stick to nascar you redneck, this is my house

6/11/2010 5:38:28 PM

i might actually watch some more games, but that fucking vuvuzela or whatever the hell it is is seriously annoying, like change the channel annoying.

6/11/2010 5:51:40 PM

^^ weak sauce. I dont give 2 shits about nascar. Go home little boy.

^ That noise is probably doing more harm to the ratings than the 0-0 1-1 games.

6/11/2010 5:53:20 PM

why does it feel like the vuvuzela is [new] to most people

i thought it has always been and will always be a presence

6/11/2010 5:57:22 PM

It's not new. At least not to me. But no one gives a shit for 3 years. Then when the games starts you remember how fucking annoying those goddamn things are.

6/11/2010 5:58:27 PM

they're not new but you rarely hear them in european club matches


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrYb9qtO8OQ
fifa is thinking of banning them....lets all hope

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 6:03 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2010 6:03:41 PM

I wish they would ban them. But I dont think so. At least not for this WC. I posted this earlier in the thread.


The world football governing body, FIFA, wanted to ban the use of vuvuzelas during the World Cup 2010 because of concerns that hooligans could use the instrument as a weapon and that businesses could place advertisements on vuvuzelas. However the South African Football Association (SAFA) made a presentation that vuvuzelas were essential for an authentic South African football experience,[2] and FIFA decided in July 2008 to drop the ban, allowing vuvuzelas at Confederations Cup.[18] President of FIFA Sepp Blatter opposed banning the vuvuzela, saying "We should not try to Europeanise an African World Cup."[19] FIFA ultimately decided to allow the instrument for the 2010 World Cup as well,[20] except for Vuvuzelas being longer than one metre

6/11/2010 6:05:50 PM

well then enjoy your one and only world cup south africa

6/11/2010 6:08:33 PM

I prefer the constant hum of the vuvuzela to the loud whistling jeers european football fans make, but I don't really mind either.

South Africa's goalie wants them louder:

Quote :

""We couldn't hear the vuvuzelas," Khune said. "We expected to hear them and to be lifted by the people and the noise and the atmosphere. It was a letdown." "It was very disappointing for us. It was very surprising. We thought there were going to be a lot more South African fans there. "The atmosphere was not that good. It was not what we expected. There were a lot of Mexican fans there. It was like a Mexico home game. It was a Mexican advantage.""

If you thought today was boring, you might wanna sleep through tomorrow's first game, South Korea vs. Greece.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 6:19 PM. Reason : q]

6/11/2010 6:18:39 PM

I like how they described a 0-0 game a "thriller" on sportscenter.

6/11/2010 6:22:09 PM

Ok bitch at me some more. Two fuckin ties and one of them was exciting? Soccer blows.

6/11/2010 6:26:34 PM

^ http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=413941

6/11/2010 6:31:20 PM

Sporting events have a winner and a loser

6/11/2010 6:34:56 PM

thanks i know ive posted there

6/11/2010 6:35:43 PM

being that soccer has been around longer than anything that you call a sport, im pretty sure the definition of what a sporting event should be is not left up to you

6/11/2010 6:39:12 PM

Well, that lasted about 47 seconds... Sorry soccer, I gave you a chance but as usual you bored me to tears instantly. I do appreciate the ceremony, the national pride etc., but the actual game sucks

6/11/2010 6:49:36 PM

Quote :

"We'll bring you the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and because we've got soccer highlights, the sheer pointlessness of a zero-zero tie"

6/11/2010 6:50:46 PM

Quote :

"being that soccer has been around longer than anything that you call a sport, im pretty sure the definition of what a sporting event should be is not left up to you"

Yeah modern soccer is a full 6 years older than American football.

so impressive.

6/11/2010 6:58:57 PM

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS THREAD.




whiny bitch made faggots ITT



we don't come in your fucking baseball/curling/tiddlywinks threads and shit them up. have a little fucking respect.

6/11/2010 7:19:53 PM

the fact is most sports take a lot of time to get used to, no matter how fast paced they are
it took me years to like football, & i only stuck with it cause there wasnt soccer on tv

6/11/2010 7:37:35 PM

I like international soccer a lot just b/c of the pride involved, but any sport that can end in a 0-0 tie with a bunch of ppl blasting the ball over the goal as highlights isn't an entertaining sport.

However, I will be cheering for us tmrw

6/11/2010 7:37:57 PM

Quote :

"i thought it has always been and will always be a presence"

At games in South Africa, yes

6/11/2010 7:45:08 PM

I love football, always have, always will.

I hate Alexi Lalas and Mike Tirico. Am I welcome here? Am I among friends?

6/11/2010 7:45:25 PM

yes. yes you are

6/11/2010 7:49:14 PM

there's so much more strategy then people think

plus, i'm willing to be these guys are much more of an athlete then what some of you call a sport

6/11/2010 7:50:49 PM

^5 There's as much "work" to appreciate in a 0-0 draw in soccer as there is in a 110-100 game in basketball. Basketball is just set up so that it's easier to score points. I'm a fan of both sports for different reasons, but the rarity of goals often only adds to the drama in a soccer match. Like you I find some sports boring that others love, but when the majority of the world can get so excited about something, I can usually at least acknowledge a reason. Of course, France and especially Uruguay did turn in some bad offensive performances today.

