With the Olympics opening Friday, what's your plans for watching?
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Tell us where the Olympics touched you, son.
Love the summer Olympics, can't wait. The opening ceremonies are basically a parade and get kinda boring to me, but usually watch as the parts that aren't boring are usually fantastic.
My Olympics gripe is I wish they last another week or two - I'm not sure what the rush is in the modern era. Stretching it out let's all of us watch more events, and also frees up more prime-time slots for various counties/regions to view their preferred sports at a better time for them.
My Olympics gripe is I wish they last another week or two - I'm not sure what the rush is in the modern era. Stretching it out let's all of us watch more events, and also frees up more prime-time slots for various counties/regions to view their preferred sports at a better time for them.
One of my daughters is into volleyball now so we will for sure watch that….and I will partake of the women’s beach volleyball.
Of course basketball is at the top along with swimming and handball.
I plan to let SPS tell me what to be mad about. Hopefully a USA silver medalist can wear a MAGA hat on the podium while sporting a BLM shirt, kneel during the other country’s national anthem while praying to the One and Only God. Hopefully this occurs early in the events so we can all get our panties in a wad quickly and collectively, unite behind our mutual offendedness, then get back together to celebrate dominating all other countries and taking gold in the remaining events. #USAUSA.
In all seriousness, I guess I’ll catch up on YouTube. I’m always the most excited about swimming events.
In all seriousness, I guess I’ll catch up on YouTube. I’m always the most excited about swimming events.
Boy just wait until they find out LeBron is the US flag bearer for the Opening Ceremonies.
One of my favorite obscure events is rowing - I think I find it kind of soothing.
As far as marquee events, track and field is my favorite.
Always pumped for the race walking. It’s a great combination of stamina and hilarity.
Might watch a little of the tennis, and maybe a couple of US women's soccer games. Really don't care about any of it, but there's not much else sports going on.
Edit: Actually, probably most interested in Columbia women's soccer since they have 1 former (Cat Perez) and 1 current (Ilana Izquierdo) MSU player who may both start.
Edit: Actually, probably most interested in Columbia women's soccer since they have 1 former (Cat Perez) and 1 current (Ilana Izquierdo) MSU player who may both start.
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Peacock will have multi view so I will be watching all the competitions at once if I can. This is when I'm the most patriotic person I can be.
He also happens to be carrying the Chinese flag too.
I prefer documentaries on The Founding Fathers, Battle of Bunker Hill, York Town, D-Day, Battle of The Bulge, Guadalcanal, Iwo, Okinawa...etc..To Get my Patriotic Juices flowing. I voted "Zero Schits to Give" which is the same sentiment our basketball team has.
I like rowing too, also count me in the velodome stuff If that's still around
I bet the Lakers could fix it where his son could carry the torch too
i would choose to listen to 2 alley cats fighting over a dead rat first...
Same for me w/ Olympics, hey wait a minute............
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I'll try to catch as much as possible. I like beach volleyball, water polo, the swimming events and some of the track and field. There will be several MSU athletes so I'll probably try to catch their events. For anyone interested, here's an article with the MSU representation in the Olympics:
https://reflector-online.com/29964/...mississippi-state-in-the-2024-paris-olympics/
https://reflector-online.com/29964/...mississippi-state-in-the-2024-paris-olympics/
To me, the summer Olympics are just a reminder that baseball season is over, it’s hot as ****, and football/hunting are still over a month away.
Lot of this vibe in this thread:
and pretty much any thread recently to be honest with you
and pretty much any thread recently to be honest with you
i would choose to listen to 2 alley cats fighting Fighting adfirst...
I actually LIKE watching Alley Cats Fight on YouTube. Would watch Olympics if they added that as a sport.
Swimming, track and field, maybe some soccer, maybe some basketball. Gymnastics if I'm too lazy to pick up the remote. Women's beach volleyball when the wife's not around. I do respect athletic excellence but some Olympic sports just don't interest me. And swimming. Olympic swimming is pretty interesting.
