My ideas on how to make sports more entertaining

OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Am I a genius or what.</div>Hockey: Halfpipe. Needs to take place in a half-pipe, or some sort of valley-like rink. Also, there should be two pucks in the rink and should it come down to sudden death, the <i>entire team</i> comes out and there's only one puck.

Basketball: Make the basketball arena floor one giant trampoline, and make the baskets...say, at least 4 feet higher (it would be the closest thing to lo-grav BBall, which is awesome). Also, it should be in a closed arena (meaning there are walls) and you can bounce the ball off the walls to pass and stuff.

Baseball: For christ's sake, make the games shorter while also making it easier for batters to hit the ball (make it bigger?). That way next time I go to a Texas Rangers game, I'm not there for HOURS and going home without having seen a single home run.

Football: *shrug* Maybe make a lightweight league, so when someone gets tackled they go FLYING.

Soccer: Why the hell is the soccer field SO BIG? The more time spent trying to shoot goals and less time just running across the field, the better. Make the field much smaller.

Golf: Everyone should have to tee off at the same time and go through the course racing against each other. They'll still be judged on par, but in addition to par they'll be judged on who finished first and last and how long they took and such.

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  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1634898:date=Jun 20 2007, 09:04 PM:name=Omegaman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Omegaman @ Jun 20 2007, 09:04 PM) [snapback]1634898[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Football: *shrug* Maybe make a lightweight league, so when someone gets tackled they go FLYING.
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    Not to spoil the fun, but:

    p=ma
    e=1/2mv^2

    Or in other words: If a light football player gets tackled by another light football player he wont go flying.
    You would need to hot the light player with a heavy player to sent him flying. As alternative you can also just watch all those football videos, where a player crashes into the cheerleaders.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Man it's like you don't even think about this stuff before you post.

    Hockey: the pucks would just fall straight in to the middle of the half-pipe every time. Players would get tired out in 10 minutes because they'd have to skate constantly if they didn't want to just get stuck together in the middle. Not to mention they'd all be colliding with each other way more than regular hockey which would be ridiculous.

    Basketball: I don't think you understand what trampolines are like. Nobody would be able to go anywhere on a giant trampoline, at all. Anytime someone took a step, or jumped, or anything, everyone else would be off balance. Add that to the HORRIFYING injuries that players would incur every single game (falling on their necks, their arms, their legs from a long distance up, and not being able to keep their footing because the ground is constantly bouncing them around) and it's a recipe for absolute disaster.

    Baseball: would turn in to "pitcher throws the ball, batter hits a home run" if it was easy to hit that thing.

    Soccer: yeah sure why not.

    Golf: don't even try to make this interesting. Can't be done.

    And Faskalia said what I would have said about football. So there.
  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    Oh and I like the golf idea.

    I would tee off last and try to hit some of my competitors that are busy putting the ball <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • KainTSAKainTSA Join Date: 2005-05-30 Member: 52831Members, Constellation
    IMHO sports are already a lot of fun to play. But I agree that they are quite boring to watch. To me its like watching other people play a video game. Sure it can be fun for a while, but I really would rather be in there doing it myself.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    Cyborgs!


    btw, the basketball thing has been done sorta.

    I think it was something liek one tampoline infront of each hoop
    and you had to go off it to score...

    possibly only dunks counted or something?
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    You're ideas take the real fun out of sport.

    I would rather settle for a real Unreal Tournament.
  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Man it's like you don't even think about this stuff before you post.
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    Sad part is, I did. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hockey: the pucks would just fall straight in to the middle of the half-pipe every time. Players would get tired out in 10 minutes because they'd have to skate constantly if they didn't want to just get stuck together in the middle.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It wouldn't have to be THAT steep, but good point.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Not to mention they'd all be colliding with each other way more than regular hockey which would be ridiculous.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's the idea. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Basketball: I don't think you understand what trampolines are like. Nobody would be able to go anywhere on a giant trampoline, at all. Anytime someone took a step, or jumped, or anything, everyone else would be off balance. Add that to the HORRIFYING injuries that players would incur every single game (falling on their necks, their arms, their legs from a long distance up, and not being able to keep their footing because the ground is constantly bouncing them around) and it's a recipe for absolute disaster.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Another good point. I was gonna say "then about something like a bed mattress?" as the ultimate goal I'm looking for here is people jumping really high, but that's moot anyways because I hadn't taken injuries into account.
    Still like my closed arena idea though.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Baseball: would turn in to "pitcher throws the ball, batter hits a home run" if it was easy to hit that thing.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If you have a better idea of how to increase the number of home runs (or in general action), please share. The problem is that in baseball games you're lucky if you went to a game where the final score was 6-4. And that's after a BILLION hours of boring. But if you just decrease the number of innings, all that does is increase the chances of the game ending wiht scores like 1-0 which is still boring, so you have compensate for the lost time somehow.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Golf: don't even try to make this interesting. Can't be done.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />


