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May 18, 2018
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mobomanjoe
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Probably #4 sport right now and chasing down baseball.
MLS itself is probably lagging, but I bet the EPL and Champions League draws more overall interest than the NHL.
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POLL: Who do you think will win the World Cup?
mobomanjoe
5/17/18 9:47pm
germany wins every year
dryflyelk
5/17/18 9:47pm
Every year, impressive
Crush4
5/17/18 9:51pm
Well, once since 1990, anyway.
chilango
5/17/18 9:59pm
Remember Gary Lineker's quote:
JmThms
5/18/18 12:39am
No USA?
UberDeek
5/17/18 9:49pm
It's hard to see a way they make it to the finals
Non-donor troll
5/17/18 10:03pm
All the Klinns horses and all the Klinnsmen...
UberDeek
5/17/18 10:22pm
Uruguay noma
Cougarealist
5/17/18 9:54pm
I selected other. Because I live in a free country.
RSL
5/17/18 9:56pm
I selected other, because I think the Chicago Fire will win.
Wadds
5/17/18 10:02pm
I change my free country stuff to this. If the media thinks it, I do too.
RSL
5/17/18 10:05pm
RE: I change my free country stuff to this. If the media thinks it, I do too.
Wadds
5/17/18 10:08pm
Not the USA
BigYfan
5/17/18 10:07pm
Who freaking cares. This is the USA!
BYURider
5/17/18 10:30pm
Maybe if the USA cared, we’d be in the World Cup
Y2k
5/18/18 5:02am
That's the point. Soccer takes a back, back, back seat to
BYURider
5/18/18 6:48am
Probably #4 sport right now and chasing down baseball.
mobomanjoe
5/18/18 7:16am
At least in our area, more and more of the best athletes are choosing soccer. And yes, my kids have little interest in
Odysseus
5/18/18 7:33am
Just curious, why don't your kids like the MLS? There is plenty of room for both
hadmonster
5/18/18 7:54am
Not being in a MLS market is probably part of it (Columbus & DC are 3-4 hours away). Also, they're big into
Odysseus
5/18/18 8:13am
Gotcha. Being that far from a team would be tough to be passionate
hadmonster
5/18/18 8:22am
NHL is very regional. Most of the country doesn't watch at all. But in a lot of
Dynasty1
5/18/18 7:57am
Yes. Interesting perusal of a hockey discussion forum a few years ago...
JmThms
5/18/18 11:26am
Already great evidence to demonstrate this.
JmThms
5/18/18 11:12am
yes. soccer has grown, but nearly as much as everyone has told us it has grown!
BYURider
5/18/18 12:16pm
False!
JmThms
5/18/18 12:53pm
First, I only care about the USA, not the world.
BYURider
5/18/18 1:30pm
Where to begin. where to begin.........
JmThms
5/18/18 2:37pm
I meant no one hear claimed soccer is most popular in USA.
JmThms
5/18/18 2:38pm
One non-numerical way to gauge this is to go to ESPN
mobomanjoe
5/18/18 1:18pm
Here’s one way I gauge this. Utah has an NBA team and an MLS team.
Y2k
5/19/18 3:47pm
You’re making the mistake of equating soccer with MLS. Of course soccer includes
chilango
5/19/18 6:48pm
Yes what Chilango said, but also counter to your argument
JmThms
5/20/18 1:21am
Here’s an explanation as to why MLS doesn’t compare to popularity
Y2k
5/20/18 2:48am
That’s a lot of acrobatics to twist your way around facts and data, trying to
chilango
5/20/18 5:36am
I can’t believe you think hockey is more popular than soccer
mobomanjoe
5/20/18 6:00am
Wow! your argument is a study in rationalization and selective thinking!
JmThms
5/20/18 8:25am
Great points, also to boil it down even further for the point about cost of
hadmonster
5/21/18 7:25am
If someone gives you free hockey tickets you better go.
Y2k
5/22/18 1:59am
I've been to NHL games before. If I was given free tickets I would go. My point
hadmonster
5/22/18 7:02am
I've seen hockey. I'll choose indoor soccer if its just a sport comparison.
JmThms
5/22/18 7:08am
Great post.
chilango
5/20/18 5:30am
Ok, Grandpa.
chilango
5/18/18 7:47am
You're a dying breed...
hadmonster
5/18/18 7:52am
Nope. Soccer will NEVER come close to competing
BYURider
5/18/18 8:15am
It already is
Dynasty1
5/18/18 8:21am
You're too funny man.
hadmonster
5/18/18 8:23am
I've got some bad news for you
Cougarealist
5/18/18 8:25am
Not in the USA.
