OT: Netflix Home Game - Calcio Storico

[Fluffhead]

Just finished this episode. I had heard of this sport in passing, but wtf these people are out of their minds. It is rugby, mixed with MMA, but with no rules. Just a bunch of jacked dudes beating the **** out of each other. Highly recommend.

 

[jw410]

Watching it now

 

[S.CarolinaCane]

Bad ***, would love to see it live!

 

[SanAmaro2005]

Bad ***, would love to see it live!

Agreed. I love watching rivalries that matter more in the local community than in the national perspective (i.e. the Egg Bowl or even something like Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin, for example). It's one of the reasons I love college football more than the NFL, or most other leagues for that matter. Those regional rivalries really matter in college football. Soccer is full of that kind of rivalry all over the world, too. Real Madrid vs. Barca is fun and all, but I'd rather go to Hearts vs. Hibs in Scotland and experience the local significance. The Calcio Storico stuff is a different level of crazy though. I had seen / read about it before, but I watched the Netflix episode yesterday too. Awesome. Exactly the kind of thing I'd like to see in person. On my bucket list for sure because it's so unique and locally significant.

 

[troyskiles]

A wild game, for sure!