American football

I had this thought the other day whilst shitting on my epiphany loo:
American sports on the whole require more brainpower for the average fan than their english equivalents, with the exception being Cricket and Hockey on either side.

Real Football fans here enjoy the spectacle, and whilst many rugby fans understand the rules, the level of statistical knowledfe is awesome in Baseball and Football.
Hockey, not so much

The philosophy of baseball: http://bostonreview.net/BR33.2/rawls.php

(John Rawls on baseball).