(07-08-2019 08:35 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:09 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 06:03 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 05:45 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 04:41 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  The provided uniform for that match (couple matches actually) from their bosses had a rainbow on it. Everyone wore it, because that's what you do if you want to play, except her. So if a team decides to go throwback for a game and one dude refuses to wear it.. he plays anyway?

Lmfao. Yeah I'M the one that can't comprehend.

Laugh away Laughing Boy. At least you finally came to the realization that aren't able to comprehend a lot of things. For the record, just so you don't misunderstand that last statement ... I realize that you were just making a feeble attempt to make yourself appear smart (again).

"he plays anyway"???

First indication that you really don't comprehend things too well ... we are talking about the Women's Soccer Team. Now granted they probably have one or two Butch types on the team (you know ... a bit more masculine than your typical female) but I wouldn't refer to them as "he".

Second indication that you don't comprehend things very well ... there is a difference between "playing" and not being able to play because they are no longer with the team. But you know that. You just want to argue and that's all you have, lame as it is. I wasn't talking about someone not "playing", I was talking about them not being on the team - big difference.

All of which brings us back on topic to the Political Lesbo girl (she, not he). Do you think showing disrespect for your country should get a player some disciplinary action against her. After all, she isn't playing for some Club Team. You seem stuck on uniforms. Well, her "uniform" states that she is representing the USA. If she doesn't respect the country's National Anthem and feels the need to go over seas and speak out negatively about the President then she should either bow out gracefully due to her beliefs or be kicked off the team for not representing the "uniform".

She didn't get kicked off the team, dummy. She declined a call up, and she's been called up to WNT camps since then. She just didn't make the final roster, probably because she was a fringe player to begin with. There are no permanent members of a national team, it's whoever the manager chooses.

And the fact that my analogy about a throwback uniform didn't involve women specifically.. because its an analogy.. has nothing to do with anything. You really are out of your element when you have to read anything but the most basic language. That was the worst attempt at a burn I've ever seen.

Rapinoe was disciplined when they made her stand for the anthem. If that's not enough for you that's your problem.

Look



Enough of the personal name calling.

Once again you have made the same errors that you frequently do. You say something, then when you get called out for what you actually wrote down in your post, you attempt to sell the idea that what you wrote meant something other than what it meant by the words you actually used. In English or any other language that's a tough sell. Maybe in the future you can try to write what you mean and mean what you write instead of just putting down words that don't mean what you really wanted them to. It was an analogy. Right!!! Pretty weak argument for someone that is supposed to "comprehend" everything so well.

You also seem too concerned for my personal life than you should be for someone that doesn't even know me. First it was to tell me what I should and should not watch on TV (like that would matter to me), then it was about my blood pressure which is always great by the way, and now you want to tell me that I have or may have a problem because Lesbo Rapino was "disciplined" by making her stand for the National Anthem (while competing for the USA). Wow! What a crock! Looks like the whole team was "disciplined" as well then since they were standing too.

Why'd you jump into this anyway. If you go back and see, you will find that you felt compelled to chime in on the fact that I stated I refused to watch the Women's Soccer games on TV this tournament and gave my reasons. It had nothing to do with you and I certainly don't need advice from some childish keyboard schmuck on my own personal decision to watch or not watch the games.

People - myself included - don't have to make any attempt at all to "burn" you. You take care of that job in spades all by yourself most every time you post something.

Talk about word vomit.

The reason I went with the male example/analogy is because y'all clearly watch male team sports a lot more, many of them wear throwback jerseys, and the absurdity of letting a guy play if he refuses to wear one. Which is the same situation here whether you happen to like the symbol on the jersey or not. Like I didn't know we were talking about the WNT. GTFO.

The fact that you thought you had a gotcha because I said "he".. when it was literally a basic analogy.. shows either willful ignorance or basic misunderstanding of English. Take your pick.

Blah, blah, blah, blah-blah-blah-blah. Reminds me of that voice from the Charlie Brown cartoons. It says a lot, yet ultimately it says nothing at all. Burned yourself yet again.

(07-08-2019 09:14 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:09 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 06:03 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 05:45 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 04:41 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  The provided uniform for that match (couple matches actually) from their bosses had a rainbow on it. Everyone wore it, because that's what you do if you want to play, except her. So if a team decides to go throwback for a game and one dude refuses to wear it.. he plays anyway?

