Q&A about sports and video games

dancing queen iu · Post by **dancing queen iu** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:55 pm

Wait. So they just have to go ten yards? Is that why there's a yellow line superimposed on the screen on games? So like, that's how far they have to go?

And who scores when you get past the yellow line?

sam · Post by **sam** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:25 pm

yeah, the yellow line is the first down line. no one scores when they cross the line, just that wherever they are downed AFTER crossing the line will be marked as the start of the next first down. They only score when they do field goals, touchdowns and two point conversions.

hascoolnickname · Post by **hascoolnickname** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:22 pm

hascoolnickname wrote:Question: why did sierra pull the plug on blue shift?
This game easily could have sold enough, seeing all the anticipation there was for it.

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Green Tea · Post by **Green Tea** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:07 am

dancing queen iu wrote:ok real legitimate sport question here
and don't make fun of me because i'm sheltered when it comes to such things

what's a down in football? like, i was watching it with my straight friends the other day and they were trying to explain but didn't do a very good job
like if you get 5 downs the other teams gets points or something
and then like
you have to go ten yards per down
so if you go 50 yards the other team gets points?
I'm really confused because that doesn't make sense.

canadian football also has different rules and their field is actually 110 yards long, I think they only have 3 downs too. There is no 55 yard line but there is a C (center) yardline. There are two 50 yard lines on either side of it.

Mosh_Mosh_Revolution · Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:17 am

Green Tea wrote:
dancing queen iu wrote:ok real legitimate sport question here
and don't make fun of me because i'm sheltered when it comes to such things

what's a down in football? like, i was watching it with my straight friends the other day and they were trying to explain but didn't do a very good job
like if you get 5 downs the other teams gets points or something
and then like
you have to go ten yards per down
so if you go 50 yards the other team gets points?
I'm really confused because that doesn't make sense.
canadian football also has different rules and their field is actually 110 yards long, I think they only have 3 downs too. There is no 55 yard line but there is a C (center) yardline. There are two 50 yard lines on either side of it.

Silly Canadians. n_n <3

Original Sin · Post by **Original Sin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:36 pm

We should combine a few sports, and make a new one....

Like, football and extreme fighting.

Fluffyumpkins · Post by **Fluffyumpkins** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:01 pm

seveneleven · Post by **seveneleven** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:16 pm

Fluffyumpkins wrote:

STEEEEEVE PERRY!

XxJennaxX · Post by **XxJennaxX** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:32 pm

In response to previous posts about the 'issue' or whether or not something is a sport...

The only reason certain people don't consider something as a sport is b/c they're too lazy to actually try the sport or they're too jealous to admit that someone is, indeed, better than them at it.

And to be fair, according to the dictionary, a sport is any recreational activity which means that anything could pretty much be a sport. So yes, cheerleading, golf, and racing are sports.

And whether or not high school cheerleaders just flop their boobs around doesn't matter. They're still doing more physical activity than the ones complaining about them.

Original Sin · Post by **Original Sin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:42 pm

XxJennaxX wrote: They're still doing more physical activity than the ones complaining about them.

Are they really? Not in this case.

It's really just a matter of opinion. Whether I concider it a sport or don't is pretty irrelivent. I even said that some cheer squads ARE athelitc, while some are not, and I do not concider the later to be sportsmen/women.
For the record, I don't concider everyone that plays a sport to be a true athlete, either. This is just my opinion, but I'd like to think you have to do more than just throw a ball and brag about it to truly be part of a team, and part of a sport. Some athletes are true sportsmen, and I respect them for that. Others, I do not.

XxJennaxX · Post by **XxJennaxX** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:46 pm

Original Sin wrote:
XxJennaxX wrote: They're still doing more physical activity than the ones complaining about them.
Are they really? Not in this case.

It's really just a matter of opinion. Whether I concider it a sport or don't is pretty irrelivent. I even said that some cheer squads ARE athelitc, while some are not, and I do not concider the later to be sportsmen/women.
For the record, I don't concider everyone that plays a sport to be a true athlete, either. This is just my opinion, but I'd like to think you have to do more than just throw a ball and brag about it to truly be part of a team, and part of a sport. Some athletes are true sportsmen, and I respect them for that. Others, I do not.

I wasn't referring to you btw.

And yes, they are doing more than the people complaining, most likely. Some may think that high school cheerleaders don't do much, but they're sure doing a hell of a lot more physical (although not high quality) than the people who are watching the game on tv or typing away at the computer while insulting the 'sluts.'

chocobojoe · Post by **chocobojoe** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:51 pm

Original Sin wrote:We should combine a few sports, and make a new one....

Like, football and extreme fighting.

Cricket and extreme fighting would be better

And why doesn't Canadian football have metric measurements? What the heck...

seveneleven · Post by **seveneleven** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:54 pm

ya forgot Rugby =D

Original Sin · Post by **Original Sin** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:42 pm

I think high school cheerleaders in general have a really bad stigma attached to them. From my personal experience, at least at my school, the cheerleaders did little more than stand on the side-line and bounce, and repeat witty catch phrases.
This isn't the case at all schools, so that's why I differentiate, and say that some are athletes, while some are not.
I'm also a bit bitter, I'll admit. 90% of the cheerleaders I've met in my life have been...well, there is no good word to describe it. Just very, very shallow. It's not always the case, but I've only met 1, maybe 2 cheerleaders who didn't fit into the typical stereotype. So, I won't knock them all, and I know there are good cheerleaders out there.... They just seem to be terribly outnumbered.

Mosh_Mosh_Revolution · Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:27 pm

XxJennaxX wrote:
Original Sin wrote:
XxJennaxX wrote: They're still doing more physical activity than the ones complaining about them.
Are they really? Not in this case.

It's really just a matter of opinion. Whether I concider it a sport or don't is pretty irrelivent. I even said that some cheer squads ARE athelitc, while some are not, and I do not concider the later to be sportsmen/women.
For the record, I don't concider everyone that plays a sport to be a true athlete, either. This is just my opinion, but I'd like to think you have to do more than just throw a ball and brag about it to truly be part of a team, and part of a sport. Some athletes are true sportsmen, and I respect them for that. Others, I do not.
I wasn't referring to you btw.

And yes, they are doing more than the people complaining, most likely. Some may think that high school cheerleaders don't do much, but they're sure doing a hell of a lot more physical (although not high quality) than the people who are watching the game on tv or typing away at the computer while insulting the 'sluts.'

No, she was referring to me.

The key term in the first sentance of your paragraph is "most likely." I played soccer, indoor and outdoor, all through middle and high school, indoor after high school, and looking to get into indoor again this winter.

Check your insults at the door. Thanks. u_u