IT'S GONNA HAI.
At this point, if you're not with us, you're against us. Step in front of a moving bus.
Also, Torres' free kicks will drink the blood of the non-believers. Just a few more days... and 'Ol Glory will be waving off the flag pole of a boner I get every four years for this tournament.
BONER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE)
Quote from: flannj on May 29, 2010, 03:17:29 PM
BONER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE)
NON-BONER. (http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/landon_donovan12.JPG)
Quote from: powen01 on May 29, 2010, 03:57:33 PM
Quote from: flannj on May 29, 2010, 03:17:29 PM
BONER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE)
NON-BONER. (http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/landon_donovan12.JPG)
You're not exactly helping the cause there Stabby.
Quote from: flannj on May 29, 2010, 05:45:53 PM
Quote from: powen01 on May 29, 2010, 03:57:33 PM
Quote from: flannj on May 29, 2010, 03:17:29 PM
BONER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE)
NON-BONER. (http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/landon_donovan12.JPG)
You're not exactly helping the cause there Stabby.
Have I shown you how to chest trap the ball? (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KAj_qzuW90Y/SxkyiMQCffI/AAAAAAAAAFo/BuU6arPWxSI/s320/sexy_soccer.jpg)
Soccer sucks
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 30, 2010, 03:27:14 PM
Soccer sucks
Go to England and watch a game in person; you'll probably change your mind. It's a thousand yous, drinking, screaming, and pummeling each other. You'd feel right at home.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 30, 2010, 03:27:14 PM
Soccer sucks
THI. It's like watching a marathon run, with a ball involved somehow tangentially. Paint dries in a more exciting fashion. That said, I hope the USA does well.
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one to not give a damn.
That being said, go...um...Andorra? Does Lichtenstein have a team?
Quote from: Canadouche on May 31, 2010, 11:26:40 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 30, 2010, 03:27:14 PM
Soccer sucks
Go to England and watch a game in person; you'll probably change your mind. It's a thousand yous, drinking, screaming, and pummeling each other. You'd feel right at home.
Fuck you you foreign fuck
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 31, 2010, 12:50:23 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on May 31, 2010, 11:26:40 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 30, 2010, 03:27:14 PM
Soccer sucks
Go to England and watch a game in person; you'll probably change your mind. It's a thousand yous, drinking, screaming, and pummeling each other. You'd feel right at home.
Fuck you you foreign fuck
Not to mention the beer is better over there.
I'm looking forward to the Maradona meltdown if Argentina craps the bed.
Quote from: Day Man on May 31, 2010, 05:16:46 PM
I'm looking forward to the Maradona meltdown if Argentina craps the bed.
I should have remembered it was a World Cup year when I was filling out
my deadpool picks.
Quote from: Canadouche on May 31, 2010, 03:04:06 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 31, 2010, 12:50:23 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on May 31, 2010, 11:26:40 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 30, 2010, 03:27:14 PM
Soccer sucks
Go to England and watch a game in person; you'll probably change your mind. It's a thousand yous, drinking, screaming, and pummeling each other. You'd feel right at home.
Fuck you you foreign fuck
Not to mention the beer is better over there.
But not the dental work.
Quote from: powen01 on May 31, 2010, 05:43:12 PM
Quote from: Day Man on May 31, 2010, 05:16:46 PM
I'm looking forward to the Maradona meltdown if Argentina craps the bed.
I should have remembered it was a World Cup year when I was filling out
my deadpool picks.
I picked Maradona last year, decided against it this year.
Would be my biggest failing since...the last failing.
Quote from: PenPho on May 31, 2010, 10:40:05 PM
Quote from: powen01 on May 31, 2010, 05:43:12 PM
Quote from: Day Man on May 31, 2010, 05:16:46 PM
I'm looking forward to the Maradona meltdown if Argentina craps the bed.
I should have remembered it was a World Cup year when I was filling out
my deadpool picks.
I picked Maradona last year, decided against it this year.
Would be my biggest failing since...the last failing.
I know you probably liked the Glee episode dedicated to her, but she's too old to be relevant anymore duder.
A pox on you all.
Quote from: morpheus on May 31, 2010, 11:54:41 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 30, 2010, 03:27:14 PM
Soccer sucks
THI. It's like watching a marathon run, with a ball involved somehow tangentially. Paint dries in a more exciting fashion. That said, I hope the USA does well.
THEMS
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
I'll take the crab juice.
Quote from: Bort on June 01, 2010, 01:28:35 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
I'll take the crab juice.
I'll take the $NER!!!
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Look, I'll talk soccer all day. I like it a lot. But I've already said too much.
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I am more than willing to rediscover every heavy metal band and or episode of Futurama I have ever heard or seen to avoid talking soccer.
Quote from: Bort on June 01, 2010, 02:00:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I am more than willing to rediscover every heavy metal band and or episode of Futurama I have ever heard or seen to avoid talking soccer.
Finally, something hilljacks and hippies can agree on.
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I believe soccer fans just call it "Rugby for Pussies."
Quote from: Ivy6 on June 01, 2010, 02:27:55 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I believe soccer fans just call it "Rugby for Pussies."
Who cares what soccer fans think?
Quote from: Bort on June 01, 2010, 02:33:09 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on June 01, 2010, 02:27:55 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I believe soccer fans just call it "Rugby for Pussies."
Who cares what soccer fans think?
Chines and Pepsis?
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 01, 2010, 02:34:45 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 01, 2010, 02:33:09 PM
Quote from: Ivy6 on June 01, 2010, 02:27:55 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I believe soccer fans just call it "Rugby for Pussies."
Who cares what soccer fans think?
Chines and Pepsis?
Touche.
Quote from: Bort on June 01, 2010, 02:00:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I am more than willing to rediscover every heavy metal band and or episode of Futurama Deep Space Nine I have ever heard or seen to avoid talking soccer.
Be honest'd.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 01, 2010, 03:20:20 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 01, 2010, 02:00:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 01, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 01, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 31, 2010, 12:19:22 PM
I admire the effort Powen but this ain't the place.
I disagree. Hockey's almost over, and what little I've seen of the Cubs this season has been enough. This World Cup is soccer's best chance to gain traction on the messageboard.
Oh fuck no. I can fill this place up with mindless football (American, with testicles and pads and the forward pass) chatter all summer long. I see no reason to discuss this awful, awful atrocity of a sport.
I am more than willing to rediscover every heavy metal band and or episode of Futurama Deep Space Nine I have ever heard or seen to avoid talking soccer.
Be honest'd.
If I must, I must. Even
Quark in drag.
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
Bet you regret making a bong out of that globe now, don'tcha?
Quote from: Fork on June 02, 2010, 12:37:43 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
Bet you regret making a bong out of that globe now, don'tcha?
Nope.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:38:03 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 02, 2010, 12:37:43 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
Bet you regret making a bong out of that globe now, don'tcha?
Nope.
He made that bong in moderation.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
Quote from: flannj on June 02, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I would think that a draw with England would be a huge win.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 02, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I would think that a draw with England would be a huge win.
Soccer sucks.
Quote from: flannj on June 02, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I can't see them beating England. The back line is terrible. They looked better in the second half vs. Turkey but the first half was a disaster. I think England is going to tear us up. I hope I'm wrong.
Soccer blows.
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
This is actually very convenient for me. I can now treat SKO and TDubbs as one person.
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
Quote from: Slaky on June 02, 2010, 03:18:53 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 02, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I can't see them beating England. The back line is terrible. They looked better in the second half vs. Turkey but the first half was a disaster. I think England is going to tear us up. I hope I'm wrong.
They could play balls out and do well; or they could flame out. Just depends on who shows up for us. That's the mindfuck of being a US fan; we have to wait four goddamn years to either be incredibly surprised or amazingly disappointed.
England is going to come out cannons blazing. They are going to be strong in the air, yet susceptible to individual and creative play. Either Donovan plays his ass off and Dempsey brings his finishing skills, or it could be a really ugly start. This Torres kid could be a serious factor late in the game.
A few choice words to John Terry or Wayne Rooney should be enough to get a red card. That could be a good strategy.
Quote from: powen01 on June 02, 2010, 04:33:53 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 02, 2010, 03:18:53 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 02, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I can't see them beating England. The back line is terrible. They looked better in the second half vs. Turkey but the first half was a disaster. I think England is going to tear us up. I hope I'm wrong.
They could play balls out and do well; or they could flame out. Just depends on who shows up for us. That's the mindfuck of being a US fan; we have to wait four goddamn years to either be incredibly surprised or amazingly disappointed.
England is going to come out cannons blazing. They are going to be strong in the air, yet susceptible to individual and creative play. Either Donovan plays his ass off and Dempsey brings his finishing skills, or it could be a really ugly start. This Torres kid could be a serious factor late in the game.
A few choice words to John Terry or Wayne Rooney should be enough to get a red card. That could be a good strategy.
I was actually thinking the same thing. If they can consult with the Hawks for some good mindfuck strategies they might be able to pull one of those two clowns into some tomfoolery.
Perhaps the pressure on Rooney to deliver a WC to England is the USA's biggest ally.
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller.
Ideally small enough that you don't have to run?
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on June 02, 2010, 04:42:40 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller.
Ideally small enough that you don't have to run?
How about to "make professional soccer a more intriguing spectator sport for me, it would blah blah blah"?
Slak, or something like this?
(http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/vinniejones.jpg)
Quote from: powen01 on June 02, 2010, 04:49:02 PM
Slak, or something like this?
(http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/vinniejones.jpg)
I was just about to make a joke about that looking a whole lot like Bullet Tooth Tony from Snatch...
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
Those. I never watch soccer and know as much about it as I do about hockey and yeast infections, but it's still fun to watch for a month every four years. Especially if some French guys get kicked in the nuts.
Quote from: powen01 on June 02, 2010, 04:33:53 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 02, 2010, 03:18:53 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 02, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I can't see them beating England. The back line is terrible. They looked better in the second half vs. Turkey but the first half was a disaster. I think England is going to tear us up. I hope I'm wrong.
They could play balls out and do well; or they could flame out. Just depends on who shows up for us. That's the mindfuck of being a US fan; we have to wait four goddamn years to either be incredibly surprised or amazingly disappointed.
England is going to come out cannons blazing. They are going to be strong in the air, yet susceptible to individual and creative play. Either Donovan plays his ass off and Dempsey brings his finishing skills, or it could be a really ugly start. This Torres kid could be a serious factor late in the game.
A few choice words to John Terry or Wayne Rooney should be enough to get a red card. That could be a good strategy.
Rooney I can see, but John Terry? I have seen a lot of Chelsea matches in the last 8 years or so, and I can't think of many times where I can say Terry lost his cool and was sent-off as the result.
As for US, I am curious to see if Donovan will nut-up and play like he did for Everton, or suck like he did in the last world cup. If he plays well, US will move on to the next round.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
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Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
I already knew you didn't know that. Because when I told you I was half Slovenian, you told me Marian Hossa was from Solvenia and I had a raging Hossaboner until I got on the interwebs and realized you were half bright.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 06:12:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
I already knew you didn't know that. Because when I told you I was half Slovenian, you told me Marian Hossa was from Solvenia and I had a raging Hossaboner until I got on the interwebs and realized you were half bright.
I thought you said, "Slovakian." Jebus, dude, Slovenia wasn't even in the hockey thing in Vancouver. Are you sure you're black?
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 06:41:59 PM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
I already knew you didn't know that. Because when I told you I was half Slovenian, you told me Marian Hossa was from Solvenia and I had a raging Hossaboner until I got on the interwebs and realized you were half bright.
I thought you said, "Slovakian." Jebus, dude, Slovenia wasn't even in the hockey thing in Vancouver. Are you sure you're black?
You just said you didn't know there was a... nevermind.
Quote from: air2300 on June 02, 2010, 06:10:47 PM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
I'm with Powen. I normally don't care much for soccer, but if you can't get into the spirit of something as cool as the World Cup, then fuck off. This is one of the coolest sporting events in the world. It's about 48 times cooler than the Winter Olympics and abut 146 times cooler than the Summer Olympics.
So, having said that...any chance that the US actually makes it out of the first round? Is Slovenia any good this time around? I'm sure England is going to clobber The US, but is anyone else a factor?
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
The best result that the US can (probably unrealistically) hope for would be a draw in their first game vs England.
That said the US has a decent chance to make it into the second round.
And then they will immediately lose to Germany.
I can't see them beating England. The back line is terrible. They looked better in the second half vs. Turkey but the first half was a disaster. I think England is going to tear us up. I hope I'm wrong.
They could play balls out and do well; or they could flame out. Just depends on who shows up for us. That's the mindfuck of being a US fan; we have to wait four goddamn years to either be incredibly surprised or amazingly disappointed.
England is going to come out cannons blazing. They are going to be strong in the air, yet susceptible to individual and creative play. Either Donovan plays his ass off and Dempsey brings his finishing skills, or it could be a really ugly start. This Torres kid could be a serious factor late in the game.
A few choice words to John Terry or Wayne Rooney should be enough to get a red card. That could be a good strategy.
Rooney I can see, but John Terry? I have seen a lot of Chelsea matches in the last 8 years or so, and I can't think of many times where I can say Terry lost his cool and was sent-off as the result.
As for US, I am curious to see if Donovan will nut-up and play like he did for Everton, or suck like he did in the last world cup. If he plays well, US will move on to the next round.
I just don't think anyone has tried hard enough:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1283344/John-Terrys-father-escapes-jail-supplying-cocaine.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1248816/John-Terry-sacked-England-Captain-showdown-manager-Fabio-Capello.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/25/wayne-bridge-john-terry-england
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
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Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
Have you ever been to any games against Tottenham Hotspurs? Yikes.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
You can go ahead and add this post to the list of things you've done that don't suck:
1. Scarlos photoshop.
2. This post.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 07:17:13 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 06:41:59 PM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
I already knew you didn't know that. Because when I told you I was half Slovenian, you told me Marian Hossa was from Solvenia and I had a raging Hossaboner until I got on the interwebs and realized you were half bright.
I thought you said, "Slovakian." Jebus, dude, Slovenia wasn't even in the hockey thing in Vancouver. Are you sure you're black?
You just said you didn't know there was a... nevermind.
If morpheus was on his game, we'd have a P-Shop involving Abbot & Costello by now.
Quote from: MAD on June 02, 2010, 09:50:40 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 07:17:13 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 06:41:59 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 06:12:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
I already knew you didn't know that. Because when I told you I was half Slovenian, you told me Marian Hossa was from Solvenia and I had a raging Hossaboner until I got on the interwebs and realized you were half bright.
I thought you said, "Slovakian." Jebus, dude, Slovenia wasn't even in the hockey thing in Vancouver. Are you sure you're black?
You just said you didn't know there was a... nevermind.
If morpheus was on his game, we'd have a P-Shop involving Abbot & Costello by now.
And then we would see it 40 times a day for the next 2 years.
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 10:22:28 PM
Quote from: MAD on June 02, 2010, 09:50:40 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 07:17:13 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 06:41:59 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 06:12:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:37:07 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 02, 2010, 12:28:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2010, 12:26:58 PM
Also, I had no idea that Slovania and Slovakia are actually different countries. Who knew?
Sober people. Who own maps.
Clearly, I'm neither.
I already knew you didn't know that. Because when I told you I was half Slovenian, you told me Marian Hossa was from Solvenia and I had a raging Hossaboner until I got on the interwebs and realized you were half bright.
I thought you said, "Slovakian." Jebus, dude, Slovenia wasn't even in the hockey thing in Vancouver. Are you sure you're black?
You just said you didn't know there was a... nevermind.
If morpheus was on his game, we'd have a P-Shop involving Abbot & Costello by now.
And then we would see it 40 times a day for the next 2 years.
And 15 times on Saturday night, each time followed by a giggle and "did you see that?"
Quote from: powen01 on June 02, 2010, 07:42:10 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
Have you ever been to any games against Tottenham Hotspurs? Yikes.
Okay, you just went over my Soccer Geek level.
I saw the World Cup four years ago, read Fever Pitch, and watched a movie about the skinhead Chads who follow the game. The fuck are you talking about, dude?
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 02, 2010, 08:27:38 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
You can go ahead and add this post to the list of things you've done that don't suck:
1. Scarlos photoshop.
2. This post.
The Scarlos photoshop was a total hack job. I poured my
soul into the Lobster Orc; why must you refuse to bare witness to its glory?
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 11:14:45 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 02, 2010, 07:42:10 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
Have you ever been to any games against Tottenham Hotspurs? Yikes.
Okay, you just went over my Soccer Geek level.
I saw the World Cup four years ago, read Fever Pitch, and watched a movie about the skinhead Chads who follow the game. The fuck are you talking about, dude?
Spurs have a large number of Jewish fans. Nationalist thugs following other teams get fairly nasty when Spurs come over for some footy, tea and sig-heils.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 11:14:45 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 02, 2010, 07:42:10 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 02, 2010, 04:57:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 02, 2010, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 02, 2010, 04:23:49 PM
Soccer blows.
I'm of the same sentiment, but I figure I'll let these soccer hooligans have their time. I think it's a horrible spectator sport. Kurt's description of it being a party in the stands makes me think of the bleachers at Wrigley. So a bunch of soccer hooligan chads drinking their time away? Yay?
That said, I think it's a blast to actually play. I've subbed for a few people's indoor soccer teams when they needed help. It was a great time. Playing soccer is infinitely better than watching it.
Also, if I had one way to "fix" soccer for me, it would be to make the field smaller. It seems like there's too many breaks in the action. I would think with a smaller field, you'll get some more excitement going. But that's coming from someone who watches very little of the sport.
It's not at all like the bleachers. They drink a lot but they are totally focused on two things -- the game on the field, and their raging hatred of the Jews.
...okay, maybe it's more like the bleachers than I've led you to believe.
Have you ever been to any games against Tottenham Hotspurs? Yikes.
Okay, you just went over my Soccer Geek level.
I saw the World Cup four years ago, read Fever Pitch, and watched a movie about the skinhead Chads who follow the game. The fuck are you talking about, dude?
Tottenham fans, Jew and Gentile alike, refer to themselves affectionately as "Yids."
(http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/download/file.php?id=1636)
Quote from: Slaky on June 04, 2010, 12:17:51 PM
(http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/download/file.php?id=1636)
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.
I plan on stabbing a Brit today. Lookthefuckout.
What are everyone's viewing plans? Hitting a local Irish bar with a few hundred people.
Quote from: powen01 on June 12, 2010, 09:51:29 AM
I plan on stabbing a Brit today. Lookthefuckout.
What are everyone's viewing plans? Hitting a local Irish bar with a few hundred people.
Heading over a local bar with my neighbor and few others. Mostly just to piss off SKO.
Quote from: CT III on June 12, 2010, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 12, 2010, 09:51:29 AM
I plan on stabbing a Brit today. Lookthefuckout.
What are everyone's viewing plans? Hitting a local Irish bar with a few hundred people.
Heading over a local bar with my neighbor and few others. Mostly just to piss off SKO.
Mission accomplished, asshole.
Quote from: SKO on June 12, 2010, 12:12:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 12, 2010, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 12, 2010, 09:51:29 AM
I plan on stabbing a Brit today. Lookthefuckout.
What are everyone's viewing plans? Hitting a local Irish bar with a few hundred people.
Heading over a local bar with my neighbor and few others. Mostly just to piss off SKO.
Mission accomplished, asshole.
http://mediamatters.org/research/201006110040
I'm going to Tivo it... And then end up probably not watching it. Friend of mine said he watched a game, I believe last night, that there were no goals score in it... How can that be exciting? And this is not like one in a million occurrence.
Quote from: SKO on June 12, 2010, 12:12:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 12, 2010, 10:21:17 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 12, 2010, 09:51:29 AM
I plan on stabbing a Brit today. Lookthefuckout.
What are everyone's viewing plans? Hitting a local Irish bar with a few hundred people.