Lmfao. Yeah I'M the one that can't comprehend.

Laugh away Laughing Boy. At least you finally came to the realization that aren't able to comprehend a lot of things. For the record, just so you don't misunderstand that last statement ... I realize that you were just making a feeble attempt to make yourself appear smart (again).

"he plays anyway"???

First indication that you really don't comprehend things too well ... we are talking about the Women's Soccer Team. Now granted they probably have one or two Butch types on the team (you know ... a bit more masculine than your typical female) but I wouldn't refer to them as "he".

Second indication that you don't comprehend things very well ... there is a difference between "playing" and not being able to play because they are no longer with the team. But you know that. You just want to argue and that's all you have, lame as it is. I wasn't talking about someone not "playing", I was talking about them not being on the team - big difference.

All of which brings us back on topic to the Political Lesbo girl (she, not he). Do you think showing disrespect for your country should get a player some disciplinary action against her. After all, she isn't playing for some Club Team. You seem stuck on uniforms. Well, her "uniform" states that she is representing the USA. If she doesn't respect the country's National Anthem and feels the need to go over seas and speak out negatively about the President then she should either bow out gracefully due to her beliefs or be kicked off the team for not representing the "uniform".

She didn't get kicked off the team, dummy. She declined a call up, and she's been called up to WNT camps since then. She just didn't make the final roster, probably because she was a fringe player to begin with. There are no permanent members of a national team, it's whoever the manager chooses.

And the fact that my analogy about a throwback uniform didn't involve women specifically.. because its an analogy.. has nothing to do with anything. You really are out of your element when you have to read anything but the most basic language. That was the worst attempt at a burn I've ever seen.

Rapinoe was disciplined when they made her stand for the anthem. If that's not enough for you that's your problem.

Look



Enough of the personal name calling.

Once again you have made the same errors that you frequently do. You say something, then when you get called out for what you actually wrote down in your post, you attempt to sell the idea that what you wrote meant something other than what it meant by the words you actually used. In English or any other language that's a tough sell. Maybe in the future you can try to write what you mean and mean what you write instead of just putting down words that don't mean what you really wanted them to. It was an analogy. Right!!! Pretty weak argument for someone that is supposed to "comprehend" everything so well.

You also seem too concerned for my personal life than you should be for someone that doesn't even know me. First it was to tell me what I should and should not watch on TV (like that would matter to me), then it was about my blood pressure which is always great by the way, and now you want to tell me that I have or may have a problem because Lesbo Rapino was "disciplined" by making her stand for the National Anthem (while competing for the USA). Wow! What a crock! Looks like the whole team was "disciplined" as well then since they were standing too.

Why'd you jump into this anyway. If you go back and see, you will find that you felt compelled to chime in on the fact that I stated I refused to watch the Women's Soccer games on TV this tournament and gave my reasons. It had nothing to do with you and I certainly don't need advice from some childish keyboard schmuck on my own personal decision to watch or not watch the games.

People - myself included - don't have to make any attempt at all to "burn" you. You take care of that job in spades all by yourself most every time you post something.

She was "disciplined" by being given the privilege to take all the teams PKs, inflate her stats, and rob the best player, who scored 6 goals of her own as well as being responsible for 4 of lesbos, of the golden boot.



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Yeah, isn't that a hoot? You just can't make this stuff up. They probably "disciplined" her again after the match by making her go out with the rest of the team to eat ice cream.

(07-08-2019 09:55 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  Women's World Cup is over. Everybody can stop pretending to care about Women's Soccer now.

their only notoriety is they made arse of themselves. So brave, so woke, so edgy. So soon forgotten.

On to the women's badminton championships. Orange man bad.

(07-08-2019 10:28 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:35 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:09 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 06:03 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 05:45 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  Laugh away Laughing Boy. At least you finally came to the realization that aren't able to comprehend a lot of things. For the record, just so you don't misunderstand that last statement ... I realize that you were just making a feeble attempt to make yourself appear smart (again).

"he plays anyway"???

First indication that you really don't comprehend things too well ... we are talking about the Women's Soccer Team. Now granted they probably have one or two Butch types on the team (you know ... a bit more masculine than your typical female) but I wouldn't refer to them as "he".

Second indication that you don't comprehend things very well ... there is a difference between "playing" and not being able to play because they are no longer with the team. But you know that. You just want to argue and that's all you have, lame as it is. I wasn't talking about someone not "playing", I was talking about them not being on the team - big difference.

