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To: InvisibleChurch
Kind of curious that "football" really has only four situations where the ball ever actually touches a player's foot: kick offs, punts, field goals and extra points. Now there talking about doing away with one of those.

Regardless of one's opinion of soccer, it should rightfully be entitled to the name "football."

11 posted on 12/06/2012 4:09:37 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Totally agree and already call it that but with a funny sounding fuutbal and everyone knows whats being referred-to.

And in "soccer" no one "socs" the ball with their hands - its a serious penalty for all but the tenders. Ha!

16 posted on 12/06/2012 4:22:23 PM PST by corkoman (Release the Palin!)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Kind of curious that "football" really has only four situations where the ball ever actually touches a player's foot: kick offs, punts, field goals and extra points.

You can add a fifth situation: the free kick after a safety is scored. They line up like a kick off, except the kicker kicks it like a punt and it's not snapped to the kicker - he puts the ball in play directly.

-PJ

25 posted on 12/06/2012 4:53:15 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Dave Casper used the term well.


26 posted on 12/06/2012 4:56:40 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Tackling is the real problem with football. There’s just too much tackling going on these days. If it doesn’t stop, somebody’s going to get hurt. You heard it here first.


32 posted on 12/06/2012 5:04:52 PM PST by heye2monn (A)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Regardless of one's opinion of soccer, it should rightfully be entitled to the name "football."

Soccer already has an appropriate name.

Kickball.

36 posted on 12/06/2012 5:24:56 PM PST by Eaker (Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.” — Robert A. Heinlein.)
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