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I just...I just can't. I won't link it, but a certain blonde talking head that we love to hate has a piece that states that soccer's growing - IrishStephen Jun 26, 11:29 4
- Coulter? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:31 1
  - Yes -- nm - IrishStephen Jun 26, 11:35
- I expect much of what she says is bullshit that she knows is bullshit - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:30
- delicious -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:30
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- Do drunk texts from Mexico even get through to my phone? -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:30 1
  - *tries to translate from Spanish to English* *melts* -- nm - Spawn's phone Jun 26, 11:31
- You've had a good run. We'll speak well of you at the funeral. -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:29
- please try and post here at some point -- nm - mud Jun 26, 11:28
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- Soccer complainers are like straight guys telling gay guys to be more straight. - Max Jun 26, 11:29
- if there were no Soccer, I would have to bitch about the Yankees more. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:27 1
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*Michael McDonald earworm* -- nm - Budicio Jun 26, 11:25
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- What are you looking for that you have not found? -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:31 1
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- The CBC one is awesome - Reagen Jun 26, 11:27
- Because most soccer fans are prone to throwing their phones. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:26
- Bah, just use The Score -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 11:26
- Business opportunity! -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:24
or another way to look at the clock. if the second half of a soccer game starts at 12:00, you know it'll be over by probably 12:52 at the latest. - mafaça Jun 26, 11:23
And now, a 5000 world post on why I don't enjoy watching golf. - ty97 Jun 26, 11:19 14
- I mean, the pants alone... -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:23
- *FLOPS* - Tiger Woods Jun 26, 11:21
- you should spread it out. just go into every thread about golf and whine about it....nm - x Jun 26, 11:20 2
  - Exactly what is pass interference? They should try and fix that rule or something. Seems ambiguous. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:22 1
    - I don't like how the ref is miked up and then declares to the crowd what the ruling is. Who made him God? - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:25
- There should be windmills on the greens. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:20
- what fun would that be? -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:20
- Lawyers > Tea Party > Jim > Spawn > ty97 > Phillies fans > Hitler -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:20 3
  - That can't be right. I have my certified "Better Than Spawn" certificate right here. - ty97 Jun 26, 11:20 2
    - But the ranking is determined by Fired/Hired Difference. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:21
    - ISO-9001 approved, Six Sigma approved...damn, it's official. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 11:21
- no stoppage time? -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:19 2
  - "The ball is breaking the plane of the cup!" -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:21 1
    - Tiki Taka is not a good strategy while trying to make birdies -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:24
Air France will be able to swap out business class seats for coach seats on planes beginning in 2016. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 26, 11:15 2
- good for the airline, bad for upgrades. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 11:33
- Transformers Airlines: More Than Meets the Sky -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:17
Now dont all the teams that are through, get to pick any player from an elminated team to play with them? - Jovian Jun 26, 11:12 3
- no but FIFA will take the best ref crews and go with them now - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:16
- So after the Group round, they take a poll among FIFA officials journalists to select the Top 2 teams for the championship, right? - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:15 1
  - heh\ -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:19
Man are there some stereotypes happening in the clock argument. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 11:08 10
- I must say, I do kinda love looking at the time tick away, knowing that it never stops ticking away. - Jovian Jun 26, 11:11 9
  - I just love that it drives the Americans nuts that it's not exact and the every one else seems time as relative anyway. -- nm - spamlet Jun 26, 11:11 8
    - I've said it here before, Americans love time having its way with them. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:14
    - argh, ambiguity....nm - x Jun 26, 11:13
    - I have no issue with it. it is what it is. -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:12 5
      - It is what it is. And that is yet another reason why soccer will always be seen as inferior here in the states. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:18 1
        
        yes thats what we're been told the last 20 years -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:26
      - So much time comes off while nothing is happening. The NFL wastes a massive amount of time. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:14 2
        