Love the Summer Olympics. Im indifferent about the Winter Olympics. I particularly like the sprinters and relays in track and field, gymnastics, and the swimming.
I don't know much about rowing, but I really like watching it.
I moved to the DC area about 25 years ago, and rowing is fairly popular here (as it is throughout the east coast and the northeast into New England). I'd like to be on a rowing team. It looks like a lot of fun to me.
Gotta be in great shape though. Maintaining good rowing pace in a race is a 17'ing grind. The competitors in the Olympics are the best rowers in the world.
The Olympics are great, in my opinion. Track and field competition is my favorite, but I could watch almost any sport. Love the competitiveness and passion that is on full display at the Olympic Games.
In every sport at the Olympics, the very best athletes are competing and (most of) those athletes will be giving it everything they have to win.
Also, you see some sports that we don't think about much. Ever watched badmitten? Ping pong? Handball? Shot put? Olympic weightlifting? Those MF'ers are incredible.
In every sport at the Olympics, the very best athletes are competing and (most of) those athletes will be giving it everything they have to win.
Also, you see some sports that we don't think about much. Ever watched badmitten? Ping pong? Handball? Shot put? Olympic weightlifting? Those MF'ers are incredible.
Never been much into watching the Olympics, but to be honest I don't remember the last time I turned on the tv to watch something not MSU sports related.
Just how interesting is Housewives (which is what I voted for)? I would probably give it a shot over the Olympics.
I love the Olympics. However, I don’t go out of my way to watch, except Men’s Golf. It would be cool to watch X-man win again.
Went to the Olympics in LA in 1984. I watched Americans sweep the 100 meter medals. The flag ceremony and 100,000 singing the national anthem was one of the coolest moments of my life….chill bumps and patriotic tears.
Went to the Olympics in LA in 1984. I watched Americans sweep the 100 meter medals. The flag ceremony and 100,000 singing the national anthem was one of the coolest moments of my life….chill bumps and patriotic tears.
Women's indoor volleyball- definitely.
Women's beach volleyball- definitely.
Men's indoor volleyball- definitely.
Men's beach volleyball- definitely.
Men's Basketball- definitely.
Equestrian events like jumping, dressage, and eventing- definitely because it'll be on already.
Random swimming- definitely because it'll be on already.
Other than that?...can't say I will seek anything else out.
I haven't given a 17 about track and field since we found out who the best athlete was of all time 32 years ago...or 28 years ago, depending on if you liked Dan or Dave.
Women's beach volleyball- definitely.
Men's indoor volleyball- definitely.
Men's beach volleyball- definitely.
Men's Basketball- definitely.
Equestrian events like jumping, dressage, and eventing- definitely because it'll be on already.
Random swimming- definitely because it'll be on already.
Other than that?...can't say I will seek anything else out.
I haven't given a 17 about track and field since we found out who the best athlete was of all time 32 years ago...or 28 years ago, depending on if you liked Dan or Dave.
One of the biggest flops of an ad campaign ever. One of them didn’t even qualifyWomen's indoor volleyball- definitely.
Women's beach volleyball- definitely.
Men's indoor volleyball- definitely.
Men's beach volleyball- definitely.
Men's Basketball- definitely.
Equestrian events like jumping, dressage, and eventing- definitely because it'll be on already.
Random swimming- definitely because it'll be on already.
Other than that?...can't say I will seek anything else out.
I haven't given a 17 about track and field since we found out who the best athlete was of all time 32 years ago...or 28 years ago, depending on if you liked Dan or Dave.
I could see basketball. It's national teams that don't play together regularly. But tennis and golf? How is it any different than any other tournament? We just saw the tennis players in the French Open and Wimbledon in the last 2 months, and they'll be at the US Open in 6 weeks. Who cares about one more tournament?
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