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rofflemypancake 08/23/24 6:44:24 PM #1:	The US can only have one type of these 4 sport categories be popular at once. Rectangular field: American football > Soccer or Rugby Rink: Ice Hockey > Lacrosse Court: Basketball > Volleyball Bat: Baseball > Cricket Therefore, soccer isn't allowed to be popular the same time as american football. --- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. <cite>rofflemypancake posted [p:981835812] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>The US can only have one type of these 4 sport categories be popular at once.Rectangular field: American football > Soccer or RugbyRink: Ice Hockey > LacrosseCourt: Basketball > VolleyballBat: Baseball > CricketTherefore, soccer isn't allowed to be popular the same time as american football.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThunderTrain 08/23/24 6:45:13 PM #2:	Not enough time for commercials. Thats the only reason --- I used to be a blackjack dealer on a riverboat named Black Sally's Apple. It was a very low point in my life <cite>ThunderTrain posted [p:981835823] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Not enough time for commercials. Thats the only reason</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcoRubio 08/23/24 6:46:27 PM #3:	Well soccer sucks, so...there's that --- Enjoy New England Coffee's new line of coffees, Dark Roast Select, offering you a new way to drink it darker! <cite>MarcoRubio posted [p:981835836] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Well soccer sucks, so...there's that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/23/24 6:47:16 PM #4:	Most Americans see Soccer as something only kids play. So they don't respect pro soccer players <cite>Zikten posted [p:981835841] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Most Americans see Soccer as something only kids play. So they don't respect pro soccer players</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Azn_Psycho 08/23/24 6:47:18 PM #5:	Being seen as Iow scoring is another reason Then there is the perception of aspects of it. Like flopping can be in any sport, but it feels like it is very prevalent in soccer and rewarded more there --- Blah, blah, blah, and blah. <cite>Azn_Psycho posted [p:981835842] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Being seen as Iow scoring is another reasonThen there is the perception of aspects of it. Like flopping can be in any sport, but it feels like it is very prevalent in soccer and rewarded more there</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 08/23/24 6:47:41 PM #6:	um, I don't think lacrosse gets played in a rink --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:981835846] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>um, I don't think lacrosse gets played in a rink</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xatrion 08/23/24 6:53:17 PM #7:	Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal. Also flop. --- Shut your BF28/9 sound hole and listen up. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice? Strike three. <cite>Xatrion posted [p:981835902] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal. Also flop. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 08/23/24 7:06:37 PM #8:	Xatrion posted... Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal. Can tell you have no clue what is actually involved in soccer. But I am curious on why it never took hold. I've never bothered looking into it, on if maybe it was one of those things that was seen as an "immigrant" thing back in the day, so "pure, blue blooded" Americans left it to the Irish and Italians and all THOSE type of people to play. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:981836098] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Xatrion posted... </cite><quote>Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal.</quote>Can tell you have no clue what is actually involved in soccer.But I am curious on why it never took hold. I've never bothered looking into it, on if maybe it was one of those things that was seen as an "immigrant" thing back in the day, so "pure, blue blooded" Americans left it to the Irish and Italians and all THOSE type of people to play.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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thronedfire2 08/23/24 7:07:53 PM #10:	Heineken14 posted... Can tell you have no clue what is actually involved in soccer. But I am curious on why it never took hold. I've never bothered looking into it, on if maybe it was one of those things that was seen as an "immigrant" thing back in the day, so "pure, blue blooded" Americans left it to the Irish and Italians and all THOSE type of people to play. it is popular worldwide because you can play it with just a ball and makeshift goals. the kind of thing that 'middle class' people would frown upon 100+ years ago --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:981836119] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Heineken14 posted... </cite><quote>Can tell you have no clue what is actually involved in soccer.But I am curious on why it never took hold. I've never bothered looking into it, on if maybe it was one of those things that was seen as an "immigrant" thing back in the day, so "pure, blue blooded" Americans left it to the Irish and Italians and all THOSE type of people to play.