Bounty System Stemmed From Fans Lust For Violence

Rugby Saint II · 03-07-2012, 01:34 PM

This game has really deteriorated since they used leather helmets and men really went to battle. Now all defensive players need to fully understand how to correctly pull the flag.

When I started playing rugby there was only one referee. Lot's of things went on after the ball was away. Stomping was commonplace. If a body was between you and the ball the you smashed it! That was the mind set.
Btw if you took a player out of the game there were no replacements. Talk about motivation!

neugey · 03-07-2012, 04:56 PM

Maybe I'm in the minority but I watch football for the strategy, the action during the snap and the suspense of knowing that either team could score the ball and change the game on any given play. The violence doesn't mean much to me in football, maybe because I didn't play. I prefer to watch MMA if I want controlled violence.

hagan714 · 03-07-2012, 05:58 PM

violence has always been the appeal of football in america. that is what made it the game it is. to bad the nfl is out to destroy that part of the game. this keeps up i am turning to soccer.

Danno · 03-07-2012, 06:04 PM

Bounty System Stemmed From Players Having Locker Room Fun

Farking fixed it foy you!

SloMotion · 03-08-2012, 05:05 AM

What a crock! It stems from the machismo & bravado of playing a contact sport and man's propensity to wager over anything. I'm not a religious man (but I have been 'rulered' by a few nuns), weren't they playing dice at the foot of the cross over Jesus' cape? Wasn't there a 'bounty' on the the Son of God?

The cause is as old as time. It's the nature of men.

This is the biggest thing to happen for the media since O.J. trial.

saintfan · 03-08-2012, 03:29 PM

One thing I know. No matter what punishment the league hands down, the practice won't stop.

JoanieNTX · 03-08-2012, 03:42 PM

The way I see it....this bounty thing has been goin' on since the inception of football...the problem is....Greg Williams was stupid enough to put some of it down in writing, so now something has to be done. And we get to be the scapegoats. Ugh. Thanks Greggie!

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Bounty System Stemmed From Players Having Locker Room Fun Farking fixed it foy you! SloMotion likes this.

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	One thing I know. No matter what punishment the league hands down, the practice won't stop. SloMotion likes this.

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JoanieNTX 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 825	The way I see it....this bounty thing has been goin' on since the inception of football...the problem is....Greg Williams was stupid enough to put some of it down in writing, so now something has to be done. And we get to be the scapegoats. Ugh. Thanks Greggie! SloMotion likes this.

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03-07-2012, 01:34 PM	#1
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,187	This game has really deteriorated since they used leather helmets and men really went to battle. Now all defensive players need to fully understand how to correctly pull the flag. When I started playing rugby there was only one referee. Lot's of things went on after the ball was away. Stomping was commonplace. If a body was between you and the ball the you smashed it! That was the mind set. Btw if you took a player out of the game there were no replacements. Talk about motivation!

03-07-2012, 04:56 PM	#2
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,878 Blog Entries: 13	Maybe I'm in the minority but I watch football for the strategy, the action during the snap and the suspense of knowing that either team could score the ball and change the game on any given play. The violence doesn't mean much to me in football, maybe because I didn't play. I prefer to watch MMA if I want controlled violence.

03-07-2012, 05:58 PM	#3
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	violence has always been the appeal of football in america. that is what made it the game it is. to bad the nfl is out to destroy that part of the game. this keeps up i am turning to soccer.

03-08-2012, 05:05 AM	#5
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	What a crock! It stems from the machismo & bravado of playing a contact sport and man's propensity to wager over anything. I'm not a religious man (but I have been 'rulered' by a few nuns), weren't they playing dice at the foot of the cross over Jesus' cape? Wasn't there a 'bounty' on the the Son of God? The cause is as old as time. It's the nature of men. This is the biggest thing to happen for the media since O.J. trial.