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Post by OkieDokie on Feb 13, 2017 22:54:48 GMT -6
I disagree with women's gymnastics and SmokedPears hockey selections. Gymnastics has had a few break through performances but not the domination demonstrated by other countries. Germany may be the only other women's soccer team to make a claim at being even close to the USA women. Hockey, no where near the longevity or our wonderful and beautiful(not saying the hockey girls aren't hot) US women's soccer team. The biggest difference is we as a country put a lot of effort into womens soccer from young to adult. Keep in mind it was not a WC sport forever. And the mens soccer superpowers did not embrace women playing soccer they were so entrenched in mens due to success. US never had that mens success so women were able to grow unabated and with support. So even though our women are great we had a head start on most counties. They are catching up now, but still put their backing into mens. Gymnastics has always been a highly competitive sport. It goes in cycles sure but our women were one of the best all time this past olympics. Its been a worldwide competitive sport forever too.
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Jayme96
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Post by Jayme96 on Feb 14, 2017 8:02:06 GMT -6
Last time I checked, our men's national basketball team was the most dominant. But then again, I don't even consider soccer a real sport, much to the chagrin of my Ukrainian gf, where soccer is king. I even troll her a bit and call our football "REAL football" lol.
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Jayme96
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Post by Jayme96 on Feb 14, 2017 8:03:28 GMT -6
Oh and almost forgot, Trump is already in the process of making America GREAT Again!
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kramerhammer
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Post by kramerhammer on Feb 14, 2017 8:07:55 GMT -6
How's theCurling Team?? Drunk!!! That is a boring ass sport to watch but a riot to play. Kinda like bowling and golf.
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kramerhammer
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Post by kramerhammer on Feb 14, 2017 8:11:19 GMT -6
Oh and almost forgot, Trump is already in the process of making America GREAT Again! Sorry Jayme. My title was just an attempt to draw more attention to my thread, not to start a fight. But, jeebus cripes is your ass really that bunched up about liberals versus conservatives? Take a pill, wash it down with a Beer. Or a whiskey.
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OkieDokie
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Post by OkieDokie on Feb 14, 2017 8:12:08 GMT -6
Last time I checked, our men's national basketball team was the most dominant. But then again, I don't even consider soccer a real sport, much to the chagrin of my Ukrainian gf, where soccer is king. I even troll her a bit and call our football "REAL football" lol. Lol, she probably wonders why we play a 60 minute game in about 200 minutes meanwhile her sport plays 90+ minutes in about 110! you are correct with the BB reference too.
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kramerhammer
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Post by kramerhammer on Feb 14, 2017 8:26:24 GMT -6
Last time I checked, our men's national basketball team was the most dominant. But then again, I don't even consider soccer a real sport, much to the chagrin of my Ukrainian gf, where soccer is king. I even troll her a bit and call our football "REAL football" lol. Probably right about BB, but I am choosing to ignore it as I am trying to draw attention to my sport a little more. Leave it to Jayme to shoot that plan all to hell. LOL. Now focus and get back to talking about soccer.
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Jayme96
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Post by Jayme96 on Feb 14, 2017 10:04:11 GMT -6
Oh and almost forgot, Trump is already in the process of making America GREAT Again! Sorry Jayme. My title was just an attempt to draw more attention to my thread, not to start a fight. But, jeebus cripes is your ass really that bunched up about liberals versus conservatives? Take a pill, wash it down with a Beer. Or a whiskey. Who is fighting? I made a serious comment. 2 of them. That's all.
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Jayme96
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Post by Jayme96 on Feb 14, 2017 10:07:57 GMT -6
Last time I checked, our men's national basketball team was the most dominant. But then again, I don't even consider soccer a real sport, much to the chagrin of my Ukrainian gf, where soccer is king. I even troll her a bit and call our football "REAL football" lol. Lol, she probably wonders why we play a 60 minute game in about 200 minutes meanwhile her sport plays 90+ minutes in about 110! you are correct with the BB reference too. That's why I don't watch it live. I told her when she gets here there will be plenty of time to fool around during the game, so according to your math, 140 minutes each game! Idk about soccer's length. The only time I tried to watch that dreadful stuff was 4 years ago when I was in my hotel room in Ukraine and the girl I was seeing at that time was working so I was trying to watch TV and the only thing on that didn't require being able to understand Russian or Ukrainian was soccer. Even as bored as I was I still only managed to watch it for 15 minutes or so before I decided the hell with this crap and just tried to take a nap out of boredom lol. She's never seen real football though. Just stuff in movies. She's not impressed. I told her I'd make a fan out of her yet, but I suspect I might have to feign interest in soccer (or at least subject myself to suffering through watching it with her sometimes) to do so lol.
