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Closeauthor=kentona link=topic=3747.msg77890#msg77890 date=1243873258
What are you talking about? Detroit Red Wings have been consistently good for 12 years, and made the playoffs like 22 years in a row - a record for any North America pro league.
They are practically a dynasty.
I was talking about the rest of the teams in Detroit. When's the last time the Pistons won, 2004?
The Lions? Have they ever won a Superbowl much less a division championship?
I'm not knocking the Redwings, I'm just saying theyre the last beacon of light for that citys sports teams.
They are a very bright beacon. No one cares about basketball, baseball or NFL football anyway - they are the lesser sports.
author=kentona link=topic=3747.msg77894#msg77894 date=1243873750
They are a very bright beacon. No one cares about basketball, baseball or NFL football anyway - they are the lesser sports.
I sure as hell do. I don't even bother with Hockey until Playoff time, I'll give you the NBA because as a Knicks fan; there's just no point of watching.
"FOOOOOOTBALLLLLLLLLL!!! Watch football! We have all your favorite players like Juarez Faantangesiz, Enrique Valgomez, and Juarez Faantangesiz II! And ties! Ties! TIES!! Celebrate your team's with a riot! Or murder the goalie if your team loses! FOOOOOTBALLLLLLL!!"
I try to watch soccer, buuuut it's pretty boring. I think that there are too many players on the field - defense is too tight so there isn't any action. Plus, it REALLY irks me to see so much DIVING! "OH NO! YOU BRUSHED MY SHOULDER!! *falls over as if he'd been shot, writhing in pain for 5 minutes before bouncing back up and playing normally, injury-free*"
Still, it's better than baseball.
I'd roughly rank the sports like this:
Hockey > Canadian football > NFL > Basketball == Soccer > Golf > Bowling > Baseball
...in order of what I'd watch on TV on a lazy Sunday. It'd be a toss up between soccer and basketball.
I try to watch soccer, buuuut it's pretty boring. I think that there are too many players on the field - defense is too tight so there isn't any action. Plus, it REALLY irks me to see so much DIVING! "OH NO! YOU BRUSHED MY SHOULDER!! *falls over as if he'd been shot, writhing in pain for 5 minutes before bouncing back up and playing normally, injury-free*"
Still, it's better than baseball.
I'd roughly rank the sports like this:
Hockey > Canadian football > NFL > Basketball == Soccer > Golf > Bowling > Baseball
...in order of what I'd watch on TV on a lazy Sunday. It'd be a toss up between soccer and basketball.
I try to watch soccer, buuuut it's pretty boring. I think that there are too many players on the field - defense is too tight so there isn't any action. Plus, it REALLY irks me to see so much DIVING! "OH NO! YOU BRUSHED MY SHOULDER!! *falls over as if he'd been shot, writhing in pain for 5 minutes before bouncing back up and playing normally, injury-free*"try watching in a country with a league system worth anything ::)
author=kentona link=topic=3747.msg77901#msg77901 date=1243874485
It's more exciting to watch.
Honestly, I respect your opinion. I just think American Football is the greatest sport ever to grace our airwaves.
I get physically ill when my Giants lose a game. It's like somebody attacked my manhood.
I do. When I'm folding laundry Sunday mornings, the only thing on is Europeon soccer (and fishing, I guess). I think I watched part of some UK playoffs, between the Somethings FC and Blahblah United. I've never actually seen a game from NA's MLS.
Oh, and wedge tennis in there between Soccer and Golf.
EDIT:
I just like the CFL more because of the fewer downs (3), bigger field, smaller players (on average) and minor rule differences (like the 5-yeard-rule on kick returns). Actually, we do get a lot of Americans playing - those that get cut and/or kicked out for doing drugs. I think at least half the players in the CFL are American.
Oh, and wedge tennis in there between Soccer and Golf.
EDIT:
author=Masamune link=topic=3747.msg77904#msg77904 date=1243874777Yeah, I can understand. I live in Saskatchewan, so I have 3 loads of laundry: darks, lights and greens.author=kentona link=topic=3747.msg77901#msg77901 date=1243874485
It's more exciting to watch.
Honestly, I respect your opinion. I just think American Football is the greatest sport ever to grace our airwaves.
I get physically ill when my Giants lose a game. It's like somebody attacked my manhood.
I just like the CFL more because of the fewer downs (3), bigger field, smaller players (on average) and minor rule differences (like the 5-yeard-rule on kick returns). Actually, we do get a lot of Americans playing - those that get cut and/or kicked out for doing drugs. I think at least half the players in the CFL are American.
I think I watched part of some UK playoffs, between the Somethings FC and Blahblah Unitedyeah.. the playoffs are for League 2, League 1 and the Championship, the 4th, 3rd and 2nd tier respectively. on the Sunday I believe it was Scunthorpe United and Millwall from League 1. not exactly the crème de la crème!
also the Football League is for England and two Welsh teams (Swansea and Cardiff). for some reason football clings to these no-longer-countries.
No, it was a few weeks ago. The teams were more recognizable, like Manchester or something. It was the semi-finals for some league playdowns.
well you did say it was the playoffs!
probably the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Everton.
