So...one of the Grey Cup teams lost? I care? Canadian Football Discussion Thread

Magus · 11-30-2010, 12:12 AM

What the hell is up with Canadian football? I've been watching this the past couple of weeks while watching the NFL and I can't figure anything out. For one thing, instead of having a real field, they just play on a converted soccer field. It still has the damn lines for where you put the goalie nets. So the field is gigantic.

Also, the end zone is gigantic. Seriously, what gives? Talk about making stuff easy.

How the hell do you get one point, anyway? How? Just by purposefully kicking the ball through the endzone? That ought to be hard with a gigantic fricking end zone. Is this worth the horrific penalty of having the receiving team start on the 35?

Also the goal posts are at the front of the gigantic endzone instead of the back. This is understandable since the end zone is fricking gigantic like I said, but they could still maybe be like in the middle. It decreases all field goal tries by like ten yards or something. I think. Maybe this is all being measured in meters? I have no idea.

Anyway I'm reading the Wikipedia article on the differences but it's kind of huge. I mean, I'll probably have it read by next season but still, look at this thing, it's huge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...adian_football

Anyway, the Alouettes won, can someone tell me what an Alouette is? And discuss Canadian football?

11-30-2010, 12:12 AM	#1
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	So...one of the Grey Cup teams lost? I care? Canadian Football Discussion Thread What the hell is up with Canadian football? I've been watching this the past couple of weeks while watching the NFL and I can't figure anything out. For one thing, instead of having a real field, they just play on a converted soccer field. It still has the damn lines for where you put the goalie nets. So the field is gigantic. Also, the end zone is gigantic. Seriously, what gives? Talk about making stuff easy. How the hell do you get one point, anyway? How? Just by purposefully kicking the ball through the endzone? That ought to be hard with a gigantic fricking end zone. Is this worth the horrific penalty of having the receiving team start on the 35? Also the goal posts are at the front of the gigantic endzone instead of the back. This is understandable since the end zone is fricking gigantic like I said, but they could still maybe be like in the middle. It decreases all field goal tries by like ten yards or something. I think. Maybe this is all being measured in meters? I have no idea. Anyway I'm reading the Wikipedia article on the differences but it's kind of huge. I mean, I'll probably have it read by next season but still, look at this thing, it's huge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...adian_football Anyway, the Alouettes won, can someone tell me what an Alouette is? And discuss Canadian football? __________________ The Valiant Review