Recruiting forum off topic thread (merged)

[RikidyBones]

A lot of the Central and South American teams (and Italy) give soccer the reputation of being a bunch of injury fakers. As already mentioned. Watch a match like England vs. Germany and you'll see a very physical match with minimal diving.

Also, you can call it strategy, but it's equally pathetic to watch a football player walking around after a play, look to the sideline, then drop like a sack of potatoes to get an injury timeout. Even though we got destroyed, I was proud of UT for not doing that against Oregon.

Haha I just said the same thing

 

[RikidyBones]

Dives by divas on phantom contact, 88? Exactly my point. I never see physical contact in soccer, but I see plenty of guys crying on their backs.

Bruce Wayne, I don't watch the NBA or any basketball outside of march madness for the same reason.

As for football, it's strategy, not to get a foul (except for punters and kickers, which are often soccer players at some point in their lives, so they don't count). When you're crying for the ref to give the other team a penalty, you're a p***y. When you're using the rules to give yourself an advantage it's strategy.

Can't speak for the divers. I never did that. If you knocked me down then you deserve the ball cause I was pesky. See my prior post about floppers.

 

[RikidyBones]

A ranking of flopping per capita, per sport(least to most):

Hockey
Rugby
Football

Basketball






Belly flopping competition(some of the retards dive)
Soccer






MockingVols lists

Fyp.

 

[MockingVol]

Fyp.

I like it

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Dives by divas on phantom contact, 88? Exactly my point. I never see physical contact in soccer, but I see plenty of guys crying on their backs.

Bruce Wayne, I don't watch the NBA or any basketball outside of march madness for the same reason.

As for football, it's strategy, not to get a foul (except for punters and kickers, which are often soccer players at some point in their lives, so they don't count). When you're crying for the ref to give the other team a penalty, you're a p***y. When you're using the rules to give yourself an advantage it's strategy.

So it's strategy in manly football to fake it because you're tired and the big bad other team is playing too fast?

Yet it's not strategy to do it when the resulting penalty in soccer could: give you a free kick or a penalty kick(great scoring chances), get the other player ejected giving your team a distinct advantage, or slow the pace of the game down just like in football...

If you're going to argue its strategy in football then it's strategy in soccer.

You've only seen clips of the ridiculous fakes that make sportscenter... Yeah those are ridiculous nobody is claiming they aren't. They happen in football too....

I present for the court, people's evidence 1: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T8-JYSXDp9k

 

[Burger]

Sometimes nothing. Just take it or try to dive out of it and get up quicker than the other goon. You do have plays like Ronaldo but I reference you to knowshon Moreno jumping over a defenders head. It's similar to that, to be honest. A slide tackle is obviously not a sure thing so this is all assuming the tackle is on target. Like a football tackle isn't a sure thing with its angle. It's not as smash mouth as football that's for sure but it's physical nonetheless. Anyone who says differently didn't play past coed rec and really wouldn't know.

Personally, I don't blame the USA for hating soccer. The Latin countries are more finesse (like a Oregons spread) and ruin the game. All while England and Germany play more like Alabama or the old Tennessee with smash mouth power. The USA team is like that but they resemble Wisconsin more so in terms of lesser pure talent behind that style.

Good for you for getting down to 180. It's hard without a team sport pushing you at a practice. I don't know about you but I'm a field guy. Not a gym rat. Give me a ball and a court or field and I'm happy. Give me a kettle bell and I'll walk away lol.

I actually saw ronaldo jump over somebody go over his slide tackle. It was actually very impressive.
Thats all you can do when you get knocked on your ass in every sport. I've had a lot of experience with being knocked on my ass.

I'm like you being a field rat. I'll be down to play soccer. I try to play every sport. Even soccer. I'm terrible at it, but I'm even worse at basketball. I still play though.

Have you ever done the paleo workout?

 

[RikidyBones]

I actually saw ronaldo jump over somebody go over his slide tackle. It was actually very impressive.
Thats all you can do when you get knocked on your ass in every sport. I've had a lot of experience with being knocked on my ass.

I'm like you being a field rat. I'll be down to play soccer. I try to play every sport. Even soccer. I'm terrible at it, but I'm even worse at basketball. I still play though.

Have you ever done the paleo workout?

I have not. Tried crossfit. I enjoyed it more than la fitness type gym memberships but once it got to climbing ropes and push-ups from a handstand I was not about that life. Is that what got you below 180?

 

[Burger]

I have not. Tried crossfit. I enjoyed it more than la fitness type gym memberships but once it got to climbing ropes and push-ups from a handstand I was not about that life. Is that what got you below 180?

It's just using nature stuff like huge rocks and logs. It's kinda fun. You might like it. You seem like the outdoorsman.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I have not. Tried crossfit. I enjoyed it more than la fitness type gym memberships but once it got to climbing ropes and push-ups from a handstand I was not about that life. Is that what got you below 180?

Crossfit where they took out the boring parts of exercising like form and effectiveness and replaced it with fun stuff danger and violence.

 

[Burger]

Crossfit where they took out the boring parts of exercising like form and effectiveness and replaced it with fun stuff danger and violence.

