Sunday, June 27, 2010
A Thought
I haven't watched any of the World Cup, but I did catch a little of discussion about all of the noise caused by the vuvuzela and wanted to comment. Noisemakers suck. Whether it's the vuvuzela, thunder sticks, or whatever other contraption you come up with to artificially make noise, it has no place in the stadium. It's cheating. If fans can be loud enough to distract the opposing team, go for it. Yell your head off. Clap. I'm even okay with a little shaking of keys. But devices made solely for making noise should be kept outside the stadium.
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Okay...I'm flirting with losing my man card here, but I have to make a few comments to drive Adam's post further:
I hate soccer. I don't get it. It's boring. Every game ends in a tie, what is the point. With that being said, I watched...a few "minutes"...of the USA game yesterday as they were eliminated from World Cup play (gasp!).
I thought I would put all those previous opinions aside that I just mentioned and actually give the game a few minutes of my time so I had something more of substance than "I hate soccer."
You nailed it. What the #%@$ is that annoying noise? Is that what that is? A vuvuzela? I checked out the attached link and there's litterally NOTHING good about those things. The word "weapon" and "vuvuzela" were used in the same sentence discriptions. I had no idea what that noise was while watching the match.
Moving on, these "men" are nothing more than a bunch of sissies. Every time there is contact, boom, down goes a player. Heck, the one guy was CARRIED OFF BY A FREAKIN' STRETCHER!!! If I was Mike Utley, I'd be pounding someone making sure they had efficient use out of the stretcher. There was game stoppage every time a guy got touched. Litterally touched.
Next, the whole "extended time" issue. What is that?!?! Just keep adding minutes to the stupid game? End it already. Nobody cares. There was 30+ minutes of extra time. The ref apparently can just add time if he feels an injury stoppage took too much time off the clock. How he decides how much time and when he'll add that time is anyone's guess.
I honestly kept watching longer just to see what else I might find ridiculous about the game.
So, by giving the game a fair shake, and believe me, it was more than enough time to defend why I really hate soccer, I have more ammunition:
1. The players are sissies (even the USA players).
2. Extra Time...I don't get it.
3. That flippin' vuvuzela.
I think that's something soccer fans don't understand: most of us who really don't like it have at least tried to give it a chance and it failed miserably. Because it sucks.
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