Not Hockey Related: FIFA Confed. Cup
by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 1:01 PM PDT
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I haven't been on Fear the Fin for a while because I upgraded my browser, but it didn't transfer my bookmarks. And because I didn't write down my password to SBN..............yeah. 3 or 4 weeks later, I finally have my account back. The sad part is, I probably won't learn from this.
Anyway, on to more serious matters. I have two sports I love, hockey obviously, and futbol. Since certain....................events in May caused me to go in to deep depression, I have looked to futbol raise my spirits. Now, let's see the Earthquakes should be strong-........................ this year.............. I guess the Universe is still mad at me for when we were roomates. Luckily Team USA has become my psychiatrist. The Confederations Cup started badly though as we lost to Brazil and Italy handily. It looked like we were out of the tournament. I read that it would take 6 US goals and a win over Egypt to advance...................... Calling Suicide hotline. However, the US beat Egypt 3-0, Italy lost to Brazil 3-0, and I was jumping for joy, and wondering about the factuality of what I'd read before.
However, our next opponent was Spain, ranked #1 in the world and favorites to win next years world cup. They had a 15 game winning streak and a 35 game unbeaten streak............. oh goody. The winning streak is a world record, the unbeaten streak was tied for first with a Brazilian run from 93 to 95. I didn't think we would win, but I was going to root for them anyway, and hey its sports, anything can happen. I kept thinking about the US upset over England in the 1950 World Cup, dubbed the "Miracle on Grass" or our 1-0 stunner over Brazil in the 98 Gold Cup, or our miracle run in the 2002 World Cup.
The US rewarded my faith better than I thought they could. When Dempsey scored to put us up 2 nil, I was screaming, every emotion I could think of was boiling up. That's when I knew we had done it. 20 minutes later, the team that was unbeatable, had never been scored on since April, had lost to the United Kick-Ass States of America. Final Score was 2-0. The US is now on its way to its first final in a major internation tournament ever. I still can't stop smiling and celebrating.
Right now I'm watching the Brazil vs South Africa game to see who we'll face. Sure this isn't the World Cup, but it doesn't matter.
GO USA!!!
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For those of you who don’t follow international futbol. Brazil and Italy are two of the top five teams in the world.
Egypt is a pretty good team, but not anywhere near the best.
The US is currently ranked 14 in the world.
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Mina told me about this yesterday
totally awesome!
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and on a USA note
i love how we get red cards in like half the games we play
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 25, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Its riduculous
It shouldn’t have been a red card either. We also had two red cards called against in our Italy match at the 2006 World Cup, neither should have been a red.
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
I saw the news on Twitter, and was able to catch the last fifteen minutes of the US-Spain match when ESPN replayed it as an “instant classic.” Pretty sweet, even if I had almost no clue what was going on.
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Random but nuts- Michael Jackson is possibly dead. Lots of news outlets are reporting he is, others saying he isn’t. Cardiac arrest apparently.
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I just saw that. And after the news this morning about Farrah Fawcett dying as well, today has been insane for former mega-celebrities.
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Now many confirmed
that he has passed on.
Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and now Michael Jackson. Seriously crazy stuff.
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Walter Cronkite also has failing health
just to add to the list
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Death List
different than actually dead
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Yes, I know, I was just generalizing the list
Its one of my super powers!
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 26, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now, I’m really hoping you’re being facetious.
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Kind of an update to this, but my friend says (I haven’t confirmed it) that the NBA will be postponing their draft due to his passing.
He asked me if I thought the NHL would do the same, and I said no one in Canada gives a hoot. Celine Dion maybe….
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Celine Dion maybe….
Vlasic would be devastated if that happened.
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you’re right, it’s all coming back to me now
by a10dency2ask on Jun 25, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha nice.
Hate to pimp my own stuff (who am I kidding I love it!), but you might like this from WBT.
As emasculating as it is, I actually really like that song.
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Ugh
VA ESPAÑA!! They only lost, because the U.S. sat back and defended the entire time. Bastards… oh well Americans will get raped by Brazil and Kaka and I’ll enjoy watching Landon Donovan cry :)
Let the end of the world begin with us!!
I didn't know sitting back the entire time meant scoring 2 goals
They lost because they drastically underestimated the United States. The only people you should be pissed at are the Spanish player. If the US can beat Spain, they can beat anyone – Brazil was lucky to get past South Africa and the United States is in an entirely different class.
Oh, so that's where you edit your signature
anyone can beat anyone in sports
that’s what’s fun about them. But still…the US is unfortunately not a great team, they’re a pretty good one, but their FIFA ranking isn’t exactly a good reflection. But hey I hope they pull off the upset! Go USA!!!!!!!
by a10dency2ask on Jun 25, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just glad their skill level isn't a direct representation of the number of fans we have for the sport in America
The only country we’d be better than would be Canada
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
To quote a man who knows a thing or two about upsets:
Great moments… are born from great opportunity. And that’s what you have here, tonight, boys. That’s what you’ve earned here tonight. One game. If we played ’em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight.