Heading over a local bar with my neighbor and few others. Mostly just to piss off SKO.
Mission accomplished, asshole.
You see, I'm enjoying this already.
Robert Green?
Sounds like your typical limey pantywaist.
It's all here... fast-kicking, low scoring, and ties? You bet!
(http://i.imgur.com/1oioG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/RD7Fl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MYASd.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/fcebH.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/bBlzk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/C9kE8.jpg)
Why the hell do they have that damn buzzing/horn/whatever the fuck it is sound going on? I know it's some noisemaker, but it reminds me of some shitty Japanese baseball game. Bleh
Quote from: Yeti on June 12, 2010, 04:34:09 PM
Why the hell do they have that damn buzzing/horn/whatever the fuck it is sound going on? I know it's some noisemaker, but it reminds me of some shitty Japanese baseball game. Bleh
You're not alone...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela
QuoteSome football commentators, players, and international audiences argued against the vuvuzela during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. During the match between United States and Italy, BBC Sport commentator Lee Dixon referred to the sounds as "quite irritating". FIFA received complaints from multiple European broadcasters who wanted it banned for the 2010 FIFA World Cup because the sound drowns out the commentators. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk and Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso also called for a ban, the latter saying the horns make it hard for players to communicate and concentrate while adding nothing to the atmosphere.
Quote from: Yeti on June 12, 2010, 04:34:09 PM
Why the hell do they have that damn buzzing/horn/whatever the fuck it is sound going on? I know it's some noisemaker, but it reminds me of some shitty Japanese baseball game. Bleh
To me it sounds like wasps swarming. Not that I have anything against WASPS.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 12, 2010, 04:18:29 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/1oioG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/RD7Fl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MYASd.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/fcebH.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/bBlzk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/C9kE8.jpg)
That was just Robert Green's salute to the Hawks by doing his best Michael Leighton impression.
Christ, he sucks. They got the ball, a water bottle and even a towel past him.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 12, 2010, 04:18:29 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/1oioG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/RD7Fl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MYASd.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/fcebH.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/bBlzk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/C9kE8.jpg)
Yay? That dude could play for Cody's. Soccer sucks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/7824813/ITVs-World-Cup-own-goal-1.5-million-fans-miss-Gerrards-England-strike.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCb9UspoP6g
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2010, 01:38:26 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/7824813/ITVs-World-Cup-own-goal-1.5-million-fans-miss-Gerrards-England-strike.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCb9UspoP6g
Comcast broadcasts in England?
The vuvuzela is the worst thing to happen to soccer.
Quote from: EVILteddie on June 13, 2010, 02:25:56 PM
The vuvuzela is the worst thing to happen to soccer anything in the history of something something.
Quote from: EVILteddie on June 13, 2010, 02:25:56 PM
The vuvuzela is the worst thing to happen to soccer.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html)
I beg to differ.
Quote from: Waco Kid on June 13, 2010, 10:37:21 PM
Quote from: EVILteddie on June 13, 2010, 02:25:56 PM
The vuvuzela is the worst thing to happen to soccer.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html)
I beg to differ.
As much as I hate Peter King, the vuvuzela is still worse.
Quote from: EVILteddie on June 13, 2010, 11:53:48 PM
Quote from: Waco Kid on June 13, 2010, 10:37:21 PM
Quote from: EVILteddie on June 13, 2010, 02:25:56 PM
The vuvuzela is the worst thing to happen to soccer.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html)
I beg to differ.
As much as I hate Peter King, the vuvuzela is still worse.
http://www.surfpoeten.de/tube/vuvuzela_filter
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surfpoeten.de%2Ftube%2Fvuvuzela_filter&sl=de&tl=en
Now someone do the same with Peter King.
So, I tried to watch some of this grass fairy nonsense when AMERICUUUHH was on against the Blue Bloods. How in the hell can the entire world be so wrong about a sport? Talk about some of the most boring sports action I've watched in a long damn time, and I'm regular baseball watcher. This shit is just terrible.
I went back home to my racist town of birth in order to see my Grandfather yesterday. He's having surgery tomorrow and while it's not expected to be anything too dangerous, with his health and past history it's always a little concerning, so I wanted to make sure that I see him. Now, at his house, he and my grandmother have cut their cable down to the most basic of basic packages because they mostly just watch movies. This left me with the choice of a half-over Home Alone 2, The King is Coming featuring Reverend Something or Other, Infomercials, Golf, or the match between Germany and Australia. God help me, I watched the game. Here are my observations:
1. That buzzing sound is really fucking annoying. Also, I find it's existence laughable. Soccer fans always told me that it was so exciting to watch a soccer match because of the "intensity of the crowds." Even they've realized that's its a pointless waste of energy to constantly scream and cheer during a boring soccer match where big plays are as elusive as that invite home Tank-oh-so-desperately wanted from the crotch-groping bandit. So what do they do? They blow on an overrated kazoo. Wonderful. Just start fighting in the crowds, people. You're Germans. People used to be afraid of you.
2. I heard someone talking about the controversy over the ball. http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/controversy-over-world-cup-ball-won-t-die--fbintl_ro-worldcupball061310W.html .Then I see that this morning. Oh waaaaah. "It took a funny bounce! I have one fucking shot on goal to stop during the entire game and I boffed it. It's the ball's fault!" Own up, people. This is why you lost the war.
3. Arbitrary game clock. I noticed in the first half that the clock counts up. What kind of fucking purpose does that serve? What the fucking hell, people? "How much time is left in the game?" "I HAVE NO IDEA. I JUST KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED" Then half time (is it half time? Maybe it's just tea time. Maybe they signed an ill-conceived treaty to end the game that instead created so much tension in the locker room that another half was almost guaranteed) comes at 45 minutes, so I breathe easier and say "oh, okay, they have 45 minute halves." Then the second half comes, and at 89:50 I'm like "Oh, thank God, my retinas can stop bleeding, it's almost over." But no, it just keeps fucking going past the 90 minute mark. Then at 93:04, with the players still running around and doing whatever, they just blow the damn whistle to end the game. What is this? Practice? Just decided to say "well, that's enough for today, boys." I mean we're talkin' about a game here, people. Not practice. A game.
4. Even the scoring was mostly boring. I think I saw three of the four goals Germany scored. One of them seemed relatively exciting, as some nifty passing got it to the guy on the breakaway and he made the goal. Glorious. The other two were anti-climactic shots that were obviously too high for the goalie from the second they left the guy's foot. I lost all interest. It was either a goal or it was going to soar over the net. The goalie was completely useless at that time. Maybe the net shouldn't be so tall. I don't know. My suggestion? Replace the goalie and net with something like the windmill hole from mini-golf courses.
5. All of the god damned foreigners. What the hell? They were EVERYWHERE.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 08:13:21 AM
I went back home to my racist town of birth in order to see my Grandfather yesterday. He's having surgery tomorrow and while it's not expected to be anything too dangerous, with his health and past history it's always a little concerning, so I wanted to make sure that I see him. Now, at his house, he and my grandmother have cut their cable down to the most basic of basic packages because they mostly just watch movies. This left me with the choice of a half-over Home Alone 2, The King is Coming featuring Reverend Something or Other, Infomercials, Golf, or the match between Germany and Australia. God help me, I watched the game. Here are my observations:
1. That buzzing sound is really fucking annoying. Also, I find it's existence laughable. Soccer fans always told me that it was so exciting to watch a soccer match because of the "intensity of the crowds." Even they've realized that's its a pointless waste of energy to constantly scream and cheer during a boring soccer match where big plays are as elusive as that invite home Tank-oh-so-desperately wanted from the crotch-groping bandit. So what do they do? They blow on an overrated kazoo. Wonderful. Just start fighting in the crowds, people. You're Germans. People used to be afraid of you.
2. I heard someone talking about the controversy over the ball. http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/controversy-over-world-cup-ball-won-t-die--fbintl_ro-worldcupball061310W.html .Then I see that this morning. Oh waaaaah. "It took a funny bounce! I have one fucking shot on goal to stop during the entire game and I boffed it. It's the ball's fault!" Own up, people. This is why you lost the war.
3. Arbitrary game clock. I noticed in the first half that the clock counts up. What kind of fucking purpose does that serve? What the fucking hell, people? "How much time is left in the game?" "I HAVE NO IDEA. I JUST KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED" Then half time (is it half time? Maybe it's just tea time. Maybe they signed an ill-conceived treaty to end the game that instead created so much tension in the locker room that another half was almost guaranteed) comes at 45 minutes, so I breathe easier and say "oh, okay, they have 45 minute halves." Then the second half comes, and at 89:50 I'm like "Oh, thank God, my retinas can stop bleeding, it's almost over." But no, it just keeps fucking going past the 90 minute mark. Then at 93:04, with the players still running around and doing whatever, they just blow the damn whistle to end the game. What is this? Practice? Just decided to say "well, that's enough for today, boys." I mean we're talkin' about a game here, people. Not practice. A game.
4. Even the scoring was mostly boring. I think I saw three of the four goals Germany scored. One of them seemed relatively exciting, as some nifty passing got it to the guy on the breakaway and he made the goal. Glorious. The other two were anti-climactic shots that were obviously too high for the goalie from the second they left the guy's foot. I lost all interest. It was either a goal or it was going to soar over the net. The goalie was completely useless at that time. Maybe the net shouldn't be so tall. I don't know. My suggestion? Replace the goalie and net with something like the windmill hole from mini-golf courses.
5. All of the god damned foreigners. What the hell? They were EVERYWHERE.
I spent more time reading this than I spent watching soccer.
And I didn't even get past the middle of point 3.
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 08:13:21 AM
3. Arbitrary game clock. I noticed in the first half that the clock counts up. What kind of fucking purpose does that serve? What the fucking hell, people? "How much time is left in the game?" "I HAVE NO IDEA. I JUST KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED" Then half time (is it half time? Maybe it's just tea time. Maybe they signed an ill-conceived treaty to end the game that instead created so much tension in the locker room that another half was almost guaranteed) comes at 45 minutes, so I breathe easier and say "oh, okay, they have 45 minute halves." Then the second half comes, and at 89:50 I'm like "Oh, thank God, my retinas can stop bleeding, it's almost over." But no, it just keeps fucking going past the 90 minute mark. Then at 93:04, with the players still running around and doing whatever, they just blow the damn whistle to end the game. What is this? Practice? Just decided to say "well, that's enough for today, boys." I mean we're talkin' about a game here, people. Not practice. A game.
This was actually one of my gripes, too. Now, I guess I can understand how it would be annoying the stop the clock every time there's a free kick, throw in, or (GOD FORBID) injury, but it just seems ridiculous. I mean it's not like any other sport starts and stops the clock every 10 seconds. When Tim Howard went down in the US/England game, I noticed that the clock just kept on rolling. He was down for at least 3-5 minutes. Is it that much of a fucking burden to stop the clock for that? Shit, it's just an extra button on the scoring machine. Even I was able to operate one of those when I was 8 years old. I don't like the whole "90 minutes is over... Ok, let's dilly-dally around for a bit and then the ref will blow a whistle". GIVE ME SOME FUCKING STRUCTURE. If I were playing, I'd like to know "OK, I have 1 minute left because it says '89:00' on the scoreboard. Let's haul ass and try to get a goal here". But alas, that shit doesn't happen.
I also enjoy how ESPN wants us to care about this. Like it's some fucking big deal to people here. Shit, we don't care about the sport 99% of the year, why should we now? And then they throw up so called experts who for all we know could be some shitbag like Pierre McGuire and not know a fucking thing about the sport, but, hey, they know what they're talking about because they got a funny British accent. Must be a soccer guy! They (ESPN or any other media outlet) does the same damn thing for horseracing. The sport doesn't even get a sniff most of the year, but holy shit, on 3 weekends a year, it's the biggest fucking thing in the world. Or the Indy 500... It's just dumb. I know they only have the NBA Finals and baseball going on, but shit, when they didn't have the WC going on and just had to show us what happened in those, they couldn't even fucking show highlights from each game. Fuck it. I'm sorry. I tried to have an open mind about soccer and the WC. SKO, you got a partner on the HATEMOBILE.
Quote from: Waco Kid on June 13, 2010, 10:37:21 PM
Quote from: EVILteddie on June 13, 2010, 02:25:56 PM
The vuvuzela is the worst thing to happen to soccer.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/peter_king/06/13/wc.thoughts/index.html)
I beg to differ.
I'm confused...
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Aggravating/Enjoyable Travel Note of the Week
Drove to Rustenburg Saturday with football editor Mark Mravic (a not-so-closeted socceraholic), his son Branko and fellow scribe Mark Bechtel (you can follow Bechtel and Mravic's adventures on SI's World Cup blog). It's a three-hour drive via the scenic route -- a sometimes-mountainous, sometimes-Bush-dissecting trip to a stadium in a midsized city known for its platinum -- and gold-mining in the country's North West Province. It's a Kansas City-type city, I'd guess, rising out of the countryside.
So we were an hour from the stadium, out in the bush, and I spied a tiny roadside eatery with one table and two barstools called The Garden Café. We stopped. The other three got the local sausage, cooked on a tiny round propane grill, and I got a grilled tomato and cheese sandwich. As we ate, I asked the proprietor, a friendly, dentally challenged man named Leon, if he'd been able to see the South Africa-Mexico draw the previous day. No, he said, because he'd had some work to do around his restaurant and cottages. But he heard about it.
"From the guys out there,'' he said, nodding to the bush, a endless area of tall brown grass. "Guess they had a radio. But when South Africa scored, I heard all kinds of screaming from there.''
Is King maybe getting his Missouri cities mixed up?
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
DPD. Nevermind. I'll not Kurt Evans your ghey little roundball thread. I hate your ghey little sport with every fiber of my being, but I'll let you have it for now. Farewell, Soccer thread.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
No, trust me, I get it. There are boring matches; even at the World Cup. Not every game is a winner; even if you you understand the finer nuances. You are probably missing the small touches that seem routine but to me are masterful, but a yawner is a yawner (see Astros vs Pirates or whatever). You might not get how some of us played since we could walk and had dreamed of representing our country even just once, but I think you could understand. You might understand what it's like to be in a stadium in Buenos Aires or Lima or London with thousands of screaming fans; and everyone screaming all at once with one throat at a goal that took 15 minutes of buildup and touches or even 90 minutes of hard tackling and play. Yeah, I think you could get that. Maybe. I dunno. I appreciate you giving it a shot. I was just ribbing you a little bit with the Paul comment, so I hope you take that as a gentle joke.
Personally, I just happen to like soccer because my grandfather on my mom's side was kindof my idol growing up; and he lived and died with the game. Every four years, he would sit my brother and I down for a month of the summer and watch this tournament. We got to watch his home country play ONCE in 1982. Nobody in my house would breathe during those games. So I grew up playing the game too. Wasn't allowed to play football, got yelled at by some dumbass coach my first and last season of softball (I was nine and I walked off the field in the middle of the game) and I'm no Morgan like Apex so my only season of basketball was pretty much a disaster. Either way, soccer was my game. I was good back in the day. I also got ridiculed endlessly and ruthlessly by fellow students and teachers talking about how dumb my sport is. I just wanted my grandfather to hear about the bunches of goals I scored for him every weekend, even when he had cancer and wasn't exactly coherent.
Anyway, vuvuzelas suck. So does cancer. Soccer is cool. If you don't like it, that's cool too. Just remember, it's the most played youth sport in the USA. It's gonna hai.
This thread fucking sucks.
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 10:39:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
No, trust me, I get it. There are boring matches; even at the World Cup. Not every game is a winner; even if you you understand the finer nuances. You are probably missing the small touches that seem routine but to me are masterful, but a yawner is a yawner (see Astros vs Pirates or whatever). You might not get how some of us played since we could walk and had dreamed of representing our country even just once, but I think you could understand. You might understand what it's like to be in a stadium in Buenos Aires or Lima or London with thousands of screaming fans; and everyone screaming all at once with one throat at a goal that took 15 minutes of buildup and touches or even 90 minutes of hard tackling and play. Yeah, I think you could get that. Maybe. I dunno. I appreciate you giving it a shot. I was just ribbing you a little bit with the Paul comment, so I hope you take that as a gentle joke.
Personally, I just happen to like soccer because my grandfather on my mom's side was kindof my idol growing up; and he lived and died with the game. Every four years, he would sit my brother and I down for a month of the summer and watch this tournament. We got to watch his home country play ONCE in 1982. Nobody in my house would breathe during those games. So I grew up playing the game too. Wasn't allowed to play football, got yelled at by some dumbass coach my first and last season of softball (I was nine and I walked off the field in the middle of the game) and I'm no Morgan like Apex so my only season of basketball was pretty much a disaster. Either way, soccer was my game. I was good back in the day. I also got ridiculed endlessly and ruthlessly by fellow students and teachers talking about how dumb my sport is. I just wanted my grandfather to hear about the bunches of goals I scored for him every weekend, even when he had cancer and wasn't exactly coherent.
Anyway, vuvuzelas suck. So does cancer. Soccer is cool. If you don't like it, that's cool too. Just remember, it's the most played youth sport in the USA. It's gonna hai.
Well, that I understand. Enjoy your tournament.
I can't believe how terrible Cameroon looked.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
Hey, look. Some running back just ran into a bunch of big men and was down after gaining a yard. What's so exciting about that? Oh, but you'll say the game as a whole is what's exciting, and to judge a game by single play is just dumb, right? Of course, you're right.
When you see a football play get executed just like the coach drew it up; and you can see the defense getting blocked; and the running makes an awesome cut and breaks one for 35 yards...God damn, that makes all those 1-yard plays worth it, doesn't it?
No one needs to explain why any sport you don't like is exciting. You seem to have a prejudice against it, and that's fine. Frankly, it's your loss. Hell, it's probably my loss that I think the forward motion of the CFL is the dumbest fucking thing in the history of sports, but, whatever.
You can either choose to watch; or don't choose to watch. At the base level, I find the competition incredibly compelling. I mean, the whole world is watching. The whole fucking world. This is serious shit. I, obviously, don't understand the finer nuances of the game. I still get weirded out by the spacing of the players on TV (the game is way cooler live, much like hockey, in that you see the space that the players have to work with much more clearly).
Netherlands won this morning. I'm happy for those potheads. As a life-long Netherlands fan, I think I'll be rooting for them this tourney.
Quote from: Oleg on June 14, 2010, 10:54:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
Hey, look. Some running back just ran into a bunch of big men and was down after gaining a yard. What's so exciting about that? Oh, but you'll say the game as a whole is what's exciting, and to judge a game by single play is just dumb, right? Of course, you're right.
When you see a football play get executed just like the coach drew it up; and you can see the defense getting blocked; and the running makes an awesome cut and breaks one for 35 yards...God damn, that makes all those 1-yard plays worth it, doesn't it?
No one needs to explain why any sport you don't like is exciting. You seem to have a prejudice against it, and that's fine. Frankly, it's your loss. Hell, it's probably my loss that I think the forward motion of the CFL is the dumbest fucking thing in the history of sports, but, whatever.
You can either choose to watch; or don't choose to watch. At the base level, I find the competition incredibly compelling. I mean, the whole world is watching. The whole fucking world. This is serious shit. I, obviously, don't understand the finer nuances of the game. I still get weirded out by the spacing of the players on TV (the game is way cooler live, much like hockey, in that you see the space that the players have to work with much more clearly).
Netherlands won this morning. I'm happy for those potheads. As a life-long Netherlands fan, I think I'll be rooting for them this tourney.
Nice choice, Oleg. Seriously - they're really good.
And nice counterpoint - but my point earlier - re: This thread fucking sucks - is basically because it would be wonderful if we could use this thread to talk about the biggest goddamn tournament in the world instead of defending something we enjoy from a bunch of small-minded, ridge-running retards.