Exactly, danger and violence can be very fun.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Exactly, danger and violence can be very fun.

Yeah til that train pulls into the station at Snap City.

 

[Dust10]

If crossfit was so good, coach Lawson would be employing it with our team. Good form and technique is a major part of strength and fitness.

 

[MockingVol]

If crossfit was so good, coach Lawson would be employing it with our team. Good form and technique is a major part of strength and fitness.

I've always though higher of Tabata style workouts then your regular old crossfit. Tabata will kick your ass. It is best for getting cut and increasing your endurance a ton.

 

[jman9865]

So it's strategy in manly football to fake it because you're tired and the big bad other team is playing too fast?

Yet it's not strategy to do it when the resulting penalty in soccer could: give you a free kick or a penalty kick(great scoring chances), get the other player ejected giving your team a distinct advantage, or slow the pace of the game down just like in football...

If you're going to argue its strategy in football then it's strategy in soccer.

You've only seen clips of the ridiculous fakes that make sportscenter... Yeah those are ridiculous nobody is claiming they aren't. They happen in football too....

I present for the court, people's evidence 1: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T8-JYSXDp9k

The fact that you are appealing to a ref for a penalty on the other team is the difference. It is one thing to gain advantage, and another to get the other team disadvantaged. It is one thing to play intelligently within the rules, and it's another to cry like a baby to a ref to get them to penalize the other team. As for the video, for every one 'manly football' (your words, not mine) flop video clip you find, I can find ten womanly football (aka soccer) clips.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

My point was that it happens in football too. I also admitted it was more prevalent in soccer. You act as though football players don't beg for flags. Wideouts as for a flag after every play.

I hate flopping in soccer because it cheapens the game. It's disgraceful and weak. We agree there, my only point is that I wish people didn't act like it only happens in soccer because that's obviously not the case.

 

[utvolpj]

The fact that you are appealing to a ref for a penalty on the other team is the difference.

Like every WR in every game of football? Or every missed layup in basketball? Or every strikeout victim in baseball?

Don't act like this is unique to any sport

 

[RikidyBones]

I've always though higher of Tabata style workouts then your regular old crossfit. Tabata will kick your ass. It is best for getting cut and increasing your endurance a ton.

Those WODs are brutal. The fact that they use your lowest number is the kicker. You got 25 pull ups in round one did you? What about round 4? Oh 1.5? Haha. Love it but hate it at the same time.

 

[jman9865]

My point was that it happens in football too. I also admitted it was more prevalent in soccer. You act as though football players don't beg for flags. Wideouts as for a flag after every play.

I hate flopping in soccer because it cheapens the game. It's disgraceful and weak. We agree there, my only point is that I wish people didn't act like it only happens in soccer because that's obviously not the case.

I think we've found common ground I hate it when wideouts ask for the flag too, though I'll admit, I'm usually yelling for it from my seats for them. Yes, I'm double p***y in that. I'm not playing and I'm calling for it.

As for soccer, I do watch it (World Cup only), and I had several friends that played collegiate level. But it's not fun for me to watch. Flopping and lack of scoring. I don't care to spend a couple hours on a game that can end in a 0-0 tie. I'd rather watch a baseball game that will never end until someone scores.

 

[MockingVol]

Those WODs are brutal. The fact that they use your lowest number is the kicker. You got 25 pull ups in round one did you? What about round 4? Oh 1.5? Haha. Love it but hate it at the same time.

You really have to hit those guys for a while before you ever get to doing any amount of reps in later rounds. I'm not a quick to sweat guy - while running I don't start sweating until a little after a mile in- but a Tabata workout will leave me drenched. It also leaves you unable to get up off the mat by yourself.

I love going that hard

 

[jman9865]

Like every WR in every game of football? Or every missed layup in basketball? Or every strikeout victim in baseball?

Don't act like this is unique to any sport

Both of those are at the end of the play and aren't even reviewable on replay. I've yet to see a WR flop while the ball is in the air, though I dislike them asking for it after the play. More importantly, it's asking for a call after they tried, not feigning injury like a little girl begging for a my little pony bandaid.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Would pay silly amounts of money* to see Burger play any sort of highly competitive soccer.

* - these funds do not cover medical expenses

So you would call this "obamacare"

I keed, I keed (but not much unfortunately).

 

[jman9865]

So you would call this "obamacare"

I keed, I keed (but not much unfortunately).

There's no proof yet that Obamacare will actually pay benefits

 

[RikidyBones]

You really have to hit those guys for a while before you ever get to doing any amount of reps in later rounds. I'm not a quick to sweat guy - while running I don't start sweating until a little after a mile in- but a Tabata workout will leave me drenched. It also leaves you unable to get up off the mat by yourself.

I love going that hard

Yeah I agree. You shouldn't go chashing waterfalls. You just gotta creep.

 

[gnm53108]

As long as you sprinkle bacon and cheese into it, I'm okay with it. eace2:

I've eaten salad for dinner before, but it was not my choice. "It's for your own good, the Doctor said you need to lose some weight, I don't want to be a widow, blah blah blah."

Do taco salads count?

 

[gnm53108]

Beer goggles. If you play right haha

Yep.

Same with fishing.