ONLY THE OLDEST CUP COMPETITION IN THE WORLD. ::)
but yeah from that game you were not gonna learn much about the not-very-defensive attitude of most top English teams. it was certainly a very cagey affair!
probably the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Everton.
ONLY THE OLDEST CUP COMPETITION IN THE WORLD. ::)
but yeah from that game you were not gonna learn much about the not-very-defensive attitude of most top English teams. it was certainly a very cagey affair!
3-2 is a high scoring game in soccer.
Anywho, here is a large article summing up the whole shebang so far:
http://sports.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/news/contentposting.aspx?feedname=cbc-sports-v3&showbyline=true&date=true&newsitemid=sp-balsillie-questions&pagenumber=1
I'd recommend reading it if you want to start following the story. It'll get you up to speed in the 15 minutes it takes to read.
Anywho, here is a large article summing up the whole shebang so far:
http://sports.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/news/contentposting.aspx?feedname=cbc-sports-v3&showbyline=true&date=true&newsitemid=sp-balsillie-questions&pagenumber=1
I'd recommend reading it if you want to start following the story. It'll get you up to speed in the 15 minutes it takes to read.
oh. I guess scoreboards in soccer don't go that high.
Theoretically, if one team were to score 3 goals in a single game, and the opposing team scored 2 times, the score would be 3-2 (in this hypothetical universe).
Theoretically, if one team were to score 3 goals in a single game, and the opposing team scored 2 times, the score would be 3-2 (in this hypothetical universe).
I wasn't refering to any match in particular. I was just remarking upon that you think that some teams aren't very defensively minded by mocking how low actual scores are in a "high scoring" soccer game.
pretty sure it's all relative to the scoring system and style of game but i'll take your word for it
basically you're talking nonsense
basically you're talking nonsense
Google sez:
Sunday, September 23, 2007
RE: Results from the weekend
Here are the results of games played over the weekend
Bungdesliga
Vfl Bochum 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Energie Cottbus 1-2 Vfl Wolfsburg
Hamburg 1-0 Nurnberg
Hansa Rostock 2-0 MSV Duisburg
Hertha Berlin 3-2 Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 3-0 Arminina Bielefeld
Werder Bremen 4-1 Vfb Stuttgart
Hannover 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Karlsruhe 1-4 Bayern Munich
English Premier League
Arsenal 5-0 Derby
Liverpool 0-0 Birmingham
Middlesbrough 2-2 Sunderland
Reading 2-1 Wigan
Fulham 3-3 Manchester City
Newcastle 3-1 West Ham
Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
Blackburn 0-1 Portsmouth
Bolton 0-1 Tottenham
Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea
Spanish La Liga
Almeria 1-1 Mallorca
Atletico Madrid 4-0 Racing Santander
Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla
Getafe 0-0 Deportivo La Coruna
Levante 1-2 Athletic Bilbao
Real Betis 1-2 Valencia
Real Zaragoza 2-1 Osasuna
Recreativo Huevla 2-1 Espanyol
Valladolid 1-1 Real Madrid
Villarreal 2-0 Murica
Italian Serie A
AC Milan 1-1 Parma
Atalanta 2-1 Lazio
Cagliari 0-1 Palermo
Catania Calcio 0-1 Fiorentina
Empoli 0-0 Napoli
Livorno 2-2 Inter Milan
Roma 2-2 Juventus
Sampdoria 0-0 Genoa
Torino 1-1 Siena
Udinese 2-0 Reggina
...so I guess I'm basing my assumptions on a standard weekend of gaming? There was a 5-0 and two 4-1s, so I guess I was off slightly.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
RE: Results from the weekend
Here are the results of games played over the weekend
Bungdesliga
Vfl Bochum 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Energie Cottbus 1-2 Vfl Wolfsburg
Hamburg 1-0 Nurnberg
Hansa Rostock 2-0 MSV Duisburg
Hertha Berlin 3-2 Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 3-0 Arminina Bielefeld
Werder Bremen 4-1 Vfb Stuttgart
Hannover 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Karlsruhe 1-4 Bayern Munich
English Premier League
Arsenal 5-0 Derby
Liverpool 0-0 Birmingham
Middlesbrough 2-2 Sunderland
Reading 2-1 Wigan
Fulham 3-3 Manchester City
Newcastle 3-1 West Ham
Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
Blackburn 0-1 Portsmouth
Bolton 0-1 Tottenham
Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea
Spanish La Liga
Almeria 1-1 Mallorca
Atletico Madrid 4-0 Racing Santander
Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla
Getafe 0-0 Deportivo La Coruna
Levante 1-2 Athletic Bilbao
Real Betis 1-2 Valencia
Real Zaragoza 2-1 Osasuna
Recreativo Huevla 2-1 Espanyol
Valladolid 1-1 Real Madrid
Villarreal 2-0 Murica
Italian Serie A
AC Milan 1-1 Parma
Atalanta 2-1 Lazio
Cagliari 0-1 Palermo
Catania Calcio 0-1 Fiorentina
Empoli 0-0 Napoli
Livorno 2-2 Inter Milan
Roma 2-2 Juventus
Sampdoria 0-0 Genoa
Torino 1-1 Siena
Udinese 2-0 Reggina
...so I guess I'm basing my assumptions on a standard weekend of gaming? There was a 5-0 and two 4-1s, so I guess I was off slightly.
