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That's not even why the players are suspended....

Actually, it is. Selling the championship rings and other stuff is not explicitly forbidden. However, receiving discounts, merchandise, and cash in exchange for their namesake is forbidden.

I was actually being playful, since exchanging autographs for tattoos does not rank very high in the paid-to-play category, whereas asking a college for $10,000 in order to get a letter-of-intent would.

I agree with CBS Sports that these players are going to get a lot more punishment from Ohio State fans than they will from the NCAA. Selling the trinket they got from beating Michigan, and the Big Ten championship rings, will not sit well with the faithful. 

And I have yet to see why people who enjoy playing football hate people who don't.

If you read the rest of your post, as well as the reason this thread was started, you will find that the exact opposite is true.

Quote from: Alex_Olijar on December 23, 2010, 11:07:56 PM

That's not even why the players are suspended....

Actually, it is. Selling the championship rings and other stuff is not explicitly forbidden. However, receiving discounts, merchandise, and cash in exchange for their namesake is forbidden.

I was actually being playful, since exchanging autographs for tattoos does not rank very high in the paid-to-play category, whereas asking a college for $10,000 in order to get a letter-of-intent would.

I agree with CBS Sports that these players are going to get a lot more punishment from Ohio State fans than they will from the NCAA. Selling the trinket they got from beating Michigan, and the Big Ten championship rings, will not sit well with the faithful. 

All the ESPN reports state that that Pryor (with assumed that the other are the same) is suspended for recieveing improper benefits having to do with the pawning of rings and other awards. They also interviewed Pryor's coach from high school and he stated that Pryor probably didn't know/think about the ramifications of sellings some of his stuff, and that he most likely just wanted to help out his mother. I am from about 20 mins away from Pryor's house, and his area is considered "the projects" or what have you. I'm betting Pryor just sold some of his stuff to help with some bills or something without thinking about it.

The Football should be round.

Falcons and Longhorns. Yay!

Hmm, I see sports (any sport) as a way for people to relax. People are different, yet somewhat similar. You could also be asking this same question about the difference between people enjoying baseball in the U.S. and cricket in other countries. The objects of most "sports" are typically similar: Get object A to area B while avoiding C (Football, basketball, soccer, hockey, etc...). Although, some sports have the opposing teams share the same "endpoint." Such as, golf, baseball, and bowling. The difference is size, color, shape, and material of the object, the number of players, the rules, and the field of play.  Other than that, the basic fundamentals are the same. Soccer (Or more accurately futbol) is pretty much the exact same thing as football, except the roles are reversed. (Understand now, I'm oversimplifying things to make my point easier to understand): Soccer (With the exception of the goalie and putting the ball back into play) is played completely with the feet, and Football (With the exception of the kicker) is played completely with the hands.

The United States has had quite a history of doing things our own way and coming up with "new" ideas. That is why football, baseball, and basketball, are favored in the U.S. (Although there are more ancient sports that are eerily similar, but I guess we can receive credit for introducing these "new" sports.

Short version: guys like competition (For the most part), so anything that has a competitive atmosphere is attractive. Certain sports originate in specific countries, and thus are more popular there than anywhere else. Countries that don't really have their own sports, adopt the sports of other countries. Cricket, soccer, etc... have been around a lot longer than football, baseball, and basketball, thus they have been adopted by other countries that have been around for awhile before "our" sports were even discovered. Baseball is becoming somewhat popular in Japan, and football has been modified in Canada and rugby, which is similar to football, is popular in quite a few countries. Soccer, however, is also very simple (in principle), requires little equipment, and is very inexpensive, so it's quite easy to see why it's popular in many countries, especially poor countries.  Basically all you need is a ball and some players, a basic understanding of the rules, and you're all set!

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-C_S

well i suppose it is better than girls liking football

When I first read that, I thought of a girl being romantic saying Ohhh Jayden, (heart heart)
because your facepalm never appeared.

"Sexism" is made up for the most part. And what it really means is "girls can say whatever and guys better shut up about everything we don't like." Same as racism means "minorities can say whatever and whitie better shut up about everything we don't like."