Had a lot of fun watching this game, if you want to check it out the full broadcast is here: The Original link got taken down by the Original Copyright holder... Sorry guys Thanks for watching!
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@IsaacPunts Жыл бұрын
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@FABRHighlights Жыл бұрын
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@Hinokami73 Жыл бұрын
you need to do video about the Brazilian League
@Hinokami73 Жыл бұрын
@@FABRHighlights oshe kkkkkkk acabei de notar q era uma conta BR 😂😂
@illuminahde Жыл бұрын
Nice video. Funny. Well written. 👍
@tsmith101591 Жыл бұрын
Gotta recruit the Sumo wrestlers lol
@bdbailey Жыл бұрын
If/when American Football takes off in Japan, their o-lines will be INSANE
@fadercreek Жыл бұрын
🎯 a lot of sumo wrestlers going to the nfl
@thebabylonian109 Жыл бұрын
Right? That was my first thought.
@capresenooj4359 Жыл бұрын
Eye Shield 21 came out in 2002 so someone wanted this to happen for a while
@CamberRockerCamber Жыл бұрын
Run blocking will be bananas
@carmelopearman5721 Жыл бұрын
A lot of Lineman won’t be tall enough. Sumo and football are different sports with different skill sets.
@xaninuax Жыл бұрын
I honestly love the idea of American Football growing in other countries.
@denniswilkerson5536 Жыл бұрын
Take a look at the European League of Football, they’re growing, getting sponsors, they have anywhere from 12-16 teams I think.
@wiredtardis Жыл бұрын
@@denniswilkerson5536 The European League of Football will start their 3rd season in a few months or so.
@nysportsfan2576 Жыл бұрын
Would mean more international prospects for the NFL, XFL and USFL
@zackb99 Жыл бұрын
I wish there were a whole bunch of countries that get good enough to the point that the Olympics would sponsor American football. I would love to see Team U.S. against Team Australia for example.
@knightmarechimp Жыл бұрын
It is! I play running back here in Australia, we have men's, women's and junior state teams and national teams, sometimes they go and compete with other countries
@user-pn8tx7cm9u Жыл бұрын
I study here in Japan for college and play for university football team as a tight end. American Football is actually pretty big here. They take it seriously like other sports. Obviously being a foreigner its hard as they have their own terms that are different from the US terms. But otherwise american football is pretty good. They do promotion/demotion system for university leagues in american football league.
@chaoticape7051 Жыл бұрын
@@MudkipSupreme Bro, asians are not all short lol
@txtokeboy424 Жыл бұрын
@@MudkipSupreme probably depends on the position bruh
@bmfsnc8466 Жыл бұрын
@@txtokeboy424 yeah for real, 5 11 cuts it as a WR, CB or RB in the NFL even
@wolfpak220 Жыл бұрын
Was in the US military in Japan. Our base played other bases and also 1 or 2 Japanese universities.
@user-pn8tx7cm9u Жыл бұрын
Most players here are like 5'10 ish. I'm 6ft flat. Sometimes you would occassionally see players over 6 ft. But I would say 5'10ish or even slightly below that will be alright. Our team's OL are quite a bit short so don't worry.
@flpndrox Жыл бұрын
College Football has been in Japan for decades. There's a Semi-Pro corporate league with former D1 players. At least one Japanese national made an NFL practice squad.
@BOG0690 Жыл бұрын
Somewhat unrelated but former Steeler Heinz Ward was from Seoul Korea
@steeloharris7054 Жыл бұрын
@@BOG0690 😲 whaaaat?
@Student0Toucher Жыл бұрын
Not surprising as Japan is a U.S military base
@stevenpaynter4215 Жыл бұрын
cool but some people dont know and thats what this video is for, not everyone is like you
@rakijr9176 Жыл бұрын
@@BOG0690 He was also half black, like many players.
@mackenzieblair8135 Жыл бұрын
Ivy League isn’t exactly the best college football has to offer.
@johnlee7377 Жыл бұрын
Forming a team from the best players of an entire conference is still going to be a decent team
@dannydevito5729 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of sarcasm?
@dannydevito5729 Жыл бұрын
Also, to be fair to the ivy league they don't even do sports scholarships or value an individual's athletic abilities when it comes to acceptance to the school. And only around 5-10% (varies on school) of applications are accepted so the ivy league isn't the best college football but they have never tried to be.
@nathanhansen7044 Жыл бұрын
Had it been sec or big 10 players japan would have been steamrolled
@goob3826 Жыл бұрын
Ryan Fitzpatrick? Take it back bro… not cool
@jordanwhite8567 Жыл бұрын
Imagine what a soldier/marine during world war 2 would’ve thought of you if you told him Japan would have a football team playing against the ivy league and it would be a friendly and competitive game. They would’ve thought you were out of your absolute mind. Cool times we live in though!
