Is Football the new America's Pasttime

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I think so

Football > Baseball


Whats your opinion?

[DiabloSammich]

The thread doesn't match the opinion in your post.

Whether or not football is better won't change the fact that baseball is America's pasttime. Baseball has much more history, that is more deeply tied into fabric of the culture of America as it was going through some of it's most intense growth.

How many of us traded or collected football cards?

[Chocolate Milk]

where's PIMB

[TheMojoPin]

In terms of TV ratings, football has been the winner for decades now.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

was supossed to have a a poll until this old bitch canceled her cruise


Yes (PIMB)

No (Eat Shit Grandma)


Baseball should be stripped of the title Sammich

first a strike , then a juiced ball, then juiced ball players

baseball has run its course as America's Pastime

should be called America's Steriod Snoozefest

[DiabloSammich]

In terms of TV ratings, football has been the winner for decades now.


Awesome! I finally get to argue with Mojo! I've heard this was fun!

TV Ratings doesn't have any bearing on the fact that it is or isn't a "pasttime". As a matter of fact the term "new pasttime" doesn't make any sense and could have only been used by Hippo.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Awesome! I finally get to argue with Mojo! I've heard this was fun!

TV Ratings doesn't have any bearing on the fact that it is or isn't a "pasttime". As a matter of fact the term "new pasttime" doesn't make any sense and could have only been used by Hippo.

words hurt, I meant taken over as America's Pasttime

[Doogie]

In terms of TV ratings, football has been the winner for decades now.

i agree...but if you look at attendance at games, I think the facts are heavily on the favor of baseball. And not for nothing baseball is still easy to play as far as equipment go. You need bat, ball, and glove. Here are a couple of attendance stats to back that assertion up:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/metsattn.shtml

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankatte.shtml

And for you Mojo: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cubsatte.shtml

[Dougie Brootal]

i dont know guys...buncha guys in tight pants, bending over in front of each other, putting their hands in each others ass , slapping each others ass when they make a play....seems kinda gay.
























when does wrestling come on?

[Cleophus James]

Americas sport
http://www.todayonline.com/OthPictures/SGE.TTU79.050707022654.photo00.quicklook.default-245x198.jpg

[DiabloSammich]

words hurt, I meant taken over as America's Pasttime


It has taken over as America's Game, or America's Sport, but the age of football dominance is still too new to be considered a pasttime. People don't sit around harkening back to the days of leather helmets, where if I listen to a full day of hot stove talk Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, or Roger Maris' name will invariably pop up.

Dummy.

[Marc with a c]

i disagree with the hippo

[DiabloSammich]

i disagree with the hippo


Prove it by calling him a hurtful name. It's fun.

[TheMojoPin]

i agree...but if you look at attendance at games, I think the facts are heavily on the favor of baseball. And not for nothing baseball is still easy to play as far as equipment go. You need bat, ball, and glove. Here are a couple of attendance stats to back that assertion up:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/metsattn.shtml

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankatte.shtml

And for you Mojo: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cubsatte.shtml

I know, which is why I said "in terms of TV ratings." Because I was talking about TV ratings.

And general point...if anyone brings up steroids in baseball as if football isn't filled with juiced up monsters, well, they're not just a disgustingly fat hippo, they also might be retarded.

[TheMojoPin]

Awesome! I finally get to argue with Mojo! I've heard this was fun!

TV Ratings doesn't have any bearing on the fact that it is or isn't a "pasttime". As a matter of fact the term "new pasttime" doesn't make any sense and could have only been used by Hippo.

I was talking in terms of TV ratings.

[DiabloSammich]

I was talking in terms of TV ratings.


True. Good point.



(sigh) That wasn't near as much fun as I thought it would be.

[DolaMight]

It's "America's Pastime" no more than the dallas cowboys are "America's Team". It's irrelevant and meaningless fodder that endures because of dull sports talk personalites reaching for something to fill 3 hours a day with.

America's pastime is hookers and whiskey.

[Dougie Brootal]

America's pastime is hookers and whiskey.

i like you! hahahaha!

[King Hippos Bandaid]

It has taken over as America's Game, or America's Sport, but the age of football dominance is still too new to be considered a pasttime. People don't sit around harkening back to the days of leather helmets, where if I listen to a full day of hot stove talk Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, or Roger Maris' name will invariably pop up.

Dummy.

nuh uh, you're a dummy

you may be right

But Football is the boss now

there is a new Pecking Order in American Sports and it is

1. Football
2.Baseball

[Snacks]

I would say yes. Pastime means something you do to pass the time and more people watch football then baseball. Baseball was called Americas pastime because thats all they did back then. Now with so many other sports and things to do Football is the one sport that tops all the rest. I played Baseball and love baseball but baseball is so boring and slow paced. Football is exciting and non stop. That is the reason it has more fan base and support then any other sport.

[EddieMoscone]

Football is exciting and non stop.

Obviously not a Jet Fan...

[TheMojoPin]

Baseball was called Americas pastime because thats all they did back then.

What?

[NortonRules]

In terms of TV ratings, football has been the winner for decades now.

Of course, there are far less football games on. It's easy to catch a game or two per week for a few months, rather than 6 per week for most of the year.

[NortonRules]

I would say yes. Pastime means something you do to pass the time and more people watch football then baseball. Baseball was called Americas pastime because thats all they did back then. Now with so many other sports and things to do Football is the one sport that tops all the rest. I played Baseball and love baseball but baseball is so boring and slow paced. Football is exciting and non stop. That is the reason it has more fan base and support then any other sport.

