Recruiting Forum: Football Talk IX

Status
Not open for further replies.
#10,251
#10,251
Ron Swanson said:
tumblr_mi7yg3L2Qh1rr7t27o1_500.jpg



:)
Click to expand...

Earned a like
 
#10,252
#10,252
wU-Tang Vol said:
There are a ton of phenomenal athletes making insane plays. You just have never watched the sport, clearly
Click to expand...

There are a ton of good athletes worldwide playing it obviously. It's just a shame that their talents are wasted in such a boring endeavor. Prob is it's the only game in town. If loyalties were fractured by having diff options, these young kids might play other sports, rather than growing up and becoming an insane soccer fan who is crushed and trampled to death. I wrote a paper on this once and was very surprised to learn the death rate at a soccer match compared to any other sport. My conclusion was that if it wasn't the only thing to pull for in half the world, things might not get so out of hand. Alas, it's about the only game in town for a young European sports fan

Hundreds upon hundreds of images like this

110207_r20504_p465.jpg
 
Last edited:
#10,254
#10,254
OddFuture said:
And seeing crazy athleticism, constant big hits, insane skills, etc. I don't think any of these traits apply to soccer.

Also JW here, of all you soccer dudes, do any of you support UT soccer? Not being an ass, I'm legitimately wondering.
Click to expand...

I'll look at the match finals from time to time but I like national soccer as it's the nations best playing on the pitch. I used to watch Premier but haven't been able to get back into since I graduated college.
 
#10,257
#10,257
utvols88 said:
I'll look at the match finals from time to time but I like national soccer as it's the nations best playing on the pitch. I used to watch Premier but haven't been able to get back into since I graduated college.
Click to expand...
Ahh. I don't know much about any sports at UT besides basketball and football. I try to watch more pro sports though. Still soccer is not one :lol:
 
#10,258
#10,258
wU-Tang Vol said:
There are a ton of phenomenal athletes making insane plays. You just have never watched the sport, clearly
Click to expand...

No, I've seen plenty of soccer games. Hell, I went to a roma game when I was in Italy. It was a fun experience, but not because the game was super interesting. They just jog around the entire game and jump in the air on occasion. Nothing insane about that.
 
#10,259
#10,259
StoVol said:
There are a ton of good athletes worldwide playing it obviously. It's just a shame that their talents are wasted in such a boring endeavor. Prob is it's the only game in town. If loyalties were fractured by having diff options, these young kids might play other sports, rather than growing up and becoming an insane soccer fan who is crushed and trampled to death. I wrote a paper on this once and was very surprised to learn the death rate at a soccer match compared to any other sport. My conclusion was that if it wasn't the only thing to pull for in half the world, things might not get so out of hand. Alas, it's about the only game in town for a young European sports fan
Click to expand...

That's actually a fair point. It is a similar situation to Americans with soccer- we grew up loving these other sports, so soccer is not as big. Where as they only had soccer and are just now recently being opened up to new sports. I'm not saying one sport is better than the other. Personally, I prefer baseball over any sport. For everyone saying there is no action in soccer, it's a testimate to how difficult it is to score in soccer. It personally makes me appreciate the goals scored that much more
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#10,261
#10,261
OddFuture said:
How? The only skill/athleticism I see is good cardio endurance. Maybe 1/25 games a "wow" play might happen. I see those 20+ times a game watching football.

I can appreciate the intelligence and endurance factor of soccer, but as far as being a "freak" athlete, I see none.
Click to expand...

There are freak athletes all over the world in Soccer. Go watch a world cup match or a Premier League game and tell me these guys aren't freak athletes!?

If a lot of these guys grew up playing an American sport, they'd be a freak athlete in it as well. More people play soccer than any other sport in the world, so to get to the highest level you can't be an average athlete.
 
#10,263
#10,263
Pacer92 said:
There are freak athletes all over the world in Soccer. Go watch a world cup match or a Premier League game and tell me these guys aren't freak athletes!?

If a lot of these guys grew up playing an American sport, they'd be a freak athlete in it as well. More people play soccer than any other sport in the world, so to get to the highest level you can't be a Jim Bob Cooter.
Click to expand...
Sam pretty much covered it, and he has more experience watching live games than me too it seems.
SamRebel35 said:
No, I've seen plenty of soccer games. Hell, I went to a roma game when I was in Italy. It was a fun experience, but not because the game was super interesting. They just jog around the entire game and jump in the air on occasion. Nothing insane about that.
Click to expand...
 
