Maybe thats because they tend to have longer carreers but I agree, football also causes brain damage and unwanted injuries


Right and who wants that. I guess the cheerleaders could also go out for the team, since there is no ban of female players! Then they wouldn't have to leave and they wouldn't get head injuries very often either!


I guess they could also play, they can switch roles and it will be the other way around


Hi there, I'm good thank you.  I love sports!  How about you?


I like basketball and football. sometimes i get a chance to watch.


I used to be really into basketball when I was growing up, I still watch my favorite team though.  Do you know what the highest grossing basketball movie ever was?


I enjoyed playing when I was younger. I try to watch the finals. The highest grossing? What?


The top grossing basketball movie ever? It was Space Jam.  Did you hear there is another Space Jam in the works?


Another one? With LeBron? I guess that makes sense. the producers probably waited until another superstar appeared.


Yeah I think so, I think Lebron will be the star of the movie.


Yeah, he just makes so much money. endorsements, salary. it is amazing.


He sure does, I wonder if he is among the top grossing athletes around the world?


He makes so much money. I wonder when he'll retire. he is about 34 years old.


He is, and I don't think he will for another few years yet.  Do you follow the NFL at all?


I try to watch the super bowl, and maybe the playoffs.


Yeah I always watch the Super Bowl, I mostly follow my team.  The playoffs are always exciting as well.


I usually root for the underdog in the superbowl. i like to seem the long shot do well.


I think I usually do the same.  Did you there is a high school football stadium in Texas that seats 18,000?


In Texas? Im not surprised. football is a religion in texas.


Yeah they love football down there, especially high school football, I think they take it very seriously.


Yeah, the fans probably wanted a bigger stadium too. Anyway, great chat!


I guess it cost $60 million to make, wow. Yeah same to you it was fun chatting.


I am a big fan of the NFL, how about you?


I am, but I don't like that there is only 11 minutes of gameplay.


It is sort of frustrating that there is so little actual gameplay. Sometimes it does not feel that way though.


yeah, did you know that an engineer on average makes more than an NFL player?


I know a lot of players have short careers so they don't make as much as the elite players in the league.


Interesting. Did you know that Iowa's locker rooms are painted pink for the visiting team?


I did not know that. I wonder if they think that will throw off the visiting team's performance?


I don't see that playing a factor with teams these days. I would like to hear an opposing school talk about it


Yeah. Well, you are probably better off being an engineer than an NFL player.


I would imagine that being an engineer comes with a lot less health risks such as brain damage!


That is for sure! Did you know that in the 60s bowlers made more than football players?


I know some of the Philadelphia Eagles had to have offseason jobs in the 60s. That's how Chuck Bednarik earned the nickname "Concrete Charlie", he sold concrete when the season was over.


That's crazy, but I can believe it. Maybe they should have been bowlers?


I would be curious to know why bowlers were being paid so well then.


I suppose there were a lot of fans for bowlers. In 39 out of 50 states the highest paid state employee is a football or basketball coach.


I think it's pretty crazy that some of these coaches get paid so much. The schools could use that for better purposes.


Yeah, it must be a huge suck on the resources for students education.


I know they bring a lot of revenue in for schools and you want the best candidates for the job, but other professors must feel real cheated by those salaries.


I hear yah, but I bet if they are tenured they get paid pretty well.


Yea I watch the nfl and a little college. I'm glad to see Danny Johnson made it onto the Redskins despite playing at Southern University


Yes!  Did you know that the University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink?


Yea, I guess Iowa was trying to psych out the visiting teams by painting the lockers pink


No doubt. lol  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as the top football stars of the day.  Times have sure changed since then.


Yea, Espn won an emmy for it's coverage of the NFL, it's never won an emmy for its bowling coverage


LOL  I love that superimposed line they created.


Yea, it's too bad there was not tv when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0, I'd love to see highlights of that


Yea, I wonder how much live gameplay that game had since the NFL averages 11 minutes


lol  Did you know that the NFL has no written rule that prevents females from playing?  Maybe we'll see one someday.  Maybe a kicker?


Possibly, I wonder if a female player was on the Saints if she would not be allowed to be in the same public places as the male players like the cheerleaders are


Isn't that an odd rule to have?  I don't get it.


Yea, the saints rules sounds really outdated and sexist


I agree.  What do you think of the tracking chips they are putting in the players shoulder pads and footballs?  They claim it's to track the players moves on the field and to track the velocity, etc. of the balls.


It's pretty interesting, I know in baseball people are making a big deal out of tracking ball speed and velocity


It's crazy.  I'm wondering with the chips in football could they be programmed so that say the chip in the ball is programmed to go to the the chip in the shoulder pad?  Seems kind of shady...


I guess so but it might be cool if they put chips in basketball, I'd love to know how much force Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's dunk had


I remember him!  He was famous for his hook shot and in college he dunked so much that they banned it for almost a decade!  it's been fun chatting with you!


Yea, I wonder I Jabbar ever coached, they are the highest paid employees in 39 of 50 states


Crazy that those college coaches are paid that much!  Have a good one!


Hey there. Yes I love football. I am sad that the NFL season is over.


I am too.  A 17 week regular season is just too short.


Yeah I agree especially with only 11 minutes of average gameplay per game.


They definitely should make that longer.  Say, I've heard that women can play if they want to and meet the requirements.  Do you think they should?


I think they should if they are good enough but they shouldn't if they are smart. It is such a brutal game. And they don't make all that much because of injuries.


Yeah, the average lifetime earnings of an engineer are higher than that of an nfl player and a mlb player.


Did you hear how the Saints cheerleaders can't interact with the players?


I think I have. Isn't that where if a cheerleader is in a restaurant and a player comes in she has to leave?


Yeah exactly. The NFL even tracks player movements using tracking chips!


Yes on the field! They put it in their shoulder pads and also the football itself!


Wow!  I knew a little about the football but I had no idea they had chips on the players too.


Yeah no wonder they can get such good accurate stats!


You know you're right!  It does make sense when you think about it.  I wonder if they'll ever use those chips like nascar does their cars and be able to tell if players make touchdowns and first downs.


Good question. I also really like the yellow first down marker when watching games on tv. ESPN won an Emmy for that.


I like that too. It makes the game more intense and exciting when you see how far a team has to go to make the first down.


Agreed. I wonder if the NBA uses chips to track stats too? There is even a bball court on top of the USA Supreme Court building.


Hmm, I never thought about that.  If they don't, they should.  That bball court you're talking about by the way is called the highest court in the land.


Oh very cool. Wonder if anyone famous has played there? Kareem abul Jabbar used to have such a dominant dunk that it got banned in college!


It got banned?  He must have been overpowering teams and winning all the time!


Hello!  I am.  I prefer college, but I am pumped for the playoffs this weekend!


Awesome!  I don't keep up with football much.  Who is in the playoffs?


`There are four teams from the National and American Football conferences.  The NFC has LA Rams, Cowboys, Eagles, and Saints.  The AFC has KC, LA Chargers, NE, and Indianapolis.


Oh ok,   I only know some of those.  Its kinda crazy to think the nfl actual gameplay is only like 11 min when it usually last about 3-4 hours!


That is crazy!  To think they spend all that money, going as far as tracking almost every move of a player through specially designed chips for such a relative short time of actual game play.


I heard about that too,  technology has improved so many things,  like also when you are watching football they can draw on the screens and show different plays and when the line is they highlight it.  They also have amazing playback/forward replays!


Great point.  How many of us are indebted to Madden for breaking down football like that?


Probably millions lol football has some weird customs,  what is with a team painting the opposing teams locker room pink?


Ah, I know that team all too well. That's Iowa who is my team's rival as we are neighboring states.


Oh I see.  Do you know what the tactic or custom is ?  Why do they paint it pink?


I am pretty sure it was Hayden Fry (who the old tv show "Coach" was loosely based on).  I think it was that the pink would demotivate the opposition or make them lose their edge.


Ah I see,  maybe to soften them up I guess.  That's pretty smart,  unless they knew about it already.  Did you know there is a football player that never fumbled in his whole career?  Why isn;t this guy more sought out after lol That sounds incredible.


Wow.  Maybe he just isn't as explosive as others, but it's pretty impressive.


I know right!  I believe he played for the Patriots.


Do you like any other sports, like basketball?


Kinda the same,  I do not follow it much.  I watch the Warrios sometimes though,  how about you?


I watch a little.  I will admit that the Warriors are not my favorite team.  I guess it's because they are so good, but I have to remember that they really built that team from scratch and then added amazing players around what they drafted.


Yeah,  true.  I find it funny that the inventor of basketball is the only losing couch in kansas university history lol


I wonder how much he got paid for that?  In the vast majority of states today, the college basketball or football coach is the highest paid employee of the state.


Hmmm good question.  I hope he gets some sort of royalties lol this sport has blown up,  it is so popular and generates so much money!  Anyways its been good talking to you!


I love the NFL I cant wait for the season to start back up! 17 weeks is not enough! Do you like football?


Thats great! Do you watch football or just keep up with it in general?


Cool! I really like how high-tech they are getting adding micro chips into players pads and the football/. It makes the game fun!


They sure get a lot of data. I wonder what they use it for


Ive heard football speed when through and other stuff. Funny that the biggest thing for them was the addition of the Yellow First down line. Won them an emmy!


Yeah! Really cool that something so simple had such a huge impact! Nothing like in hockey when they highlighted the puck.


I mean considering there is only a dozen or so minutes of real gameplay, any help understanding what is going on is a huge plus


True! They dont even play that much! If they are only playing for 11 minutes they figure out a way to make games more fun. You know.. make a game with some huge scores like 200 or something.


The winner were just that good and the losers just that bad i guess


I bet youre right. You really need a poor team to go nothing against a team that scores 222. I dont even know who Cumberland is..


I mean the winners must have had talent like tom brady or green ellis


I always that green-ellis was great. HE was amazing and i think never fumbled the ball. EVER!


