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a false posted:a comment i just read on a youtube video just got me thinking - now that asashoryu's out of sumo, he should try to become a lineman in the nfl. seriously. he's got the size, he's probably quicker than most other dudes who play the position, and he's certainly incredibly strong. not too old either. would be a good way to make himself a bunch of money. a lot of rikishi would probably be really good at it actually, but it's unlikely that anyone who wasn't forced out of sumo under duress would give it up for a different sport (unless they just really wanted to make a lot more money). It's really not at all plausible. 31 is well on the downside of a career, especially in a high-contact position like lineman. He's almost certainly physically inferior to guys coming out of college, and he has no experience whatsoever in the game to make up for it. Even assuming he can match up physically against dudes 10 years younger than him that weigh 300+ pounds, can run a 40-yard dash in 5 seconds, and have a 30" vertical leap, he'd need to learn the following things: 1) how football works 2) correct footwork (this would probably be his easiest adjustment) 3) how to use his hands, particularly with regard to not being penalized 4) teamwork 5) memorizing several hundred plays, his assignments, and the call 6) memorizing the terminology for adjustments at the line of scrimmage e: He'd also have to deal with translating his skills into a football uniform, and dealing with the incredible physical beating of the game. Mornacale fucked around with this message at 10:13 on Mar 23, 2012 |
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There aren't actually strict rules on what it takes to get to yokozuna, correct? Is it possible that the people in charge would adjust for this sort of historically competitive field?
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Mar 28, 2012 21:48
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A request from the gallery: could the first commenter or two after each video use their spoiler tags such that they leave the match names visible and the comments spoiled? I try to follow along with folks' commentary as I watch, but when it's all in one spoiler tag or the names aren't visible it's easy to unintentionally read ahead.
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Fryhtaning posted:You mean like how Funkysauce did it? I mean the opposite of how Funkysauce did it, so you can see who was in the match and then go read the hidden comments after you watch the result.
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