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Italian football overall but especially their national team

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Originally posted by Member of X And YES!!! if all our best athletes only played soccer, we'd absolutely annihilate everyone.

Just like the US annihilates everyone in basketball, baseball, etc?? The US can't even win championships in their own sports. True, some of the best athletes are Americans. But that's only because the geography of the US allows for more diverse activity and the pot of athletes is bigger because it has a larger population than most countries. It has nothing to do with American superiority. It's like comparing a small school to a huge school. Ofcourse the huge school is going to have, in general, better athletes.

Name an individual sport or team sport where Americans have reigned superior over the world for an extended period of time(other than sports almost exclusivly played by americans, that now one else plays, ie. american football)...

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Originally posted by OurManFlint Just like the US annihilates everyone in basketball, baseball, etc?? The US can't even win championships in their own sports. True, some of the best athletes are Americans. But that's only because the geography of the US allows for more diverse activity and the pot of athletes is bigger because it has a larger population than most countries. It has nothing to do with American superiority. It's like comparing a small school to a huge school. Ofcourse the huge school is going to have, in general, better athletes.

That's because our wealth of athletes is spread over a multitude of sports. HENCE my rationale. I think about it this way, we really don't give a shit about soccer but we are at least a competitive team in the world. We have a large population but not a large population of serious soccer players.

The State of California would have won the 4th most olympic medals in the world if they were a separate country. They'd be the world's 4th largest economy in the world as well. We are 50 million people. A large sum but would place us 24th in the world for population. In reality, it's a matter of economics if you want to get serious.

Using your rationale in a direct linear path, China should obviously be the best sports country in the world. India #2. Therefore, your logic needed much more rationale. Brazil has 186 million people and they are good at? Soccer. And? ...........Funny how that population advantage is never pointed out with them in regards to soccer. However, obviously if they were a richer country they would more than likely be more of a dominating force in athletics in other sports besides soccer.

I pretty much did what I wanted to do and that was to get a serious response to an obvious mocking tone by the way.

RE: NFL

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Originally posted by RJT God I fucking hate the offseason.

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Originally posted by RJT College Football. What the fuck are you guys watching? A group of players barely better than high school football players (and high school football is as fun to watch as Pee-Wee Hockey) with maybe, MAYBE one decent player per team all playing nonstop for what? A completely arbitrary and meaningless championship, that's what. It's pitiful watching those kids try to play, and what's even more painful is knowing that 9/10 of them have absolutely no future so-to-speak-of beyond that of Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. Jog the fuck on you pansies.

Boo you whore, I played college football.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Boo you whore, I played college football.

Lol, sorry Jeff - just doesn't do it for me.

I guess the best way I can put it is that unlike in basketball where it seems like the difference in finesse between college and pro (or even high school) isn't really all that much.

There's just a certain degree of ability that I think makes the game more fun to watch - but who knows, years from now I could learn to love it.

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Originally posted by Member of X Using your rationale in a direct linear path, China should obviously be the best sports country in the world. India #2. Therefore, your logic needed much more rationale. Brazil has 186 million people and they are good at? Soccer. And? ...........Funny how that population advantage is never pointed out with them in regards to soccer. However, obviously if they were a richer country they would more than likely be more of a dominating force in athletics in other sports besides soccer.

That wasn't my rational. Look at which programs in each country are supported highly. The US has a lot more diverse athletic programs supported than India, China, Brasil, etc. India is a force in Cricket, and that program is highly supported. So, along with a large population, they are good at it. The US, not so good, if anybody even plays cricket in the US.

How many people does India bring to the winter olympics? Look at their geography, not as supportive as it is in the US, now is it? My argument did not stem only from population. There are other factors at play.

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Originally posted by Member of X I pretty much did what I wanted to do and that was to get a serious response to an obvious mocking tone by the way.

I have heard the same thing being said by many people, in class, media, etc. So forgive mua, this is the first opportunity I've had to express my opinion about the matter.

more stuff I hate

The BCS - give us real college football playoffs please
Landon Donovan - see MLS thread
The Olympics - looks more like a staged pageant than an actual sports competition.

