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Seasons that are too long. Baseball, NBA and NHL are the worst.

I miss the days when regular season CF was over by early mid November except for Texas/A&M then Army/Navy. And the last CF Bowl games were New Years Day - and they meant something.
 
MeanDean said:
Seasons that are too long. Baseball, NBA and NHL are the worst.

I miss the days when regular season CF was over by early mid November except for Texas/A&M then Army/Navy. And the last CF Bowl games were New Years Day - and they meant something.
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The shortened 2012-13 NHL season was great (and not just because the Hawks won). Decent season, but great playoffs because the players were more rested. I'd love to lop off 15-20 games from the NBA, MLB, and the NHL.
 
D UP Clones said:
Soccer. Phrases... "they run all game" watch for 5 seconds and you will see everyone standing but 2 players. Explaining the offsides rule and how it makes sense. It doesnt. Lack of any offense... without the physical play.
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True, they don't run continously, however, they do run farther in a game than practically any other sport with very limited substitution.

http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/distance-run-per-game-in-various-sports

As far as offsides, I didn't understand it either at first, but it does make sense and it prevents teams from playing 8 on 8 on one end of the field with the other 4 field players camped out on the other end of the field totally distanced from the action. I suppose American football would be better if the play started with receivers lined up 15 yards downfield, too, but that isn't within the rules of the game.
 
As you can tell I am not a soccer fan and dislike the sport.

The offsides rule also prevents an offensive player from running behind the last defender? Is that accurate?

If so that like a receiver not being able to go deep. Makes zero sense.

Maybe I am wrong. That's the way it has been explained to me.

VeloClone said:
True, they don't run continously, however, they do run farther in a game than practically any other sport with very limited substitution.

http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/distance-run-per-game-in-various-sports

As far as offsides, I didn't understand it either at first, but it does make sense and it prevents teams from playing 8 on 8 on one end of the field with the other 4 field players camped out on the other end of the field totally distanced from the action. I suppose American football would be better if the play started with receivers lined up 15 yards downfield, too, but that isn't within the rules of the game.
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D UP Clones said:
As you can tell I am not a soccer fan and dislike the sport.

The offsides rule also prevents an offensive player from running behind the last defender? Is that accurate?

If so that like a receiver not being able to go deep. Makes zero sense.

Maybe I am wrong. That's the way it has been explained to me.
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IIRC, the offensive player can't go behind the last defender until the ball has been kicked. He can go behind the last defender after a teammate has kicked the ball (i.e., he can go behind the defender to receive a pass). To use your football analogy, the receiver can't go past the DB until the ball is in the air. Once the ball is in the air the WR is free to go ahead of the defense to catch it.

The offensive player can also be behind the last defender if the offensive player isn't past the ball (i.e., a fast-break down the field and dribbling the ball ahead of him).
 
D UP Clones said:
As you can tell I am not a soccer fan and dislike the sport.

The offsides rule also prevents an offensive player from running behind the last defender? Is that accurate?

If so that like a receiver not being able to go deep. Makes zero sense.

Maybe I am wrong. That's the way it has been explained to me.
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In soccer the offside rule is enforced when the ball is kicked, not when you receive the ball. So you can be even with the last defender and your teammate (behind you) kicks the ball deep towards the goal. The minute the ball leaves his foot you are free to enter the "offside area" because, again, it's based on the "throw' and not the "reception".

I'm not the biggest fan of the rule but it's not really like football. A better analogy for football is why don't they let the receiver camp out deep and wait for the throw - don't worry about the line of scrimmage. The offside rule in soccer is like a line of scrimmage. the line disappears once the ball is in play.
 
D UP Clones said:
As you can tell I am not a soccer fan and dislike the sport.

The offsides rule also prevents an offensive player from running behind the last defender? Is that accurate?

If so that like a receiver not being able to go deep. Makes zero sense.

Maybe I am wrong. That's the way it has been explained to me.
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You can run behind the last defender (actually considered the second to last defender because the keeper is typically the last one) all you want but you can't receive a pass in that position.
 
That's what I meant. That's makes zero sense.


VikesFan5 said:
You can run behind the last defender (actually considered the second to last defender because the keeper is typically the last one) all you want but you can't receive a pass in that position.
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D UP Clones said:
As you can tell I am not a soccer fan and dislike the sport.

The offsides rule also prevents an offensive player from running behind the last defender? Is that accurate?

If so that like a receiver not being able to go deep. Makes zero sense.

Maybe I am wrong. That's the way it has been explained to me.
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It prevents an offensive player from basically cherry picking down by the net.
 
Perhaps it's been mentioned...color guys who spend most of the time critiquing the players instead of just calling the game.

This makes up for what feels like about 90% of the commentators out there.
 
I think all sports have their weird or odd rules. I played soccer and was a referee and understand why they have it. At the same time, its a teams own fault if they do not guard a player who decides to cherry pick. I guess the reason they have the offside rule is to make the game more involved/technical and more strategy as opposed to just chucking the ball down field and hoping for the best. You see this in hockey where they try to keep the puck in the offensive zone. They will just chuck it around the boards and hope that one of their teammates gains possession.

One of the rules I hate in football has to do with the players on the line of scrimmage. Why can't the offensive line players move while the defensive line can? I find no point in this rule because no one can cross the line of scrimmage until the ball has been hiked, so what does it matter if the offensive line moves. Everyone's eyes should be on the ball waiting for it to be hiked.
 
When people on here constantly talk about the offside rule and keep saying offsides in stead of offside.
 
cycopath25 said:
LeBron whining and pouting EVERY GAME when he doesn't get a call that he thinks he should, or when the ref calls a foul on him.

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Just to expand on this: Lebron James.
 
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