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Pablo 07-15-2008 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 4848171)
Everyone in the office would always wear red on Fridays. If you chose not to wear red, you had to wear your normal business atire. One day a guy wore a Colorado jersey on Friday, he was sent home early.
Wow. That's a little bit fucked up.

Braincase 07-15-2008 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizzou_8541 (Post 4848158)
ROFL Good point. Does Ben Askren's two wrestling national championships's count?
If basketball is a secondary sport, then wrestling is coming in somewhere after hockey, cross-country and music theater.

Gonzo 07-15-2008 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GonzoRox88 (Post 4848177)
Wow. That's a little bit fucked up.
It used to be that insane around here. Thankfully though, NU sucks now and it's not so bad.

Bowser 07-15-2008 02:55 PM
Is the fight over?

*screaming at the top of my lungs while swinging battle axe at anything red and blue*

Bearcat 07-15-2008 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 4848171)
I'll just distract him with dumbass pics of Oh Noes cats.
That'll do it...:thumb:

Bill Calahan is the best thing to ever happen to this state IMHO. Now that NU Fans have had a little bit of the old "Humble Pie" they are starting to realize that there are more things in life then the goddamn Cornhuskers.

I understand that old Jethro out in Valentine NE may be a little depressed about the program as of late, it's all they have out that way. But there's no excuse for that type of crap in the Metro area.

I'd go to a fricken grocery store and the game would be on.
Everyone in the office would always wear red on Fridays. If you chose not to wear red, you had to wear your normal business atire. One day a guy wore a Colorado jersey on Friday, he was sent home early.

Shit like that drives me insane. Suckers Husk and Vise Versa.
Yeah, it's a different world. I walked into a bar and grill when I was apartment searching and everyone was glued to local news coverage of a Callahan press conference that wasn't all that important (end of Sept/beg of Oct). When they hired what's his face from LSU they had something scrolling at the bottom of the TV for the entire... freakin... Chiefs game.

But, I work for a company that's so diverse, it's actually hard to find people that want to talk college football or basketball. I actually hear more soccer talk than Cornhusker talk..... Not sure if that's good or bad. :hmmm:



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Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 4848165)
Really, Tim? Just because you don't care about hoops doesn't mean it is irrelevant to the rest of the sports world.
Before they won the NC it was simply "I don't follow basketball, never liked it, etc"... now it's a secondary sport, no one cares, it's the same as a NC in women's golf, etc. And it's coming from a baseball fan. Hilarious.

Bowser 07-15-2008 04:41 PM
You KU guys need to post pics of your NC Women's Golf Program. Any Natalie Gulbis or Paula Creamer lookalikes? :drool:

Frazod 07-15-2008 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 4848833)
Before they won the NC it was simply "I don't follow basketball, never liked it, etc"... now it's a secondary sport, no one cares, it's the same as a NC in women's golf, etc. And it's coming from a baseball fan. Hilarious.
Hey, if I came from a state with no professional sports, I guess I'd think college basketball was the shit. Or maybe I'd just shoot myself. But either way, it'll never mean a damn thing to me. And as far as I'm concerned, all the hype over the tournament is just the sports equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. I like what I like, not what ESPN attempts to force-feed me.

StcChief 07-15-2008 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by frazod (Post 4848934)
Hey, if I came from a state with no professional sports, I guess I'd think college basketball was the shit. Or maybe I'd just shoot myself. But either way, it'll never mean a damn thing to me. And as far as I'm concerned, all the hype over the tournament is just the sports equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. I like what I like, not what ESPN attempts to force-feed me.
yep. the self serving sports media trying to get ad rates up to justify their existence.

Bearcat 07-15-2008 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by frazod (Post 4848934)
Hey, if I came from a state with no professional sports, I guess I'd think college basketball was the shit. Or maybe I'd just shoot myself. But either way, it'll never mean a damn thing to me. And as far as I'm concerned, all the hype over the tournament is just the sports equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. I like what I like, not what ESPN attempts to force-feed me.
I'm not saying you should like it. Hell, I can't stand the NBA. ESPN's coverage of international soccer (well, any soccer) is force-fed hype. ESPN's coverage of CBB matches the level of interest that's shown by having the last 7 games of the postseason played in football stadiums. You don't have to like it, but saying CBB is a secondary sport is ridiculous.