</quote>it is popular worldwide because you can play it with just a ball and makeshift goals. the kind of thing that 'middle class' people would frown upon 100+ years ago</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 08/23/24 7:08:52 PM #11:	Heineken14 posted... But I am curious on why it never took hold Second poster has the right of it. That's literally the only reason. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:981836126] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Heineken14 posted... </cite><quote>But I am curious on why it never took hold</quote>Second poster has the right of it. That's literally the only reason.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ar0ge 08/23/24 7:13:10 PM #12:	I always thought it was because of the influence of the British Empire around the most of the world. After the US was created it's culture and sports grew independently of Britain, but much of the world was still under their rule for a long while. <cite>Ar0ge posted [p:981836177] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>I always thought it was because of the influence of the British Empire around the most of the world. After the US was created it's culture and sports grew independently of Britain, but much of the world was still under their rule for a long while. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ironman2009 08/23/24 7:13:34 PM #13:	the money is better in other sports at the moment. --- THRILLHO <cite>ironman2009 posted [p:981836180] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>the money is better in other sports at the moment.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 08/23/24 7:15:45 PM #14:	"Soccer was invented by European ladies to keep them busy while their husbands did the cooking." --- Fix your hearts or die. When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:981836198] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>"Soccer was invented by European ladies to keep them busy while their husbands did the cooking."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/23/24 7:17:58 PM #15:	Imperialism. Soccer was spread by the British, as was rugby and cricket, but the US broke away before those sports were really and truly formed fully. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:981836221] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Imperialism. Soccer was spread by the British, as was rugby and cricket, but the US broke away before those sports were really and truly formed fully. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuerrillaSoldier 08/23/24 7:18:21 PM #16:	the field is too big and the game is too slow there aren't enough american superstars --- Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm. Die-hard Oakland A's fan --- Keep the A's in Oakland! <cite>GuerrillaSoldier posted [p:981836225] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>the field is too big and the game is too slowthere aren't enough american superstars</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HBKick18 08/23/24 7:18:41 PM #17:	not enough brain damage --- Proud fan of the worst team in American professional sports history: the Chicago Cubs. <cite>HBKick18 posted [p:981836232] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>not enough brain damage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
luigi33 08/23/24 7:20:30 PM #18:	Xatrion posted... Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. HAHAHAHA --- RTX 3070, Ryzen 7 5700x,16GB DDR4, 700WGold PSU Switch FC: SW-3966-2111-8902, Proud Steam Deck Owner <cite>luigi33 posted [p:981836258] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Xatrion posted... </cite><quote>Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved.</quote>HAHAHAHA </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ironman2009 08/23/24 7:20:52 PM #19:	luigi33 posted... HAHAHAHA yeah that person's take is truly horrible. --- THRILLHO <cite>ironman2009 posted [p:981836265] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>luigi33 posted... </cite><quote>HAHAHAHA</quote>yeah that person's take is truly horrible.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
luigi33 08/23/24 7:21:00 PM #20:	K181 posted... Imperialism. Soccer was spread by the British, as was rugby and cricket, but the US broke away before those sports were really and truly formed fully. Canada? --- RTX 3070, Ryzen 7 5700x,16GB DDR4, 700WGold PSU Switch FC: SW-3966-2111-8902, Proud Steam Deck Owner <cite>luigi33 posted [p:981836266] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Imperialism. Soccer was spread by the British, as was rugby and cricket, but the US broke away before those sports were really and truly formed fully.</quote>Canada?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SammyLiimex 08/23/24 7:23:00 PM #21:	MarcoRubio posted... Well soccer sucks, so...there's that <cite>SammyLiimex posted [p:981836298] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>MarcoRubio posted... </cite><quote>Well soccer sucks, so...there's that</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueTigerLion 08/23/24 7:24:13 PM #22:	Apple getting the rights to MLS didnt help. NBA, NFL, MLB, Hockey can be viewed on broadcast TV at some point. