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Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:18 am
by strike wolf
muy_thaiguy wrote:So, Collegiate or Pro football is better?
Definitely college.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:19 am
by strike wolf
pimpdave wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote:So, Collegiate or Pro football is better?
Actually, interesting you should ask...
There was a poll done a couple years ago showing an interesting (and striking) correlation between which political party a person sides with and which kind of football (collegiate or pro) they pay the most attention to.
So based on this poll and my answer above which party would I be?
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:27 am
by Neoteny
strike wolf wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote:So, Collegiate or Pro football is better?
Definitely college.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:42 am
by pimpdave
strike wolf wrote: So based on this poll and my answer above which party would I be?
Republicans generally like College ball.
Democrats prefer Pro.
Of course, many Republicans don't watch football at all, as their sport of exploiting the working class precludes their availability for watching football.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:44 am
by Neoteny
pimpdave wrote:strike wolf wrote: So based on this poll and my answer above which party would I be?
Republicans generally like College ball.
Democrats prefer Pro.
Of course, many Republicans don't watch football at all, as their sport of exploiting the working class precludes their availability for watching football.
Ironic, really. But I have observed similar anecdotal situations.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:46 am
by pimpdave
Neoteny wrote:
Ironic, really. But I have observed similar anecdotal situations.
There are exceptions to prove every rule. Especially in something so soft a science as sociological study. For the record, I first heard about this study on NPR, and it was probably a couple years ago now that I heard it.
This was based on national averages. And of course, there are lots of people who like both equally (probably Libertarians).
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:46 am
by Neoteny
Fuckers...
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:51 am
by pimpdave
Also, I must admit, I do enjoy college football, but only pay attention to my own Alma Mater.
Occasionally I'll watch a random college ball game, there are some crazy plays going on, but I have to admit to preferring the NFL and the camaraderie that goes with rooting for my team. (College ball fandom seems more fragmented, and it's significantly more difficult to walk into a bar and find guys watching the College team you're rooting for, as opposed to the pro team)
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:00 am
by Neoteny
pimpdave wrote:Also, I must admit, I do enjoy college football, but only pay attention to my own Alma Mater.
Occasionally I'll watch a random college ball game, there are some crazy plays going on, but I have to admit to preferring the NFL and the camaraderie that goes with rooting for my team. (College ball fandom seems more fragmented, and it's significantly more difficult to walk into a bar and find guys watching the College team you're rooting for, as opposed to the pro team)
I suppose that's a possibility. Around my area, there are five college teams that are popular, two of them in particular. So it's easy to find area fans. As a Michigan fan, I have a bit more trouble, but it's not uncommon for me to find the maize and blue hiding about somewhere. I never see a Lions fan... (at least, not sporting the logo).
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:15 pm
by strike wolf
In atlanta, it's pretty much split down the middle. a little less than half the people root for Georgia Tech, around half root for Georgia and the rest are split between Florida and the eternally sucky Ohio State. Thankfully the Florida and OSU fans are a small enough group to exclude them from the count most of the time. If I had to guess, I would have to say that 50% are Georgia fans, 46% are Tech fans and the rest are split between Florida and OSU.
Here in Statesboro, it''s more like 33%GSU, 33% UGA, 33% Tech, 1% other.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:17 pm
by johnnyrotten
WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS GOING ON?!?! This is about football FFS.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:17 pm
by Neoteny
johnnyrotten wrote:WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS GOING ON?!?! This is about football FFS.
Wat
Also, I get a sick sense of pleasure knowing that as long as we keep this on topic and current, all the pretentious assholes who felt it necessary to come in here and troll will now always have it on the "View your posts" screen.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:20 pm
by johnnyrotten
Hold on, all that crap on the last page wasn't about footy was it?

Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:20 pm
by Neoteny
johnnyrotten wrote:Hold on, all that crap on the last page wasn't about footy was it?

Yup. You're just losing your mind.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:23 pm
by strike wolf
Judging by his avy I think he lost it a long time ago.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:26 pm
by johnnyrotten
Oh. I see. This isn't the thread about proper football.

Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:27 pm
by Neoteny
johnnyrotten wrote:Oh. I see. This isn't the thread about proper football.

Chuckle chuckle. You're so clever.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:28 pm
by johnnyrotten
Neoteny wrote:johnnyrotten wrote:Oh. I see. This isn't the thread about proper football.

Chuckle chuckle. You're so clever.
No I'm not. I'm just correct.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:33 pm
by Neoteny
johnnyrotten wrote:Neoteny wrote:johnnyrotten wrote:Oh. I see. This isn't the thread about proper football.

Chuckle chuckle. You're so clever.
No I'm not. I'm just correct.
I'd hazard that you're neither.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:46 pm
by johnnyrotten
Neoteny wrote:johnnyrotten wrote:Neoteny wrote:johnnyrotten wrote:Oh. I see. This isn't the thread about proper football.

Chuckle chuckle. You're so clever.
No I'm not. I'm just correct.
I'd hazard that you're neither.
One is called football, one is called American football. Simple as.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:07 pm
by Neoteny
johnnyrotten wrote:Neoteny wrote:johnnyrotten wrote:Neoteny wrote:johnnyrotten wrote:Oh. I see. This isn't the thread about proper football.

Chuckle chuckle. You're so clever.
No I'm not. I'm just correct.
I'd hazard that you're neither.
One is called football, one is called American football. Simple as.
Please leave. You've already shown us how your brilliant mind works. Let's not fog it up any more.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:10 pm
by pimpdave
No no. Let him stay. He'll exhaust himself eventually, but will add pages to our thread, to better compete with the limeys' one.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:10 pm
by pimpdave
Besides, we'll just drown him out eventually talking about REAL football.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:27 pm
by Neoteny
pimpdave wrote:No no. Let him stay. He'll exhaust himself eventually, but will add pages to our thread, to better compete with the limeys' one.
True dat.
Re: Football (real)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:29 pm
by Gypsys Kiss
pimpdave wrote:Besides, we'll just drown him out eventually talking about REAL football.
In which case you are in the wrong thread, but be that as it may, who is going to win the SB