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Heh, in my sports management class we covered the US Olympic Hockey Team for a week. The Disney movie Miracle actually did a pretty good job of representing everything Herb was about (which is surprising for a Hollywood film).
Anyways, Herb is awesome. I’m still banking on the fact they froze his body and are planning on bringing him back at some point.
/Walt Disney reference
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Beautiful flick. Tear up every single time.
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Seriously. I got it for my ipod. Even if it is slightly ruined by cutting off half of people’s heads in pretty much every shot, its still an amazing movie.
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Hahaha fuck yes.
I’m thinking once the dog days open we should turn this place into the Wild West of blogging. Off-topic threads that contain gold such as that.
“It’s such a sadness that you think you’ve seen a film, on your…fucking telephone. Get real.”
Man that never gets old. Fourth time through here we come!
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...am in support of this
the off topic threads make my day, every day
by a10dency2ask on Jun 25, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
In my defense, I’ve already seen the movie five bajillion times on my TV and computer, and just wanted to have something to watch during standardized testing or long road trips.
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BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
The one historical event or story Disney didn’t fuck up.
God I hope he is frozen………….. (starts fanticizing about Brooks coaching the Sharks and the US)
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta disagree there
They did pretty well with the Rookie; I read the book by the guy (and what the movie was based off of), and while Disney focused on just a small part of the book, they stayed pretty true to his account.
And as for all their fairy tale movies, well, fairy tales have different versions of them, and always have. Disney just makes them easier to tell on-screen, and adds happier endings (like, really, what little kid would want to see the traditional version of the Little Mermaid?).
Just to warn you, I am a bit of a Disney loyalist (except their former sports teams; I hate them, lol) ;)
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heh
The Brothers Grimm original tales, not so kid friendly. Disney made them so saccharin it’s amazing.
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hey disney has a lot of merits
ms. cartoonist!
by a10dency2ask on Jun 25, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Never said it didn't
I do like quite a few of their animated movies, and they have done good stuff in conjunction with Pixar, but knowledge of some of the inner workings of things changed my views of on the business ends of several high profile studios, Disney included.
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USA has no real fans
Do you guys suddenly just show up after a major upset? I’ve been to nearly every football store in the Bay Area, watched games with my brother at bars, but I have never seen a single person wearing an American jersey or looking at Team USA jersey. But it’s okay, don’t worry, your fickle loyalty to will be treated likewise. As the U.S. will be out in the 1st round during the World Cup, the only reason they ever qualify is because barely anyone else can play in North America. Plus how can you guys having a traitor on your team not to mention to your own hometown!! What do I mean? Landon Donovan left the San Jose Earthquakes in 2003 after winning Player of the Year for Germany—which was no problem, no insult—but almost immediately returned to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy for a ton more money. That’s just bullshit.
As for the game, don’t lie, how many times did you see American players taking the dive after a small tap on the leg? Landon Donovan trying to stop a Spanish corner took a dive in front of David Villa, who immediately helped him up and probably nonchalantly told him to “Stop being a pussy.” I think the only talented player on the American team is Howard, that’s about it, and it’s only because the American defense (especially Bocanegra on the wing) lets everything through that Howard gets so much damn practice. Kiss my nicely tanned Spanish ass :) your bandwagon’s journey will end soon enough
Let the end of the world begin with us!!
by insanewidget on Jun 26, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
take it easy, you're talking about futbol/soccer on a hockey blog
blockquote>Do you guys suddenly just show up after a major upset?can’t speak for everyone, but i’m only 15, and have only been following them when i can. doesn’t help when espn barely shows any games, because of that the only action i see are international tourneys and the champions league final.
how many times did you see American players taking the dive after a small tap on the leg?all teams do that. it doesn’t matter what league, what country, everyone seems to take dives.
Kiss my nicely tanned Spanish ass :) your bandwagon’s journey will end soon enoughwe love you too
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 26, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
my bad, blockquote fail
Do you guys suddenly just show up after a major upset?
can’t speak for everyone, but i’m only 15, and have only been following them when i can. doesn’t help when espn barely shows any games, because of that the only action i see are international tourneys and the champions league final.
"It aint over till the fat lady sings." - Not Yogi Berra
by serrapadre716 on Jun 26, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
like i said before
they show a lot more champs league games than just the final
by a10dency2ask on Jun 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't get to see them though
i’m in school during the day, so i don’t get to watch many. the only reason i was able to watch the champions final was because i had half the day off because of free period during finals.