BYURider
5/18/18 8:40am
You're seriously a laugh a minute. Now is much, much different than the 70s
hadmonster
5/18/18 8:52am
I just talking about the USA
BYURider
5/18/18 9:00am
MLS attendance is higher than NBA and NHL
Cougarealist
5/18/18 9:04am
For real?
GOR
5/20/18 9:57am
Yes but it has to be put in context.
JmThms
5/20/18 12:36pm
lol
RSL
5/18/18 9:05am
I'm very aware of what you're saying. You're just off base
hadmonster
5/18/18 9:18am
It already is.
chilango
5/20/18 10:30am
Yep. Baseball and No Strategy NBA are Way more Exciting. LOL
Uncle Bluto
5/18/18 9:05am
Games decided on court/field, not penalty kicks.
BYURider
5/18/18 9:11am
It is, but its dying
Cougarealist
5/18/18 9:12am
I love football too. There is room in my heart for both. But concussions
hadmonster
5/18/18 9:20am
The USA is so insular in some ways. ESPN did a survey of the top 100 athletes
JmThms
5/18/18 1:32pm
In the world? American football doesn't even crack the top 10
RSL
5/18/18 10:15am
Funny that rugby does though. Another sport that is gaining popularity in the US
hadmonster
5/18/18 10:23am
Yes FOOTBALL is the greatest sport in the WORLD!
JmThms
5/18/18 11:29am
Oh here we go again. Another real live soccer hater.
JmThms
5/18/18 11:04am
HS in the 70s, sounds about right. The world has changed in the last 40 years,
chilango
5/18/18 7:06pm
He came in trolling get us soccer fans.
JmThms
5/18/18 7:12pm
No i didn't. Whats your favorite sport?
BYURider
5/18/18 8:46pm
Then one would wonder
JmThms
5/19/18 12:56am
RE: Nope. Soccer will NEVER come close to competing
RSL
5/18/18 8:26am
Already is. Consult the latest Gallup poll. Sorry, but the trajectory doesn't
JmThms
5/18/18 11:07am
Does Italy care? Great logic.
JmThms
5/18/18 11:14am
Interesting topic. The 1994 World Cup in the US still holds the attendance record.
RSL
5/18/18 7:19am
Also, tens of thousands of Americans going to the World Cup.
mobomanjoe
5/18/18 7:26am
I could improve soccer overnight! Do away with offsides!
BYURider
5/18/18 9:17am
So your soccer resentfulness has to do with your aesthetic dissonance with it.
JmThms
5/18/18 11:32am
ultimaley is a business in the entertainment field. no offsides would do wonders
BYURider
5/18/18 12:20pm
We don't care that you won't "waste" time on a soccer game. ....
JmThms
5/18/18 1:09pm
You left off Italy?
RebelScum
5/17/18 10:38pm
Is this tic?
Jezza
5/17/18 10:46pm
No. I'm pretty sure they're in the same group with the US.
RebelScum
5/17/18 10:54pm
And the Dutch
unctoothman
5/17/18 11:05pm
Talk about the "Group of Dead"
Hotty-Toddy-Reb
5/18/18 5:17am
And the Chileans.
mobomanjoe
5/18/18 6:16am
Ireland
billyrust
5/17/18 10:44pm
Germany's group is brutal. Brazil's is manageable.
GOR
5/17/18 10:57pm
I don’t understand the comment about Germany’s group. It seems pretty manageable
chilango
5/18/18 4:25am
You're right. I remembered it being worse for some reason.
GOR
5/18/18 9:25am
I'm all in for Iceland.
Sandstone Cougar
5/17/18 11:13pm
Japan
lightmann
5/17/18 11:54pm
Love them too but they are a train wreck right now
Uncle Bluto
5/18/18 12:35pm
Colombia...pretty deep team...James is capable of a repeat
AggieWeekendCougar
5/18/18 12:22am
Even with my yellowest glasses on, I don't see them on the same level as Argenti
vagabonder
5/18/18 4:27am
I think this Germany team is over ripe. Wrong place in the cycle.
JmThms
5/18/18 12:30am
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Dynasty1
5/18/18 7:59am
Spain. Tremendous mix of young talent & veteran leadership
Odysseus
5/18/18 5:08am
I think Italy, Brazil, France, Germany and Argentina
BigYfan
5/18/18 6:51am
France, Spain, and England have won one each. Uruguay and Argentina two each.
chilango
5/18/18 7:46am
Well don’t bet on Italy this time! 🙂
mobomanjoe
5/18/18 9:59pm
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