It's a good point and exactly what I wanted with D.B.D. Namely, an expression of ideas and to see what others where thinking. No name-calling or vitriol. It's much more fun that way!

Go Protestants!!!

Well I was reading the Tampa paper this morning, about the Bucks in London and all that, and they said the NFL is seriously thinking about getting a franchise team over there in London! They said the 90,000 tickets for today's game sold out in 90 minutes and they had to do a lottery there was so much demand! Who Knew?

So, they said there may be more games scheduled over there in the coming years and maybe even a real NFL team based over there.

What are the Local London papers saying about that?

*ROFL* Funny perception on what you were doing there and what that thread is about the last time I checked.


Back to topic, here is a norwegian american fotball team: http://www.oslovikings.com/
Apparently there is a series of games as well. Who knew, totally under the radar.

General consensus across the UK papers seems to be that there is a lot of 'novelty' interest only. Most pundits seem agreed that unless UK TV antes up for coverage rights there won't be a series - and most agree that there is very little sign of any appetite for it from those TV companies.

At this stage then it's just a curiosity.....

edit to add: Yahoo news on NFL in London

Sooo... is there no inserest because there was zero press leading up to it, or was there zero press because there was no interes? Over here the usuall way to "hype" some event is to first invite the press, for Free, to all the pre-game parties, hook them up with the cheerleaders, what ever it takes to get you on the front page. I guess somebody in the PR dept. "Fumbled the ball" there...

Still, at half time, the Pats are not crushing the Bucks as badly as I thought they would, and Brady has just thrown -another- interception!?

There used to be weekly coverage for US grid-iron here in the UK, and there were leagues set up. TV coverage died off but there is a website for UK leagues.

http://www.bafl.org.uk/aboutus.asp

Cheshirecatman

Thanks Pats

You made me a benji this weekend!

Brett Favre failed me though :P

How'd you make money on the Pats beating Tampa? Point spread was only 14 1/2, I was surprised it wasn't 35. Didn't EVERYONE know the Bucks were going to get killed?

Oh, and in today's Tampa paper they said the Bucks have a Bye week next Sunday, even the Bye is favored by 7...

;^0

Yep, spread was 14, I bet that they'd beat it.

Last time I did the math, 35-7 > 14

:P

I understand the math, you misunderstood my post. What I want to know is -who- did you Dupe into taking that bet? Only 14? Maybe if Brady had stayed home. As it was he had one of his worst days, 2 interceptions, and they still had no trouble covering the spread. Hell the Pats D scored 7 in the first 3 minutes and Brady hadn't even stepped on the field yet! The spread should have been 35.

"Yep, spread was 14, I bet that they'd beat it."

Gutsiest move I ever saw Mav...

yeah its a family pool. My 88 year old grandfather is the bookie :P

And he must also be a Gruden era Bucks fan! Those days are gone.

How'd you do on Brett and the Vike-queens?

Tim there is something in the water. Belle Glade has some of the biggest mo'fo's I've seen in high school football. They're in the middle of sugar cane country and south of Lake Okeechobee (known for quite a bit of stuff in the water).

See? better living through chemistry!

Belle Glade, no doubt, and Clewiston!


So all you Brits, what did the papers say about the game today?

Any mention of ever having an American Football team based in London? We can send you some of our 6'6" 300lb. high school kids as -seeds- to get your program up and running!

Bet agsinst the Pittsburgh spread and got hosed.

Was looking promising there with seconds left to go. I believe the spread was Pittsburgh by 4, and I *think* they were going down the field to close within a field goal when Farve go stripped and the wheels came off. Its ok, I still won on the pats, Indy, SD, Saints(double downed) so I made off like a bandit this week. Lost on Falcons, Vikings. I kind of felt that the Falcons were posers.

I kind of felt that the Falcons were posers.



Yeah but so are the Cowgirls...I was hoping they would both lose, or at least a 0-0 tie in overtime!

test is a 5 day game played between national teams

I guess the difference is work load done during a game.. The second rowers in rugby U (as opposed to league) tend to be 6'5-7 weighing 130Kg.. so smaller than a line backer.. but then linebacker is an immovable object.. Dont ask him to run for 90 minutes..

Im not sure what the average super 14 player does but the Aussie rules guys (6'6 weighing 90kg) run 17+ km every game.