Head for the hills, soccer-haters!

**mj4cy** · 06-27-2007, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by ISUboi12

Good, I hope it becomes third behind football and baseball.

my list:

ISU sports
NCAAB
NFL
NCAAF
NBA (playoffs only)
Golf (Majors only)
MLB (Twins only)
Poker (Main Event)
UFC (ANY!)
Soccer (World Cup Only)
Gladiater Reruns
NHL
Softball
Bowling
Anything else to pass the time

**brianhos** · 06-27-2007, 06:13 PM

Since we are doing lists...

Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
ISU football
NCAA Football
ISU Bball
NHL
NFL
Tour De France
Running
...
bottom 3
Womens sports (except volleyball and tennis)
Soccer
Nascar

**CloneAggie** · 06-27-2007, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

Since we are doing lists...

Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
ISU football
NCAA Football
ISU Bball
NHL
NFL
Tour De France
Running
...
bottom 3
Womens sports (except volleyball and tennis)
Soccer
Nascar

But what about women's sports in the Olympics? Or, God forbid, women's soccer in the Olympics? What do you do then!!!

**brianhos** · 06-27-2007, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by CloneAggie

But what about women's sports in the Olympics? Or, God forbid, women's soccer in the Olympics? What do you do then!!!

I will watch select womens sports, but it just not exciting when you are used to a high level version of the same thing with mens sports.

**cybsball20** · 06-27-2007, 06:30 PM

From purely a spectator point of view, it doesn 't get any better than women's beach volleyball...

**brianhos** · 06-27-2007, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by CloneAggie

Or, God forbid, women's soccer in the Olympics? What do you do then!!!

Womens soccer? That is like the nexus of suckitude.

**Dave19642006** · 06-27-2007, 07:14 PM

wow and I went to Germany to watch the World Cup opening ceramonies and game last year. All I had to do was stay here

**Dave19642006** · 06-27-2007, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

From purely a spectator point of view, it doesn 't get any better than women's beach volleyball...

Women on trampolines, has the womens beach volleyball beat

**agh2415** · 06-27-2007, 07:27 PM

5 star thread, would read again, would read to grandchildren

**cyclonenum1** · 06-27-2007, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by mapnerd

Excellent post. Anyone can kick a ball, but making a good shot or pass is extremely more difficult. Anyone who thinks differently is very ignorant.

I guess I will agree that soccer is easy to start at a young age because there are only a handful of rules, which haven't changed in years. Unlike football and NASCAR (and maybe others) where rules are constantly tweaked.

Good to see some old fashioned name calling!

I saw a program about balls on the History Channel (if I recall correctly) and they pointed out that some sports try to keep their ball the same through time (baseball) while some sports have utilized technology to improve their ball to make the game easier (soccer, golf, and bowling).

Hey, I have a question on the rules. The last World Cup (I think, if I remember correctly) there was a game that ended 0-0 but someone still "won" the game. How exactly does that work?

**cyclonenum1** · 06-27-2007, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by soccercy

Okay, you are wrong. The explosion in soccer participation has been going on for something like 10-15 years, so all of those people are just now getting to the point where they become fans instead of just participants. And I would say the increase in people wanting to view it on tv is significant since there was none before. Now there is an MLS game of the week on ESPN2, and they also showed Champions League games as well.
Don't change what I said either, it isn't hard to kick a soccer ball, what is said is how and where you want. I'll put you through some drills with my jv team and I bet you couldn't do what they can with the ball, let alone the varsity.
Oh, and soccer is very huge in Asia, they worship David Beckham, I believe some of the MLS games are being negotiated to be broadcast in China after Beckham starts.

There used to be no poker on TV but now it is on all kinds of channels at all times of the day...I guess poker is significantly more popular than soccer! Frankly, getting on TV is not all that tough anymore...a zillion channels with many that are "niche" focused (with very little viewership may I add).

You're probably right about your JV and Varsity teams...but I can hit a baseball!

**brianhos** · 06-27-2007, 08:01 PM

Ok, the one big problem I have with soccer is the stupidest rule in all of sports. That offsides rule is ridiculous. A person can be on side, not move, and all of a sudden be offside if the defense moves forward. They should use a blue line like hockey, maybe it would open the sport to more excitement.

Also, I cannot handle the fake injuries. It is just so annoying to watch someone acting like they have been shot in the nuts one minute and be prancing around 2 min later.

**cyclonenum1** · 06-27-2007, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by alaskaguy

The NBA has embarrased themselves now on more than one occasion in international competition. Come on now, how do you explain losing to Puerto Rico?

Actually, I believe we have medaled in every Olympics in Men's BB...I guess this shows what our "standards" are if getting the bronze is considered an "embarrassment".

Having said that, I believe that if all of our players make themselves available and they pick the right team with some shooters, some role players, some bangers, a good unselfish point, etc. and let them practice and play together for an extended period that we mop up all challengers. Basketball is a team game...you can't win by picking the 5 best scorers and have them practice for a couple of weeks in Hawaii (which is kind of what our approach has been).

**cyclonenum1** · 06-27-2007, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by EggMcClone

Clubs may be losing money but baseball owners say they lose money too. It will certainly take time before they're in the black but enough people are confident enough in their longterm plan to jump on board. They just signed a longterm TV deal with ESPN/ABC and FSC, they're building stadiums, and they're allowing clubs to go outside of the salary caps for players like Beckham and Blanco, from Mexico. Overall the league is much healthier than it has been in the past.

I do know they are building stadiums...very small ones because they cannot fill a typical football stadium up (unless it is in Phoenix and 95% of the crowd is Mexican).

**BvK1126** · 06-27-2007, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

Ok, the one big problem I have with soccer is the stupidest rule in all of sports. That offsides rule is ridiculous. A person can be on side, not move, and all of a sudden be offside if the defense moves forward. They should use a blue line like hockey, maybe it would open the sport to more excitement.

Also, I cannot handle the fake injuries. It is just so annoying to watch someone acting like they have been shot in the nuts one minute and be prancing around 2 min later.

I totally agree with you! These are my biggest complaints about soccer, too. I don't hate soccer. I've actually been to several games (college, MLS, Olympic, and World Cup) and had a good time. But it will never capture my attention the way more "traditional" American sports do until they change the offsides rule. It's the most ridiculous, arbitrary rule in all of sports. It's the main reason why the score of a typical soccer game is something like 1-0. Get rid of the offsides rule, open up the field to more scoring, and soccer might actually catch on better in the U.S.