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 27, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
one thing i noticed
but I have never seen a single person wearing an American jersey or looking at Team USA jersey
i don’t remember seeing any american jerseys in stores, no futbol, not even baseball. the only usa jerseys i’ve seen had the names bryant and james on the back, the sad part, i was on vacation in the philippines.
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 26, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
calm down man
sometimes bandwagoning isn’t that bad, it can be a good way to get into a sport you’re unfamiliar with when you are suddenly given a good emotional interest. How can you fault people supporting their national team in an effort to learn more about soccer? sorry Spain lost dude, you don’t have to go whining about it, it’s just the confederations cup. Moments like this that excite people about soccer are going to lead to more educated fans in the future, so it may be annoying but it’s really nothing to get upset over
by a10dency2ask on Jun 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't watch the game but...
I support USA for anything!!!! Even if I hate it!
I’d root for USA curling if I had to…
It’s like the Olympics. No one really cares about Track and Field but when it’s the Olympics everybody’s like “USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA !!”
sorta not joking anymore:
You really, really do not need to make this an attack on USA. Nor do you need to say “you guys” and things like that.
Earlier this year in the WBC the Netherlands beat the Dominican Republic one of the biggest upsets in baseball. One from the DR can just as easily make a complaint about the Netherlands as you have about the USA but it would be a stupid arguement because baseball probably isn’t the biggest thing in the Netherlands. Sorta like how soccer (I’m not saying football) isn’t popular in the US. It’s a stupid argument. It’s like saying the US has no “real” Cricket fans.
Also USA beat Spain. I don’t even like soccer but now I’m even more proud that US won. BTW the score was 2-0. Going 90 + minutes without scoring a goal means something even if the US isn’t “talented” at all.
Hey remember 1950.......... I seem to remember You guys losing to................. I think it was the US....... In the world cup
Caused suicide rates in England to go up
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok futbol fans?
Who do I root for? I mean, I have to take our national team, but should they bow out? I’ve been interested in trying to get more into futbol, but I am at a loss on where to begin.
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gotta support the national team
but don’t be fooled, they played horribly for most of this tournament and made up for it with 2 good games.They lucked out to get to the semifinals and responded with a great, but unfortunately rare, performance. But sports are always most fun if you have some vested rooting interest, so for international USA is always fun or any other nation that you have some kind of pride for/heritage ties to. But international games don’t actually happen that often, so you gotta search for a club team to like. There’s lots of Champions League (best clubs in europe) games on ESPN and it’s pretty easy to get channels that show games from England or Spain. So if you have no specific ties to one club, I guess you should just watch until you see a team who floats your boat! sorry if you knew a lot of that already
by a10dency2ask on Jun 25, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
and i actually don’t see many futbol games on espn, usually the only one i see is the champions league final. and it feels like one of those teams is always english. i only know 6 teams, manchester united, liverpool, arsenal, chelsea, barcelona and real madrid.
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 25, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe we need ESPN deportes? They should give futbol better coverage than ESPN or ESPN2
I do see matches on ESPN2 on occasion, but not often.
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internet streams are a beautiful thing, I can watch the Earthquakes in front of my laptop
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yes the champions league has been unfortunately english dominated recently
but it’s still true that they show at least 2 matches a week on the ESPN networks during the Champs league times. English and Spanish league, CTGray, are thought to be the highest quality in the world. There’s some soccer specific channels where you can watch a lot of those games, otherwise you gotta wait for Champs league or international games on ESPN channels
by a10dency2ask on Jun 25, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Manchester United...........
.Have you seen the Day After Tomorrow?
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
yup
but i don’t know what that has to do with man u, at least, i don’t remember why it has to do with man u
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 26, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
When the British scientists are drinking their last cup of wine or whatever, before they die
They all say an ode to something. The one guy says “To Manchester United” I love that scene!!! But it is sad too.
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 26, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The US just needs to be more consistent, when they are on, they can compete with the best teams
The inconsistency I think is because they are a young team. But they have speed and conditioning going for them.
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
USA! USA! USA!
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 25, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i've been there
i started following futbol during the 2006 world cup when the usa tied italy, but somehow lost to ghana in pool play. like a10dency2ask said, there aren’t a lot of international matches, so i didn’t watch much futbol until spain beat germany in euro 08 (like the world cup, but for european nations only).
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 25, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Their in the final sooooooooooo......................... there is no other team to root for
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by Diamondback15 on Jun 25, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
can i put myself out there
and say I don’t understand why people get so upset about others saying “soccer” instead of “football,” – i possibly had this argument in here before.
it's stupid
it’s the same thing. although, sometimes i wonder, how did we make up the word “soccer”? but sometimes i like saying “futbol” with an overdone european accent.