@SayAhh Жыл бұрын
Imagine what a Southerner would have thought of you if you told him the United States would have a football team where black players would play with and against white players. Times change, and change is good.
@BeelzebubBeelzebub Жыл бұрын
Haha yea I’m glad we can grow past that
@charlesbrown4483 Жыл бұрын
@@SayAhh Imagine you told a Sudanese, Egyptian, Libyan, Ethiopian, or Somalian native that black people haven’t been enslaved in most of the world for well over a century. Times change, except in the north east of Africa and the Middle East.
@angelozikantas484 Жыл бұрын
@@SayAhh I imagine he would've thought "this shouldnt be happening" literally as it was happening in the 1920s. The comparison with the original comment is kind of weird tbh
@SayAhh Жыл бұрын
@@angelozikantas484 do you really not see any parallel between slavery, segregation and internment camps, however small?
@KillerSharkNHwk Жыл бұрын
the thing people dont seem to realize is that over in japan, 11 man football is about as popular as lacrosse here in the U.S thus they actually have a high school, collegiate and semi pro level. additionally according to JAFA, the governing body there, there are 421 teams throughout the nation registered with the Japan American Football Association. with 52 being in their x-league semi Pro division, 210 teams being collegiate, 115 high schools programs and 44 pee-wee level clubs 23 middle high school teams and 21 in elementary schools. they also do women's flag leagues and apparently theirs two womens tackle teams that ig do nothing but scrimmage each other also their leagues i believe base their rules from the NCAA and not the NFL
@nitroflux_o1040 Жыл бұрын
Oh wow you learn something new every day thats cool
@Fourmath Жыл бұрын
They should base the rules from the XFL but at least it's not the nfl
@SeaTK610 Жыл бұрын
Didn't know that, thanks for the info. I wonder if they got anyone that could play in the NFL.
@frankym69 Жыл бұрын
Lacrosse has a fully professional travel based league man. Lacrosse is still more of a growing sport.
@boobpillowceo9339 Жыл бұрын
@@frankym69 nobodys trying to hurt your feelings lol its a comparison not a competition.
@Hlatr Жыл бұрын
I played at an Ivy League School this past year and can clarify a few things: 1) Japan's team was actually their All-Pro team from Japan's X-League. This team includes American players that wanted to continue their football careers - some from notable colleges like Auburn or Michigan. 2) The Ivy League team only consisted of graduating seniors, often not starters. 3) This game used to be played every year, I am so happy they are bringing it back!!
@ericciaramella1984 Жыл бұрын
So to answer the question of is Japan actually good at American football. With all the context you provided the answer is a big fat no. Japan is not "good" at football but they try.
@jeffthompson3956 Жыл бұрын
I was noticing some diversity among their players and it looked like it might have Americans on it. If you are a fan of football at any level you should have picked out the American influence on the Japan team. Glad to have that validated, lol.
@deadboltzz5199 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffthompson3956 I noticed that to lol plus ivy league isn't exactly a top 10 team.
@EB-bl6cc Жыл бұрын
To be fair this goes both ways. It's not like there's that many japanese guys trying to be good at american football. It's an extremely niche sport over there. So yeah it's only ivy league guys but also Japan isn't exactly trying that hard to field an amazing american football team. It's so far down the list on sports they care about.
@puppethound Жыл бұрын
sounds terrible and something to watch if I was really bored or dead
@Rayzajw Жыл бұрын
Japan is really good at Rugby Union. There was a school that toured us here in NZ and they smoked my small school 😭😭😭 they ended up losing to the bigger and better schools but any rugby fan knows how Japan plays, cause it's very unique to them
@Johnny-rj9on Жыл бұрын
The run at 00:20 is straight from a rugby field
@Bull599 Жыл бұрын
This just reminded me of their amazing performance in the 2019 world cup and it gave me goosebumps all over again. As a South African I was really proud of them and how far they got. I was one of the very few people on superbru who got all their games right in the world cup. I had faith in them and they did not disappoint xD they had me worried about the quarter finals and I nearly picked them for a win over the Springboks
@hshahahah2819 Жыл бұрын
Surprisingly Japan is pretty athletic similar to US or Germany. They have a national team in all sports and are usually the regional or world champs of it
@fumie4996 Жыл бұрын
that japan's flair
@thepitstop176111 ай бұрын
@@hshahahah2819why surprisingly?
@kingjro2 Жыл бұрын
Japan has their own pro league. Former Michigan QB Devin Garder played over there for 2 years.
@yaboy5293 Жыл бұрын
I think he played in China
@puppethound Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, HIM 🙄🤣
@matthewtaylor1927 Жыл бұрын
Wow this is the first out of conference win for the Ivy League since 1984! Great work Ivy League. I hope they build on this momentum.
