World Cup

[big gumbo]

did you know that the WNBA is ten years old this year, Who knew That bout sums up soccer, only reason it'll have decent ratings is because of all the wetbacks er undocumented workers.

[mottlet]

The giant sucking sound coming from the other side of the Atlantic was the U.S.'s chances of advancing in this tournament. Whatever gains were made by the Germans in getting me hyped about European soccer were destroyed by the Czechs today. Not that it mattered. Fundamentally sound, yet boring soccer will beat the pants off of the type of schit fielded by the good guys today every time.

There's a university in the northwest part of Arkansas...who knew? I bet you dollars to donuts that more people are interested in this Cup than anything that's ever come out of Pigfook U since Miss Lewinsky, in a most unladylike manner, forgot to swallow. Yet still we are subjected to threads about a frickin magazine that mentions the aforesaid institution. That Sisterloving High School does not have Big Gumbo coaching its debate team is a travesty. I feel they're missing out on an important voice.

mottlet

[Po Monkey Lounger]

I like soccer. Great game. Unfortunately, it is not a great tv sport, with the huge field, and players spread out everywhere. And, due to the talent of the players at the World Cup level, there is often not a lot of offense to appeal to the casual fan. Only true soccer fans can appreciate a 0-0 contest.

Soccer must be experienced live to fully enjoy it ---much like any type of auto or motorcycle racing. Just like you cannot appreciate the speed of the cars in NASCAR until you see it live, you cannot fully appreciate the athletic talent and skills of great soccer players until you have seen them live and up close.

I have never been to a World Cup soccer match. I would like to go someday. I've watched a lot of soccer at much lower levels, watching my son grow up and play from knee high to high school graduate. And, my Dad and I used to drive to Memphis to watch professional soccer being played at Libery Bowl stadium. I cannot remember the name of the Memphis team (Kicks? Hounddogs?). But, we enjoyed going and would go see 5-6 games a season.

The primary thing holding back soccer in the US, and why we don't compete better at the World Cup is Title Nine. Imagine the SEC and the other major conferences having enough scholarships to make men's soccer a full scholarship sport. We already have extensive youth leagues to supply all the players we would ever need to field teams. Such would provide a huge boost to the sport, and get many fans tuned into and interested in the sport. Ole Miss could play MSU in horse shoes, and there would be some interest and a great desire to win. Just imagine a soccer match between the two schools, with an SEC title on the line, and 15-20k fans in the stands. And if men's soccer at the NCAA Div 1 level were to mushroom, there would be your farm system for developing talent to field great soccer teams for the World Cup.

It is amazing the things we miss out on in life due to political correctness and short-sightedness.


Too bad the US lost. I watched a portion of the replay last night. Barring a miracle, it does not look good for the US to advance.

[Bigpoppa]

I was in B dubs yesterday when the world world cup game between Ghana and Italy was on. A hand full of foreigners were watching. Not much cheering. I was watching Rice and OU play baseball. So were most of the Americans in there. I will say this, there was a couple of really hot chicks in ther that yelled "Go ITALIA" a couple of times. That was the highlight of my worl cup experience. If you look deep enough you can find good in anything.