Take a Sip...
So as the last few minutes wind down on the opening game for the USA at the World Cup, I begin to ponder..
Why are they even there?
They've never won a game in Europe. And today they lost to the Czech Republic. And the World Cup is in Germany
And need I remind you .. They have never won a game in Europe! Talk about not playing good on the road. When you can't win a game on an ENTIRE CONTINENT? Time to re-evaluate your skill set. Now granted, they're also winless in Antarctica ...
Because with all the pro-USA advertising and quotes from their athletes, it makes me think that the U.S is clueless as to where they rank in international play. It's not the athletes' faults. It's just another example of American arrogance. If The Price of Right's Showcase Showdown was a metaphor to international compeition, the United States is constantly overbidding. They're yelling out $25,000 when they should've just stuck to "one dollar!"
We care so little about soccer that we re-named the sport in this country. We even added our own national pre-fix to differentiate just because we didn't "invent" it. Every other country has football. We have "American" football. Are other countries cocky enough to re-define sports that we invented and named here?
"In this counry, we play Indian Basketball. It involves alot of kicking. No baskets. And the ball is optional!"
No amount of press releases, advertisements, or superstar athletes will ever make soccer popular here. For the same reason hockey has never really caught on in the U.S. The scores are too low. Now you could make one goal equal 45 points but then that would look even worse when the U.S loses to Trinidad 135 - 0.
Hockey's major selling point here in the U.S is the fights. That's where soccer has it backwards. The brawls and riots happen in the stands, not on the field. In fact just show me 90 minutes of people yelling, swearing, shoving, and kicking each other's asses and you have...
The NFL.
Why are they even there?
They've never won a game in Europe. And today they lost to the Czech Republic. And the World Cup is in Germany
And need I remind you .. They have never won a game in Europe! Talk about not playing good on the road. When you can't win a game on an ENTIRE CONTINENT? Time to re-evaluate your skill set. Now granted, they're also winless in Antarctica ...
Because with all the pro-USA advertising and quotes from their athletes, it makes me think that the U.S is clueless as to where they rank in international play. It's not the athletes' faults. It's just another example of American arrogance. If The Price of Right's Showcase Showdown was a metaphor to international compeition, the United States is constantly overbidding. They're yelling out $25,000 when they should've just stuck to "one dollar!"
We care so little about soccer that we re-named the sport in this country. We even added our own national pre-fix to differentiate just because we didn't "invent" it. Every other country has football. We have "American" football. Are other countries cocky enough to re-define sports that we invented and named here?
"In this counry, we play Indian Basketball. It involves alot of kicking. No baskets. And the ball is optional!"
No amount of press releases, advertisements, or superstar athletes will ever make soccer popular here. For the same reason hockey has never really caught on in the U.S. The scores are too low. Now you could make one goal equal 45 points but then that would look even worse when the U.S loses to Trinidad 135 - 0.
Hockey's major selling point here in the U.S is the fights. That's where soccer has it backwards. The brawls and riots happen in the stands, not on the field. In fact just show me 90 minutes of people yelling, swearing, shoving, and kicking each other's asses and you have...
The NFL.
posted by Paul at 10:49 AM
3 Comments:
It was quite refreshing not to see a post about the freaking MAVS!!! Kind of like the ol howbout them Cowboys ten years ago. Sick of it....Thank you.
Doofleboy has spoken.
Go Mavs?
I'm still here!
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