DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 thank you ESPN2 for airing Euro2008. 2 games each day. working from home this week has been great (for once). Turkey just tied it up on the Swiss, if anyone cares... *crickets chirping* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 thank you ESPN2 for airing Euro2008. 2 games each day. working from home this week has been great (for once). Turkey just tied it up on the Swiss, if anyone cares... *crickets chirping* Actually for me that's the perfect day for nuclear annihilation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Actually for me that's the perfect day for nuclear annihilation. You'd get all the kickball fans with one stone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirly5 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 The Turkey-Swiss game is pretty good. Too bad the field is soaked. I remember from the Giants-Dolfags game that the rain puddled on the pitch. Either way, it is a good game. I am enjoying the game from Austria so it is a late game and the announcer yelling german things makes it exciting too. On a side note: The excitement after a team scores is amazing. I think soccer can be compared to hockey or a Bills game because the good guys score so rarely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Actually for me that's the perfect day for nuclear annihilation. tomorrow may be your lucky day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I work from home every day. Got the dogs in my basement office and I jump in the pool right about now. I could never get a real job again. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 thank you ESPN2 for airing Euro2008. 2 games each day. working from home this week has been great (for once). Turkey just tied it up on the Swiss, if anyone cares... *crickets chirping* Hey!! Its time to clean up those horse stalls bucko!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 big goal for turkey!! goes up 2-1, 2 minutes into extra time (or whatever its called). and thats game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 "stoppage time" thats what i was looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I work from home every day. Got the dogs in my basement office and I jump in the pool right about now. I could never get a real job again. PTR Ya... But, I am on the board more than you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I like Skip. I think he plays the perfect villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 LETS GO CROATIA! thems my peeps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I like Skip. I think he plays the perfect villain. he is good at what he does...acting like a bafoon for reactions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 he is good at what he does...acting like a bafoon for reactions yep, exactly why he annoys me. he'll spend 5 minutes YELLING his side of the argument, and then at the end admit that he actually agrees with the other person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 2-0 CROATIA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 2-0 CROATIA!!! what does this game mean? it is an elimnation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirly5 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Here come zee Germans. 2-1 with 10 to go. This is the group round. The winner of this game is basically in to the knock out rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 THERE IT IS!! eat it germany!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 The skill level in soccer is unbelievable. Check out this video of an older guy busking on Las Ramblas in Barcelona. He owns that ball! I saw someone in Poland doing a similar street act- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 The skill level in soccer is unbelievable. Check out this video of an older guy busking on Las Ramblas in Barcelona. He owns that ball! I saw someone in Poland doing a similar street act- If he "owns" the ball... What are the scores of the soccer games he is in? Probably blow outs right? maybe high double digits? Didn't think so! Does he really "own" the ball in a 90 plus minute game that ends up 1-0 or worse 0-0? Betcha all the soccer teams are clamoring for this goal scoring machine! If only he was on my team... He "owns" the ball... I'd hope he would play for 5 minutes score 5 goals and then I could not have to watch the other 85 minutes of paint drying, "trap soccer"... Us hockey fans do have to endure the Devils and Wild! Sign him up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hup Holland hup. Note: The Dutch version of let's go Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Got a question since I don't know soccer. Watching Croatia and Germany today during lunch. The clock hits 90 minutes, then they start the +clock. Croatia was ahead, 2-1. Why were they still playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Got a question since I don't know soccer. Watching Croatia and Germany today during lunch. The clock hits 90 minutes, then they start the +clock. Croatia was ahead, 2-1. Why were they still playing? There were still three people awake in the stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Got a question since I don't know soccer. Watching Croatia and Germany today during lunch. The clock hits 90 minutes, then they start the +clock. Croatia was ahead, 2-1. Why were they still playing? the clock you see on tv is not the official time that the ref keeps himself on the field. stoppage time, as they call it, can last 2 minutes. it could last 20. and you just keep playing til he says stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 the clock you see on tv is not the official time that the ref keeps himself on the field. stoppage time, as they call it, can last 2 minutes. it could last 20. and you just keep playing til he says stop. So like the times the ball goes out of bounds and they wait to kick it back in, doesn't count during that initial 90 minutes, even though the "TV Clock" is running, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 So like the times the ball goes out of bounds and they wait to kick it back in, doesn't count during that initial 90 minutes, even though the "TV Clock" is