MWilding's 2006 World Cup Primer

[A5]

Originally posted by: CPA
Great for the rest of the world, the Super Bowl is still 100x more exciting.

Sometimes, like some of the recent Patriot victories (i.e. the 1-2 close games per decade). The World Cup is more like the NCAA basketball tournment than the Super Bowl - just replace school pride with insane nationalism...for example, I'm going to be in Rome during the USA-Italy match - going to be absolute craziness...

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: A5

Originally posted by: CPA
Great for the rest of the world, the Super Bowl is still 100x more exciting.

Sometimes, like some of the recent Patriot victories (i.e. the 1-2 close games per decade). The World Cup is more like the NCAA basketball tournment than the Super Bowl - just replace school pride with insane nationalism...for example, I'm going to be in Rome during the USA-Italy match - going to be absolute craziness...

followed by a national day of mourning for the Eye-Ties...

 

[Bucks]

WOOT. I am really excited. Can't wait...Mwilding, I know you are an England fan. I guess you are excited about the news with Rooney? I was watching ESPN classic today and they were showingn a lot of the US games from 2002 WC.

 

[Bucks]

damn double post

 

[archiloco]

not as exiting for americans cuz they don't dominate, also there is little sense of national pride in the US it's more regional/state pride.

 

[Mo0o]

My predictions from group play. Are these more or less legit?

A: 1. Ger 2. Poland
B: 1. Eng 2. Sweden
C. 1. Arg 2. Netherlands
D. 1. Mex 2. Port
E. 1. Italy 2. USA (hoping they beat Czechs)
F. 1. Brazil 2. Aussies
G. 1. France 2. Korea (goooo asia)
H. 1. Ukraine 2. Spain

 

[bigdog1218]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: A5

Originally posted by: CPA
Great for the rest of the world, the Super Bowl is still 100x more exciting.

Sometimes, like some of the recent Patriot victories (i.e. the 1-2 close games per decade). The World Cup is more like the NCAA basketball tournment than the Super Bowl - just replace school pride with insane nationalism...for example, I'm going to be in Rome during the USA-Italy match - going to be absolute craziness...

followed by a national day of mourning for the Eye-Ties...

It's like the day of mourning after England finds out they won't host the WC. Tough for your tournament to be over before it starts.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Bucks
WOOT. I am really excited. Can't wait...Mwilding, I know you are an England fan. I guess you are excited about the news with Rooney? I was watching ESPN classic today and they were showingn a lot of the US games from 2002 WC.

There were threads on bigsoccer.com about those games as if they were live. Quite hilarious if you are savvy enough to get the jokes...

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My predictions from group play. Are these more or less legit?

A: 1. Ger 2. Poland
B: 1. Eng 2. Sweden
C. 1. Arg 2. Netherlands
D. 1. Mex 2. Port
E. 1. Italy 2. USA (hoping they beat Czechs)
F. 1. Brazil 2. Aussies
G. 1. France 2. Korea (goooo asia)
H. 1. Ukraine 2. Spain

more or less...

 

[Bucks]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Bucks
WOOT. I am really excited. Can't wait...Mwilding, I know you are an England fan. I guess you are excited about the news with Rooney? I was watching ESPN classic today and they were showingn a lot of the US games from 2002 WC.

There were threads on bigsoccer.com about those games as if they were live. Quite hilarious if you are savvy enough to get the jokes...

Yup, I am an avid reader on BigSoccer.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: archiloco
not as exiting for americans cuz they don't dominate, also there is little sense of national pride in the US it's more regional/state pride.

I really don't care if we dominate or not. Our womens team won the WC a few years back but I didn't watch any of the games. It was cool that they won but it didn't raise my interest in soccer. According to the Nike commercials the US is ranked 5th in the world. That may not be dominant but it's certainly elite. And you know what? I still don't care.

Soccer is booooooring.....

 

[Bucks]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: archiloco
not as exiting for americans cuz they don't dominate, also there is little sense of national pride in the US it's more regional/state pride.

I really don't care if we dominate or not. Our womens team won the WC a few years back but I didn't watch any of the games. It was cool that they won but it didn't raise my interest in soccer. According to the Nike commercials the US is ranked 5th in the world. That may not be dominant but it's certainly elite. And you know what? I still don't care.

Soccer is booooooring.....

Why even click into a thread about the World Cup? It is obvious you had only 1 thing to say regardless of what questions were asked. If it is boring to you, you may as well not waste any more of your time reading about it

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Bucks

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: archiloco
not as exiting for americans cuz they don't dominate, also there is little sense of national pride in the US it's more regional/state pride.

