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Exile
Port Macquarie
"I don’t know where you’re at in your life or what you’re going through, but I wanna tell you to keep going, baby. I wanna tell you success is on the other side of it.
I wanna tell you it’s gonna be okay. I wanna tell you that the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason, because what’s in front of you is so much more important than what’s behind you."
Jelly Roll
Joe Rogan is hardly an intellectual heavyweight. Besides, his idea is that America doesn't do rugby because there are no ad breaks. South Africa put ads in all the time - they shrink the screen by 10-15% and show ~20 second banner ads whilst not breaking the showing of the game.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
I can't say I've seen a helluva lot of Rogan, and he seems a mixture of right wing libertarian views with a few social justice "mutterings" going by the odd youtube clip that pops up. Having said that, he seems pretty knowledgeable in some, particularly science related areas from what I have seen. It's hard to argue that RU/RL/AFL could exist in the ad-saturation world of inner-looking NFL fans anyway.Originally Posted by Sheikh
On a slight tangent to that; I saw a clip featuring a South African fella who coached USA Rugby for a period talking about the futility of trying to "convert" NFL/college athletes to either Rugby. His view was due to the explosive power types that they have been trained for. He thinks that basketball players would be more suitable due to their, aerobic endurance, ball handling skill and lateral dexterity & vision.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
I debated whether I should post this clip for about 20 minutes.
I am a big fan of Joe Rogan and watch his full podcasts semi-regularly. It depends on the guest he has on.
One thing you quickly learn about Joe is that he doesn't claim to be an intellectual, far from it. But, he is willing to learn - and if there is a subject he has an interest in. He will go and find a guest to learn from.
The point is Frank from Bumf*ck, Idaho likes to be able to get up from the couch - fetch a beer from the fridge and the Buffalo Wings that have been pre-heated in the oven (since half time).
He can do that with NFL or College Football. Can do it with Basketball and can do it in Baseball. Hell. He could brew his own beer with baseball and not miss a play.
Breaking into the USA TV market would take Rugby to a whole different level.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"I don’t know where you’re at in your life or what you’re going through, but I wanna tell you to keep going, baby. I wanna tell you success is on the other side of it.
I wanna tell you it’s gonna be okay. I wanna tell you that the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason, because what’s in front of you is so much more important than what’s behind you."
Jelly Roll
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