remember Big Daddy Lipskum. He was a Colt wasn't he?

Were you born before Christ?

I am a Cowboys fan and have been for many, many years (and I do remember Big Daddy). It is really tough being a Cowboys fan these days as our season doesn't really start until December and it hasn't gone so well in the past few years either. Then again, I only have 3 more months until our season starts.

Probably since I grew up with American football it is my favorite sport to watch. I have tried to get interested in soccer, especially since there are 8 games on at any one time, but I can only get interested when it is country vs. country (i.e. World Cup).

Time differences are tough, hence, I bought True's PVR so I can easily record the games without too much of a hassle.

I used to follow the Bills when i was at school and played a little back then too. We had a team at school which wasn't that common as I'm from Scotland. They only had around 5 junior teams in the whole country

^ Go Pats!!!! Are those pay sites?

The sopcast site is free and an excellent way to watch the games. You need a decent connection though.

Originally Posted by chitown

^ Go Pats!!!! Are those pay sites?

Nope all free. They depend on someone to 'grab' the broadcast and then disperse it. Works really well if there are a lot of folks using it to rebroadcast it, at least that's the idea I have.

Watched most of the Pats games that weren't on Nat. TV here last year.

One of the best ways if the commercials bug you is to watch the replays that generally are on the next morning... cut all the commercials. I like to watch them live and hear the announcers screw things up.

PHil Simms dropped a cup of hot coffee last year and the mike was open during a TV commercial. "oh, fuck!" .... some of them are so stupid its amazing. Mr. Buck who everyone thinks is a genius comes out with some really lame questions during the commercial breaks... too funny.

Originally Posted by chitown

^ Go Pats!!!! Are those pay sites?

Not a Bears Fan???? What's up with that? lol riding a winner eh?

E. G.

^ See my above post. i liked 'em when they lost too!

I was a Pats fan when the Bears did the Super Bowl Shuffle on their heads back in 85. I was a real hit at the game. Al my buds were dancing around and razzing me every time the Bears scored. I still have emotional scars from that night.

Just remembered that I watch all live MLB for 19.95 mo. during the regular season. Why not the NFL.. went looking and they do have a "Game Pass" package for those outside of the US>.. All 250 games during the season. No active links yet but will keep looking and will post if they open up.

E. G.

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

Just remembered that I watch all live MLB for 19.95 mo. during the regular season. Why not the NFL.. went looking and they do have a "Game Pass" package for those outside of the US>.. All 250 games during the season. No active links yet but will keep looking and will post if they open up.

E. G.

Please do.

The Yahoo Game Pass is VERY expensive and as much as I want to, I refuse to pay it.

I know a guy in Bangkok that has a Sling Box for sports. The problem he has is the internet connection. if its good, he can watch all games shown that his mom and dad have on their cable package back home.

I turned on ESPN on my sat awhile ago and Monday night football had been on for about 5 minutes CIN. at GB.
Damn I would like to know where I could get a menu of the weeks or months programs.

BG as for Sunday or Monday night games go the the NFL.com web site, the complete schedule is there. Both of those nights are 'locked' in until late in the season where they (ESPN etc.) may chose to have another game moved into the slot.

This was done to do away with the shitty games late in the season between a couple of cellar dwellers that generated no ad revenues.

Other wise the "National" televised games by each network are generally decided one week in advance at least and posted on their web sites.

The "National" games are generally the ones that you see here on UBC from either Fox or CBS.

E. G.

^^ Chi, how much does yahoo want for the game pass? probably coincides with the NFL network I imagine.

If so I'll continue to watch via P2P

E. G.

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

BG as for Sunday or Monday night games go the the NFL.com web site, the complete schedule is there.

But that ain't gonna tell me when they will be on my sat from SA, or which one of the Super Sports channels or ESPN tho.
The one I watched last night had to be rebroadcast, not to many hours old [8 or 10 hrs.] but 1/2 time was cut so I know it wasn't direct.