Yeah it is! i dont think he even got paid that well. Nothing like LeVeon bell and his 13 million a year


Well at least these players are much better paid now than in the 1960s when even bowlers made more


Ain't that the truth! for how physical the game is they should be getting paid a lot.


It is a dangerous contact sport after all. It is probably due to forced early retirement that the average football player's lifetime earnings is less than that of engineers


NFL? the national football league? I dont really know it well. You?


Yea that is, do you know any of the 32 teams?


yeah, i guess i have heard some names. the patriots is one that i hear a lot


Yea they keep winning super bowls and have the greatest quarterback of all time, tom brady. You don't watch much NFL, do you watch college football much?


no, i dont. i guess the game is more fun at the college level.  the kids probably enjoy playing the game.


Yea, my favorite team is Iowa, they paint their visiting locker room pink


i wonder if that has any effect all. if so, i would expect everyone to do it.


I wonder also, I would have to check their home record to see a trend. Are you a basketball fan since you don't watch much football?


i like basketball, but i usually watch around the playoffs. i like golden state. You?


Me too, I like the bulls, but golden state is fun to watch. Do you know who james naismith was?


he was the guy who invented the sport. he was canadian i believe.


He was the worst coach in kansas history, you think he could have rigged the game in his favor


he might have had bad players too. maybe he just didnt get the strategy. oh well. i think he has an award named after him.


For sure, I heard that also. Do you ever catch anything on ESPN?


no, though it guess it is insanely popular. sports all the time would be a big hit in the us.


They won an ESPY for their yellow line on TV


an espy? i dont know that award. the yellow line?


Sorry they won an emmy, lol! That is a big thing for something so small


Oh, an emmy. yeah, the tv award. a yellow line? hm. a weak year for awards. Anyway, great chat!


You too, it was so nice chatting with you!


i do like football sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes. you?


I watch a few games a year,  but I do not keep up with it at all.


i try to watch the playoffs, maybe the superbowl.


Thats cool.  Did you know the NFL has no written rule against female players?


I have heard that, but I don't think that women can qualitfy. It's a tough game


Yeah,  just depends on the woman.  I hear the NFL uses tracking chips on the players and football.


I would like to see a woman that could do that. I have no problem with that. If she can play, let her in. Put the tracking chips on her.


The average game play of a football game is 11 min!  It takes like 3 hours usually to see the whole event lol


those players spend a lot of time standing around and waiting. i figured that 11 minutes was a bit short, but now that i think about it, it sounds right.


lol yeah I know right!  So many time outs,  fouls,  huddles,  etc.


Yes, basketball is a sport that flows a lot more.


Basketball was invented by a Canadian. A *canadian*


lol cool.  I hear the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the university of kansas history.  Ironic.


He really could not coach. i guess he knew how to create game, not play them.


yeah,  thats unfortunate.  I hope he gets royalties or something,  this game has blown up!  it generates so much money!


yes, it has. the college coaches make so much. it seems like a distortion of the purpose of college.


Yeah 39 out of 50 states the highest paid employee is the college basketball or football coach.


I wonder where this all going to lead. Soon the degree-granting aspect of college will become optional extra. Anyway, great chat!


I am a fan yeah, do you have a favorite team? 32 teams 2 division 1 winner


My favorite team is the Buffalo Bills. lol  The University of Iowa painted their visitors locker room pink.  I think the Bills might have stepped in there once. lol


How did they do past season? and that is funny lol a pink locker room for the visiting team


The Bills didn't do well. They rarely do well.  Haven't been good since the Jim Kelly days.  In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars did back then.  That's sure changed now.


Twice as much woah, that is impressive, thats a lot of money, things have changed a lot for players over the years


Yes!  Former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumbled the ball in his NFL career.  Impressive!


That is impressive, did you hear about coach Matt Patricia?


I haven't heard of him.  What did he do?


He is a rocket scientist and also a coach, he must be a really smart man.


I bet! I'll have to look him up.  ESPN won an emmy for creating the yellow superimposed first down line on tv.


I guess the yellow line is a big contribution to the game, also the tracking chips, those seem great also.


Yes I agree!  The NFL has no written rule against female players.  Wonder if any have ever tried out?


There's no written rule against female players really? I guess we wont see them play in the league as its a physical game


I know.  Maybe as a kicker maybe.  An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Only 11 minutes? that seems really unfair, so since the re introduction of the NFL in 1999 the QB with most wins is Ben Roethlisberger


That must be in the Cleveland Browns stadium?


I think he played for the Steelers, he must be a hall of famer.


He is their current QB.  The highest score ever for a football game was when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0.   It's been fun chatting!


Oh I see, didnt know he still played and that is a humiliating loss, hope you have a nice day, its been fun chatting bye.


Did you know Steve Spurrier coach the Redskins?


LOL... yeah!  I still remember that scene where he did duck lips and the tv station slowed it down.


I know, its hard to find characters as known and famous as Steve lol, he sure is a strange thing.


Yeah... a heisman trophy winner and also coached at florida state.


In what year did he win the Heisman trophy? thats new to me.


Oh I see, it was a long time ago, I heard he also led a team called the Tampa Bay Bandits.


YEah, he's been around quite a bit.  That's just crazy though that the Reskins don't even have him listed on their web site when listing past coaches.


They dont? I wonder if thats because of an internal problem, he was one of the highest paid coaches in NFL while on the team


I am sure because they are embarrassed... but come on, you hired him!


he has 12 victories in 32 games so maybe thats why he got fired , I think the team had high hopes on him.


I am sure they did... that's just disrespectful and childish... there are a lot worst coaches out there!


There sure are, speaking of lack of respect the lockers for the visiting team of the University of Iowa are painted all pink


OMG... that's just mean!!!  How about the disrespect the New orleans saints cheerleaders get.  When a player come into a restaurant, even if the cheerleader was there before the player the cheerleader has to leave!


That is really rude and sexist, I mean why do they have to leave if they dont want players mixing with cheerleader why dont make it both ways.


EXACTLY!!!  it's the NFL playing God!!!  GEEZ!!!


I get you, so heres a cool fact you know Benjarvus Green Ellis? he used to be an rb in the Patriots and he never fumbled a ball.


WOW... that does not surprise me with the Patriots luck :)


What are your thought on the Superbowl on sunday?


Lol thats mean I am a Patriots fan but its ok if they lose im not a bigtime fan either.


I love watching both college and NFL, do you have a favorite team?


I do have a favorite, The New England Patriots, what about you?


Nice! I like the Vikings. Were you a benjarvus green ellis fan?


No, who is Benjarvus Green Ellis? Im not sure I remember that player


He was the RB years ago, he never fumbled the ball once in his career!


Never fumbled the ball? Whoa that is really impressive not many players can say that maybe he is the only one.


Right, they fumble all the time now. Have you heard of the University of Iowa?


Yeah I have heard of it, they have a nice football team.


They are good, they are my hometown team and alma mater! They paint their locker rooms pink for the opponents


They do? I think that is a really funny strategy I wonder if it works, it must confuse some teams.


That is what I am thinking. They do play good at home for sure! Do you watch much basketball?


I like basketball yeah, mainly any sport out there, I love sports.


Me too, sports are so awesome. Did you hear who the most losingest coach is at Kansas?


Was that coach the same person that invented the game? coach James Naismith?


Yea, crazy, you think he would have rigged it in his favor to win some more games!


I know right, if you invent the game then you can also bent the rules a bit, did you know about the court in the top of the supreme court?


No way! I can just picture Ginsberg throwing down a 360 dunk in it


Its called The Highest Court on Land, cool name and yeah that would be funny lol


Nice, that is a cool place, I wonder if it actually gets used. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


hey did you know in the 60's the top bowlers made 2x as much as teh top football players?


Hello there, no wow I didn't know that.  That is pretty crazy to think how much has changed since then.


ya I don't even know how much bowlers make now, probably only the top ones make decent money now


Yeah I would say you are right.  Did you know that a high school football stadium in texas cost $60 million to build?


no thats crazy, espeically for high school which is not serious and I'd imagine doesn't generate close to that much revenue, I wonder why they spent so much


Yeah that is a crazy amount of money for high school football.  I guess it seats 18,000!!


ooof, I don't know I don't personally like football that much do you? this says the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay which doesn't surprise me haha


Holy cow that is very little.  I guess you don't notice so much while watching it on tv.


no but it makes sense, there's lots of them positioning and replays and referees calling stuff, like the actual action is only 11 minutes that's very wild to me but it makes sense


Yeah it does when you think about it.  Do you know what year was the first NFL playoff game?


Yeah it was in 1932 on an 80 yard dirt field in Chicago.  I bet that was pretty rough being tackled on.


oooof ya that sounds like it would hurt, I saw on youtube the first team to have helmets with symbols on them were the rams, one teammate just painted the circular horns on his helmet one day


That is awesome, old football stories are pretty interesting.  Are you a basketball fan as well?


Not so much but I do watch games from time to time. i'm more of a tennis fan, I like that there is no team and it is 100% on one person to win or lose


Yeah I like them both, I am a sports fan in general.  I always said I would get into hockey if I had a local team to cheer for.


oh what area do you live in? I'm in detroit so most people are red wings fans, but I like pittsburgh cuz thats where a lot of my family is from


I am from Wisconsin and we don't have a team in this state.


ah that is true, ya you'd think being so far north that they would obviously have a team, and being close to canada haha


Yeah that is true.  At least we have a pro NFL team.


what I didn't know is the average lifetime earnings of an engineer is higher than the average lifetime earnings of an nfl playr or mlb player, on average


Wow I would never have guessed that, maybe because they are working more years. It was nice talking with you today.


I'm great, it's really inspiring to hear about how Steve Spurrier played so hard in his day and earned the reputation to garner the highest paying coaching position in history.


Yeah, and did you know that he actually coached the redskins for two seasons?


