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Post by Marv on Jan 21, 2018 13:06:09 GMT
Golf. Those who answered soccer must be seeing bad soccer games, which can be boring. Soccer played at the highest level can be very exciting. As for American Football - I find it extremely exciting, addicting even, to the point that when the season ends I go into acute withdrawal. Sure, there are too many breaks; we'd all like to see fewer commercials and faster reviews of controversial plays, but the game itself is very exciting. On the other hand I find that basketball has a huge potential to be boring. If it's unbalanced and a team is much better than the opponents then it is utterly boring. But even when it is a game featuring two equally good teams, the problem is that most of the game means nothing, it will be the last five minutes that will decide it anyway. And then the last five minutes come, and the time-outs and fouls are excruciating, slowing and stretching those five minutes to unbearable duration. I don't understand a sport whose rules encourage fouling to get an advantage. Agree on all of that. I despise the foul shot. |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 21, 2018 13:51:04 GMT
The answer is basketball.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 16:08:42 GMT
The only boring "sport" to play is golf. All others are a ton of fun.
The most boring sport to watch is soccer. I would have said auto-racing or golf, but I do not consider either of them an actual sport.
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Post by fjenkins on Jan 21, 2018 16:30:20 GMT
Soccer, golf and racing. Bored stiff attempting to watch any of those.
The only thing worse than golf on TV is golf on the radio.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jan 21, 2018 16:32:11 GMT
American Football it has to much stop in the play. I mean the game last for 3 hours or something but if you tally up the time when the ball is actually in play the action amounts to only 11 minutes. An average play in the NFL lasts just four seconds. It works out to about the same amount of time that soccer players writhe around on the ground in apparent agony after the slightest touch. |
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Post by Father Jack on Jan 21, 2018 16:32:51 GMT
I would have said bridge, but after years of argument it was finally declared to be not a sport by the highest court in Europe last October.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 16:38:17 GMT
American Football it has to much stop in the play. I mean the game last for 3 hours or something but if you tally up the time when the ball is actually in play the action amounts to only 11 minutes. An average play in the NFL lasts just four seconds. It works out to about the same amount of time that soccer players writhe around on the ground in apparent agony after the slightest touch. Yeah no it does not. A play in soccer never ends after 4 seconds. In the 90 minutes that a soccer game last they play for 80-85 minutes. But nice try |
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Post by mecano04 on Jan 21, 2018 16:54:20 GMT
Baseball
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 21, 2018 17:13:18 GMT
...golf is for pussies...but tiddlywinks is as ho hum as it gets...
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Jan 21, 2018 17:17:09 GMT
A 90 minute soccer game finishes in less than 2 hours and obviously a majority of that is game time. A football game is 60 minutes and takes 3+ hours to play-- not exactly action packed. That said I'm more interested in watching football as that's what I 'imprinted' on first when I was a kid.
Most boring would be golf and motor sports of any kind. Basketball could be more interesting except like someone else said the majority of a game is meaningless until the last few minutes which takes a half hour to play. The game would be vastly improved if they made it more difficult to score.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 21, 2018 17:29:35 GMT
Yeah, I think I'll change my answer to auto racing.
F1 the most exciting aspect is qualifying when they go flat out. There's barely any drama on Sundays other than mechanical malfunctions to mess up the podium.
Indy Car tries to be more fun, yet I still think its races are too long in duration.