@scottbilger9294 Жыл бұрын
Brutal
@epicdizzle. Жыл бұрын
sucks that the refs seemed to be biased, hopefully it doesnt hurt the japanese players' reputations
@carsonwilliams Жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone except people with previous hate will hold the players for the reffing. It's just like and bad officiated game in USA. I think it's cool as fuck that other countries are taking to a sport that I think is so amazing.
@franciscoorozco7247 Жыл бұрын
Everyone is biased in their own way
@Lizard72 Жыл бұрын
Nah it wasn't biased as he seems to think. I was at that game. The field goal was wonky angle as well.
@smashyboi6887 Жыл бұрын
@@carsonwilliams 👆
@caseyskruch5628 Жыл бұрын
Biased refs? Seems accurate to NFL ??
@diegostime9634 Жыл бұрын
American football is actually growing in popularity in some places. For example, I live in Mexico and I've seen that american football is quite popular among young people (mainly those who are in university), actually we have a league (both, private and public universities participate), the main problem here is the absence of a professional league. As well, outside universities it is quite difficult that someone tells you that he/she loves this sport mainly due to the fact that football (soccer) and, even in some places, baseball are way more followed than American football; I consider that this is the main struggle, without the interest of a big part of population neither potential owners nor TV owners will think about investing in the sport. American football may have a bright future but compared to other sports, it is way more in a difficult situation.
@whyisblue923taken Жыл бұрын
Eyeshield 21 made it interesting and got many people playing it about two decades ago. The anime also was sponsored by the NFL and had tips and instructions on plays.
@ethan.hsia0 Жыл бұрын
Bro we need another American football anime. Imagine seeing the Japanese version of Patrick Mahomes
@weaselwolf8425 Жыл бұрын
@@ethan.hsia0 Or Aaron Rodgers😏
@weaselwolf8425 Жыл бұрын
Facts. I'm amazed they haven't tried another one. I've seen plenty of soccer anime (ofc)😅
@derpyredop9313 Жыл бұрын
@@weaselwolf8425 blue lock is fire
@methos48667 ай бұрын
There's a rugby manga that started recently called Rugby Rumble which has been ok so far. But man i miss Eyeshield 21 so much. I still read the manga from time to time and the first opening from the anime is still on my mind to this day.
@WiiryАй бұрын
Anyone here after we just lost to japan in the tournament?
@davidhowell1415 Жыл бұрын
How how do you think would it look if they played an all SEC team ?
@hovtchil873 Жыл бұрын
dead.
@anderson74 Жыл бұрын
It would end 75-0 SEC but still Ivy League schools are D1 so it is something.
@camschells Жыл бұрын
@@anderson74 Ivy League is D2
@TheQuickzy Жыл бұрын
@@camschells theyre d1 fcs
@chachopaul695 Жыл бұрын
It wouldn't be an entertaining game. That's why they had the Ivys play. No disrespect to any D1 college football players, but it's a pretty stark difference between FCS and FBS.
@okrajoe Жыл бұрын
Refs getting involved - some things are the same in Japan as in America!
@IsaacPunts Жыл бұрын
Fr 😂😂
@Johnny-rj9on Жыл бұрын
Or they just suck. Same as they do in America.
@DrewsTheBest08 Жыл бұрын
@@Johnny-rj9on did you see those calls? they are not the same😭
@vibratingwithmotion2177 Жыл бұрын
@@Johnny-rj9on Felt like there was some clear bias towards the Japanese team, but I say why not? Give 'em their time in the spotlight, they travelled all that way to show what they've got and even without those calls they played pretty darn well.
@Just_JoshE Жыл бұрын
I think an American Football World Cup is a great idea. Hopefully it catches on in enough countries
@BulletRain100 Жыл бұрын
There already is one and Japan is the second-best country only behind the United States. Canada is probably the real second-best country but they've only participated in one of those tournaments where they got second behind the US. The next tournament is in 2025.
@FABRHighlights Жыл бұрын
It exists, last one happened in 2015 in Ohio.
@recklessriot6456 Жыл бұрын
@@FABRHighlights I think he means like one big enough that the U.S. team is actually made of NFL players
@FABRHighlights Жыл бұрын
@@recklessriot6456 Oh I don’t think it will ever happen… NFL level is ridiculously high compared to any other league and if you take NBA for example, the US Team is not allowed to use NBA Players in FIBA World Cup or even the Olympics
@DunderMifflinDaBomb Жыл бұрын
Ya and maybe we’d finally win a World Cup 😂
@masatoshik870 Жыл бұрын
That RB (#21) was REALLY fast. I couldn’t tell what his face looked like though because of the tinted eyeshield though. The QB was pretty devilish with his trick plays. There was 1 WR with great hands, but he was pretty short and wasn’t very fast. The Center was a beast. The kicker had quite a leg. I reckon he could make a 60 yard FG. *No, these aren’t real observations - these are all Eyeshield 21 references.
