Major sports annoyances

[SP Cook]

Soccer, the sport of the next generation.


Four generations and counting.

[kphoger]

Soccer has been the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

Soccer is the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

By 2026 soccer will be the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

The sport of the next generation, three generations and counting. 

Soccer is the sport of the next generation, four generations and counting.

Soccer, the sport of the next generation.

Four generations and counting.

Gee, but what do you think about it?

[1995hoo]

Soccer has been the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

Soccer is the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

By 2026 soccer will be the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

The sport of the next generation, three generations and counting. 

Soccer is the sport of the next generation, four generations and counting.

Soccer, the sport of the next generation.

Four generations and counting.

Gee, but what do you think about it?

The real question is why he changed his opinion in August 2017.

[webny99]

Soccer has been the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

Soccer is the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

By 2026 soccer will be the sport of the next generation.  Four generations and counting.

...

Gee, but what do you think about it?

Interesting progression there!

[US 89]

Georgia's best university is Emory, but it doesn't have a football team. Its best university *with* a football team is also the best football team, UGA.

Georgia Tech would beg to differ on both counts.

[ran4sh]

Georgia's best university is Emory, but it doesn't have a football team. Its best university *with* a football team is also the best football team, UGA.

Georgia Tech would beg to differ on both counts.

They call themselves an Institute so I'm ok with leaving them out of "best university" discussions.

[texaskdog]

Soccer fans remind me of classical music fans, who think they have the most highbrow music yet hardly anyone listens to it, or people who watch TV shows that are perceived as so intellectual and so good but they are canceled because no one watches them.   That's why we have Nascar, Country Music, and Jerry Springer.

[Alps]

Georgia's best university is Emory, but it doesn't have a football team. Its best university *with* a football team is also the best football team, UGA.

Georgia Tech would beg to differ on both counts.

They call themselves an Institute so I'm ok with leaving them out of "best university" discussions.

"The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech, is a public research university..."
University.

[Roadgeekteen]

Georgia's best university is Emory, but it doesn't have a football team. Its best university *with* a football team is also the best football team, UGA.

Georgia Tech would beg to differ on both counts.

They call themselves an Institute so I'm ok with leaving them out of "best university" discussions.

Institute is just another word to say university.

[OCGuy81]

I gave soccer a chance.  I watched some World Cup games, I've been to two Timbers games in Portland.  It's not bad, but not really my thing.  I will, however, give some credit where it's due.

- The fans are pretty electric, at least in Portland.  They really get into it!

- I like that the clock doesn't stop, and penalty time is just tacked on to the end.  I love American football, but damn it gets annoying with the clock stopping every time a flag is thrown.  I think when my wife and I first started dating, we were getting ready to go meet some friends, and she thought the 2 minute warning meant two minutes left in the game. Ha ha.

[Roadgeekteen]

NBA: Tanking my god I hate tanking

[texaskdog]

I gave soccer a chance.  I watched some World Cup games, I've been to two Timbers games in Portland.  It's not bad, but not really my thing.  I will, however, give some credit where it's due.

- The fans are pretty electric, at least in Portland.  They really get into it!

- I like that the clock doesn't stop, and penalty time is just tacked on to the end.  I love American football, but damn it gets annoying with the clock stopping every time a flag is thrown.  I think when my wife and I first started dating, we were getting ready to go meet some friends, and she thought the 2 minute warning meant two minutes left in the game. Ha ha.

So tired of so many penalties or that declined penalties are announced.

[ran4sh]

Georgia's best university is Emory, but it doesn't have a football team. Its best university *with* a football team is also the best football team, UGA.

Georgia Tech would beg to differ on both counts.

They call themselves an Institute so I'm ok with leaving them out of "best university" discussions.

"The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech, is a public research university..."
University.

Georgia's best university is Emory, but it doesn't have a football team. Its best university *with* a football team is also the best football team, UGA.

Georgia Tech would beg to differ on both counts.

They call themselves an Institute so I'm ok with leaving them out of "best university" discussions.

Institute is just another word to say university.

Right, but it's specifically in their style guide to not use the term University to refer to themselves, only the term Institute.

https://brand.gatech.edu/our-voice/editorial-style-guide/grammar

"Abbreviate Georgia Institute of Technology only as Georgia Tech, the Institute, or Tech."

"GT, GIT, the University, and Ga. Tech should never be used in running copy."

In any case I at least stand by my original points that Emory is the best university in GA and the University (the University of Georgia) is the best university in GA that has an NCAA football team.

[kphoger]

... soccer ... I like that the clock doesn't stop, and penalty time is just tacked on to the end.

Yes.  Every sport should do this.

[rawmustard]

So tired of so many penalties or that declined penalties are announced.

