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[quote=jsarno;305606]I think they should take the restricter plates off for Talledega...they don't hit the brakes there anyway.[/quote]

So do I, but they're too concerned about safety. The plate is here to stay. :(

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[quote=wolfeskins;305952]i'm pretty sure that i'm not a fan. i've tried watching soccer before,sometimes there's just nothing good on tv,even then i can only watch about 5 min. or so. i just find it too boring. i'm like that with other sports as well, i have a hard time watching baseball, golf and a few other sports to go along with soccer. hell, i even have a hard time watching a whole nascar race without falling asleep or something.[/quote]

Yeah I know, I was just rocking ESPN's ad slogan.

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[QUOTE=Buster;306027]So do I, but they're too concerned about safety. The plate is here to stay. :([/QUOTE]

Yeah, I think it's good for most races...but what's the difference between 210 mph or 197 mph? They say it's for the safety of the fans...HUH?

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[QUOTE=Buster;305602]Crazy Earnhardt fans. I don't like the Jeffrosexual, but geesh, people...get over it...he's gone. Ol' Dale won most of his races dirty by shoving people into walls. None of today's drivers: Gordon, Stewart even drunken Michael Waltrip are anywhere near as dirty as Earnhardt was. I can't stand Gordon, but he's won at every level of racing since he was a kid, he does have talent underneath that hair gel.

I was a BIG Bill Elliott fan back in the day...there's a classy driver (also holds the record for fastest lap ever @ 212.8 MPH and it will stand forever because of restrictor plates).

I can't change my opinions about someone just because they die...it would be dishonest.[/QUOTE]


Right--throwing beer cans was very much in the mold of Sr, even if he wouldn't condone it today, he liked Gordon, etc. He DROVE like a guy who would throw a beercan at you (or anything else that he had available), even if you were at SBF's BBQ contest. At least that's my recollection. Maybe he was a sweet guy off the track, but he makes Stewart look like a driver's ed instructor. They don't drive like that anymore. (For the record, I am AGAINST throwing things at sporting events, except seat cushions at skins playoff games! ;) )

Soccer is a good sport for ESPN, because the big American Sports are much more expensive to get, and there's always a few (or many) soccer nuts (like myself) who will watch a game. For the record, FOX is kicking ESPN's ass in this department. Smoot, what's up with that?

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[QUOTE=JWsleep;306125]Right--throwing beer cans was very much in the mold of Sr, even if he wouldn't condone it today, he liked Gordon, etc. He DROVE like a guy who would throw a beercan at you (or anything else that he had available), even if you were at SBF's BBQ contest. At least that's my recollection. Maybe he was a sweet guy off the track, but he makes Stewart look like a driver's ed instructor. They don't drive like that anymore. (For the record, I am AGAINST throwing things at sporting events, except seat cushions at skins playoff games! ;) )

Soccer is a good sport for ESPN, because the big American Sports are much more expensive to get, and there's always a few (or many) soccer nuts (like myself) who will watch a game. For the record, FOX is kicking ESPN's ass in this department. Smoot, what's up with that?[/QUOTE]

What's up with what? FOX vs. ESPN in terms of soccer?

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Yes--FOX sports seems (to me anyhow) to have better soccer programming across the board (except for MLS, I suppose). But maybe I'm out of touch, and it does seem that ESPN's on the rise. But Fox's premiership coverage is great, and I think that's the best to watch.

(Of course, I never assumed you had anything to do with this, but I am in the midst of some heavy duty procrastination, so I asked... ;) )

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[QUOTE=JWsleep;306145]Yes--FOX sports seems (to me anyhow) to have better soccer programming across the board (except for MLS, I suppose). But maybe I'm out of touch, and it does seem that ESPN's on the rise. But Fox's premiership coverage is great, and I think that's the best to watch.

(Of course, I never assumed you had anything to do with this, but I am in the midst of some heavy duty procrastination, so I asked... ;) )[/QUOTE]

I'm peripherally involved with soccer. I'd just say that we are on the rise and hope to close the gap sooner than later

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I started to really like Soccer last summer during the World Cup. I tried to equate the feeling when someone's making a run in soccer to the feeling I get when I see a deep ball go up from a QB. Also, guys who can handle the ball the way Ronaldhino can are just fun to watch.

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If you like Ronaldhino, start watching Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. He's sick when it comes to ball handling.

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When did they start playing soccer on the track at Talledega?

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[quote=Buster;306476]When did they start playing soccer on the track at Talledega?[/quote]
They play it in the infield now. They tried playing it on the track, but one team had a distinct advantage over the other because of the inclines.

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[QUOTE=Buster;306476]When did they start playing soccer on the track at Talledega?[/QUOTE]
When has a thread not been hijacked by a mod? ;)

I patiently await my 3 month ban.