Yes that's exactly the position I am referring to, they paid him almost 25 million for a five year contract. I wonder why he only coached two seasons.


Yeah really, haha. In the 1960's top bowlers made as mauch as top football stars


Wow, I could have done that since bowling is a lot easier than football! But apparently NFL players really don't make as much as other careers, like engineers.


Yes seriously but some of us lack math skills. It sounds like it's tough working in athletics, can you belief New Orleans Saints cheerleaders aren't even allowed to eat at the same restaurant as an NFL player?


I can't believe that. I wonder why? How about the highest score ever in 1916 when georgia tech beat cumberland 222-0.


They are southern so maybe they just have a very prim and proper reputation to protect. That was crazy. it makes me wonder if they rigged it! It reminds me of Great Gatsby talking about the world series being rigged around the same year.


Yeah! I was suprized to read that a former rb patriots benjarvus green-ellis never fumbled the ball in his entire football career. That's amazing!


Yeah seriously, we've come a long way since then considering that we now can track players with chips to know everything about their speed, velocity, rotation and more.


True. Did you know the University of iowa painted the visiting team's locker room pick. They got a pretty good sense of humor.


Oh I hope they were good sports about it.


I totally meant pink. glad you got that. Yeah, I'm sure they were.


Wow I didn't even read it as anything but pink haha.I could imagine football can get pretty aggressive and competitive when so much income is involved.


oh yeah! It's pretty cool that there are so many variations of football. They are known as football codes.


I can never get in to football, you only ever get to see like eleven minutes of actual live gameplay per game!


That's true. the rest is comercials. although I do love the new superbowl commercials. Those are fun.


I also enjoy watching the Superbowl commercials. I wonder if watching Superbowl commercials was always so possible even back in the early days in the 70s


I wonder too. I'll have to look it up. I just found out that espn created the yellow line represtenting the first down line for football.


I always saw that on TV but never before thought about where that came from. Did you hear they won an award for that?


Yeah, they won an emmy. pretty awesome. I wonder who came up with it? it had to start with one person.


Probably some network graphic designer guy or team I guess.


I'm a fan of all sports, but football happens to be one of my favorites and I follow the NFL closely. You?


I don't really watch it that much. I did watch the Super Bowl which is the first Sunday in February.


Oh, did you hear anything about what's been going with Le'Veon Bell this past season?


He held out this year, hoping to get a big contract from Pittsburgh or become a free agent next year. You wouldn't believe how much he money he cost himself.


$855,000 a week. Is that really true? Wow!


Yeah that's years and years of salary for me lol. He will likely get a huge contract this summer, he's one of the best running backs in football.


Right, but I guess since NFL players don't play for so many years, the average lifetime earnings of engineers are higher.


Yeah, you have to figure we mostly hear about the top players who make a ton, but the average guys don't make as much as say Le'Veon Bell. I think the average career is like a few years in the NFL.


He made $12.1 million in 2017 but had not been paid anything this season.


Right. Did you know they track player and football movement now through chips?


Yeah, lots of cool technology in football these days. ESPN got an Emmy for the superimposed yellow line.


I can't imagine watching football without that yellow line. Do you like basketball better than football?


I do find basketball more interesting. I find it funny that the inventor of basketball is the only losing coach in the University of Kansas's history.


Haha that is funny. Must have been a while ago. Do you have a favorite team or player?


I guess the Golden State Warriors since I am from that area. How about you?


I'm a Knicks fan. Not a lot of good things to say about them these days. They have a tough time putting 5 decent guys on the court.


I like seeing basketball players slam dunk.


Me too, it was banned periodically from college basketballI


That was because of Kareem Abdul Jabbar right? Pretty funny!


Good. Enjoying some of the extra time I have now that the NFL season is over. The season runs for 17 weeks, so it lasts a few months


Quite true. I didn't get a chance to watch the SB. I'm surprised that an average NFL game has only 11 minutes of action. I thought it would be more.


I guess all the stops and talks about stats make it seem longer. I wonder how they kept track of all the stats before they embedded the ball and shoulder pads with chips to measure


I think the chips for tracking are good. I bet it helps with strategy, but also maybe with profiling injuries.


It's possible. Did you know women can play in the NFL if they meet eligibility requirements? I'm surprised by that.


I guess for some positions, it could work. Kicker. Punter. Place holder.


Maybe. There's still a risk, but at least the playoffs are single elimination rather than best out of 4 like the MLB


I think it would create controversy, which the league likes because it attracts viewers. Then again, would you rather have your daughter be an NFL player, or an engineer?


Engineering is a hard field for women too due to discrimination, but over a lifetime, they'll make more money on average than football players.


True, and we need all the engineers we can get.


Whereas there are many men who will play football. It's interesting how the NFL is divided into the NFC and AFC


I think historically there were a couple of leagues brought together in the 60s, when top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars


That's definitely changed with how televised football has become. ESPN knew what they were doing by creating the superimposed line for the first down


That line seems so basic! How did they win an award for it?


I guess no one had thought of how important it would be for those viewing on television. It's funny how simple things can make a big difference. I wonder what RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis' secret was to never having a fumble in his career


He had special gloves? I dunno. A great feat. I hope he got a bonus.


Still not as unbelievable as the Georgia Tech game against Cumberland. 222-0 is a tough break for the loser


I hope that GT put in their third string. That's a horrible score. What was the spread, I wonder.


Who knows. I wonder how many of those players went on to play in the NFL


I don't think the NFL existed at the time. College ball was the big thing. Anyways, great chat!


I don't really like football. Maybe it's because each nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay


There is a lot of action in those 11 minutes.


Even so, I get bored in between. It's interesting how much NFL has gained in popularity. The top bowlers made twiceas much as top football stars in the 60s.


I think engineers make more than football players.


Yes, over a lifetime it seems they make more. But I don't think that accounts for sponsorships some NFL players get


Some are smart business men.. How many teams are in the NFL?


Super Bowl is coming soon!! First Sunday in February.


I might get together with some friends for that. Who are you rooting for?


I wish the Titans were going but they aren't so we shall see!! I'm excited for Lamar Jackson youngest rookie to make it to the playoffs.


It's interesting how much technology there is in football these days to make sure things are accurate


ESPN won an Emmy for using the yellow line.


And now there are tracking ships in shoulder pads and footballs to track various things


That's amazing. Do you have a favorite team?


I do not. Perhaps I would say the 49ers simply because I'm from there.


The 49ers had a few good games this year.


Did you know the NFL has no written rule against femal players?


I did! I wish more women met the eligibility requirements so we could see them in action.


Well, there won't be much action. An NFL game actually only has 11 minutes of live gameplay!


The real game play to watch is from the chips in their shoulder pads showing their moves.


yeah, apparently they put chips in their shoulder pads!


Do you like basketball? I like the smaller team of 5 as opposed to the larger football teams.


I watch it sometimes. They banned the dunk for awhile because Kareem.


What did Kareem do? Did he play for Kansas where james naissmith was a losing coach?


He was just a really good player that could slam dunk.


He should have gone into coaching. Some of the highest state paid employees are coaches.


I believe it. Did you know ESPN won an emmy for the first down marker?


I did not! Pretty cool! Almost as cool as playing basketball at the US supreme court on the top floor!


Interesting, they have a court up there?


They do! I would love to play and take into over time by tying the game to get some extra time up there.


Well in the 1960s top bowlers made twice as much as football stars.


That's amazing since bowling is not very popular. I love to bowl even though I am not very good.


I bowl in a league, but I don't make any where near a football star.


Do you know the dimensions of a bowling ball? I believe they are bigger than a basketball at 9.4 inches in diameter.


I don't know. But I think some are bigger than others depending on weight.


It would be an interesting sight to see a bowling bowl go through a basketball hoop of 18 inches in diameter.


Hey there you a football fan? I love the american version but not so much the rugby or australian rules variation.


I love football! Did you know that the NFL has no written rule against female players? A woman would be allowed just as long as she met the requirements.


I would love to see that! She probably wouldn't mind playing at the University of Iowa with the pink locker room!


Agreed. It'll happen eventually, especially now that there are female refs. I wonder if they'd be allowed to eat in the same restaurants.. Saints cheerleaders aren't allowed to eat in a restaurant a player is in and if the player comes in while the cheerleader is eating, she has to leave.


True. That is an odd rule. Not sure if I agree. The NFL also uses tracking chips in the players shoulder pads to track movement.


Very interesting! And an average NFL game has only 11 mins of live gameplay.


Wow. Too much time for ads lol. Engineers even make more lifetime earnings than most NFL players!


I believe that. Are you a fan of basketball? The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, is the only losing coach in the history of the University of Kansas. Pretty ironic.


Yes I love bball! Very ironic. I wonder who the best coach in Kansas history is. The New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed the All Blacks!


A little inappropriate but if it doesn't bother them then ok! haha Did you know the the US Supreme court building has a bball court on the top floor and it's called "The Highest Court in the Land?"


I would love to play on the highest court in the land. College coaches get paid so much, they are the highest paid state employees in 39 out of 50 states.


Me too. That's pretty wild, I would have thought it would be football coaches or players would be top paid. In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football players!


Me too. That is a funny stat, never would have expected that. I love watching football on tv. I remember watching Green-Ellis because he never fumbled the ball.


Oh yeah the player on the Pats. That's awesome. I love watching football too. I'm already looking forward to next season. The highest score ever in a football game was 222-0. I'd call that a shut out.


Yeah no doubt. That happened back in 1916 I don't think that would ever happen currently.


Definitely not in the NFL with only 11 minutes of game play. Also, I didn't know this until recently, but the NFL also uses chips inside the footballs to track the velocity, speed, and location.


That explains how they get such accurate stats and stuff. They also put the chips in the shoulder pads to track player movement.


Well with it being the highest professional level of American football, I know the NFL definitely invests in the best technology.


