Tsk tsk. Ye fellahs just don't understand the game. To explain it in detail would take longer than a game so here's a nutshell. Yankee football is as much a game of chess as a game of athletic prowess in that each "play" has nearly limitless options which must be contemplated by a number of team members and coaches in a very short time and then executed with flawless precision. We fans do not just WATCH the game, we PARTICIPATE by engaging our minds in the strategies employed.

I love to watch the game they play in heaven. I enjoy watching soccer. I crave watching good tennis. I like watching hockey. Aussie Rules is fun to watch. But I LIVE for anticipating the next play on offence and on defense in a game of Yankee football. Anyway, rugby could never take the place of Yankee football for me because, like many of the rugby players, and some ref's', I'll never understand the rules, er, laws.