I really don't care if we dominate or not. Our womens team won the WC a few years back but I didn't watch any of the games. It was cool that they won but it didn't raise my interest in soccer. According to the Nike commercials the US is ranked 5th in the world. That may not be dominant but it's certainly elite. And you know what? I still don't care.

Soccer is booooooring.....

Why even click into a thread about the World Cup? It is obvious you had only 1 thing to say regardless of what questions were asked. If it is boring to you, you may as well not waste any more of your time reading about it

his avatar says it all - he's a tool

 

[Bucks]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: Bucks

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: archiloco
not as exiting for americans cuz they don't dominate, also there is little sense of national pride in the US it's more regional/state pride.

I really don't care if we dominate or not. Our womens team won the WC a few years back but I didn't watch any of the games. It was cool that they won but it didn't raise my interest in soccer. According to the Nike commercials the US is ranked 5th in the world. That may not be dominant but it's certainly elite. And you know what? I still don't care.

Soccer is booooooring.....

Why even click into a thread about the World Cup? It is obvious you had only 1 thing to say regardless of what questions were asked. If it is boring to you, you may as well not waste any more of your time reading about it

his avatar says it all - he's a tool

Heh. I was just on soccernet watching all the commercials one last time. They added the new US commercial. I saw it on tv earlier today.

 

[dsfunk]

I'm leaving saturday at 11:30 pm from SFO. See you at the games.

 

[Bucks]

Sucks about Michael Ballack, since they have a match tomorrow and for Gerrard for that matter.

 

[MulLa]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My predictions from group play. Are these more or less legit?

A: 1. Ger 2. Poland
B: 1. Eng 2. Sweden
C. 1. Arg 2. Netherlands
D. 1. Mex 2. Port
E. 1. Italy 2. USA (hoping they beat Czechs)
F. 1. Brazil 2. Aussies
G. 1. France 2. Korea (goooo asia)
H. 1. Ukraine 2. Spain

No way Australia will make it into second round!!! Even tho I'm Australian Go Germany

 

[ZOXXO]

meh

 

[hpkeeper]

I'm excited about the World Cup... I just signed up for a fantasy team for it, I added these players... I have one more selection what do you think?

1. GK - Keller (USA)
2. GK - Zaid (KSA)
3. GK - Jevric (SCG)
4. D - Nesta (ITA)
5. D - Cole (ENG)
6. D - Terry (ENG)
7. D - Roberto (BRA)
8. D - Gavrancic (SCG)
9. D - Onyewu (USA)
10. M - Nedved (CZE)
11. M - Ronaldinho (BRA) (duh?)
12. M - Zidane (FRA)
13. M - Ballack (GER)
14. M - Beasley (USA)
15. M - Gerrard (ENG)
16. M - Essien (GHA)
17. F - Baros (CZE)
18. F - Henry (FRA)
19. F - Raul (ESP)
20. F - Ronaldo (BRA)
21. F - Toni (ITA)
22. F - Pauleta (POR)

so who should my last pick be? I'm only allowed 3 players per team.... so any player from Brazil, USA, and England are out. Any ideas?

 

[mzkhadir]

add google scores to your google home page :http://www.google.com/ig/add?moduleurl=world_cup.xml

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Bucks

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: archiloco
not as exiting for americans cuz they don't dominate, also there is little sense of national pride in the US it's more regional/state pride.

I really don't care if we dominate or not. Our womens team won the WC a few years back but I didn't watch any of the games. It was cool that they won but it didn't raise my interest in soccer. According to the Nike commercials the US is ranked 5th in the world. That may not be dominant but it's certainly elite. And you know what? I still don't care.

Soccer is booooooring.....

Why even click into a thread about the World Cup? It is obvious you had only 1 thing to say regardless of what questions were asked. If it is boring to you, you may as well not waste any more of your time reading about it

Somoene posted their theory as to why Americans don't follow soccer. I chimed in with my own reason to challenge the stereotype put forth by the poster. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[GasX]

Bump for the first day of the World Cup!

 

[Night201]

I took the day off to watch the games. Going to a friend's house for a party. Not sure why I'm up at this hour though. I think I'm going to go back and take a 30 minute nap.

GO USA!

 

[PhoenixOrion]

lets make this the main WC thread.

USA let's go!
it's gonna be tough....first game with czech.

 

[junkerman123]

Originally posted by: Night201
I took the day off to watch the games. Going to a friend's house for a party. Not sure why I'm up at this hour though. I think I'm going to go back and take a 30 minute nap.

GO USA!

I wish I could...worldcup.com gamecast @work ftw!