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 27, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
well...
the word “soccer” comes from the full original name of the sport, “association football.” It’s an abbreviation of “association” that was originally used in the UK to distinguish it from rugby football.
by a10dency2ask on Jun 27, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the word "futbol"
but I usually call it soccer unless I am around mates who are from elsewhere and call it football, just to avoid confusion. Plus “footie” is a such an adorable term for a game, I have to love it.
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well it would be "football"
since futbol is a spanishization of the original english word.
by a10dency2ask on Jun 27, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
but I still like it better with a U and O as opposed to two Os and an A. It’s just personal preference. And a nice visual difference without having to put “American” in front of “football” to avoid confusion.
I guess that means my preference is born out of laziness.
Hmm…
I’m ok with that.
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soccer is the most boring sport ever,
that said i’m going to try and catch the game tomorrow i only watch soccer if the us mens team is playing
I don't like you Detroit.
i used to think it was boring
i thought it was just a bunch of guys kicking a ball around and diving every time they make contact with eachother. but it grew on me. think hockey but less physical and on grass.
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 27, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
i played soccer for like 10 years
all good american athletes especially those from the inner-city play either basketball or football (hockey and baseball are also starting to have this problem) so the quality isn’t any good and it is boring anyways
I don't like you Detroit.
i'll watch the us mens
i like that because its my country its almost like im gambling and have something invested to root for even though i don’t
I don't like you Detroit.
i'm always surprised there's not more soccer/hockey crossover
in terms of fans. I’ve always personally thought they were fairly similar as sports go.
me too
i have this one friend who loves soccer, but for some reason she absolutly hates hockey. i tried to tell her they were pretty similar, it’s just a bunch of guys + a goalie trying to score more goals, but she just said, “ugh omg they are NOT the same, soccer is played on grass” and i just stood there thinking “ugh okay, i’m not going to bother wasting my time.”
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 27, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess that mean's it time to change spots
and find a tv. My cat will not be pleased
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you weren't watching?
weren’t you the primary supporter of getting into futbol?
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
but I’m sick. So I was sleeping.
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It sounds like a swarm of bees
and I am apparently bad luck
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seriously
does everyone bring a horn or something?
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yea they have some traditional instrument in South Africa
that all the fans are playing … apparently they are trying to ban them for the world cup next year
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
ahhh, ok
It’s a neat effect. Kinda overwhelming, but neat
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looks like you missed the good part
when USA was dominating
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
* some type of horn, supposed to sound like an elephant?
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see that
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Could someone please explain to me how the clock works? I’d look it up but I’m really kind fuzzy atm.
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how the clock works?
two 45 minute halves (halfs?), the clock counts up from zero. At the end of each half there is “stoppage time” in which the referee adds time to make up for when there were injuries and other stoppages (essentially makes up for the lack of commercial breaks). That is probably the most confusing part of the clock, but just remember there is usually 2-4 minutes added at the end of each half.
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
in other words, the clock never stops, except for halftime
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks!
I have a seen a few matches before and had NO idea what stoppage time was.
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yeah - it's kind of confusing
no problem
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
it is
and since the clock stops in virtually every other sport that goes off one, the running clock is also somewhat wacky when you aren’t used to it.
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definitely, it's weird
but at least it saves us from all the commercials
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
newp
I was just assuming it was similar to hockey
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yea pretty much same thing
but instead of a drawn line on the ground, it’s based on the imaginary line created by the last defender. So if the offensive player is beyond the last defender at the time of the pass, he’s offside. I guess the difference is time of pass rather than when the puck/ball crosses the line
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
ahh, ok
Thanks :)
It’s like watching hockey for the first time. You aren’t really sure what’s going on, but you have a very vague idea based off experience with other sports.
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haha
well i for one am happy you’re trying
by a10dency2ask on Jun 28, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I may be bad luck though
I start watching and the US stop dominating
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or that’s just how games go. heh :s
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maybe the elephant horns scared the ball
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*raises hand*
Oh I do I do!
I know this one well…because when I played, I was like Ekman
(always trying to jump past the defense just before the ball got to me)
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 28, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA did you see the ESPN commentator holding back tears? hahahahahaha awesome game :) GOOD jOB BRAZIL!
Let the end of the world begin with us!!
Um, okay.
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by Mr. Plank on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Me too.
I’m not too familiar with soccer but is it normal after beating a team people gloat about it to the team that just lost instead of congratulating them?
i don't know
but regardless, it’s just him being an asshole. he’s just mad that spain lost to the US.
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by serrapadre716 on Jun 28, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh, what was the point of that?
i’m in the mood for being a jerk and the offseason is boring me, so here i goooooo. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! SPAIN FINISHED BEHIND THE US IN AN INTERNATIONAL FUTBOL TOURNAMENT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OUTSTANDING MARINES AMERICANS OUT-FUCKING-STANDING, WE KICKED ASS!!!
"It aint over till the fat lady sings." - Not Yogi Berra
by serrapadre716 on Jun 28, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
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