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| Quote: Mr. Zucchini Head "Why NFL or nothing? You do realise how big college football is over there don't you? The average attendance across the entire league is 46,000, with some teams routinely getting over 100,000. Michigan got 115,000 for a regular season game last year.'"
Of course he doesn't!
That shows the scale of the opportunity but also the scale of the problem. Rugby League in the US is the pimple on the boil on the butt of American Sport.
American football is 90% tedium so in theory they should be going absolutely bananas about RL. But then Canadians would say the same about ice hockey and cricket - old habits die hard! |
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Hahahaha. Of course I know about College football and have watched it, I have a family friend in Duke right now.
The NFL is where it's at, the money; flippin pussy footying around in College football, no, get involved in the big leagues straight away, or nothing. Think big and be bold.
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My next challenge for The Steve Prescott Foundation, is to walk from Land End to John O Groats, 900 miles, in just 12 days.
If you would like to sponsor me, click [url:3hj7fcks]https://www.justgiving.com/AdeCunliffe[/url:3hj7fcks] or PM me.
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I have a rather unique USA RL item that I am selling to raise funds for The Steve Prescott Foundation. See the pictures here www.flickr.com/photos/11760447@N ... 334707994/
It is the match worn shirt from Taylor Welch, the shirt he wore when they beat Wales in the world cup. Very kind of him to give it to me, so I hope it can raise some good funds for the foundation.
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I have a rather unique USA RL item that I am selling to raise funds for The Steve Prescott Foundation. See the pictures here www.flickr.com/photos/11760447@N ... 334707994/
It is the match worn shirt from Taylor Welch, the shirt he wore when they beat Wales in the world cup. Very kind of him to give it to me, so I hope it can raise some good funds for the foundation.
Know anyone who would like this bit of RL memorabelia ? | |
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| Quote: Clan-destine "I don't normally post on here, but just a simple idea of having an RL curtain raiser at an NFL game (could be the world club challenge). Preferably an east coast fixture, only because there are more RL teams on that side.
I know the pitch and markings are different but it would give great exposure to RL.
Anyone know if any thing like this has been done before with the NFL.
Im expecting a lot of negativity with this post but like I said, its just an idea. Cheers'"
Salford and Leeds played a pre season fixture in Jacksonville about 3/4 years ago at a university campus stadium and attracted a crowd of about 8,000. From what I heard the locals loved it. |
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A few years ago an American guy had a pretty good idea of playing an 11 a side game in highschools in American in the American football offseason.
Most highschools in America have fields for American football that are only used for half a year, but they are as much as 15 feet narrower than a rugby pitch, so 13 a side would have very compressed defensive lines, while 11 a side would have about the same spacing in defence as a normal game.
The basic idea is that literally billions of dollars worth of infrastructure site there unused, and it could be used for a modified form of League, while it isn't suitable for Union at all.
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| Quote: Supreme Sydney2002 "I have a rather unique USA RL item that I am selling to raise funds for The Steve Prescott Foundation. See the pictures here
What size is it and how much are you looking for?
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Why do people persist in posting this tripe? Why would the NFL or NCAA waste their time and resources on a sport that is a total irrelevance?
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