And I'm not saying that's wrong, I've been watching sports streams for over 10 years now. But let's not act like this is some grand social gesture, I just don't want to pay for cable.

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How do you do this without still having to see the commercials? Those are a huge part of the enriching unfortunately...

[–] centof@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lots of these streams don't show the commercials and instead just have blank airspace when the commercials are airing. But I don't know if that applies to the superbowl streams though since some people like to watch those commercials.

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Oh snap, so pulling from pre network... Or just very determined.

My hatred of commercials is... Strong. Kudos to black screens of comforting non-crap.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

It's more that they're restreaming a stream, and the main stream doesn't have commercials. They're injected at commercial breaks, but aren't a part of the main stream (because people in different regions get different commercials).

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yep lot of sports streams I've seen straight up don't have commercials and goes to dead air during breaks, since they aren't streaming regular broadcast channels.

Really nice ones switch to stadium cameras during breaks so showing what's going on with the crowd and arena.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

You could also rip the stream, manually remove the commercials, and post it on torrent sites

Be the change you want to see in the world

[+] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works -12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

AF is considered to be the world's most dangerous sport if you look at number of injuries weighted by severity. If you ask me, that's precisely why it's a "terrible sport". Insinuating it's lacking in some degree of toxic masculinity simply sounds ignorant.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry for the joke, this is my actual belief. The more "padded" someone is the more careless they will be because they think they are safe.

I certainly know rugby has its dangers, but when you play by the rules it is leaps and bounds safer than AF

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There was a time they played without helmets and

Between 1965 and 1969, more than 100 players at all levels died of brain injuries, an average of about 20 per year—about the same number as died in 1905, but from brain injuries alone.

https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/may-2012/a-brief-history-of-football-head-injuries-and-a-look-towards-the-future/

So it's just a stupid sport to begin with whether there is padding or not due to the whole bashing into each other from opposite ends every single play.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've always hated that "rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen" claptrap because too many who play are insufferable jackasses with an unwarranted superiority complex.

Be confident enough in your sport you don't need to belittle others. There's room in the world for more than one sport.

Allez les Bleus

Go Chiefs

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

I just enjoy pissing off football fans. You want to talk superiority complex just look at American football fans.

Anyways, enjoy what ya enjoy lol

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

all sportsball is terrible but it's a proven fact that safety equipment increases risk taking behaviour.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Rugby safety equiptment - Scrum cap (only 2nd row wear these), mouth guard, training how to tackle/be tackled.

How much safer can ya get??

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

Websearch "rugby + CTE".

Rugby is a full contact sport and has the exact same concerns that American football, fighting, and hockey have. There is no magic shield that protects rugby players from the consequences of repeat impacts to the head.

Researchers are looking into high volume, low impact hits (rugby and American football) contributing to CTE just as much as lower volume, high impact hits (American football). Researchers are even looking at whether impact is necessary, even rapid changes in acceleration (hit elsewhere in the body causing ones brain to slosh around in the skull) piles up damage over the course of a sports career.

Plenty of good hearted sledging to be thrown about various sports. Buying the propaganda that rugby isn't a dangerous sport ain't it.

[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

How much safer can ya get??

Like in Monster Hunter: hit, don't get hit.