You hate soccer - awesome. Here's something awesome - no cares about you not caring.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 14, 2010, 07:47:44 AM
So, I tried to watch some of this grass fairy nonsense when AMERICUUUHH was on against the Blue Bloods. How in the hell can the entire world be so wrong about a sport? Talk about some of the most boring sports action I've watched in a long damn time, and I'm regular baseball watcher. This shit is just terrible.
Face it: baseball is boring as fuck, too, if you've never watched it before.
Baseball and soccer are both pastoral relics that managed to survive into the 21st century, for whatever reasons, in different places.
I'd imagine if we grew up in a soccer culture, every long volley across the midfield is probably packed with all sorts of drama that those of us without much exposure to the sport can't even begin to see.
At least as much tension as is found between the pitches in the eighth inning of a 0-0 playoff game.
The untrained eye might wonder why you're on the edge of your seat watching, say, one guy scrape mud out of his cleats while eight other guys stand in a field with their arms at their sides and another guy standing on a canvas bag scratches his balls... meanwhile, 40,000 people in the stands are on their feet screaming and... oh, wait, the batter just asked for time...
But it's meaningful to you because you've watched baseball for years and are anticipating that breakthrough moment. You notice that the outfield shift has opened up a yawning gap in left center. The last pitch was a fastball inside. What are we looking at next... breaking pitch low and away? You watch Theriot take a 2-Theriots-length lead and pray that that little dipshit doesn't decide to get caught stealing second...
Any given pitch has the potential to turn the game on its head. But, usually, it doesn't do anything of the sort. It misses the strike zone. It gets harmlessly fouled off. So we reset and move closer to the edges of our seats as we anticipate the next lob to the plate.Meanwhile, the right fielder flexes his glove and scratches his ass while the pitcher fondles his rosin bag on the mound.
The excitement comes from what you bring to it.
I, like you, don't really understand soccer. I have little history with it beyond the soccer I played in elementary school. And I can't say I really see myself getting all that into it when all is said and done. But I'm gonna continue to give the game a shot while it's on my TV. I'm interested in understanding. And that probably takes more than watching a single game.
Honestly, at this point I find trying to figure out the practical difference between a 4-4-2 and a 4-2-3-1—or to understand why the 4-2-2-2 is SHEER FUCKING LUNACY—preferable to doing the twisted math required to figure out why Chad Fucking Tracy is batting cleanup again today.
(Is that still happening, by the way?)
Quote from: Slaky on June 14, 2010, 11:00:15 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 14, 2010, 10:54:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
Hey, look. Some running back just ran into a bunch of big men and was down after gaining a yard. What's so exciting about that? Oh, but you'll say the game as a whole is what's exciting, and to judge a game by single play is just dumb, right? Of course, you're right.
When you see a football play get executed just like the coach drew it up; and you can see the defense getting blocked; and the running makes an awesome cut and breaks one for 35 yards...God damn, that makes all those 1-yard plays worth it, doesn't it?
No one needs to explain why any sport you don't like is exciting. You seem to have a prejudice against it, and that's fine. Frankly, it's your loss. Hell, it's probably my loss that I think the forward motion of the CFL is the dumbest fucking thing in the history of sports, but, whatever.
You can either choose to watch; or don't choose to watch. At the base level, I find the competition incredibly compelling. I mean, the whole world is watching. The whole fucking world. This is serious shit. I, obviously, don't understand the finer nuances of the game. I still get weirded out by the spacing of the players on TV (the game is way cooler live, much like hockey, in that you see the space that the players have to work with much more clearly).
Netherlands won this morning. I'm happy for those potheads. As a life-long Netherlands fan, I think I'll be rooting for them this tourney.
Nice choice, Oleg. Seriously - they're really good.
And nice counterpoint - but my point earlier - re: This thread fucking sucks - is basically because it would be wonderful if we could use this thread to talk about the biggest goddamn tournament in the world instead of defending something we enjoy from a bunch of small-minded, ridge-running retards.
You hate soccer - awesome. Here's something awesome - no cares about you not caring.
I'm sorry. Honestly, I dont' like the game of soccer and wrote a fairly tongue in cheek analysis of a game I watched. I resent the stereotypical implication that I'm small-minded for not liking soccer. I think it's boring, you think I'm impatient, whatever. I think it's fair game to talk about how I hate soccer when people around me are discussing it, the same way I think it's necessary to point out that I hate the Chicago Cubs organization when people around me are discussing them. Or Fork reminding us that McStiff eats Ass whenever Fred McGriff is even tangentially mentioned. This is a messageboard. One where we frequently make it a point to attack and destroy each other for miniscule shit while remaining a close group of bros who would love to ice each other and exchange shirtless hugs while swarming to attack Al Yellon. I'm sorry to have invaded the sanctity of your futbol thread. I though it would be good for a laugh. Much love, brah.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 11:08:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 14, 2010, 11:00:15 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 14, 2010, 10:54:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
Hey, look. Some running back just ran into a bunch of big men and was down after gaining a yard. What's so exciting about that? Oh, but you'll say the game as a whole is what's exciting, and to judge a game by single play is just dumb, right? Of course, you're right.
When you see a football play get executed just like the coach drew it up; and you can see the defense getting blocked; and the running makes an awesome cut and breaks one for 35 yards...God damn, that makes all those 1-yard plays worth it, doesn't it?
No one needs to explain why any sport you don't like is exciting. You seem to have a prejudice against it, and that's fine. Frankly, it's your loss. Hell, it's probably my loss that I think the forward motion of the CFL is the dumbest fucking thing in the history of sports, but, whatever.
You can either choose to watch; or don't choose to watch. At the base level, I find the competition incredibly compelling. I mean, the whole world is watching. The whole fucking world. This is serious shit. I, obviously, don't understand the finer nuances of the game. I still get weirded out by the spacing of the players on TV (the game is way cooler live, much like hockey, in that you see the space that the players have to work with much more clearly).
Netherlands won this morning. I'm happy for those potheads. As a life-long Netherlands fan, I think I'll be rooting for them this tourney.
Nice choice, Oleg. Seriously - they're really good.
And nice counterpoint - but my point earlier - re: This thread fucking sucks - is basically because it would be wonderful if we could use this thread to talk about the biggest goddamn tournament in the world instead of defending something we enjoy from a bunch of small-minded, ridge-running retards.
You hate soccer - awesome. Here's something awesome - no cares about you not caring.
I'm sorry. Honestly, I dont' like the game of soccer and wrote a fairly tongue in cheek analysis of a game I watched. I resent the stereotypical implication that I'm small-minded for not liking soccer. I think it's boring, you think I'm impatient, whatever. I think it's fair game to talk about how I hate soccer when people around me are discussing it, the same way I think it's necessary to point out that I hate the Chicago Cubs organization when people around me are discussing them. Or Fork reminding us that McStiff eats Ass whenever Fred McGriff is even tangentially mentioned. This is a messageboard. One where we frequently make it a point to attack and destroy each other for miniscule shit while remaining a close group of bros who would love to ice each other and exchange shirtless hugs while swarming to attack Al Yellon. I'm sorry to have invaded the sanctity of your futbol thread. I though it would be good for a laugh. Much love, brah.
Touch-y.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 11:08:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 14, 2010, 11:00:15 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 14, 2010, 10:54:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
Hey, look. Some running back just ran into a bunch of big men and was down after gaining a yard. What's so exciting about that? Oh, but you'll say the game as a whole is what's exciting, and to judge a game by single play is just dumb, right? Of course, you're right.
When you see a football play get executed just like the coach drew it up; and you can see the defense getting blocked; and the running makes an awesome cut and breaks one for 35 yards...God damn, that makes all those 1-yard plays worth it, doesn't it?
No one needs to explain why any sport you don't like is exciting. You seem to have a prejudice against it, and that's fine. Frankly, it's your loss. Hell, it's probably my loss that I think the forward motion of the CFL is the dumbest fucking thing in the history of sports, but, whatever.
You can either choose to watch; or don't choose to watch. At the base level, I find the competition incredibly compelling. I mean, the whole world is watching. The whole fucking world. This is serious shit. I, obviously, don't understand the finer nuances of the game. I still get weirded out by the spacing of the players on TV (the game is way cooler live, much like hockey, in that you see the space that the players have to work with much more clearly).
Netherlands won this morning. I'm happy for those potheads. As a life-long Netherlands fan, I think I'll be rooting for them this tourney.
Nice choice, Oleg. Seriously - they're really good.
And nice counterpoint - but my point earlier - re: This thread fucking sucks - is basically because it would be wonderful if we could use this thread to talk about the biggest goddamn tournament in the world instead of defending something we enjoy from a bunch of small-minded, ridge-running retards.
You hate soccer - awesome. Here's something awesome - no cares about you not caring.
I'm sorry. Honestly, I dont' like the game of soccer and wrote a fairly tongue in cheek analysis of a game I watched. I resent the stereotypical implication that I'm small-minded for not liking soccer. I think it's boring, you think I'm impatient, whatever. I think it's fair game to talk about how I hate soccer when people around me are discussing it, the same way I think it's necessary to point out that I hate the Chicago Cubs organization when people around me are discussing them. Or Fork reminding us that McStiff eats Ass whenever Fred McGriff is even tangentially mentioned. This is a messageboard. One where we frequently make it a point to attack and destroy each other for miniscule shit while remaining a close group of bros who would love to ice each other and exchange shirtless hugs while swarming to attack Al Yellon. I'm sorry to have invaded the sanctity of your futbol thread. I though it would be good for a laugh. Much love, brah.
Way to back track. I don't believe you.
Soccer sucks Brent Sopel's massive dong.
Quote from: BH on June 14, 2010, 11:20:24 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 11:08:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 14, 2010, 11:00:15 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 14, 2010, 10:54:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 09:34:31 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 14, 2010, 08:27:32 AM
Thanks for the input, Pablo.
I'm sorry. How dare the angry neophyte dismiss all of the finer points of THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. The grace! The majesty! The unity! The 0-0 Draws!
Honestly, Powen. I ask this without sarcasm. Regard me with your most condescending attitude possible as the stereotypical ignorant American sports fan and tell me one thing:
What am I supposed to find exciting about this sport? What am I supposed to be watching for as they pass the ball back and forth and rarely even take a shot on the goal? What is supposed to be exciting in that time period? If it's really just the athleticism and the beautiful passing, I just don't get it. Maybe there's something I'm missing. Please, explain to me, without using anything like the phrase "you just don't "get" it," what it is that's so exciting about this?
Hey, look. Some running back just ran into a bunch of big men and was down after gaining a yard. What's so exciting about that? Oh, but you'll say the game as a whole is what's exciting, and to judge a game by single play is just dumb, right? Of course, you're right.
When you see a football play get executed just like the coach drew it up; and you can see the defense getting blocked; and the running makes an awesome cut and breaks one for 35 yards...God damn, that makes all those 1-yard plays worth it, doesn't it?
No one needs to explain why any sport you don't like is exciting. You seem to have a prejudice against it, and that's fine. Frankly, it's your loss. Hell, it's probably my loss that I think the forward motion of the CFL is the dumbest fucking thing in the history of sports, but, whatever.
You can either choose to watch; or don't choose to watch. At the base level, I find the competition incredibly compelling. I mean, the whole world is watching. The whole fucking world. This is serious shit. I, obviously, don't understand the finer nuances of the game. I still get weirded out by the spacing of the players on TV (the game is way cooler live, much like hockey, in that you see the space that the players have to work with much more clearly).
Netherlands won this morning. I'm happy for those potheads. As a life-long Netherlands fan, I think I'll be rooting for them this tourney.
Nice choice, Oleg. Seriously - they're really good.
And nice counterpoint - but my point earlier - re: This thread fucking sucks - is basically because it would be wonderful if we could use this thread to talk about the biggest goddamn tournament in the world instead of defending something we enjoy from a bunch of small-minded, ridge-running retards.
You hate soccer - awesome. Here's something awesome - no cares about you not caring.
I'm sorry. Honestly, I dont' like the game of soccer and wrote a fairly tongue in cheek analysis of a game I watched. I resent the stereotypical implication that I'm small-minded for not liking soccer. I think it's boring, you think I'm impatient, whatever. I think it's fair game to talk about how I hate soccer when people around me are discussing it, the same way I think it's necessary to point out that I hate the Chicago Cubs organization when people around me are discussing them. Or Fork reminding us that McStiff eats Ass whenever Fred McGriff is even tangentially mentioned. This is a messageboard. One where we frequently make it a point to attack and destroy each other for miniscule shit while remaining a close group of bros who would love to ice each other and exchange shirtless hugs while swarming to attack Al Yellon. I'm sorry to have invaded the sanctity of your futbol thread. I though it would be good for a laugh. Much love, brah.
Way to back track. I don't believe you.
I'm not back tracking on anything. I hate soccer. I think it's gay. But I respect Powen imitating his Grandfather's love of it because that's the exact reason why I'm plagued with being a Cub fan, despite not actually lacking the game of baseball all that much. And frankly, I'm really hurt that I've apparently angered that dreamy bastard Slaky. I still love you people though. Other than Penfoe. Fuck Penfoe.
Maybe there wouldn't be so much soccer rage if THE MEDIA STOPPED RAMMING THE WORLD CUP DOWN OUR THROATS, FORCING US TO WATCH IT.
/green font.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 14, 2010, 11:03:32 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 14, 2010, 07:47:44 AM
So, I tried to watch some of this grass fairy nonsense when AMERICUUUHH was on against the Blue Bloods. How in the hell can the entire world be so wrong about a sport? Talk about some of the most boring sports action I've watched in a long damn time, and I'm regular baseball watcher. This shit is just terrible.
Face it: baseball is boring as fuck, too, if you've never watched it before.
Baseball and soccer are both pastoral relics that managed to survive into the 21st century, for whatever reasons, in different places.
I'd imagine if we grew up in a soccer culture, every long volley across the midfield is probably packed with all sorts of drama that those of us without much exposure to the sport can't even begin to see.
At least as much tension as is found between the pitches in the eighth inning of a 0-0 playoff game.
The untrained eye might wonder why you're on the edge of your seat watching, say, one guy scrape mud out of his cleats while eight other guys stand in a field with their arms at their sides and another guy standing on a canvas bag scratches his balls... meanwhile, 40,000 people in the stands are on their feet screaming and... oh, wait, the batter just asked for time...
But it's meaningful to you because you've watched baseball for years and are anticipating that breakthrough moment. You notice that the outfield shift has opened up a yawning gap in left center. The last pitch was a fastball inside. What are we looking at next... breaking pitch low and away? You watch Theriot take a 2-Theriots-length lead and pray that that little dipshit doesn't decide to get caught stealing second...
Any given pitch has the potential to turn the game on its head. But, usually, it doesn't do anything of the sort. It misses the strike zone. It gets harmlessly fouled off. So we reset and move closer to the edges of our seats as we anticipate the next lob to the plate.Meanwhile, the right fielder flexes his glove and scratches his ass while the pitcher fondles his rosin bag on the mound.
The excitement comes from what you bring to it.
I, like you, don't really understand soccer. I have little history with it beyond the soccer I played in elementary school. And I can't say I really see myself getting all that into it when all is said and done. But I'm gonna continue to give the game a shot while it's on my TV. I'm interested in understanding. And that probably takes more than watching a single game.
Honestly, at this point I find trying to figure out the practical difference between a 4-4-2 and a 4-2-3-1—or to understand why the 4-2-2-2 is SHEER FUCKING LUNACY—preferable to doing the twisted math required to figure out why Chad Fucking Tracy is batting cleanup again today.
(Is that still happening, by the way?)
I don't remember saying that baseball was all that not boring. In fact, it's very boring, on an everyday basis (outside of playoff baseball), to the casual fan (Mrs. IAN). I'm not even going to rebut your comment because I agree.
But, let's also face this: soccer is just dumb. The ball went this way, oh wait...now it went this way...oh, wait, some dumbfuck kicked it out of bounds and now they can touch it with their hands? What the hell? The game is boring. It's really, really boring. And the entire world is wrong about it being awesome.
Yea, I feel pretty bad for fucking up this thread for the soccer hooligans. Discuss and have fun. I'll try to catch the 'mericans when I can. Go USA. Beat those limey Slovenians.
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 11:28:31 AM
I'm not back tracking on anything. I hate soccer. I think it's gay. But I respect Powen imitating his Grandfather's love of it because that's the exact reason why I'm plagued with being a Cub fan, despite not actually lacking the game of baseball all that much. And frankly, I'm really hurt that I've apparently angered that dreamy bastard Slaky. I still love you people though. Other than Penfoe. Fuck Penfoe.
Not in the least - just making "a point to attack and destroy each other for miniscule shit while remaining a close group of bros who would love to ice each other and exchange shirtless hugs while swarming to attack Al Yellon."
Quote from: Slaky on June 14, 2010, 12:37:43 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2010, 11:28:31 AM
I'm not back tracking on anything. I hate soccer. I think it's gay. But I respect Powen imitating his Grandfather's love of it because that's the exact reason why I'm plagued with being a Cub fan, despite not actually lacking the game of baseball all that much. And frankly, I'm really hurt that I've apparently angered that dreamy bastard Slaky. I still love you people though. Other than Penfoe. Fuck Penfoe.
Not in the least - just making "a point to attack and destroy each other for miniscule shit while remaining a close group of bros who would love to ice each other and exchange shirtless hugs while swarming to attack Al Yellon."
Got a special icing for you, Slak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0whpt6Q0tmg
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 14, 2010, 11:03:32 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 14, 2010, 07:47:44 AM
So, I tried to watch some of this grass fairy nonsense when AMERICUUUHH was on against the Blue Bloods. How in the hell can the entire world be so wrong about a sport? Talk about some of the most boring sports action I've watched in a long damn time, and I'm regular baseball watcher. This shit is just terrible.
Face it: baseball is boring as fuck, too, if you've never watched it before.
Baseball and soccer are both pastoral relics that managed to survive into the 21st century, for whatever reasons, in different places.
I'd imagine if we grew up in a soccer culture, every long volley across the midfield is probably packed with all sorts of drama that those of us without much exposure to the sport can't even begin to see.
At least as much tension as is found between the pitches in the eighth inning of a 0-0 playoff game.
The untrained eye might wonder why you're on the edge of your seat watching, say, one guy scrape mud out of his cleats while eight other guys stand in a field with their arms at their sides and another guy standing on a canvas bag scratches his balls... meanwhile, 40,000 people in the stands are on their feet screaming and... oh, wait, the batter just asked for time...
But it's meaningful to you because you've watched baseball for years and are anticipating that breakthrough moment. You notice that the outfield shift has opened up a yawning gap in left center. The last pitch was a fastball inside. What are we looking at next... breaking pitch low and away? You watch Theriot take a 2-Theriots-length lead and pray that that little dipshit doesn't decide to get caught stealing second...
Any given pitch has the potential to turn the game on its head. But, usually, it doesn't do anything of the sort. It misses the strike zone. It gets harmlessly fouled off. So we reset and move closer to the edges of our seats as we anticipate the next lob to the plate.Meanwhile, the right fielder flexes his glove and scratches his ass while the pitcher fondles his rosin bag on the mound.
The excitement comes from what you bring to it.
I, like you, don't really understand soccer. I have little history with it beyond the soccer I played in elementary school. And I can't say I really see myself getting all that into it when all is said and done. But I'm gonna continue to give the game a shot while it's on my TV. I'm interested in understanding. And that probably takes more than watching a single game.
Honestly, at this point I find trying to figure out the practical difference between a 4-4-2 and a 4-2-3-1—or to understand why the 4-2-2-2 is SHEER FUCKING LUNACY—preferable to doing the twisted math required to figure out why Chad Fucking Tracy is batting cleanup again today.
(Is that still happening, by the way?)
THESE. But also this:
http://www.theonion.com/video/soccer-officially-announces-it-is-gay,17603/
Soccer sucks
That 1-0 Cubs-Sox game last night was SO BORING! How can you stupid Americans think a game in which only 1 goal/point/run is scored is exciting???
