I like soccer played at its highest level (World Cup). I'll admit I used to hate the sport though. Around here, at least where I go, the sports bar is usually pretty packed for the US games. Even yesterday I had the Watch ESPN thing going so I could catch glimpses of the Brazil/Croatia match on the computer.

(06-13-2014 11:33 AM)VA49er Wrote:  I like soccer played at its highest level (World Cup). I'll admit I used to hate the sport though. Around here, at least where I go, the sports bar is usually pretty packed for the US games. Even yesterday I had the Watch ESPN thing going so I could catch glimpses of the Brazil/Croatia match on the computer.

Godless commie.

(06-13-2014 11:33 AM)VA49er Wrote:  I like soccer played at its highest level (World Cup). I'll admit I used to hate the sport though. Around here, at least where I go, the sports bar is usually pretty packed for the US games. Even yesterday I had the Watch ESPN thing going so I could catch glimpses of the Brazil/Croatia match on the computer.

same here,

i can enjoy any sport if it is being played at the highest level.

I don't even like Olympic curling.

(06-13-2014 11:34 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:33 AM)VA49er Wrote:  I like soccer played at its highest level (World Cup). I'll admit I used to hate the sport though. Around here, at least where I go, the sports bar is usually pretty packed for the US games. Even yesterday I had the Watch ESPN thing going so I could catch glimpses of the Brazil/Croatia match on the computer.

Godless commie.

lol, I used to hate soccer. But after watching my son play and watching World Cup matches I've come to enjoy the sport. I never played as kid so I still don't understand all the rules though.

(06-13-2014 11:08 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:00 AM)john01992 Wrote:  funny thing,

the top thread in the spin room is a sports discussion and the top thread in the college sports forum is a political discussion.

WTF is going on today????

This is about the Brazilian government screwing it's people over and them fighting back, and an attempt to find out why Google would celebrate that. But it's clearly over your head, and many others so yeah, even though it's totally political, I guess you might as well relate it to being a sports thread.

Brazil was a terrible choice to host the Cup. For all intents and purposes it is a third world country with unbelievable extremes. The people have a right to be pissed over the money spent on a sport while they starve to death in slums.

There, I'm an extremely conservative American soccer fan, and I stuck to your topic for this post.

(06-13-2014 11:38 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:08 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:00 AM)john01992 Wrote:  funny thing,

the top thread in the spin room is a sports discussion and the top thread in the college sports forum is a political discussion.

WTF is going on today????

This is about the Brazilian government screwing it's people over and them fighting back, and an attempt to find out why Google would celebrate that. But it's clearly over your head, and many others so yeah, even though it's totally political, I guess you might as well relate it to being a sports thread.

Brazil was a terrible choice to host the Cup. For all intents and purposes it is a third world country with unbelievable extremes. The people have a right to be pissed over the money spent on a sport while they starve to death in slums.

There, I'm an extremely conservative American soccer fan, and I stuck to your topic for this post.

And they have the Olympics in 2016 too

(06-13-2014 11:38 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:08 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:00 AM)john01992 Wrote:  funny thing,

the top thread in the spin room is a sports discussion and the top thread in the college sports forum is a political discussion.

WTF is going on today????

This is about the Brazilian government screwing it's people over and them fighting back, and an attempt to find out why Google would celebrate that. But it's clearly over your head, and many others so yeah, even though it's totally political, I guess you might as well relate it to being a sports thread.

Brazil was a terrible choice to host the Cup. For all intents and purposes it is a third world country with unbelievable extremes. The people have a right to be pissed over the money spent on a sport while they starve to death in slums.

There, I'm an extremely conservative American soccer fan, and I stuck to your topic for this post.

At least there will be less controversy at the next two venues in Russia and Qatar!

(06-13-2014 10:06 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Because Google is operated almost exclusively by left wing zealots who adore soccer. It has a very European feeling to them and with the influx of illegal immigrants that have poured in to the San Jose area, the white liberals are ready to embrace and promote soccer as a new American norm.

Google, the world cup, chopsticks, skinny jeans, the NFL, and the NBA...just more proof of the world wide liberal conspiracy

(06-13-2014 11:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  By the way, to all the soccer haters out there....Soccer has become the most popular kids sport in the country, in terms of sheer numbers playing. And the vast majority of them are not illegal immigrants or brown people. Take a drive to your local recreational fields on any weekend and see who is out there playing in the youth leagues.

i think that has been true for awhile. i remember them saying this 10 years ago.

remember when people blasted me for making a thread called "things too liberal for dixie?"

soccer was one of the things on that list.