KcMizzou 07-15-2008 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 4848953)
I'm not saying you should like it. Hell, I can't stand the NBA. ESPN's coverage of international soccer (well, any soccer) is force-fed hype. ESPN's coverage of CBB matches the level of interest that's shown by having the last 7 games of the postseason played in football stadiums. You don't have to like it, but saying CBB is a secondary sport is ridiculous.
You know the one that irritates me most? The world series of poker. Who wants to watch other guys sit around and play cards. And it's not a sport. :mad:

That has nothing to do with anything, just thought I'd throw it out there.

Frazod 07-15-2008 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 4848953)
I'm not saying you should like it. Hell, I can't stand the NBA. ESPN's coverage of international soccer (well, any soccer) is force-fed hype. ESPN's coverage of CBB matches the level of interest that's shown by having the last 7 games of the postseason played in football stadiums. You don't have to like it, but saying CBB is a secondary sport is ridiculous.
I view soccer and basketball about the same, actually. One man's wondersport is another's force-fed hype, I guess.

Bearcat 07-15-2008 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by KcMizzou (Post 4848955)
You know the one that irritates me most? The world series of poker. Who wants to watch other guys sit around and play cards. And it's not a sport. :mad:

That has nothing to do with anything, just thought I'd throw it out there.
That's the perfect example I was looking for... I know people who play poker now that didn't a few years ago, but I don't know one person who watches it.

Soccer is boring to me, but I'd at least qualify it as a sport. The thing I don't understand is why you play 100 minutes so you can have a goal-kicking contest at the end. One hundred percent of the games I've ever watched have ended in penalty kicks.

Golf, Horse Racing, and WSoP are the three that annoy me.... Golf really annoys me because it's boring as hell and not a sport, but it's also popular so it drives the coverage up to intolerable levels. Sorry, but Tiger Woods isn't an athlete. He hits a ball with a stick and then walks after it. Athletes play golf in the offseason so they can relax outside.
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WilliamTheIrish 07-15-2008 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 4848969)
....Soccer is boring to me, but I'd at least qualify it as a sport. The thing I don't understand is why you play 100 minutes so you can have a goal-kicking contest at the end..... One hundred percent of the games I've ever watched have ended in penalty kicks. .....
Why play 37 minutes of basketball to have a slap fest at the end? Because 90% of BBall games come down to that.

Bearcat 07-15-2008 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish (Post 4848987)
Why play 37 minutes of basketball to have a slap fest at the end? Because 90% of BBall games come down to that.
That's why I can't watch the NBA. The first 40-45 minutes of an NBA game somewhat resembles basketball, but especially in the last few minutes it's about everything except basketball..... drawing fouls, shooting free throws, flopping, calling timeouts. :Lin:

It's annoying when CBB turns into that, and it's why I hate guys like Tyler Hansbrough who try to turn games into a free throw shooting and flopping contests, but it doesn't happen anywhere close to 90% of the time, IMO. Even if it did happen that often, at least the first 37 minutes were worth watching.

Skip Towne 07-15-2008 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 4849012)
That's why I can't watch the NBA. The first 40-45 minutes of an NBA game somewhat resembles basketball, but especially in the last few minutes it's about everything except basketball..... drawing fouls, shooting free throws, flopping, calling timeouts. :Lin:

It's annoying when CBB turns into that, and it's why I hate guys like Tyler Hansbrough who try to turn games into a free throw shooting and flopping contests, but it doesn't happen anywhere close to 90% of the time, IMO. Even if it did happen that often, at least the first 37 minutes were worth watching.
I'd guess it does happen close to 90% of the games during The Dance. Not so much during the regular season.


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