The World Cup

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:06 am

Anybody else following it? Anyone? Anyone?

I've come out of the closet along time ago-annoucing that I'm a soccer fan. The next month is pretty much nirvana! I remember when the World Cup final was featured on Wide World of Sports somewhere between Mexican Cliff Diving and Battle of the Network Stars. Nowadays-every game is on English speaking ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2. Germany and Costa Rica have just started things off.

Brazil is the favorite of course-as they are everytime they step on the field-Germany should go far-as the host always does, and my favorite (other than the USA) Holland is close to home and could do some damage. The European teams should fare much better in Germany than they did in Korea-Japan in 2002.

The USA has a nice team, but they're in a tough group-expectations are a little too high methinks. I hope not-but I don't see us getting out of the group.

Enjoy the month!

SACCAT · Post by **SACCAT** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:24 am

GERMANY UP 3-1 IN THE 2ND HALF. THAT KLUSE (sp) IS GOOD...

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:57 am

Costa Rica made the Germans sweat a little bit. Germany has a huge team-a bunch fo 6'4" guys which is very tall for soccer players. They look good going forward, but played like telephone poles in defense on Costa Rica's two goals.

That new stadium in Munich is gorgeous.

MSU01 · Post by **MSU01** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:56 pm

World Cup = best month of the everyfouryears!

Caught the second half of the Germany game...that fourth goal was amazing.

G.W.Bush · Post by **G.W.Bush** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:15 pm

You guys must be a bunch of immigrants! Soccer is down right un-American.

Post by **rtb** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:57 pm

MSU01 wrote:World Cup = best month of the everyfouryears!

Caught the second half of the Germany game...that fourth goal was amazing.

While I won't knock soccer because it is fun to play and ok to watch, do you really think this is the best month of every four years?

I can think of things that as a member of this site might be better like:
1.) College Football Recruit Signing Day/Month
2.) Spring Practice Begins
3.) August - Practice Begins
4.) September
5.) October
6.) November
......
7000.) MARCH MADNESS IS THE GREATEST MONTH EVER!

Ok, so maybe not 7000 things better than the month of World Cup, but certainly a lot.

catamaran · Post by **catamaran** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:27 pm

MSU01 wrote:World Cup = best month of the everyfouryears!

Caught the second half of the Germany game...that fourth goal was amazing.

You must have gotten dizzy in a FOUR GOAL scoring frenzy. That equates to watching a NASCAR race standing in the middle of the track

catsrback76 · Post by **catsrback76** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:05 pm

MSU01 wrote:World Cup = best month of the everyfouryears!

Caught the second half of the Germany game...that fourth goal was amazing.

I'll go for the Tour de France.

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:37 pm

catsrback76 wrote:
MSU01 wrote:World Cup = best month of the everyfouryears!

Caught the second half of the Germany game...that fourth goal was amazing.
I'll go for the Tour de France.

I love both the World Cup and the tour and this summer they're back to back.

England-Paraguay tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.

MSU01 · Post by **MSU01** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:48 pm

Yes, the World Cup is my favorite sporting event, period.

Even better than Cat/Griz football...that's probably going to get me banned, isn't it.

Post by **rtb** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:58 pm

MSU01 wrote:Yes, the World Cup is my favorite sporting event, period.

Even better than Cat/Griz football...that's probably going to get me banned, isn't it.

WHAT?

That should result in a self-imposed ban of say....20 years?

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:23 pm

rtb wrote:
MSU01 wrote:Yes, the World Cup is my favorite sporting event, period.

Even better than Cat/Griz football...that's probably going to get me banned, isn't it.
WHAT? That should result in a self-imposed ban of say....20 years?

Were it not for the great avitar, I would lobby aggressively for a lifetime ban ... but given the cool avitar ... let me just wag my finger and bob my head back and forth while floating my shoulders saying "Oh no you did-unt just say that!"

Hell's Bells · Post by **Hell's Bells** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:06 pm

Bay Area Cat wrote:
rtb wrote:
MSU01 wrote:Yes, the World Cup is my favorite sporting event, period.

Even better than Cat/Griz football...that's probably going to get me banned, isn't it.
WHAT? That should result in a self-imposed ban of say....20 years?
Were it not for the great avitar, I would lobby aggressively for a lifetime ban ... but given the cool avitar ... let me just wag my finger and bob my head back and forth while floating my shoulders saying "Oh no you did-unt just say that!"

avitar regardless he should get a lifetime ban for talking soccer on a sports messageboard....

BelgradeBobcat · Post by **BelgradeBobcat** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:37 pm

Hell's Bells wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:
rtb wrote:
MSU01 wrote:Yes, the World Cup is my favorite sporting event, period.

Even better than Cat/Griz football...that's probably going to get me banned, isn't it.
WHAT? That should result in a self-imposed ban of say....20 years?
Were it not for the great avitar, I would lobby aggressively for a lifetime ban ... but given the cool avitar ... let me just wag my finger and bob my head back and forth while floating my shoulders saying "Oh no you did-unt just say that!"
avitar regardless he should get a lifetime ban for talking soccer on a sports messageboard....

I guess you guys better go back to Islam, oil, and US foreign policy...

I'm still watching the World Cup with a few billion other people.

Here's a somewhat humerous piece from a British perspective:

http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2006/0 ... orts02.txt

BandCat · Post by **BandCat** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:57 am

Hell's Bells wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:
rtb wrote:
MSU01 wrote:Yes, the World Cup is my favorite sporting event, period.

Even better than Cat/Griz football...that's probably going to get me banned, isn't it.
WHAT? That should result in a self-imposed ban of say....20 years?
Were it not for the great avatar, I would lobby aggressively for a lifetime ban ... but given the cool avatar ... let me just wag my finger and bob my head back and forth while floating my shoulders saying "Oh no you did-unt just say that!"
avatar regardless he should get a lifetime ban for talking soccer on a sports messageboard....

I was a soccer fan before I knew anything about "American football". My favorite athlete when I was little was Pele. I probably couldn't have named a single NFL team besides the Seahawks (I'm originally from Seattle) These days, I watch the Olympics and the World Cup more than anything else (except for maybe Cubs baseball

).

MSU01 · Post by **MSU01** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:29 pm

rtb wrote:
WHAT? That should result in a self-imposed ban of say....20 years?

Right then...so, I'll be back in June of 2026. You know what, make that August of 2026. By then the '26 World Cup should be over. Cheers everyone!

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:56 pm

The U.S. tied with Italy today 1-1. Ghana upset the Czech Republic earlier which is a little boost for the U.S. The U.S. plays Ghana next Thursday and hopefull we can gt a win there.

Cat Grad · Post by **Cat Grad** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:34 pm

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/49524

Look what that loss did to the Dow!

coachouert · Post by **coachouert** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:00 am

US just dropped their game to Ghana 2-1. Italy did their part and beat the Czech Republic, but the US is heading home.

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:32 pm

I can't stand it when the U.S. loses in anything. I'm so angry right now!