I'm not a Taylor Swift guy, either, so the fascination would be similarly lost on me.
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In the same vein, I HATE what baseball has done, other than the pitch clock. Putting people on second base in extra-innings is tops on the list of atrocities.
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I didn't know they did that until I watched a game. I was dumbfounded. I hate the pitch clock too. They're changing rules on the shift. It's all stupid. If Matt Olson is really worth $21M/yr, he better be able to slap the ball into LF.
Awesome! Give it a chance. I hated the game when I never watched it. But when my kids got into it, I did too. It's a great sport. Don't just watch to see the scoring. Watch how they move defenders around when they attack, how they play angles, etc...the strategy is what is so fun for me. It's an extremely difficult sport to excel at. I think soccer and baseball are the 2 hardest to play.
VAR was used in Qatar. I believe they review every goal scored. Review if a penalty occurred in the 18 yard box. Review offsides if a goal was scored. Review if a penalty needs to be upgraded to a red card.
I remember in the late 70's while living in St. Louis they came out with indoor soccer leagues, soccer played in ice hockey arenas (without the ice of course). It incorporated a lot of what you suggested. And for the same reasons: to garner American interest. We had the St. Louis Steamers. And remember, St. Louis is considered the cradle of American soccer. It didn't last very long. I love me some NHL hockey.
It's definitely a different mindset over there. My wife and I were in London last year in April. My son, who stayed in the US, wanted us to pick up an Arsenal jersey for him (Arsenal was at or near the top of the PL standings most of the season). We looked in several different sportswear stores and couldn't find an Arsenal jersey anywhere. I asked a clerk at one place where I could find one and he explained that given Arsenal's success that year and because we were in the last month of the season, he didn't think I'd find one anywhere except perhaps at the team store out by the stadium. I asked when they expected to get any more Arsenal jerseys and he said "Not 'til next season, mate."
We were kind of dumbfounded. Can you imagine going to NYC during a year in which the Yankees were leading the AL and not being able to find a Yankees jersey? They'd be EVERYWHERE. There would be way too much money to be made selling Yankees jerseys to not actually have any on the shelves. They'd do whatever they had to do to ramp up the production in whatever Chinese factory makes them. haha
I'm not sure Americans' short attention spans or constant need to tweak our sports is inherently bad, however. At least compared to the Brits, Americans don't have a high tolerance for things that don't work well (have you ever tried to dry your clothes in one of those British washer/dryer combos?), so it drives us to _fix_ things. Sometimes that's good, sometimes bad.
The only change I would make is eliminate the Penalty Shoot Out. I do not think a match should be determined by a PSO.
Bc TV networks are trying to sell the games to average "fans". The biggest scam was making CFB quicker, and just making commercial breaks longer to fill the time. That was fun. They've made the NBA unwatchable. Everyone in the NBA is 6'8 now, and can traverse the court in 5 steps. I think it would be good to increase the court size and raise the rims.
There are no average fans in EPL, Bundesliga, or La Liga.
I agree. I'd like for it to go to OT for 2 5 min sessions first. Then shoot out.
Not trying to insult anyone but come to this forum after a South Carolina defeat and I see all kind of crazy comments.
The last noticeable changes in Soccer I think is the substitution from three to five player for each per a game. That started during the 2020 Covid 19 outbreak.
I did see an increase in added time in Qatar 2022 World Cup. I think a few matches went 15 minutes of added time which about double the time that is usually added on. Maybe it was due to the two water breaks during the match.
I did see an increase in added time in Qatar 2022 World Cup. I think a few matches went 15 minutes of added time which about double the time that is usually added on. Maybe it was due to the two water breaks during the match.
You wouldn't get behind a clock that stopped during stoppages - so that everybody in the stadium new exactly how much time was left in the game? As a non-soccer fan, that seems like an obvious one to me, and one that wouldn't greatly effect significant tradition.
No. You know exactly how many minutes are added. Granted, you don't know until close to the end of the half. But you still know.
1984 has a point. Sometimes the referee will allow the match to go on after the added time has expired due to the silliness of flopping, faking an injury, using all of their five substations during the added time period. When play goes on after the added time has expired the fans start the jeering and hootin & hollarin and throwing beer cups on to the field.
Bc it's a simple sport. There's only one referee and two ARs . It's part of the reason it's the most popular sport in the world. There are very little rules in soccer. I've seen HS matches here in SC refereed by one guy, no ARs.
I think the reason they do not stop the clock is all the running they do. I think some of them can run up to seven miles a game.
How about letting them use their hands like any other worth-a-damn sport? And the flopping must end too.
I guess I haven't fully woken up this morning because I'm not understanding this. Are they doing a lot of running during a stoppage? Wouldn't added time mean even more running? I need another cup of coffee.
Stoppage is up to the ref's discretion. So if you came up with rules around when to stop the clock you're going to extend the game longer than the ref would with stoppage time. Soccer doesn't need any more rules. The main issue with it in the US is soccer in the US is terrible. If you watch a MLS match vs an EPL match you will see a vast difference in the quality of play. It's gaining in popularity, but it's going to take time to erode current interest in the 3 main sports.I guess I haven't fully woken up this morning because I'm not understanding this. Are they doing a lot of running during a stoppage? Wouldn't added time mean even more running? I need another cup of coffee.
In American football official's time-outs are at their discretion aren't they? And the clock starts back at their discretion. I'm now on my second cup. ☕️
PS: in my case American sports are the 4 main ones.
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I went and looked at the public ticket sales a few minutes ago, and there seems to be no more than 200 tickets left.
What will be the specific benefits to the University from this event, aside from financial?
The announcement said it'll be great opportunity to showcase the University. How will that be done?
It's obviously a great event to host, but beyond being an event, is there any anticipated impact?
The announcement said it'll be great opportunity to showcase the University. How will that be done?
It's obviously a great event to host, but beyond being an event, is there any anticipated impact?
There's a whole list of reasons the clock stops in football. The NFL has 7 refs on the field, one of which is the official time keeper. They don't stop and start the clock whenever they want. There are specific things that stop and start the clock.In American football official's time-outs are at their discretion aren't they? And the clock starts back at their discretion. I'm now on my second cup. ☕️
PS: in my case American sports are the 4 main ones.
It's just a much easier and simpler way to time the game. A village in Ghana can run a soccer match just as a World Cup final.
I hope there will be some kind of segment showcasing the university. I know they do a GameDay type show as well for EPL. Not sure if there's a plan to do something like that on site, but that would be cool. There will be people from all over the country travelling in to see this that would have never come to USC for any other reason.
You're also showcasing it for the league itself. Do a good job with it and have them come back for future matches.
Easier and simpler? I like to look at the clock and know how much time is left without having to do math.
Yeah, that's what I was wondering. If it was just going to be a TV broadcast of a soccer game at WB and that's it.
The biggest crowd to ever attend an event at W-B was 85,199 for the 2001 Clemson game.Billy Graham and Pope John Paul II have filled the stadium too. I know it's hard for us to imagine anything bigger than Taylor Swiftbut those events probably qualify as being bigger than football. lol
Yeah, they have a timer to keep track of time elapsed whenever play is stopped. The game clock continues running, but after regulation time ends the stoppage time starts running down.
I'm pretty sure I won't be in the area then, so I'm bummed to miss out, but glad for USC and Columbia.
It's something we can do that Clem cannot. They can't handle the inflow of so many travelers like we can. From that standpoint alone, it's worth it.