Dave... the CFL? Three downs and a cloud os dust. Discussed it before. More physical prwess and less strategy make it more like rugby. I love rugby. I love Yankee football. I don't love a game in between.

Hockey? I had to actually type "hockey"? I am a Canuck! THAT is a given.

And, we don't call it "ice hockey". We do call field hocky field hockey, of course.

Dave... speaking of old style football... when I learned to play squash, it was on a court in a men's residence at uni. A "let" was not in the cards. It was a yellow dot in the kidneys or a shoulder or climbing over the bastard! When I joined a proper league I had a hard time for a while until I was informed of the actual rules for "gentlemen's squash". I spent 3 to 5 hours on the court at a time. Now, I get tired watching.

As far as football and Yankee football, it's like the fact that I like Aussie Rules and rugby far better as well. But, I still keep up with and watch The English Premiership... love it.