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What about the marching band? 
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
The trolls ate them before the game.
It's candy. Surely there are more important things the NAACP could be boycotting. If the candy were shaped like a burning cross or a black man made of regular chocolate being dragged behind a truck made of white chocolate I could understand the outrage and would share it. - DrosedarsComment
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On the womens side, the fan density seems greater. The stands aren't filled with immigrants, but rather those who are/were involved in local girls soccer. Girls soccer is pretty huge and doesn't have as much competition for the top atheletes (no comparable autumn sport).
I believe that's a misconception
. MLS regularly outdraws the Women's League, IIRC. Girls soccer isn't bigger than men's, even though with the women winning the WC it may seem that way.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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No, I'll hold the line. The people going to MLS games, at least in the DC area, are immigrants. The people going to Womens soccer are those involved in the sport locally. Even if MLS outdraws womens soccer, then this supports my contention.
Further, in the boys game, soccer competes with football for talent. The only competition that girls soccer might have is cheerleading and dance squad...I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Well in NY/NJ its different. Sure there are a lot of immigrants, but the majority of fans it seems are white kids and parents who were/are involved in youth soccer.
The only competition that girls soccer might have is cheerleading and dance squad...
Women's Basketball?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Soccer is an autumn sport in junior high and high school where I lived.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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It isn't like basketball is only a winter sport. We had leagues start in late fall.
Also, IIRC, women's field hockey shared the same time frame as women's soccer.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Apart from hockey, North American sports suck big time.
American Football: yeah sure I've got five hours to sit around while they have rests and polish their armour. Learn to play rugby or rugby league, ya girls!
Basketball: someone said men's netball. Well not quite, netball could be made worth watching if the chicks went topless. Apart from that both games are about as interesting as watching Sunderland.
Baseball: Snore!! Play cricket, a man's game where you can pitch (the considerably heavier and harder) ball right at the batter's head and knock him senseless, [and it isn't even against the rules!!!!!
But what really makes pro sports in the US suck is the crowd. There's no comparison with the singing and general banter of a soccer crowd. I don't want to watch sports with a bunch of silent ponces who have to be told when to cheer.
At SJP the crowd sings popular songs with altered lyrics to taunt the opposition. And they don't even have to be told when to.
And yes I have been to numerous professional sports games in NA.
Here's what happened once.
[Agathon and companions at baseball game]
then...
[the umpire makes a particularly bad decision]
Agathon: [rises from his seat] "You ******* useless blind ****! Why don't you get a pair of ******** glasses!?!
Agathon's companions: "What are you doing, shut up or you'll get thrown out".
A: "What!?! You mean you aren't allowed to swear at/mock the referee or the players?"
A's C; "No, security will throw you out."
A: "So we have to suffer these incompetent ***** in silence."
A'S C: "Yes, it's the Canadian way."
A: "What's the point in ******* coming then? What a ****** league, I can't believe you people pay good money and aren't allowed to complain."
And they made me stand up for the national anthem. At sporting events at home we don't stand and we sing the rude words to our anthem. When I asked a local what the rude words to "O Canada" were, he look blank and said "What do you mean, rude words?"Only feebs vote.Comment
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Silly Canadians. You can swear/mock the umpires just fine in the States.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Must just be Canada then.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Silly Canadians. You can swear/mock the umpires just fine in the States.
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You guys are WAAAY too polite
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Come to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium if you want to see some swearing.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Actually, the college sports have a lot of fan participation, although they are generally very well mannered. I fear the day that a Brit team has the 105,000 attendance of a typical Ohio State or Michigan game.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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They would if half of the fans weren't too drunk to make the game.Originally posted by DanS
Actually, the college sports have a lot of fan participation, although they are generally very well mannered. I fear the day that a Brit team has the 105,000 attendance of a typical Ohio State game.
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And you think OSU and Michigan fans aren't in the same boat?
Brit fans don't even have tailgate parties, do they?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Here's an interesting statistic. The World Cup in the US had by far (by ~18,000
) the highest average attendance of any World Cup in history. 69,000.
I'm guessing it's due to all the comparatively huge stadiums we have.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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