All of which brings us back on topic to the Political Lesbo girl (she, not he). Do you think showing disrespect for your country should get a player some disciplinary action against her. After all, she isn't playing for some Club Team. You seem stuck on uniforms. Well, her "uniform" states that she is representing the USA. If she doesn't respect the country's National Anthem and feels the need to go over seas and speak out negatively about the President then she should either bow out gracefully due to her beliefs or be kicked off the team for not representing the "uniform".

She didn't get kicked off the team, dummy. She declined a call up, and she's been called up to WNT camps since then. She just didn't make the final roster, probably because she was a fringe player to begin with. There are no permanent members of a national team, it's whoever the manager chooses.

And the fact that my analogy about a throwback uniform didn't involve women specifically.. because its an analogy.. has nothing to do with anything. You really are out of your element when you have to read anything but the most basic language. That was the worst attempt at a burn I've ever seen.

Rapinoe was disciplined when they made her stand for the anthem. If that's not enough for you that's your problem.

Look



Enough of the personal name calling.

Once again you have made the same errors that you frequently do. You say something, then when you get called out for what you actually wrote down in your post, you attempt to sell the idea that what you wrote meant something other than what it meant by the words you actually used. In English or any other language that's a tough sell. Maybe in the future you can try to write what you mean and mean what you write instead of just putting down words that don't mean what you really wanted them to. It was an analogy. Right!!! Pretty weak argument for someone that is supposed to "comprehend" everything so well.

You also seem too concerned for my personal life than you should be for someone that doesn't even know me. First it was to tell me what I should and should not watch on TV (like that would matter to me), then it was about my blood pressure which is always great by the way, and now you want to tell me that I have or may have a problem because Lesbo Rapino was "disciplined" by making her stand for the National Anthem (while competing for the USA). Wow! What a crock! Looks like the whole team was "disciplined" as well then since they were standing too.

Why'd you jump into this anyway. If you go back and see, you will find that you felt compelled to chime in on the fact that I stated I refused to watch the Women's Soccer games on TV this tournament and gave my reasons. It had nothing to do with you and I certainly don't need advice from some childish keyboard schmuck on my own personal decision to watch or not watch the games.

People - myself included - don't have to make any attempt at all to "burn" you. You take care of that job in spades all by yourself most every time you post something.

Talk about word vomit.

The reason I went with the male example/analogy is because y'all clearly watch male team sports a lot more, many of them wear throwback jerseys, and the absurdity of letting a guy play if he refuses to wear one. Which is the same situation here whether you happen to like the symbol on the jersey or not. Like I didn't know we were talking about the WNT. GTFO.

The fact that you thought you had a gotcha because I said "he".. when it was literally a basic analogy.. shows either willful ignorance or basic misunderstanding of English. Take your pick.

Blah, blah, blah, blah-blah-blah-blah. Reminds me of that voice from the Charlie Brown cartoons. It says a lot, yet ultimately it says nothing at all. Burned yourself yet again.

You know its possible to actually address someone's points instead of intentionally misreading their posts to "get em", right?

I guess then you'd have to prove you have no clue WTF you're talking about though.

Rapinoe says team will accept Schumer invite to Senate.

Rapinoe too stupid to realize the Republicans have control of the Senate?

Lmao


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(07-09-2019 05:46 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  Rapinoe says team will accept Schumer invite to Senate.

Rapinoe too stupid to realize the Republicans have control of the Senate?

Lmao


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Is she speaking for the whole team now?

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(07-09-2019 12:12 AM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 10:28 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:35 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:09 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 06:03 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  She didn't get kicked off the team, dummy. She declined a call up, and she's been called up to WNT camps since then. She just didn't make the final roster, probably because she was a fringe player to begin with. There are no permanent members of a national team, it's whoever the manager chooses.

And the fact that my analogy about a throwback uniform didn't involve women specifically.. because its an analogy.. has nothing to do with anything. You really are out of your element when you have to read anything but the most basic language. That was the worst attempt at a burn I've ever seen.

Rapinoe was disciplined when they made her stand for the anthem. If that's not enough for you that's your problem.

Look



Enough of the personal name calling.

