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Shannow
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Reply #875 on: February 04, 2013, 11:05:19 AM

Oh and Qatar got the World Cup in 2022 based purely upon its merits.  rolleyes


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Reply #876 on: February 04, 2013, 11:10:59 AM

Oh and Qatar got the World Cup in 2022 based purely upon its merits.  rolleyes

Merits? Is this what the New World Order currency is now?  why so serious?

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Reply #877 on: February 04, 2013, 12:10:06 PM

I thought the new world order currency was blowjobs. 
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Reply #878 on: February 04, 2013, 12:31:13 PM

I thought they revoked that World Cup from Qatar.

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Reply #879 on: February 04, 2013, 12:39:16 PM

Nope.  Still there, as far as I (and Wikipedia) know. 
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Reply #880 on: February 12, 2013, 10:10:42 AM

So the Olympics is removing wrestling. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/olympics-drop-wrestling-ioc-2020_n_2668195.html

Also in discussion was taekwando, modern pentathlon, and field hockey. Field hockey is pretty cool, so I'm happy they kept it. Here's what pissed me off about the decision. The criteria were as follows:

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The board voted after reviewing a report by the IOC program commission report that analyzed 39 criteria, including television ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy and global participation and popularity.

So you're saying that nobody was watching wrestling and/or buying tickets. Yet Modern Pentathalon, a sport where almost nobody could name all 5 events involved, somehow made the cut? Made the cut ahead of one of the oldest competitive sports next to just running around?

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Modern pentathlon also benefited from the work of Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., the son of the former IOC president who is a UIPM vice president and member of the IOC board.

Oh, I see.  Ohhhhh, I see. It gets better though. They are up to add a new event now. We could very well get sport climbing, roller sports, or wakeboarding. The idea of wakeboarding replacing wrestling as an Olympic sport is just wrong.

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Reply #881 on: February 14, 2013, 03:13:46 PM

Oscar Pistorius accused of killing his girlfriend.

For people who may not remember, Oscar Pistorius is 'Blade Runner', the double amputee Olympic runner.

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Reply #882 on: February 14, 2013, 03:15:34 PM

Oops.


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Reply #883 on: February 14, 2013, 03:17:18 PM

That just makes me want to make a whole series of photoshops.

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Reply #884 on: February 19, 2013, 07:24:58 AM

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/47055378/ns/sports-soccer/

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FIFA committed Tuesday to using goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and could have four systems competing for selection.

Thank god they are not being stupid about this anymore...

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Reply #885 on: February 19, 2013, 08:38:32 AM

Maybe one day we'll have that in baseball instead of umpires.  awesome, for real

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Reply #886 on: February 19, 2013, 08:42:53 AM

Now all FIFA has to add is a "Dive detector" and soccer will be watchable again.

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Reply #887 on: February 19, 2013, 08:47:45 AM

Now all FIFA has to add is a "Dive detector" and soccer will be watchable again.


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Reply #888 on: February 21, 2013, 01:36:01 PM

Now all FIFA has to add is a "Dive detector" and soccer will be watchable again.

Snipers would be better for entertainment value. 
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Reply #889 on: February 25, 2013, 06:25:19 PM

Am I a bad person for laughing at this?


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Reply #890 on: February 25, 2013, 06:37:26 PM

I'm amazed it's even that close.

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Reply #891 on: February 26, 2013, 12:21:17 AM

I would have rather found $5 than have any local professional team win a championship in any city I have lived in.

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Reply #892 on: February 28, 2013, 10:50:20 PM

Amazing catch (college baseball):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xiqjbrX9DE
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Reply #893 on: March 12, 2013, 04:09:07 PM

So I've gone through with it, and have started playing American Football here in Aus. Does anyone have any recommendations on what I should look for in a WR helmet? Also, gloves - yes/no? Pretentious douchery or good aid?

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Reply #894 on: March 13, 2013, 08:24:51 AM

If it ain't cold, why would you wear gloves as a wideout?