@jmolo21 Жыл бұрын
Goated comment
@michaelramsay6547 Жыл бұрын
I hope American football spreads to all other countries like soccer/futbol so I can watch it year round
@riccardogaspari3265 Жыл бұрын
it already is, unfortunately the quality of the livestreams is spotty there isn't much money so teams prefer to invest what they have in coaches/players, while the leagues struggle in creating a league-wide livestream format also you have to consider the different timezones, my team usually plays at 3PM and that would be like 5AM in Los Angeles
@afiqjaffarran Жыл бұрын
The only downside for other countries to play is the equipment. It's just freaking expensive. But here in south east Asia, almost all countries play flag football. Maybe in 10 years time, all of us here will play full contact. We're just paving the ways for future generations
@teo2157 Жыл бұрын
american football is expensive, football is cheap
@jasonstarrising Жыл бұрын
big problem with American football is the $$$ since it takes a lot of funding to maintain equipment as everyone else above me said. If somehow more poor countries could get past the cash issue I presume it'll start spreading like crazy. Look at basketball its huge in Europe as well.
@thokim84 Жыл бұрын
That is what the XFL and CFL are for.
@TheHuskyK9 Жыл бұрын
I love seeing other countries play typically American sports. It makes the game truly feel worldwide
@ightimmaheadout290 Жыл бұрын
It's slowly becoming more popular in Germany as well
@ismaelflores7856 Жыл бұрын
@@ightimmaheadout290 also in Mexico
@holmesd5003 Жыл бұрын
Being that baseball is big in Japan, I can see some serious talented QBs coming out of this country. You add intelligence with a strong arm and you have a dangerous person at the QB position.
@usersixnine347 Жыл бұрын
But qbs are tall. The Japanese aren’t generally tall. Positions better suited for Japanese or Asians in general would actually be more recievers or running backs. And olinemen just because of the sumo wrestlers, but even olinement are tall.
@holmesd5003 Жыл бұрын
@@usersixnine347 QBs are tall? Some are some are not. That statement is not true at all..
@usersixnine347 Жыл бұрын
@@holmesd5003 almost all qbs are over 6 foot. They need to see over the o line. Kyler Murray shortest qb right now is still 5’10 and he needs to very mobile which is why you see him scramble often
@holmesd5003 Жыл бұрын
@@usersixnine347 Doug Flutie was also 5-10.. The average Japanese is 5-7, plenty of People in Japan over 6 foot.. What your saying makes no sense.. Japanese are not all short and NFL QBs are not all tall.. Stop stereotyping
@benlowes8570 Жыл бұрын
The sport is growing fast outside the USA right now, Europe has an independent league now called the ELF and at a national level England, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and multiple Eastern European teams have a league system with multiple divisions and promotion/ relegation systems.
@Eastsidegeorgiaboy Жыл бұрын
I have a friend who was a foreign exchange student from Badsegberg Germany, for a year back in 1999. He played soccer, but quickly joined our high-school football 🏈 team. After his year here, he went back to Germany. When he graduated, he did his mandatory military service for 2 years, and then he went to Japan, and joined their semi-pro football league. I can't remember his team, but his name is Matthias Eck.
@ahqzhengzhuan Жыл бұрын
Brett Maher on his way to apply here soon
@themarchoftime Жыл бұрын
lul
@mickphlazer Жыл бұрын
Love to see that Japan takes American sports seriously. Baseball has been huge for years and now football, that's awesome. However, put the All SEC team or the Big10 against this squad and its 80-7.
@Psyantic Жыл бұрын
absolute bloodbath lmao
@jacobdejesus6758 Жыл бұрын
honestly, if you were to compare clips from this game to clips from early american football games, i think japan easily blows out some of the first american football teams, considering they’re fairly new to the sport aswell
@danielrathbun8380Ай бұрын
@@Psyantic much like the recent world baseball classic final or the recent USA Olympic team vs Japan soccer game.
@user-gz9zp3df1s Жыл бұрын
I am Japanese, but most Japanese cannot explain the difference between American football and rugby. Baseball and soccer are the major sports here and other sports are not so well known.