running, right? exactly. at the speed of continuing the game theres no way they could keep the clock in sync unless they slowed it down. and if you think its tough to watch now, imagine if every stoppage was draaagged out. yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 THERE IT IS!! eat it germany!! DAMN you Croat bastards!!! No worries...we'll still come out of this group, and the cup is OURS!!! NO CUP FOR CROATS!!! Italy better have a strong showing against Romania tomorrow, or Meazza is going to shat himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 So like the times the ball goes out of bounds and they wait to kick it back in, doesn't count during that initial 90 minutes, even though the "TV Clock" is running, right? well not really... the refs are supposed to stop their onw clock only during long stops, like injuries. A moment before the end of the first half or the end of the game, a ref on the side of the field hold a sign telling the players and fans how many minutes they'll play after the regular time ends to cover that "stoppage" time. Sometimes it's one minute, sometimes it can be 4 or 5... At the end this is the main ref that decides when exactly the game is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 DAMN you Croat bastards!!! No worries...we'll still come out of this group, and the cup is OURS!!! NO CUP FOR CROATS!!! Italy better have a strong showing against Romania tomorrow, or Meazza is going to shat himself. lol, id be surprised with a Croat Cup as well. im actually pulling for Netherlands. no big reason why. i just like them. but ill always be happy when my Croats beat the top favored team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 lol, id be surprised with a Croat Cup as well. im actually pulling for Netherlands. no big reason why. i just like them. but ill always be happy when my Croats beat the top favored team! I'm a fan of the Netherlands team too, just cause I think they have a player named "Van der Faart". You can't make that sh-- up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I hope the US squad is watching this ROM/ITA game...the Romanians are playing aggressive and physical, and their goalie is all over the place. You can tell they came to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I hope the US squad is watching this ROM/ITA game...the Romanians are playing aggressive and physical, and their goalie is all over the place. You can tell they came to win. Italy is coming off a 3-0 loss, why wouldn't Romania be playing to win? The US was badly outplaying the Italians in WC '06, then got a red card, and even scored the game winner with 10 men- only to be disallowed for a player in an offsides position screening the goalie. Game finished 1-1 but was definitely advantage USA. And the US certainly played to win against Argentina last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Italy is coming off a 3-0 loss, why wouldn't Romania be playing to win? The US was badly outplaying the Italians in WC '06, then got a red card, and even scored the game winner with 10 men- only to be disallowed for a player in an offsides position screening the goalie. Game finished 1-1 but was definitely advantage USA. And the US certainly played to win against Argentina last week. The US National team is lousy. They play with a lack of fire and exhibit an overall lack of skill much more often than not. Regardless of the draw against Italy, the 2006 WC was a huge disappointment and let down. We were exposed for being completely overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 The US National team is lousy. They play with a lack of fire and exhibit an overall lack of skill much more often than not. Regardless of the draw against Italy, the 2006 WC was a huge disappointment and let down. We were exposed for being completely overrated. I'm not saying you shouldn't have been disappointed by their performance. But they were overrated by whom? The United States media? A bunch of fans who get excited when they beat Costa Rica and Guatamala in qualifying? I don't think that roster of players had any other nation too worried. I know I wasn't expecting them to advance out of their group. Their failure to advance was expected by many. It was simply American arrogance to think that ANY game against a World Cup-caliber team should be an automatic win. Just because we throw more money at our national program than Ghana doesn't mean that we should beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'm not saying you shouldn't have been disappointed by their performance. But they were overrated by whom? The United States media? A bunch of fans who get excited when they beat Costa Rica and Guatamala in qualifying? I don't think that roster of players had any other nation too worried. I know I wasn't expecting them to advance out of their group. Their failure to advance was expected by many. It was simply American arrogance to think that ANY game against a World Cup-caliber team should be an automatic win. Just because we throw more money at our national program than Ghana doesn't mean that we should beat them. There were rankings that had us as high as #4 in the world, and a lot of people, including myself, bought into the hype. I was busy getting married during the 2002 WC, so I didn't get to see much of it. I expected to see a strong showing in '06, but it never materialized. If you never expected them to advance anyway, then it wasn't a let down for you...I expected them to come out of it with Italy, however. Hell, i still remember that big bald bastard from the Czech Republic pretty much doing whatever the fug he wanted inside the box...it was damn embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 What a friggin save by Buffon...Romania choked on the kick for sure, but still a great save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 WOW did you see that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 dang it!! last day of the week and im out onsite all day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 dang it!! last day of the week and im out onsite all day... Was wondering where the fug ya were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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