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Reply #895 on: March 13, 2013, 08:47:18 AM

Traction.

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Reply #896 on: March 16, 2013, 06:38:45 PM

Yea, I'm getting mixed reports on gloves. We are coming into autumn here in Aus, and will be playing throughout winter, and I've already noticed how tricky it can be to catch a really fast thrown ball with numb fingers. But on the other hand, gloves do seem kinda wanky. Still, should be fun though.

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Reply #897 on: March 17, 2013, 11:57:57 AM

They definitely help when it's cooler. It's been a few years since I played football, but for Fall and Spring Ultimate I wear them. Numb fingers + trying to catch = lots of drops and receiver gloves are just enough to help with that.

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Reply #898 on: March 17, 2013, 02:00:46 PM

If it ain't cold, why would you wear gloves as a wideout?

Grip, cushion, and protection for your hands from the turf. 

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Reply #899 on: April 05, 2013, 11:00:42 AM

I don't know if you guys have been following this Mike Rice stuff, but the guy is a major douchebag.  Rutgers is getting ready to have some major backlash in the higher ups.  Things are still dirty with the NCAA, but it seems as though the schools are actually starting to hold some people accountable......when they have a gun to their head.   why so serious?
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Reply #900 on: April 05, 2013, 11:21:53 AM

Rutgers was at the bottom of the Big East.  That makes firing your coach a hell of a lot easier while appearing to give a shit about student athletes than if you had Louisville-like numbers.

Bobby Knight never had a problem getting a job and I have to imagine that he did a hell of a lot worse than this.

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Reply #901 on: April 05, 2013, 11:29:09 AM

Rutgers was at the bottom of the Big East.  That makes firing your coach a hell of a lot easier while appearing to give a shit about student athletes than if you had Louisville-like numbers.

Bobby Knight never had a problem getting a job and I have to imagine that he did a hell of a lot worse than this.

There's worse on video-  when he choked Neil Reed.  That almost got him fired.  I can't imagine that people would put with this shit now.  Look what they did to Paterno.
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Reply #902 on: April 05, 2013, 12:08:13 PM

Look what they did to Paterno.

Not even remotely similar.

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Reply #903 on: April 05, 2013, 12:17:27 PM

Sure it is.  "Great" guy.....skeletons in the closet......

And the point wasn't to compare, it was to show that even the mightiest can be toppled.
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Reply #904 on: April 23, 2013, 07:59:12 AM

Mike Tyson:  He bit someone....it happens.

 awesome, for real

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He added: "I saw this guy (Suarez) on the Twitter thing and thought I would check it out and see what his journey was all about."

 Heart

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Reply #905 on: April 23, 2013, 09:09:59 AM

The 'Cannibal of Ajax' strikes again.

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Reply #906 on: April 23, 2013, 09:19:58 AM

As a huge Liverpool and Luis Suarez fan, I have to say it stunned even me while watching the game. I didn't know he'd done it before. I cannot imagine what makes you think 1) you won't be seen and caught and 2) why the fuck would you bite a dude in a football match? THE FUCK? He'll be suspended the rest of the season and some of the next and he deserves every bit of stick he'll get for it.

But goddamn is he an amazing player to watch.

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Reply #907 on: April 23, 2013, 09:30:49 AM

Some of these guys completely lose their shit when they play.  They don't even know what they're doing. 
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Reply #908 on: April 23, 2013, 11:46:04 AM

Amusing article on biting in sports

Highlights being mentioning the Uruguyan (sp?) Rugby team that crashed in the Andes and clip of dog at the barstardized version of Gaelic football/Aussie Rules that Ireland and Australia play annually.

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Reply #909 on: April 23, 2013, 12:32:26 PM

That Tyson bite is one of the most brutal things you'll see. 

Also, lest we forget what a coked up badass Tyson was in his prime....here are some highlights.
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