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[titoelcolombiano]

Not really. The term is used in other countries. All American can refer to the best college football players in the US for example.

Ok AFL defense league, where do you think the AFL, with clear Irish connections got the term from?

 

[Growthegame]

Not really. The term is used in other countries. All American can refer to the best college football players in the US for example.

Outside of the USA, Ireland and the AFL. where is that termed used? Lol

 

[The_Wookie]

Outside of the USA, Ireland and the AFL. where is that termed used? Lol

Well it was first used in England for a cricket team in 1739, but has been used for any number of national teams over the centuries

 

[The_Wookie]

Ok AFL defense league, where do you think the AFL, with clear Irish connections got the term from?

term was used for national english test cricket sides that toured Australia in the 19th to early 20th centuries. All-Australian teams were selected from 1953.

 

[Growthegame]

Well it was first used in England for a cricket team in 1739, but has been used for any number of national teams over the centuries

National teams as in teams playing matches and representing their nation?

That’s a different concept.

 

[T-Boon]

All American teams in college football tend / tended to play a big role in the players getting recognition in a very, very crowded "arena" for the purpose of their draft prospects.
It is so hard to get recognition unless you are in one of the big teams like Notre Dame, OSU or Alabama etc.

 

[T-Boon]

Not really. The term is used in other countries. All American can refer to the best college football players in the US for example.

There has always been like 5 different conferences (traditionally based on geographic areas) that hardly know one another and 130 first division teams in college football.
Fans know their own players and some star QBs and that is it really.
The concept is important in college football for that reason and also the related reason I mentioned above.

 

[The_Wookie]

National teams as in teams playing matches and representing their nation?

That’s a different concept.

Well All Ireland is the name of the competition there, so different again.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Ok AFL defense league, where do you think the AFL, with clear Irish connections got the term from?

My time to shine (i studied linguistics and speak irish poorly as my name suggests)

Irish doesnt have a linguistics structure that matches “all ireland”. Our closest is “Erie uile” but i dont know of anyone using that type of term.

germanic uses this structure all the time. Odin as the “all-father” (alfodr) is the earlierst historical example i know.

from what i understand, “All Ireland games” was an english branding because the couldnt pronounce the real name

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

^^^
then from a local perspective, VFL are desperate to be taken seriously.
so stealing american tropes just makes sense

 

[titoelcolombiano]

My time to shine (i studied linguistics and speak irish poorly as my name suggests)

Irish doesnt have a linguistics structure that matches “all ireland”. Our closest is “Erie uile” but i dont know of anyone using that type of term.

germanic uses this structure all the time. Odin as the “all-father” (alfodr) is the earlierst historical example i know.

from what i understand, “All Ireland games” was an english branding because the couldnt pronounce the real name

Who cares, it's called the All Ireland Gaelic Football Championships, just one example of the use of the term in Ireland.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

term was used for national english test cricket sides that toured Australia in the 19th to early 20th centuries. All-Australian teams were selected from 1953.

And?

 

[T-Boon]

Where does it come from that AFL is linked to Ireland? Thats about the most shameful allegation ever made about Ireland.

Can we stop saying this.

 

[The_Wookie]

And?

Well then its more likely to have come from England, rather than Ireland.

 

[T-Boon]

Well then its more likely to have come from England, rather than Ireland.

I'd say it came from the middle east.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Well then its more likely to have come from England, rather than Ireland.

Yeah no, Gaelic sports use the term and AFL is the only Australian sport using it

 

[Dark Corner]

There has always been like 5 different conferences (traditionally based on geographic areas) that hardly know one another and 130 first division teams in college football.
Fans know their own players and some star QBs and that is it really.
The concept is important in college football for that reason and also the related reason I mentioned above.

I don't know much about College Football but I do know some teams, bowl games get the same size and even more then the NFL but do 130 first divison teams get massive support ?

 

[T-Boon]

I don't know much about College Football but I do know some teams, bowl games get the same size and even more then the NFL but do 130 first divison teams get massive support ?

Last I looked the smallest division 1 team was Ball State and they get a 10k crowd. The average of the 130 would be in the 40k I would reckon. I'd say the top 50 teams get over 40k.

 

[Dark Corner]

Last I looked the smallest division 1 team was Ball State and they get a 10k crowd. The average of the 130 would be in the 40k I would reckon. I'd say the top 50 teams get over 40k.

Thats mental that and do you think thats why other pro comps for American Football fail because the massive draw of the College game.

 

[T-Boon]

Thats mental that and do you think thats why other pro comps for American Football fail because the massive draw of the College game.

Its got to be a big part of it.