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cubanb · Apr 29, 2012

So a friend and I were debating about the greatest sport in the history of mankind, the National Football League. I kept talking about how great the NFL was. It holds my interest throughout the whole year. I love baseball too, but nothing compares to football season. I know that football is an American thing (I do not count that abomination known as the Canadian Football League).

I asked my friend if football was an Olympic event, would America always win.

The obvious arguments come from America's failures in some Olympics for basketball and the World Baseball Classic. However, nobody else plays football.

If Football(American) was a worldwide sport and there was worldwide competition, would America be dominate? Could a USA football team run the table on the rest of the world? Or once other countries played real football, they would catch up quickly?

OddSpoon · Apr 29, 2012

dem canadian rough riders are good i heard

Randolph Freelander · Apr 29, 2012

It might take a while, but we would eventually lose our edge, just as we lost our edge in fat people.

That last part, in and of itself, should lead you to worry about our offensive line.

Zhengi · Apr 29, 2012

You could probably run a high school football team out there to represent the USA and they would steam roll their way to a gold medal.

Alligatorjandro · Apr 29, 2012

Pollux · Apr 29, 2012

Zhengi said:
You could probably run a high school football team out there to represent the USA and they would steam roll their way to a gold medal.

And it wouldn't even be close.

zomaha · Apr 29, 2012

The gap between America and the world would be worse than the gap is for futbol.

GK86 · Apr 29, 2012

Isn't Canada the only other country in the world that plays football?

cutmeamango · Apr 29, 2012

If it was an olympic sport, USA would clearly dominate it for at least 5 olympics (even with "best rookies" team), considering it gained a strong popularity in other countries. Then it would become somewhat challenging to the US. Those countries with rugbi or other types of football (like Australia) would probably be the ones to challenge the United States initially.

DominoKid · Apr 29, 2012

Zhengi said:
You could probably run a high school football team out there to represent the USA and they would steam roll their way to a gold medal.

zmoney said:
And it wouldn't even be close.

sums it up

Korey · Apr 29, 2012

It's just one more thing in a ton of things we're #1 at

Pollux · Apr 29, 2012

cutmeamango said:
If it was an olympic sport, USA would clearly dominate it for at least 5 olympics (even with "best rookies" team), considering it gained a strong popularity in other countries. Then it would become somewhat challenging to the US. Those countries with rugbi or other types of football (like Australia) would probably be the ones to challenge the United States initially.

Good rugby player doesn't really mean a good football player...

richiek · Apr 29, 2012

The rest of the world doesn't give a shit about American football, with the exception of the Super Bowl.

cubanb · Apr 29, 2012

richiek said:
The rest of the world doesn't give a shit about American football, with the exception of the Super Bowl.

Suppose they did

xbhaskarx · Apr 29, 2012

I am the best in the world at a game I made up and that no one else plays. World Champion!!

hirokazu · Apr 29, 2012

You gotta feel pretty bad at what a failure of a country it is if America wasn't the best at a sport called American Football.

Alligatorjandro · Apr 29, 2012

richiek said:
The rest of the world doesn't give a shit about American football, with the exception of the Super Bowl.

Their loss.

cutmeamango · Apr 29, 2012

zmoney said:
Good rugby player doesn't really mean a good football player...

Eh? I'm talking about physical predisposition and usual training with adolescents. If american football rules gained traction in those countries, they would have a more prepared youth due to the already following to those sports. Still would be just a "challenge" because they would need staff oriented enough to coordinate on par with the US. Most likely US college coaches a B-League coaches would jump in at those jobs though.

Persona7 · Apr 29, 2012

I have never watched an entire game of American football in my life.

(I live in the USA)

Acerac · Apr 29, 2012

cubanb said:
Suppose they did

They would dominate the US every game.

The United States wouldn't manage a bronze. Ever.

Broder Salsa · Apr 29, 2012

Acerac said:
They would rank 196th, behind Vatican City.

But who would be the best at curling, if anyone cared?

rdrr gnr · Apr 29, 2012

Veezy · Apr 29, 2012

nvm, not contributing.

EDIT: I posted before the title change part 2, the remix. I'm Sorry.

cubanb · Apr 29, 2012

My title got changed back to my title "Is America the best at Football (american)?"

Thanks! real discussion!

Broder Salsa · Apr 29, 2012

Veezy said:
Look at this adorable animal.

Look at this sexy American man.

Yeah that's me, and my dog.

'Merica. We da best. Haters.

Your dog looks really scared

cubanb said:
My title got changed back to my title "Is America the best at Football (american)?"

Good to see hitler aint running the show

Don't be too sure. A lot of us are European after all.

Antiwhippy · Apr 29, 2012

You know, it's really hard to take it seriously when you claim american football as the real football.

Veezy · Apr 29, 2012

cubanb said:
My title got changed back to my title "Is America the best at Football (american)?"

Thanks! real discussion!

I support that!

Honest ignorance, is our football a sport in another country in terms of our serious we take it?

