Re: Missed goal

In article <memo.20090205164945.2584A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Paul Dormer <prd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article
<9708d924-73a4-4786-8251-e03175291d48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
treifamily@xxxxxxxxx (cryptoguy) wrote:


Ever since then, non-football fans have had to deal with delayed,
cut, or cancelled shows following games. The number of times
I've tried to tape something, and found the first part of the
recording
filled with inane post-game commentary would make you cry.

At least with soccer, you usually know when its going to end.
IIRC, the exception is the rare situation when a tie must
be broken for some reason. The clock does not stop during play.

In US football, while the playing time is fixed, the clock is
continually stopped and restarted for various reasons, on
an unpredictable basis. It's thus impossible to predict the
end time.

But the thing about American football is it's played so late at night,
there are no following programmes to worry about. I know this because
the Superbowl finished about three in the morning this year. :-)

Did it, really? I (big surprise) didn't watch it. I did see the
top ten commercials on the web the following day. I was
underwhelmed. Nothing to compare with Herding Cats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWymXNPaU7g

Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at hotmail dot com
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