    Also, concerning making Football more entertaining....It's actually pretty entertaining as it is. Doesn't need much change. But if it DID...
    <img src="http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg000/g026/g02645ldgal.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
    <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    P.S. I'm willing to bet that lightweight football players would more than make up with velocity for what they lack in mass, seeing as how they're light in weight and all.
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Im pretty sure the gold idea has been done actually. You have to flat-out run between hits since it's basically a race. I think it was called "Extreme Golf" or something.

    Also: Baseketball!
  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    Russian Roulette Golf

    All balls are handed out randomly, each ball has a 20-100% (digitally stored) chance of triggering when hit by a club. When triggered the ball explodes within 0-20 seconds. Any ball exploding near another ball triggers it as well. Awesome carnage ensued.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Hockey: Halfpipe. Needs to take place in a half-pipe, or some sort of valley-like rink. Also, there should be two pucks in the rink and should it come down to sudden death, the entire team comes out and there's only one puck.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Magnetic plates under the ice and just enough metal in the puck to hold it in vertical position when dropped.
  • FaskaliaFaskalia Wechsellichtzeichenanlage Join Date: 2004-09-12 Member: 31651Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1634927:date=Jun 20 2007, 11:05 PM:name=Svenpa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Svenpa @ Jun 20 2007, 11:05 PM) [snapback]1634927[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Russian Roulette Golf

    All balls are handed out randomly, each ball has a 20-100% (digitally stored) chance of triggering when hit by a club. When triggered the ball explodes within 0-20 seconds. Any ball exploding near another ball triggers it as well. Awesome carnage ensued.
    Magnetic plates under the ice and just enough metal in the puck to hold it in vertical position when dropped.
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    Sweet <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" />

    Ok I have one (although not that brutal).

    Lets replace the hurdles in a hurdle races with solid brick walls. This should spice it up a little.
    Oh and the 100 meter dash could be a run for the antidote <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    Light the field on fire! I don't care what game of sport it is, set it on fire!

    <!--quoteo(post=1634928:date=Jun 20 2007, 11:11 PM:name=Faskalia)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Faskalia @ Jun 20 2007, 11:11 PM) [snapback]1634928[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Sweet <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" />

    Ok I have one (although not that brutal).

    Lets replace the hurdles in a hurdle races with solid brick walls. This should spice it up a little.
    Oh and the 100 meter dash could be a run for the antidote <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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    Also, the walls would be on fire. The antidote too.
  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    Football with sidearms. ###### the tackle.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Goalies with machine guns I say.
  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    Hockey with less pucking and more mexican standoffs!
    "LET 'ER GO! EH!"
  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    edited June 2007
    I was talking to my good friend about my ideas and he sent me this:

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    AWESOME

    edit: I don't think that text was big enough.

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  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    I used to watch that now and again. It was alright.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    I always thought Horse Riding would be a *lot* more fun if the jockeys could hit each other off their horses.

    I came up with the idea watching the last grand national. Towards the end, where they're flat out for the post, you can see it in their eyes as someone starts to move ahead of them. They're thinking "I wish I could take you down".

    Obviously padding would be increased, though.

    Also, we need rollerball. Not the pansy version that exists at the moment, but the version in the film. With full contact (was that actually allowed in the game or was it just the corruption? I mean, was it an actual rule, or just the refs not calling it?) and motorbikes.
  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    I've got the best idea for a sport. Basically, you get 2 or more people and just put them in this big open pit, right? Then give them some kind of weapon and make them fight it out! The spectators can, like, sit on chairs around the big pit... You could even just release lions into the pit to make things really fun
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    That slamball video was

    <b><!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><!--fonto:Tahoma--><span style="font-family:Tahoma"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:7--><span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->AWESOME<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b>
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Holy crap, Slamball is SO bad-ass. I'd kick it up a notch and have everyone wear boxing gloves, it'd be harder to hold the ball but if you don't watch your back you're going to get one HELL of an uppercut. Street Fighter status.
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