MLD Woody Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Original Title: Arguably The Most Important Sporting Event In The World Starts Next Week (arguably between the Olympics and the World Cup) Who else is pumped for the World Cup? The fact that it is in a manageable time zone is even better. Any predictions for the event? For the US team? For another team? I think we pull it out of our ass and get out of the group stage. I think we get lucky against Portugal. new Beats commercial Edit: Oh shit my bad. This probably has to go to the Barbershop Edit 2: Title changed by Taco's suggestion. Also, I agree with him that this could hang out on the main board at least until the USA is out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Sorry there's a bunch of guys on this forum who still think soccer is "gay". Slow progress is being made- 40 years ago, you ask the guy on the street what the World Cup was, and you'd get a blank stare. USA is toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco918 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 1) I would like to make a motion to change the title of this thread to Team America. 2) This thread should NOT be moved. I don't care if you dislike soccer, this is still a US national team taking part in the biggest single sport competition on this planet. Worst case show your pride in our country. 3) We got dicked in our group. 4) If Ronaldo plays for Portugal, which I'm sure he will, we damn well better take him out. For those that are unfamiliar with his antics, imagine a cross between Michael Jackson and A-Rod off the field with the talent of LeBron plus the flopping, but Ronaldo's flopping makes LeBron seem like a badass. 5) I wish we would've been grouped with Iran and Russia. It would've such a fun group. 6) I hope France implodes again this time around. As for who will win, I gotta go with the home team in Brazil unless we can miraculously make it out of our group. If we can pull that off, we can win the whole damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 1) Done 2) I agree I would bet on Brazil as well. There may be those on here that hate soccer and call it gay, but a portion of those idiots are also the "Rah rah, USA #1 at everything crowd'" For that reason this thread should stay and they can support their country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gftChris Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Rah Rah England #1 at EVERYTHING!!! You guys got a tough group. Smart money is on you not making it out, unfortunately, though if Ronaldo's latest injury is serious enough to keep him out of your game then they're there for the taking. Manageable time zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 move the tread. This the Football thread, not gay ass soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 i'll watch just to see if a goalie gets shot for missing a block on a shot that wins the game or if someone gets hit in the head with a molotov cocktail. other than that the shit is boring as hell. rather watch golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 i'll watch just to see if a goalie gets shot for missing a block on a shot that wins the game or if someone gets hit in the head with a molotov cocktail. other than that the shit is boring as hell. rather watch golf. Man golf is boring. Almost as bad as snooker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Soccer is as soccer does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Wow... this got moved. I mean, I could have guessed, based on the comments from our posters in the stone age... but damn. I guess that means 17 more JF threads are more important than our country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Wow... this got moved. I mean, I could have guessed, based on the comments from our posters in the stone age... but damn. I guess that means 17 more JF threads are more important than our country It got moved because the other forum is, after all, called The Browns Forum....and at least it is a football forum. This is not a football topic. I have gotten things moved off the Browns forum that were not football topics and it doesnt bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Eater Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Soccer is gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco918 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 http://grantland.com/features/how-to-watch-the-world-cup-like-a-true-soccer-nerd/ For those of you not real familiar with the game. It's a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Men's team plays Nigeria tonight at 6 on ESPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Eater Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Soccer is so gay even the French were able to win the World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Why are they bothering to play these meaningless "friendly" matches against teams that haven't made the 32 team World Cup field. I say expand the tournament to 64 teams....and instead of just having these games be meaningless exhibitions have them be at least first round elimination games (or maybe double elimination rounds). I mean, that is like having the NFL teams play preseason exhibition games right before the playoffs start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Why are they bothering to play these meaningless "friendly" matches against teams that haven't made the 32 team World Cup field. I say expand the tournament to 64 teams....and instead of just having these games be meaningless exhibitions have them be at least first round elimination games (or maybe double elimination rounds). I mean, that is like having the NFL teams play preseason exhibition games right before the playoffs start. Because the national teams generally get a very small amount of time together to work on their tactics and formations, and so this time together - about 3 weeks after the end of the domestic season for a lot of the teams - is vital in helping preparations. In that time, the teams play friendlies against some opposition they choose, sometimes that's a team they might play in the finals, sometimes it's not. It helps the manager emphasise his points regarding the tactics, and make decisions about selection with more information. Again, you're showing you really don't know what you're talking about, but I can't wait for your next