Yes You said it right. With only 17 regular season games they have to pack it all in! Well I really enjoyed conversing with you!


Yes, definitely a good conversation! Have a great day/night!


Unfortunately no football to watch this weekend because the superbowl already happened! Bye now!


Hi, do you like football? By football I mean NFL football.


I love watching both nfl and college, how about you?


I mostly just watch NFL but I do watch some college too. Now is the hardest time of the year. Super Bowl over. It's a long ways until September..


Right, at least they have that new league, but I don't watch it. Do you have favorite teams?


Me either. I don't really have a team I'm a die hard fan of since there is no NFL team where I live. Did you know the NFL puts chips inside the footballs to measure velocity and rotation?


There is no NFL team where I live either, I like the Iowa Hawkeyes though for college. I never knew about the chips that is interesting.


They are even inside players shoulder pads too! I think that is to measure how hard of a hit they are taking, or giving.


wow, I wonder if they are created by the engineers who make more money in their lifetime than nfl players


Probably! The time it would take to design that. Also making them small enough so they are noticed by the players. I think the average NFL salary is low because their careers are so short and unlike other sports they all have non guaranteed contracts.


for sure, you only hear of the star players making the big bucks. Have you ever heard the worst score in college football ever?


I did, but I don't recall. I remember it happened a long time ago and was super embarrassing. I take it you know?


It was 222-0 in 1916, georgia tech vs cumberland. I would have quit after that game lol


Wow! I was thinking maybe 100 point spread. They could have at least shown mercy. I guess back then teams were a lot more ruthless. Too bad ESPN wasn't around then I'd love to watch the highlights and see the faces of the cumberland players.


Right or just left the field to never play again lol. I would hope a mercy rule was created after that game


Or at least some kind of gentleman's agreement where you stop trying to score more points which is probably what would happen now. It was a different time back then.


For sure, a lot  different back then. Now-a-days they have pink locker rooms for college lol


I saw that, although I don't think that would really bother the visiting team much. They are so focused on the game.


Actually the pink messes with them. Pink is a calming color and relaxes them extra


I guess that makes sense. Did you know ESPN created the superimposed yellow line for 1st downs before any other broadcast network? They won an emmy for it!


Wow! I never knew that! I used to think it was real growing up lol. It was so nice chatting with you!


Off and on.  I do watch it occasionally, both college and the NFL.


I first learned football in high school just sitting in the stands.  I wasn't there (originally) for it, but I got to learn the rules and such.  It sure helped me count/math by 7s!


That is an interesting skill to pick up by watching football.  For how long of a game it is, it is surprising that they average game only has 11 minutes of live play time.


I wonder how that compares to baseball, which is often regarded as a boring, no-action sport.  Soccer and hockey have continuous action, by comparison.  I'll be the highest-scoring game ever, a 222-0 rout, had more than 11 minutes.  It would certainly take me more than 11 minutes to run 222 football fields.


That is a huge score for 1 football game.  I would have likes to see that.  Too bad that was in 1916


I think it would have gotten boring after they reached 60 points, then exciting again after 100, when the novelty of it is just "how high can they go"  and "will the other team score at all?"  I'm much more interested in the strategy behind the game.  Only real players can give you that insight, like Paul Zimmerman, who wrote for Sports Illustrated.


Yeah, I know he was highly respected and it was very sad when he passed away.


I love hearing those more technical aspects of the game, "behind the scenes," like he was able to give.  Have you learned such tidbits about football or other sports?


I think the funniest fact I ever heard about football was that the University of Iowa painted the locker room for the visiting team totally in pink.


Pink ... did you know that 100 years ago, pink was the color for baby boys, not blue?  It's a fact I heard on the Internet, so it must be true.


I had heard that too.  People don't believe me.  The internet does had a vast tange of information, but it isn't all accurate, that's true.


I'm largely skeptical too.  For instance, I can't believe that the current library of alexandria has saved a copy of the Internet.  What does that even mean?  Explain that to me, Internet!


How exactly do you save a copy of the internet.  That sounds like a bogus claim.  Did you know people can get an addiction to the internet?


I'm pretty sure I'm addicted to it.  At least some aspects like social media.  You?


I try to limit my time on social media, but, yeah I spend more time than I should on it.  It's just amazing that the internet connects you to people worldwide.


It does.  My grandfather, who immigrated from eastern europe, still connects with other refugees via Skype.  In his eyes, it has to be true magic.


That is amazing.  I just learned the other day, that 'Internet' comes from the contraction of Interconnected Network.  I never realized that is what the name meant.


I never knew that.  I just knew that Internet is supposed to be capitalized (in English at least) like we give it the respect of a proper title.


Really?  I didn't know that.  Did you read that on the Internet?  ;)


Autocorrect, the greatest* gift to us from Steve Jobs, always seems to correct me when I type it.  And yes, Internet tells me how to spell its (his? her?) name.


Autocorrect is pretty great.  Well, I am off to do some research via the internet.  Thanks for the chat.


Hey did you ever read any articles by Paul Zimmerman? He just passed away


Yes they were great articles about football.


Yes I agree. What you lived until 86 so that was a full life I think. I think is most famous book was a "thinking man's guide to pro football"


Speaking of football. So many countries call other sports football


Yes there are a lot of different versions of football. One of them is Australian Rules Football and another is Rugby Football


Yep that's true. Do you ever watch football on TV? Do you know who invented the yellow line that shows the first down?


I don't know. Did you know a high school stadium cost $60 million to build


No I didn't. That's quite an amount! Also quite an amount, is that Bowlers in the 60s made 2 times as much as top football stars at the time


I did hear that. Those huge flags they have at the games cost $50,000 and weigh 1,100 lbs!


That's very impressive! I would never buy one of those personally haha. What do you think about the Patriots running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis? He's never fumbled the football, he's awesome!


That's awesome. Did you know they put tracking devices in the shoulder pads and football


No I didn't know that. Do they take them off when they're done playing? That sounds like a breach of privacy to me


It's to track the players moves and distance of the football during the game.


Ok that makes sense. They should track the average NFL game length, apparently it's only about 11 minutes of Live gameplay


That's such a short time for a game that seems so long. The first N playoff game was played in 1932


That's a long time ago! I wonder if they recorded the first game? Do you know that females can actually play for the NFL too? There's no rule against it


Not sure if they recorded but the field was only 80 yards. Do you think a female will ever play?


Yes I think that one will eventually. They will be a kicker or something to start. I'm just shocked that an engineer will make over their lifetime more money than an NFL player


Probably be their careers are long and not as physical. Matt Patricia is a coach and he's a rocket scientist


Yeah he seemed really smart. how often do use the internet by the way? Have you ever clicked the hamburger button before?


I do like football but i like the internet better. Do you use the Internet much?


There are a lot of little known facts about the Internet. For instance, did you know that the 3 horizontal line menu on apps and websites is called a hamburger button?


Yeah I did  that is really interesting,  I wonder why it is called a hangurger.  Apparently,  constant clicking can cause an addition.


Or, a hamburger looks like that icon, two buns with the hamburger  in the middle, get it? Anyway, yes I agree that constant clicking can cause an addiction. I think I've got that one as well.


Oops,  sorry about the spelling error.  You have an addiction to clicking?  Are there any support groups that help with this addiction?


Funny, not that I've heard of but one never knows what could started.  Another funny fact is that only 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service on the Internet. I, myself am guilty of that sometimes.


I believe that for sure.  It full terms is so much reading and sometimes hard to understand.


True, it can get complicated. Even the Internet itself can be hard to understand with its vast range of information resources and services like hypertext documents, www, e-mail, and file sharing.


Yeah.  Did you know there is 3g cell service at the top of Mt. Everest?


Wow, imagine that? I couldn't imagine how that happened but I do know that the current library of Alexandria has a saved copy of the Internet in case of catastrophe.


Now you can take selfies and post them when you get to the top of the mountain lol Wow,  the internet is backed up,  thats cool.


And also consider how huge the Internet is. Since its a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to a global scope, it's size is immeasurable to me.


Yeah,  the internet is amazing,  it's so convenient.  I can't imagine doing research the old fashion way.  Or even using a phone book lol


Yes, technology has taken over most manual processes for sure.  Even the NFL uses tracking chips embedded in the player's shoulder pads to records all of their moves.


Yes, they put a chip in the football to record and track the velocity, rotation, ball speed, and location of the football which probably saves a lot of time.


Yeah,  looks like technology has made a great impact on football and other sports.


Yes, I think it will help to give more game play time.  An average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.


Its been good talking to you,  have a good one.


I'm not really a fan, but I compete with my brother to pick the most winning teams each week.


We actually had a girl on the football team where I went to high school, though I have never seen a girl play football professionally.


me either, would like to see them though playing there


I'm sure popular football writer Paul Zimmerman would be surprised to see it happen.


He had been having poor health for a while. It's good to know he isn't suffering anymore.


yes that is true. did you know there is only 11 minutes of gameplay in a game


There are four quarters of 15 minutes each. How are there only 11 minutes of actual play?


I guess there is a lot of getting in position and stuff that does not count


Not like the sport called "football" in other countries, what we call soccer, there is always action in that game!


yeah that is for sure. do you use the internet much?


yeah me too i think actually you can develop addiction from clicking too much


Email and file sharing are very useful Internet services that I use daily.


those sure are. Do you know what hamburger has to do with the internet?


I'm not really sure, though sometimes I get hungry when using the Internet and order dinner to go from an online food delivery service.


yeah those are convenient. it is the three horizonal line menu


I wonder why it is called a hamburger menu?


Hello, lets talk abut the NFL. Did you know that there is no written rule that women can not play?


Hi, yeah, I had heard that.  Wonder why one hasn't tried to play, yet?


if they meet the leagues's eligibility requirements they could play, I wonder what the requirements are.


Probably physically tougher than a lot would want to attempt.  A kicker would make a nice start, though!


