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The issue I have with soccer is that it's just glorified keep-away. Boring to watch.

Posted by TWuG Jun 26 '14, 12:04

"Oh, look! See how well we are keeping the ball away from the other team!"

I bet it's fun to play, though.

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it's almost as boring as you repeating this same statement from the other day....nm - x Jun 26, 12:27 1
- I lose interest in the topic when ST does. Just making conversation like everyone else. -- nm - TWuG Jun 26, 12:40
if you want to break it down far enough, that's pretty much every team game. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 12:08 15
- Basketball is quite the opposite. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 12:09 14
  - No, basketball is exactly the same; they just had to institute a shot clock because people stalled. - Hunta Jun 26, 12:13 4
    - Your goal is to score, and to do it quickly. Only late in the game does that sometimes shift. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 12:15 3
      - Your goal is to score more than the other guy, be it 110-108 or 81-80. - Hunta Jun 26, 12:19 2
        
        Yes, and keep away has very little to do with it. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 12:26 1
        
        Becuase they added rules to make it so you couldn't play keep away. - Hunta Jun 26, 12:31
  - you still want the other team to touch the ball as little as possible. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 12:10 8
    - they don't throw the ball into their own backcourt -- nm - dogbert Jun 26, 12:12 5
      - sure they do, they just get penalised for it. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 12:13 1
        
        ...because people used to do that... -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 12:18
      - Only because there's a specific rule against it - Reagen Jun 26, 12:13 2
        
        and soccer instituted the backpass rule for similar reasons -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:16
        
        because that would be boring! -- nm - dogbert Jun 26, 12:16
    - So, the opposite of sex? - TWuG Jun 26, 12:12 1
      - why do you hate lesbians? -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 12:13
I could get past that if there wasn't flopping. if I wanted to watch 20 and 30 year old men whining and exagerating their pain I'd go to work -- nm - dogbert Jun 26, 12:08 2
- Sorry NBA, you have to stop operating. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:12 1
  - I'm good with that -- nm - dogbert Jun 26, 12:13
How much of this tournament have you watched? - Hunta Jun 26, 12:06 26
- The first two American matches were exciting. Today's represents the cliche that a lot of Americans have about the sport. -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:11 6
  - Due in no small part to the US knowing that it was overmatched and falling back to its own zone - Reagen Jun 26, 12:17 5
    - "blown out 5-0"... see... there's another problem... -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 12:23 1
      - 35-0 is a blowout score in football, no? -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 12:27
    - It really wasn't a negative statement, just the reality of a 1-0 game. -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:22 2
      - Oh I know. But there's boring games in every sport - Reagen Jun 26, 12:24 1
        
        As a baseball fan, I obviously agree. -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:32
- None. Because, as I said, soccer is boring to watch. I'd rather watch golf. And I hate golf. - TWuG Jun 26, 12:09 16
  - there's like 12 minutes of play in a little over three hours of time in american football. that's boring. -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 12:15 8
    - *DINGDINGDING* and baseball is no better. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:19
    - You're thinking of baseball. The average football play takes about 12 seconds and there are about 150 of them in a game. -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:17 6
      - the average football game is longer than the average baseball game. also: typical play lasts ~4 seconds, -- (link) - mafaça Jun 26, 12:27 1
        
        I apologize. I legitimately have never heard that. Metrics sites I read do go with 12, although the number is in decline as one word offenses increase - David Jun 26, 12:31
      - I've rarely seen a football play take that long from snap to tackle or score. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:18 2
        
        Oh, so -now- you want to keep precise time! :P -- nm - David Jun 26, 12:21 1
        
        :-p -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:23
      - 12 seconds? Are we counting the time from hike to the time Ray Lewis jumps on the pile? -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 12:17
  - Football is artificially inflated (pun! Ha!) by counting a TD as 6 points. -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:14
  - With all due respect then, you have no idea what you're complaining about in this instance. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 12:12 5
    - Every soccer game I ever watched was boring enough that I have zero desire to watch again. - TWuG Jun 26, 12:14 4
      - No, I'm trying to tell you you sound un-informed, but whatever floats your boat. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 12:20 3
        
        I'm uninformed because I find the game you like boring? No. I'm bored by what you like, not ignorant of it. - TWuG Jun 26, 12:24 2
        
        I don't like it becuase it's a game of keep away. No it's not. Oh, I haven't watched. - Hunta Jun 26, 12:27 1
        
        I see, your complaint is about the "keep away" part and not the "boring" part. - TWuG Jun 26, 12:31
- This -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 12:07
- Agreed -- nm - Zorcàs Jun 26, 12:07
Great to play. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 12:05
It really is fun to play. - David Jun 26, 12:05
You're IM is pretty much spot on. Love to play...can't watch. -- nm - Jim Jun 26, 12:04 1
- Ah, now its clear. You just don't want to run around for that extra 3-5 minutes a half. Lazy bastard. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 12:06

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