12 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

Why anyone ever decided to call NFL football is beyond me, since there is no engagement between the foot and the ball.

Kick-off or punt’s initiate each drive in the game is probably why, though time wise it’s a minor part of the game. Most of the activity in the game involves slamming into each other and running, so slamball, runball or slam&runball is more like it.

10 hours ago, Will Iam Not said:

Hockey was first used in 1527 from the French word hoc, meaning hook

attributed to the French word hoquet (shepherd's stick)

18 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

Why anyone ever decided to call NFL football is beyond me, since there is no engagement between the foot and the ball.

Apparently you know nothing about NFL football, the comes in contact with the ball multiple times per game. Kickoffs, punts, extra points, field goals. You do a better job of Trump bashing, stick to that.

10 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

I think Novacova has it right. Rugby is basically gay rough sex. Which I guess means it could be considered beautiful in its own way.

You tried it?

2 minutes ago, flexomike said:

Apparently you know nothing about NFL football, the comes in contact with the ball multiple times per game. Kickoffs, punts, extra points, field goals. You do a better job of Trump bashing, stick to that.

 

They could change it to sucker ball, as they need more than 3 hours for about 20 minutes of action

3 minutes ago, flexomike said:

Apparently you know nothing about NFL football, the comes in contact with the ball multiple times per game. Kickoffs, punts, extra points, field goals. You do a better job of Trump bashing, stick to that.

Yeah but the game is mostly very handsy. 

Could just call it lacrosse to steal from the Native Americans and force THEM to get a new name.

So what's Trump next step for his all white America, with the majority of NFL players black?

The name soccer would be freed up.

Forward Pass  Ball

 

 

31 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Historically in the UK at the beginning of the 20th century, football meant rugby.  What is now called football was named Association Football - called that from its inception as a sport in the 1860s, and commonly referred to as Association, which was shortened to soccer. Ironically, the term soccer was later seen by the Brits as an Americanism (which is isn't), and the use of "football" overtook it to make it more British.

 

 

 

The formal titles in the UK were - and I believe still are - 'Association football' and 'Rugby football'. In the 19th century, Oxford University students invented the slang terms, 'soccer' and 'rugger' to differentiate the codes. 'Rugger' was widely used, 'soccer' didn't catch in the UK other than in the public schools and Oxford and Cambridge, but found favour in N. America and Australia.

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Forward Pass  Ball

 

 

 

That's a foul in rugby😉

35 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Could just call it lacrosse to steal from the Native Americans and force THEM to get a new name.

Lacrosse is the French name.

tewaaraton (Mohawk) and baggataway (Algonquin groups)

boreball

American Chuck Ball

10 hours ago, flexomike said:

Apparently you know nothing about NFL football, the comes in contact with the ball multiple times per game. Kickoffs, punts, extra points, field goals. You do a better job of Trump bashing, stick to that.

You sure knows nothing about the origin of NFL football. Remember things like dropkicks. You can score  touchdowns with kicks.  

10 hours ago, CallumWK said:

So what's Trump next step for his all white America, with the majority of NFL players black?

You know nothing about America or football. Ever been to an NFL game. Now if you want to talk about racism, talk about the soccer fans waving bananas at the African players, giving Nazi salutes, calling opposing players Yids or even better to ask the black guys in the NHL but it's like to grow up being black playing hockey in Canada. Going to talk about KKK country, might as well talk about them. That's probably why they don't want us to take over they can't be racists anymore

Truthball Social

 

 

6 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Well in any case, I think a new (to English) word with some kind of connection to the game might be on the right track.

 

With that, there would be a plethora of possibilities.

 

Here's one:

 

RUGBEO

 

A new word in English that is the Esperanto for rugby (origin sport). It's got a B in the middle like footBall and eo evokes neo, as in a new name / newer rugby related sport. Esperanto as a hoped for international language relates to the (pre maga)  American value of nation built by immigrants from everywhere.

It's got a ring to it, no?

 

For a new to English word that could does the job, can you beat it?

The game of Rugby Football was first played at Rugby School in Warwickshire, England in the early 1800s. Why change it's name now.?

Change the name of American  'Football 'to something like Warball, or Fightball, or some other childish name.

6 hours ago, flexomike said:

the comes in contact with the ball multiple times

the WHAT comes in contact with the ball.........ah FOOT.

13 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

They could change it to sucker ball, as they need more than 3 hours for about 20 minutes of action

Actually, this is my complaint as well.

60 minutes of action (per play clock) squeezed in to 3.5 hours,

 

Then the courtroom scenes between coaches and referees and referee sidebars.

Replay indecision taking time away from action.

If you check game highlights it is usually 20 minutes.

 

Meh.

27 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

If you check game highlights it is usually 20 minutes.

They’re goofing off in the huddle and trying to get organized on the scrimmage for about 75% of the 60 minutes, that would be more like goofball.

tory

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

You know nothing about America or football. Ever been to an NFL game.

 

Why would I waste almost 4 hours to see about 20 minutes game?

 

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Now if you want to talk about racism, talk about the soccer fans waving bananas at the African players, giving Nazi salutes, calling opposing players Yids

 

You must be talking about Americans, since that is the only country where they play soccer. Or do you want to claim all those Nazis/racists are Democrats. Wake up boy, you are supporting the biggest racist in modern history.

 

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

or even better to ask the black guys in the NHL but it's like to grow up being black playing hockey in Canada. Going to talk about KKK country, might as well talk about them.

 

There is only ONE KKK country in the world, and that is where you hail from, but can't afford to live.

 

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

That's probably why they don't want us to take over they can't be racists anymore

 

You still believe the liar/loser in chief that he can take over Canada? They don't want racists over there, and you have shown your white supremacist colours over and over again with your post.

American "Football" has changed, its more about ooking and eeking now after a touchdown. 

1 minute ago, Screaming said:

American "Football" has changed, its more about ooking and eeking now after a touchdown. 

Can't beat some of the butt pucker games though, although I wish they would stop trying to protect the quarterbacks

Troll posts removed

 

@Yagoda final warning discuss the topic and stop calling anyone you don’t agree with a stalker.

 

@MarcusAurelius off topic flaming, discuss the topic, not other posters.

18 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Could just call it lacrosse to steal from the Native Americans and force THEM to get a new name.

I don't know if you noticed, but Lacrosse is played with a triangular net on a stick.

American FOOTball is where they throw or kick an egg-shaped ball to each other.

That's it, call it EGGBALL.

 

Don't Americans usually say they have been to 'the Ball Game''. (To distinguish it from Baseball)  So just call it BALL.

On 12/8/2025 at 9:22 PM, Will Iam Not said:

90 minutes of almost non-stop action

 

Non stop.....

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Non stop.....

 

 

 

I did say ALMOST. They have to stop after 45 minutes for a cup of tea in English games, possibly a wee tot in Scotland, a beer in Germany, and a shag in Sweden!  555

 

And then there is Cricket....

 

2 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Non stop.....

 

 

 

 

The writers must have watched a match involving a team managed by Russell Martin.