The games seem so long while watching , but there is only 11 minutes of live game play on average


I feel your pain!  The last Super Bowl dragged on over three hours.  Too much standing around and other nonsense.  It should be streamlined and made faster.


Did you know that over a life time an engineer can make more money then an nfl player


Wow, that's interesting.  But, I guess that's an average player, not a Tom Brady type.  Do you have a favorite team?


Patriots are mine, what about you? Engineers can also make more then an mlb player over a lifetime


New England Patriots are my favorite team, also! Go Pats!


There are tracking chips that are located in player's shoulders pads to track them on the field


I read there are also chips placed in the balls that track various things, as well.  The NFL is getting so high tech, aren't they?


yes, Lets talk about the NBA next. Nike used to pay the fine for Jordan to wear Air Jordan's


I remember when they were banned when they first came out.  Nike had the money to pay all those fines, it didn't matter they made it all back from the exposure it gave them.  Everybody wanted a pair of Air Jordan's!


Tim duncan could have went straight to the NBA but decided to stay in college instead.


That was very smart of him to do.  Always good to have a fall back career, in case basketball doesn't work out.  The statistics are not good for the average player after leaving the game.  Within 5 years, most are bankrupt.


interesting, I dont think that will happen to Allen Iverson since he signed an endorsement deal with reebok paying him 32 million at age 55


He made one good deal!  I would like to have him negotiate for me! Lol


I agree, it also pays him 800,000 a year which sounds like a really good deal to me


I dont really. You? Reggie Miller's sister was also very good at basketball breaking 8 national records. Nice talking to you today


LOL....just trying to wake up! I hope you're well, how's your sports chops in football and basketball?


I'm good, thanks for asking.  I love football more than basketball, but only by a little!


We match perfect then. Shame that Tom Bensen of the Saints passes away after his team was ripped off this year in the playoffs.


Though in the National Football League my favorite team is the Browns. (And it hasn't been easy being a fan of them in the last 25 years, but this year they were a lot better with Baker Mayfield and the gang.


Yes, I agree the Browns have had a tough time of it, but things are looking up for them.  Did you watch the Superbowl?


No, not this year. It's the first Super Bowl I've ever missed. I was boycotting the game, because I didn't think the Rams belonged in it. The New Orleans Saints were a far better team, and they got ripped off.


I agree with you on that. I watched just to see if the GOAT, Tom Brady could pull off another one and he did.  Lol


Yep! I did bet the Patriots to win that and I won a little coin. Thanks Football!


Cool Beans!  You know I've played football since little league and watched it all my adult life and I was shocked to find out that there is only 11 minutes of actual live gameplay.


I know, I can't believe that. Next year when a football game is on, I'm going to have to grab a stopwatch and actually time the gameplay....I still can't believe it's  only 11 minutes.


Do you ever wonder why the NFL doesn't have a female player yet?  I mean there is no rule against female players.


I've known a couple female football players in my life, and they were good; it's just that they both agreed that they aren't anywhere as near as strong as males. I think that's the whole thing. Would like to see it though.


Me too.  A nice jiggly one!  Not a big Bertha!


LOL....man, we do think the same. I haven't watched any of the National Basketball Association since Cleveland lost Lebron James (yet again). But, we understand why he left. And go figure, it may be his first time in forever that he may not make the playoffs. Good for that silly Laker team


That's so true.  Do you know that the granny style of shooting is the absolute best technique for scoring points on the line?


Wow...never knew that! Hey, have you watched any of the new Alliance of American Football yet? It's not too bad, and I've bet all 8 games this year, and won 6. They set the over/under way too high for guys that barely practiced as of yet. I'll bet the betting lines go way down this next week.


Nope, I haven't caught any of those games, yet.


You'll have to check one out. Decent football. Well, it's been nice chatting with you this early. Good luck in picking up good payers on MTurk today. And have a Great day my friend!


I do. Did you hear they are using tracking chips on the players now


Oh cool what for? Did you know women can play too?


On nice. Yes they are tracking velocity and rotation and stuff like that


Nice. I hope they can use that to make the game safer too.


Good point. So how come women can play too?


Well there is no written rule against them playing so if they make the cut, they play


I see. Did you know there is a coach who used to be a scientist?


I have not heard of that one, who is it? DO you know how long the gameplay is


It is Matt Patrica. I have no idea, is it not the entire game?


Nope it is actually 11 minutes the average


and yet we are glued to the tv for hours for the game to end


True. Did you know engineers make more than football players over the lifetime?


I guess they have longer careers too though to maybe more time to make money


True. Did you know U of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink?


Oh wow no did not know that. Did you know more than half of the largest football stadiums are in the US?


I guess that makes sense it is such a popular sport here now


True. Do you know how much the flags in the stadiums weight?


I have no idea but I bet you it is a lot, they are huge


Yes , they weight 1100 pounds an cost about $50 000 to make


WOw that is amazing. It was nice chatting with you.


Are you a NFL fan? THere are currently 32 teams, I'm a huge Giants fan


I am a broncos fan, and I love football. the 32 teams are divided into two conferences NFC and AFC


Yep, it's the highest level of American footbal with 16 regular season games a year


yep. The nfl has no written rule against female players; women would in fact be allowed if they met the league's eligibility requirements. I wonder if there will ever be a female player anytime soon


that would be fun. It would have to be a very strong one. and I found it very hard to believe that in average and NFL game has only 11 minutes of actual play


Well they do take a lot of time to set up between plays, kickoffs, timeouts so I can see how there is only 11 minutes of actual action


I enjoy the whole game. There is so much we can know about the players because they are using tracking chips  that they locate in the player's shoulder pads.


Yea, and they also put chips in the ball to track velocity, rotation, speed, and location. Pretty wild


that makes it way more interesting, did you know the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating i the same restaurants as the players!! kind of crazy


Yea, I read about the cheerleader not being allowed to eat with the Saints players. I think the cheerleaders are suing the team


the should. If they are already eating there and a player comes in, they have to leave. I think this is can not be real!


If they have to the players and cheerleader separate it should be whoever comes in last


hopefully that will be changing pretty soon. I found amusing that the university of Iowa's locker room for the visiting team is painted completely pink!


I found it funnier top bowlers made twice as much as football player in the 1960s


wow how differerent it was!! there is a game I would like to watch and It was played in 1916 , the score was 222 to 0


Yea I might have to youtube that Georgia tech-Cumberland game too, well if it's on film


Hopefully it is. we are getting close to the superbowl which is the second week of February!


Yea, that's awesome, hopefully they stick to the superimposed yellow line that won espn an emmy and not try any other stuff


the playoffs are actually like another tournament consisting of six teams of each conference. that is when it starts to be way more exciting!


Yep, I wonder if Benjarvus Green-Ellis is still playing, he's never fumbled the football in his nfl career


there are other types of football like the Australian, rugby and gaelic, but NFL is my favorite! well it was super nice talking to you!


Hi. Yes I love watching football. How about yourself?


Sometimes I do but I have to be in the mood. It's sad that football players, even though they are successful, they suffer from depression as well.


Yes I agree. Some players have reported feeling free after retiring.


Steve Smith is known as a tough wide receiver but throughout his career he felt trapped, inferior and alone.


Yes its amazing the grip depression has over some lives.


His own words were overwhelmed and broken.


Sometimes the best thing players and others can do is to get help.


A Philadelpha Eagles great Brian Dawkins even said he was considering suicide, but thinking of methods that his family could collect life insurance on. Yeah, getting help is a must but sometimes kind of tough.


I agree. It is tough I have needed to get help myself.


Hours upon hours of counseling is sometimes needed even for NFL players


Yes, I like it better than football. How about you?


Do you ever see NBA players shoot granny style? Apparently that is actually statistically the best technique.


I can not say that I have. That would be very funny though.


I know, wouldn't it? Do you like the shoes Air Jordans?


My boyfriend loves them. He has too many pairs to even count.


They were banned when they first came out by the NBA. Jordan wore them anyway knowing he would just pay a fine every game.


I know depression affects everyone, but that really surprises me that a top NFL player struggles with it


I know, I have heard a lot about head injuries with NFL players so I wonder if it is connected


That could definitely be a part of it. It's cool that people are talking about it, even people like Michael Phelps


Yeah it's very groundbreaking for Steve Smith to speak so openly about his feelings.


Yeah, mental health awareness is important, and I agree with Brandon Marshall.


That mental health awareness is "the civil rights issue of our era" at the end of Article Section 3.


I don't have that, can you tell me about it?


It's another wide receiver in the NFL agreeing with other athletes who are coming out about mental health issues. He thinks that it is the next social problem we have to solve


Wow, that's very interesting! So many athletes seem to be speaking up lately like Michael Phelps, Kevin Love, DeMar DeRozan, Brandon Marshall, just to name a few.


I like that Steve Smith says that having depression doesn't mean there's something wrong with him. I think a lot of times people think having a mental health issue means you're broken


I know, excactly, just being open like phelps was is great


What do you think about the NFL in general? Like professional football in general?


I think it's pretty fun to watch but like I said the fact that all of these players suffer depression it makes me concerned that the players are maybe hurting themsevles!


What do you think the NFL or NBA can do about it?


I'm not sure, perhaps they can offer the players a large platform to tell people to seek help like Brandon Marshall did


Yeah, maybe they can offer them counseling, too, in a more transparent way. There's a lot of money in these leagues, I'm sure they have enough


That's true, hopefully they pay for the athletes to have insurance policies which cover all of these mental health needs.


And if coaches are talking about this stuff, too, and not just players, it could go a long way towards changing the culture


Yeah which makes sense since people in our culture in all industries like music even have been speaking a lot about mental health


Sure! Have you been following the LeVeon Bell saga with the Steelers?


not so much really. DId you know women can play too if they make the cut?