Since when is football non-stop? Unless you have two teams going no huddle, you have one team running a play...everyone stand around for 30 seconds...ok run a play...stand around for 30 more seconds...etc...ok go to commercial for 2 minutes...I love football, but it's hard to stay awake most of the time.

[Knowledged_one]

i agree...but if you look at attendance at games, I think the facts are heavily on the favor of baseball. And not for nothing baseball is still easy to play as far as equipment go. You need bat, ball, and glove. Here are a couple of attendance stats to back that assertion up:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/metsattn.shtml

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankatte.shtml

And for you Mojo: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/cubsatte.shtml

Well not to pick a bone with you but baseball has 81 home games while football has only 8 total games so you are comparing apples and oranges.

But i see your websites and raise you a

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/attendance

Jacksonville had the lowest rate of attendance at 88.5% while the redskins lead in attendance at 88,090 per game with an average of 110% filled no team can match that

But lets take the redskins average and put it out over 80 games and they would draw 8.8 million fans over a baseball season

And with strikes and cheating and such baseball has lost its luster long long ago and was replaced by football sometime in the mid to early 90's probably

And KHB i would disagree with your order as far as pecking order

1. Football
2. College Basketball
3. Baseball/Basketball

And i would also say that MMA/UFC is on its way to replacing baseball/basketball as #3

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Well not to pick a bone with you but baseball has 81 home games while football has only 8 total games so you are comparing apples and oranges.

But i see your websites and raise you a

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/attendance

Jacksonville had the lowest rate of attendance at 88.5% while the redskins lead in attendance at 88,090 per game with an average of 110% filled no team can match that

But lets take the redskins average and put it out over 80 games and they would draw 8.8 million fans over a baseball season

And with strikes and cheating and such baseball has lost its luster long long ago and was replaced by football sometime in the mid to early 90's probably

And KHB i would disagree with your order as far as pecking order

1. Football
2. College Basketball
3. Baseball/Basketball

And i would also say that MMA/UFC is on its way to replacing baseball/basketball as #3


I could agree with your College Basketball opinion

March Madness is very popular for Brackets and Boxes, also very popular in the South Midwest and West, especially small states who dont have Pro Teams ie Kansas Kentucky

my pecking order is for Pro Sports, for all sports I may put College Basketball up in 2nd

[Snacks]

Obviously not a Jet Fan...

The Jets are the team I hate more then any other team in the NFL. I hate thatIm forvced to watch the Jets every Sunday because I live in NJ.

Since when is football non-stop? Unless you have two teams going no huddle, you have one team running a play...everyone stand around for 30 seconds...ok run a play...stand around for 30 more seconds...etc...ok go to commercial for 2 minutes...I love football, but it's hard to stay awake most of the time.

Let me rephrase that. Football is exciting to watch baseball is boring and slow paced. If football is hard to watch then you must want to kill yourself when watching a baseball game?

[TheMojoPin]

Of course, there are far less football games on. It's easy to catch a game or two per week for a few months, rather than 6 per week for most of the year.

Fine, the Super Bowl also demolishes the World Series when it comes to ratings. Yeah, the WS is a series, but there are often times when the total audience of a entire WS doesn't match up to the Super Bowls.

And as much as basebll is my favorite amongst the major sports by far, it simply is not the nation's pasttime in terms of what kids play these days. Not even close.

[Snoogans]

Fine, the Super Bowl also demolishes the World Series when it comes to ratings. Yeah, the WS is a series, but there are often times when the total audience of a entire WS doesn't match up to the Super Bowls.

And as much as basebll is my favorite amongst the major sports by far, it simply is not the nation's pasttime in terms of what kids play these days. Not even close.

Baseball is americas past time. Football is Americas now shit. It dominates now. Dont forget thats only been about the last 15-20 years that its been that way. Football will be the Past time of America in 50 years or so at this rate, but not right now. It's still too young

[TheMojoPin]

Baseball is americas past time. Football is Americas now shit. It dominates now. Dont forget thats only been about the last 15-20 years that its been that way. Football will be the Past time of America in 50 years or so at this rate, but not right now. It's still too young

I'd argue football took the top spot at least 30 years ago. Maybe more.

[Barroom Hero]

As far as TV ratings, I would imagine football is champion, but so is fucking American Idol.

I would have to go with baseball overall because growing up I didn't know one kid that didn't play at least a couple of seasons of baseball.

[cougarjake13]

i 'd have to say it looks like this

1. football
2. nascar
3. baseball
4.ufc

[furie]

football has too short of a season to be the national pasttime.
So I would say that Base ball is still the national pastime and Football is the national obsession.

[Rorschach]

you know who likes football? faggots

[furie]

Football is exciting and non stop. T

Non Stop? are you fucking high? all they do is stop. stopping the clock is part of the strategy. hell, i've been at games when they stoped just for commercial breaks. There's 60 minutes of regulation time but it takes 3 hours.

non stop....

[King Hippos Bandaid]

you know who likes football? faggots

why dont you watch George Carlinis view on both sports before you attack

<object height="355" width="425">

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YphEUa5LPjM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></object>



I bet you watch Baseball with your boyfriend

[ChimneyFish]

you know who likes football? faggots

No, I think the rule of thumb is baseball is for queers.

[Rorschach]

who would have a name like chimneyfish? oh yeah. a faggot

[Jinxy McHippo]

Of course football is. The GEEEEEEEEEEEE-MEN play football