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kramerhammer
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Post by kramerhammer on Feb 14, 2017 17:04:02 GMT -6
Lol, she probably wonders why we play a 60 minute game in about 200 minutes meanwhile her sport plays 90+ minutes in about 110! you are correct with the BB reference too. That's why I don't watch it live. I told her when she gets here there will be plenty of time to fool around during the game, so according to your math, 140 minutes each game! Idk about soccer's length. The only time I tried to watch that dreadful stuff was 4 years ago when I was in my hotel room in Ukraine and the girl I was seeing at that time was working so I was trying to watch TV and the only thing on that didn't require being able to understand Russian or Ukrainian was soccer. Even as bored as I was I still only managed to watch it for 15 minutes or so before I decided the hell with this crap and just tried to take a nap out of boredom lol. She's never seen real football though. Just stuff in movies. She's not impressed. I told her I'd make a fan out of her yet, but I suspect I might have to feign interest in soccer (or at least subject myself to suffering through watching it with her sometimes) to do so lol. Give it a chance Jayme, it can be a great sport once you understand it. It has its drawbacks like everything(like taking a dive and rolling around like you just got amputated) but it really is fun to watch these women play. They are great. Set your DVR for March 1st(I have) and let your girlfriend explain it to you.
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Jayme96
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Post by Jayme96 on Feb 14, 2017 17:19:44 GMT -6
That's why I don't watch it live. I told her when she gets here there will be plenty of time to fool around during the game, so according to your math, 140 minutes each game! Idk about soccer's length. The only time I tried to watch that dreadful stuff was 4 years ago when I was in my hotel room in Ukraine and the girl I was seeing at that time was working so I was trying to watch TV and the only thing on that didn't require being able to understand Russian or Ukrainian was soccer. Even as bored as I was I still only managed to watch it for 15 minutes or so before I decided the hell with this crap and just tried to take a nap out of boredom lol. She's never seen real football though. Just stuff in movies. She's not impressed. I told her I'd make a fan out of her yet, but I suspect I might have to feign interest in soccer (or at least subject myself to suffering through watching it with her sometimes) to do so lol. Give it a chance Jayme, it can be a great sport once you understand it. It has its drawbacks like everything(like taking a dive and rolling around like you just got amputated) but it really is fun to watch these women play. They are great. Set your DVR for March 1st(I have) and let your girlfriend explain it to you. Well I've never watched women's soccer at all. Men's sports are much better, unless it's gymnastics. Then I gotta say I like those little dynamos (I only watch parts of the olympics even then). What is March 1st though?
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kramerhammer
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Post by kramerhammer on Feb 14, 2017 17:33:33 GMT -6
Give it a chance Jayme, it can be a great sport once you understand it. It has its drawbacks like everything(like taking a dive and rolling around like you just got amputated) but it really is fun to watch these women play. They are great. Set your DVR for March 1st(I have) and let your girlfriend explain it to you. Well I've never watched women's soccer at all. Men's sports are much better, unless it's gymnastics. Then I gotta say I like those little dynamos (I only watch parts of the olympics even then). What is March 1st though? USA Women's National team versus Germany. It will be great. As a side note, you know those krauts let a lot of refugees in their country.........time to kick their asses. Just a little joke.
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Post by SmokedPears on Feb 14, 2017 18:16:27 GMT -6
Is "kraut" a racist term?
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OkieDokie
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Post by OkieDokie on Feb 14, 2017 18:44:54 GMT -6
Is "kraut" a racist term? Food
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Jayme96
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Post by Jayme96 on Feb 14, 2017 19:30:07 GMT -6
Well I've never watched women's soccer at all. Men's sports are much better, unless it's gymnastics. Then I gotta say I like those little dynamos (I only watch parts of the olympics even then). What is March 1st though? USA Women's National team versus Germany. It will be great. As a side note, you know those krauts let a lot of refugees in their country.........time to kick their asses. Just a little joke. Lol well maybe I'll tune in just to see if any of the girls are good looking. Germany is tied for my 2nd favorite country, since that is where most of my ancestors came from in the 17 or 1800s.
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