@WaldoHaraldoFaldoАй бұрын
Who's here after Japan beat USA by 21 in the Under 20 competition
@taisa_videoАй бұрын
Come on, you Americans don't know the second best American football playing country in the world? We, Japan, have won two of the last five World Cups and finished runner-up twice. The other time we won the bronze medal. I was in elementary school in the 1970s. At that time, it was fashionable for kids to use stationery with NFL team logos. Kids learned the name of the Jets before the New York Yankees. The Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers.... Kids back then could easily name American cities. New York Giants, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills ..... But I only know the older teams because I learned those names as a kid. When I was a kid, even the Super Bowl had only been held around 10 times. In the 1970s, the American college all-star game was held in Japan. It was called the Japan Bowl. Every famous Japanese university has an American football team. Japanese companies also participate in the X-League (Japan's top league), such as Panasonic, Tokyo Gas, IBM-Japan, Mitsubishi, Fuji Film, Fujitsu, etc. The Metropolitan Police Department also has a team and participates in the X-League. Japan is probably the most popular country for American football after the U.S. Most people in the EU would never watch the Super Bowl, but Japan broadcasts it on TV every year. However, NBA and MLB are more popular than the NFL.
@rbermea Жыл бұрын
We know Japan is popular in both baseball and is starting to get popular in basketball, I would love to see them play American Football, too.
@hshahahah2819 Жыл бұрын
Well they already do. College football in Japan is pretty popular especially in the Kansai region. They’re domestic football level is comparable to Mexico or Germany
@jonmaisey6412 Жыл бұрын
You should also have a look at German, Austrian and Scandinavian leagues, all semi-profrssional (some more than others) In UK it is amateur but there is also a big university and youth setup
@pastel1905 Жыл бұрын
Same in Poland
@jonmaisey6412 Жыл бұрын
@@pastel1905 totally true! There's also semi pro teams in Italy Spain!
@thebabylonian109 Жыл бұрын
European League of Football is gearing up for Season Two. 😎
@jonmaisey6412 Жыл бұрын
@@thebabylonian109 for sure some friends have just signed for Berlin and Milano so should be fun to see!
@sykebitch4022 Жыл бұрын
@@thebabylonian109 3*
@AlexDYM331 Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness some of these catches are insane🔥
@hunterschwartz7738 Жыл бұрын
I would like to see a scenario where the NFL all pros play against a team that consists of every other country in the world
@sirwadsontoast5928 Жыл бұрын
You wouldn't need the best NFL players for that..college players will do just fine.
@Imgutc2 Жыл бұрын
Highschool teams in Texas would win easily
@yaahlabanyamyan144 Жыл бұрын
NFL players suck lmao. There's definitely people on the earth who could make some of those plays that those paid millionaires miss every Sunday. Don't overhype the " NFL "
@richardwest9052 Жыл бұрын
That wouldn't be remotely competitive. Even a Senior Bowl team would wipe the floor with any group of international players.
@lilcourtny08 Жыл бұрын
A high school team would win
@vooder5 ай бұрын
Look into the IFAF world championship, which is the American football version of the FIFA world cup. Japan is by far the most successful team outside of the US. They won the two tournaments in 1999 and 2003 before the US competed. They were runners-up to the US in 2007 and 2015, and were 3rd place in 2011.
@randomusernameCallin4 ай бұрын
In 2011 Canada played so it is understandable.
@TriNguyen-ci8sn23 күн бұрын
Japan only wins when Canada did not participate. Don't think Japan has ever beaten Canada. There are currently 41 Canadians playing in the NFL so they can almost field an entire team formed from NFL players alone.
@travishinman1840 Жыл бұрын
There's a yearly game of American football played either in Ashland, Oregon or in Japan. It's Ashland High School vs Japanese All-Stars. It's called the Pacific Rim Bowl.
@alexkizer639 Жыл бұрын
I hope the whole world starts playing (American) football. It's such a fun sport to watch and I only got into it recently (never played). A European division would be a great start. People worry about competitiveness, but I'm sure an entire country for example could source enough talent to be competitive with a single NFL team. Also I'm sure they'd pull from neighboring European countries, and eventually American talent too if the paycheck is right.
@brianharward1089 Жыл бұрын
The worst team in the NFL would destroy any European country in american football
@ninetailedfox579121 Жыл бұрын
A European division of the NFL would be terrible, the travel would be crazy. Plus there already is a professional European league as well as many European nations having their own professional leagues.
@TheAutumnNetwork Жыл бұрын
@@ninetailedfox579121 NFL is already trying to figure that out. It's why NFL has been doing regular season games in London and Munich, both of which were huge successes and next year will add Barcelona to the list. Plus the NFL has done NFL Europe in the past and a lot of those teams are now apart of the ELF, which has connections to the NFL already. The seeds are already planted, just gotta water them and figure out the logistics.
@arlieferguson7442 Жыл бұрын
I’ve never really been very enthusiastic about football in Europe, but I definitely think Japanese football would be interesting.
