Americains and Football

[Cryogenic Flare]

Actually, I know from experience (living quite close to Baltimore City.... my gf lives in the city), there are plenty of youth programs whose sole purpose is to keep kids out of gangs. What are they based on? Sports. They are almost always youth sports leagues. These leagues teach children how to play by the rules, have honor and respect for each other, regardless of skin color and where you live. They give kids something to do in a safe place instead of leaving them to the streets for the whole afternoon. They teach them that gangs and gang violence isn't the only cool option. They also give these kids who have extremely low income families opportunities to get scholarships and similar things so they can get into better schools. They give these kids opportunities to self-regulate the organization and build it up through their own efforts. They teach kids that hard work and practice pay off.

They are a REALLY good thing.

Kids who play sports are almost always more in shape than the rest of the population who mostly spend their time watching tv, playing VIDEOGAMES, reading, ...etc. (not that reading is bad). In fact, as a young adult, one of the best ways to stay in shape is simply to join and participate in a community sports league (as well as having good diet, obviously).

As for drugs, sports are almost never the cause of drug use. Gangs, your neighborhood/your school, and your family are almost always the cause of drug use.

Coming from an area infested with crack and heroine, I can tell you this from first-hand experience.

Also, felon, the majority of sports happens on a community and school-based level. There are more players in college and little leagues than anywhere else. Also, little leagues are a big part of american society. I would venture to say that almost every kid has played in a little league by the time they are 18.

I find it weird that you bash someone who quite possibly just watches sports once in the evenings when you play videogames all the time.

Hey hey hey, i'm not bashing anyone. All i said was that We American make a big deal out of it. And no I don't play video games all day

 

[TheDude]

That last thing was directed at felon.

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But yea..... a lot of american media makes a big deal out of the Superbowl. It's only cuz it's one of the most, if not the most, watched events on american television, so they amp it up to sell things.

Advertising during the superbowl costs sooooo much.

 

[Ethan]

Advertising during the superbowl costs sooooo much.

Indeed. That's why the commercials are usually really funny and good.

Doritos, Ford, Pepsi had some great stuff last year.

Overall, football is just a wonderful sport (expect for the crappy refs, but that is in all sports).

 

[Cryogenic Flare]

My old religion teacher used to say "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a Ref!"

 

[DamageINC]

The commercials are getting worse every year.

I hate the fact the SB is more of an event than a game. It kill's the game , IMO. The teams are so distracted and caught up in the BS they don't play well a lot of the time.

 

[Nikon]

Americans are crazy about football? At least we don't have riots when our favorite team loses... unlike the rest of the world and soccer...