Author Topic: POLL: Favorite Sport (Read 3999 times)

Texasmame · « **on:** March 11, 2007, 07:54:59 pm »

Been a while

I love baseball.

paigeoliver · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2007, 08:14:16 pm »

I won't watch any sports. But I will play volleyball. So I voted OTHER.

Loki · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2007, 09:34:07 pm »

I'm pretty much a martial arts guy...
Especially those involving sword fighting like iaido, iaijutsu and kenjutsu.

Chris G · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:51:02 am »

What, golf doesn't score it's own category??? I can't be the only one with an addiction to golf and arcades, can I?

Anyway, went with football which is pretty much a tie anyway.

ChadTower · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2007, 08:57:52 am »

It's always interesting to see who indicates that their favorite sport is something they actually PLAY versus those who say something they only watch on TV.

BTW, I voted football, which I played myself for a long time and just stopped playing semipro last year.

TOK · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2007, 09:00:39 am »

Motocross. Stick and ball sports put me to sleep.

Buddabing · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2007, 09:13:27 am »

The poll said spectator, so I said baseball.

Participation sports would be "other". I like bowling and I used to play golf.

ChadTower · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2007, 09:17:18 am »

Yep. I think golf being OTHER is going to really skew the poll.

MustardTent · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2007, 10:48:20 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on March 12, 2007, 08:57:52 am

It's always interesting to see who indicates that their favorite sport is something they actually PLAY versus those who say something they only watch on TV.

BTW, I voted football, which I played myself for a long time and just stopped playing semipro last year.

Your custom title makes sense now.

ChadTower · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2007, 10:59:24 am »

Heh. My title came from a comment I made during the last Presidential election, IIRC. Something about a Kerry vote entitling the voter to a free kick in the genitals and volunteering to administer the reward.

MustardTent · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2007, 11:15:18 am »

Then you should have voted for Other (Rochambeau).

ChadTower · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2007, 11:20:04 am »

Rochambeau is Rock, Paper, Scissors. It was only a kick in the nuts on South Park.

shmokes · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:17:55 pm »

Tennis here. Another one that's probably popular enough to merit its own category.

clanggedin · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:23:09 pm »

OTHER.... MMA (UFC - PRIDEFC - BODOGFIGHT - KOTC).

Crax · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:25:11 pm »

I choose other. My favorite sport to watch at least is MMA(Mixed martial arts...UFC, PRIDE, IFL etc)

I also enjoy football, basketball, volleyball(2v2 beach, not the team court stuff) as well.

boykster · « **Reply #15 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:47:13 pm »

Is Gears of War a sport? If so, then that's my favorite

jhouse · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:57:23 pm »

has to be college football! college football on saturdays and then nfl on sundays and monday nights... cant beat that time of year!

horseboy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:26:23 pm »

What, no wrestling?

Zero_Hour · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:05:42 pm »

Pro Football is definitely is tops for my spectator sports, with Tennis second. As for participation sports, Mountain Biking is really the only one I do anymore, and not competitively.

Glaine · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2007, 07:50:10 pm »

Fine, I guess I get boxing all to myself.

Hey Loki, where is it that you watch sword stuff (they ask what you like to watch the most)? I did Iaido for around a year, and while fun, I would get tired of watching Iai Kata form all the time. But Kendo would be fun to watch.

I don't like watching Golf, but I like playing it.
And I'd probably watch professional Go if they televised it over here like they do over East.

Apollo · « **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2007, 08:25:06 pm »

what kind of a poll is this? there's no rugby or cricket option!

Texasmame · « **Reply #21 on:** March 12, 2007, 08:26:34 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on March 12, 2007, 10:59:24 am

Heh. My title came from a comment I made during the last Presidential election, IIRC. Something about a Kerry vote entitling the voter to a free kick in the genitals and volunteering to administer the reward.

Loki · « **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2007, 10:35:26 pm »

Quote from: Glaine on March 12, 2007, 07:50:10 pm

Fine, I guess I get boxing all to myself.

Hey Loki, where is it that you watch sword stuff (they ask what you like to watch the most)? I did Iaido for around a year, and while fun, I would get tired of watching Iai Kata form all the time. But Kendo would be fun to watch.

I don't like watching Golf, but I like playing it.
And I'd probably watch professional Go if they televised it over here like they do over East.

Internet and in some rare cases they are in martial art demo's on eurosport... I guess it's not really popular in the mainstream

Chris G · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2007, 11:17:26 pm »

Wow, no basketball votes? So I guess I shouldn't be surprised there isn't a BYOAC NCAA pool. I've got my bracket filled out... do you?

