So, what should we call it?

[SWC75]

I just had a conversation with my German-born sister-in-law about the World Cup and she repeated her frequent assertion that the game she grew-up with should not be called "soccer", that that was truly 'football' because the game is based on the foot while the sport Americans call 'football' should be called something else.

It was hard to argue with her points. American football not only restricts kicking to a specialist in certain situations but there is talk of eliminating one of those situations, (extra points). I decided to make a joke of it and suggest that the American sport could be called "sock him". She thought that was pretty funny.

I know the English have decided to call the sport "gridiron". The term soccer was actually invented by them to differentiate those who played "asSOCiation football" from those who played rugby football. I guess that would make our sport "gridiron football". Does anyone have any better ideas?

My sister-in-law suggest that once we get this straightened out, we can find something to call our champions other than "world" champions when the world isn't playing a sport.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

She should know by now Americans do what they want.

 

[midloviking]

How about handball...doh!

 

[Rocco]

Fire that pigskin over the middle, God damn it!

 

[thorpedo]

We won world war 1 and 2...we decide what it's called...MERICKAH! You shouldn't have given up on the conversation. Did the US give up when the Nazis bombed Pearl Harbor?

 

[Toga]

I would say that once your sister-in-law gets straightened out then everyone will be the better for it. No disrespect.

 

[Scooch]

We should call it Hasselhoff.

That'll really piss off the Germans even more.

 

[Opus]

Football in the USA, American Football for others. Is it really that hard? If this is a big concern then I wish I had her problems.

 

[MadNY3]

I just had a conversation with my German-born sister-in-law about the World Cup and she repeated her frequent assertion that the game she grew-up with should not be called "soccer", that that was truly 'football' because the game is based on the foot while the sport Americans call 'football' should be called something else.

It was hard to argue with her points. American football not only restricts kicking to a specialist in certain situations but there is talk of eliminating one of those situations, (extra points). I decided to make a joke of it and suggest that the American sport could be called "sock him". She thought that was pretty funny.

I know the English have decided to call the sport "gridiron". The term soccer was actually invented by them to differentiate those who played "asSOCiation football" from those who played rugby football. I guess that would make our sport "gridiron football". Does anyone have any better ideas?

My sister-in-law suggest that once we get this straightened out, we can find something to call our champions other than "world" champions when the world isn't playing a sport.

This could be one of the penultimate I-don't-give-a-****-about-this-on-a-Syracuse-Football-Board-post posts.

 

[SWC75]

This could be one of the penultimate I-don't-give-a-****-about-this-on-a-Syracuse-Football-Board-post posts.

You mean there'll only be one more?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penultimate

 

[hungrychuck]

Hey, kickers aren't real football players!

Oh wait...

Maybe your sister in law has a very good point.

 

[orange79]

You mean there'll only be one more?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penultimate

Yes - any post about Rutgers

 

[texascpa]

and I park on a driveway and drive on a parkway.

 

[FAL]

We won world war 1 and 2...we decide what it's called...MERICKAH! You shouldn't have given up on the conversation. Did the US give up when the Nazis bombed Pearl Harbor?

Damn right!

 

[MaxwellCuse]

How about Canadian football American-style?

 

[xc84]

Hockey should be called stick ice skate puck.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

[quote"SWC75, post: 1081207, member: 289"]I just had a conversation with my German-born sister-in-law about the World Cup and she repeated her frequent assertion that the game she grew-up with should not be called "soccer", that that was truly 'football' because the game is based on the foot while the sport Americans call 'football' should be called something else.

It was hard to argue with her points. American football not only restricts kicking to a specialist in certain situations but there is talk of eliminating one of those situations, (extra points). I decided to make a joke of it and suggest that the American sport could be called "sock him". She thought that was pretty funny.

I know the English have decided to call the sport "gridiron". The term soccer was actually invented by them to differentiate those who played "asSOCiation football" from those who played rugby football. I guess that would make our sport "gridiron football". Does anyone have any better ideas?

My sister-in-law suggest that once we get this straightened out, we can find something to call our champions other than "world" champions when the world isn't playing a sport.[/quote]
Well, in Ireland they have Gaelic football and soccer, FWIW.

 

[cpatrocks]

just call it "#ck Soccer"

 

[xc84]

How about we call soccer "no hands ball" because they use their head (not just foot) to hit the ball too. That would be best.

 

[SteveC]

Not gonna lie, i love the name Gridiron. it just sounds badass.

 

[Hoo's That]

She'll also have to convince the Aussies and Canadians, too, because they call it soccer as well. As a matter of fact, in Aussie Rules Football when a player kicks a ball that's sitting on the ground (rather than picking it up and punting it) the announcer usually says, "And he soccers it down the field."

 

[cuseincincy]

We call it football. Don't care what the rest of the world does. Don't care if the NFL ever plays another game outside the US.

 

[Pyle]

World Champs? Isn't that a baseball term? I call them Superbowl Champs or NFL champs.

 

[BlazeOrange]

World Champs? Isn't that a baseball term? I call them Superbowl Champs or NFL champs.

Same here, but I think World Champs is used sometimes. Regardless, I'm fine with using it until a non-affiliated team can legitimately make a claim that they could beat the Superbowl winning "World Champion". Same goes for baseball, basketball, hockey, etc.

 

[Hoo's That]

Same here, but I think World Champs is used sometimes. Regardless, I'm fine with using it until a non-affiliated team can legitimately make a claim that they could beat the Superbowl winning "World Champion". Same goes for baseball, basketball, hockey, etc.

I think the NHL champion is usually just referred to as "The Stanley Cup Champion" because there is a world championship tournament in hockey with national teams competing.