Dear ESPN

#26
#26
BigPapaVol said:
but in the end, a soccer match is only a game, and a terribly boring one at that.
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It's no more "only a game" than American football, which, if evaluated strictly on its merits as a viewing experience, is vastly inferior to the rugby from which it was derived. As an English friend said to me once, "You Yanks don't even really watch sports; you sit down and watch commercials for three hours."
 
#28
#28
and people discuss WWE on this board like it's a religion and an actual sport is getting bashed?
 
#29
#29
utvolpj said:
as opposed to a baseball game that takes 3-4hrs for a similar result or a car race where you only need to even watch the last 5 min. It's all relative
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to each their own. irt the last 5 mins of a car race, all you need is about 1 minute for a soccer game. 3 seconds for the kick, 57 seconds for the moron to yell goal!!!!!
 
#31
#31
VolfanMike said:
to each their own. irt the last 5 mins of a car race, all you need is about 1 minute for a soccer game. 3 seconds for the kick, 57 seconds for the moron to yell goal!!!!!
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5min in nascar is 1 minute of racing and 4 minutes hearing how #3 would have done it. See, all the same
 
#33
#33
Vercingetorix said:
It's no more "only a game" than American football, which, if evaluated strictly on its merits as a viewing experience, is vastly inferior to the rugby from which it was derived. As an English friend said to me once, "You Yanks don't even really watch sports; you sit down and watch commercials for three hours."
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Rugby rocks!

Btw, had an excellent time in Denver! Thanks for the advice. Heading to Ft. Walton on 24th of march, know any good spots there?
 
#34
#34
VolfanMike said:
i know you will probably get all pissy about this, but I dont consider soccer that much of a sport.
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then you have a very odd definition of sports. They are some of the best conditioned athletes in the world
 
#35
#35
yeah Mike, your gonna have a tough time selling that to me too. I suppose bowling, curling, darts, and dominoes are sports. :eek:k:

Soccer = sport. Period.
 
#37
#37
utvolpj said:
then you have a very odd definition of sports. They are some of the best conditioned athletes in the world
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you can't use your hands. All they do is run up and down a football field. Not doubting the conditioning but, the talent that it takes is questionable.
 
#40
#40
VolfanMike said:
you can't use your hands. All they do is run up and down a football field. Not doubting the conditioning but, the talent that it takes is questionable.
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I was a goalie so I used my hands plenty. Technically you don't use your hands in tennis so that's not a sport? Why do hands = sport but feet does not? Step out on a field with a decent player and you will see it takes skill.
 
#41
#41
utvolpj said:
5min in nascar is 1 minute of racing and 4 minutes hearing how #3 would have done it. See, all the same
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You left off the has beens in the booth screaming,


"And here comes Junior in dat 88 car....ect..." That takes at least 10 minutes of every hour of broadcasts.
 
#42
#42
utvolpj said:
I was a goalie so I used my hands plenty. Technically you don't use your hands in tennis so that's not a sport? Why do hands = sport but feet does not? Step out on a field with a decent player and you will see it takes skill.
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tennis is alot tougher than soccer.
 
#43
#43
I have this feeling after talking to you Mike, that I would whip your a$$ at ping pong.
 
#44
#44
TXVOL07 said:
You left off the has beens in the booth screaming,


"And here comes Junior in dat 88 car....ect..." That takes at least 10 minutes of every hour of broadcasts.
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give me gooooooooooooal over boogity boogity any day. All nascar is good for is to hasten my Sunday nap.
 
#50
#50
I understand it now, but when I first saw it they kind of looked like Tyranosaurus Rex in shadow!
 
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