        Sorry, this belongs below. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:14
        
        wastes? that is prime advertsising time. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:14
if you think having a stopping clock would eliminate time wasting, go watch the fourth quarter of a basketball game. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 11:06 46
- they only way you will keep cmercials out of a half is by not having time breaks during a half - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:14 2
  - TBF: American broadcasters already know how to handle a "sport" with no breaks. Nascar doesn't even have halftime. -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:18 1
    - with the amount of money in Football Ads will fast dominate much more then now - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:23
- instant replay has made that even more torturous....nm - x Jun 26, 11:11
- And again, if we're playing by Exact. Time. Only., the NFL should stop plays at double zeros. - Reagen Jun 26, 11:09 4
  - I don't like how the clock works in the NFL but I'm not about to try and fix it. The fans are happy so leave it be. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:10 3
    - I think there shouldn't be offensive and defensive teams in American football. Make the same bunch of guys play offense and defence. - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:14 1
      - Careers would be even shorter than they are today. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:16
    - same as soccer then! :) -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 11:12
- Ultimately, my problem is that in a sport where you can't count on an official to call a hand ball correctly... - Jim Jun 26, 11:08 7
  - You raise a good point. We should give them our sports refs who are proven to be perfect -- nm - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:11
  - It's more than one guy. The match managers in the booth decide the time -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:10 5
    - I thought it was the ref? -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:11 4
      - Stoppage time? The one ref decides and signals the amount back to the fourth official -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:18 3
        
        I think they now decide between each other, no? Maybe I'm wrong -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:20 2
        
        Nope -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:24 1
        
        Here (wiki) -- (link) - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:26
- This game just took about half the time of the average baseball or football game. - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:07 28
  - Strawman. I don't see anyone saying that the matches take too long. The argument is that added time at the end of the match is inexact. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 11:11 24
    - Eyeballing where to drop the ball and then bringing out the 10 yard chains later is more ridiculous to me. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:12 23
      - I not only agree but have said for years now that they should have RFID chips in the balls to add precision. - David Jun 26, 11:16 20
        
        Except that it's not a flaw in soccer, it's consistent with the situation: the ref is the judge and determines what is fair. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:18 15
        
        Exactly. And the studies show they are easily influenced by surrounding events. - David Jun 26, 11:22 14
        
        status quo is not important cous it is a sport with a lot of tradition what is important is - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:32
        
        It *has* been tried. The MLS started that way - Reagen Jun 26, 11:26 3
        
        People hated the 3-point shot at first. They'll get used to it and right is right. - David Jun 26, 11:27 2
        
        "women will like what I tell them to like" - Reagen Jun 26, 11:31 1
        
        It's not about attractng anybody, as I just stated. It's about improving the process. - David Jun 26, 11:32
        
        The human factor in all sports is what makes them great imo. (refs, umps, officials included) -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:24 5
        
        I disagree completely. I resent that I know who Bob Davidson, Ed Hochuli and Joey Crawford are. - David Jun 26, 11:30
        
        no one wants to even know an ump is there. - groiny Jun 26, 11:26 3
        
        It's so cool to talk about years later though. Livan Hernandez's no hitter. I mean, liberal call. hey. See? awesome -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:29 2
        
        That reminds me that sporting inertia combined with Eric Gregg and Livan Hernandez cost the Braves a World Series appearance. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:31 1
        
        Don't worry, they woulda lost. - Hunta Jun 26, 11:33
        
        You'd think we were asking for a huge change to the game. nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:23 1
        
        There have been major changes in soccer (3 pts for a win, backpass to the keeper, etc.) It appears that most of the world does not see it as a problem - Zorcàs Jun 26, 11:29
        
        I think it's more important to establish the dominance of the ref in the minds of the players. -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:23
        
        It's not a flaw. That's where you're mistaken. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:18 2
        