Yeah, while the NFL has written rules against having female players, what woman in her right mind would choose to do that?


it is a violent sport for sure. but the game only lasts for 11 minutes, play time


Yeah, but they train for years to play for just a few seconds a game. I could see a female punter doing well, but they only play for seconds per game. And the avg lifetime earnings of an NFL player is less than that of an engineer. Women are too practical to make throw away real money on a few seconds worth of playtime.


new orleans cheerleaders on the other hand are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players. i wonder why that rule is.


Another reason why women won't play for the Saints.. She would be prohibited from socializing with her cheerleader friends!


strange rules sometimes. it is cool that now the players carry chips on their padding.


That is the final straw! Tell a woman you if she plays football, you will monitor what she eats, track he every movement, prevent her from socializing, and then televise statistics on he age, weight, and historical choices? Not gonna happen!


I think they use the chips for good things though, like hits and such to prevent concussions and stuff


Hey, the reason that the Univ of Iowa painted the visitor locker room pink is to help encourage recruitment of female players?


I have no idea. Do you know what the highest score in a football game was?


Well, there was a game in college ball where the score was run up to 222-0. Georgia Tech trounced Cumberland. But that was years ago. Could be another game too.  It would have been hard to keep track of yardage in that game?


that is very true. Did you know ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line?


Nice feature! Finally an Emmy decision I can agree with.  Did you know that in Green-Ellis's career with the Patriots, he never fumbled the ball? Neither did I , but my NFL career was restricted to a recliner. Still, a great accomplishment considering that I had a beer in one hand and chips in the other...


hahaha that is funny. do you watch much tv other than football


Sure. I watch a lot of reruns of classic programs like House, starring Hugh Laurie. He made $700k per episode for that series, so it's gotta be good, right?


Yeah that show really rocked so I am not surprised he made that much money.


Laurie is a great actor. Unlike the classic over-actor, Jim Carrey, who gave up drama because of "personal beliefs" ... I think when he played the role as Andy Kaufman it messed with his brain…


Seems like it. he has really changed. It was nice chatting with you.


How's it going, do you follow football? The redskins have a challenge ahead of them when they play the giants offense


I don't watch football much, but it does interest me some. Who do you think will win that football game?


Probably the Redskins, they have a great defense and the Giants qb has been playing badly


Don't Barkely and Beckham Jr. Play for the Giants, though? Or am I thinking of the wrong NFL team? They're in the news for being really good lately.


Yea Bekham and Barkley play for the giants but they were still 1-6.


I see. Which NFL team do you think has the best cheerleaders? I think they're pretty talented, too. And they have danger like the football players, too.


No idea, I feel bad for the Saints' cheerleader though, they can't be in the same place as the football player


I don't like how some NFL teams have strange rules like if the cheerleaders are at a restaurant and the football players show up the cheerleaders are expected to leave. Very strange.


Yea those rules on cheerleaders and players are outdated and sexist


lol those were the same rules you meant? It is very odd. I think it might have started because it would be too distracting for the cheerleaders and football players to have relationships together?


I don't think that's an issue on the professional level.


True. I think there's actually a music video made based off of that with football players and cheerleaders like that. I think it's interesting no females have played for the NFL.


Maybe there will be a female place kicker soon since there are no rules forbidding women from playing


That sounds like it would be reasonable. I think the average football game only has just over ten minutes of play. Think of how much time that leaves for commercials!


I guess that's a big reason Benjarvus Green-Ellis has never fumble the ball if he only actually plays less than 10 mins a game


Did you know that despite how much NFL players make that engineers make more in a lifetime?


That's pretty crazy, plus Engineers make more than MLB players too


I like now the NFL uses chips to track players and the ball. I wish I was the one who invented that or even the one to have the job analyzing the tracking of them. Seems interesting.


Yea,maybe one day they will combined the chips with the superimposed first down line ESPN made for some crazy tv viewing


That would be interesting Almost as interesting as how there's a University where they have the opposingfootball team's locker room painted pink. I'm gonna go watch some Netflix now. ttyl


Hi! Are you a fan of the NFL? I think it's hard to believe the average game is only 11 minutes long in terms of live gameplay!


Yeah...I like Alex Smith. He's gotten a raw deal in past, like with SF


True. But he seems to like what he sees with the Redskins as they're not like Washington teams of the past! Plus they don't like using the word drama too much!


Yeah, no hype. Can't hurt to have adrian peterson involved too


Agreed. So speaking of the NFL, do you think we'll ever see a female player drafted or signed? They can actually play as long as they meet the eligibility requirements!


I dunno...but I think that would make for quite a drama. Patrick Stewert would probably lecture about it


Ha! Maybe so! But I don't think anything could be more dramatic in football than if a Saints cheerleader is caught dining in the same restaurant as a Saints football player. I can't believe there haven't been any lawsuits filed over that misogynistic rule.


At this rate they'll probably insert tracking chips on their Cheerleaders.


Yeah, that would be crazy if they did! Those engineers are geniuses. With technology like that, no wonder they make more than the average lifetime earnings of both MLB and NFL players!


Yeah, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to play football. However, it might help. Lets see how things work out for Matt Patricia.


No kidding! It takes more physical talent it seems. Like Benjarvus Green-Ellis who's never fumbled the football in his entire pro career. Now that really takes talent!


That's why they make the big bucks. The highest paid people in the military are football coaches


Are they really? That is almost unbelievable! But I used to think a yellow first down line was unbelievable as well until ESPN pulled it off and even won an Emmy for it, which they rightfully deserved!


What unbelievable is that the QB with the most wins in Cleveland doesn't play for the Browns.


That is unbelievable and kind of funny! Ha! On another humorous note, did you know the University of Iowa's visiting football team's locker room is actually pink? That would drive me crazy if I was a visiting football player! Ha!


Well locker rooms are soap operas. They even have soap in them.


Ha! So true! And there's a lot of drama like soap operas as well. Speaking of drama, can you believe Michael Caine only became an actor because he said all the prettiest girls at his school were drama students? I should have taken drama then. Ha!


Well Joe Hamm taught Drama in High School. Ellie Kemper was his student.


It's a small world, isn't it? I can't believe Hugh Laurie of all people is the highest paid actor for tv dramas. He made $700k each House episode. That is insane!


A few more of those and he could afford a texas High School stadium...which cost $60M to build


Holy cow! I couldn't imagine a high school stadium costing that much to build! Well, I'm off to to visit this website that has thousands of classic radio dramas available to listen to for no charge. It was great chatting with you today! Have a great evening!


Football apparently comes in different forms and names around the world.  What do you think of american football?


I like it, Im watching the Superbowl for sure this year, what do you think about the Redskins this season,


They were okay.  it was a shame that Alex Smith, the quarterback, got hurt.


Yeah I thought they were going to do better, it seems the team has a lot of determination, and it is a shame.


They have some good players and do things quietly in a way.  Adrian Peterson worked out for them and hardly anything was said.


They used to have flashy names now the team is decent, fears can always slow you down specially with all the talent out there.


True.  Alex Smith is known, he's been around 13 years, but he's not flashy if you know what I mean.


Yeah I get you, sports what team are you a fan of?


Well for the superbowl I can't really decide. I'd like to see the Rams win but then again, it'd be great to see Drew Brees win.  What about you?


I am a Patriots fan, I really like them I became a fan of the since Benjarvus Green-Ellis, so I am rooting for them in this Superbowl.


My bad a bit ago. I was still thinking of the nfc championship game.  I am pulling for the Rams to win.  did you know that green-ellis has never fumbled in his entire career?


I didnt know that, he is one of my favorite playes but didnt know that about him and what are your thoughts about the NFC championship game?


Considering the Rams player himself admitted that it should have been a penalty I think they should replay the game.  I'd like to see what would happen.  I also think they should play it out until a winner.  Let it go like back in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0.


220-0 that is close score lol, I bet the other team retired from football forever.


That would be pretty bad.  So what do you think about the nfc championship game?


I thought the Saints were going to win, I was kind of rooting for them.


I had thought they would win for a while too.  It was a bit of a surprise. I also thought kansas city was going to beat the patriots.  Did you know the saints cheerleaders are not allowed to eat in the same restaurant as the players?


I didnt know that, that rule should be abolished, its unfair cheerleaders  have to leave if a player arrives.


It is unfair.  The nfl has no rule against women players though so that's fair.


Yeah I guess so although I don't see a pro team lining up a woman


I agree. A woman would have to meet eligibility requirements first.


Apparently, the NFL has no written rule against female players.  It surprised me when I heard about it.


Yeah, let 'em play as long as men can play women's sports too.  I heard the average NFL game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay.  They won't get hurt, right?


I was surprised to hear about it.  What do players do then since 11 minutes is very short?


Wait... I played in HS and they were always moving chains, officiating, time-outs, etc. Now they are going to put chips in things like shoulder pads to get even more information.


Technology is available for teams to be more efficient. Coaches are smart to take advantage of the available technology.


Yeah, but I wonder if the U. of Iowa is smart in painting the visitor's locker room pink?  It may just make them more motivated...


I would be more motivated if I were a member of the visiting teams.


Yeah.  As a dude, I don't hate the color pink.  I love ESPN's yellow 1st down line.  The best Emmy ever awarded!


I agree with you.  I cannot imagine an NFL  game without the superimposed yellow line.


It makes the game more exciting to me... Wow, former Pat' RB Green-Ellis never fumbled in his entire NFL career.


It must be very stressful to have that kind of record.  As some people say, there is always the first time.


Yeah, as a RB, that's a tall order.  My alma mater once beat Cumberland 222-0.  I'm not sure I like that...


That was amazing.  I wonder if Cumberland players were sleep walking.


I wonder if they ever played again.  I can't remember playing them when I was there.  Do you like Michael Caine.  I guess he got his start in acting by taking a drama class because it had cute girls in it.


That was funny because he is a brilliant actor.


Yes, he's cool.  So do you follow the Redskins?  I guess they have a good defense but they have their challenges too.


No, I do not follow the Redskins.  I would watch any NFL team if they were in the Superbowl.


