An Australian Rules football is similar to an American version, but there is no such position as a quarterback, as the rules prohibit throwing the ball.
I use “USAian” (for which i cannot take credit - i picked it up on the rec.arts.sf.fandom newsgroup) to distinguish between a citizen of the US and an “American” - Mexicans, Canadians, Boliviand and Argentines are “Americans”, too.
And definitely, “American football” is USAian.
Bill Hinds said
Yes, football is not an American creation, but the spiral pass is.
Well, since you can’t throw a spherical object in a way that would qualify as a “spiral”…
(And properly the word should be “helical”, not “spiral” … but that’s a battle long since lost.)
dsped about 15 years ago
That IS a football … everywhere else in the world.
Edcole1961 about 15 years ago
An Australian Rules football is similar to an American version, but there is no such position as a quarterback, as the rules prohibit throwing the ball.
fairportfan about 15 years ago
USAian footballs used to be a lot less pointy, before the emphasis shifted to the air game from the ground game.
Bill Hinds creator about 15 years ago
Yes, football is not an American creation, but the spiral pass is.
fairportfan about 15 years ago
I use “USAian” (for which i cannot take credit - i picked it up on the rec.arts.sf.fandom newsgroup) to distinguish between a citizen of the US and an “American” - Mexicans, Canadians, Boliviand and Argentines are “Americans”, too.
And definitely, “American football” is USAian.
Bill Hinds said
Yes, football is not an American creation, but the spiral pass is.
Well, since you can’t throw a spherical object in a way that would qualify as a “spiral”…
(And properly the word should be “helical”, not “spiral” … but that’s a battle long since lost.)