Once again you have made the same errors that you frequently do. You say something, then when you get called out for what you actually wrote down in your post, you attempt to sell the idea that what you wrote meant something other than what it meant by the words you actually used. In English or any other language that's a tough sell. Maybe in the future you can try to write what you mean and mean what you write instead of just putting down words that don't mean what you really wanted them to. It was an analogy. Right!!! Pretty weak argument for someone that is supposed to "comprehend" everything so well.

You also seem too concerned for my personal life than you should be for someone that doesn't even know me. First it was to tell me what I should and should not watch on TV (like that would matter to me), then it was about my blood pressure which is always great by the way, and now you want to tell me that I have or may have a problem because Lesbo Rapino was "disciplined" by making her stand for the National Anthem (while competing for the USA). Wow! What a crock! Looks like the whole team was "disciplined" as well then since they were standing too.

Why'd you jump into this anyway. If you go back and see, you will find that you felt compelled to chime in on the fact that I stated I refused to watch the Women's Soccer games on TV this tournament and gave my reasons. It had nothing to do with you and I certainly don't need advice from some childish keyboard schmuck on my own personal decision to watch or not watch the games.

People - myself included - don't have to make any attempt at all to "burn" you. You take care of that job in spades all by yourself most every time you post something.

Talk about word vomit.

The reason I went with the male example/analogy is because y'all clearly watch male team sports a lot more, many of them wear throwback jerseys, and the absurdity of letting a guy play if he refuses to wear one. Which is the same situation here whether you happen to like the symbol on the jersey or not. Like I didn't know we were talking about the WNT. GTFO.

The fact that you thought you had a gotcha because I said "he".. when it was literally a basic analogy.. shows either willful ignorance or basic misunderstanding of English. Take your pick.

Blah, blah, blah, blah-blah-blah-blah. Reminds me of that voice from the Charlie Brown cartoons. It says a lot, yet ultimately it says nothing at all. Burned yourself yet again.

You know its possible to actually address someone's points instead of intentionally misreading their posts to "get em", right?

I guess then you'd have to prove you have no clue WTF you're talking about though.

I'd say he was spot on. You? Not so much. In fact, I'm not sure you've made one single post since rediscovering this place that was fact based.

She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

(07-09-2019 07:48 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

(07-09-2019 08:08 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 07:48 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

I agree with Mensa. Separating her on field prowess with off the field politics is necessary. I don't agree with her stance on the WH, etc, but she is absolutely suited to take penalties, etc. I think she proved that this WC.

(07-09-2019 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:08 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 07:48 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

I agree with Mensa. Separating her on field prowess with off the field politics is necessary. I don't agree with her stance on the WH, etc, but she is absolutely suited to take penalties, etc. I think she proved that this WC.

Anyone on the field is suited to take penalties. It is the easiest score in sports and the person who drew the penalty takes the shot everywhere else (including Argentina and Messi). Free kicks are different... the one she made against France was sick (I'll give her that one_ even though Morgan drew that as well as all her PKs). The golden boot was handed to her for political reasons.

(07-09-2019 08:35 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:08 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 07:48 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

I agree with Mensa. Separating her on field prowess with off the field politics is necessary. I don't agree with her stance on the WH, etc, but she is absolutely suited to take penalties, etc. I think she proved that this WC.

Anyone on the field is suited to take penalties. It is the easiest score in sports and the person who drew the penalty takes the shot everywhere else (including Argentina and Messi). Free kicks are different... the one she made against France was sick (I'll give her that one_ even though Morgan drew that as well as all her PKs). The golden boot was handed to her for political reasons.

They taught us in our certification class that you don't let the person who drew the penalty take the kick. Now, if its someone like Messi, I'm sure that goes out the window.

(07-09-2019 08:35 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:08 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 07:48 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

I agree with Mensa. Separating her on field prowess with off the field politics is necessary. I don't agree with her stance on the WH, etc, but she is absolutely suited to take penalties, etc. I think she proved that this WC.

Anyone on the field is suited to take penalties. It is the easiest score in sports and the person who drew the penalty takes the shot everywhere else (including Argentina and Messi). Free kicks are different... the one she made against France was sick (I'll give her that one_ even though Morgan drew that as well as all her PKs). The golden boot was handed to her for political reasons.

I disagree that anyone on the fieldis suited to take penalties. She's one of the better players on the team and that's why she takes the penalty kicks. Personally, I think they should move the spot back a little but given the heightened stress level of a WC final teams definitely don't want just anyone taking the pen and usually have one or two players that take penalties no matter who was actually fouled.