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Originally posted by Member of X Additions to my hatred: Euros on TA getting riled up on here about soccer vs. football and degrading American sports. I like both. And YES!!! if all our best athletes only played soccer, we'd absolutely annihilate everyone. American arrogance at it's finest. haha. By the way, all my friends say I'm very worldly but I just play the American asshole on TA.

Bollocks we'll always annihilate you at proper football even with your best athletes.

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Originally posted by Eddie N MIAMI Chicago Cubs

hmm i hate golf.. i don't know any more sports i hate so much!!

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Originally posted by Member of X I'm supposed to hate Liverpool but I don't. Too many friends like them.

It won't hit you until you're over in England watching a game. Then you'll realize how much you're supposed to hate the scousers after you sing the 20349820863492087420837th song about how much you hate the scum. It makes the Arsenal-Man U rivalry look like nothing.


Don't forget Man City. You're supposed to hate on them and laugh at all their futility (except they get to laugh at us for the first time in ages )


Also Leeds...but well Leeds............

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Originally posted by verndogs It won't hit you until you're over in England watching a game. Then you'll realize how much you're supposed to hate the scousers after you sing the 20349820863492087420837th song about how much you hate the scum. It makes the Arsenal-Man U rivalry look like nothing. Don't forget Man City. You're supposed to hate on them and laugh at all their futility (except they get to laugh for the first time in ages ) Also Leeds...but well Leeds............

Both Liverpool and Everton hate Manchester United more then they dislike each other.

When mentioning Leeds next time you need to use the word dirty leeds Verndogs.

'Leeds United Football Club, term spawned back in the 1970's when leeds were undoubtedly the filthiest team around

Leeds as a city is a mighty fine place, but the fans and the team are a fucking disgrace.'

I can tell you every club in the UK hates Leeds. They always play dirty, they used to win everything in the 1970's too in the Bremner era but literally by putting people into hospital.

The majority of their fans are arseholes the other week they attacked a pub in Northampton throwing manhole covers through windows etc, I know that's rich coming from a Norwich fan after some 'so called fans' of my club smashed up Leicester city centre and attacked people last Saturday.

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Originally posted by Member of X I hate when DA U fans always say "where's he from?" Like I care. lol

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I agree about the college baseball metal bats as well, Ive only gone to one college baseball game in my life and got so annoyed I left in the 3rd inning.

The sports game I don't like are:
Golf
Cricket

I don't understand these games fully.

Fuck I hate the NFL offseason.

I tried to watch a basketball game yesterday but after two minutes I realized I still hate that shit. And baseball is completely out of the question. I guess I'm screwed until the first preseason games start.

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Originally posted by XaNaX Fuck I hate the NFL offseason. I tried to watch a basketball game yesterday but after two minutes I realized I still hate that shit. And baseball is completely out of the question. I guess I'm screwed until the first preseason games start.

How about the Arena Football League?

I hate baseball
I used to hate golf, but its actually pretty fun

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Originally posted by verndogs How about the Arena Football League?

Yeah, I see that starts 3/1. I'm not a huge fan of arena football but it does beat the hell out of college/pro basketball and baseball. Although a baseball game can be fun to watch at the ballpark if you are drinking heavily.

i hate everything about bill walton

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Originally posted by Spartan i hate everything about bill walton

I don't mind Bill Walton... and my friends tell me I'm crazy for it... just like when I tell them I like Skip Bayless....lol...

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Originally posted by King Ecnal I don't mind Bill Walton... and my friends tell me I'm crazy for it... just like when I tell them I like Skip Bayless....lol...

John Madden >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill Walton > Tom Brady

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Originally posted by verndogs John Madden >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill Walton > Tom Brady

i don't even know what to say...

so I'll just pretend I didn't see this...

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Originally posted by King Ecnal i don't even know what to say... so I'll just pretend I didn't see this...

silent consent!


back on topic....Walton is definitely one of the most obnoxious announcers I have ever seen. The man has around 6000 marbles in his mouth and he's an idiot.

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