WoodenLung said:
Your dog looks really scared

It's a shih tzu. Everything is scary.

You should see her during thunderstorms.

M.Bluth · Apr 29, 2012

cubanb said:
Or once other countries played real football, they would catch up quickly?

What's this bullshit?

richiek said:
The rest of the world doesn't give a shit about American football, with the exception of the Super Bowl.

I tried watching the Super Bowl once.. They kept stopping the "ball" and having the players rearrange themselves, over and over again.. What's up with that? >.>

cubanb · Apr 29, 2012

This thread wasn't mean to be inflammatory. I was just wondering if it was a worldwide sport, how that would change the makeup of the sport.

Claude · Apr 29, 2012

Being serious now, it's nearly impossible to ever know. What if tree climbing was an Olympic sport? Would a country (ex: america) be the best at it? We may never know.

Derrick01 · Apr 29, 2012

We would probably steamroll the world like the dream team did. In the future it would depend if football caught on in the rest of the world like it did with basketball. The people in those countries were so in awe of the dream team's athletic and talent domination that they wanted to play basketball.

TheKaeptain · Apr 29, 2012

Yes, we are the best.

Pollux · Apr 29, 2012

Derrick01 said:
We would probably steamroll the world like the dream team did. In the future it would depend if football caught on in the rest of the world like it did with basketball. The people in these countries were so in awe of the dream team's athletic and talent domination that they wanted to play basketball.

A football game would be even more dominant. The packers or giants against whoever France trots out? HahahahahahahahahahahHahahahahah. Mercy rule by the end of the first quarter.

cubanb · Apr 29, 2012

Derrick01 said:
We would probably steamroll the world like the dream team did. In the future it would depend if football caught on in the rest of the world like it did with basketball. The people in those countries were so in awe of the dream team's athletic and talent domination that they wanted to play basketball.

It happened so quickly that I feel it could happen in football too.

Staccat0 · Apr 29, 2012

GTAclaude said:
Being serious now, it's nearly impossible to ever know. What if tree climbing was an Olympic sport? Would a country (ex: america) be the best at it? We may never know.

This is not a good example at all

Antiwhippy · Apr 29, 2012

New Zealand, south africa and australia (or any rugby nation) will be a small challenge in the beginning and more serious competition as they get in more practice and experience. Though they would probably laugh at all the armour you'd have to wear first.

Pollux · Apr 29, 2012

cubanb said:
It happened so quickly that I feel it could happen in football too.

Football is more technical than basketball though. And the game, overall, is very cerebral. It is a very intellectual game and you can't just teach it overnight. It would take longer than basketball.

TheKaeptain · Apr 29, 2012

Our Football College teams could probably beat what ever team another country could put together.

AlphaTwo00 · Apr 29, 2012

Antiwhippy said:
New Zealand, south africa and australia (or any rugby nation) will be a small challenge in the beginning and more serious competition as they get in more practice and experience. Though they would probably laugh at all the armour you'd have to wear first.

that, and Canada with CFL, would be you closest.

But then again, this question I'd as serious as asking about beer pong as Olympic sport.

Alligatorjandro · Apr 29, 2012

To be honest,an American team would probably win handily

les papillons sexuels · Apr 29, 2012

I think most rugby nations would steamroll footballers. It's to weak of a sport. I mean, you'd have to kill off a lot of the interference rules and such though.

El Sloth · Apr 29, 2012

Last I checked Gridiron Football (>>>>>>> American Football) is also played in Australia.

Pollux · Apr 29, 2012

les papillons sexuels said:
I think most rugby nations would steamroll footballers. It's to weak of a sport.

You're funny.

Seraphinianus · Apr 29, 2012

les papillons sexuels said:
I think most rugby nations would steamroll footballers. It's to weak of a sport.

that's what i'm wondering-- if the rugby skills transfer over. I don't know enough about rugby though to make that call.

cdyhybrid · Apr 29, 2012

It would be worse than the Dream Team.

Antiwhippy · Apr 29, 2012

El Sloth said:
Last I checked Gridiron Football (>>>>>>> American Football) is played in Australia.

Not to the extent of AFL or rugby union/league.

Hell, probably not even near the level of soccer.

Dead Man · Apr 29, 2012

zmoney said:
Football is more technical than basketball though. And the game, overall, is very cerebral. It is a very intellectual game and you can't just teach it overnight. It would take longer than basketball.

It's not that complicated man. For players anyway. Coaches would be imported.

Acerac · Apr 29, 2012

les papillons sexuels said:
I think most rugby nations would steamroll footballers. It's to weak of a sport.

Why do these players that would steamroll the US players not join the NFL and become rich?

TheKaeptain · Apr 29, 2012

les papillons sexuels said:
I think most rugby nations would steamroll footballers. It's to weak of a sport.

You're comparing Chess (American Football) to Checkers (Rugby)

Pollux · Apr 29, 2012

Dead Man said:
It's not that complicated man. For players anyway. Coaches would be imported.

I was talking about coaches. And quarterbacks, to an extent

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