Cleats by Bill Hinds for October 14, 2022
October 13, 2022
October 15, 2022
Transcript:
Soccer ball: Soccer is tougher on the ball than football. Football: Give me a break... Soccer ball: Like you don't get enough breaks. In football, the breaks last longer than the plays, and after each play the ref cleans you with a towel before he gently sets you down on the grass. You hardly ever get kicked. Most of the time some player is trying to protect you. Not very tough. And there's that whole lace thing... Football: Laces...not lace!
Someone did a term paper a few years ago and found that in a normal American football game, actual plays consumed 11 minutes. The rest of the hour was spent moving chains, conferring in huddles and patting each other on the butt. I kid you not.