|
07-07-2010, 02:06 PM | #61 |
Supporter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: In a shotgun shack
Casino cash: $9955202
|
I am soccer ambivalent. I admire the athleticism and the fans' enthusiasm. I think my problem with it is it doesn't seem TV friendly to me. If I'm watching football or baseball or basketball I pretty much know when I can safely go take a leak or get a beer without missing anything important. But with soccer it always looks like nothing is going to happen and most of the time nothing does. And then you go to the bathroom and miss the only goal of the entire damn game.
ESPN radio has been broadcasting the world cup matches. I can't imagine how bored I would have to be to listen to soccer on the radio. |
Posts: 14,932
|
07-07-2010, 02:07 PM | #62 | |
Psycho Bag Of Squanch
Join Date: Sep 2001
Casino cash: $9594244
|
Quote:
If I misunderstood I apologize. |
|
Posts: 69,591
|
07-07-2010, 02:08 PM | #63 | |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
Casino cash: $1673385
|
Quote:
I did get it. But that didn't stop it from sucking. I suspect some of these people are probably soccer fans, too. |
|
Posts: 119,836
|
07-07-2010, 02:09 PM | #64 |
Rock Chalk Jayhawks! KU!!!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Casino cash: $7481160
|
|
Posts: 1,194
|
07-07-2010, 02:09 PM | #65 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Liberty, MO
Casino cash: $2674112
|
I agree. I'm just saying that soccer would have to do something like this to give it the following it enjoys elsewhere. If FIFA is fine with soccer being a third tier professional sport in the US, then so am I
|
Posts: 15,992
|
07-07-2010, 02:10 PM | #66 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Casino cash: $8318275
|
Quote:
And it wasn't an hypothesis that the 'haters' necessarily secretly loved soccer, but that it appeared that they were confused about their attraction to something about soccer and soccer fandom.
__________________
We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W. |
|
Posts: 95,642
|
07-07-2010, 02:12 PM | #67 |
**** the Raiders
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: A Webb of chaos
Casino cash: $782021
|
Whatever makes you feel better. Red card on raiderhader!
__________________
"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, and disregard of all the rules." -- George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant |
Posts: 28,807
|
07-07-2010, 02:13 PM | #68 | |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: nemo
Casino cash: $259900
|
Quote:
sec
__________________
"Mr. seclark. Wrong for gravy, wrong for jelly, wrong for biscuits." -rj "If every Planeteer who was disliked by another Planeteer stopped being a Planeteer we wouldn't have any Planeteers." -rj |
|
Posts: 13,433
|
07-07-2010, 02:13 PM | #69 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
Casino cash: $1673385
|
|
Posts: 119,836
|
07-07-2010, 02:13 PM | #70 |
Love it or Leave it USA#1
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Casino cash: $10004900
|
it will always be behind american football among other sports in the USA.. but it all reality soccer is the #1 most popular sport in the world.. and Americans should show it more respect
|
Posts: 813
|
07-07-2010, 02:15 PM | #71 | |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: nemo
Casino cash: $259900
|
Quote:
ok...i'll try harder. sec
__________________
"Mr. seclark. Wrong for gravy, wrong for jelly, wrong for biscuits." -rj "If every Planeteer who was disliked by another Planeteer stopped being a Planeteer we wouldn't have any Planeteers." -rj |
|
Posts: 13,433
|
07-07-2010, 02:16 PM | #72 |
Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Casino cash: $8318275
|
Yeah, sorry about all the two syllable [that means an uninterrupted portion of sound] words, brainiac.
__________________
We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W. |
Posts: 95,642
|
07-07-2010, 02:19 PM | #73 | |
**** the Raiders
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: A Webb of chaos
Casino cash: $782021
|
Quote:
Wouldn't surprise me.
__________________
"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, and disregard of all the rules." -- George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant |
|
Posts: 28,807
|
07-07-2010, 02:19 PM | #74 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: In a shotgun shack
Casino cash: $9955202
|
Quote:
Now ty, I understand you're a soccer fan and that's fine. But I don't think that us Americans owe soccer any respect. Respect must be earned and soccer has not done that here. Although I did like that French guy that head butted his opponent in the last WC. |
|
Posts: 14,932
|
07-07-2010, 02:19 PM | #75 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Liberty, MO
Casino cash: $2674112
|
I respect that KC Masterpiece is the most popular BBQ sauce in the world. Most people that really know bbq however know it is not really very good
|
Posts: 15,992
|
|
|