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #24 on:** March 14, 2007, 12:37:24 am »

Football (& auto racing)...

danny_galaga · « **Reply #25 on:** March 14, 2007, 05:42:53 am »

if i cant catch curling on the tube, its lawn bowls for me

cdbrown · « **Reply #26 on:** March 14, 2007, 12:24:01 pm »

I'm a basketball fan.

Texasmame · « **Reply #27 on:** March 14, 2007, 03:18:22 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on March 14, 2007, 05:42:53 am

if i cant catch curling on the tube, its lawn bowls for me

I'd have included Jarts but the lawyers took that from us long ago.

billf · « **Reply #28 on:** March 14, 2007, 04:54:45 pm »

Quote from: Texasmame on March 14, 2007, 03:18:22 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on March 14, 2007, 05:42:53 am

if i cant catch curling on the tube, its lawn bowls for me

I'd have included Jarts but the lawyers took that from us long ago.

Oh man, Jarts was awesome. We used to throw them higher than the house - we did have a 3/4 acre back yard.

Xam · « **Reply #29 on:** March 14, 2007, 07:49:51 pm »

Gotta go with basketball. My fav to watch is March Madness. Nothing like seeing David slap Goliath.

Xam

spacies · « **Reply #30 on:** March 14, 2007, 08:44:47 pm »

No Rugby League...wtf

Santoro · « **Reply #31 on:** March 14, 2007, 09:08:18 pm »

Lacrosse.

I know it's odd. It's an east coast thing mostly.

tommy · « **Reply #32 on:** March 14, 2007, 11:03:44 pm »

I voted for football, even though all these rules on top of rules are really making the games harder and harder to watch.

Anyone ever watch the NFL Network, they have this "head ref" on every so often trying to explain bad calls on the Field and he always seems to have a good explanation for whatever it was that was seen as a bad call.

It's hard to question the games rule maker when he can just make up a new rule on the spot when questioned.

This guy will never say one of his guys made a mistake no matter what happened or is on film.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #33 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:04:48 am »

Quote from: tommy on March 14, 2007, 11:03:44 pm

It's hard to question the games rule maker when he can just make up a new rule on the spot when questioned.

This is not factual. The rules and any additions to it each year are made by the competition committee. The ACTUAL problem is your second part:

Quote

This guy will never say one of his guys made a mistake no matter what happened or is on film.

That's the problem, and something pro refs get paid pretty well to get right. If these guys can't get it right after getting paid what they do for their weekend job, then fire 'em and let 'em go back to their history teaching job or dentistry practice or whatever else these clowns do for their real job. All I know is that they laid out in an article somewhere about what these guys get paid to do for 16 weekends out of the year, and it's a JOKE that even replay challenges hasn't fixed.

bleemus · « **Reply #34 on:** March 15, 2007, 02:56:23 pm »

Quote from: Buddabing on March 12, 2007, 09:13:27 am

The poll said spectator, so I said baseball.

Participation sports would be "other". I like bowling and I used to play golf.

Agreed on the spectator comment... I can't skate to save my life... that might be why I like watching Hockey so much. I'll watch pretty much any sport and be able to tolerate it or even get a little into it.

As far as participation, I'm a big tennis player and bowler. I "golf", I put that in quotes because I am very very bad at it.

Zero_Hour · « **Reply #35 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:29:33 pm »

Quote from: tommy on March 14, 2007, 11:03:44 pm

This guy will never say one of his guys made a mistake no matter what happened or is on film.

If you are talking about The Head of officiating on NFL network, then you haven't watched him often enough. They have him on once a week during the regular season. and I have regularly seen him admit the officials have made mistakes. Doesn't change the outcome of the game, but most sane people realize officials are only human, and are bound to screw it up sometimes. Given the nature of the rules these days, I'm surprised they don't botch calls more often.

ChadTower · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2007, 09:07:12 am »

The officials tend to become paralyzed on uncertain calls. They group up and try to make the call that will take the least heat... it's sad to watch. All in all, though, they are human and they make mistakes, but over the course of a full season every team gets enough in their favor and enough against them that it evens out to become irrelevant.

Glaine · « **Reply #37 on:** March 16, 2007, 09:14:12 am »

Quote from: danny_galaga on March 14, 2007, 05:42:53 am

if i cant catch curling on the tube, its lawn bowls for me

Yay for curling! I only get to see that when the winter Olympics are on, but for some reason I find that fascinating. Looks like it would be fun to play.

I also have an anchor on a rope in the barn that I do the Hammer Throw with sometimes.

ChadTower · « **Reply #38 on:** March 16, 2007, 09:18:22 am »

I thought lawn bowls were only legal if you have glaucoma.

Glaine · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2007, 04:09:41 pm »

That one took me a second

. Punny stuff.


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Of these, which is your favorite professional spectator sport?

Author Topic: POLL: Favorite Sport (Read 3999 times)

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