@nick_ager Жыл бұрын
I didnt know that the japanese played football, but they do have a solid rugby team! Not surprised to see guys with solid tackling and ball carrying abilities
@ivanwilliams7413 Жыл бұрын
"Roll them like sushi" lol, BRILLIANT.
@derekconstantino7759 Жыл бұрын
Alright its time for an nfl game in japan! That would be rad
@Jbum26 Жыл бұрын
Japanese football, both at the college level and the X-League is pretty talented! Another league if you are interested is the European League of Football (ELF), they have put a few players in the NFL! KaVontae Turpin played there in 2021!
@Prideofthepacific808 Жыл бұрын
I played against a few japanese college students when they were visiting hawaii, while I feel they arent as physically strong as US players their speed and play calling was pretty hard to keep up with. Also QB had an absolute rocket for an arm
@speedmetalmassiah567 Жыл бұрын
Get those boys on the Sumo diet and lock them in the weight room
@thepitstop176111 ай бұрын
That’s because they haven’t recruited the sumo guys yet
@D71219ONE Жыл бұрын
The crazy part was how they had full conversations in the time between drop back and the pass, and you could audibly hear the QBs thoughts while the play was going on. I also loved all the special moves. The time that LB did an Ultra Rhino Tackle was great, or when the WR did a Lightning Speed Comeback. Greatest of all is still when the FS made it appear there was 15 of himself to confuse the QB of the coverage. I never thought to use Ancient Smoke Storm in combination with Instinct Side Steps to make that illusion.
@Brian-my7hn Жыл бұрын
That eyeshield guy is fast
@theoc007 Жыл бұрын
just gonna say if I would compare Japans X-League to the Euro League I would place X-league as being more competitive, its growing sport and you can find people throwing a ball at the park here n there.
@imda77 Жыл бұрын
There's no way the X League is more competitive than the EuroLeague - a fully professional league with professional athletes and professional teams. I'd say you probably underestimate the prominence of basketball in Europe nowadays, it's not just a niche sport.
@theoc007 Жыл бұрын
@@imda77 basketball???
@methos48667 ай бұрын
@@theoc007The biggest basketball competition in Europe is also called the Euroleague and he got X League confused with the B League which is the biggest basketball league in Japan.
@knightu1642 Жыл бұрын
I love the effort on both sides. It's awesome to see Japan even field a football team and to keep up with the Ivy League all stars is amazing! Yes Ivy League is not the elite level of college football, but they are still really good so kudos to the Japanese team! I'd love to see more. We just have to cut down on head and spinal injuries to make this work. But for now, Flag Football is the next best international sport! The US is hoping to have it debut in the 2028 Summer Olympics in the US!!!
@A.tess08 Жыл бұрын
Cool to see football making its way around the world
@JP-zp3lq Жыл бұрын
Japanese national sport is Grand Sumo, so I would expect their line play to be decent if they are coached Outside of that I wouldn't expect much. One positive is I doubt the stare down the other teams bench or signal first down every time they make a routine play...
@NorthFloridaBoi Жыл бұрын
When I was stationed in Yokosuka,Japan aboard the USS Kitty-Hawk (CV63) from 200-2005, We had a full-contact football league in which I played. We were called the Yokosuka Seahawk, representing our location and naval base. We had a real good run playing 7 different bases including a team from Guam. But at the end of the year we played a Japanese team. The Japanese teams are usually run by companies such as Toyota. They are all about fundamentals and they can really ball. We beat them pretty good each year but they still put up a good fight. I wish I could upload some of the pictures and post them here. But don't be surprised at all, and also Germany has teams as well.
@puppethound Жыл бұрын
from 200-2005, damn that's a terrible sea/shore rotation. I would have been burnt out by the year 213 😆😉🙃
@jubeat4451 Жыл бұрын
in case you didn't know, Mexico has a collegiate football league too. Don't know what's been televised for you to get clips from.
@rodman9121 Жыл бұрын
it would not be surprising, considering Japan was one of the few countries in the world that embraced and played baseball (a truly American sport) and look how big it has become there
@Yodasoda4416 Жыл бұрын
My great grandpa TAUGHT Japan how to play football
@imathreat209 Жыл бұрын
I personally think that's awesome
@addicted2fishing119 Жыл бұрын
That’s dope… what a complement to America from the rest of the world to love and adopt our American culture and show us they can play… Baseball is a perfect example and football is not far behind 🍻
@derpincorperated8644 Жыл бұрын
All I think watching this is how happy I am knowing Japanese athletes are giving the chance to travel internationally when American football is probably a much more niche sport in Japan
@roykeane9872Ай бұрын
Its japan football now
@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin Жыл бұрын
Well, the Japanese national character is uniquely suited to this sport. Their passion for meticulously executing complex instructions with precision is legendary and unrivaled. In fact their recent surge of Rugby success came when coaches realised for that sport they had to force them to be *less* obedient and conscientious.
