Coulter Column: How Do I Hate Soccer? Let Me Count the Ways...

Oh, I see. The NHL hasn't learned to do that yet.

 

Idiotic republicans like Ann Coulter make me less and less republican everyday. I find it hard to believe that her love of money trumps anything that comes at her. Soccer is an awesome sport, unfortunately it does not jive with Americans need for short bursts of action. I think ADHD, OCD, and ADD have taken over any cognitive thinking Americans have had. If its more than 30 seconds long the audience is lost in America!!

 

The rise of soccer's popularity in the US is largely happening in the 20-something demographic group who grew up playing the game and it's understandable that soccer is completely foreign to Ms Coulter. Soccer has been around only for the past 20 years or so in the US and it's hard to figure out the new phenomenon for those who had never played soccer in school.

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It's okay to not like the sport. When I was a kid, I lived in a town where handball was the big thing and everybody tried to force-feed me handball. Now that is a horrible game if there ever was one. So I understand the feeling of "just leave me alone with it, I already have a favourite sport".

But every time someone says soccer is unathletic and for (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*), I'd like to challenge them to a friendly match - 30 minutes on a half-pitch should do - and see them limp from their bed to the bathroom the next morning.

 

Sorry, I dozed off at 140 characters...

"For the love of money is the root of all evil." --Timothy I

 

correct, that's what the mostly older demographic on this forum don't understand...just as they don't understand what soccer is about...as that older demographic dies off the younger generations of today that grew up playing the game become the coaches of tomorrow, corporate elite(owners and sponsers) ,media elite, and fan base...the game's popularity will only continue to grow... the USA is destined to become one of the powers of the game, it may take another 20-30 years but they will achieve it...

 

I don't know about the ADHD and such but yes soccer is alien to older generations...they're used to watching sports broken down into tiny slivers of action followed by spoon fed over-analysis explaining every detail, they don't have the ability to understand a more fluid flowing game, which explains why they don't get rugby which is similar to nfl in concept... the younger american generations who grow up playing soccer generally understand what they're seeing and appreciate the game strategy, tactics and technical skill required...

I had a "which is more difficult" debate with a soccer hating co worker once...his best point was "do you have any idea how diffcult it is to catch a football over yourshoulder on a dead run? " to which I replied "do you have any idea how difficult it is to catch a ball with only your chest or thigh and bury it in the back of the net on your next touch while on a dead run?" ...the debate ended at that point...

 

You haven't posted a single item I don't already know. My wife is very much into Mexico's national team and I was aware about preparation for this WC since the last one ended.

My comment was about this first round. I just find it difficult to understand how a team can lose but yet continue on into the next round - although they scored more goals and so on. It just doesn't seem right to me.

 

That's the problem with the Americans--they've never seen it up close and personal.

I got to see a friend of mine from college play a friendly game at the Odeum, a small indoor sports complex in the western suburbs of Chicago. I'm pretty sure that the field he played on was less than regulation size, but when I stood at the edge I could see how great the distance really was, and how far the players ran, never mind their other exertions! I used to be a competitive swimmer, and that has a mighty grueling exercise regime, and I had nothing but respect for their physical abilities.

When someone sits in their easy chair, uses a remote control to turn on their TV and then says "that's nothing", remember the context--the pot calling the kettle black.

 

I feel the same way about NASCAR. Their "top drivers" rarely finish a race, much less win. How can a driver who keeps on crashing be "the best"?

 

You mean like wild cards in football.

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She subscribes to the theory that any publicity is good publicity.

 

for someone who claims they already know you evidently don't understand it...NBA,NHL,MLB all play multiple game series where the "winning" team actually loses games but is allowed to continue...league soccer as it's played everywhere else but the USA the winner of the league standings are the Champions, there are no playoff rounds where the 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th place teams get more chances to win the league as it is done in the NFL, that just doesn't seem right to me...

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or never winning a race and still being declared season champion based on 2nd 3rd and 4th place finishes...

 

Exactly.

There's also the ironic "red state but only left turns" thing...

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With wild card games, it night not be fair to a team with a winning regular season that gets knocked out of the playoffs by only a single game, but at least the weaker team actually has to win to make that happen.

 

with twelve teams invloved in a playoff system the entire regular season becomes redundant, there's no value in finishing first...a one game between nfc and afc winners would have more value...

 

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You mean like the good ol' days of NFL vs. AFL? I'm all for that, as long as the football season isn't any shorter. As a Packers owner, I want to see my Lambeau Field being used well into the new year, when the weather is most ideal.

How about a 21 week, 20 game regular season, and the only playoffs would be to break a possible divisional tie? The Best AFC team plays the best NFC team in the Super Bowl. Replacing the long post-season with a longer regular season gives every team more games, more opportunity, and more TV revenue. Probably cut down on post-season injuries too. Good for the teams, good for the broadcasters and good for the fans. I like it!

 

Well if one doesn't understand the concept of round robin play, maybe they shouldn't be talking about sports period.

 

Why do they call it "football" if they can use every part of their bodies but their hands? Why not call it no-handball?

I'll see you, and raise you this:

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i don't see the relevance, u realize he isn't talking about real football?

 

Humor deficit disorder? Get well soon.

 

sounds good but would the league and teams eliminated from early from playoff contention like the loss of revenue that the playoff hype creates....

 

lol...u shud have posted some funny kittens, they wud have been just as relevant to the issue...love carlin btw

 

Not sure what you mean. My idea is to replace the post-season playoff games with more regular season games. In the regular season, nobody gets eliminated and everybody gets to play as usual.

There would be the need for between zero and two play-off games to account for the possibility of a statistical tie in either or both divisions at the end of the regular season. Since it's a one game tie-breaker for the division title, the only teams facing elimination get to play in that game. The only reason why they wouldn't like it is because this extra game would also mean one less week of R&R before the Super Bowl!

Since this rare, "blue moon" tie breaker game is supposed to be a very rare thing, and not a desirable game to play for the team that does go to the Super bowl, that seems pretty fair to me. To make it even more fair I'd have the tie game played on neutral ground, more or less. So if there is a divisional playoff, it would involve two teams and the home field for a third team in that division. Ticket sales and TV revenue above and beyond what it would cost to hold the game would be split equally among the league.

I can't stop everyone from complaining, but this is NFL Football--there ain't no whining in American Football!

 

How about a nice bunny?

 

to quote CULTer: If more "Americans" are watching soccer today, it's only because of the demographic switch effected by Teddy Kennedy's 1965 immigration law. I promise you: No American whose great-grandfather was born here is watching soccer. One can only hope that, in addition to learning English, these new Americans will drop their soccer fetish with time.




Actually, this shows her stupidity as well as that of those who defend her. That's because unknown to that jackazz and her supporters, the USA was a world power in soccer from 1900-1930. The USA also defeated England in 1950 because of the world class status of our team. Soccer has long been a favorite sport in the USA in NYC since the Civil War and in St Louis from about 1900. CULTer hates soccer cause she thinks it is unAmerican. Unfortunately she is too stupid to realize that it has long been more popular and has far more merit than she believes.