#10,264
#10,264
wU-Tang Vol said:
That's actually a fair point. It is a similar situation to Americans with soccer- we grew up loving these other sports, so soccer is not as big. Where as they only had soccer and are just now recently being opened up to new sports. I'm not saying one sport is better than the other. Personally, I prefer baseball over any sport. For everyone saying there is no action in soccer, it's a testimate to how difficult it is to score in soccer. It personally makes me appreciate the goals scored that much more
Click to expand...

I can see how other people dig it... Honestly... I just don't personally prefer it. And the aforementioned deaths lead me to believe that the world is involved in an unhealthy obsession with a single sport.
 
#10,265
#10,265
SamRebel35 said:
Stupid because it is untrue? Or stupid because you're butthurt about the truth?
Click to expand...

You say what 90% of Americans feel and jimmies get rustled... Does it really matter if it's unfounded, stupid, or valid even. If you don't like it you don't like it
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#10,266
#10,266
StoVol said:
True. It lacks appeal, is uninteresting, no man on man rivalry, no interesting man on man matches between 2 great players. In other words... It sucks... Unless you're the progressive nerd type who didn't make the football team
Click to expand...

Funny part is (and I mean no disrespect to you) that I played soccer my entire life and I would bet my entire savings ($5) that I'm a better athlete than you.

I say this in good fun, of course.

Also, while I love soccer, college football is my main hoe.
 
#10,267
#10,267
StoVol said:
I can see how other people dig it... Honestly... I just don't personally prefer it. And the aforementioned deaths lead me to believe that the world is involved in an unhealthy obsession with a single sport.
Click to expand...

Not sure SEC football fans have any moral foot to stand on. Someone dies every year for Florida vs Georgia and we just had a national story on the iron bowl. Pot meet kettle.
 
#10,268
#10,268
SamRebel35 said:
Stupid because it is untrue? Or stupid because you're butthurt about the truth?
Click to expand...

Someone can disagree with you and not be butthurt, you know that right?

You just don't know anything about soccer. It's okay. I'm not going to sit over here and call you butthurt about it. You just don't.

I'm not even saying you should give it a shot. I'm only saying that your statement was wrong.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#10,270
#10,270
utvols88 said:
Not sure SEC football fans have any moral foot to stand on. Someone does every year for Florida vs Georgia and we just had a national story on the iron bowl. Pot meet kettle.
Click to expand...

Missed the point about the gigantic size of the kettle.
 
#10,271
#10,271
StoVol said:
I can see how other people dig it... Honestly... I just don't personally prefer it. And the aforementioned deaths lead me to believe that the world is involved in an unhealthy obsession with a single sport.
Click to expand...

It goes down in Europe/South America when it comes to soccer
 
#10,273
#10,273
For the record, I don't care if people like or dislike soccer.

But to say there aren't athletes in professional soccer is just dumb and most likely someone is either A) trying to get a rise out of someone or B) straight ignorant
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
#10,274
#10,274
StoVol said:
You say what 90% of Americans feel and jimmies get rustled... Does it really matter if it's unfounded, stupid, or valid even. If you don't like it you don't like it
Click to expand...
I really think if we didn't suck (USA national team), causing US pro leagues to suck too, that number could be smaller.

Kids that are great athletes growing up know where the money is. It is not in soccer. A lot of soccer players would rather kick a pigskin 10x a game for 5x< the cash than play a sport that they might like better in soccer. A lot of HS/college/pro kickers played soccer before switching to football.
 
#10,275
#10,275
VolinArizona said:
Someone can disagree with you and not be butthurt, you know that right?

You just don't know anything about soccer. It's okay. I'm not going to sit over here and call you butthurt about it. You just don't.

I'm not even saying you should give it a shot. I'm only saying that your statement was wrong.
Click to expand...

Correction, you actually said my opinion was stupid. Made you sound butthurt to the extreme. I guess you were just flopping though.
 
New posts
Status
Not open for further replies.
Advertisement





Back
Top