A new, insidious threat to our society......

[Punity]

I think a good way to put it is that a hipster cares more about the image what he's doing/liking projects than actually doing it. i.e. They like to be thought of as liking soccer, and it doesn't actually matter if they like the sport itself or not.

also see: Most New York Yankees fans.

Or Ref sox, Cowboys, niners, lakers

 

[shecky]

Nice diagram. I do give myself haircuts, but that's only because it's cut 1/8 inch all around. Saves a ton of money. The rest does not apply in the least.

I think a good way to put it is that a hipster cares more about the image what he's doing/liking projects than actually doing it. i.e. They like to be thought of as liking soccer, and it doesn't actually matter if they like the sport itself or not.

also see: Most New York Yankees fans.

Ha.

Or Ref sox, Cowboys, niners, lakers

Hey.

 

[Zuljin]

 

[Zuljin]

And Shecky, I think they'd call you a grandpa.

 

[Punity]

Nice diagram. I do give myself haircuts, but that's only because it's cut 1/8 inch all around. Saves a ton of money. The rest does not apply in the least.


Ha.

Hey.

haha sorry i calls them as i sees them. I know when the Red Sox come to seattle for their series ill see more Boston fans then im sure are even from near the east coast

 

[shecky]

haha sorry i calls them as i sees them. I know when the Red Sox come to seattle for their series ill see more Boston fans then im sure are even from near the east coast

There are a lot of "pink hat" Red Sox fans. Not me. I can name the starting lineup from 1975, dammit.

 

[Punity]

There are a lot of "pink hat" Red Sox fans. Not me. I can name the starting lineup from 1975, dammit.

Its not your fault haha, blame Ben Affleck. I have a coworker thats a boston transplant and i pitch him S everytime any Boston team comes up for a playoff run or just when the Sox start out uber slow

 

[cmybeer]

Sorry not the OP but the other long winded bs that was types later

Alright so it was a bit of a drunken joke that I was reciting but are you really going to argue with me that if our best athletes were raised playing soccer and could stand to make as much if not more playing it than their current sports then we would be good at soccer? Come on, America's soccer players our not the cream of the crop in our sporting world. They do have superior endurance than a lot of other athletes, but if our most gifted athletes would have been raised and had a life long training by playing the same game they would rock it.

And I don't think I need to know anything about soccer to know that if it paid better here and was more popular then we would be better at it.

 

[Punity]

Doubt it what makes them good at one sport does not mean they translate to others.

 

[Punity]

Alright so it was a bit of a drunken joke that I was reciting but are you really going to argue with me that if our best athletes were raised playing soccer and could stand to make as much if not more playing it than their current sports then we would be good at soccer? Come on, America's soccer players our not the cream of the crop in our sporting world. They do have superior endurance than a lot of other athletes, but if our most gifted athletes would have been raised and had a life long training by playing the same game they would rock it.

And I don't think I need to know anything about soccer to know that if it paid better here and was more popular then we would be better at it.

Your last statement is asinine. If you nothing about football then how do you know we would be the best

 

[jeepinjeepin]

Nice diagram. I do give myself haircuts, but that's only because it's cut 1/8 inch all around.

Man up and take care of that last 1/8".

 

[CreamyGoodness]

*sits back with his hands in a finger-tent* Excelllllllllennnnt!

 

[cmybeer]

I didn't say the best. Or did I. Regardless, we would be better. I'm simply thinking about statistics. The percentage of America's youth that plays soccer is minuscule compared to those that play basketball, baseball and football. Other countries around the world simply don't have those kind of barriers because their main sport is football so therefore most of the children play it. All I'm saying is that if soccer's popularity was switched to equal that of basketball and football statistically speaking we would have to be better at it because there would be more people playing it. Maybe our best football and basketball players would not have transitioned well had they been brought up that way (but maybe they would have, there are plenty of great three sports athletes in high school) but maybe some of the other people would have. It is a little ignorant because I know nothing of the sport, but I think that the shear numbers would have to make us better than we currently are. If there were multimillion dollar contracts out there with endorsement deals and a huge percentage of the population of young kids playing the game we would be better at soccer. End of discussion.

 

[AnOldUR]

. . . and a huge percentage of the population of young kids playing the game we would be better at soccer. End of discussion.

What cave does this guy live in. Seems like every vacant piece of land around here turns into a soccer field. Damn, where do you think the name, "Soccer Mom" came from. They breed soccer kids.

