General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Wang Chung]

Eh... depends on the sport

No not sport should have a tie regardless play til a Victor is there.

 

[Wang Chung]

I'm glad college football got rid of them.

Me too I just hate their OT system right now.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Ties are fine.

 

[Wolverine]

Me too I just hate their OT system right now.

I don't like it either. It was a miracle Bama won in 4 OTs against Auburn 24-22.

 

[Barry Poppins]

The only reason people hate them is that people are conditioned to believe that people *need* to win. Ties are the great equalizer that punished terrible play from both sides, or in the case of high scoring games, proves that tying is much better than losing.

 

[Sky]

The only reason people hate them is that people are conditioned to believe that people *need* to win. Ties are the great equalizer that punished terrible play from both sides, or in the case of high scoring games, proves that tying is much better than losing.

American* people are conditioned to believe

 

[Barry Poppins]

I think the big idea that people hate ties in the NFL comes from the fact that the MLB, NHL, and NBA do not have ties by their very nature.

 

[Sky]

Ties in real football are accepted just fine, everywhere except the US

 

[Barry Poppins]

Ties in real football are accepted just fine, everywhere except the US

Oh boy, another one of these claptrap discussions about which is real football.

 

[Wang Chung]

I think the big idea that people hate ties in the NFL comes from the fact that the MLB, NHL, and NBA do not have ties by their very nature.

The NHL had ties up until a few years ago.

 

[Sky]

Calling it "soccer" is wrong if you're not American, and calling it just "football" will cause confusion

 

[Barry Poppins]

People seem to forget that Association Football and Gridiron Football are two sides of the same coin. Both originate from the same sport that was formulated in the early 11th Century.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Calling it "soccer" is wrong if you're not American, and calling it just "football" will cause confusion

People call it Soccer because it's AsSOCiation football. It's *literally* in the fucking name.

 

[Wolverine]

Grim's spitting out the truth.

 

[Butters]