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 14, 2010, 03:03:23 PM
That 1-0 Cubs-Sox game last night was SO BORING! How can you stupid Americans think a game in which only 1 goal/point/run is scored is exciting???
The Cubs are boring. Thanks for saying what needed to be said.
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 14, 2010, 03:03:23 PM
That 1-0 Cubs-Sox game last night was SO BORING! How can you stupid Americans think a game in which only 1 goal/point/run is scored is exciting???
SO FUCKING BORING! (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO201005290.shtml)
This thread is boring.
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 09:16:37 AM
Quote from: MAD on June 15, 2010, 09:03:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 09:00:54 AM
Quote from: MAD on June 14, 2010, 10:37:44 PM
Quote from: BH on June 14, 2010, 03:30:10 PM
This thread is boring.
YOU'RE boring.
YOU'RE Irish.
YOU'RE a Southern Dandy.
YOU'RE right.
YOU PEOPLE ARE RUINING THIS THREAD.
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
I bet Al Gore loves it...
Quote from: SKO on June 15, 2010, 09:22:42 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 09:16:37 AM
Quote from: MAD on June 15, 2010, 09:03:14 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 09:00:54 AM
Quote from: MAD on June 14, 2010, 10:37:44 PM
Quote from: BH on June 14, 2010, 03:30:10 PM
This thread is boring.
YOU'RE boring.
YOU'RE Irish.
YOU'RE a Southern Dandy.
YOU'RE right.
YOU PEOPLE ARE RUINING THIS THREAD.
YOU already ruined it, H8R!
(DPD)
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 09:28:54 AM
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
I bet Al Gore loves it...
I heard he invernted it and the World Cup is based on his impending divorce.
Quote from: Oleg on June 15, 2010, 09:58:01 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 09:28:54 AM
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
I bet Al Gore loves it...
I heard he invernted it and the World Cup is based on his impending divorce.
Congratulations, Oleg. You came up with the one thing I care less about than the World Cup.
If you guys can manage to get the penises out of your butts for one minute, you might enjoy this World Cup calendar (http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html).
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 15, 2010, 12:35:35 PM
If you guys can manage to get the penises out of your butts for one minute, you might enjoy this World Cup calendar (http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html).
I don't see a single picture of a hot chick in that calendar.
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 15, 2010, 12:35:35 PM
If you guys can manage to get the penises out of your butts for one minute, you might enjoy this World Cup calendar (http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html).
Gay.
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Oh yeah? Is he a racist, too? (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127829764)
You soccer haters need to be as open-minded as I and embrace football.
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 15, 2010, 12:35:35 PM
If you guys can manage to get the penises out of your butts for one minute, you might enjoy this World Cup calendar (http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html).
That calendar is stupid as dick
Quote from: Brownie on June 15, 2010, 02:14:33 PM
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Oh yeah? Is he a racist, too? (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127829764)
You soccer haters need to be as open-minded as I and embrace football.
I refuse to allow anyone to impose his open-mindedness on me, fascist.
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Hey, Apex.
(http://i.imgur.com/WDfh0.jpg)
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 02:21:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 15, 2010, 02:14:33 PM
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Oh yeah? Is he a racist, too? (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127829764)
You soccer haters need to be as open-minded as I and embrace football.
I refuse to allow anyone to impose his open-mindedness on me, fascist.
I'm just glad that Bort's one of us racist conservatives, since he hates soccer too.
Quote from: SKO on June 15, 2010, 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 15, 2010, 02:21:20 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 15, 2010, 02:14:33 PM
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Oh yeah? Is he a racist, too? (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127829764)
You soccer haters need to be as open-minded as I and embrace football.
I refuse to allow anyone to impose his open-mindedness on me, fascist.
I'm just glad that Bort's one of us racist conservatives, since he hates soccer too.
Oh, I'm no liberal. Of this I assure you.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 15, 2010, 02:15:55 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 15, 2010, 12:35:35 PM
If you guys can manage to get the penises out of your butts for one minute, you might enjoy this World Cup calendar (http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html).
That calendar is stupid as dick
I'm surprised you don't like the World Cup.
(http://www.lamebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wc8.png)
The Somalis seem to have the right idea. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10307512.stm)
Seam.
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 15, 2010, 03:01:37 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 15, 2010, 02:15:55 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 15, 2010, 12:35:35 PM
If you guys can manage to get the penises out of your butts for one minute, you might enjoy this World Cup calendar (http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html).
That calendar is stupid as dick
I'm surprised you don't like the World Cup.
(http://www.lamebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wc8.png)
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9264/obamasoccer.jpg)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 15, 2010, 02:23:14 PM
Quote from: morpheus on June 15, 2010, 09:25:07 AM
Soccer is so boring that even Obama won't watch it.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VsC-zJxklS4/TBVxS6fy3RI/AAAAAAAAF6Q/S8CefTfDlec/obama-nailin.jpg)
Hey, Apex.
(http://i.imgur.com/WDfh0.jpg)
Yes sir. That's exactly right.
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
Quote from: CT III on June 15, 2010, 08:51:39 PM
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
What is every thread about? BC, duh.
Quote from: CT III on June 15, 2010, 08:51:39 PM
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
Then my victory is complete.
Quote from: Slaky on June 15, 2010, 08:55:12 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 15, 2010, 08:51:39 PM
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
What is every thread about? BC, duh.
To be fair, that photoshop is the greatest thing since tits.. Ironically, there are tits in the photoshop too.
Quote from: SKO on June 16, 2010, 07:37:29 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 15, 2010, 08:51:39 PM
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
Then my victory is complete.
(http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/web/081029-f-0558k-901.jpg)
Quote from: Yeti on June 16, 2010, 07:48:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 15, 2010, 08:55:12 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 15, 2010, 08:51:39 PM
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
What is every thread about? BC, duh.
To be fair, that photoshop is the greatest thing since tits.. Ironically, there are tits in the photoshop too.
Wait...that's not ironic!
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 09:58:31 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 16, 2010, 07:48:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 15, 2010, 08:55:12 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 15, 2010, 08:51:39 PM
I'm not even sure what this thread is about anymore.
What is every thread about? BC, duh.
To be fair, that photoshop is the greatest thing since tits.. Ironically, there are tits in the photoshop too.
Wait...that's not ironic!
Uh oh. I better check the weather on my wedding day...
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
Quote from: flannj on June 16, 2010, 11:04:12 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
Jesus. 88% possession by Spain.
That seems... significant.
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Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
Jesus. 88% possession by Spain.
That seems... significant.
27 shots?!?!?!!? to 7?!?!?!?!
Now I feel bad for Spain.
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:43:30 AM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
Jesus. 88% possession by Spain.
That seems... significant.
27 shots?!?!?!!? to 7?!?!?!?!
Now I feel bad for Spain.
Don't be. They have sangria and paella.
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Tonker is one wrong sumbitch (http://www.handjobexchange.com/sbox/dlog.php?highlight=p111148561&date=2010-6-16#p111148561)
Quote from: flannj on June 16, 2010, 11:04:12 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
The first games are a feeling out process. I think now that teams know where they stand after a match played they can't afford to sit back and play tight. You'll see a lot more open play in the second bunch of games, methinks. Then again what the fuck do I know?
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Quote from: flannj on June 16, 2010, 11:04:12 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
The first games are a feeling out process. I think now that teams know where they stand after a match played they can't afford to sit back and play tight. You'll see a lot more open play in the second bunch of games, methinks. Then again what the fuck do I know?
Here's what I know, be it in your girlie sport or anything else: Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!
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Quote from: flannj on June 16, 2010, 11:04:12 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
The first games are a feeling out process. I think now that teams know where they stand after a match played they can't afford to sit back and play tight. You'll see a lot more open play in the second bunch of games, methinks. Then again what the fuck do I know?
Here's what I know, be it in your girlie sport or anything else: Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!
Someone needs to make some sweet, sweet movie/show about that era. Overlooked in a historical context.
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Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
The first games are a feeling out process. I think now that teams know where they stand after a match played they can't afford to sit back and play tight. You'll see a lot more open play in the second bunch of games, methinks. Then again what the fuck do I know?
Here's what I know, be it in your girlie sport or anything else: Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!
Someone needs to make some sweet, sweet movie/show about that era. Overlooked in a historical context.
They made The Roughriders. Totally factual if you act like black people, and specifically black soldiers, never existed.
Quote from: SKO on June 16, 2010, 12:19:51 PM
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Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
The first games are a feeling out process. I think now that teams know where they stand after a match played they can't afford to sit back and play tight. You'll see a lot more open play in the second bunch of games, methinks. Then again what the fuck do I know?
Here's what I know, be it in your girlie sport or anything else: Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!
Someone needs to make some sweet, sweet movie/show about that era. Overlooked in a historical context.
They made The Roughriders. Totally factual if you act like black people, and specifically black soldiers, never existed.
(http://i.imgur.com/L8NWE.jpg)
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Quote from: flannj on June 16, 2010, 11:04:12 AM
Quote from: Oleg on June 16, 2010, 11:01:56 AM
Switzerland 1 - Spain 0.
Upset of the tourney!
Defense has beaten offense so far in the tournament, wonder if that will last as guys tire and more games are played.
Click on the overview tab.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp (http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-live-spain-vs-switzerland/?hp)
The first games are a feeling out process. I think now that teams know where they stand after a match played they can't afford to sit back and play tight. You'll see a lot more open play in the second bunch of games, methinks. Then again what the fuck do I know?
Here's what I know, be it in your girlie sport or anything else: Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!
Someone needs to make some sweet, sweet movie/show about that era. Overlooked in a historical context.
Fox News, 2001-present.
Argentina seems to be the only team in the tourney who have learned to hit the new ball well. There were some great crosses and absolutely blistering shots in the game today... Messi is who we thought he was!
Quote from: powen01 on June 17, 2010, 09:25:18 AM
Argentina seems to be the only team in the tourney who have learned to hit the new ball well. There were some great crosses and absolutely blistering shots in the game today... Messi is who we thought he was!
He's unreal. Higuain, from what I've read, just seems to know where to be when the ball is near the net. He's got a nose for it. They're frightening up front but they are a bit old and gross in the back. I can't tell those long haired freaks apart.
Anyway, the score wasn't totally indicative of the game - while Argentina showed their class, Korea had a real shot to tie it at 2 but that fucker wrong footed it wide. Best game of the tourney so far.
Flame me.
Quote from: powen01 on June 17, 2010, 09:25:18 AM
Argentina seems to be the only team in the tourney who have learned to hit the new ball well. There were some great crosses and absolutely blistering shots in the game today... Messi is who we thought he was!
All of the South American teams have legitimate chances to advance.
Messi was unselfish and creative, with him Argentina has so many options.
Their back line is a potential weakness, DeMichelis did not look good.
Mexico beats France this afternoon!
Quote from: flannj on June 17, 2010, 09:45:46 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 17, 2010, 09:25:18 AM
Argentina seems to be the only team in the tourney who have learned to hit the new ball well. There were some great crosses and absolutely blistering shots in the game today... Messi is who we thought he was!
All of the South American teams have legitimate chances to advance.
Messi was unselfish and creative, with him Argentina has so many options.
Their back line is a potential weakness, DeMichelis did not look good.
Mexico beats France this afternoon!
Just like in the Champions League Final.
A guide for us noobs...
http://nplusonemag.com/world-cup-preview
QuoteSouth Africa
The hosts are not very good at soccer. Being banned from international play during apartheid might have something to do with it. If you want to seem cheerful, mention to your friends how cool it is that Africa is finally getting the World Cup it was supposed to get in 2006, and how well South Africa seems to have moved on from apartheid. If you don't, mention that, despite all the hype to the contrary, hosting major sporting events rarely proves to be an economic boon, and wonder aloud whether a really poor country with crushing social problems should be spending all its money on state-of-the-art soccer stadiums designed to look like calabashes.
QuoteArgentina
Argentina has the world's best player in Lionel Messi, and lots of other talent. They also have a coach, the legendary Diego Maradona, who is bat-shit crazy. Maradona recently had his stomach stapled because after he quit using coke he got super-fat. When Argentina qualified for the World Cup, he held perhaps the greatest press conference in the history of sport, during which he repeatedly told the Argentine press to (in my very rough translation), "Suck it and keep on sucking it" (Que la chupen y sigan chupando). The next day he apologized to all the women in the world who heard him say these things, especially his mother, but pointedly not to the journalists he had repeatedly insulted. He recently had two (2) luxury bidets installed in his hotel room.
QuoteGreece
While compiling this preview, I forgot about Greece and had to look them up when I realized I was one country short.
QuoteUSA
USA! USA! We should be decent this year, and we drew a favorable group. The casual USA fan admires Landon Donovan. The more discerning USA fan knows that Donovan is Cristiano Ronaldo Lite—overrated, overexposed, and a bit of a whiner. The US actually relies on Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, and Tim Howard, all of whom are equal to or superior to Donovan in ability but for various reasons less marketable.
QuoteEngland
England is always surprised when they lose, as they think they invented soccer. They have a good coach (an Italian) and some good players, most notably the great Wayne Rooney, but eventually they will lose and be shocked and hurt as always. England has won the World Cup before, but that was when they were hosting in 1966, and host countries always do well. That said, they weren't a fascist country. Fascist host countries do really well; witness Italy's win in 1934 and Argentina's in 1978. Apparently creating a hostile and frightening atmosphere for opposing nations, and being able to threaten your players and/or the referees with horrible fates, helps your chances considerably.
QuoteGermany
The team that never underperforms, never suffers from any sort of self-doubt or mental angst. They win their penalty shootouts; they consistently beat plucky underdogs. One of the great things about sports is how they can serve to eliminate or at least undermine national or ethnic stereotypes, but sometimes Germans come along, play with the cold mechanical efficiency of a Mercedes engine, and then sports don't do that.
QuoteHolland
For a small country, the Dutch produce a staggering number of world-class players. They are a little smug about this fact. Look for them to play good soccer and register big wins early in the tournament, then lose to the first team that realizes that while their strikers and midfielders are quick and skillful, their defenders are manifestly not.
QuoteJapan
Japan is not very good at soccer, but it has the world's highest average life expectancy.
QuoteParaguay
See Uruguay, above.
QuotePortugal
The Portuguese team includes several naturalized Brazilians who aren't good enough to play for Brazil. They are led by Cristiano Ronaldo, a native of Portugal who wears too much hair gel. There are only two acceptable reasons for liking Ronaldo: either you find him sexually attractive, or you are Portuguese. He is the Alex Rodriguez of soccer. Paparazzi once snapped pictures of him making out with Paris Hilton in a nightclub. It was a tan, vapid match made in heaven. Do not root for Portugal.
QuoteSwitzerland
Watching the Swiss play is almost as painful and degrading as being an immigrant living in Switzerland. Will they lose in a dull, cowardly manner in the first round, or will they lose in a dull, cowardly manner in the second round? The world awaits the answer.
I think he's got Slovenia and Algeria mixed up. Slovenia allowed 4 goals in their 10 WC qualification matches, so they can certainly play and beat a team with a lucky goal and good defense. Algeria fucking sucks. Hard. They're horrible.
http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/swiss-sweet-upset-born-in-the-usa--fbintl_ro-swiss061610.html
QuoteIt was the most monumental of shocks and lit up what had been a sleepy World Cup. But while Switzerland's dramatic 1-0 victory over tournament favorite Spain took place in Africa, the upset was born in the USA.
Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld devised his game plan for shutting down the European champion's destructive offense after witnessing the manner in which the United States stunned Spain in last year's Confederations Cup, the warmup event to the World Cup.
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:14:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Quote from: SKO on June 18, 2010, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:14:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Yes, I was watching this morning's game.. I admit it. I actually refrained from going into work early like I have this whole week to watch it. I'm just as shocked, but I kind of enjoyed it. Something about Serbs and Germans going at it makes me think 1914.. I'd think you'd be interested
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Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:14:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Yes, I was watching this morning's game.. I admit it. I actually refrained from going into work early like I have this whole week to watch it. I'm just as shocked, but I kind of enjoyed it. Something about Serbs and Germans going at it makes me think 1914.. I'd think you'd be interested
The Serbian front was completely managed (or mismanaged) by the Austrians. Your abuse of history for the purposes of soccer will not stand. You disgust me.
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
This is turning out like 2006 with the excessive cards.
A mistimed tackle is a foul but shouldn't always be a card, especially in the first half of play.
I hate the yellows carrying over to the next game, with quick cards it changes the way the defenders and midfielders play.
Quote from: SKO on June 18, 2010, 08:28:32 AM
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Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Yes, I was watching this morning's game.. I admit it. I actually refrained from going into work early like I have this whole week to watch it. I'm just as shocked, but I kind of enjoyed it. Something about Serbs and Germans going at it makes me think 1914.. I'd think you'd be interested
The Serbian front was completely managed (or mismanaged) by the Austrians. Your abuse of history for the purposes of soccer will not stand. You disgust me.
I wasn't even trying to be historically accurate. Just naming some players in the game.
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
You sick, sick man.
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:36:40 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 18, 2010, 08:28:32 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:21:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 18, 2010, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:14:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Yes, I was watching this morning's game.. I admit it. I actually refrained from going into work early like I have this whole week to watch it. I'm just as shocked, but I kind of enjoyed it. Something about Serbs and Germans going at it makes me think 1914.. I'd think you'd be interested
The Serbian front was completely managed (or mismanaged) by the Austrians. Your abuse of history for the purposes of soccer will not stand. You disgust me.
I wasn't even trying to be historically accurate. Just naming some players in the game.
How many Desipiots were you throwing under the bus to BCB while you were watching? faggot.
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Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:21:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 18, 2010, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:14:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Yes, I was watching this morning's game.. I admit it. I actually refrained from going into work early like I have this whole week to watch it. I'm just as shocked, but I kind of enjoyed it. Something about Serbs and Germans going at it makes me think 1914.. I'd think you'd be interested
The Serbian front was completely managed (or mismanaged) by the Austrians. Your abuse of history for the purposes of soccer will not stand. You disgust me.
I wasn't even trying to be historically accurate. Just naming some players in the game.
How many Desipiots were you throwing under the bus to BCB while you were watching? faggot.
ACB, sir. ACB
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 09:03:15 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 18, 2010, 09:01:58 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:36:40 AM
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Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:21:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 18, 2010, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 08:14:29 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 18, 2010, 08:05:22 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 07:28:20 AM
Anyone else catch that final sequence in that Serbia-Germany First Half. Now, that was exciting.
Germany got royally hosed by the card-happy official. Would be cool to see what they'd be doing with 11 men.
I enjoyed how the announcers said this crew hasn't been using common sense in the Cup.
Et tu, Yeti?
Yes, I was watching this morning's game.. I admit it. I actually refrained from going into work early like I have this whole week to watch it. I'm just as shocked, but I kind of enjoyed it. Something about Serbs and Germans going at it makes me think 1914.. I'd think you'd be interested
The Serbian front was completely managed (or mismanaged) by the Austrians. Your abuse of history for the purposes of soccer will not stand. You disgust me.
I wasn't even trying to be historically accurate. Just naming some players in the game.
How many Desipiots were you throwing under the bus to BCB while you were watching? faggot.
ACB, sir. ACB
Someone has a problem with ACB (http://www.americanchartered.com)?
I want Slovenia to win by a total blowout. Like 2-0. That would be amazing.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:20:41 AM
I want Slovenia to win by a total blowout. Like 2-0. That would be amazing.
You must be a Hossa fan.
Quote from: Oleg on June 18, 2010, 09:27:48 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:20:41 AM
I want Slovenia to win by a total blowout. Like 2-0. That would be amazing.
You must be a Hossa fan.
Who among us isn't?
Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but now you can browse Desipio (or any website) like you're AT THE WORLD CUP!
http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/www.desipio.com/messageboard
Quote from: Eli on June 18, 2010, 09:37:33 AM
Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, but now you can browse Desipio (or any website) like you're AT THE WORLD CUP!
http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/www.desipio.com/messageboard
Quick Maw, get the Flit! (Is that too obscure?)
Quote from: Oleg on June 18, 2010, 09:27:48 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:20:41 AM
I want Slovenia to win by a total blowout. Like 2-0. That would be amazing.
You must be a Hossa fan.
I guess they all look alike to you.
I just checked the score on Yahoo! 2-0 Slovenia at the half.
Ha.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:53:14 AM
I just checked the score on Yahoo! 2-0 Slovenia at the half.
Ha.
If this score stands, I'm probably de-friending all my full-blooded Slovenian friends on facebook AND declaring war on their tiny country.
Quote from: powen01 on June 18, 2010, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:53:14 AM
I just checked the score on Yahoo! 2-0 Slovenia at the half.
Ha.
If this score stands, I'm probably de-friending all my full-blooded Slovenian friends on facebook AND declaring war on their tiny country.
Just make sure you don't declare war on Slovakia on accident.
Quote from: CT III on June 18, 2010, 09:57:04 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 18, 2010, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:53:14 AM
I just checked the score on Yahoo! 2-0 Slovenia at the half.
Ha.
If this score stands, I'm probably de-friending all my full-blooded Slovenian friends on facebook AND declaring war on their tiny country.
Just make sure you don't declare war on Slovakia on accident.
I'll just declare war on the world then; keeps things tidy.
That was the most unpleasant half of grass hockey I've seen in quite a long time.
Duncan Keith thinks the Slovenian goalie is a pussy.
Quote from: CT III on June 18, 2010, 09:57:04 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 18, 2010, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:53:14 AM
I just checked the score on Yahoo! 2-0 Slovenia at the half.
Ha.
If this score stands, I'm probably de-friending all my full-blooded Slovenian friends on facebook AND declaring war on their tiny country.
Just make sure you don't declare war on Slovakia on accident.
Why would that be an accident?
Quote from: powen01 on June 18, 2010, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 18, 2010, 09:53:14 AM
I just checked the score on Yahoo! 2-0 Slovenia at the half.
Ha.
If this score stands, I'm probably de-friending all my full-blooded Slovenian friends on facebook AND declaring war on their tiny country.
*whew*... I'm safe
Yeti: "Morph, i believe they're wearing gloves because it's cold."
Morph: "And because they like secks with me, Yeti."
This taught me all I needed to know about soccer.
ISA! ISA! ISA!
I just made out with my half sister.
Koman Coulibaly: Here's hoping we meet in a dark alley.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 18, 2010, 10:52:39 AM
Yeti: "Morph, i believe they're wearing gloves because it's cold."
Morph: "And because they like secks with me, Yeti."
This taught me all I needed to know about soccer.
*men . Don't forget the correction.
Quote from: powen01 on June 18, 2010, 11:00:15 AM
Koman Coulibaly: Here's hoping we meet in a dark alley.
I thought that the election of the Kenyan Socialist President meant that the bias would turn in our favor. Apparently not. There's no way in hell that was an offsides.
Quote from: morpheus on June 18, 2010, 11:06:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 18, 2010, 10:52:39 AM
Yeti: "Morph, i believe they're wearing gloves because it's cold."
Morph: "And because they like secks with me, Yeti."
This taught me all I needed to know about soccer.
*men . Don't forget the correction.
Whatever, I'm on to you, Mr. 40 year old!!
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 18, 2010, 10:54:47 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 10:53:23 AM
ISA! ISA! ISA!
and ties??!?!?!?!? You bet.
Exciting fucking ties.
Ties that see a team of sheep-shagging kiwi bogans show those chest-waxing ginzo divers what for.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 20, 2010, 11:03:37 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 18, 2010, 10:54:47 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 10:53:23 AM
ISA! ISA! ISA!
and ties??!?!?!?!? You bet.
Exciting fucking ties.
Ties that see a team of sheep-shagging kiwi bogans show those chest-waxing ginzo divers what for.
Steakballs glazed in a kiwi infused remoulade.
Quote from: powen01 on June 20, 2010, 11:16:37 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 20, 2010, 11:03:37 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 18, 2010, 10:54:47 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 18, 2010, 10:53:23 AM
ISA! ISA! ISA!
and ties??!?!?!?!? You bet.
Exciting fucking ties.
Ties that see a team of sheep-shagging kiwi bogans show those chest-waxing ginzo divers what for.
Steakballs glazed in a kiwi infused remoulade.
Yep - that fucking ruled.
I haven't been this something about Italy tying at something since the something something of something.
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
This will only get funnier as we get into July.
So, if a ref from the NBA goes public talking about how games are rigged, why hasn't someone from FIFA done the same? You gotta think there is more money in a book deal than reffing games.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/worldcup2010/galleries/the_hottest_wags_of_the_2010_world_cup/the_hottest_wags_of_the_2010_world_cup.html
http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/fifa-drops-referee-after-dropped-call--fbintl_ro-fifaref062110.html
QuotePRETORIA, South Africa – Controversial referee Koman Coulibaly was left off FIFA's list for the next batch of World Cup matches following the error that cost the United States a victory against Slovenia.
Yahoo! Sports revealed on Friday that Coulibaly was "highly unlikely" to take any further part in the tournament after being given a poor evaluation by assessors following his decision to disallow Maurice Edu's 86th-minute goal. FIFA confirmed yesterday that Coulibaly will not play any part in Tuesday or Wednesday's matches, which will include Team USA's critical Group C finale against Algeria.
Instead, as they step into the arena of Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday with their World Cup life at stake, the Americans will be officiated by a man who has just witnessed a combat far more brutal than any game in the tournament.
Belgian referee Frank De Bleeckere will prepare himself for the occasion by watching a DVD of the movie "Gladiator" before taking center stage in a game that decides the USA's destiny – with a victory guaranteed to put the Americans through to the last 16.
FIFA deliberately assigned De Bleeckere, a highly experienced and respected referee, to this game in response to the storm of controversy that came after the United States' 2-2 draw with Slovenia. De Bleeckere has been in charge of big matches many times in the past, most notably a Champions League clash between Chelsea and Barcelona in 2006 which came a year after a pair of explosive matches between those teams.
"I don't look at reputation or anything that has gone before," De Bleeckere said. "I will watch the previous games of USA and Algeria to help me understand their tactics and work on my positioning. But I will watch 'Gladiator' first."
(No homo.)
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Inbred twat fuck. Go reinforce your parochial anti-soccer sentiment elsewhere, you small-minded ridge-running retard.
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 11:32:27 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Inbred twat fuck. Go reinforce your parochial anti-soccer sentiment elsewhere, you small-minded ridge-running retard.
Needs more paragraphs. But otherwise pretty spot on.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 21, 2010, 11:36:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 11:32:27 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Inbred twat fuck. Go reinforce your parochial anti-soccer sentiment elsewhere, you small-minded ridge-running retard.
Needs more paragraphs. But otherwise pretty spot on.
He stole my colloquialism. :(
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
QuoteThe typical United States soccer fan is a pompous jerk. You know the type. He's the guy who had the little patch of hair under his lip in college, who later was the first to shave his head as an expression of style. He's the guy who drove a Volkswagen Jetta because of it's efficiency. He's the guy who always had some obscure answer to the "What's your favorite song?" question, and he's the guy who smoked Dunhill cigarettes, but only when he didn't have the time to roll his own.
I thought Kelly Dwyer liked the NBA.
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 02:13:28 PM
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
This post was the best wedding present SKO could have given me. Which speaks less of me and more of the scope of SKO's abilities...
Quote from: Bort on June 21, 2010, 02:43:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 02:13:28 PM
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
This post was the best wedding present SKO could have given me. Which speaks less of me and more of the scope of SKO's abilities...
I made a donation in your name to the Human Fund. Jerk.
Quote from: Bort on June 21, 2010, 02:43:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 02:13:28 PM
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
This post was the best wedding present SKO could have given me. Which speaks less of me and more of the scope of SKO's abilities...
Better than this?
(http://i46.tinypic.com/5xlbom.jpg)
Quote from: CT III on June 21, 2010, 03:22:15 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 21, 2010, 02:43:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 02:13:28 PM
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
This post was the best wedding present SKO could have given me. Which speaks less of me and more of the scope of SKO's abilities...
Better than this?
(http://i46.tinypic.com/5xlbom.jpg)
Shut her down, folks.
CT 1, Internet 0.
CT--you magnificent bastard.
Quote from: MAD on June 21, 2010, 03:31:12 PM
CT--you magnificent bastard.
You read his... article?
Holy shit. Nobody let TEC see the byline on this...
http://deadspin.com/5567749/why-we-must-invade-mali
Quote from: CT III on June 21, 2010, 03:22:15 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 21, 2010, 02:43:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 02:13:28 PM
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
This post was the best wedding present SKO could have given me. Which speaks less of me and more of the scope of SKO's abilities...
Better than this?
(http://i46.tinypic.com/5xlbom.jpg)
Oh my...
I...
It's...
It's glorious.
I-I...I think I have something in my eye....
Quote from: Bort on June 21, 2010, 09:03:06 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 21, 2010, 03:22:15 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 21, 2010, 02:43:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 21, 2010, 02:13:28 PM
Quote from: BH on June 21, 2010, 01:05:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 21, 2010, 07:39:06 AM
Sweet weeping Jesus on a bicycle, this shit ain't over yet?
Why not just post the link to your blog on Chicago Now? (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-pain/2010/06/its-official-i-still-dont-like-soccer.html)
The World Cup is an awesome time for STRAWMEN. In one corner, you've got weak-kneed Euro sympathizers with their condescending attitudes towards us regular 'Mericans, and in the other corner you have chest-thumping 'mericans refusing to open their minds enough to enjoy the beautiful game. I think both sides have a point. I get annoyed that the World Cup can't roll around without some asshole throwing out the "fastest rising youth sport" stat or pundits discussing what it'll take for soccer to catch on the United States, and I get tired of soccer fans circling the wagons. On the other hand, genuine soccer fans like Powen and Slak who really couldn't give a shit whether I like soccer or not have to put up with assholes like me. The important thing is that nothing makes soccer less gay.
This post was the best wedding present SKO could have given me. Which speaks less of me and more of the scope of SKO's abilities...
Better than this?
(http://i46.tinypic.com/5xlbom.jpg)
Oh my...
I...
It's...
It's glorious.
I-I...I think I have something in my eye....
I've said it before and I'll say it again: that girl's face after that happened will forever be lodged in my memory. Delaware always means something more.
Savor the flavor.
Back to soccer you troglodytes...
Uruguay beats Mexico 1 - 0 in one of the better games so far.
Wide open play with both teams creating quality chances. Mexico playing with only 3 back for much of the game so they were pushing forward a lot.
Uruguay's defense did a solid job protecting the lead.
The Refs kept the cards in their pockets for once and let the players play and the game continue, particularly in the first half.
Both will advance to the next round. This game was mostly about who comes out as the winner of the group and therefore avoids playing Argentina on Sunday.
So that means Mexico is probably one and done.
Uruguay looks really good. Fast, creative, lots of offensive potential combined with solid holding mid and defenders and very disciplined.
They should have a relatively weak opponent on Saturday and could be a dark horse contender in the later rounds.
France loses to South Africa in another pathetic display and they are on their way home.
Undisciplined, old and self entitled, with a shit coach, shit management, and a shit attitude.
They remind me of the 2004 Cubs.
Fuck them.
I'll be screaming at my TV tomorrow.
Quote from: flannj on June 22, 2010, 12:06:29 PM
Back to soccer you troglodytes...
Uruguay beats Mexico 1 - 0 in one of the better games so far.
Wide open play with both teams creating quality chances. Mexico playing with only 3 back for much of the game so they were pushing forward a lot.
Uruguay's defense did a solid job protecting the lead.
The Refs kept the cards in their pockets for once and let the players play and the game continue, particularly in the first half.
Both will advance to the next round. This game was mostly about who comes out as the winner of the group and therefore avoids playing Argentina on Sunday.
So that means Mexico is probably one and done.
Uruguay looks really good. Fast, creative, lots of offensive potential combined with solid holding mid and defenders and very disciplined.
They should have a relatively weak opponent on Saturday and could be a dark horse contender in the later rounds.
France loses to South Africa in another pathetic display and they are on their way home.
Undisciplined, old and self entitled, with a shit coach, shit management, and a shit attitude.
They remind me of the 2004 Cubs.
Fuck them.
I'll be screaming at my TV tomorrow.
I will say that, however gay this sport is, the fact that the French have gone batshit crazy amuses me.
Quote from: flannj on June 22, 2010, 12:06:29 PM
Back to soccer you troglodytes...
Uruguay beats Mexico 1 - 0 in one of the better games so far.
Wide open play with both teams creating quality chances. Mexico playing with only 3 back for much of the game so they were pushing forward a lot.
Uruguay's defense did a solid job protecting the lead.
The Refs kept the cards in their pockets for once and let the players play and the game continue, particularly in the first half.
Both will advance to the next round. This game was mostly about who comes out as the winner of the group and therefore avoids playing Argentina on Sunday.
So that means Mexico is probably one and done.
Uruguay looks really good. Fast, creative, lots of offensive potential combined with solid holding mid and defenders and very disciplined.
They should have a relatively weak opponent on Saturday and could be a dark horse contender in the later rounds.
France loses to South Africa in another pathetic display and they are on their way home.
Undisciplined, old and self entitled, with a shit coach, shit management, and a shit attitude.
They remind me of the 2004 Cubs.
Fuck them.
I'll be screaming at my TV tomorrow.
I love Uruguay for some reason - what a great team they have. I hope they do well and I'm glad to see them avoid Argentina for now.
Got my fingers crossed for the Koreans today - a bunch of people I know are pretty hardcore about their team. Gonna be a battle.
Quote from: Slaky on June 22, 2010, 12:39:14 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 22, 2010, 12:06:29 PM
Back to soccer you troglodytes...
Uruguay beats Mexico 1 - 0 in one of the better games so far.
Wide open play with both teams creating quality chances. Mexico playing with only 3 back for much of the game so they were pushing forward a lot.
Uruguay's defense did a solid job protecting the lead.
The Refs kept the cards in their pockets for once and let the players play and the game continue, particularly in the first half.
Both will advance to the next round. This game was mostly about who comes out as the winner of the group and therefore avoids playing Argentina on Sunday.
So that means Mexico is probably one and done.
Uruguay looks really good. Fast, creative, lots of offensive potential combined with solid holding mid and defenders and very disciplined.
They should have a relatively weak opponent on Saturday and could be a dark horse contender in the later rounds.
France loses to South Africa in another pathetic display and they are on their way home.
Undisciplined, old and self entitled, with a shit coach, shit management, and a shit attitude.
They remind me of the 2004 Cubs.
Fuck them.
I'll be screaming at my TV tomorrow.
I love Uruguay for some reason - what a great team they have. I hope they do well and I'm glad to see them avoid Argentina for now.
Got my fingers crossed for the Koreans today - a bunch of people I know are pretty hardcore about their team. Gonna be a battle.
If it's a close game, Hee Sop Choi might have a grabber. This could turn out well for me.
Quote from: Slaky on June 22, 2010, 12:39:14 PM
I love Uruguay for some reason...
Is it because u-r-guay for Diego Forlan?
(http://i.imgur.com/DZU9C.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yw14h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YmHX8.jpg)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 22, 2010, 01:42:16 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 22, 2010, 12:39:14 PM
I love Uruguay for some reason...
Is it because u-r-guay for Diego Forlan?
(http://i.imgur.com/DZU9C.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yw14h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YmHX8.jpg)
I love that man.
Quote from: Slaky on June 22, 2010, 02:19:37 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 22, 2010, 01:42:16 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 22, 2010, 12:39:14 PM
I love Uruguay for some reason...
Is it because u-r-guay for Diego Forlan?
(http://i.imgur.com/DZU9C.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yw14h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YmHX8.jpg)
I love that man.
Dots=Connected.
Watch "The Two Escobars". It is jaw-dropping.
Hopefully, afterwards, you will understand why I hate teh Paul with the fire of a thousand suns.
It's not even done and it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
DPD: It's on ESPN.
Quote from: powen01 on June 22, 2010, 09:47:07 PM
Watch "The Two Escobars". It is jaw-dropping.
Hopefully, afterwards, you will understand why I hate teh Paul with the fire of a thousand suns.
It's not even done and it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
This. An amazing story... but after you see it, go see Tony Bordain's "No Reservations" show about Medillin today, its the happy ending to this really tragic story.
Quote from: powen01 on June 22, 2010, 09:47:07 PM
Watch "The Two Escobars". It is jaw-dropping.
Hopefully, afterwards, you will understand why I hate teh Paul with the fire of a thousand suns.
It's not even done and it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
Watched it with Mrs. flannj tonight.
Fucking tragic.
EDIT: Sorry hawk. I wasn't paying attention to what you wrote. But that is the most accurate word to describe what a fucked up situation this was.
Quote from: thehawk on June 22, 2010, 10:13:15 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 22, 2010, 09:47:07 PM
Watch "The Two Escobars". It is jaw-dropping.
Hopefully, afterwards, you will understand why I hate teh Paul with the fire of a thousand suns.
It's not even done and it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
This. An amazing story... but after you see it, go see Tony Bordain's "No Reservations" show about Medillin today, its the happy ending to this really tragic story.
Thanks for reminding me. The country is light years from where they were. More work needs to be done. Beautiful place and some great people.
Quote from: powen01 on June 22, 2010, 09:47:07 PM
Watch "The Two Escobars". It is jaw-dropping.
Hopefully, afterwards, you will understand why I hate teh Paul with the fire of a thousand suns.
It's not even done and it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
The Two Escobars is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched as well.
America ... FUCK YEAH!
How can I root for a team that scores even less than the Cubs?
STEAKS. FUCKING. BALLS.
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
ROCK. FLAG. GAY EAGLE.
Hey man, whatever works.
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
Really? That's all you've got?
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:33:09 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
Really? That's all you've got?
soccer sucks
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:34:51 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:33:09 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
Really? That's all you've got?
soccer sucks
I still love you. See you at the parade on Sunday.
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
Is Buff going to be there?
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:43:03 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
Is Buff going to be there?
Hockey is an American sport now?
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 12:55:28 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:43:03 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
Is Buff going to be there?
Hockey is an American sport now?
Buff IS one of the three American players getting their name engraved on the Cup this year.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
MeatheadIAN agrees with this. Even though some like soccer, I won't dog them for it. I still find it to be one of the most boring things on the earth to watch. Like SKO said, our gays outgheyed the other gheys even though the ghey refs were gonna make sure we didn't outghey some words and stuff. Go us.
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:33:09 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
Really? That's all you've got?
First time here?
That throw by Tim Howard leading to the goal was unbelievable. Favre-like if you will.
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:23:33 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 23, 2010, 12:18:41 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 12:13:32 PM
Did we win the foot fairy match today?
1-0. We won.
What a blowout!
It was a great match despite the low score.
What was great about it? The way the fags ran around on the grass and didn't use their hands? Sounds super duper. Or the 4 shots on goal the other team had. In 93 minutes.
fag.
Yes, fags never use their hands. For anything. Fags!
Quote from: Indolent Reader on June 23, 2010, 01:22:59 PM
That throw by Tim Howard leading to the goal was unbelievable. Favre-like if you will.
Why? Did the other team get to it first?
Quote from: CBStew on June 23, 2010, 01:47:13 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on June 23, 2010, 01:22:59 PM
That throw by Tim Howard leading to the goal was unbelievable. Favre-like if you will.
Why? Did the other team get to it first?
That was good.
And in other european sports news, the Mahut /Isner match is tied up at 2 sets each....
and 54 all in the fifith
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=6367&league=Wimbledon is showing it (the match is now well over 9 hours old).
