++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[sdifox]

Japan won!

 

[MotF Bane]

So they still have no idea what's wrong with this place, meaning it'll happen again.

 

[MotF Bane]

Japan won!

Oh good, now America can stop pretending it gives a fuck.

 

[sdifox]

Oh good, now America can stop pretending it gives a fuck.

lulz, it was penalty shots.

 

[MotF Bane]

Nef.

 

[MotF Bane]

lulz, it was penalty shots.

Doesn't matter. ESPN will shut up, all the girls who played soccer in high school and pretend it matters will shut up, all the college kids who just use it as an excuse to scream, drink, and generally be obnoxious will shut up.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Oh good, now America can stop pretending it gives a fuck.

But...but...but...soccer will be big here! It will! Give it 10 years!

They've been saying the line above for at least the last 30 years and no one gives a shit except for the little kids.

 

[sdifox]

Doesn't matter. ESPN will shut up, all the girls who played soccer in high school and pretend it matters will shut up, all the college kids who just use it as an excuse to scream, drink, and generally be obnoxious will shut up.

I would have thought you would have turned to women's soccer to ease your NFL lockout blues

 

[IndyColtsFan]

When I was in grad school, one of the guys "guaranteed" that soccer would be "huge" in the US within 10 years. 15 years later, no one gives a crap.

 

[sdifox]

But...but...but...soccer will be big here! It will! Give it 10 years!

They've been saying the line above for at least that last 30 years and no one gives a shit except for the little kids.

2015 is in Canada

 

[IndyColtsFan]

2015 is in Canada

And no one will give a shit then either.

 

[MotF Bane]

I would have thought you would have turned to women's soccer to ease your NFL lockout blues

Hell no.

1) It's soccer. Seriously, nobody gives a shit about soccer here.
2) It's a women's sport. Seriously, NOBODY gives a fuck. Even ESPN can barely bring themselves to pretend.

 

[sdifox]

funny thing is, only 2 countries submitted bid to host and Zimbabwe withdrew on Mar 1, 2011 so there wasn't even much of a selection process.

 

[MotF Bane]

Very few people have said anything about soccer becoming big here to me. Probably because its been said so many times, and it never happens.

 

[MotF Bane]

funny thing is, only 2 countries submitted bid to host and Zimbabwe withdrew on Mar 1, 2011 so there wasn't even much of a selection process.

Because nobody cares?

 

[sdifox]

And no one will give a shit then either.

More people are watching FIFA Women's s World Cup soccer than NFL right now

 

[MotF Bane]

More people are watching Women's soccer than NFL right now

Um. It's out of season and on lockout. Doesn't really work.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Hell no.

1) It's soccer. Seriously, nobody gives a shit about soccer here.
2) It's a women's sport. Seriously, NOBODY gives a fuck. Even ESPN can barely bring themselves to pretend.

I finally had to block one of my friends on Facebook. I went to high school with her and as if she wasn't already annoying enough with her Facebook posts (all chipper, happy, and bland), the World Cup posts pushed me over the edge.

 

[sdifox]

Toronto is not part of the FIFA bid since we are doing Pan AM in 2015

 

[IndyColtsFan]

More people are watching FIFA Women's s World Cup soccer than NFL right now

That must be quite a feat, considering the first NFL preseason game isn't even until the first week in August.

 

[sdifox]

Um. It's out of season and on lockout. Doesn't really work.

Of course it works. NFL lose by default :biggrin:

 

[MotF Bane]

After the Bruins won, I had two pages of Facebook comments within 10 minutes. In this case, a "page" is how far down you scroll before FB says you need to click something to load older posts. That's about 30-40 comments.

After the USA lost to Japan just now, I have a whopping three comments.

 

[sdifox]

That must be quite a feat, considering the first NFL preseason game isn't even until the first week in August.

so what part of my statement is wrong?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

After the Bruins won, I had two pages of Facebook comments within 10 minutes. In this case, a "page" is how far down you scroll before FB says you need to click something to load older posts. That's about 30-40 comments.

After the USA lost to Japan just now, I have a whopping three comments.

I'd probably have more than just 3 comments if I hadn't blocked 50% of my friend's list. I seriously need to ditch FB.

 

[MotF Bane]

And honestly, nobody cares about the Bruins most of the time, until they started kicking ass in the playoffs.

If it were the Patriots, it'd be about 100:1.

Because nobody likes soccer, or women's sports.