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:981836311] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Apple getting the rights to MLS didnt help. NBA, NFL, MLB, Hockey can be viewed on broadcast TV at some point.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 08/23/24 7:25:55 PM #23:	I heard its popular in Seattle and Portland --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:981836332] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>I heard its popular in Seattle and Portland</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/23/24 7:26:18 PM #24:	BlueTigerLion posted... Apple getting the rights to MLS didnt help. NBA, NFL, MLB, Hockey can be views on broadcast TV at some point. Yea. MLS games are largely locked behind Apple now. It's a good deal for Apple maybe but probably not good for trying to gain new fans <cite>Zikten posted [p:981836339] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite><quote>Apple getting the rights to MLS didnt help. NBA, NFL, MLB, Hockey can be views on broadcast TV at some point.</quote>Yea. MLS games are largely locked behind Apple now. It's a good deal for Apple maybe but probably not good for trying to gain new fans</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 08/23/24 7:28:40 PM #25:	Because it is a terrible sport. --- Wholesomeposter <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:981836354] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Because it is a terrible sport.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/23/24 7:28:57 PM #26:	luigi33 posted... Canada? Proximity to America lead to the U.S. being more culturally dominant. Baseball was by far the most popular sport until the 1920s, at which point hockey took over up north. The hockey Maple Leafs are named after then-more popular baseball Maple Leafs. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:981836359] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>luigi33 posted... </cite><quote>Canada?</quote>Proximity to America lead to the U.S. being more culturally dominant. Baseball was by far the most popular sport until the 1920s, at which point hockey took over up north.The hockey Maple Leafs are named after then-more popular baseball Maple Leafs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xatrion 08/23/24 7:30:07 PM #27:	luigi33 posted... HAHAHAHA Sorry the truth hurts. --- Shut your BF28/9 sound hole and listen up. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice? Strike three. <cite>Xatrion posted [p:981836377] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>luigi33 posted... </cite><quote>HAHAHAHA</quote>Sorry the truth hurts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ironman2009 08/23/24 7:31:43 PM #28:	Xatrion posted... Sorry the truth hurts. you really don't think there's strategy to high level soccer? genuinely asking --- THRILLHO <cite>ironman2009 posted [p:981836400] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Xatrion posted... </cite><quote>Sorry the truth hurts.</quote>you really don't think there's strategy to high level soccer? genuinely asking</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PissedOffMonk 08/23/24 7:34:17 PM #29:	Xatrion posted... Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal. Same can be said about baseball. Just hit the ball and jog. The league also penalizes players if they even try to make too much of an effort to get to first base. <cite>PissedOffMonk posted [p:981836425] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Xatrion posted... </cite><quote>Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal. </quote>Same can be said about baseball. Just hit the ball and jog. The league also penalizes players if they even try to make too much of an effort to get to first base.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/23/24 7:36:05 PM #30:	Despite what the critics say, soccer is still the most watched sport on the planet. Most of the world cares more about the World Cup than the Olympics More people watch the English Premier League than the NFL <cite>Zikten posted [p:981836436] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Despite what the critics say, soccer is still the most watched sport on the planet. Most of the world cares more about the World Cup than the Olympics More people watch the English Premier League than the NFL</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeeathLivesOn 08/23/24 7:42:43 PM #31:	MarcoRubio posted... Well soccer sucks, so...there's that --- 'Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn't put my finger on it.' - Phil Kessel on USA snub <cite>HeeathLivesOn posted [p:981836505] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>MarcoRubio posted... </cite><quote>Well soccer sucks, so...there's that</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CobraGT 08/23/24 7:43:46 PM #32:	ThunderTrain posted... Not enough time for commercials. Thats the only reason Guessing above --- GoldenSun/Crossbone Isle diagrams/ 18 teams known https://photobucket.com/u/SwordOfWheat/a/9990a2ee-25f3-4242-ae79-7d2d4b882be4 <cite>CobraGT posted [p:981836518] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>ThunderTrain posted... </cite><quote>Not enough time for commercials. Thats the only reason</quote>Guessing above </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 08/23/24 8:50:18 PM #33:	Tyranthraxus posted... Second poster has the right of it. That's literally the only reason. Well sure, that works for NOW, but I don't suppose there were many commercials going on in 1910 or whatever. