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Whereas darts and poker, which do require skill but no conditioning, are on TV so often?
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First of all I want to completly disagree with the dude above me in his first argument..
What the F are you talking about? Track and Swimming are two of the most elemental sports in history.. These two sports have roots waaay before any of your "sports" these days.. everyone can swim and run.. but to reach that level you need years of preparation and fitness. Your claim that there are no professional swimmers or runners.. is pretty ignorant. There is a huge number of professional runners, and swimmers are starting to get more support.
Now to answer your question ( sorry about the rant )
Swimming and Running are sports that test the limits of people.. and are not supposed to be entretaining.. There has never been a rule to alter these sports so they are more entretaining.. which cannot be said for games like basketball and football.
There use to be a time where testing human limits was popular, and people looked up to these people.. some countries still do ( Australia, African countries ), but people in the US are now only spectators of games with action and excitement.. dont get me wrong, I love football, futbol, tennis and other commercial sports.. but they are games.. not real sports
So.. ESPN will show what people pay to watch.. games
First of all I want to completly disagree with the dude above me in his first argument..
What the F are you talking about? Track and Swimming are two of the most elemental sports in history.. These two sports have roots waaay before any of your "sports" these days.. everyone can swim and run.. but to reach that level you need years of preparation and fitness. Your claim that there are no professional swimmers or runners.. is pretty ignorant. There is a huge number of professional runners, and swimmers are starting to get more support.
Now to answer your question ( sorry about the rant )
Swimming and Running are sports that test the limits of people.. and are not supposed to be entretaining.. There has never been a rule to alter these sports so they are more entretaining.. which cannot be said for games like basketball and football.
There use to be a time where testing human limits was popular, and people looked up to these people.. some countries still do ( Australia, African countries ), but people in the US are now only spectators of games with action and excitement.. dont get me wrong, I love football, futbol, tennis and other commercial sports.. but they are games.. not real sports
So.. ESPN will show what people pay to watch.. games
What's your favourite rugby club competition?
Elle Jay
Super 15 rugby
Aviva Premiership
Top 14
RaboDirect Pro 12
ITM Cup
Mine is Super 15 rugby that consists teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. Hope to death Queensland Reds win this season
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Heineken Cup. Its the premier rugby tournament in the northern rugby world so should really be mentioned on the list if the Aviva premiership is etc
For me it produces the highest quality rugby, the best rugby atmosphere, the best history and the best 'feel' and a much better system.
I reckon Leinster and Clermont would of won the grand slam this year if they played in the Six nations, such is the quality of the teams. You get teams like Leinster who have potentially the best passing game of all time, to teams who will run all day like Clermont, to teams that physicality like Leicester and Munster and then teams full of classic players like Toulon. Its amazing to see the old legends of the game combining in one game. The Heineken cup gives you a complete mix of everything, every team is so different.
I find personally with the S15 its repetitive game after game stuff. It has no momentum. In the HC its a battle in the pools to scrape every point, especially with on the two best runners up going through to the next round out of the six groups. There are intimidating atmospheres in the S15 sometimes but to be honest, I only really see that in South Africa when it comes to the finals of it. In the HC the atmosphere the French teams in the South make, or the Irish provinces make are phenomenal. You could not like rugby and have a great time drinking with these people. Its a party almost. Again, I hate to bash on super rugby, but the games are dead and quiet as a mouse for the most part.
Finally, I believe personally the all round game of the HC teams is superb. Defences seem shabby in super rugby, like the players are disinterested. However, I wont take anything away from the attack as it is sublime at times.
Super rugby does produce stars of the rugby world though. But, I strongly urge any rugby fan to watch the HC which is rugbys Champions League. This is from the perspective of a man who watches most rugby on sky sports available. You're truly missing out otherwise.
Heineken Cup. Its the premier rugby tournament in the northern rugby world so should really be mentioned on the list if the Aviva premiership is etc
For me it produces the highest quality rugby, the best rugby atmosphere, the best history and the best 'feel' and a much better system.
I reckon Leinster and Clermont would of won the grand slam this year if they played in the Six nations, such is the quality of the teams. You get teams like Leinster who have potentially the best passing game of all time, to teams who will run all day like Clermont, to teams that physicality like Leicester and Munster and then teams full of classic players like Toulon. Its amazing to see the old legends of the game combining in one game. The Heineken cup gives you a complete mix of everything, every team is so different.
I find personally with the S15 its repetitive game after game stuff. It has no momentum. In the HC its a battle in the pools to scrape every point, especially with on the two best runners up going through to the next round out of the six groups. There are intimidating atmospheres in the S15 sometimes but to be honest, I only really see that in South Africa when it comes to the finals of it. In the HC the atmosphere the French teams in the South make, or the Irish provinces make are phenomenal. You could not like rugby and have a great time drinking with these people. Its a party almost. Again, I hate to bash on super rugby, but the games are dead and quiet as a mouse for the most part.
Finally, I believe personally the all round game of the HC teams is superb. Defences seem shabby in super rugby, like the players are disinterested. However, I wont take anything away from the attack as it is sublime at times.
Super rugby does produce stars of the rugby world though. But, I strongly urge any rugby fan to watch the HC which is rugbys Champions League. This is from the perspective of a man who watches most rugby on sky sports available. You're truly missing out otherwise.
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