lol Spiralli put it better than me
― Shrimpface Killah (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
It'd be shit.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
there are leagues that do crazy rules changes too, ncca men's soccer allows unlimited subs afaik
and mls of course had its own share of 'enhancements' early on
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
ncca = ncaa
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
i kinda think MLS should abolish offsides and change some other rules because thatd be an awesome disrespectful american thing to do, and i mean why not before you just have another second rate league, now you have a crazy second rate league thats a laboratory for the rest of the world and everyone has opinons abt it
1996-level thinking
also this is surprisingly awesome, <3 skeletor bob
While IFAB rules allow teams to substitute three players during games, MLS allowed a fourth, goalkeeper-only substitute. MLS discarded the rule after 2003 and adopted the IFAB standard, prompted in part by a match in which then MetroStars coach and former U.S. national head coach Bob Bradley used a loophole to insert an outfield player as a fourth substitute.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not buying that xps, there's generally a minimum discourse level on ILF, it could be higher but it towers over the inanity of this idea. If you don't have any knowledge of what the fuck you're talking about, proposing "innovations" is just disguised derision.
― boxall, Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
In fairness I doubt the modern game could've been foreseen when the offside rule was introduced, so all this conjecture could be bollocks.
But see how England played against Italy? That's probably how to do it if there's no offside. Both teams playing like that.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
(ILF open to all btw, Spiralli otm)
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, July 29, 2012 7:52 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
forever.
― pandemic, Sunday, 29 July 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
I am a new convert to association footballism, but I understand deeply where lagoon is coming from, we share a special bond and vision for the way we like sports
― electric point-electric counterpoint (m bison), Sunday, 29 July 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
which is to say...how can soccer have sick dunks
― electric point-electric counterpoint (m bison), Sunday, 29 July 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
ok, as ILHoops mod, I would like to extend an olive branch. if u would like, u may start a lag∞n-brand THOUGHT EXPERIMENT thread of your choice on our board wherein we can imagine basketball w promotion/regulation or if u foul out/flagrant foul your team has 4 players the rest of the game. these are suggestions for THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS, but u might have other visi∞ns.
― electric point-electric counterpoint (m bison), Sunday, 29 July 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
box = butt
all = hurrtt
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
u&k
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: I Love Football as a private board with entry criteria i.e. watching more than 45 minutes every four years
how about playing morre than 45 minutes per week
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
the vengeful hand of status quo bias lashes out, we are left to box it all back
― lag∞n, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
douche it all bagg
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
thought experiment: place additional goals at all four corners and both sides of the midfield, each player for himself, if you shoot for a goal and someone catches it you're eliminated from play
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
the idea that all sports are as entertaining as they could be is absurd, I'm for radical changes every year until we find the true optimum entrainment level
but I'm pretty sure what would happen is all sports would evolve into American football
― iatee, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
entertainment lol iphone
Both teams shoot into the same goal, goalkeeper selected from a third team imo (pro tip: don't get seats at the other end)
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
basketball with an oval-shaped ball, bring it on.
i remember a diagram in world soccer or something that showed a proposed mls scoring system with the field cut into zones, with more points awarded the farther away from goal you scored from. did this ever happen? (was it a joke i was too young + stupid to get?)
― Merdeyeux, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
if there were no offsides would avb still be chelsea's manager?
― Chris, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
― iatee, Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:08 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wtf american football is more flawed than basically any of the other sports mentioned itt
― Al S. Burr! (k3vin k.), Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
Thought experiment: goal line technology
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
steady on
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
personally i think soccer and basketball are the best sports to watch because they're the closest to thing to a pickup game you get at the pro level
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
is the game wembley a national thing or was it local to us? players shoot into the same goal, if you score you go thru to the next round, last person each round is eliminated until a final 1 on 1 round? anyway, that is what they should do instead of pens. each team picks 3 players, every knock out game has a third goalkeeper assigned.
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
that sounds more like "gameshow" than "sport"
i think in general it's not a bad idea to consider rules that make the game more, uh, relatable or inspiring to the experience of people who play for fun, i.e. me
but also i try to hold back on judgment because i'm not familiar w/ that level of play and it's hard for me to say how a rule that impacts a pickup game one way will impact a pro level game
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
i think serious fans of any sport probably have some ideas about how to make the sport better - rules are changed all the time to make the game more efficient or fun or high-scoring or safe or conducive to this-that etc. i definitely have my own radical ideas for the NBA
― Al S. Burr! (k3vin k.), Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
are these also the sports most likely to use imagery of ragtag street urchins playing w/ minimal setups in their advertising?
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
basketball and soccer def are similar in some ways, there's an elegance due to their smooth pace of the game and the athleticism of its players that is not seen with lots of other sports. american football for example is very brutish and a little slow-paced which are my major gripes with it. plus all the fatties
― Al S. Burr! (k3vin k.), Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
plus like, special teams and shit
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
otm the punting and kicking what is that
― Al S. Burr! (k3vin k.), Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
Wembley was called World Cup (or possibly World Cuppie) round my way. Poaching was the only tactic I ever had any success with, due to playing with older boys and being rubbish - an offside rule would've killed me off totally.
I would absolutely *love* to see pros playing it, yes.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 29 July 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
we played a game called "butts up" that i would love see federer and nadal play
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
n/h
― Al S. Burr! (k3vin k.), Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:20 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
well american football is flawed because playing it means you will prob live a very miserable life afterwards, but I was just talking about entertainment value, where the only thing that the nfl could do to improve is give bonus points for trick plays
― iatee, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
change it to flag football
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
which might happen as the brain damage suicides rack up
my pollyannaish hope is that American football will decline in popularity due to brain damages and that soccer will ascend
― electric point-electric counterpoint (m bison), Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but if americans start seriously playing soccer there will be just as much brain damage
― iatee, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
I'm hoping we slowly transition to ping pong
― iatee, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
a three-hour game (like american football) that boils down to what, 20 minutes of action is not my idea of entertainment value
― mookieproof, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
is that true?
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
no it was a joke, football involves way more head slammin
― iatee, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
tho I did know a female college soccer player who had something like 6 concussions
― iatee, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
explains john terry
(amirite?)
― mookieproof, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
Footballs are a lot lighter than they were. Heading the ball repeatedly over the course of many years could potentially cause brain injuries but it's much less likely now than it was in the 60s and 70s.
― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
i think the proper techniques of using the edge of your forehead is nailed down too
― the late great, Sunday, 29 July 2012 22:48 (twelve years ago) link