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:981837330] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Second poster has the right of it. That's literally the only reason.</quote>Well sure, that works for NOW, but I don't suppose there were many commercials going on in 1910 or whatever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AloneIBreak 08/23/24 9:47:19 PM #34:	I was going to say it has long stretches where it's not very interesting and nothing much is happening, so it's a bit much for the American attention span to handle, but then again, NASCAR is popular so idk. I find it boring when I try to watch it, but that's just me. --- "You mustn't exaggerate, young man. That's always a sign that your argument is weak." - Bertrand Russell <cite>AloneIBreak posted [p:981837949] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>I was going to say it has long stretches where it's not very interesting and nothing much is happening, so it's a bit much for the American attention span to handle, but then again, NASCAR is popular so idk. I find it boring when I try to watch it, but that's just me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 08/23/24 9:55:15 PM #35:	Heineken14 posted... Well sure, that works for NOW, but I don't suppose there were many commercials going on in 1910 or whatever. Sure, though while I don't have any way to immediately verify this, I'd also hazard a guess that soccer was closer in popularity to other sports in 1910 as well. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:981838020] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Heineken14 posted... </cite><quote>Well sure, that works for NOW, but I don't suppose there were many commercials going on in 1910 or whatever.</quote>Sure, though while I don't have any way to immediately verify this, I'd also hazard a guess that soccer was closer in popularity to other sports in 1910 as well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pjnelson 08/23/24 10:17:42 PM #37:	Xatrion posted... Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal. As opposed to American football (handball, since feet almost never touch it) where everyone runs for two seconds and then everything grinds to a halt for a few minutes, then two more seconds of activity followed by a few more minutes of nothing. I guess watch the game for a moment, then go do something else for a bit before returning to catch the next few seconds of action. --- I'm not here for friends. I'm here for the truth to the best of my knowledge of it, even if it's not what people want to hear. <cite>pjnelson posted [p:981838244] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Xatrion posted... </cite><quote>Soccer is boring as sin. No strategy involved. Just kick the ball and hope for a goal.</quote>As opposed to American football (handball, since feet almost never touch it) where everyone runs for two seconds and then everything grinds to a halt for a few minutes, then two more seconds of activity followed by a few more minutes of nothing. I guess watch the game for a moment, then go do something else for a bit before returning to catch the next few seconds of action. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MartavisBryant 08/23/24 10:20:04 PM #38:	It's not violent enough --- I know it might be wrong, but I'm in love with Stacy's dong <cite>MartavisBryant posted [p:981838266] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>It's not violent enough</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/23/24 10:23:18 PM #39:	MartavisBryant posted... It's not violent enough I once saw a clip of a woman in I think some British league, dislocate an arm. She popped it back in and kept playing. Soccer is not as peaceful as people think <cite>Zikten posted [p:981838300] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>MartavisBryant posted... </cite><quote>It's not violent enough</quote>I once saw a clip of a woman in I think some British league, dislocate an arm. She popped it back in and kept playing. Soccer is not as peaceful as people think</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 08/23/24 10:25:18 PM #40:	I try to watch it from time to time. Stoppage time is stupid. I can't stand it. I don't know when the game ends. The players and coaches don't know either. Just stop the clock when the ball is out of play. Off sides rules seem weird to me too. I don't mind it in hockey because it is easy to under stand. Puck must cross preset line first before offensive players. Puck goes back out passed it, offense must vacate and reset. I for the life of me can't figure it out in soccer since it floats based on the defense or something. Mainly it's the stoppage time to me. It is mind bogglingly dumb. --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:981838317] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>I try to watch it from time to time.Stoppage time is stupid. I can't stand it. I don't know when the game ends. The players and coaches don't know either.Just stop the clock when the ball is out of play.Off sides rules seem weird to me too. I don't mind it in hockey because it is easy to under stand. Puck must cross preset line first before offensive players. Puck goes back out passed it, offense must vacate and reset. I for the life of me can't figure it out in soccer since it floats based on the defense or something.Mainly it's the stoppage time to me. It is mind bogglingly dumb.