Official watching the World Cup discussion thread

Kerre Li (xix) · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:39 pm

this is killing me
I am watching online at work and want to yell from my desk

neuro took the day off just to watch the games!

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:03 pm

Bruce's days are numbered.

Sketch · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:13 pm

Well, Italy did their part anyway...

long gone · **Joined:** Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:53 pm **Posts:** 3262

I think Ghana may have pulled off the two biggest upsets in the history of the world cup. Beating the second & fifth best team in the world. Not bad for the 48th ranked team, hey.

Kerre Li (xix) · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:32 pm

I don't so much care about the US
but the Czech? NOW who do I support?
Argentina? I like their Jerseys

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

I predict this will be the breakout game for Brazil with three goals or more by Ronaldo and Adriano. You heard it first here.

And if anyone blurts out a brazil score to me in chat before I have a chance to watch the game tonight, I'll kill 'em.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:34 pm

Now that we are out, will the bumping of this thread stop?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:37 pm

Mrs. Neuro Wrote:

I don't so much care about the US
but the Czech? NOW who do I support?

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:00 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Now that we are out, will the bumping of this thread stop?

Not likely

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:02 pm

tommy two thumbs Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Now that we are out, will the bumping of this thread stop?

Not likely

Exactly. Soccer is a great accessory for the scenester set. Wearing the jerseys make you look "realer".

Promethium · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:19 pm

Arena definitely has to go. He had them play ultra-defensive everytime we needed to play aggressive and offensive. We still wouldn't have advance with a certain draw today, but that penalty kick was complete bullshit.
The United States looked like complete crap at many points this Cup, but it is hard to overcome some shoddy refs in the last two games. I think the USA needs to go out and get a foreign coach with an offensive mindset or at least one who'll take risks and put the best players on the field for certain situation.
I know the German coach currently lives in America, he'd be an improvement. They have the cash to go out and buy a top coach to make better use of the talent.
I congratulate Ghana, because they played the game they needed to and beat the Czechs, something the US didn't do.

harry · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:46 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Now that we are out, will the bumping of this thread stop?

Umm. This is the Internet. It is International. And Americans can actually be interested in things that are outside our self-interest...

Personally I'll be rooting now for Argentina and England (Mexico will lose to Brazil) .... and not following the brackets, but it'd be too dramatic if that was the final.

US would have made a better showing except for two things:

1. Bruce Arena did not manage well.
2. We don't have world-cup class players.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

harry Wrote:

US would have made a better showing except for two things:

1. Bruce Arena did not manage well.
2. We don't have world-cup class players.

I agree with this but would say that 2 was the bigger factor than 1

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:11 pm

billinho g Wrote:

harry Wrote:

US would have made a better showing except for two things:

1. Bruce Arena did not manage well.
2. We don't have world-cup class players.

I agree with this but would say that 2 was the bigger factor than 1

DING DING DING!

Until the Terrell Owens, Dwayne Wade, Michael Vick, and Randy Moss's of the US start growing up wanting to play soccer we'll never field the best US team that we possibly could.

Can you imagine if T.O. grew up developing his foot skills instead of his hand skills?

We would have a team full of 6'5 men who were the fastest people in the world and could pick you up and body slam you with ease.

Ain't happening.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

you're with me, leather Wrote:

Soccer is a great accessory for the scenester set. Wearing the jerseys make you look "realer".

absolutely. wearing a football jersey to any show in the US where a european band is playing is like saying "hi. i identify with this band more than everyone else."

mutty · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:20 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

billinho g Wrote:

harry Wrote:

US would have made a better showing except for two things:

1. Bruce Arena did not manage well.
2. We don't have world-cup class players.

I agree with this but would say that 2 was the bigger factor than 1

DING DING DING!

Until the Terrell Owens, Dwayne Wade, Michael Vick, and Randy Moss's of the US start growing up wanting to play soccer we'll never field the best US team that we possibly could.

Can you imagine if T.O. grew up developing his foot skills instead of his hand skills?

We would have a team full of 6'5 men who were the fastest people in the world and could pick you up and body slam you with ease.

Ain't happening.

Because there is no money in it.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

mutty Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

billinho g Wrote:

harry Wrote:

US would have made a better showing except for two things:

1. Bruce Arena did not manage well.
2. We don't have world-cup class players.

I agree with this but would say that 2 was the bigger factor than 1

DING DING DING!

Until the Terrell Owens, Dwayne Wade, Michael Vick, and Randy Moss's of the US start growing up wanting to play soccer we'll never field the best US team that we possibly could.

Can you imagine if T.O. grew up developing his foot skills instead of his hand skills?

We would have a team full of 6'5 men who were the fastest people in the world and could pick you up and body slam you with ease.

Ain't happening.

Because there is no money in it.

maybe if you play for a pro team in the us...bot there's a lot of cash to play in europe...and americans playing in europe play for US in the the world cup.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:24 pm

mutty Wrote:

Because there is no money in it.

Actually, it's because we have too much money, and we divide up into all kinds of different sports.

You don't need shit to play soccer. Just a cabbage and feet.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:29 pm

Fu Wrote:

mutty Wrote:

Because there is no money in it.

Actually, it's because we have too much money, and we divide up into all kinds of different sports.

You don't need shit to play soccer. Just a cabbage and feet.

HA! Nice image.

Also, I submit this question:

Take the star forward on a large state University soccer team and take the starting running back on the same University...........who is getting more pussy thrown at him?

Isn't it all about that AND money?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:33 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Fu Wrote:

mutty Wrote:

Because there is no money in it.

Actually, it's because we have too much money, and we divide up into all kinds of different sports.

You don't need shit to play soccer. Just a cabbage and feet.

HA! Nice image.

Also, I submit this question:

Take the star forward on a large state University soccer team and take the starting running back on the same University...........who is getting more pussy thrown at him?

Isn't it all about that AND money?

What about UVa? UNC?

Hell, UCLA and Berkeley. Indiana. Penn State.

I bet it runs pretty tight, who's getting more tight, y'know?

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:39 pm

harry Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Now that we are out, will the bumping of this thread stop?

Umm. This is the Internet. It is International. And Americans can actually be interested in things that are outside our self-interest...

OK, I'll call bullshit. Americans only care about themselves, and if you think you actually do care about something outside of this country, then you aren't American.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

harry Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

Now that we are out, will the bumping of this thread stop?

Umm. This is the Internet. It is International. And Americans can actually be interested in things that are outside our self-interest...

OK, I'll call bullshit. Americans only care about themselves, and if you think you actually do care about something outside of this country, then you aren't American.

should we tell your wife you only care about americans? :lol:

harry · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:42 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

if you think you actually do care about something outside of this country, then you aren't American.

Iraq.

long gone · **Joined:** Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:53 pm **Posts:** 3262

Just out of interest, was the tour de france very popular in the US before Lance?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:50 pm

Pete C-rouch Wrote:

Just out of interest, was the tour de france very popular in the US before Lance?

Moderately popular when LeMond was doing well. But no one here could have picked out Miguel Indurain even if he were to have had his name stencilled on his forehead.

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