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Bring Your Ear Plugs. . . Vuvuzelas in the Shoe for PSU!

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WebFire

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14,779 posts
Jun 23, 2010 2:14 PM
Then suddenly everyone is a fan.
Jun 23, 2010 10:14am
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cbus4life

Ignorant

2,849 posts
Jun 23, 2010 2:37 PM
No, not really.

I hear about it all the time here.
Jun 23, 2010 10:37am
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TheMightyGators

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438 posts
Jun 23, 2010 3:18 PM
WebFire;398253 wrote:The only time you ever hear of soccer here is for World Cup.
and it can't end soon enough.
Jun 23, 2010 11:18am
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georgemc80

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983 posts
Jun 23, 2010 6:04 PM
Big difference....the US was playing in a stadium that held 35K.......you need noise makers to be loud with that low a number. Put those things in the hands of 100K+ and you are looking at deafening sounds
Jun 23, 2010 2:04pm
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WebFire

Go Bucks!

14,779 posts
Jun 23, 2010 6:28 PM
cbus4life;398307 wrote:No, not really.

I hear about it all the time here.

I would bet you are the minority for that.
Jun 23, 2010 2:28pm
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Tiernan

Senior Member

13,021 posts
Jun 23, 2010 6:57 PM
cbus4life is right...we have to endure 365 days of at least one full page of the Cols Dispatch dedicated to the Crew or some other worthless soccer BS daily! I'm calling it "Senor Keek-bol" (kickball for Seniors) played by mostly illegal aliens who can't or won't speak English.
Jun 23, 2010 2:57pm
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WebFire

Go Bucks!

14,779 posts
Jun 23, 2010 8:01 PM
Tiernan;398864 wrote:cbus4life is right...we have to endure 365 days of at least one full page of the Cols Dispatch dedicated to the Crew or some other worthless soccer BS daily! I'm calling it "Senor Keek-bol" (kickball for Seniors) played by mostly illegal aliens who can't or won't speak English.

Good point. Didn't think about the Crew coverage.
Jun 23, 2010 4:01pm
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FairwoodKing

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2,504 posts
Jun 23, 2010 9:21 PM
Vuvuzelas are not new and they certainly are not new to Columbus. I bought one at the Ohio State Fair 45 years ago.
Jun 23, 2010 5:21pm
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SportsAndLady

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35,632 posts
Jun 23, 2010 9:48 PM
WebFire;398811 wrote:I would bet you are the minority for that.

Actually it is you whom is in the minority.
Jun 23, 2010 5:48pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 25, 2010 7:45 PM
I don't know why there is so much hate on thiBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Jun 25, 2010 3:45pm
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justcompete

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263 posts
Jun 26, 2010 2:13 PM
Nobody cares about kick-ball. The Crew doesn't draw as much as a high school football game and they are in the best league in the U.S.
Jun 26, 2010 10:13am
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WebFire

Go Bucks!

14,779 posts
Jun 26, 2010 4:42 PM
SportsAndLady;399186 wrote:Actually it is you whom is in the minority.

So you think the majority of people in the U.S. hear about soccer all the time?
Jun 26, 2010 12:42pm
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hoops23

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15,696 posts
Jun 28, 2010 7:28 AM
Sigh. Ignorant people amaze me. Look, just because you guys hate a sport doesn't mean it's not popular.

IF it WASN'T popular, we wouldn't have dedicated soccer channels on our cable and satellite packages. If it wasn't popular, ESPN wouldn't have signed a huge deal with the EPL and the UEFA Champions Leagues to broadcast games..

If it WASN'T popular, the MLS wouldn't have just expanded to it's 16th team this year.

Which brings me to my next point, the MLS isn't going to be confused for a top tier league, yet it still draws VERY WELL in the United States. The league is growing at a very nice rate. The average crowd so far this year is at 16,500 per match. That is VERY solid. Imagine if the MLS had the best players in the world playing? It would easily have an average of 30k+ fans attending the games. Speaking of which, the MLS is starting to bring over some of the top talent, even if they are a tad bit past their prime. First David Beckham and now Thierry Henry is making his way over to the New York Red Bulls.. Who ironically just opened up a 25,000 seat 180 million dollar stadium themselves.

Hell, the team in Philly was drawing 30k per home game at Lincoln Financial and just opened up their own stadium today in front of a packed house.

Again, I don't really understand what the issue is with you guys and soccer, it really does make NO sense. I'm also going to guess most of you guys hating on it are over 28, right?
Jun 28, 2010 3:28am
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TheMightyGators

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438 posts
Jun 28, 2010 11:16 AM
hoops23;403659 wrote:Again, I don't really understand what the issue is with you guys and soccer, it really does make NO sense. I'm also going to guess most of you guys hating on it are over 28, right?

What's hard to understand that it sucks? Look I get that the rest of the world loves soccer, it's just really far down on the totem pole in the U.S. I, personally, fall a sleep after about 3 minutes of watching it.
Jun 28, 2010 7:16am
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FairwoodKing

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2,504 posts
Jun 28, 2010 7:43 PM
Al Bundy;397943 wrote:Sorry to disappoint you, but soccer did come out this week as being officially gay.

http://www.theonion.com/video/soccer-officially-announces-it-is-gay,17603/

No, soccer is not gay. The only truly gay sport is professional women's basketball. Since I am gay, I could get discounted tickets to all the games the Seattle team plays.
Jun 28, 2010 3:43pm
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vball10set

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24,795 posts
Jun 28, 2010 7:51 PM
^^^how about softball..that's gayer than women's bball :p
Jun 28, 2010 3:51pm
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FairwoodKing

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2,504 posts
Jun 28, 2010 10:11 PM
vball10set;404168 wrote:^^^how about softball..that's gayer than women's bball :p

Yes, there are a lot of gay and lesbian softball leagues. I was talking about professional sports.
Jun 28, 2010 6:11pm
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Tiger2003

Kill or be Killed

15,421 posts
Jun 29, 2010 5:49 AM
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BORIStheCrusher

drunk

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Jun 29, 2010 4:40 PM
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End of Line

It's Clobberin Time!

6,867 posts
Jun 29, 2010 6:41 PM
NO!!!
Jun 29, 2010 2:41pm
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Ankle Breaker

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398 posts
Jun 29, 2010 8:26 PM
TheMightyGators;398033 wrote:Soccer is relevant to me. I have it on dvr. If I'm having trouble sleeping at night, I just hit play.

This....pretty much sums up my feelings about soccer.
Jun 29, 2010 4:26pm
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vball10set

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Jul 1, 2010 5:00 PM
FairwoodKing;404319 wrote:Yes, there are a lot of gay and lesbian softball leagues. I was talking about professional sports.

me too
Jul 1, 2010 1:00pm
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vball10set

paying it forward

24,795 posts
Jul 1, 2010 5:07 PM
FairwoodKing;404319 wrote:Yes, there are a lot of gay and lesbian softball leagues. I was talking about professional sports.

me too :p

Jul 1, 2010 1:07pm
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osudarby08

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734 posts
Jul 9, 2010 1:16 PM
Holy shit how many redneck white trash pieces of shit are there on this site? Newsflash: Football isnt the greatest thing in the world, and this is coming from someone whose favorite sport is football.
Jul 9, 2010 9:16am
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Hamp89

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625 posts
Jul 9, 2010 1:56 PM
osudarby08;417603 wrote:Holy shit how many redneck white trash pieces of shit are there on this site? Newsflash: Football isnt the greatest thing in the world, and this is coming from someone whose favorite sport is football.

You're wrong. Football is the greatest thing in the world.
Jul 9, 2010 9:56am