Same here.  All NFL teams are good.  Funny, even they were sweating playing the 1-6 Giants. I guess even being good against the run may not help against certain teams.


I agree with you, all NFL teams are good.  Anyway, I need to go to bed.  It was nice chatting with you.  Good night.


Do you follow the Redskins or any team in particular?


I keep an eye out for a few specific teams and have many friends who are Redskins fans. Do you have a particular favorite team or opinion on the Redskins?


My favorite team is the Patriots bur I think The Redskins have a nice team, I thinik they have a good QB and could surprise us next season


There has been recent backlash against the redskins because of their name. How do you think that has affected team morale? They've also had some qb issues lately. Do you think they have that settled?


I think they have settled the QB issues, I think the team is motivated and will move forward, hopefully they can add new talents to their roster.


Do you think there will be an adjustment season? The chemistry and dynamic of the team has certainly changed but I do think they have potential.


I guess will just have to see how things play out, hopefully they can have a good campaign, do you have a favorite team? mine is the Cowboys


I thought you said you preferred the Patriots?


I actually like both teams the same, the Cowboys a bit more but in general I just like football, I also like Gergia Tech


Ah I understand! I'm sure you know about the crazy Georgia Tech 1916 game with the 222-0 score?


I didnt know about that! that is a crazy victory, it happened back in 1916 so maybe thats why I dont know about it, do you think the other team retired from football?


You know, I don't know enough to say with confidence. The other team was Cumberland? It's not a team that I've heard of. That is an absurd football score though.


I would have nightmares about the players of the other teams lol, another interesting fact is how Espn won an Emmy because of football.


For the creation of the lines for downs? I find that very interesting. It's not your average Emmy


Yeah, for the creation of the first down yellow line and I agree its not common although it has influence the game for sure.


Im not sure but definetely a long time ago.


Fair enough. Did you know that women aren't technically banned from playing in the NFL? If a woman met the eligibility requirements it would be permissable for her to play!


I didnt know that but who knows if we'll be seeing one playing anytime soon


Yes I think you are right. I wonder if there are male NFL cheerleaders. Saints Cheerleaders can't eat at the same restaurant as an NFL player. Even if the cheerleader was there first they are required to leavE!


That seems really unfair and sexist, that rule make me really angry, the Saints should change that.


Yes I do, I am a Redskins fan and like the team this year.


That's cool. The highest score ever in a football game occurred in 1916 when georgia tech defeated cumberland 222-0!


That is an epic win! I wasnt aware of it, what foorball team do you like?


I like the Eagles. Amazing game last week! Did you know An average nfl game only has 11 minutes of live gameplay?


I didnt know that either, interesting stats, it sure seems like a lot longer, do you know other interesting facts.


It definitely does! The NFL has no written rules against women players.


It would be interesting to watch a woman play.


Yeah, that aspect is pro woman, but the Saints cheerleaders are forbidden from eating in the same restaurant as any NFL player and if they are already dining at a restaurant and an NFL player comes in after, the cheerleaders are required to leave!


Thats interesting, I also heard that the Iowas University locker room for visiting teams is completely pink.


That's really funny! In the 1960's top bowlers made twice as much as top football stars!


I know, it must be weird to be in a pink locker room, what do you think about the NFL chips.


It's a little creepy but gives some cool detailed information.


Its interesting, I wonder how those stats change the game.


I'm not sure. Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games!


I didnt know they gave Emmys for that, what is your favorite NFL team?


Yeah, I didn't know that either. Kinda neat. I like the Eagles!


Yeah, that an interesting fact for a gathering, I like the Patriots and the Redskins.


Very cool. Espn won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line representing the first down line for american football games.


Former Partiots RB Benjarvus Breen-Ellis has never fumbled the football in his nfl career! I learned a lot. Thanks for chatting!


I love football but am not a steelers fan. Are you?


Me either to be honest, I'm a redskins fan. What's your team?


Terrible, like usual. Ever since Dan Snyder bought them, they stink. How about the bears?


We made the playoffs but lost in the first round thanks to Cody parkey's double doink... Didn't you lose your QB near the middle of the season? Kirk Cousins, right?


We did, I think he is good, but not worth the money. They made a huge mistake with RG3 a few years ago.


Mistake? In letting him go? Drafting him? Shannahan getting him killed?


In drafting RG3. He's a great athlete, but he isn't NFL material. He is just way to small and prone to injuries. Which is what happened to him.


The Shannahans got him killed. I remember seeing Nota (big ole d-linman from the Ravens) land on him and worried about his health.


Yeah, I think he ended up going to the Ravens. Like I said he was really small entering the NFL and he told people here in DC he was gonna bulk up before his 1st season, but he never did.


He had that track speed which was appealing. Do you remember when people that he would be better than Luck and thought he should have gone number one overall?


Yeah, I remember that. The good QBs always tend to have similar traits. They can take really hard hits, stand in the pocket, and are around a really long time.


Yeah and I wouldn't want Big Ben on my team. Would you?


I'm not sure. He's pretty good, but he's had some bad off field antics.


I would hate for him to call out me on the radio like he has a few of his receivers. Seems like he tries to be a leader without leadership qualities.


Oh, does he do that? I didn't know that. Hilarious!


Yeah. Did you read about Leveon bell holding out?


Oh yeah, I did. Was that why? That's absurd.


He wanted more than $15M to play running back. $15M just doesn't go as far as it used to


Yeah, man that is a lot of money though. I would totally take it. Well, nice chatting with you.


Saquon Barkley and Odell Beckham Jr. make a dynamic duo for the NY Giants.


They sure do, and Odell has that crazy beef with Josh Norman as well!


Beckham Jr. has always done well against Washington DB's.  Averages 8 catches and over 100 yards per gain against them.


that is pretty impressive since the average nfl game only has 11 minutes of game!


And Barkley has so many long runs.  It's amazing what can happen in those eleven minutes.


Barkley had 7 20 yard rushes not even half way through the season, he is an animal!


Washington should do well against him.  They have stopped David Johnson, Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffery and Ezekiel Elliott pretty well.


That is impressive, those are some of the NFL's best!


Washington will also have to deal with Barkley's receiving skills.  He is good out of the backfield.


He sure is, and then pair that with Beckham and it can be hard to stop!


The key to stopping the Giants will be to pressure Eli Manning.


maybe if they do that they can win 222-0 like Georgia tech!


Maybe... that's stretching things.  Then again, the Redskins have Alex Smith and Adrian Peterson.


that they do, and they are a great tandem, hopefully they stay healthy!


Healthy is the key.  NFL careers are notoriously short, partly due to injury.  The average NFL player earns less in their lifetime than an engineer.


I have heard that, and engineers certainly have a safer job!


Even worse are fraternizing rules.  New Orleans Saints cheerleaders cannot eat in the same restaurant as an NFL player.  Really!


I have heard that as well, I wonder what the rationale is there?


Who knows?  Yet the NFL has no rules against female players.


that is true, I wonder what girl has come the closest to playing! maybe as a kicker?


Who knows! The university of iowa's visitor locker room is painted pink.


I love it. Im a Steeler fan. How about you.


I am  Red Skins fan, like the guy who won the contest at at Bucs game.


I like what he did, I was force to wear a Bucs shirts, but underneath there was a RedSkins shirt with the number 47.


Thats funny. Did you know the Iowa university locker room for visiting team is painted pink.


No, I did not know that, why did they do this ?


I would say to pysch the other team out. Do you think it worked.


I don't know, pink, beside being feminine, is quite a neutral color. I would have chosen to decorate the locker with clowns if it was me.


Or like a bloody nightmare on the walls. Something crazy like that would be awesome.


I think I would be almost cheating. Do you like watching football on TV ?


No it would be funny. Cheating happens on the field. Lol.


Do you think that Georgia Tech cheated when they won 222- 00 against Cumberland ?


I think that is just crazy. How could that even happen.


Maybe it was their first game. Or they did not have even a team, so cobbled something with a group of somewhat fit students.


Forget, it is too complicated, how would you feel if you won 222-00  ?


I would feel like a real jerk for running the score up so high, but I suppose I would feel accomplished about my ability to do it.


Me too, I would feel  a little proud, but if I injured myself during the game I would feel really bad, it was not worth it.


I would say if you are able to beat a team by that much. They are no match physicaly. It would probably be them who needs to be worried about injuries.


But people hurt themselves without the aid of the others team. Do you like the other kind of football, like soccer ?


Not really. I think people hurt themselves because they are giving extra effort because the other team is good.


There could be some rivalries between the players of the same team. But usually it happens in teams that are already struggling.


Good morning!  Did you hear about the die hard Redskins fan Ryan Totolo who wore a Buccaneers shirt during an on field promotion?


Thats nuts. I am a steelers fan. I would never do something like that.


I'm a Steelers fan too!  Awesome!  Nothing like Steelers fans.


Nope. Most loyal fans in the league. As a steelers fan I am getting sick of the patriots though. Lol.


Yes.  I agree.  lol  Do you ever watch Pittsburgh dad on youtube?  You'll have to check him out.  Funny stuff.  Did you know that former Patriots RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis never fumbled during his career?


I haven't seen that. I will check it out though. That is pretty amazing to go your whole career without fumbling.


I agree.  The highest score ever in a football was in 1916 Georgia Tech. beat Cumberland 222-0.  That's a crazy stat there.


I just dont see how that could happen. Everything would have to go perfect.


LOL it's like a crazy backyard game of football  Another interesting tidbit is the University of Iowa's locker room if painted completely pink for visiting teams.


I wonder if it has any effect on the other team being ready to play or not.


It might.  Maybe it's for breast cancer awareness?  I think it's funny how they call soccer football in other parts of the world.


Yeah We americans are a little different in that regard. They take their soccer seriously in other countries.


Yes.  I've worked with a few people from England and they were crazy about their soccer.  I was just reading something interesting.  The president of Indonesia realeased 3 pop albums while he was in office.