        It is not a flaw. - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 11:19
        
        If anything, it makes the games more exciting. - CQ Jun 26, 11:19
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:18
      - Agreed. I don't really have a side in the soccer time argument. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 11:14
      - 2 different roles for where to even spot the ball drives me nuts. - groiny Jun 26, 11:14
  - And featured less scoring than either -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 11:10
  - pssst. people just like to complain -- nm - decline Jun 26, 11:08
  - well, to be fair, it probably felt like it was about 4 hours. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:08
Columbia will win the World Cup. - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:05 4
- If you are a South American team, you may advance to the knockout rounds. Not so fast, Ecuador.... -- nm - Wawa Jun 26, 11:08 3
  - Poor Ecuador. They looked good too. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:12 2
    - And 4 of the 5 who advanced are all in the same part of the bracket. BRA/CHI vs. COL/URU -- nm - Wawa Jun 26, 11:15 1
      - COL better than all of them imo -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:23
Hee. I just checked the odds for 2016 US Presidential Winner at bet365. - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:05 6
- Hmm, how much money can I make on Warren? -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:15 1
  - 20 to 1 odds. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:28
- Wait, Martin O'Malley is ahead of actual legitimate contenders? - Hunta Jun 26, 11:10
- Warren should be higher but I guess that would happen if she actually did run. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:09
- awww that strapping good looking lad Ted Cruz is not listed! -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:07 1
  - 34 to 1. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:13
*FLOPS* -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:03 1
- Shit. That's gonna result in extra time. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:04
US is ranked #13 overall by FIFA. Belgium is #11 - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:02 13
- I will say again, FIFA rankings are effing meaningless -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 11:08
- Elo Rankings (better regarded): - Reagen Jun 26, 11:05 3
  - that is prob. the order i'd rank those teams.... - x Jun 26, 11:17 2
    - Algeria's looked feisty this tournament. I wouldn't write them off if it somehow came to them. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:18 1
      - they def. have. i really don't write off too many 2nd round teams...nm - x Jun 26, 11:22
- Where is Algeria ranked? (Russia cant win that group correct?) -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:03 5
  - Russia can not win the group, correct. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:05 1
    - Best thing I heard all day. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 11:11
  - Algeria is not in the Top 30 (which appears to be all they rank) - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:05 2
    - No, they rank all the way down to countries that aren't even really countries - Reagen Jun 26, 11:07 1
      - Ahh Bhutan, I love Bhutan. I heard they have a great Outback Steakhouse there. -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:09
- Belgium is a pointless country. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 11:03 1
  - I found the Christmas lights in Grand Place to be quite lovely. - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:04
so Christiano Ronaldo saves team USA? - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:02 6
- Spoils - Hunta Jun 26, 11:03 5
  - Yeah, ultimately it didn't matter - Reagen Jun 26, 11:06
  - sure but he nailed it - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:06 3
    - Listen, he looks like a douchebag; albeit an extremely talented one. I'm not giving him credit unless I 100% have to. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 11:07 2
      - if looks matter explain Valderama :) -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 11:12 1
        
        Valderamma wasn't a douchebag looking dude. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 11:22
Robert De Niro Crashed A World Cup Party At Someone's House In Brooklyn Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-de-niro -crashed-world-cup-pa -- (link) - Tyego97 Jun 26, 11:01 2
- He wasn't watching with me. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 11:03
- Did WB get the NSA's help to obtain the neighbor's email address? -- nm - Max Jun 26, 11:02
So a Tie in the knockout rounds, results in what, penalty kicks? -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:00 3
- Extra time and if still tied, penalty kicks. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 11:01 1
  - And in England's case, fear, shaking, and a trip home. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 11:02
- Coin Toss. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 26, 11:01
So, next match is Tuesday at 3.30 EST. I'll be back home by then. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 11:00 3
- Are you enjoying NYC? -- nm - OAE -- You Know Who Jun 26, 11:05 2
  - Sure. I'll be heading off to the Brooklyn Museum in a bit. See if I bump into De Niro on the way. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 11:06 1
    - He's a lovely fellow -- shy, but lovely - OAE -- You Know Who Jun 26, 11:13
Word. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:00 14
- See how that works? The post count ticked down...so I knew when B2 was over. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:00 13
  - You mean the board with 164 posts? -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:05 1
    - It has 164 because a bunch of extra time lovers are still posting there. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:07
  - Are you a wizard? -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:01 9
    - To FIFA? probably -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:03 8
      - It's like you are trying to hand someone in the Medieval Ages a working watch. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:04 7
        
        Sorry sir, the hail mary was not caught prior to the clock striking 0:00....games over, you lose. - Hunta Jun 26, 11:06 6
        
        It's a precise stat that allows a couple of exceptions to enhance tension. - David Jun 26, 11:07 5
        
        It's the "prone to cheating" part that gets me. Any ref who doesn't like the outcome can just let the game continue if there's no check in place. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:09
        
        Most of soccer's prone to cheating in terms of that. - Hunta Jun 26, 11:09 3
        
        As long as we agree it's part of the problem. - David Jun 26, 11:14
        
        But the time thing is 100% preventable. So, why not close that hole forever? -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 11:10
        
        *chomps on Huntings shoulder* - groiny Jun 26, 11:10
  - +3 -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 11:01

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