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06-26-2014, 09:42 PM | #346 |
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I don't hate soccer, but this thread is kind of making me want to.
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06-26-2014, 09:48 PM | #347 | |
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Forgot, 15 of the 16 teams to move on were top 28 in the FIFA rankings. |
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06-26-2014, 09:48 PM | #348 |
What's up braj?
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06-26-2014, 09:52 PM | #349 |
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Why would one come into a soccer thread and complain about advancing after a loss? It's silly, and happens regularly in the NFL.(team A needs a win, OR team B to lose)
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06-26-2014, 09:52 PM | #350 | |
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Whether a team make the playoffs with a 7-9 or 8-8, start hot and finish cold or whatever extreme example you would like to give, they still "won" more games than their competition. Successful Soccer is not based solely on winning matches. It is what it is.
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06-26-2014, 09:54 PM | #351 |
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So it's cool with you that a 7-9 team made the playoffs while a 10-6(or 11-4, can't remember) team stays home?
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06-26-2014, 09:54 PM | #352 | |
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If someone doesn't like soccer, then they are in enemy territory in here.
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06-26-2014, 09:56 PM | #353 |
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06-26-2014, 09:58 PM | #354 |
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You don't see me in baseball, hockey, NASCAR, basketball or country music threads.
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06-26-2014, 09:58 PM | #355 |
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Because obvious troll behavior is getting treated like what it is? You're better than this.
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06-26-2014, 09:59 PM | #356 | |
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But they are kind of making me want to. I'll say this also, the sheer number of "people coming into the thread to bitch" posts in this thread is down from 2010 by a wide margin. |
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06-26-2014, 10:01 PM | #357 |
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I guess Skip being greased '11 helped that percentage.
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06-26-2014, 10:05 PM | #358 |
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I like the variety of the different sports. Maybe I'm the only one. I'm not a real big soccer fan but I enjoy the the World Cup... I like international competitions, the Olympics, etc. This format isn't much different than some Olympic sports. I don't have a problem with it. I'd agree that a majority of US sports fans are not in favor of games that end in ties though.
That's probably part of the reason why the NHL went to the shootout format... which is exciting but you could argue it's a cheap way to end a regular season game. The NBA playoffs last too long because they put 2-3 days between games. At least the NHL plays every other day... plus the playoff games can often be the most intense of the four sports. Baseball is often bound to tradition, it'd be hard to abandon the 162 game season with all the history and records that go with it. In its favor, the MLB is the most difficult sport to make the playoffs in. It's a grueling marathon and you have to earn it. |
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06-26-2014, 10:09 PM | #359 | |
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You've always been a great sports fan and one the few people who takes the nuances of games unfamiliar to heart instead of being hypercritical or ignorant. Need more of that. |
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06-26-2014, 10:09 PM | #360 | |
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Maybe some other people are bagging on your sport, but when I came in here stating that "American's have a hard time grasping ties" you attack me. |
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