You would think he would have more important things to do huh.


Yes.  lol.  Up until 1805 the runner up in the U.S presidential election automatically became the vice president.


Think about if it was still like that today. Trump and hillary running this country together. Id like to be a fly on the wall in some of those meetings.


LOL yes!  I agree.  The first president of Zimbabwe was called president Banana!  LOL


Now introducing, President banana. snickers from the crowd. Lol.


LOL  The top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.  I thought someone from this era would have made that list.


Me as well. Did you know the presidents guest house is actually bigger htan the white house.


I never knew that.  Interesting!  Too bad we can't have a Steeler in politics.  I think Rocky Bleire was in politcs for awhile.


I heard that. Well its been good chatting with you. Got to be getting ready for work.


Hello! Are you a big fan of football at all?


Da Vikes lol. I'm from Iowa and am a Iowa Hawkeye fan as well.


Well at least we are in the same division.  Did you know that in the 60's Pro Bowlers made more money than top football stars?


Dang I should have been a bowler back in the day! I would have been somebody! I wish I could have seen the college game that was 222-0!


I think that happened in 1916.  A bit before my time.  I guess they didn't have mercy rules back then.  LOL


Way before mine too! I bet the other team wished it. I wonder if Georgia Tech painted their locker room pink like Iowa does.


Football includes so many types of games.  Rugby, soccer, and gridiron to name a few.


And they are all different sports too lol. Football is even winning Emmy's lol.


I was upset that the Patriots won again.  Although they had a RB that never fumbled the ball in his career.


That is one crazy stat, was it Benjarus Green-Ellis?


Yep.  What do you think of Roger Goodell?  As president of the league I wish we could vote his butt out!


Yes I agree! He hasn't done much to improve the game like he said he would! He is so rich from it too!


Speaking of presidents, how do you like the one we have now?


No comment... I would like to see him release pop albums like the president of Indonesia has haha.


No comment?!  LOL.  Its hard to believe that Washington was among the richest presidents in American history.


Yes I think JFK and Jefferson were up there too?


Honestly,  Trump would end up selling more pop albums than most singers today.  They would get upset and investigate his street cred.  LOL


hahaha too funny! If the first president of Zimbabwe was called banana, was the second called orange?


Nice!!  Zimbabwe, thats in Africa.  That's where our last president came from.  You know, Mr. Obama.  He was from Kenya.


Yes that is interesting! I'm going to look up more crazy facts! Have a great day!


I wonder what interest Unicef has in reducing cell phone usage.


I heard they are donating a day of clean water for children in need for every minute you don't use your cell phone.


Yeah, I know. That's why I wondered what their interest was in reducing cell phone usage.


That I'm not sure, seems like other things could be given up that would help ease waste produced.


Yeah, and it's an agency concerned with children, so that's weird. I don't have a cell phone anyway, so I guess it's a moot point.


Speaking of phones, do you know why New York's area code is 212?


Yeah, they gave the lowest numbers to the cities with the highest populations so it would take less time to dial them on rotary phones. I guess NY was the biggest city at the time.


Good call, did you ever use one of those rotary phones?


Yeah, I'm that age LOL. I grew up with a rotary phone in my house. How about you?


Yeah same here, we didn't have one very long, but in my friend's basement we still had to use it for years, one buddy was always confused.


Unfortunately with all the automated phone menus these days it would be hard to get by with one any more.


Yeah it sure would, not many people own landline phones anymore, I'm assuming you still do correct?


Yeah I have to -- I live in a wireless dead zone, so I also get Internet access through a DSL connection.


Nice, how about tv, do you watch much NFL football during the season?


I don't have TV either. Not much of a sports fan anyhow. Do you?


Yeah, but I mainly just follow my local favorite team, they didn't do very well this season.


I like the Packers, always have and will.  I used to love watching Brett Favre play. Did you know women can technically play?


No, I don't know much about their rules, but I guess they just assumed it was something understood when they wrote the rules -- and then society changed?


I think it would be very cool if a female player made a pro roster and played.  It would give hope to young fans out there.


I agree. That would be awesome. Nice chatting with you!


Hi! I really enjoy American football though my peers claim that their version of 'football' is much better, otherwise known as soccer. Do you?


I'll watch it if it is on but I'm not a huge fan. I confess I don't really understand it.


So from an 'outsider', want to take a guess at why the University of Iowa's opposing teams locker room is painted completely pink?


I'm guessing they did it as an intimidation thing since pink is considered by some to be a girly weak color.


Yeah! I wonder if it worked and whether they were able to score anywhere close to what Georgia Tech did in 1916, when they defeated Cumberland by 222 points!


Wow that seems like a complete slaughter. At what point do you just sort of give up when the points go that high?


Yeah, I think my pride would be very defeated and they probably just let them win when they realized a turnaround wasn't like to happen.


I was surprised to learn that the NFL has chips in their uniforms and the ball. I wonder what they use the data for.


My guess is to collect information and sell it to teams like what all data is used for but maybe the agents can use it to negotiate better contracts for their players.


That makes a lot of sense. I hope they are using some of it to make the sport safer for the players too. Those head injuries are just terrible.


I agree, football is such a dangerous sports and concussions definitely result from that, since ESPN won an emmy for the creation of the superimposed yellow line in games, I wonder if the researcher who makes breakthrough findings will win Nobel prize.


I'd be willing to give him one. There are so many reports of post concussion mental health issues. I don't think for the emphasis that we put on football we are doing enough to make sure that we aren't permanently damaging these young men's brains.


I agree, I actually read a book about this which delve into Aaron Hernandez, the patriots player who killed people and then committed suicide and researchers are now studying his brain. Pretty great of the family to donate his brain for science!


That is awesome. I hope that some of the research done can help the people that are still dealing with the same issues.


If you had kids or have kids, would you let them play football or other sports?


I do have kids and I want them to play sports but I worry about the impacts. I think it will depend a lot on the local leagues and what they are doing to play safe.


I know, there are so many advantages of letting kids play sports but when I read about stories, I imagine the worst. The NFL doesn't have written rules against female players from playing, but I think if a female were to play in the game, it would catch everyone's attention and be heavily publicized in the news.


I think the media would have a frenzy. It would be called radical feminism or women's empowerment. Of course all of us stuck in the middle would be like well let's see if she can whup the patriots.


Lol, considering there's only 11 minutes of live gameplay, the female would only have to survive those intense 11 minutes and try not to be tackled by those 300 pound linebackers!


That's true. I always thought that some of the female soccer players would make excellent kickers.


I do like it somewhat. I used to love the game but it's so expensive to get tickets now. How about  you? So you enjoy the game?


I do enjoy it and yeah tickets are expensive so I usually watch the games at homes with family and friends, did you watch the Superbowl?


Yes, I was pulling for the under-dog, but the Patriots are tough. What other kinds of 'football' sports have you ever seen?


I like to watch Rugby and soccer as well, rugby has a lot of different rules


I always am amazed that they don't get hurt more in rugby. I don't understand it but it is interesting especially when they get into those big huddles and push and shove!


Did you ever watch the player Benjarvus Green Ellis play?


No, who is that? A football player or a rugby player?


He is a former football players, used to play for the Patriots was a RB, well thing is he never fumbled a ball in his career


That's quite an accomplishment. I imagine a lot of quarter backs would love that stat! I think it's so funny that the University of Iowa painted their visiting team all pink. Pretty obvious psychological tactic!


That sounds like a really funny tactic lol, I guess the other teams are taken suprise by this, at least teams that dont know the locker rooms


Right! But why are we so caught up in a silly gender specific color! Since it's not against the rules, I assume some day there will be female players and then there may be lots of feminine things in a locker room! Ha.


I guess so, yeah, ESPN made a great contribution to the game with the yellow first down line,


Wow, yes! You forget how many innovations TV has brought to watching the game. Its funny that they won an emmy for it. I only think of emmys as acting awards.


Yeah me too but I guess the yellow first down line deserves the price, crazy how bowlers made more money and fooball players back in the 60s


That is funny. I bet that same thing isn't true today. NFL players make so much. Can't imagine that its even close to bowler's winnings now. TV has made a big difference in the game. Crazy that they actually only play for 11 minutes each game!


I agree tech has changed the game in some cases for worse but also for the better, did you know the players have chips embedded in their shoulders?


I guess that's how they get all those stats. I wonder if they will ever use those chips to determine whether a player steps out of bounds or actually crosses the goal line?


I bet they will in a future, the football also has tracking chips, all kinds of cool stats are taken out of them


So coaches who contest rulings, may be able to use those chips to get the calls reversed to their side?


That would be a good application for them, but maybe football should stay as is, tech can take the fun out of it sometimes


Did you know that the average NFL game only had 11 minutes of live gameplay?


That does not surprise me--here is so much stopping and going. I guess if you add it up over the 16 games a team plays over the course of a regular season, it's a couple of hours haha


Since I do not watch football I would not mind if the games reflected those few hours without the averaging LOL


Yes, I think the ways other varieties of football are played in other countries are a more efficient use of time


Possibly. Do you think it is really impossible for to separate two phone books that have their pages overlapped?


Well, I suppose you could just burn them! It's a good thing they're obsolete; did you know that in iPhone has more computing power than the entire US nuclear ICBM deterrent?


That is true. It would be less time consuming LOL I had no idea.I wonder if that is true for all iPhones or any of them.


It's amazing how physically fragile all of our information systems are, considering how much data they store and move. The phone and internet data cables on the ocean floor are only 2.7" in diameter!


It really is amazing. That is such a tiny cable to be responsible for transporting our data. And we trust it makes it even more odd. At least it has been sturdy so far!


Yes, there still is some robustness in metal and plastic objects. Remember rotary phones? NY has the 212 area code because it's the quickest number to dial on one of those.


Rotary phones should make a come back. I want to know why 212 was chosen for New York and not for somewhere else.