(07-09-2019 09:03 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:35 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:08 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 07:48 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She was given the privilege of taking PK’s and FK’s because the team determined she was the best person to take them.

The US WNT did nothing that any other team does not also do.

Commit a foul in the box against Argentina, Messi will take the PK.

So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

I agree with Mensa. Separating her on field prowess with off the field politics is necessary. I don't agree with her stance on the WH, etc, but she is absolutely suited to take penalties, etc. I think she proved that this WC.

Anyone on the field is suited to take penalties. It is the easiest score in sports and the person who drew the penalty takes the shot everywhere else (including Argentina and Messi). Free kicks are different... the one she made against France was sick (I'll give her that one_ even though Morgan drew that as well as all her PKs). The golden boot was handed to her for political reasons.

I disagree that anyone on the fieldis suited to take penalties. She's one of the better players on the team and that's why she takes the penalty kicks. Personally, I think they should move the spot back a little but given the heightened stress level of a WC final teams definitely don't want just anyone taking the pen and usually have one or two players that take penalties no matter who was actually fouled.

It was a high percentage shot for any of the USA's star players to make. To act as if she was somehow head and shoulders above the rest in that accord is inaccurate. Any of their front line scorers would have likely found the net with the shot same as she did.

(07-09-2019 07:45 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 12:12 AM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 10:28 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:35 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(07-08-2019 08:09 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  Look



Enough of the personal name calling.

Once again you have made the same errors that you frequently do. You say something, then when you get called out for what you actually wrote down in your post, you attempt to sell the idea that what you wrote meant something other than what it meant by the words you actually used. In English or any other language that's a tough sell. Maybe in the future you can try to write what you mean and mean what you write instead of just putting down words that don't mean what you really wanted them to. It was an analogy. Right!!! Pretty weak argument for someone that is supposed to "comprehend" everything so well.

You also seem too concerned for my personal life than you should be for someone that doesn't even know me. First it was to tell me what I should and should not watch on TV (like that would matter to me), then it was about my blood pressure which is always great by the way, and now you want to tell me that I have or may have a problem because Lesbo Rapino was "disciplined" by making her stand for the National Anthem (while competing for the USA). Wow! What a crock! Looks like the whole team was "disciplined" as well then since they were standing too.

Why'd you jump into this anyway. If you go back and see, you will find that you felt compelled to chime in on the fact that I stated I refused to watch the Women's Soccer games on TV this tournament and gave my reasons. It had nothing to do with you and I certainly don't need advice from some childish keyboard schmuck on my own personal decision to watch or not watch the games.

People - myself included - don't have to make any attempt at all to "burn" you. You take care of that job in spades all by yourself most every time you post something.

Talk about word vomit.

The reason I went with the male example/analogy is because y'all clearly watch male team sports a lot more, many of them wear throwback jerseys, and the absurdity of letting a guy play if he refuses to wear one. Which is the same situation here whether you happen to like the symbol on the jersey or not. Like I didn't know we were talking about the WNT. GTFO.

The fact that you thought you had a gotcha because I said "he".. when it was literally a basic analogy.. shows either willful ignorance or basic misunderstanding of English. Take your pick.

Blah, blah, blah, blah-blah-blah-blah. Reminds me of that voice from the Charlie Brown cartoons. It says a lot, yet ultimately it says nothing at all. Burned yourself yet again.

You know its possible to actually address someone's points instead of intentionally misreading their posts to "get em", right?

I guess then you'd have to prove you have no clue WTF you're talking about though.

I'd say he was spot on. You? Not so much. In fact, I'm not sure you've made one single post since rediscovering this place that was fact based.

(07-09-2019 09:54 AM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 09:03 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:35 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(07-09-2019 08:08 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  So you're defending her actions, color me shocked.

I agree with Mensa. Separating her on field prowess with off the field politics is necessary. I don't agree with her stance on the WH, etc, but she is absolutely suited to take penalties, etc. I think she proved that this WC.

Anyone on the field is suited to take penalties. It is the easiest score in sports and the person who drew the penalty takes the shot everywhere else (including Argentina and Messi). Free kicks are different... the one she made against France was sick (I'll give her that one_ even though Morgan drew that as well as all her PKs). The golden boot was handed to her for political reasons.

