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Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:08 pm to smyce
I would pick Olympic gold in hockey. More chance of it actually happening for one thing, and it's not like this field isn't Loaded.
And if 44% want to see us win Olympic gold in hockey, doesn't that mean a majority of Americans would rather see a World Cup win? So whats the problem? It's basically a close split between fans. It's like asking a citizen of a city would they rather have their team win a Super Bowl or a World Series.
And if 44% want to see us win Olympic gold in hockey, doesn't that mean a majority of Americans would rather see a World Cup win? So whats the problem? It's basically a close split between fans. It's like asking a citizen of a city would they rather have their team win a Super Bowl or a World Series.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:10 pm to etm512
quote:This. I like hockey, don't follow it as much as I did in the '90s. I don't care much about soccer at all. I'll pull for team USA in anything on the world stage and I'll be really proud if we win the World Cup b/c you gotta respect the magnitude of the event even if you don't give a crap about the sport but once every 4 years.
Also consider the time that this poll is taken - during the Winter Olympics. Take this poll in June and you will see an entirely different result.
Right now it's Olympic time and we wanna win the most important event and kick Canadian hoser arse on their own turf!
Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:17 pm to smyce
US has already won gold in hockey. I'd love to see the US win the World Cup, even though I'm a very passive soccer fan
Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:29 pm to artvandelay1987
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artvandelay1987
When I was 23 I didn't give a shite about soccer either, but I'm more sophisticated now, so I do give a shite.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:34 pm to uway
I don't think Americans (in general) would appreciate a World Cup victory (the whole thing, not just winning a game, obviously)
Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:36 pm to SprintFun
Those of us who have a lot of foreign friends certainly would appreciate the hell out of it.
Heck, if we beat England in the opening match, I'll be insufferable for the remainder of the tourney.
Heck, if we beat England in the opening match, I'll be insufferable for the remainder of the tourney.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 12:57 pm to SprintFun
quote:I think you're very wrong about this. Americans always catch fever and get behind our teams on a world stage. This country went wild over the women's soccer world cup win years back w/ Chastain's PK winner. If we advance out of our group, watch America really get behind our team.
I don't think Americans (in general) would appreciate a World Cup victory (the whole thing, not just winning a game, obviously)
--And this is coming from somebody who doesn't give a shite about soccer at all.
This post was edited on 2/24/10 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:03 pm to Sophandros
quote:I have the emails of too many former neighbors to count, ready for pro-US spam.
Heck, if we beat England in the opening match, I'll be insufferable for the remainder of the tourney.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:05 pm to Baloo
shite, I have team mates and drinking buddies to taunt in their faces.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:07 pm to smyce
If the US were in the finals of the World Cup I wouldn't bother watching. I didn't watch the Bobby Fischer win over Boris Spasy either, although chess is a bit more exciting than soccer.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:11 pm to Zach
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although chess is a bit more exciting than soccer.
from a baseball fan
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:18 pm to Baloo
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I would pick Olympic gold in hockey.
with you on that
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And if 44% want to see us win Olympic gold in hockey, doesn't that mean a majority of Americans would rather see a World Cup win?
sure there are people who dont care about either
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:22 pm to smyce
The U.S. has like a 1% chance of winning the world cup. Might as well go for the more realistic goal.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:26 pm to Bench McElroy
Soccer is not big in the U.S. so I understand. Soccer will never be big here compared to the big three sports and will never reach the appeal that it does to other countries.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:33 pm to tigerclaws15
It's the ADD society that we live in today. That's why football is so much more popular than baseball and why soccer will never gain traction here. Americans just find the sports too slow to hold their attention. Pretty unfortunate but that's the way it is.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:51 pm to tigerclaws15
the reason that the answer should be a resounding world cup response is because the U.S. is a top hockey team. winning that really isn't that fricking cool. hell, we're the one seed right now, we should win at this point.
we are the underdogs in soccer. itd be the biggest and most important sports championship of any of your lives (not necessarily having the most personal effect, but the biggest in an affecting the world scale), whether you like it or not. and that is not a hyperbole in any way, shape, or form.
we are the underdogs in soccer. itd be the biggest and most important sports championship of any of your lives (not necessarily having the most personal effect, but the biggest in an affecting the world scale), whether you like it or not. and that is not a hyperbole in any way, shape, or form.
Posted on 2/24/10 at 1:56 pm to lawrence
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If USA advances at World Cup, I guarantee you jump on the bandwagon.
rooting for japan hth
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