NASCAR is plain & simply a joke - 3-5 hrs of left hand turns, with crashes to break up the boredom.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 20:47:25 GMT
Those who answered soccer must be seeing bad soccer games, which can be boring. Soccer played at the highest level can be very exciting. You're right. I haven't seen the tooth fairy, santa clause or the easter bunny either.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 20:53:47 GMT
Those who answered soccer must be seeing bad soccer games, which can be boring. Soccer played at the highest level can be very exciting. You're right. I haven't seen the tooth fairy, santa clause or the easter bunny either. Stupid argument. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 21:00:14 GMT
You're right. I haven't seen the tooth fairy, santa clause or the easter bunny either. Stupid argument. Care to elaborate? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 21:17:22 GMT
Those who answered soccer must be seeing bad soccer games, which can be boring. Soccer played at the highest level can be very exciting. You're right. I haven't seen the tooth fairy, santa clause or the easter bunny either. Your sarcasm is noted but these things don't exist, while pretending that there are no exciting soccer games is plain absurd and contradicts reality, since there's been countless games played in high speed, with several goals for each team, decided in epic battles as time expires, etc. So, be sarcastic as you want, but the assertion that there is such thing as an exciting soccer game is not of the same order of the fantasies you mentioned. And the person who is telling you this, is a big American Football fan, my absolutely favorite sport. But I don't dislike soccer. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Jan 21, 2018 21:29:11 GMT
Cricket because I have no idea what's going on. When you know the rules, and the history of competing teams, cricket is a fine game. Americans only see international competitions at the Olympics (and the World Series?). Cricket is about international competitions between England, Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. There is the added impetus of a long running competition like the Ashes, or the pride of West Indians and their aggressive play. Boxing day in Australia is about moving the TV onto the verandah with a full cooler of beer, having friends and family over to watch the Boxing Day cricket test (turning to the Sydney Hobart yacht race when the action flags), with the kids playing cricket with a tennis ball in the yard. Cricket at the various forms of the game is more complex, more varied than baseball. It is the best game in the backyard with friends or at the beach with a plank and tennis ball. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 3:35:21 GMT
You're right. I haven't seen the tooth fairy, santa clause or the easter bunny either. there's been countless games played in high speed, with several goals for each team, decided in epic battles as time expires, etc. Careful, you're putting my ignorance on display. I thought there was a santa clause. What game should I watch that best describes the above? I would honestly be interested in seeing it. I'm only saying I have yet to see one. Every time I tune into a game it's one big backwards pass. i would honestly like to see what you're describing. |
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Post by shadyvsesham on Jan 22, 2018 7:49:47 GMT
Ok, if golf isnt a sport...how about Tennis, is Tennis a sport? I’ll allow it. PHEW! |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 22, 2018 8:09:59 GMT
Cricket because I have no idea what's going on. When you know the rules, and the history of competing teams, cricket is a fine game. Americans only see international competitions at the Olympics (and the World Series?). Cricket is about international competitions between England, Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. There is the added impetus of a long running competition like the Ashes, or the pride of West Indians and their aggressive play. Boxing day in Australia is about moving the TV onto the verandah with a full cooler of beer, having friends and family over to watch the Boxing Day cricket test (turning to the Sydney Hobart yacht race when the action flags), with the kids playing cricket with a tennis ball in the yard. Cricket at the various forms of the game is more complex, more varied than baseball. It is the best game in the backyard with friends or at the beach with a plank and tennis ball. I know of cricket's solid global footprint, part of me is jealous of how smooth it all works. My previous job we had a cleaning guy, Sri Lankan, who would get giddy for the World Cups & what not. I think what's most fascinating to me is the powers come from all corners of the world - Oceania, South Asia, Caribbean, British Isles. I wonder if the sport is better off that way, not having North American &/or European strangleholds. Are the competitions on some giant rotation? Is it akin to Davis Cup ranked opposition?? As an outsider they all seem like giant friendlies. |
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Post by Father Jack on Jan 22, 2018 8:14:50 GMT
When you know the rules, and the history of competing teams, cricket is a fine game. Americans only see international competitions at the Olympics (and the World Series?). Cricket is about international competitions between England, Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. There is the added impetus of a long running competition like the Ashes, or the pride of West Indians and their aggressive play. Boxing day in Australia is about moving the TV onto the verandah with a full cooler of beer, having friends and family over to watch the Boxing Day cricket test (turning to the Sydney Hobart yacht race when the action flags), with the kids playing cricket with a tennis ball in the yard. Cricket at the various forms of the game is more complex, more varied than baseball. It is the best game in the backyard with friends or at the beach with a plank and tennis ball. I know of cricket's solid global footprint, part of me is jealous of how smooth it all works. My previous job we had a cleaning guy, Sri Lankan, who would get giddy for the World Cups & what not. I think what's most fascinating to me is the powers come from all corners of the world - Oceania, South Asia, Caribbean, British Isles. I wonder if the sport is better off that way, not having North American &/or European strangleholds. Are the competitions on some giant rotation? Is it akin to Davis Cup ranked opposition?? As an outsider they all seem like giant friendlies. I wouldn't call India-Pakistan or England-Australia friendlies😉 The India-Pakistan game in the last World Cup was the most followed sporting event globally, ever. |
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