I disagree that anyone on the fieldis suited to take penalties. She's one of the better players on the team and that's why she takes the penalty kicks. Personally, I think they should move the spot back a little but given the heightened stress level of a WC final teams definitely don't want just anyone taking the pen and usually have one or two players that take penalties no matter who was actually fouled.

It was a high percentage shot for any of the USA's star players to make. To act as if she was somehow heads and shoulders above the rest in that accord is not inaccurate. Any of their front line scorers would have likely found the net with the shot same as she did.

I agree; however, there's a reason she was chosen and I don't think it had anything to do with politics. IMO, penalties are too easy which may be the entire point since the fouling team is being penalized. Like I mentioned above, I'd like to see the penalty spot backed up a little to give the goal keepers more of chance. As it is now, IMO, it's more down to luck to stop a PK than skill although some skill does obviously come into play.

6 goals, 3 assists, AND missed the semifinal. I think she did enough to earn the award.

(07-08-2019 12:50 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  Chill dude, you're misreading my post. I'm saying exactly that. The USMNT has more fans than the WNT. They just do. There were more people in Russia and Brazil for all their group stage games than any WNT game in France including the final. It's just a bigger deal. Not the women's fault, they're winning everything they can. For a summer at a time every 4 years, the women are "more popular" because the men don't have as major of events going on. But it's very temporary. The "streets and bars" thing was regarding American cities with fans all over the streets during the men's cup.

And there's nothing wrong with nationalism! Like anything else though, it can go too far. This is just soccer. Its a way to kind of come together as citizens of a country and root on a team in a positive way. It doesn't have to be a stand in for wars or political rivalries, that's when it gets violent like in Eastern Europe.

This response just makes your post worse. I clearly didn't misread your post at all.

I was talking about USMNT vs USWNT and you took specific issue with my comment about the relative popularity and then you supported your retort using global World Cup viewership which has nothing to do with my comment. I know men's sports are more popular generally... mostly because there aren't many sports where at the top levels, the women's version is more exciting than the men's to most fans of sports....

(only using caps to stress the significance) SO ME POINTING OUT THAT THIS PRACTICE ISN'T HOLDING TRUE IN THIS CASE IS MEANINGFUL. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO??

It's the fact that the US women are winning more than the US men. AMERICAN Exceptionalism.

If you don't think there is anything wrong with this sort of nationalism, then the other comment wasn't directed to you. If you aren't aware that there are some leftists who call having a national team AT ALL part of a 'slippery slope' to violence, then fine. We agree here and again, it wasn't speaking of 'you'. I've heard people say the USA USA chant is violent nationalism and compared it to Hitler rallies.

I stand by my comments, they just don't apply to you (and I never said they did)

(07-08-2019 08:09 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  Enough of the personal name calling.

Once again you have made the same errors that you frequently do. You say something, then when you get called out for what you actually wrote down in your post, you attempt to sell the idea that what you wrote meant something other than what it meant by the words you actually used. In English or any other language that's a tough sell. Maybe in the future you can try to write what you mean and mean what you write instead of just putting down words that don't mean what you really wanted them to. It was an analogy. Right!!! Pretty weak argument for someone that is supposed to "comprehend" everything so well.

You also seem too concerned for my personal life than you should be for someone that doesn't even know me. First it was to tell me what I should and should not watch on TV (like that would matter to me), then it was about my blood pressure which is always great by the way, and now you want to tell me that I have or may have a problem because Lesbo Rapino was "disciplined" by making her stand for the National Anthem (while competing for the USA). Wow! What a crock! Looks like the whole team was "disciplined" as well then since they were standing too.

Why'd you jump into this anyway. If you go back and see, you will find that you felt compelled to chime in on the fact that I stated I refused to watch the Women's Soccer games on TV this tournament and gave my reasons. It had nothing to do with you and I certainly don't need advice from some childish keyboard schmuck on my own personal decision to watch or not watch the games.

People - myself included - don't have to make any attempt at all to "burn" you. You take care of that job in spades all by yourself most every time you post something.

In today's society - we call that Octavio-Cortezing

It will be an official new word in the Merriam Webster Dictionary in 2020

Quote:If you don't think there is anything wrong with this sort of nationalism, then the other comment wasn't directed to you. If you aren't aware that there are some leftists who call having a national team AT ALL part of a 'slippery slope' to violence, then fine. We agree here and again, it wasn't speaking of 'you'. I've heard people say the USA USA chant is violent nationalism and compared it to Hitler rallies.

Where are you hearing this?