[Rick and Roll]

Let's try this once more. NFL Europe (I forgot the name of the league the first time) is a league set up by the NFL as a set of "farm" clubs. After the college programs, the NFL has no other feeder leagues. It is kind of disgusting that they make people who only have talent in football take up valuable college space, but that's the way of the world.

A lot of these prospective players from college can't cut it, and then drop out of college...they have nothing.

So the NFL, bowing under the pressure of opinion, decided to form this league. As is the case with the NFL, maketing is key - so they made a league that would run in the spring, and play in Europe. A win-win.

You stated that there is American football played elsewhere. True, but it is played by US feeder clubs. Try it this way - if the British football league had the same arrangement in Borneo, and a Brit said that "football is played in Borneo, therefore it is global", I would challenge that.

Here's what I take exception to - you are the one that posted a long statement about sports. I only made a simple statement that the US has a problem with calling their teams "world champs". I was merely stating a point. In fact, Rogor Mortis had introduced that point in the shoutbox once...and I agreed with him. It seemed like an interesting topic, and I was interested to see what others thought of it. I was doing this to spark a discussion from the "world premiere of Happy the Man" ad. I made a simple, one sentence post. You are the one that took it and ran off a long post.

In that post there was a statement about ice hockey, and the Stanley Cup. I merely corrected you. And about the NFL Europe, you stated "Actually that's not entirely correct". Well, I was. How about a statement of inquiry instead of a statement of fact? Something like, "Are you sure that's right?" That would seem a bit more conducive to a give and take.

The main reason I even took the time to correct you is not because it matters. You are right - it matters little (just like any of the other things we talk about do, so don't rate them for me please). I think I was peeved by your comment about the soccer mom. When you speak in absolutes, it's hard to have a real conversation. I agree with the general premise, and there are a lot of "a holes" out there, but I'm not a mom, last time I checked, and I bust my ass to get little "David" to soccer.

And I am sorry, I know how to use the quotes, I just don't know how to break them up. You did teach me once, but since I did not catch on, I will only use them as I know how to. I will not ask you nicely, I would rather just use them one at a time, thank you.

It actually makes for easier reading if the comments are not so inflammatory to start with. And if you don't want to expend so much energy, please don't. You spend a whole paragraph telling everyone that you don't. I want you to live longer, enjoy yourself. See the world! Be a world champ!