(06-13-2014 11:42 AM)john01992 Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  By the way, to all the soccer haters out there....Soccer has become the most popular kids sport in the country, in terms of sheer numbers playing. And the vast majority of them are not illegal immigrants or brown people. Take a drive to your local recreational fields on any weekend and see who is out there playing in the youth leagues.

i think that has been true for awhile. i remember them saying this 10 years ago.

Yes, a lot of young kids play soccer. Lots of them move on to other sports as they get older though.

(06-13-2014 11:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  By the way, to all the soccer haters out there....Soccer has become the most popular kids sport in the country, in terms of sheer numbers playing. And the vast majority of them are not illegal immigrants or brown people. Take a drive to your local recreational fields on any weekend and see who is out there playing in the youth leagues.

Meh, I played it as a kid through the program at the Y for about 5 years. It was a great time, but I like all of us, we moved on to more popular sports like football and basketball.

You are actually incorrect. Soccer ranks 4th among child sport particpation.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/94692...n-magazine

(06-13-2014 10:54 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 10:50 AM)john01992 Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 10:46 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  If John is a fan, that should tell you something.

i am by no means a soccer fan, but I am not dumb enough (like you) to not realize that the world cup is literally the most popular sports tournament in the world.

You own a mac.

Along with 14% of computer owners...what's your point? Are they liberal, too?

Yeh, I realized I was incorrect after posting it, that is why I deleted it. I had misremembered some stats. Its the fastest growing, not most played.

My bad.

(06-13-2014 11:46 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  Yeh, I realized I was incorrect after posting it, that is why I deleted it. I had misremembered some stats. Its the fastest growing, not most played.

My bad.

No worries.

(06-13-2014 11:44 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:42 AM)john01992 Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  By the way, to all the soccer haters out there....Soccer has become the most popular kids sport in the country, in terms of sheer numbers playing. And the vast majority of them are not illegal immigrants or brown people. Take a drive to your local recreational fields on any weekend and see who is out there playing in the youth leagues.

i think that has been true for awhile. i remember them saying this 10 years ago.

Yes, a lot of young kids play soccer. Lots of them move on to other sports as they get older though.

When i was in the 1st through 4th grades soccer was the go to sport. maybe 70% of my total graduating class was in it, which is essentially every single kid who would ever play organized sport instead of being a techie. but come 7th grade that number was down to 5%.

(06-13-2014 11:45 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  By the way, to all the soccer haters out there....Soccer has become the most popular kids sport in the country, in terms of sheer numbers playing. And the vast majority of them are not illegal immigrants or brown people. Take a drive to your local recreational fields on any weekend and see who is out there playing in the youth leagues.

Meh, I played it as a kid through the program at the Y for about 5 years. It was a great time, but I like all of us, we moved on to more popular sports like football and basketball.

You are actually incorrect. Soccer ranks 4th among child sport particpation.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/94692...n-magazine

Combine boys and girls and what do you get?

(06-13-2014 11:50 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:45 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 11:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  By the way, to all the soccer haters out there....Soccer has become the most popular kids sport in the country, in terms of sheer numbers playing. And the vast majority of them are not illegal immigrants or brown people. Take a drive to your local recreational fields on any weekend and see who is out there playing in the youth leagues.

Meh, I played it as a kid through the program at the Y for about 5 years. It was a great time, but I like all of us, we moved on to more popular sports like football and basketball.

You are actually incorrect. Soccer ranks 4th among child sport particpation.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/94692...n-magazine

Combine boys and girls and what do you get?

LOL the same figures.

(06-13-2014 11:21 AM)JerryJeff Wrote:  

(06-13-2014 10:58 AM)Doctor Krieger Wrote:  Alright guys, the e-gang (Dixie and LSU) is just trolling us now...time to shut 'er down imo.

Those two do go hand in hand don't they? I admire how they always rush to defend one another. Peas and carrots, those two.

Haha, as if on que, see post above.

Eh, you've always had a problem with me so I don't really care what you think.

I just feel that Google could find something better than an event that's causing a lot of trouble right now. I didn't have an issue with it yesterday, but things have greatly escalated since then, that's why I mentioned it.