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Feb-4-2007 14:52

I love football! My favorite team for many years has been the Dallas Cowboys, but I have to say my most exciting football year was the year I lived in North Carolina. That was the year the Carolina Panthers went to the Super Bowl. The attorney who owned the firm where I worked was a huge Panthers fan and went to every game that year, home or away, so I followed the team closely that year. He even paid for everyone in the office (it was a small office) to go see the playoff game between the Panthers and Dallas, and I must say, we had very good seats. That was quite a year, with the Panthers winning so many games with a field goal ( thank goodness for John Kasay). The Panthers lost the Super Bowl, but many records were made and broke during that game, making it truly one of the most interesting games in Super Bowl history.

Feb-4-2007 22:27

LOL Bad Ass, Good to see that you appreciate some of the less known teams.

Feb-4-2007 23:08

lol, *can waste time on wikipedia too*

Radical cheerleading is a form of cheerleading originating from Florida, but now spread across the United States and to Canada, Europe and beyond. The idea is to use the aesthetics of cheerleading but changing the chants to be promoting feminism and left-wing causes. Many radical cheerleaders (some of whom are male, transgender or non-gender identified) are far in appearance from the stereotypical image of a cheerleader.

Radical cheerleaders often perform at demonstrations. They also often perform at feminist and other radical festivals and events. Radical cheerleading is used at demonstrations to promote a radical message in a media-friendly, people-friendly way. It is also used to support the actions of other activists who are putting themselves at risk, to denounce infiltrators and opponents, and to escalate or de-escalate situations.

One of the most successful radical cheerleading appearances was at the March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC on April 25, 2004. The cheerleaders had their own feeder march and bloc within the larger march with over 2,000 participants. The purpose of this group was to raise awareness about the lack of access low-income women have to abortion despite its legality.

Radical cheerleaders are often anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist. Their cheers are written from scratch or by rewriting the words to popular and historical songs. Radical cheerleaders dress in diverse ways but often wear red and black.

As far as sports goes, for me it's all about soccer/football. I sorta follow the NBA too, but I just don't really care. With soccer, you're talking about a game that is SO popular and so well-supported just about everywhere outside of the States and Canada that most national leagues can support a relegation system without harm to the fan base.

Seriously folks...this is the game most people in the world think of first when they hear the word "sport". (more)

Feb-4-2007 23:24

There's a reason for that, I think. To be challenged to do with your feet what many people cannot do with their hands speaks to a profoundly human experience of being challenged and overcoming adversity.

Ahh the beautiful game. I follow the English, Italian and Spanish leagues mostly (because that's what's on TV here) as well as the all-Europe competitions. I have the luxury of not having a local side to support, so I just get to indiscriminately love good play. But that'll all change when Toronto gets an MLS team this year :)

Feb-5-2007 12:18

*is a radical gender challenged cheerleader*

GOOOO team!

Feb-5-2007 13:06

My favorite sports are football (Steelers), baseball (Indians , even though they sucked last season) and Nascar (Earnhardt Jr) :)

Feb-10-2007 06:41

heh...Chess here...if you count that as a "sport"
Im not a physical guy, more mental( as in using brains, not retarded.)