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Will the Broncos make the playoffs in 2016?

Yes
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35%
No
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The Raiders have a better chance
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Postby Temujinn » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:01 pm

Forsher wrote:I don't really like this sport and I certainly don't follow it so I have no idea who will win. However, I did see a few posts that I wanted to reply to. Besides the Broncos are an NRL team anyway. And apparently a couple of other sports have a/multiple Broncos team too. I also don't care for League.

Terra Sector Union wrote:I may be the asshole that would say "Who cares about a ball being tossed back and fourth?" But why do these fans of these teams act like they made a contribution to the game? You didn't win, they did. All you did was sit there and watch, screaming like an obbsessive fan. You probably beat up another fan for wearing the wrong colors post-game.

Anyways, I'm only interested for the movie trailers for the Superbowl. I could care less about football.


The ones that are there did. There's probably a psychological factor bearing on the minds of the players about the fans that they cannot actually see and hear lending moral support but I don't know. All sports are played somewhat in the mind and an attitude change really can make a large difference in physical terms. Ever played a game where some people in the team have different ideas about winning chances? This is part of that. It's also part of this.

Temujinn wrote:Golf, Tennis, Ping Pong, volley ball, Cricket, racket ball, hand ball, Polo, and Squash.


They don't really chase after the ball in golf. They follow it while walking and, crucially, have to wait for it to stop (chasing suggests trying to catch something to stop it before it would have stopped anyway). Table Tennis also isn't really chasing but that's just because the distance is so small.

Chasing the ball slowly, is still chasing. Interception(table tennis) is still trying to get the ball from its given course -- to pursue it to level your next strike-- so yes its chasing, distance is entirely irrelevant.
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Postby New haven america » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:02 pm

God Kefka wrote:
Fascist Russian Empire wrote:Who cares? A few guys throw a ball back and forth; why the fuck would anyone give a shit about it?


EXACTLY...

Sports are so overrated...

Well, other sports are good(Just don't like Football)...
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Postby San » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:07 pm

God Kefka wrote:
Fascist Russian Empire wrote:Who cares? A few guys throw a ball back and forth; why the fuck would anyone give a shit about it?


EXACTLY...

Sports are so overrated...

if you truly didn't care you wouldn't bother reading this thread, let alone post in it.
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Postby Serocia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:13 pm

New haven america wrote:
God Kefka wrote:
EXACTLY...

Sports are so overrated...

Well, other sports are good(Just don't like Football)...

You better be talking soccer

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Postby San » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:18 pm

Serocia wrote:
New haven america wrote:Well, other sports are good(Just don't like Football)...

You better be talking soccer

we should start calling your football that to enhance the confusion.
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Postby God Kefka » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:21 pm

Serocia wrote:
New haven america wrote:Well, other sports are good(Just don't like Football)...

You better be talking soccer


they are both bad...

I mean, in both cases it's just a few guys in bad looking clothes running around and handling a ball for hours and hours... sweating around, getting tired, and physical and stuff...

I'm not into that sort of stuff you know what I mean? It doesn't interest me...

it's a horrible way to kill time and it's over hyped as hell...
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Postby God Kefka » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:22 pm

New haven america wrote:
God Kefka wrote:
EXACTLY...

Sports are so overrated...

Well, other sports are good(Just don't like Football)...


Really?
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Postby Frisivisia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:23 pm

I'm too edgy for sports, what's the big idea, it's just a bunch of guys playing like children and it's pretty gay. Look at me!

On the other hand, go Seahawks.
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Postby Temujinn » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:23 pm

God Kefka wrote:
Serocia wrote:You better be talking soccer


they are both bad...

I mean, in both cases it's just a few guys in bad looking clothes running around and handling a ball for hours and hours... sweating around, getting tired, and physical and stuff...

I'm not into that sort of stuff you know what I mean? It doesn't interest me...

it's a horrible way to kill time and it's over hyped as hell...

Yes fitness and competition are terrible ways to kill time.
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Postby Forsher » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:24 pm

Temujinn wrote:Chasing the ball slowly, is still chasing. Interception(table tennis) is still trying to get the ball from its given course -- to pursue it to level your next strike-- so yes its chasing, distance is entirely irrelevant.


The walking was not the main part of that. You can tell because the next bit includes "crucially". Your own definition would exclude golf.

Using chasing over such a small distance is misleading... but, yes, it is still "chasing".

San wrote:
God Kefka wrote:
EXACTLY...

Sports are so overrated...

if you truly didn't care you wouldn't bother reading this thread, let alone post in it.


Over-rated means that he thinks people are too in to sport, it's over-hyped... this is similar but still distinct to saying "I don't care for sports". And, at any rate, people can be quite invested in trying to convince people of the truth of their words.
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Postby Serocia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:24 pm

San wrote:
Serocia wrote:You better be talking soccer

we should start calling your football that to enhance the confusion.


What?

God Kefka wrote:
Serocia wrote:You better be talking soccer


they are both bad...

I mean, in both cases it's just a few guys in bad looking clothes running around and handling a ball for hours and hours... sweating around, getting tired, and physical and stuff...

