On 1/5/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My preference of football codes goes: > > 1) Australian Rules > 2) Rugby Union > 3) Soccer > > Though the most excited I've got watching any of the above in the last > 12 months was the World Cup qualifier between Australia & Uruguay. It > had me riveted in front of the telly sitting on the edge of my seat. > > Sorry, I've tried, but I just can't get into the American game. Not as > free flowing a game as soccer, Aussie rules or rugby. > > Dave >
Well, that's kind of my point WRT this "study" being flawed. A fan's appreciation and knowledge of the game goes a long way to make it exciting (and vice-versa). For instance, I notice that curling didn't make the list of "exciting sports". As any Canadian knows, there's never been a more exciting spectacle in sport than watching Eddie "The Wrench" Werenich bring down the hammer to clear the house, proving all the while that beer guts and elite athletism can co-exist. Any sport where the cry heard on the rinks is "Hard! Hurry, haaaaaaaaard!!" must be a great sport. cheers, frank (being facetious: curling is about as exciting as golf) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