@remsee1608 Жыл бұрын
Unrivaled? Ever heard of World War II?
@jabroniking71 Жыл бұрын
@@remsee1608 you mean that war where the heavily overmatched Japanese military was SO formidable that the united states decided to atomic bomb them because after a couple years of fighting them on land they realized nothing else on earth could get them to surrender? that World War II?
@Webbula1 Жыл бұрын
@@remsee1608 Japan’s tactical approach to WWII was unrivaled, they punched considerably higher than the size of their country due to excellent strategy and cooperation from the soldiers. Japans biggest weakness was its fragile supply line, which was dwarfed by americas best in the world system. America won the long game through a war of attrition.
@jacobleblanc7894 Жыл бұрын
@@remsee1608 bro r u good lmao
@AshED658 ай бұрын
From what I've heard American Football is pretty popular in Japan. Next season the NFL should play a game in Tokyo.
@r5t6y7u8 Жыл бұрын
This is incredible. I had no idea US football was played anywhere other than Canada and maybe a few places in Europe, never mind JAPAN. Thanks for posting.
@KeoniPhoenix Жыл бұрын
I've known that Japan is good because I've watched them play in Canton for the World Championship. The other Asian country that's good is South Korea. The only problem that these two teams have that North American teams don't is a size problem on the O line.
@jimbodice2672 Жыл бұрын
Figure they'd get some ex sumo players that show interest or something.
@TyCash7 Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was being recruited to play at a D3 school (not a very good one mind you) they talked about a year prior they took a trip to China for a year and played a lot of Chinese American football teams and destroyed them lol most other countries are decades behind but seeing it grow is amazing
@apapz3245 Жыл бұрын
D3 recruits ?
@TyCash7 Жыл бұрын
@@apapz3245 can’t give athletic scholarships but they definitely still recruit + can pull strings to give athletes more financial aid
@jacobdejesus6758 Жыл бұрын
@@TyCash7 would you agree that the japanese team from this video would most likely win against an american football team within a few years of the creation of the NFL? for a culture that is fairly new to the game i feel like they play a decently fundamental game of football
@TyCash7 Жыл бұрын
@@jacobdejesus6758 it’s hard to tell because the sport of American football was so different at its inception, I’m sure it would be close though
@ronselporter4739Ай бұрын
Honestly with the financial situation in Japan, they may convert sumo stables to NFL farms
@kenmasonj4812 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully, OTHER countries like JAPAN, will eventually become GOOD at American Football, and one day we TRULY have a INTERNATIONAL WORLD SUPER BOWL !
@realone2321 Жыл бұрын
You can't call it American football without the useless Reffs !!
@47ejecting2 Жыл бұрын
American refball*
@djjoshski Жыл бұрын
Japan rugby teams are really good, so not surprised it transitions to American
@Brad88ford Жыл бұрын
This is the beauty of Football! Giving many an opportunity who most would count out!
@andrew_3214 Жыл бұрын
Who won??
@thegodguy2868 Жыл бұрын
usa
@PBW891 Жыл бұрын
The final score is not important, glad you didn't waste time telling us what it was.
@BrandonJ33 Жыл бұрын
Just looked it up. 24-20
@riverrebel1 Жыл бұрын
Who does Japan normally play? Do they have a league in Japan? How long were both teams players together? Did they just grab people kinda like an all star game? How did this even come about? So many questions.
@bkak2245 Жыл бұрын
Japan has a league and they pick players from tht league, a bunch of former NCAA athletes llays there
@riverrebel1 Жыл бұрын
@@bkak2245 Yeah that's what I figured. I wouldn't say Japan is good at Football then. Bunch of people who didn't make it to the other leagues from America are good at football.
@speedforcex Жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see bad officiating is universal across other countries
@LtDansLegsGone Жыл бұрын
They have really good athletes over there. Phenomenal baseball players.
@mrhelmick9994 Жыл бұрын
I love this. Gives me hope in seeing more international players involved in American football.
@rickydomingo2611 Жыл бұрын
I remember Hawaii sent a team of former college players and current (at the time) semi-pro players for an exhibition game against one of Japan's all-pro teams. The Hawaiian team outweighed the Japanese team by a LOT, you could tell the size difference was obvious. The big mistake the Americans made was using a run-and shoot offense. This was most likely influenced by the University of Hawaii using the same offense during the June Jones era. The Japanese team ended up winning. If the Americans had used a more balanced or even run-heavy offense I think they would have won. The problem is that Americans think they are the best in the world at every sport they invent. I have seen this when Japanese high school teams come to Hawaii to play in pre-season basketball tournaments. They try to show up the Japanese teams and end up losing and acting sour about it. What people don't realize is that what the Japanese lack in size they more than make up for in conditioning. I've seen a Japanese high school basketball team practice and it was BRUTAL. 4-6 hours in the middle of the summer with no break for lunch. Would absolutely not be allowed in the states.