I'm not into that sort of stuff you know what I mean? It doesn't interest me...

it's a horrible way to kill time and it's over hyped as hell...


No, I like both. I like football more though. You aren't interested in them. Good for you. That doesn't make them bad. I enjoy football. I like playing it, I like watching it. I don't mind soccer, but I have friends who play soccer.

Don't insult them just because you find it boring or uninteresting.

And what do you do to kill time, huh? Unless you're doing something meaningful or helpful, I'd say competition and fitness and earning a living (for the professionals) and having fun in general is a great way to kill time.
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Postby San » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:25 pm

Forsher wrote:
San wrote:if you truly didn't care you wouldn't bother reading this thread, let alone post in it.


Over-rated means that he thinks people are too in to sport, it's over-hyped... this is similar but still distinct to saying "I don't care for sports". And, at any rate, people can be quite invested in trying to convince people of the truth of their words.

did you miss the part where kefka echoed fascist russian empire's post?
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Postby Temujinn » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:25 pm

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Postby Frisivisia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:26 pm

Temujinn wrote:Im glad Im not part of this generation, the weakness disgusts me at a very deep level.

Wow, you're really cool and different!
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Postby God Kefka » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:26 pm

Temujinn wrote:
God Kefka wrote:
they are both bad...

I mean, in both cases it's just a few guys in bad looking clothes running around and handling a ball for hours and hours... sweating around, getting tired, and physical and stuff...

I'm not into that sort of stuff you know what I mean? It doesn't interest me...

it's a horrible way to kill time and it's over hyped as hell...

Yes fitness and competition are terrible ways to kill time.


If you want to compete and exercise yourself I would understand (well, a bit)...

but watching other people compete and exercise for hours and hours and hours? To the point where the said competitors can be paid millions of dollars while others starve (not to mention these enthusiasts are often the types who don't have the patience to read through a novel)? It makes no sense...

Televised sports are a very strange phenomena if you think about it...
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Postby Serocia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:26 pm

Temujinn wrote:Im glad Im not part of this generation, the weakness disgusts me at a very deep level.

What are you talking about?

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Postby Frisivisia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:27 pm

God Kefka wrote:
Temujinn wrote:Yes fitness and competition are terrible ways to kill time.


If you want to compete and exercise yourself I would understand (well, a bit)...

but watching other people compete and exercise for hours and hours and hours? To the point where the said competitors can be paid millions of dollars while others starve? It makes no sense...

Televised sports are a very strange phenomena if you think about it...

Not really. They take advantage of our tribal nature as well as our lust for spectacle and triumph.
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Postby Auxatia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:27 pm

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Postby Temujinn » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:28 pm

Forsher wrote:
Temujinn wrote:Chasing the ball slowly, is still chasing. Interception(table tennis) is still trying to get the ball from its given course -- to pursue it to level your next strike-- so yes its chasing, distance is entirely irrelevant.


The walking was not the main part of that. You can tell because the next bit includes "crucially". Your own definition would exclude golf.

Using chasing over such a small distance is misleading... but, yes, it is still "chasing".

San wrote:if you truly didn't care you wouldn't bother reading this thread, let alone post in it.


Over-rated means that he thinks people are too in to sport, it's over-hyped... this is similar but still distinct to saying "I don't care for sports". And, at any rate, people can be quite invested in trying to convince people of the truth of their words.

While pedantic debate is really fun, this is far more stupid than watching paint dry, so if it willy willy make you feewel better about yourself, you win, golfers do not pursue the ball they just chased away...
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Postby Shaluach » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:28 pm

Omert wrote:There needs to be another option saying: I don't really care because the 49ers are not in the super bowl. But I am more of a golf person anyways.

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Postby Serocia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:28 pm

God Kefka wrote:
Temujinn wrote:Yes fitness and competition are terrible ways to kill time.


If you want to compete and exercise yourself I would understand (well, a bit)...

but watching other people compete and exercise for hours and hours and hours? To the point where the said competitors can be paid millions of dollars while others starve (not to mention these enthusiasts are often the types who don't have the patience to read through a novel)? It makes no sense...

Televised sports are a very strange phenomena if you think about it...


How is that football's fault???? It's the people who give their money to the competitors, not the competitors or the game's fault. Go take your little complaints elsewhere.

And, no, no it's not.

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Postby Frisivisia » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:28 pm

Shaluach wrote:
Omert wrote:There needs to be another option saying: I don't really care because the 49ers are not in the super bowl. But I am more of a golf person anyways.

YES.

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Postby God Kefka » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:29 pm

Frisivisia wrote:
God Kefka wrote:
If you want to compete and exercise yourself I would understand (well, a bit)...

but watching other people compete and exercise for hours and hours and hours? To the point where the said competitors can be paid millions of dollars while others starve? It makes no sense...

Televised sports are a very strange phenomena if you think about it...

Not really. They take advantage of our tribal nature as well as our lust for spectacle and triumph.


To which I am seemingly immune... but it's strange because I didn't think I was particularly privileged...
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Postby Temujinn » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:29 pm

Serocia wrote:
Temujinn wrote:Im glad Im not part of this generation, the weakness disgusts me at a very deep level.

What are you talking about?

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