Quote from: CBStew on June 23, 2010, 01:47:13 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on June 23, 2010, 01:22:59 PM
That throw by Tim Howard leading to the goal was unbelievable. Favre-like if you will.
Why? Did the other team get to it first?
Fucking great, Stew.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 23, 2010, 02:34:59 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 23, 2010, 01:47:13 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on June 23, 2010, 01:22:59 PM
That throw by Tim Howard leading to the goal was unbelievable. Favre-like if you will.
Why? Did the other team get to it first?
Fucking great, Stew.
Brilliant, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-0nkoQE-I) Stew. Just brilliant.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Quote from: thehawk on June 23, 2010, 02:33:10 PM
And in other european sports news, the Mahut /Isner match is tied up at 2 sets each....
and 54 all in the fifith
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=6367&league=Wimbledon is showing it (the match is now well over 9 hours old).
And suspended for tomorrow. Isner can barely walk, so he may not even get out of bed.
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Some guy named Miami U. Not sure what the U stands for, though.
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
Faggy McGee?
Quote from: Eli on June 23, 2010, 03:21:12 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 23, 2010, 02:33:10 PM
And in other european sports news, the Mahut /Isner match is tied up at 2 sets each....
and 54 all in the fifith
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=6367&league=Wimbledon is showing it (the match is now well over 9 hours old).
And suspended for tomorrow. Isner can barely walk, so he may not even get out of bed.
I'm not much on tennis, but this is amazing.
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
Being gay is politics?
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:36:10 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Quote from: Yeti on June 23, 2010, 03:28:47 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
Being gay is politics?
The Pride march certainly is. The Cup is there for a specific reason, not just to make a statement about the NHL being pro-gay rights.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 03:37:58 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:36:10 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:39:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 23, 2010, 03:28:47 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
Being gay is politics?
The Pride march certainly is. The Cup is there for a specific reason, not just to make a statement about the NHL being pro-gay rights.
For the fags to jerk off into it?
Quote from: Yeti on June 23, 2010, 03:42:29 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:39:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 23, 2010, 03:28:47 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
Being gay is politics?
The Pride march certainly is. The Cup is there for a specific reason, not just to make a statement about the NHL being pro-gay rights.
For the fags to jerk off into it?
Yeah, that's it.
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:40:31 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 03:37:58 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:36:10 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:40:31 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 03:37:58 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:36:10 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
(http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f154/91033d1220966511-you-people-retarded-corky.jpg)
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 03:44:42 PM
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Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 23, 2010, 03:37:58 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:36:10 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 23, 2010, 03:20:11 PM
Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 23, 2010, 01:24:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 23, 2010, 12:30:42 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
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When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
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Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
I knew a kid who died in a car crash. He was like 21.. Heard about him?
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Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
That's good, because it's really, really gay.
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Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
I knew a kid who died in a car crash. He was like 21.. Heard about him?
Yeti: Gay youths killed in tragic accidents :: Huey : Bort's Dead Grandmother
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Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
I knew a kid who died in a car crash. He was like 21.. Heard about him?
Who was also the son of an NHL GM? I thought Chicago re-discovered hockey this year.
If you're going to rip a dead gay kid, at least make it funny.
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Who was also the son of an NHL GM? I thought Chicago re-discovered hockey this year.
Chicago rediscovered the Blackhawks. I remember the accident happening, but it got very little coverage here. You'll have to forgive the local media though, I mean David Haugh just realized that the Hawks are going to have to fit their contracts under some kind of salary cap!
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Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
I knew a kid who died in a car crash. He was like 21.. Heard about him?
Who was also the son of an NHL GM? I thought Chicago re-discovered hockey this year.
If you're going to rip a dead gay kid, at least make it funny.
Funny isn't my thing. Sarcastic unfunny dickhead-ish responses, I can handle.
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Who was also the son of an NHL GM? I thought Chicago re-discovered hockey this year.
Chicago rediscovered the Blackhawks. I remember the accident happening, but it got very little coverage here. You'll have to forgive the local media though, I mean David Haugh just realized that the Hawks are going to have to fit their contracts under some kind of salary cap!
I'm sort of guilty of doing the fair-weathered thing with that team myself.
I used to splooge red and black until about 2003 when it was obvious Genital Wirtz didn't give a shit about the team. I only watched about 10 games a year until 2008-09, and the addiction is back.
Winning the Cup helps.
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I used to splooge red and black until about 2003 when it was obvious Genital Wirtz didn't give a shit about the team. I only watched about 10 games a year until 2008-09, and the addiction is back.
Winning the Cup helps.
THI
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Quote from: Bonk on June 23, 2010, 04:46:12 PM
I used to splooge red and black until about 2003 when it was obvious Genital Wirtz didn't give a shit about the team. I only watched about 10 games a year until 2008-09, and the addiction is back.
Winning the Cup helps.
THI
Can't we keep our niche potentially gay sports threads separate??
MODS!!!
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Quote from: SKO on June 23, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Morph explained to me earlier this concept of "Injury Time." It finally answered my question as to why the game I endured went on for 93 minutes. With regards to this "Injury Time" I must state emphatically that I find this institution to be undeniably Gay. But it's cool that the US of A won today. If our Gays can out gay the rest of the gays on the planet at their gay game on their gay fields, with their gay refs apparently determined to wave off every American goal, well, that's pretty something.
If soccer is so much gayer than American sports, why is the Stanley Cup going to be at the Pride parade?
To piss off the religious conservatives/hockey fans who lurk on ProHockeyTalk and Puck Daddy message boards?
Normally I hate when politics and sports are intertwined, but I think it's awesome the Cup is in this year's parade. I have Miami U. season tickets, and I was in town for the weekend when he was killed. I know everyone sugarcoats people that when they die, but he seriously was one of the best people on the planet, not to mention incredibly smart.
[/seriousness]
When who was killed?
Feb. 5. Icy roads north of campus.
Was he on first?
Brendan Burke? Brian Burke's son? The whole reason the Cup was at the parade?
Oh. I just googled that. That sucks. Is it still okay for me to say that soccer is gay?
Yes it is, although I do like the World Cup. I can tolerate it once every four years.
I guess I thought the Burke story was more common knowledge nationally. It was huge here.
I knew a kid who died in a car crash. He was like 21.. Heard about him?
Who was also the son of an NHL GM? I thought Chicago re-discovered hockey this year.
If you're going to rip a dead gay kid, at least make it funny.
Funny isn't my thing. Sarcastic unfunny dickhead-ish responses, I can handle.
In that case, excellent post.
Do we need a Bonk-Yeti showdown thread now?
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I used to splooge red and black until about 2003 when it was obvious Genital Wirtz didn't give a shit about the team. I only watched about 10 games a year until 2008-09, and the addiction is back.
Winning the Cup helps.
THI
Can't we keep our niche potentially gay sports threads separate??
MODS!!!
You know what sport is fucking gay? Bouncyball.
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That's good, because it's really, really gay.
Thirteen pages and two dozen "it's gay" posts earlier...
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DPD. Nevermind. I'll not Kurt Evans your ghey little roundball thread. I hate your ghey little sport with every fiber of my being, but I'll let you have it for now. Farewell, Soccer thread.
We get it -- you think soccer is the game of queens.
Question for you Chicago-based guys ...
After every game, do you see a lot of cars speeding through the streets with a miniature version of the winning team's flag attached to one of the side windows? There's quite a bit of that in Toronto ... except I have yet to see a single US flag. I've actually seen Canadian flags, and their team didn't even make the World Cup. Assholes.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 24, 2010, 07:25:59 AM
Question for you Chicago-based guys ...
After every game, do you see a lot of cars speeding through the streets with a miniature version of the winning team's flag attached to one of the side windows? There's quite a bit of that in Toronto ... except I have yet to see a single US flag. I've actually seen Canadian flags, and their team didn't even make the World Cup. Assholes.
Nobody in Chicago is watching this shit. At least nobody who can afford to own a car.
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Quote from: Canadouche on June 24, 2010, 07:25:59 AM
Question for you Chicago-based guys ...
After every game, do you see a lot of cars speeding through the streets with a miniature version of the winning team's flag attached to one of the side windows? There's quite a bit of that in Toronto ... except I have yet to see a single US flag. I've actually seen Canadian flags, and their team didn't even make the World Cup. Assholes.
Nobody in Chicago is watching this shit. At least nobody who can afford to own a car.
So you're saying there's a risk of South Side Soccer Riots? Good to know.
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Quote from: Internet Apex on June 24, 2010, 07:31:50 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 24, 2010, 07:25:59 AM
Question for you Chicago-based guys ...
After every game, do you see a lot of cars speeding through the streets with a miniature version of the winning team's flag attached to one of the side windows? There's quite a bit of that in Toronto ... except I have yet to see a single US flag. I've actually seen Canadian flags, and their team didn't even make the World Cup. Assholes.
Nobody in Chicago is watching this shit. At least nobody who can afford to own a car.
So you're saying there's a risk of South Side Soccer Riots? Good to know.
Maybe they have them on their lawn mowers?
Well with Kurt on our side how can we possibly make soccer look any worse?
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 08:55:19 AM
Well with Kurt on our side how can we possibly make soccer look any worse?
By Thrill posting more pictures of men with their shirt off..
Anyway, I'm actually looking forward to Saturday. I may kind of hate soccer, but I'm willing to give it a chance. Plus, any chance we can fuck some African shit up again, I'm all for it. GO ISA!
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 08:55:19 AM
Well with Kurt on our side how can we possibly make soccer look any worse?
Peel off your shirt after the next American win and go running into the streets?
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Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 08:55:19 AM
Well with Kurt on our side how can we possibly make soccer look any worse?
Peel off your shirt after the next American win and go running into the streets?
This may happen. Unfortunately the next American win may not occur until 2014 or beyond.
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Quote from: Canadouche on June 24, 2010, 09:36:26 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 08:55:19 AM
Well with Kurt on our side how can we possibly make soccer look any worse?
Peel off your shirt after the next American win and go running into the streets?
This may happen. Unfortunately the next American win may not occur until 2014 or beyond.
That just means you have time to tighten it up.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 24, 2010, 10:04:58 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 09:53:11 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 24, 2010, 09:36:26 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 08:55:19 AM
Well with Kurt on our side how can we possibly make soccer look any worse?
Peel off your shirt after the next American win and go running into the streets?
This may happen. Unfortunately the next American win may not occur until 2014 or beyond.
That just means you have time to tighten it up.
The back waxing alone might take 4 years.
Italy and France both out.
The first time in World Cup history the two finalists from the previous Cup are eliminated in group play.
Fuck the traditional soccer powers.
Okay, so did I hear correctly that the US has made the round of 16 for the first time since the 30's?
This confuses me as I thought for sure that they had come this far when the US hosted in 1994. I of course could be mistaken. I had graduated from college in May of 1994 and, instead of looking for a real job, I drank myself into oblivion throughout the course of the ensuing summer. Still, certain images remain in my altered state. One, that the Cup opened at a half-empty Soldier Field with President Clinton in attendance. Two, that Ireland beat Italy and those Baggio douches. And, most significantly I distinctly recall being at a barbeuce on the 4th of July when the US was eliminated in the Rose Bowl. I had always operated under the assumption that the loss on their country's birthday was the end of a very successful run, but now I'm hearing that they didn't even get out of their first grouping? Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi.
Quote from: MAD on June 24, 2010, 11:14:10 AM
Okay, so did I hear correctly that the US has made the round of 16 for the first time since the 30's?
This confuses me as I thought for sure that they had come this far when the US hosted in 1994. I of course could be mistaken. I had graduated from college in May of 1994 and, instead of looking for a real job, I drank myself into oblivion throughout the course of the ensuing summer. Still, certain images remain in my altered state. One, that the Cup opened at a half-empty Soldier Field with President Clinton in attendance. Two, that Ireland beat Italy and those Baggio douches. And, most significantly I distinctly recall being at a barbeuce on the 4th of July when the US was eliminated in the Rose Bowl. I had always operated under the assumption that the loss on their country's birthday was the end of a very successful run, but now I'm hearing that they didn't even get out of their first grouping? Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi.
It's the first time they have won their group since 1930. In 1994, they were eliminated in the second round by Brazil... Of course, we got out of the group because we were one of the best 3rd place teams. Yay? Different format to this World Cup.
Quote from: MAD on June 24, 2010, 11:14:10 AM
Okay, so did I hear correctly that the US has made the round of 16 for the first time since the 30's?
This confuses me as I thought for sure that they had come this far when the US hosted in 1994. I of course could be mistaken. I had graduated from college in May of 1994 and, instead of looking for a real job, I drank myself into oblivion throughout the course of the ensuing summer. Still, certain images remain in my altered state. One, that the Cup opened at a half-empty Soldier Field with President Clinton in attendance. Two, that Ireland beat Italy and those Baggio douches. And, most significantly I distinctly recall being at a barbeuce on the 4th of July when the US was eliminated in the Rose Bowl. I had always operated under the assumption that the loss on their country's birthday was the end of a very successful run, but now I'm hearing that they didn't even get out of their first grouping? Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi.
We also made it out in '02 and beat Mexico 2-0 which was awesome. And when people talk about the Algeria win as the biggest moment in US soccer history - I think beating your biggest rival in the knockout stage of the World Cup is a little bigger. Maybe internally.
I suppose externally, as far as impacting people's mindsets, this one is bigger - especially considering the way coverage of everything has changed since then.
I'm rambling.
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Quote from: MAD on June 24, 2010, 11:14:10 AM
Okay, so did I hear correctly that the US has made the round of 16 for the first time since the 30's?
This confuses me as I thought for sure that they had come this far when the US hosted in 1994. I of course could be mistaken. I had graduated from college in May of 1994 and, instead of looking for a real job, I drank myself into oblivion throughout the course of the ensuing summer. Still, certain images remain in my altered state. One, that the Cup opened at a half-empty Soldier Field with President Clinton in attendance. Two, that Ireland beat Italy and those Baggio douches. And, most significantly I distinctly recall being at a barbeuce on the 4th of July when the US was eliminated in the Rose Bowl. I had always operated under the assumption that the loss on their country's birthday was the end of a very successful run, but now I'm hearing that they didn't even get out of their first grouping? Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi.
We also made it out in '02 and beat Mexico 2-0 which was awesome. And when people talk about the Algeria win as the biggest moment in US soccer history - I think beating your biggest rival in the knockout stage of the World Cup is a little bigger. Maybe internally.
I suppose externally, as far as impacting people's mindsets, this one is bigger - especially considering the way coverage of everything has changed since then.
I'm rambling.
THI. That match was so much fun.
Does performance in one WC have any bearing on the next one, as far as seeds or brackets go, or is it determined by International play closer to the event?
Thanks,I'll hang up and wait for your answer.
Quote from: Fork on June 24, 2010, 01:35:39 PM
Does performance in one WC have any bearing on the next one, as far as seeds or brackets go, or is it determined by International play closer to the event?
Thanks,I'll hang up and wait for your answer.
There are preliminaries before the World Cup play starts, and those begin (I think) six months or a year before the big event.
I tried to avoid any news about yesterday's game until I could watch it myself. But, in spite of myself, I still managed to hear a couple things that were enough to suggest that the US advanced. (Notably, the first of these was something I read in the shoutbox before closing my browser. I mean, yeah, everyone over there thinks soccer is totally gay. The gayest. But rest assured that they're following it. They're talking about it. Seems they can't help themselves. The gay... it's like a virus.)
But anyways, as I finally watched the game this morning, I found myself not all that concerned with any of the near misses either way, or even Dempsey's disallowed goal. 80-some minutes in, though, I started wondering if I'd misinterpreted the things I'd read and heard and started to get a bit nervous.
Quite honestly, IAN's hilljack protestations and TDubbs' predictably uninspired parries aside, the 90+ scoreless minutes in this game are a perfect case in point for why "low scoring" doesn't necessarily mean "boring."
Sure, if you don't give a shit about the final result, all that fast kicking, low scoring and ties (you bet!) wouldn't look like action to you.
If you actually have an emotional stake in who wins, though, nil-nil makes it all the more nerve-wracking. If one goal wins it, any one of the 19 shots taken by either side could be the difference between watching the US advance to the knockout stage or going home.
Even having an inkling about the outcome, my stomach was tying itself up in knots by the end. If I had been a long-suffering US soccer fan watching it live, I'd have most likely suffered a nervous breakdown by minute 89, after watching cross after cross fruitlessly fly through the boxes at both ends in a very open game that saw big rushes and counterattacks from beginning to end.
And then, boom... there's Landon Donovan, who I gather is a pretty big douchebag and who I gather came into the World Cup with a stigma of being overrated but damned if he didn't come up huge for a second straight game. It was one hell of a payoff.
Quote from: Fork on June 24, 2010, 01:35:39 PM
Does performance in one WC have any bearing on the next one, as far as seeds or brackets go, or is it determined by International play closer to the event?
Thanks,I'll hang up and wait for your answer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification
Brazil is already in by virtue of hosting the games. They would have qualified anyway because they're fucking Brazil.
You can see on the link how the continental qualifications are run. Each continent does something slightly different than the others due to size and amount of countries competing.
I think one of the best parts of the World Cup is the Scottish analyst who appears between games. I'm pretty sure that not even the recap host can understand what the guy is saying.
Even non-believers can enjoy this link:
http://www.fanaticos.com/2010/06/23/asi-narro-andres-cantor-el-gol-de-landon-donovan/?sms_ss=twitter
Andres Cantor calling Donovan's goal a.k.a. The Goal That Some People Got Really Excited About While Others Remained Steadfastly Uninterested And Possibly Hostile Toward.
Catchy name, Yes?
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 03:11:09 PM
Even non-believers can enjoy this link:
http://www.fanaticos.com/2010/06/23/asi-narro-andres-cantor-el-gol-de-landon-donovan/?sms_ss=twitter
Andres Cantor calling Donovan's goal a.k.a. The Goal That Some People Got Really Excited About While Others Remained Steadfastly Uninterested And Possibly Hostile Toward Around The World
Catchy name, Yes?
Isn't that required?'d
This is pretty excellent too - http://deadspin.com/5571222/a-childrens-treasury-of-drunk-people-screaming-about-donovans-goal
Quote from: Slaky on June 24, 2010, 05:34:55 PM
This is pretty excellent too - http://deadspin.com/5571222/a-childrens-treasury-of-drunk-people-screaming-about-donovans-goal
That's a whole lot of homos on one page.
(http://i.imgur.com/QM6CR.jpg)
OK, North Korea lost 3-0. Can someone help that squad defect, because they are NOT going to want to go home.
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0.
An imperialist lie if I've ever seen one.
http://twitter.com/DPRK_FA
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0. Can someone help that squad defect, because they are NOT going to want to go home.
Aren't they all Japanese anyway? I think it would terribly unfair to send actual Norks to the competition, since their simple, agrarian lifestyle would likely mean they are all in peak physical condition.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 25, 2010, 11:47:19 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0.
An imperialist lie if I've ever seen one.
http://twitter.com/DPRK_FA
Fun Filtered. What does it say?
Quote from: Canadouche on June 25, 2010, 12:06:06 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 25, 2010, 11:47:19 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0.
An imperialist lie if I've ever seen one.
http://twitter.com/DPRK_FA
Fun Filtered. What does it say?
Everything I dreamed it would.
(http://i47.tinypic.com/33w1jbc.png)
Quote from: CT III on June 25, 2010, 12:02:43 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0. Can someone help that squad defect, because they are NOT going to want to go home.
Aren't they all Japanese anyway? I think it would terribly unfair to send actual Norks to the competition, since their simple, agrarian lifestyle would likely mean they are all in peak physical condition.
Two of them are Japanese-born and play professionally in Japan, while their Korean-born captain plays for a club in Russia. The rest are Korean-born Koreans who choose to play in the best Korea in the world.