@jonathaningram4069 Жыл бұрын
Okay but imagine bryce young, Marvin Harrison junior, willie Anderson going against these guys. That score would look a lot different for sure but it’s still so cool to see this and they did keep up with D1 players so massive props
@montymont41922 ай бұрын
this is freaking awesome i love how japan plays baseball and now football i’ll consider this life complete when i can go to a japanese football game
@speakthatruth5024 Жыл бұрын
I’m ashamed our sport isn’t as big as soccer or basketball or even baseball. We need to step it up. I wanna see American football in the olympics before I die
@leonardodavinci3589 Жыл бұрын
I always love seeing football expand. I hope the international competitions can get some more attention going forward
@ronscott7Ай бұрын
A lot of the Japanese players actually played high school ball in Hawaii
@treywar25 Жыл бұрын
If you want it enough, the best players in the world will eventually get a shot in the NFL. Eagles developed an Australian rugby player who never played American football, into a pro bowl left tackle in just a couple years. As the sport continues to grow and evolve we will begin to see many more international football players.
@HelptheBear_ImtheBear Жыл бұрын
Like the Great Derrick Henry said. The nfl is a whole different beast my guy.they wouldn’t stand a chance.
@freebird6360 Жыл бұрын
Kinda what I was thinking too...athletic freaks in the NFL. I'm sure Japan has some too just depends on what scale.
@UltraSteelix Жыл бұрын
One day the super bowl will name a WORLD champion. One day the NBA finals will be the equivalent of a premier league title. The world is catching up and I'd love seeing the competition grow. It'll only make the sports better in the long run
@RoyalMela6 ай бұрын
Super Bowl champion is still Super Bowl champion. There already is World Championships in football. That winner is World Champions.
@SagaFraga10 ай бұрын
I'd honestly love to see a regular season game played in Japan, like the UK or Germany. I think the Lions VS the 49rs would be spectacular.
@ThomasBahamas Жыл бұрын
I honestly could see more teams using late round draft picks on international players like the Eagles did with Jordan Mailata. That was a rare instance that might be almost impossible to replicate because Mailata really wanted to play American Football & Jeff Stoutland is probably the best o-line coach ever, but I do see a potential for more of that happening in the future.
@omarg20796 ай бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't cover the rematch this year where Japan won 10-5.
@IsaacPunts6 ай бұрын
I've been trying to find the footage for it, I really wanted to cover it
@eekay3646 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised if a few Japanese players get into the NFL some time in the future, but not the near future. Post WWII, the U.S. introduced American baseball to them, and they have a few stars in MLB.
@ulrimi30 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to next year's "Sushi Bowl'
@congresssux9766 Жыл бұрын
The team chemistry would be totally different. An all star team would need time to develop together and gel. Not to mention learn all new playbooks
@arvelle4 Жыл бұрын
I’m 35 years old and I remember as a kid saying if I were an nfl coach I would take my Oline to Japan so they can train with the sumo wrestlers.
@AlphaGametauri Жыл бұрын
Another reason why American Football should be a summer olympic sport, atleast when we host it
@reybinso6000 Жыл бұрын
Aye, who #2 at the beginning? Man’s did not stop. 💯
@dellowery Жыл бұрын
If i were to guess, Japan's athletes probably play multiple sport probably more per capita than the U.S. All im saying is skills are transferable compared to those who play less sports.
@BrandonJ33 Жыл бұрын
I never would have known about this if not for this video. Thanks
@Maxharddrive64 Жыл бұрын
You know what? It's like all sports you can teach anyone game, no matter where they come from. If they're good at it , it's because they have natural ability and a love of the sport
@yaahlabanyamyan144 Жыл бұрын
The short gap from WW2 to current 2023 the globe has made remarkable strides
@notorioustori Жыл бұрын
When the Seahawks are done with our Aussie punter, we should grab that Japanese kicker!
@COACHgtv8192Ай бұрын
They looked good against the USA. Minimal mistakes impressed me.
@1m3agle Жыл бұрын
A few of these clips really looked like a high school jv game, but its cool to see
@SincerelyJnC Жыл бұрын
Its great for the sport that other countries are wanting to play American football now. Maybe one day the NFL can draft players from other countries on a regular basis too like the NBA, MLB, and NHL already does. It will only make the talent level higher once that happens.
@D71219ONE Жыл бұрын
If the Colts ever play in Japan, I would ABSOLUTELY make the trip.
@I_Love_Llamas Жыл бұрын
I've always been a huge fan of American football in countries other than the U.S., so this is great