Super Bowl

[RainLover]

It is Monday 1:00 PM here and I am watching the Bowl Live.

It is great viewing.

Can somone explain the Rules.

It is a great game, I just wish I knew what was happening.

Like, how many downs are you allowed, and what happens if you have too many.

 

[John Big Booty]

From here;

Advancing the ball

Advancing the ball in American football resembles the six-tackle rule and the play-the-ball in rugby league. The team that takes possession of the ball (the offense) has four attempts, called downs, in which to advance the ball 10 yards (9.1 m) toward their opponent's (the defense's) end zone. When the offense succeeds in gaining at least 10 yards, it gets a first down, meaning the team has another set of four downs to gain yet another 10 yards or to score. If the offense fails to gain a first down (10 yards) after 4 downs, the other team gets possession of the ball at the point where the fourth down ended, beginning with their first down to advance the ball in the opposite direction.

Except at the beginning of halves and after scores, the ball is always put into play by a snap. Offensive players line up facing defensive players at the line of scrimmage (the position on the field where the play begins). One offensive player, the center, then passes (or "snaps") the ball backwards between his legs to a teammate behind him, usually the quarterback.

 

[RainLover]

John

That's a good link.

Not to complicated.

Anyway back to the game.

 

[John Big Booty]

I hear they had a black out during the game

 

[John Big Booty]

... but did they have a wardrobe malfunction this year

 

[RainLover]

They had a blackout that lasted over 15 minutes.

One half of the big lights were out but there was enough light for them to transmit. They just could not play.

 

[Jacob Mathai]

Now the Baltimore Ravens call themselves "World Champions". But it is plyes only in USA.

 

[Vassago]

Now the Baltimore Ravens call themselves "World Champions". But it is plyes only in USA.

Who cares? I mean really? In the NFL, they are World Champions. If there were other teams in the NFL in other countries, which has been discussed, they would still be NFL World Champions. This argument is getting tedious...

 

[ColinEssex]

It is Monday 1:00 PM here and I am watching the Bowl Live.

It is great viewing.

Can somone explain the Rules.

It is a great game, I just wish I knew what was happening.

Like, how many downs are you allowed, and what happens if you have too many.

Or what happens when the lights fail? Is that part of the game?

Col

 

[ColinEssex]

Now the Baltimore Ravens call themselves "World Champions". But it is plyes only in USA.

It's the "world series" that is a transgression of the trade descriptions act being as teams from only two countries are allowed to participate.

Col

 

[Brianwarnock]

Isn't it world as in a trade name not a geographical entity?

Brian

 

[Brianwarnock]

Ps I'm not sure but shouldn't it be World's

Brian

 

[Vassago]

It's the "world series" that is a transgression of the trade descriptions act being as teams from only two countries are allowed to participate.

Col

What about the different futbol leagues of the world. They clearly have multiple county participants, yet each award a world champion. Who is actually superior?

Boxing is another sport with multiple leagues and "world champion" titles. Sometimes they fight each other, but for the most part, each league has their own world champion.

"World champion" is obviously a title for each and every specific league or corporation. Again, this argument is and has always been tedious and juvenile.

 

[Brianwarnock]

I don't know what futbol is , but in football there is only one world championship it is played for every 4 years between countries national teams.

Brian

ps I agree the argument is tedious

 

[ColinEssex]

What about the different futbol leagues of the world. They clearly have multiple county participants, yet each award a world champion. Who is actually superior?

Boxing is another sport with multiple leagues and "world champion" titles. Sometimes they fight each other, but for the most part, each league has their own world champion.

"World champion" is obviously a title for each and every specific league or corporation. Again, this argument is and has always been tedious and juvenile.

I'm not sure what you refer to in boxing as "different leagues", do you mean different weight categories? If so, is it fair for a flyweight to fight a heavyweight?

Col

 

[RainLover]

A Quote from John Cleese.

The three differences between American and British people:
- We speak English and you don't.
- When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play, as well.
- When you meet the head of state in Great Britain, you only have to go down on one knee.

 

[John Big Booty]

I'm not sure what you refer to in boxing as "different leagues", do you mean different weight categories? If so, is it fair for a flyweight to fight a heavyweight?

Col

There are a number of competing bodies that govern boxing;
World Boxing Association (WBA)
World Boxing Council (WBC)
International Boxing Federation (IBF)
World Boxing Organization (WBO)

 

[Rx_]

I enjoy when the announcers use "The Undisputed World Boxing Champion"
Does this imply that there are Disputed Champions?

Landed in Sidney Australia on one of my past birthdays. Couple of gals told me there was some kind of Football Championship. The bartender translated it to " American equal of the super bowl" I talked the gals into joining me in a taxi and bought all of us tickets to attend. Now, I perfectly understood drinking the beer. Other than the word "football" I really didn't understand anything else.
However, the lights did stay on!

 

[RainLover]

I enjoy when the announcers use "The Undisputed World Boxing Champion"
Does this imply that there are Disputed Champions?

Landed in Sidney Australia on one of my past birthdays. Couple of gals told me there was some kind of Football Championship. The bartender translated it to " American equal of the super bowl" I talked the gals into joining me in a taxi and bought all of us tickets to attend. Now, I perfectly understood drinking the beer. Other than the word "football" I really didn't understand anything else.
However, the lights did stay on!

That was not real football. That was a Pomme game played by troglodytes.

Real Australian Football is called Australian Rules which is know as AFL.

 

[Brianwarnock]

That was not real football. .

Real football is that English invention that has been taken up by the rest of the world, it is played with the feet, no legal use of the hands with the exception of the goalkeeper, the clue is in the name.

Brian