It's quite a tribute to the Norks' natural in-born sense of efficiency that it took a mere
three imperialist stooges to bring down Dear Leader's team of historical materialist destiny from within.
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0. Can someone help that squad defect, because they are NOT going to want to go home.
In north korea, they actually reported that they beat brazil 4-0.
Quote from: BH on June 25, 2010, 01:35:36 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 25, 2010, 11:28:53 AM
OK, North Korea lost 3-0. Can someone help that squad defect, because they are NOT going to want to go home.
In north korea, they actually reported that they beat brazil 4-0.
Who knew that the writers for Vine Line know Korean?
What happens now?
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 04:11:20 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 26, 2010, 04:02:28 PM
What happens now?
I'm going outside to mow the lawn.
I think I'll reconcile the company credit card bill and figure out my May commission. Possibly I'll masturbate as well.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 26, 2010, 04:14:20 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 04:11:20 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 26, 2010, 04:02:28 PM
What happens now?
I'm going outside to mow the lawn.
I think I'll reconcile the company credit card bill and figure out my May commission. Possibly I'll masturbate as well.
I'm going to pack for my climbing trip tomorrow, figure out who I need to hate and write a post-it note to never, ever give money to African charity organizations.
DPD
Soccer is ghey.
Quote from: powen01 on June 26, 2010, 04:19:11 PM
DPD
Soccer is ghey.
Come on, man. Don't be like that. The U.S. played a great game. They gave their best effort and left it all on the field. In the end they were bested by a superior side. They were gritty and they were brave. They could have been like, "You know what? This is fucking retarded. Why the hell are we doing this?" But they didn't. Not at all.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 26, 2010, 04:31:03 PM
Quote from: powen01 on June 26, 2010, 04:19:11 PM
DPD
Soccer is ghey.
Come on, man. Don't be like that. The U.S. played a great game. They gave their best effort and left it all on the field. In the end they were bested by a superior side. They were gritty and they were brave. This is the beginning of something special.
Are you trying to make out with me?*
*In all seriousness, it was a good run. I'm just trying to find a place to put all this HATE.
If we can't beat a country that can't feed itself we need to give up the sport.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on June 26, 2010, 04:34:10 PM
If we can't beat a country that can't feed itself we need to give up the sport.
THI
And I'm stealing the dogshit out of it too.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on June 26, 2010, 04:34:10 PM
If we can't beat a country that can't feed itself we need to give up the sport.
It's copyrighted.
Just came inside, the TV was on in the kitchen and I timed it perfectly.
I got to witness Castro miss the easy tag on Pierre at second in real time.
Plus all the slow motion replays.
Missed him by a mile.
With all this rain we've had I've got to say the lawn looks pretty good.
Planted some flowers that I had not gotten to yet.
Going to take a shower now and take Mrs. flannj to dinner.
Supposed to be a nice day tomorrow.
I think I'll drink a bit.
God fucking damn it.
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:14:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Been on it since golf after the match
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:15:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:14:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Been on it since golf after the match
Where'd you end up playing in Bloomington?
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:17:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:15:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:14:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Been on it since golf after the match
Where'd you end up playing in Bloomington?
Highland Park
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:19:08 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:17:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:15:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:14:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Been on it since golf after the match
Where'd you end up playing in Bloomington?
Highland Park
Awesome. My wife's grandmother got a hole-in-one there.
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:26:40 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:19:08 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:17:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:15:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:14:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Been on it since golf after the match
Where'd you end up playing in Bloomington?
Highland Park
Awesome. My wife's grandmother got a hole-in-one there.
Nice. It's a decent little cousre. Only cost $24 to ride 18.
Nice to see soccer once again at it's proper place of relevance.
The development of American players means it's just a matter of time before they make it to a Final.
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:40:32 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:26:40 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:19:08 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:17:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 26, 2010, 10:15:59 PM
Quote from: CT III on June 26, 2010, 10:14:26 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 26, 2010, 07:46:02 PM
I think I'll drink a bit.
Finally, a fucking plan that makes sense. I'm with you, brother.
Been on it since golf after the match
Where'd you end up playing in Bloomington?
Highland Park
Awesome. My wife's grandmother got a hole-in-one there.
Nice. It's a decent little cousre. Only cost $24 to ride 18.
I wish there were some nice affordable cousres in Chicago. I can't spit without hitting one back home. Up here you get to wait 20 minutes to tee off and play on greens that look like Frankenstein did the Hammer Dance on them. It's all good, of cousre. I'll drive a fair distance for some golf.
Quote from: Fork on June 26, 2010, 11:56:19 PM
Nice to see soccer once again at it's proper place of relevance.
The development of American players means it's just a matter of time before they make it to a Final.
Well, hopefully I'll be long dead by then. And I'll do everything in my power to stop it - including making an assload of obnoxious posts on messageboards dedicated to the sport and punishing all of my kids severely for kicking any sort of round ball, even by accident.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 27, 2010, 10:05:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on June 26, 2010, 11:56:19 PM
Nice to see soccer once again at it's proper place of relevance.
The development of American players means it's just a matter of time before they make it to a Final.
Well, hopefully I'll be long dead by then. And I'll do everything in my power to stop it - including making an assload of obnoxious posts on messageboards dedicated to the sport and punishing all of my kids severely for kicking any sort of round ball, even by accident.
There's hope...22 Americans in the first two rounds of the NHL draft.
Was there some sort of soccer-related reason for people to be constantly screaming in Chinese from 12:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. CDT Saturday night/Sunday morning?
Quote from: Wheezer on June 27, 2010, 10:24:00 PM
Was there some sort of soccer-related reason for people to be constantly screaming in Chinese from 12:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. CDT Saturday night/Sunday morning?
That was a thunderstorm.
This is just awful - http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/06/world-cup-child-killed-crying-2-year-old-/1
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Why would you want to see the most boring sport ever replayed again in slow motion?
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on June 29, 2010, 10:52:53 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Why would you want to see the most boring sport ever replayed again in slow motion?
I enjoyed the hell out of the US game. Watched the Uruguay-South Korea game, too. Sure, the US game didn't have the happy ending I'm used to behind the jungle gym, but regardless, it was a grand ole time.
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Absolutely instant replay for both goals and offsides. The technology is there, if they wanted to make a change of call based off of irrefutable evidence that's fine.
Communicate with officials in a replay booth and make the decision quickly.
If an AR misses a blatant offsides such as in the Mexico - Argentina game that means he wasn't in position to make the call. That's inexcusable at this level of play.
Add an extra AR to each side so that you reduce the chance of a far side official being screened as well as increase the chances for being in position on the near side.
Perhaps have the extra AR be responsible for covering just the back line's play.
Add officials behind each goal as well, it's been discussed for years.
Take some of the pressure off of the Referee and let him concentrate on the play around him and then maybe you wouldn't have so many bullshit cards being issued and subsequently reduce the amount of diving and acting.
Fuck the purity of the game, it's the World Cup for Christ's sake.
I've got money riding here, get the call right.
But it looks like flannj's rules of the game aren't going to happen anytime soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/sports/soccer/30ref.html?hp)
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
No. If you don't like it, stop watching. Please.
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 11:20:10 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
No. If you don't like it, stop watching. Please.
This thread has gone on too long without Chuck's analysis of the contracts of the world's best players.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Same could be said for many many other 'merican sports
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 11:23:28 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Same could be said for many many other 'merican sports
It's why I stopped watching boxing.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
The biggest question people should be asking about instant replay is, "Why would anybody be playing in an actual soccer game in the first place?". After that, the thought of anything else is moo.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:46:23 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
The biggest question people should be asking about instant replay is, "Why would anybody be playing in an actual soccer game in the first place?". After that, the thought of anything else is moo.
The whole cow?
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:50:19 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:46:23 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
The biggest question people should be asking about instant replay is, "Why would anybody be playing in an actual soccer game in the first place?". After that, the thought of anything else is moo.
The whole cow?
Like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo.
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 11:20:10 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
No. If you don't like it, stop watching. Please.
When was I supposed to start?
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:52:22 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:50:19 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:46:23 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
The biggest question people should be asking about instant replay is, "Why would anybody be playing in an actual soccer game in the first place?". After that, the thought of anything else is moo.
The whole cow?
Like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo.
Quoting Joey from friends is really, really low.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:56:17 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 11:20:10 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
No. If you don't like it, stop watching. Please.
When was I supposed to start?
Never. Never start.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 12:05:31 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:52:22 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:50:19 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:46:23 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
The biggest question people should be asking about instant replay is, "Why would anybody be playing in an actual soccer game in the first place?". After that, the thought of anything else is moo.
The whole cow?
Like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo.
Quoting Joey from friends is really, really low.
Almost as low as recognizing Joey from Friends quotes?
Quote from: Fork on June 29, 2010, 01:08:39 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 12:05:31 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:52:22 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:50:19 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 29, 2010, 11:46:23 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 29, 2010, 11:44:01 AM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:29:46 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
Boy, there's no slipping anything by you Chuck.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
The World Cup is rigged and run corruptly.
You're right we should learn to love a game that is well run by competent people.
Maybe someone at FiFA should give Bud Selig a call.
Intrepid Reader: PenPho "You mean the best commissioner ever?"
The biggest question people should be asking about instant replay is, "Why would anybody be playing in an actual soccer game in the first place?". After that, the thought of anything else is moo.
The whole cow?
Like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo.
Quoting Joey from friends is really, really low.
Almost as low as recognizing Joey from Friends quotes?
Oh man - I can taste the char on that burn.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:56:17 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 11:20:10 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 29, 2010, 11:17:49 AM
So, what's really being said is that soccer is poorly run and probably corrupt.
We should take our time to learn to love a game this rigged?
No. If you don't like it, stop watching. Please.
When was I supposed to start?
That doesn't stop Chuck from sharing his baseball worldview with us.
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Absolutely instant replay for both goals and offsides. The technology is there, if they wanted to make a change of call based off of irrefutable evidence that's fine.
Communicate with officials in a replay booth and make the decision quickly.
If an AR misses a blatant offsides such as in the Mexico - Argentina game that means he wasn't in position to make the call. That's inexcusable at this level of play.
Add an extra AR to each side so that you reduce the chance of a far side official being screened as well as increase the chances for being in position on the near side.
Perhaps have the extra AR be responsible for covering just the back line's play.
Add officials behind each goal as well, it's been discussed for years.
Take some of the pressure off of the Referee and let him concentrate on the play around him and then maybe you wouldn't have so many bullshit cards being issued and subsequently reduce the amount of diving and acting.
Fuck the purity of the game, it's the World Cup for Christ's sake.
I've got money riding here, get the call right.
But it looks like flannj's rules of the game aren't going to happen anytime soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/sports/soccer/30ref.html?hp)
I totally agree on goals, but disagree on offsides unless it directly leads to a goal (which would necessarily fall under "goals"). Practically I just don't think they could be quick enough to review an offsides call and stop play before it was already too late and probably a moot point. I totally agree with extra officials for both goals and offsides.
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 29, 2010, 03:35:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Absolutely instant replay for both goals and offsides. The technology is there, if they wanted to make a change of call based off of irrefutable evidence that's fine.
Communicate with officials in a replay booth and make the decision quickly.
If an AR misses a blatant offsides such as in the Mexico - Argentina game that means he wasn't in position to make the call. That's inexcusable at this level of play.
Add an extra AR to each side so that you reduce the chance of a far side official being screened as well as increase the chances for being in position on the near side.
Perhaps have the extra AR be responsible for covering just the back line's play.
Add officials behind each goal as well, it's been discussed for years.
Take some of the pressure off of the Referee and let him concentrate on the play around him and then maybe you wouldn't have so many bullshit cards being issued and subsequently reduce the amount of diving and acting.
Fuck the purity of the game, it's the World Cup for Christ's sake.
I've got money riding here, get the call right.
But it looks like flannj's rules of the game aren't going to happen anytime soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/sports/soccer/30ref.html?hp)
I totally agree on goals, but disagree on offsides unless it directly leads to a goal (which would necessarily fall under "goals"). Practically I just don't think they could be quick enough to review an offsides call and stop play before it was already too late and probably a moot point. I totally agree with extra officials for both goals and offsides.
These are things that are up for discussion. What pisses me off is these idiots who watched 3 games who want to be able to sub in and out like the NBA, a stoppable clock like the NFL and of course a ball that ignites into flames when someone gets on a hot streak.
Replay for goals and another official wouldn't be the worst thing to ever happen.
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 04:34:40 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 29, 2010, 03:35:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Absolutely instant replay for both goals and offsides. The technology is there, if they wanted to make a change of call based off of irrefutable evidence that's fine.
Communicate with officials in a replay booth and make the decision quickly.
If an AR misses a blatant offsides such as in the Mexico - Argentina game that means he wasn't in position to make the call. That's inexcusable at this level of play.
Add an extra AR to each side so that you reduce the chance of a far side official being screened as well as increase the chances for being in position on the near side.
Perhaps have the extra AR be responsible for covering just the back line's play.
Add officials behind each goal as well, it's been discussed for years.
Take some of the pressure off of the Referee and let him concentrate on the play around him and then maybe you wouldn't have so many bullshit cards being issued and subsequently reduce the amount of diving and acting.
Fuck the purity of the game, it's the World Cup for Christ's sake.
I've got money riding here, get the call right.
But it looks like flannj's rules of the game aren't going to happen anytime soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/sports/soccer/30ref.html?hp)
I totally agree on goals, but disagree on offsides unless it directly leads to a goal (which would necessarily fall under "goals"). Practically I just don't think they could be quick enough to review an offsides call and stop play before it was already too late and probably a moot point. I totally agree with extra officials for both goals and offsides.
These are things that are up for discussion. What pisses me off is these idiots who watched 3 games who want to be able to sub in and out like the NBA, a stoppable clock like the NFL and of course a ball that ignites into flames when someone gets on a hot streak.
Replay for goals and another official wouldn't be the worst thing to ever happen.
We don't need replays. We need uniform governance and standards for officiating to be applied evenly across the board... even more, we don't need to treat the World Cup like a rec league for officials. Obscure countries shouldn't be able to send their officials until they prove they are among the best officials in the world... i.e. officiating in a mid to high level professional league or cutting their teeth in non-tournament friendlies. Being the best referee from the professional league in Mali or being the highest ranked official in North African international friendlies does not a world class quality ref make.
Quote from: powen01 on June 29, 2010, 04:58:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 04:34:40 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 29, 2010, 03:35:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you'd want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I'm not a whiz at the game so how you'd implement the latter would be something I can't say for sure how you'd do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that's tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it's something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say "That was a goal, dude." No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Absolutely instant replay for both goals and offsides. The technology is there, if they wanted to make a change of call based off of irrefutable evidence that's fine.
Communicate with officials in a replay booth and make the decision quickly.
If an AR misses a blatant offsides such as in the Mexico - Argentina game that means he wasn't in position to make the call. That's inexcusable at this level of play.
Add an extra AR to each side so that you reduce the chance of a far side official being screened as well as increase the chances for being in position on the near side.
Perhaps have the extra AR be responsible for covering just the back line's play.
Add officials behind each goal as well, it's been discussed for years.
Take some of the pressure off of the Referee and let him concentrate on the play around him and then maybe you wouldn't have so many bullshit cards being issued and subsequently reduce the amount of diving and acting.
Fuck the purity of the game, it's the World Cup for Christ's sake.
I've got money riding here, get the call right.
But it looks like flannj's rules of the game aren't going to happen anytime soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/sports/soccer/30ref.html?hp)
I totally agree on goals, but disagree on offsides unless it directly leads to a goal (which would necessarily fall under "goals"). Practically I just don't think they could be quick enough to review an offsides call and stop play before it was already too late and probably a moot point. I totally agree with extra officials for both goals and offsides.
These are things that are up for discussion. What pisses me off is these idiots who watched 3 games who want to be able to sub in and out like the NBA, a stoppable clock like the NFL and of course a ball that ignites into flames when someone gets on a hot streak.
Replay for goals and another official wouldn't be the worst thing to ever happen.
We don't need replays. We need uniform governance and standards for officiating to be applied evenly across the board... even more, we don't need to treat the World Cup like a rec league for officials. Obscure countries shouldn't be able to send their officials until they prove they are among the best officials in the world... i.e. officiating in a mid to high level professional league or cutting their teeth in non-tournament friendlies. Being the best referee from the professional league in Mali or being the highest ranked official in North African international friendlies does not a world class quality ref make.
I don't have any qualms with that.
Quote from: Slaky on June 29, 2010, 04:34:40 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on June 29, 2010, 03:35:31 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 29, 2010, 11:10:57 AM
Quote from: Yeti on June 29, 2010, 10:35:46 AM
So what do you soccer fags have to say about instant replay? I would think you’d want it on goals only, with a possible special rule for offsides. I’m not a whiz at the game so how you’d implement the latter would be something I can’t say for sure how you’d do. But with the Mexican goal that was discounted, the possible offsides by Argentina on Sunday, and the possible (even though that’s tough to decide for me) offsides by Brazil yesterday, I think it’s something that should help the game. Apparently the refs have headsets so someone upstairs can just call down and say “That was a goal, dude.” No delay for more than 30 seconds. Hell, the goal celebrations take that much at least.
Absolutely instant replay for both goals and offsides. The technology is there, if they wanted to make a change of call based off of irrefutable evidence that's fine.
Communicate with officials in a replay booth and make the decision quickly.
If an AR misses a blatant offsides such as in the Mexico - Argentina game that means he wasn't in position to make the call. That's inexcusable at this level of play.
Add an extra AR to each side so that you reduce the chance of a far side official being screened as well as increase the chances for being in position on the near side.
Perhaps have the extra AR be responsible for covering just the back line's play.
Add officials behind each goal as well, it's been discussed for years.
Take some of the pressure off of the Referee and let him concentrate on the play around him and then maybe you wouldn't have so many bullshit cards being issued and subsequently reduce the amount of diving and acting.
Fuck the purity of the game, it's the World Cup for Christ's sake.
I've got money riding here, get the call right.
But it looks like flannj's rules of the game aren't going to happen anytime soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/sports/soccer/30ref.html?hp)
I totally agree on goals, but disagree on offsides unless it directly leads to a goal (which would necessarily fall under "goals"). Practically I just don't think they could be quick enough to review an offsides call and stop play before it was already too late and probably a moot point. I totally agree with extra officials for both goals and offsides.
These are things that are up for discussion. What pisses me off is these idiots who watched 3 games who want to be able to sub in and out like the NBA, a stoppable clock like the NFL and of course a ball that ignites into flames when someone gets on a hot streak.
Replay for goals and another official wouldn't be the worst thing to ever happen.
If soccer could somehow turn into NBA Jam on grass, it'd earn my vote.
This (http://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/30/1544971/nigeria-is-suspended-from).
Quote from: Waco Kid on June 23, 2010, 07:22:28 AM
Quote from: powen01 on June 22, 2010, 09:47:07 PM
Watch "The Two Escobars". It is jaw-dropping.
Hopefully, afterwards, you will understand why I hate teh Paul with the fire of a thousand suns.
It's not even done and it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
The Two Escobars is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched as well.
Finally sat down and watched this, terrific stuff.
Did anyone else notice that when they showed the old pictures of Popeye "I must have killed 250 people, but only a psychopath keeps count" with Pablo Escobar that he was wearing a Chicago Bears baseball cap in almost all of them?
They didn't fight each other afterwards, but wow. Argentina got its ass kicked today.
Quote from: Night Man on July 03, 2010, 11:59:59 AM
They didn't fight each other afterwards, but wow. Argentina got its ass kicked today.
That was embarrassing. They should all cut their hair.
Quote from: powen01 on July 03, 2010, 06:39:40 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 03, 2010, 11:59:59 AM
They didn't fight each other afterwards, but wow. Argentina got its ass kicked today.
That was embarrassing. They should all cut their hair.