bright idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Because the national teams generally get a very small amount of time together to work on their tactics and formations, and so this time together - about 3 weeks after the end of the domestic season for a lot of the teams - is vital in helping preparations. In that time, the teams play friendlies against some opposition they choose, sometimes that's a team they might play in the finals, sometimes it's not. It helps the manager emphasise his points regarding the tactics, and make decisions about selection with more information. Again, you're showing you really don't know what you're talking about, but I can't wait for your next bright idea. Right, well the thing I forgot about is that these national teams are reallly just a ragtag bunch that are put together just before the WC is played, that they need this time to even learn the names of their teammates....and that they have real jobs to go back to. Kind of like Olympics teams in a lot of sports, including soccer. And FWIW, if I had my choice, I would rather have our USA team win the Olympic Gold medal than the World Cup. (nothing against the WC, I just put more prestige on the Olympics) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Again, you're showing you really don't know what you're talking about, but I can't wait for your next bright idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Right, well the thing I forgot about is that these national teams are reallly just a ragtag bunch that are put together just before the WC is played, that they need this time to even learn the names of their teammates....and that they have real jobs to go back to. Kind of like Olympics teams in a lot of sports, including soccer. And FWIW, if I had my choice, I would rather have our USA team win the Olympic Gold medal than the World Cup. (nothing against the WC, I just put more prestige on the Olympics) Oh I had forgotten about the "Olympics is more prestigious than the world cup" thing you're trying. No, it's not. You ask literally any footballer which they'd rather win and you'll get a 100% response for the world cup. A major reason being that it's limited to the u23 age group (with three over 23 players allowed), so it's basically just another youth tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Oh I had forgotten about the "Olympics is more prestigious than the world cup" thing you're trying. No, it's not. You ask literally any footballer which they'd rather win and you'll get a 100% response for the world cup. A major reason being that it's limited to the u23 age group (with three over 23 players allowed), so it's basically just another youth tournament. I don't care what any soccer player/fan thinks....I personally would rather see a Gold Medal than a WC world cup. (of course, maybe the fact that the US has no real shot at it is a factor). And, since as you say the Olympic tournament is nothing but a youth tournament, (I did not know that) I propose that they eliminate soccer as an Olympic Sport. The IOCs reasoning for taking baseball out of the Olympics is because the very best baseball players could not participate due to the regular baseball season conflicting with the baseball schedule. The same should apply to soccer as well. If soccer would send its best to the Olympics, then that tournament, in my mind, would supersede the WC. Oh, by the way schmekelheads, trying to put me down because you say I don't know about certain esoteric aspects of the game of soccer, or how they run their tournament is NOT, to me a criticism at all. In fact, it is somewhat a badge of honor. It is like criticizing me for not knowing the nuances concerning the methods of cooking and flavoring Liver and Onions. I don't care because I don't like it that well. Bottom line, you can put lipstick on a pig...it is still a pig. I will watch some soccer, expecially games involving the US. I will probably hope that some upstart wins. I think it would be boring as fuck to have Brazil win the tournament. The USA won't....so how about England. For your sake gft I will be all behind the Brits winning it (though I guess it is not "the Brits"....since "Brits" includes the Scotch and Welsh no?). Or how about Uruguay? Wouldn't that be a kick in the ass for Brazilian pride for Uruguay to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Ignorance as a badge of honour? Are you 14? As for removing soccer from the olympics, there are plenty of people who would agree with you on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Ignorance as a badge of honour? Are you 14? I understand. My point is that somehow YOU imply that because I don't know all these esoteric nuances about your sport that I am somehow disgualified from commenting on it. I mean, do you know what a double play is? hit and run? double switch? Sacrifice? Phantom tag? Slurve? Balk? OPS? As for removing soccer from the olympics, there are plenty of people who would agree with you on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 A lot of the things you don't seem to know aren't tiny little nuances in the game. Some of them seem important enough to devalue your opinion as far as how you rate the game and how you would want it changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Ignorance as a badge of honour? Are you 14? He'd fit in on the Political Board, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 A lot of the things you don't seem to know aren't tiny little nuances in the game. There is nothing about soccer that isn't a "little nuance". Some of them seem important enough to devalue your opinion as far as how you rate the game and how you would want it changed. The game sucks. So devalue that opinion. But it migh suck less if they adopted some of my suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 With the 23rd pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select... Devin Funchess, Wide Receiver, Michigan I might have dated his Grandma back in the late 60's or early 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I might have dated his Grandma back in the late 60's or early 70's Lol what? If there was a "most random post" award, you win. Maybe you're his grandpa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/2014-World-Cup-guide-for-Americans.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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