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thewinner14 08/23/24 10:30:20 PM #41:	K181 posted... Imperialism. Soccer was spread by the British, as was rugby and cricket, but the US broke away before those sports were really and truly formed fully. Cricket was immensely popular until the end of the American Civil War, when it was supplanted by Base Ball. The first international cricket match was between US and Canada Soccer is a British term for the sport (that they dropped and now make fun of Americans for) Gridiron football is a direct descendant of Rugby football. So all those sports were once popular in North America and specifically the United States. Other sports developed, either from or simultaneously, and became cultural staples. <cite>Thewinner14 posted [p:981838364] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Imperialism. Soccer was spread by the British, as was rugby and cricket, but the US broke away before those sports were really and truly formed fully.</quote>Cricket was immensely popular until the end of the American Civil War, when it was supplanted by Base Ball. The first international cricket match was between US and Canada Soccer is a British term for the sport (that they dropped and now make fun of Americans for)Gridiron football is a direct descendant of Rugby football. So all those sports were once popular in North America and specifically the United States. Other sports developed, either from or simultaneously, and became cultural staples.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 08/23/24 10:34:33 PM #42:	furb posted... Off sides rules seem weird to me too. I don't mind it in hockey because it is easy to under stand. Puck must cross preset line first before offensive players. Puck goes back out passed it, offense must vacate and reset. I for the life of me can't figure it out in soccer since it floats based on the defense or something. It's really not that complicated. An offensive player must have two or more defensive players (usually goalie and one defender) between them and the goal at the time they make a move on the ball in the defending half of the pitch. If they start onsides and smoke past the defense, they're fine. If they start offsides and make a move on the ball, not fine. The torso, head, and feet can trigger offsides but the hands and arms can't. Actual children figure this out by, like, age 8. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:981838412] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite><quote>Off sides rules seem weird to me too. I don't mind it in hockey because it is easy to under stand. Puck must cross preset line first before offensive players. Puck goes back out passed it, offense must vacate and reset. I for the life of me can't figure it out in soccer since it floats based on the defense or something.</quote>It's really not that complicated.An offensive player must have two or more defensive players (usually goalie and one defender) between them and the goal at the time they make a move on the ball in the defending half of the pitch.If they start onsides and smoke past the defense, they're fine.If they start offsides and make a move on the ball, not fine.The torso, head, and feet can trigger offsides but the hands and arms can't.Actual children figure this out by, like, age 8.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 08/23/24 10:36:03 PM #43:	furb posted... Off sides rules seem weird to me too. I don't mind it in hockey because it is easy to under stand. Puck must cross preset line first before offensive players. Puck goes back out passed it, offense must vacate and reset. I for the life of me can't figure it out in soccer since it floats based on the defense or something. The very short version of it is there has to be 2 defensive players behind the ball for a forward offensive pass. As for the time. No. Start doing that and it'll turn into football bullshit where games go on for 12 hours. Plus there are to many stoppages in play that could be taken quickly that would almost guaranteed be fucked up by making sure the clock was stopped. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:981838426] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite><quote>Off sides rules seem weird to me too. I don't mind it in hockey because it is easy to under stand. Puck must cross preset line first before offensive players. Puck goes back out passed it, offense must vacate and reset. I for the life of me can't figure it out in soccer since it floats based on the defense or something.</quote>The very short version of it is there has to be 2 defensive players behind the ball for a forward offensive pass. As for the time. No. Start doing that and it'll turn into football bullshit where games go on for 12 hours. Plus there are to many stoppages in play that could be taken quickly that would almost guaranteed be fucked up by making sure the clock was stopped. