MPL says:

panem et circenses

geofgibson says:

Have you seen ‘professional’ wrestling? Not much difference. The steps are different, but the dance is the same.

Sinn Fein says:

Definitely NOT a good idea for American Football…there’d be a bloody brawl before EVERY damn game. I’d easily speculate that Americans wouldn’t be much good at holding back their tempers even during a bit of ceremonial intimidation.

sargasso says:

The Haka was a pre-battle war chant, intended to intimidate the opponent with voracious mime and choreography. It is politely received with stoic, learned solemnity. I meet it with the skip-track button on the remote.

Nimby says:

Footballers prefer to congregate in a tight circle and pray to their Lord Jesus Christ for his help. Thankfully, Jesus has nothing better to do and always makes sure the side that prays better wins.

Chicken Little says:

why do they all look constipated when doing this?
or
why do they all look like they are in a gay bar trying to pick someone up??

Kevin Urie says:

The O-line of the college American Football team I used to play on did this before every game. Most of the time the opponent was not there however.

BTW, most of them were Polynesian, if that was not painfully obvious.

DCI Gene Hunt says:

America football players would first have to start playing the games like real men and loose all the padding ….

BdgBill says:

Looks like a rap video to me. All boasting / no fighting.

crimsonfenix says:

Makes me want to chant, “Served! Served! Served! Served!…”

Evan says:

Ok so first of all, this isn’t Rugby or the All Blacks. This is Rugby League and the New Zealand team are called the Kiwis. Secondly there is already an American college team which does the Haka (the All Blacks’ Haka called ‘Ka Mate’) before playing. Their name escapes me. Euless Trinity apparently does a Haka as does Hawaii. I imagine that they perform different Hakas to the All Blacks Haka.

– Kiwi student living in Washington DC.

Angel H. Wong says:

It makes me wonder if Hollywood has the balls to make a crappy “American football underdog team Vs the All Blacks from NZ.”

Fat Jeff says:

UH no longer does the All Black’s haka. Some players along with help from The Hawaiian Studies program came up with a “Ha’a”. The moves come from ancient hula, and the “oli” or chant is in Hawaiian. They do it at the end of warm ups and usually AFTER the opposing team leaves the field (because some cry baby coaches have gotten the refs to call “unsportsmanlike conduct” penalties in response).

Mij says:

Yawn