Oh no. Now nobody will ever care about soccer in some mexican country every again.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 03, 2010, 07:27:47 PM
Quote from: powen01 on July 03, 2010, 06:39:40 PM
Quote from: Night Man on July 03, 2010, 11:59:59 AM
They didn't fight each other afterwards, but wow. Argentina got its ass kicked today.
That was embarrassing. They should all cut their hair.
Oh no BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
Vuvuzela'd
ORANJE
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
That's why pencils have erasers.
Quote from: CT III on July 07, 2010, 08:18:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
That's old news, man. Germany's totally cool now. They've got a woman president, or something.
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:20:46 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 07, 2010, 08:18:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
That's old news, man. Germany's totally cool now. They've got a woman president, or something.
Why are you changing what CT says?
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:41:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:20:46 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 07, 2010, 08:18:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
That's old news, man. Germany's totally cool now. They've got a woman president, or something.
I like underage girls.
Wait...what?
Quote from: Bort on July 07, 2010, 08:49:34 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:41:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:20:46 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 07, 2010, 08:18:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
That's old news, man. Germany's totally cool now. They've got a woman president, or something.
I like underage girls.
Wait...what?
Fuck
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:50:16 AM
Quote from: Bort on July 07, 2010, 08:49:34 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:41:18 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:20:46 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 07, 2010, 08:18:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on July 07, 2010, 08:14:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 07, 2010, 08:07:58 AM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:09:07 AM
ORANJE
Now you just need Spain to advance so they and the Orange can finally settle all of the lingering hatred and bitterness from the Eighty Years' War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years'_War)
The Dutch have no beef with Germany?
That's old news, man. Germany's totally cool now. They've got a woman president, or something.
I like underage girls.
Wait...what?
It's true. You'd better call the police. Save me from myself!
Well, okay, Yeti. If you're sure...
If Germany wins, won't Tonker have to drop his Orange bit for domestic tranquility's sake?
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2010, 09:27:29 AM
If Germany wins, won't Tonker have to drop his Orange bit for domestic tranquility's sake?
Nah.
(Yes)
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2010, 09:27:29 AM
If Germany wins, won't Tonker have to drop his Orange bit for domestic tranquility's sake?
If "dropping his orange bit" isn't somehow another way of saying "getting his leg over" then there is no Limey God.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 07, 2010, 10:16:55 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 07, 2010, 09:27:29 AM
If Germany wins, won't Tonker have to drop his Orange bit for domestic tranquility's sake?
If "dropping his orange bit" isn't somehow another way of saying "getting his leg over" then there is no Limey God.
If it wasn't, it is now.
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/octopus-picks-spain-german-fans-despair/
QuoteSuperstitious German soccer fans were dealt a blow on Tuesday when an octopus named Paul, who has a reputation as a soothsayer, seemed to advise against betting on the national team in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final.
Paul's handlers claim that he has correctly predicted the outcome of each of Germany's five World Cup matches this year, so when he decided not to eat a mussel in a box decorated with the German flag after it was lowered into his tank this morning, the nation took note. With news crews from around the world recording his every move, Paul instead lowered a tentacle into a box bearing the flag of Germany's opponent in Wednesday's match, Spain.
(I think they should have let Paul pick the winner with his massive cephalopod dick (http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8792000/8792008.stm).)
Stupid fucking octopus.
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:41:47 PM
Stupid fucking octopus.
Did we know that he was an octopus (not that there is anything wrong with that) when he was posting regularly here?
Ghey and statfaggy too? (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/sports/soccer/09soccerstats.html?ref=soccer)
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:41:47 PM
Stupid fucking octopus.
Bump.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/09/psychic-octopus-paul-picks-spain
QuoteThe octopus said to have psychic powers after predicting all of Germany's six World Cup games correctly, has had his say regarding the final in Johannesburg on Sunday – and it is good news for Spain. The two-year-old cephalopod, called Paul and based at the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, decided that Spain would win the final by going for the mussel in the box with a Spanish flag rather than the one with a Dutch flag on it.
Before that, he had predicted that Germany will emerge victorious from their third-place play-off against Uruguay tomorrow night.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 10, 2010, 05:21:32 PM
Quote from: Tonker on July 07, 2010, 03:41:47 PM
Stupid fucking octopus.
Bump.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/09/psychic-octopus-paul-picks-spain
QuoteThe octopus said to have psychic powers after predicting all of Germany's six World Cup games correctly, has had his say regarding the final in Johannesburg on Sunday – and it is good news for Spain. The two-year-old cephalopod, called Paul and based at the Sea Life Aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, decided that Spain would win the final by going for the mussel in the box with a Spanish flag rather than the one with a Dutch flag on it.
Before that, he had predicted that Germany will emerge victorious from their third-place play-off against Uruguay tomorrow night.
I wonder if Paul is well known in the dolphin community.
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Some countries more than others, yeah. But I also think you don't know what it's like to get your achilles stepped on while sprinting. My guess is that it really fucking hurts for a few minutes.
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Yeah, soccer is pretty notorious for the diving. The ginzos are known for making an art of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRO626ImQek)
That said, when there is legit contact, I think I can appreciate how much it would hurt to get kicked in an unpadded knee or have an ankle stepped on while in mid-sprint. Particularly if my job requires me to run around a field for 90 minutes. And that's not even to mention flying spikes to the chest.
Soccer ain't beanbag.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2010, 02:30:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Yeah, soccer is pretty notorious for the diving. The ginzos are known for making an art of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRO626ImQek)
That said, when there is legit contact, I think I can appreciate how much it would hurt to get kicked in an unpadded knee or have an ankle stepped on while in mid-sprint. Particularly if my job requires me to run around a field for 90 minutes. And that's not even to mention flying spikes to the chest.
Soccer ain't beanbag.
I don't get the pussy label the sport gets. But I don't give a shit either. People, as a rule, are fucking retarded.
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2010, 02:33:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2010, 02:30:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Yeah, soccer is pretty notorious for the diving. The ginzos are known for making an art of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRO626ImQek)
That said, when there is legit contact, I think I can appreciate how much it would hurt to get kicked in an unpadded knee or have an ankle stepped on while in mid-sprint. Particularly if my job requires me to run around a field for 90 minutes. And that's not even to mention flying spikes to the chest.
Soccer ain't beanbag.
I don't get the pussy label the sport gets. But I don't give a shit either. People, as a rule, are fucking retarded.
If soccer players are so tough, how come they don't use their hands?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2010, 03:22:45 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2010, 02:33:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 11, 2010, 02:30:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Yeah, soccer is pretty notorious for the diving. The ginzos are known for making an art of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRO626ImQek)
That said, when there is legit contact, I think I can appreciate how much it would hurt to get kicked in an unpadded knee or have an ankle stepped on while in mid-sprint. Particularly if my job requires me to run around a field for 90 minutes. And that's not even to mention flying spikes to the chest.
Soccer ain't beanbag.
I don't get the pussy label the sport gets. But I don't give a shit either. People, as a rule, are fucking retarded.
If soccer players are so tough, how come they don't use their hands?
Why are they always speaking some other language? Fuck that.
I suspect the diving that players do can be a little more scrutinized now that there is hi-def replay, 6000 cameras and a shitload of angles. My assessment of "pussies" is probably wrong. I remember seeing one guy falling in complete agony but once he noticed no one was blowing a whistle or calling anything then he got right back up and was running fine. That said, that Bruce Lee kick that De Jong delivered to that spaniard in the first half was ridonkulous.
Contests to those homosex Spanish bastards. Also, at least Ramos didn't score the goal
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 04:06:32 PM
I suspect the diving that players do can be a little more scrutinized now that there is hi-def replay, 6000 cameras and a shitload of angles. My assessment of "pussies" is probably wrong. I remember seeing one guy falling in complete agony but once he noticed no one was blowing a whistle or calling anything then he got right back up and was running fine. That said, that Bruce Lee kick that De Jong delivered to that spaniard in the first half was ridonkulous.
Contests to those homosex Spanish bastards. Also, at least Ramos didn't score the goal
Felt bad for Torres. Dude finally comes on and tears all his leg muscles running down the field. I think to say his career is on a sharp decline is an understatement.
Anyway, good job Spain.
Sadly, all I can think of now that this is over is how much I hate the fucking White Sox.
Now I feel bad.
I had money riding on the Spain win, but honestly think I would have rather seen Robben finally connect there.
If only for Tonk's Tales of Decadence.
Quote from: Slaky on July 11, 2010, 02:25:58 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 11, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
I've been getting into this soccer thing but one thing I've noticed is that soccer players are probably the biggest pussies/actors known to man. I think they are trained that if they fall they need to scream like a fucking child.
Some countries more than others, yeah. But I also think you don't know what it's like to get your achilles stepped on while sprinting. My guess is that it really fucking hurts for a few minutes.
I think 90% of the time when they flop they're just really fucking tired from all that running so they fake injuries so they can chill out for a minute and catch their breath. I do this at the gym alot.
I didn't see it as much in this World Cup, but in '06 whenever a guy would fall to the ground as if his fucking knee just got disconnected, they'd carry him off the field, apply some kind of magical spray on the damaged body part, and he'd be back in and running around as if nothing had ever happened. Made me wonder why they never tried that wonder-spray on Mark Prior's shoulder back in the day.
The biggest indictment of this game and sport was the announcer's (probably correct) insight that if Roben dove when he was obstructed going for the partial breakaway in the 72nd minute, the Dutch would have been given the PK and won.
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 11, 2010, 09:29:56 PM
The biggest indictment of this game and sport was the announcer's (probably correct) insight that if Roben dove when he was obstructed going for the partial breakaway in the 72nd minute, the Dutch would have been given the PK and won.
Can I get a ruling? Is this irony as delicious as I think it is?
Quote from: Slaky on July 12, 2010, 01:35:06 AM
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on July 11, 2010, 09:29:56 PM
The biggest indictment of this game and sport was the announcer's (probably correct) insight that if Roben dove when he was obstructed going for the partial breakaway in the 72nd minute, the Dutch would have been given the PK and won.
Can I get a ruling? Is this irony as delicious as I think it is?
Just let me check.
...
...
Mmm! That IS delicious!
By the way, I think it's only fair to point out that I am bitter and twisted about last night's result, and likely to remain so for some days. As such, I think it's probably better if I don't try to participate in any rational discussion of the game.
Fuck Howard Webb and fuck Spain.
This weekend I read somewhere that the World Cup was like a "Twilight" movie.
Everyone runs around for two hours.
Nobody scores.
If you say it sucks, a billion people will tell you that you just don't understand it.
See ya in four years, Gheyball.
Quote from: SKO on July 12, 2010, 09:16:00 AM
See ya in four years, Gheyball.
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011!
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3303/1278876229794.gif)
The MLS All Stars are getting raped by Manchester United in Houston.
I guess this is probably like Matt Murton and the NPB All Stars losing to the Yankees in Osaka Prefecture, but still.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 09:33:46 PM
The MLS All Stars are getting raped by Manchester United in Houston.
Pshh. The KC Wizards beat Manchester United just the other day. No big deal.
No, really, no big deal. I do not care.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 09:33:46 PM
The MLS All Stars are getting raped by Manchester United in Houston.
I guess this is probably like Matt Murton and the NPB All Stars losing to the Yankees in Osaka Prefecture, but still.
That goal by Cleverley was pretty impressive
Quote from: Yeti on July 29, 2010, 09:03:32 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 09:33:46 PM
The MLS All Stars are getting raped by Manchester United in Houston.
I guess this is probably like Matt Murton and the NPB All Stars losing to the Yankees in Osaka Prefecture, but still.
That goal by Cleverley was pretty impressive
Fun game. Good exhibition for the league even if they got killed.
I like how Hernandez' United shirt says Chicharito on the back.
Rooney eats it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVZobzVJrSo)
The Norks don't tolerate bullshit. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/7918468/North-Korean-football-team-shamed-in-six-hour-public-inquiry-over-World-Cup.html)
Isn't the World Cup over?
WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL POSTING IN THIS THREAD???
Quote from: PenPho on July 30, 2010, 03:57:01 PM
Isn't the World Cup over?
WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL POSTING IN THIS THREAD???
If you lived in New Mexico, what else would you do with your time?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 30, 2010, 04:16:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 30, 2010, 03:57:01 PM
Isn't the World Cup over?
WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL POSTING IN THIS THREAD???
If you lived in New Mexico, what else would you do with your time?
Whatever. We have duck races down here.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 30, 2010, 04:18:09 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 30, 2010, 04:16:25 PM
Quote from: PenPho on July 30, 2010, 03:57:01 PM
Isn't the World Cup over?
WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL POSTING IN THIS THREAD???
If you lived in New Mexico, what else would you do with your time?
Whatever. We have duck races down here.
I mean...honestly.
(http://solsticekennels.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/mms_resized_pix-101.jpg)
Don't knock it until you've tried it, PenForth.
Quote from: CT III on July 30, 2010, 04:24:30 PM
Don't knock it until you've tried it, PenForth.
Is that guy in the white shirt going to get disqualified for strangling his duck?
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Very exciting. If we live that long we will be eight years older than we are today. It will serve me right if they plop me down in front of a tv showing the World Cup and take away the remote.
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Good. It's way over there, away from the real sports.
Quote from: Fork on December 02, 2010, 12:59:52 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Good. It's way over there, away from the real sports.
Fuckin' A, right, buddy.
(http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/season_14/sp_1408_clip04.jpg)
VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
Quote from: powen01 on December 02, 2010, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 02, 2010, 12:59:52 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Good. It's way over there, away from the real sports.
Fuckin' A, right, buddy.
(http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/season_14/sp_1408_clip04.jpg)
VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
Jason Dubois has his own racecar?
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on December 02, 2010, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: powen01 on December 02, 2010, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 02, 2010, 12:59:52 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Good. It's way over there, away from the real sports.
Fuckin' A, right, buddy.
(http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/season_14/sp_1408_clip04.jpg)
VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
Jason Dubois has his own racecar?
He used to just borrow Theriot's...
(http://i.imgur.com/lk9au.jpg)
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
(http://i.imgur.com/bsebIyD.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OyTeNUu.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/oO9w3ET.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/dAtQQgp.jpg)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
Quote from: Wheezer on March 23, 2013, 02:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
They could only play in the POW camp because they were inspired by John Wark's moustache. That was sadly missing last night.
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 03:51:00 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 23, 2013, 02:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
They could only play in the POW camp because they were inspired by John Wark's moustache. That was sadly missing last night.
You know what wasn't missing? THREE POINTS FOR AMERICA.
Quote from: Slaky on March 23, 2013, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 03:51:00 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 23, 2013, 02:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
They could only play in the POW camp because they were inspired by John Wark's moustache. That was sadly missing last night.
You know what wasn't missing? THREE POINTS FOR AMERICA.
Speaking as a non-soccer fan, it was a really enjoyable game to watch. I liked it.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 23, 2013, 05:33:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 23, 2013, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 03:51:00 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 23, 2013, 02:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
They could only play in the POW camp because they were inspired by John Wark's moustache. That was sadly missing last night.
You know what wasn't missing? THREE POINTS FOR AMERICA.
Speaking as a non-soccer fan, it was a really enjoyable game to watch. I liked it.
BEAR WEATHER FOR YOU-ESS-AY IN DAT SOXER GAME AGAINST THE MEXICANS OR PUERTO RICANS OR SOME WARM WEATHER SOCCER WEENIES. THIS IS MERICA, GANG!!
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 02, 2010, 04:04:10 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on December 02, 2010, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: powen01 on December 02, 2010, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 02, 2010, 12:59:52 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Good. It's way over there, away from the real sports.
Fuckin' A, right, buddy.
(http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/season_14/sp_1408_clip04.jpg)
VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
Jason Dubois has his own racecar?
He used to just borrow Theriot's...
(http://i.imgur.com/lk9au.jpg)
Turns out this picture still makes me laugh.
Quote from: Brownie on March 23, 2013, 06:15:06 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 23, 2013, 05:33:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on March 23, 2013, 12:19:06 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 03:51:00 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 23, 2013, 02:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
They could only play in the POW camp because they were inspired by John Wark's moustache. That was sadly missing last night.
You know what wasn't missing? THREE POINTS FOR AMERICA.
Speaking as a non-soccer fan, it was a really enjoyable game to watch. I liked it.
BEAR WEATHER FOR YOU-ESS-AY IN DAT SOXER GAME AGAINST THE MEXICANS OR PUERTO RICANS OR SOME WARM WEATHER SOCCER WEENIES. THIS IS MERICA, GANG!!
FAVORITE PLOW: DEERES.
(http://i.imgur.com/K9Xl1WF.jpg)
(ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS, ONIONS.)
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 03:51:00 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 23, 2013, 02:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tonker on March 23, 2013, 02:26:17 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 22, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
Crazy conditions for this USA-Costa Rica qualifier in Colorado tonight.
Seriously. Football is a lot more tolerant than cricket or baseball about what constitutes "unplayable", but how was that game not abandoned? They were clearing the snow off the touchlines whilst the ball was in play, for fuck sake.
If they can play from a POW camp, they can play in the snow, for fuck sake.
(http://c4057.r57.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/escape-to-victory.jpg)
They could only play in the POW camp because they were inspired by John Wark's moustache. That was sadly missing last night.
That moustache is practically an invitation to sign up with the Axis.
Bump.
In anticipation of the Premier League coming to NBC Sports, NBC made this handy video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8
I regard this as the final word on soccer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYUa7DpPses
"GOL D'ESTADOS UNIDOS. WE LOVE YOU. WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER. AHHH. GOD BLESS AMERICA..." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz1XhaBT45I)
http://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/this-honestly-deserves-its-own-thread.1995506/#post-28865514
Quotewow just wow..TRANSLATION of most vivid parts.......
"GOOOOAAAAAAL The US of A PUTS us in the playoffs!!!!!" USA!
"It is because of the USA that we are being placed in the playoff ...BECAUSE OF THEM , NOT DUE TO YOU..NOT ANY OF YOU in the green shirts ....IT WAS THEM!!.NOT YOU!..THEY DID IT!!!!!NOT YOU! remember this forever..... KEEP THIS CLEARLY IN MIND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES! You do NOTHING for the shirt, you do NOT put the effort, you have NOTplaced us in the playoffs , you HAVE NOT placed us in the WORLD CUP ..YOU WOULD NOT HAVE KEPT US ALIVE....IT WAS ESTADOS UNIDOS, NOT YOU.! .NOT YOU AND YOUR ARROGANCE/CONCEIT.....NOT YOU AND YOUR INFAMY....NOT YOU AND YOUR MORONS/PUNKS....
....
"IT IS A FAILURE.....and UNDESERVED -to go through to the playoff- WE HAD NO ARGUMENTS to earn the playoffs, THE USA, WITH SUBS , WITH MANY SUBS as the visiting team shows us once again what the USA is all about ....how to play the game with dignity, how to approach the sport..MExico is a horror, just terrible....A FAILURE....
......
THE USA HAS SURPASSED US ..They are better than Mexico in SOCCER ....THEY EVEN HAVE THE LUXURY OF PLAYING THEIR SUBS and KEEPING US LIVE.... I hope our coach wears the pants and resigns..He has failed as coach...."
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2013, 09:25:31 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 02, 2010, 04:04:10 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on December 02, 2010, 03:06:51 PM
Quote from: powen01 on December 02, 2010, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on December 02, 2010, 12:59:52 PM
Quote from: Oleg on December 02, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
USA loses. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Russia in 2018. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/02/world-cup-2022-qatar-wins_n_791005.html)
Good. It's way over there, away from the real sports.
Fuckin' A, right, buddy.
(http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/southpark/vertical_video/season_14/sp_1408_clip04.jpg)
VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.
Jason Dubois has his own racecar?
He used to just borrow Theriot's...
(http://i.imgur.com/lk9au.jpg)
Turns out this picture still makes me laugh.
Yep.