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I mean, why would you name a bullshit, made-up, boring, fake pussy rugby (as real rugby is an actual proper sport) the same way as an already existing sport called football? It's just lazy and lacking any form of creativity, which actually is a correct description of American football. Just call it boringball or stupidball or something. Either you're stupid for watching it or you're stupid for getting brain injury playing it.
But yeah, this is how crooked, corrupt and easy to be manipulated your president is.
It was actually based on associated football when the collegiate league was first started. It then morphed to a version with rules similar to rugby (with the oblong ball and the ability to carry the ball) (Googled this, neat!). While I agree it's a bit overhyped here in the states, it certainly isn't lazy or lacking creativity. It's a sport like any other.
They should definitely change it to the way it's depicted in Starship Troopers, it might gain broader appeal then.
Not boring? How many minutes of a match does there actually happen something? And how many minutes is filled with waiting and positioning? It's soooooo boring. Even if a football match (soccer) is boring because nothing interesting is happening, it's still more interesting than American football. And I hate football (soccer).
It already has a name. Gridiron (or gridiron football, but given there's no ball and the thing they use instead of a ball contacts hands much more often than feet, it's better to omit the later altogether, to avoid sounding silly).