 

[millworkman]

I didn't say the best. Or did I. Regardless, we would be better. I'm simply thinking about statistics. The percentage of America's youth that plays soccer is minuscule compared to those that play basketball, baseball and football.

And yet we wonder why our kids are getting fatter...

 

[shecky]

The percentage of America's youth that plays soccer is minuscule compared to those that play basketball, baseball and football.

3 million youth play soccer, 3 million youth play football, which just so happens to be the most popular sport in this country.

More than 10 million play basketball and baseball. You also have to consider that many soccer players participate in other sports (I have 2 soccer players in my house who do other sports).

Soccer is hardly miniscule in this country in terms of youth participation.

 

[cmybeer]

Soccer fields may be popping up like mad so perhaps we will see an improvement in the quality of US soccer in the future. That doesn't speak to the present though. And still, while it may becoming increasingly popular it is not at the same level once kids reach high school. And even once it gets to that level there will need to be additional incentives for the best athletes to play it. Just think about all the millions of kids who decided to stick with football, basketball or baseball because it is the cool thing to do and it would be awesome to get rich and famous.

And if we wanted our kids to get fat

 

[cmybeer]

I don't know, maybe the school I work in is not an accurate representation of America's growth but the soccer kids are not the cool ones in the hallways and our soccer team is significantly better than our football team.

 

[Punity]

No its not obviously . You know nothing of how football works, just because americans arent playing in the mls does not mean they dont lead lucrative careers. But ignorance will do that

 

[Punity]

I don't know, maybe the school I work in is not an accurate representation of America's growth but the soccer kids are not the cool ones in the hallways and our soccer team is significantly better than our football team.

Well i hope we can all grow up in tje 1960s again

 

[Zuljin]

Can I be 20 something in the 1960s? It'd probably increase my chances of scoring. A goal.

And we played the hell out of backyard soccer when I was a kid. It was a cheap game to play.

 

[Punity]

Can I be 20 something in the 1960s? It'd probably increase my chances of scoring. A goal.

And we played the hell out of backyard soccer when I was a kid. It was a cheap game to play.

Anyone who thinks this game isnt relevant in america is under a rock

 

[Zuljin]

One ball, and it doesn't have to be a soccer ball, and a place to kick it is all you reely need. That's makes for a game people will play because they can.

But I still aint watching it.

 

[smizak]

********* don't ghey up my thread with actual soccer talk!

 

[Punity]

You mad bro?

 

[Homercidal]

LOTS of kids play soccer. Then they don't have a place to go with it afterwards. It's kind of a "fun" sport for most everyone. Unlike the other major sports with large fanbases and lots more college and minor league systems, soccer seems to disappear for the most part after high school.

Both of my girls played for a few years and I never got into it. I even tried to watch some Pro games on the Satellite, but I just couldn't do it. I thought learning the rules would help. Nope.

Hockey is where it's at for me. I also watch Football, used to watch a lot of basketball, and follow baseball some (went to a Whitecaps A league game last night for anniversary). But I'd rather watch hockey than pretty much any of the others. Even kids hockey is more exciting.

Soccer for me is more fun than tennis or golf, but still somewhere below reading a good book and watching the wort boil...

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I'm with the OP in that its not soccer thats the problem, but people who pretend to enjoy something because they want to seem cool or ironic. If you like soccer, you are a guy who likes soccer. If you don't really care about soccer one way or another but you PRETEND to enjoy it to make it appear as if you are interesting, thats just lame.

 

[Homercidal]

So it's wrong for someone to look like a hipster (wait, don't answer that yet!) and have a good time at a soccer game? Maybe they are just really big soccer fans who HAPPEN to look like idiots (I mean hipsters).

While we are on the subject of how to look in public, I think that all young hot chicks at baseball games need to wear tight white shorts. Please.

 

[Punity]

So it's wrong for someone to look like a hipster (wait, don't answer that yet!) and have a good time at a soccer game? Maybe they are just really big soccer fans who HAPPEN to look like idiots (I mean hipsters).

While we are on the subject of how to look in public, I think that all young hot chicks at baseball games need to wear tight white shorts. Please.

Here here. And kid sized jerseys

 

[CreamyGoodness]

My argument is that they arent really having a good time, they are there more to be seen.

Personally, I would prefer viewing windows at yoga classes... but then I'm a freak...