At least in football the officials know they need to keep the audience informed of what's going on (be it penalties or video review). In MLB, the audience typically has no idea on why a review might be called or other administrative tasks as the umpires aren't miced up. It even is a detriment to away announcers, who are still calling games remotely. (Jon Sciambi has brought this up numerous times this season, at least once when an umpire ejected someone in a dugout. Since the camera angle pointed over the dugout at the ump, the broadcasters had no idea exactly who was ejected, something they need to be able to communicate to viewers.)

[thspfc]

Soccer fans remind me of classical music fans, who think they have the most highbrow music yet hardly anyone listens to it, or people who watch TV shows that are perceived as so intellectual and so good but they are canceled because no one watches them.   That's why we have Nascar, Country Music, and Jerry Springer.

Who are you referencing? MLS fans? If so you have a point. But in Europe and South America, soccer is the NFL but even more important.

[Roadgeekteen]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

[Alps]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

Popularity would be measured by number of fans. Not by attendance, because arenas inherently have less capacity than open-air stadiums. It's tough to gauge that, but here's a graph of sport by "what's your favorite":
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074264/sports-leagues-age/
NFL, MLB, NBA are the clear top 3. NHL is tied with MLS in younger groups but still ahead in older, so I would say NHL is still more popular on that basis. The number of immigrants from soccer-friendly countries is changing the mix, and they do tend to be younger, so at some point this will change unless NHL (with its recent agreements) boosts its popularity.

[Roadgeekteen]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

Popularity would be measured by number of fans. Not by attendance, because arenas inherently have less capacity than open-air stadiums. It's tough to gauge that, but here's a graph of sport by "what's your favorite":
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074264/sports-leagues-age/
NFL, MLB, NBA are the clear top 3. NHL is tied with MLS in younger groups but still ahead in older, so I would say NHL is still more popular on that basis. The number of immigrants from soccer-friendly countries is changing the mix, and they do tend to be younger, so at some point this will change unless NHL (with its recent agreements) boosts its popularity.

MLS might become more popular, but NHL will always be more prestigious. Also among my classmates, NHL is way more popular than MLS.

[NWI_Irish96]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

Popularity would be measured by number of fans. Not by attendance, because arenas inherently have less capacity than open-air stadiums. It's tough to gauge that, but here's a graph of sport by "what's your favorite":
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074264/sports-leagues-age/
NFL, MLB, NBA are the clear top 3. NHL is tied with MLS in younger groups but still ahead in older, so I would say NHL is still more popular on that basis. The number of immigrants from soccer-friendly countries is changing the mix, and they do tend to be younger, so at some point this will change unless NHL (with its recent agreements) boosts its popularity.

MLS might become more popular, but NHL will always be more prestigious. Also among my classmates, NHL is way more popular than MLS.

Because of Christian Pulisic, I started following the German and then the English leagues. After watching those leagues, it's hard to watch MLS because the level of play is so much lower.

[Scott5114]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

isn't that just because other countries care more about soccer than they do hockey

[TheHighwayMan3561]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

Popularity would be measured by number of fans. Not by attendance, because arenas inherently have less capacity than open-air stadiums. It's tough to gauge that, but here's a graph of sport by "what's your favorite":
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074264/sports-leagues-age/
NFL, MLB, NBA are the clear top 3. NHL is tied with MLS in younger groups but still ahead in older, so I would say NHL is still more popular on that basis. The number of immigrants from soccer-friendly countries is changing the mix, and they do tend to be younger, so at some point this will change unless NHL (with its recent agreements) boosts its popularity.

MLS might become more popular, but NHL will always be more prestigious. Also among my classmates, NHL is way more popular than MLS.

Because of Christian Pulisic, I started following the German and then the English leagues. After watching those leagues, it's hard to watch MLS because the level of play is so much lower.

That goes with what I said on the last page that many American soccer fans are heavily invested in European leagues, but generally couldn't give two shits about MLS. In MLS cities, some fans care about their local team but couldn't care less about the rest of the league.

[Roadgeekteen]

When people say that the MLS is more popular/a bigger deal than the NHL. The best hockey player on earth goes to the NHL. The best soccer player on earth does NOT go to the MLS.

isn't that just because other countries care more about soccer than they do hockey

Yes, I guess.

[hotdogPi]

Ice hockey is not just a US/Canada thing. It's fairly popular in northern Europe.

[NWI_Irish96]

Ice hockey is not just a US/Canada thing. It's fairly popular in northern Europe.

Basketball is very popular worldwide, and even American football has pockets of popularity worldwide. Of course the major difference is that for baseball/basketball/hockey, the best players in the world go to North America to play, and in soccer the best players in the world go to Europe to play.

I wonder if there is any chance that one of the top European leagues would be willing to work out an affiliation deal with MLS? Have the entire league move to the US for the first 4 or 6 matches of the season and require teams to loan players to their MLS affiliates.