*edit: to spellcheck


>As for American Football, rugby played with protective padding....in 
>short 1 minute bursts and 3 teams....I am now taking cover in a 
>remote and undisclosed location!

A historical progression of surrogate warfare:

Rugby = Conan era village brawl to get the hogs head across the open 
ground to their home turf while wearing naught but their knickers and 
cleats (aka "boots").

American Football = set piece trench warfare

Association Football (aka Soccer) = Modern warfare w/ no frontlines. 
Sides engaged in running, non-stop battle to overwhelm opponents OODA loop.  


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