Author Topic: Football! (Read 1837 times)

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #30 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:57:35 AM »

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Originally posted by Dowding
I love tournament football.

Looking forward to seeing France getting trounced on Sunday by England. Best to be optimistic, I find.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA........... ..........

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #31 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:59:49 AM »

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Originally posted by BigMan
Europe is lucky that the USA doesn't give a damn about soccer or we would domniate it like every thing else.

yep.....those World Series things were you play yourselves would really set you up for playing against other countries!!

Chortle · « **Reply #32 on:** June 12, 2004, 01:35:41 PM »

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Originally posted by BigMan
We have 270 million + people with almost all races. Our African American population is 35 million + and people of West African origin run and jump better than whites. This is not opinion but fact. If soccer was played in the inner city and rural land in America..Europe would never win a world cup again.

This is funny, totally wrong but very funny. If you listen carefully you can hear a stereotype being reinforced.

BigMan · « **Reply #33 on:** June 12, 2004, 03:26:41 PM »

Sterotype? No- its backed up by hard data. The last time a European white even placed in the top 10 in the 100m was 1967. I'm not even talking about winning.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #34 on:** June 12, 2004, 03:30:16 PM »

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Originally posted by BigMan
Yes, but the helmet is used as a weapon. The most violent collisions in any sport are in American football.

Nah. Hockey.

XtrmeJ · « **Reply #35 on:** June 12, 2004, 04:01:42 PM »

USA did the best they ever had in last years tournament. It was exciting to watch their games, will look forward to see'ing them play again. Gotta go for spain, Raul is the man:)

midnight Target · « **Reply #36 on:** June 12, 2004, 04:10:00 PM »

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Originally posted by BigMan
Sterotype? No- its backed up by hard data. The last time a European white even placed in the top 10 in the 100m was 1967. I'm not even talking about winning.

Valeri Borsov Gold Medal 1972 Olympics.

BigMan · « **Reply #37 on:** June 12, 2004, 04:20:19 PM »

and since 1972????

face it Euro's. Your sport will be domnited by inner-city American youth someday. When that happens you won't see all those fake injuries either.......that's un-American..

Chortle · « **Reply #38 on:** June 12, 2004, 04:48:51 PM »

Euro land is really really small, only about 6 people live there and they are all white anglo saxons. Africa does not have any footballing nations, because they prefer playing croquet or bridge, depending on the weather.

The only stereotype I was refering to was the size of egos.

bikekil · « **Reply #39 on:** June 12, 2004, 05:31:36 PM »

was a interesting day

Grece 2 : 0 Portugal <-- first time ever when the "visitors" won the opening game

WTFG!

Spain 1 : 0 Russia <-- i wish Russia won.. they had some good chances in the first half... it was not 4:0 tho

Match was not that nice, but still worth seing... i'm wondering if RAM still reading the BB?

...oh, and btw USA have more folks playing football (the real one) then the population of Poland is, BUT... still hope to see you in WC2006 so out team could beat you AGAIN

...maybe Funked will put a bet on it like the last time?

Vulcan · « **Reply #40 on:** June 12, 2004, 06:01:51 PM »

The international (<--- as in other countries play the sport for you US guys) rugby season has already started. None of that homo ass-clutching rubbish like soccer, and none of that stop start offensive/defensive team padded up with plate armour wussiness of American football.

Tell me- mow many times do you see American football players being changed out during play to the Bloodbin?

BigMan · « **Reply #41 on:** June 12, 2004, 06:13:38 PM »

An American Football player once chopped off his own finger so he wouldln't miss a game with an injury.

enough said........

Curval · « **Reply #42 on:** June 12, 2004, 07:52:31 PM »

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Originally posted by BigMan
An American Football player once chopped off his own finger so he wouldln't miss a game with an injury.

enough said........

If true possibly the STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard. Is that supposed to impress me.

Gross stupidity is not impressive...it's just stupid.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #43 on:** June 12, 2004, 08:18:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval

Gross stupidity is not impressive...it's just stupid.

Nope, thats America! I forget the guys name (played for Pittsburgh, right?), but he broke a finger and was told by the trainer that is was so badly broken that it needed immediate attention to reattach and set it.

His response was to demand the trainer cut it off clean and wrap it up so he could finish the game.

Thats HEART! How can you not admire that?

BigMan · « **Reply #44 on:** June 12, 2004, 08:19:04 PM »

This dude flew to the US for the first time from the Uk. He works with me in my office. So I take him to a US football game. He made an intersting observation: "it looks like medieval warfare" he said. It's about territory after all. Protecting yours and invading the opposition. Its brutal yet beautiful.

I'm convinced American football gives us our fighting spirit. We (the US) are warriors-not soccer players.

If I was younger I would be playing football or killing Arabs in Iraq. Ah ..youth..