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 08/23/24 10:36:11 PM #44:	I think it should work like hockey. I would like to see more breaks where a fast guy and a long pass could get behind the defense and stretch the field. I feel like that would make the game more exciting and less pass pass pass in the mid field. I'm sure soccer purist will say that ruins the game. Maybe it does, but I think it would make me more interested in it. In hockey, with the off sides being set to a line and not people, this is possible. I love hockey. They even changed the rules to ditch the two line passes a few years ago to make it even more wide open to facilitate more breaks. --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:981838430] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>I think it should work like hockey. I would like to see more breaks where a fast guy and a long pass could get behind the defense and stretch the field. I feel like that would make the game more exciting and less pass pass pass in the mid field. I'm sure soccer purist will say that ruins the game. Maybe it does, but I think it would make me more interested in it.In hockey, with the off sides being set to a line and not people, this is possible. I love hockey. They even changed the rules to ditch the two line passes a few years ago to make it even more wide open to facilitate more breaks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 08/23/24 10:37:57 PM #45:	furb posted... I think it should work like hockey. I would like to see more breaks where a fast guy and a long pass could get behind the defense and stretch the field. In hockey, with the off sides being set to a line and not people, this is possible. It isn't in soccer. That can already happen in soccer. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:981838456] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite><quote>I think it should work like hockey. I would like to see more breaks where a fast guy and a long pass could get behind the defense and stretch the field.In hockey, with the off sides being set to a line and not people, this is possible. It isn't in soccer.</quote>That can already happen in soccer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 08/23/24 10:38:56 PM #46:	USA soccer players just suck and can't compare to Europeans. The competition is not there. --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:981838463] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>USA soccer players just suck and can't compare to Europeans. The competition is not there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 08/23/24 10:39:17 PM #47:	furb posted... I think it should work like hockey. Bully for you. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:981838469] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite><quote>I think it should work like hockey.</quote>Bully for you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AndyReklaw 08/23/24 10:42:06 PM #48:	Hockey is already kinda the same thing but smaller and more... I don't know intense? And while hockey isn't the biggest sorry in the US we also have basketball to serve a similar purpose. Obviously the mechanics of basketball are different but the constant battling back and forth maybe serves a similar enough watching experience (but on much faster scale) and that probably eats up most of the attention from soccer. --- This user is awesome!: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/user/gamefaqs-user?account=12351915135 <cite>AndyReklaw posted [p:981838492] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Hockey is already kinda the same thing but smaller and more... I don't know intense? And while hockey isn't the biggest sorry in the US we also have basketball to serve a similar purpose. Obviously the mechanics of basketball are different but the constant battling back and forth maybe serves a similar enough watching experience (but on much faster scale) and that probably eats up most of the attention from soccer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 08/23/24 10:42:14 PM #49:	VeggetaX posted... USA soccer players just suck and can't compare to Europeans. The competition is not there. Depends on your definition of comparing. They aren't the elite but we have a handful playing in top level teams, but a majority are at mid level teams. There's nothing wrong with that. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:981838497] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>VeggetaX posted... </cite><quote>USA soccer players just suck and can't compare to Europeans. The competition is not there.</quote>Depends on your definition of comparing. They aren't the elite but we have a handful playing in top level teams, but a majority are at mid level teams. There's nothing wrong with that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sonixs 08/23/24 11:00:49 PM #50:	Because nobody cares about it here. And the rest of the world should thankful. Because if our athletes dedicated their lives to practicing and conditioning their bodies for soccer, it'd be over for the rest of the world. <cite>Sonixs posted [p:981838682] in Why soccer... [t:80833634]...</cite> <quote>Because nobody cares about it here.And the rest of the world should thankful. Because if our athletes dedicated their lives to practicing and conditioning their bodies for soccer, it'd be over for the rest of the world.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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