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Aug 12, 2012 10:58 AM
BTW, I guess wrestling was scheduled earlier today, but Jake Varner won gold for the US. First time the US wrestling team had two gold medalists since 1996.
Aug 12, 2012 10:58am
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Aug 12, 2012 11:15 AM
like_that;1245192 wrote:Believe me, if I wanted to ruin it for you I would have just pmed you the results lol. I was actually thinking about pming you a fake result saying Bolt pulled his hamstring in the 200m just for the lulz, but decided against it.

It is nearly impossible, thus why I don't even try. Rather know the results as they happen.

No way would I have read a PM from you. Lol Nothing good could come from that.

I was worried reading other popular threads on here that someone ornery might sneak a leak that would be tough to not see.

Thanks for not being a giant fucker. I knew you would enjoy my post about FSO.
Aug 12, 2012 11:15am
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Aug 12, 2012 6:50 PM
USA :thumbup:
Aug 12, 2012 6:50pm
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Aug 12, 2012 8:54 PM
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Aug 12, 2012 9:04 PM
George freakin Michael

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Aug 12, 2012 9:04pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:15 PM
Honestly, I am happy the Olympics are finally over. I am not a huge fan of them. I get tired of the never-ending swimming and track.
Aug 12, 2012 10:15pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:17 PM
I'll miss it, love waking up to live sports in the morning!
Aug 12, 2012 10:17pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:20 PM
I'll miss the Olympics. So much better than the normal sports coverage during the Summer.

Think of it this way. Usually it's about some NFL player retiring or coming back (ex. Favre) or NBA off-season moves, or baseball score when much doesn't matter as the season is so long.
Aug 12, 2012 10:20pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:20 PM
Fab1b;1245595 wrote:I'll miss it, love waking up to live sports in the morning!

Agreed and it's sports you never watch unless it's the Olympics. Like swimming track and field archery, and it gives me a reason to watch hot chicks play volleyball or gymnastics.
Aug 12, 2012 10:20pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:28 PM
Big fan of the summer olympics. It's always a good summer of sports imo. You have all the golf majors, the euro cup, and then the olympics ending just in time for NFL season.
Aug 12, 2012 10:28pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:30 PM
Fly4Fun;1245600 wrote:I'll miss the Olympics. So much better than the normal sports coverage during the Summer.

Think of it this way. Usually it's about some NFL player retiring or coming back (ex. Favre) or NBA off-season moves, or baseball score when much doesn't matter as the season is so long.
Yes it's been a great two weeks, albeit with less sleep than I would've normally gotten. I really don't think I gave two seconds of thought to a major US professional sport in that time period, not even to the Dwight Howard deal.

The Olympics are something I can sit down with my kids and really show them the variety of sports that are outside our everyday experience and are really exciting. Also, I try to teach them to appreciate what a unique and great country we live in with so many opportunities compared to other nations.
Aug 12, 2012 10:30pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:37 PM
That brazil presentation was so damn boring.
Aug 12, 2012 10:37pm
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Aug 12, 2012 10:43 PM
like_that;1245605 wrote:Big fan of the summer olympics. It's always a good summer of sports imo. You have all the golf majors, the euro cup, and then the olympics ending just in time for NFL season.

And the NBA Finals if it wasn't Flopapalooza.
Aug 12, 2012 10:43pm
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Aug 13, 2012 12:10 AM
Speedofsand;1245652 wrote:http://www.collegesports360.com/olympics-central--us-colleg/us-college-medal-count-2012.html

Is this correct? Ohio State had zero medals winners this Olympics? Nobody? What about other Ohio athletes, any medals?
My cousin's roommate lost his bronze medal wrestling match for heavyweight, so there's another swing and miss.

A Toledoan won a silver in the high jump. Erik Kynard. He jumps for Kansas State.
Aug 13, 2012 12:10am
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Aug 13, 2012 12:39 AM
One thing that NBC does well is that closing video package. Even though it's been the same theme for several years running, it's still a very good song.

It's the theme from Remember the Titans, by the way.

[video=youtube;JkAeSl3CXfs][/video]

The Tour de France videos are usually pretty good as well, but nobody watches them. ;)
Aug 13, 2012 12:39am
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Aug 13, 2012 12:52 AM
Fly4Fun;1245660 wrote:Nick Thoman, Mariemont HS in Cinci, won a silver medal in the 100M backstroke.
I have a cousin that's friends with him. He went to Mariemont a year earlier. Thoman is in the link under Arizona.
Aug 13, 2012 12:52am
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Aug 13, 2012 8:56 AM
Speedofsand;1245665 wrote:I have a cousin that's friends with him. He went to Mariemont a year earlier. Thoman is in the link under Arizona.
I was friends with Nick in HS and came in second to him a few times in the 100 and 200 back. I met him at a meet in Kentucky, my coach knew I was going to get my ass kicked so he told me to just give it everything I had from the start and see how long I could keep up with him in the 200 (I kept up for about a 75 then fell off). After that race he came up and talked to me as he didn't think anyone in that race had a shot of keeping up with him so he was impressed.
Aug 13, 2012 8:56am
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Aug 13, 2012 8:58 AM
Glory Days...ohhh they will pass you bye....ohhh ohhh Glory Days.
Aug 13, 2012 8:58am
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Aug 13, 2012 6:22 PM
SportsAndLady;1245697 wrote:Sweet swimming and gymnastic athletes, phaaagggggg
Was your mind a terrible thing to waste or did anyone notice?
Aug 13, 2012 6:22pm
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Aug 13, 2012 6:43 PM
sjmvsfscs08;1245654 wrote:My cousin's roommate lost his bronze medal wrestling match for heavyweight, so there's another swing and miss.

A Toledoan won a silver in the high jump. Erik Kynard. He jumps for Kansas State.
Who? Tervel Dlagnev? He isn't from Ohio.
Aug 13, 2012 6:43pm