^^^I don't mind Tirico but Lalas is disgusting

V I mean work as in teamwork, tactics and strategy, not just running.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 7:59 PM. Reason : x]

6/11/2010 7:52:49 PM

that doesnt matter... marathon runners are great athletes but I couldnt watch a motherfucker run for 26 damn miles.

6/11/2010 7:54:04 PM

Shut up faggots

Go here

message_topic.aspx?topic=413941

6/11/2010 7:54:39 PM

well dont fucking watch it and dont come in here bitching about it. you think you're fucking cooler because you can hate on soccer? get lost asshole. bitch about it in the hater thread.

6/11/2010 7:56:14 PM

every october, i log on to the wolfweb with the sole purpose of deriding baseball.





...wait, no i don't. because i'm not a cunt.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 7:57 PM. Reason : ]

6/11/2010 7:56:22 PM

all you bitches who ONLY come into a UT thread to talk shit can eat my butt (ernie and others)... "but but but this is an NC State message board, not a UT board!!" yeah, and its not a fucking South Africa board, or US Soccer team board, etc.

So fuck off, you are getting what you deserve.

6/11/2010 7:58:19 PM

Look man I don't bust up in your hotdog eating contest threads

Get out

6/11/2010 7:59:43 PM

^^what the hell does that have to do with anything?

wait, so someone made fun of lane kiffin, and that gives you the authority to bash a completely unrelated sporting event?





that makes no sense. it's like someone started an argument with you, and instead of joining the argument, you completely switched topics and started arguing about something unrelated

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:09 PM. Reason : ]

6/11/2010 7:59:56 PM

^ who is this fucker? Lane Kiffin?

makes perfect sense, people like ernie go into threads about things they dont like and talk shit, but then when it happens to their shit thread they whine like a little bitch

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:02 PM. Reason : f]

6/11/2010 8:01:24 PM

^GIVE ME BACK MY JACKET!

6/11/2010 8:01:43 PM

STOP ENGAGIN' THE TROLLS. They're doing us a favor keeping this thread at the top where it should be anyway.

Didn't get to catch the games today, save the second half of the Uruguay game via ESPN radio on my phone. I'd wake up for the first game tomorow, but it's the most defensive team in the world versus a team with little firepower. I'll almost definitely be up for Nigeria and Argentina. Can't wait for the US-England game tomorrow. All the talk goes out the window now.

Come on you Yanks.

6/11/2010 8:01:46 PM

wow, soccer on the radio... jesus christ.

I would rather listen to someone sew on the radio


but have fun dipshits, I am off for a night of drinking, Go USA I guess, fuck the war of 1812

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:04 PM. Reason : d]

6/11/2010 8:02:37 PM

^I SAID YOU COULD BORROW IT, NOT HAVE IT. YOU TOOK MY JACKET AND I WANT IT BACK!

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:10 PM. Reason : ]

6/11/2010 8:03:24 PM

NyM410 not doing his job ITT. kiljadn, nice hanging out this morning at the bar.

6/11/2010 8:15:23 PM

Ahahaha Lalas busting on the frenchies again

6/11/2010 8:28:57 PM

if someone watches football for the first time they're not gonna appreciate the majority of stuff that goes on, like 1 yard runs, or good defense, or basically your usual carolina panthers game

they'll just sit there and say, "where's the 60 yard throw, or the 80 yard run" this game sucks

but to those who know the game, they appreciate simple things like a pass or several connecting passes, or a certain player's performance, or tactics, etc
not to mention the excitement that comes with knowing a team, country, and its history in the sport

those of you watching for the first time only have goals or crazy stuff to look forward to so therefore you are in no position to make judgements or comparisons to others sports that you know well



[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:31 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2010 8:30:58 PM

Quote :

"Look man I don't bust up in your hotdog eating contest threads Get out"

hahahahah

6/11/2010 8:50:42 PM

lol, I missed that Ernie retort, probably cause I scrolled through the flame war.

What's the line at for the England game?

6/11/2010 9:06:34 PM

Last time I saw it was England -1

6/11/2010 10:26:11 PM

Bodog has it USA +1 with the O/U at 2.5

6/11/2010 10:33:27 PM

Quote :

"President of FIFA Sepp Blatter opposed banning the vuvuzela, saying "We should not try to Europeanise an African World Cup.""

This!

These are nothing new to soccer. The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City is the worst place in the world when it comes to vuvuzela noise. So what is the wine and cheese crowd of France and England don't like them. They'll be gone sooner than later anyway. France isn't going anywhere. btw, Spain had these horns at their home game the other day, so hopefully they don't complain.

6/11/2010 10:54:16 PM

1 point favorites in soccer is like 50 point favorites in basketball, right?

6/11/2010 11:16:45 PM

^No

6/11/2010 11:20:09 PM

It means the oddsmakers and/or market suggests:

-An England win has a ~63% chance of happening
-A draw has a ~23% chance of happening
-A USA win has a ~14% chance of happening

England and USA are shakiest on defense right now, but I wouldn't count on OVER 2.5 goals. Both sides know they've got problems at the back, so they might overcompensate in the name of caution. I think Dempsey will end up dropping back quite often to break up England's midfield, and England will take a very methodical approach as this is the first game and their toughest group opponent.

[Edited on June 12, 2010 at 12:36 AM. Reason : d]

6/12/2010 12:35:06 AM

getting screwed taking the money line and there being fucking ties its disappointing

6/12/2010 1:03:02 AM