Running out the clock

Hey what's the difference between running out the clock in football and running out the clock in blitz? In football, the losers don't whine about it.

Why are you starting a sentence with "Hey"

That depends what you think running down the clock in football actually is. If you mean running to the corner flag and holding up the ball or something similar then isn't not relatable to running down the clock in chess in any way but name. If you're just an ignorant American referring to a completely different sport that I don't understand then I can't comment. Either way, you're clearly trolling and aren't going to reply to this.

Ikr, not even a comma afterwards... Trolls...

I know its popular to start with "Hey" but its rude.

I was genuinely agreeing with you. I'm sorry if that's not how it came across.

I knew you were :-)

If "Hey" is rude, I haven't begun to offend you. Why did I start with "Hey"? Since you're so inquisitive I'm going to tell you. It's sometimes used as an attention grabber in this type of joke set-up, and it felt right. Boy was I wrong! Also, I should have said American football to avoid any confusion, but in all fairness, the American flag next to my name should have been a clue to the guy less "ignorant" than me as to what sport I was referring to.

Hey is rude???? LMFAO.

blastforme, you might be overthinking the analogy. In both cases, running out the clock is a legitimate strategy to win. In blitz, a checkmate or winning on time counts the same. People that whine about losing on time in "winning positions" are sore losers who don't realize they were checkmated on the clock, fair and square. I'm surprised that type of response from the loser occurs as often as it does. 

Yes, of course there will be differences, but what they have in common is running out the clock to secure the win, which is a legitimate and effective strategy.

Hi gbidari; in football, you need a better position to win. In chess, you don't if you run the clock. 

People with fragile egos regarding their playing strengths thus have an opportunity to bitch about it (unlike in football, where you are beaten by the clock, but ALSO have a worse position) if they have a better position. 

To support my point: I think people bitch about time running much much less when they lose on BOTH time and position. In fact, the only times people have complained to me about time was when they lost on time in a winning position. 

To complain about being timed out in a losing position allows the easy retort: "you would have lost anyways" so people don't do it.

However, experienced players often see the clock as part of the game, especially in competitive situations.

That's not running out the clock! Running out the clock is leaving and letting the clock run, causing said person to lose. Playing for time isn't running the clock. It's just playing... As if the OP wasn't ambiguous enough...

Obviously I saw the flag. If I hadn't seen the flag why would American football even cross my mind?!? Just how ignorant can you be? It's the flag that made it ambiguous. Without the flag you just mean football. If you're too ignorant to see that then you're not worth talking to. Even with the flag I honestly thought it was 60% football, 40% American football. Unbelieveable ignorance.

Is this topic posted in correct category?

“Without the flag you just mean football.”

Unless of course 'you' happen to be an American poster writing in American English, in which case it should be apparent that 'you' meant American Football, otherwise 'you' would simply have said 'soccer'.

“Even with the flag I honestly thought it was 60% football, 40% American football.”

Using your logic, despite seeing the English flag next to your name, people should assume that if you say 'rubber', you are actually only 60% likely to mean 'eraser', with a 40% chance you meant 'condom'??

Go on then mate. Having numerous times berated the OP on this thread for his “unbelievable ignorance”, go ahead and display your own with yet another foul-tempered, foul-mouthed tirade. 

As for the original subject matter of this thread...

“People that whine about losing on time in "winning positions" are sore losers who don't realize they were checkmated on the clock, fair and square. I'm surprised that type of response from the loser occurs as often as it does.”

True, although to be fair, your original post didn't make your intended meaning of “running out the clock” completely explicit.  The clarification you provided here would have helped avoid some misunderstandings had it been given at the outset.

Some of you forgot to point out that in American football they wear helmets.