Welcome Guest! Create an Account login email: password: remember me: BASKETBALLFOOTBALLMESSAGE BOARDCHATLINKS site searchwhere to watchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp Message Board BobcatAttack.com Message Board General Ohio University Discussion/Alumni Events Topic:  OT: Futbol Topic:  OT: Futbol Author Message oldkatz General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 1,431 Status: Offline     OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/7/2018 10:26:53 PM  Akron will be in the NCAA soccer championship game on Sunday. Though it's the Zips, they are a MAC team so I gotta give them props. They rang up five goals on Michigan State in the semis. "All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano. Back to Top Ted Thompson Administrator Member Since: 11/11/2004 Location: MAC Play Post Count: 7,630 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/8/2018 8:31:32 AM  They'll face Maryland Sunday at 8 PM on ESPNU. Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,263 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/9/2018 10:25:36 PM  Terps nip Zips 1-nil for their 4th championship. My eldest went to the Akron soccer camp two summers, they run a quality camp. Back to Top MedinaCat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Lakewood, OH Post Count: 742 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/10/2018 10:40:07 AM  Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,949 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/10/2018 11:21:10 AM  MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. Back to Top MedinaCat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Lakewood, OH Post Count: 742 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/10/2018 11:43:54 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. I get that, my question is the combo of both. Back to Top cc-cat General User Member Since: 4/5/2006 Location: matthews, NC Post Count: 3,904 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/10/2018 12:52:21 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,260 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/10/2018 12:56:42 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. Game should have been played in the Big House on the UM campus to accommodate the 100,000-plus fans. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,949 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/11/2018 11:23:00 AM  bobcatsquared wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. Game should have been played in the Big House on the UM campus to accommodate the 100,000-plus fans. Well, if the NCAA knew how to maximize opportunity, this would have also been a Pay-Per View event as well so those who could not get a seat in the Big House could see the game. Back to Top oldkatz General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Post Count: 1,431 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/11/2018 12:21:54 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. Game should have been played in the Big House on the UM campus to accommodate the 100,000-plus fans. Well, if the NCAA knew how to maximize opportunity, this would have also been a Pay-Per View event as well so those who could not get a seat in the Big House could see the game. You are some funny lads, you are. Let's see: three Midwest schools and an East Coast one in a California Final Four. College soccer is not the best attended (granted)but the locale guaranteed a small crowd. "All my inside sources tell me I have no inside sources." Salvatore "money bucks" Mafiosiano. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,263 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/11/2018 8:21:16 PM  oldkatz wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. Game should have been played in the Big House on the UM campus to accommodate the 100,000-plus fans. Well, if the NCAA knew how to maximize opportunity, this would have also been a Pay-Per View event as well so those who could not get a seat in the Big House could see the game. You are some funny lads, you are. Let's see: three Midwest schools and an East Coast one in a California Final Four. College soccer is not the best attended (granted)but the locale guaranteed a small crowd. I think we'll see soccer attendance increasing over the next decade, Atlanta United had a number of 70k+ games this year and averaged 50k+. Ok, maybe we won't see the Big House filled, but I'm willing to bet that in 10 years MLS will average the second most fans per game in American professional sports behind the NFL, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the fandom trickle down into the NCAA. Back to Top Mark Lembright '85 General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Highland Heights, OH Post Count: 2,460 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/11/2018 8:37:00 PM  GroverBall wrote: oldkatz wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: Tough to come back playing a man down. Not a fan of the Sunday 8PM start, buried on ESPNU to boot. Yeah, I am kind of curious as to why this was not on ABC or one of the major networks on Sunday. Game should have been played in the Big House on the UM campus to accommodate the 100,000-plus fans. Well, if the NCAA knew how to maximize opportunity, this would have also been a Pay-Per View event as well so those who could not get a seat in the Big House could see the game. You are some funny lads, you are. Let's see: three Midwest schools and an East Coast one in a California Final Four. College soccer is not the best attended (granted)but the locale guaranteed a small crowd. I think we'll see soccer attendance increasing over the next decade, Atlanta United had a number of 70k+ games this year and averaged 50k+. Ok, maybe we won't see the Big House filled, but I'm willing to bet that in 10 years MLS will average the second most fans per game in American professional sports behind the NFL, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the fandom trickle down into the NCAA. Big House was filled this past Spring. 101,254 saw Liverpool defeat Manchester in April. Back to Top Ohio69 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 3,030 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 10:30:41 AM  MLS is already the third best pro league in the US in terms of attendance, behind the NFL and MLB. Quite amazing considering the long histories of all the other pro leagues compared to MLS. Soccer is the future. No stopping it. Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?..... Back to Top cc-cat General User Member Since: 4/5/2006 Location: matthews, NC Post Count: 3,904 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 2:40:20 PM  Ohio69 wrote: MLS is already the third best pro league in the US in terms of attendance, behind the NFL and MLB. Quite amazing considering the long histories of all the other pro leagues compared to MLS. Soccer is the future. No stopping it. I remember hearing that last century too. Back to Top Recovering Journalist General User Member Since: 8/17/2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Post Count: 1,846 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 4:32:50 PM  cc-cat wrote: Ohio69 wrote: MLS is already the third best pro league in the US in terms of attendance, behind the NFL and MLB. Quite amazing considering the long histories of all the other pro leagues compared to MLS. Soccer is the future. No stopping it. I remember hearing that last century too. Your skepticism is fair, but a whole lot has changed since the last century. Here are a few trends it futbol's favor: - The ethnic makeup of the country is considerably different now. - Baseball has declined precipitously in popularity and participation. - Traumatic brain injury has become an unresolved existential threat to football. - Cable/streaming has provided live, consistent access to the world's best soccer leagues and teams, creating millions of new viewing fans in the U.S. You can bet against soccer and you might win, but it doesn't look like a safe bet to me. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,263 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 5:06:23 PM  Recovering Journalist wrote: cc-cat wrote: Ohio69 wrote: MLS is already the third best pro league in the US in terms of attendance, behind the NFL and MLB. Quite amazing considering the long histories of all the other pro leagues compared to MLS. Soccer is the future. No stopping it. I remember hearing that last century too. Your skepticism is fair, but a whole lot has changed since the last century. Here are a few trends it futbol's favor: - The ethnic makeup of the country is considerably different now. - Baseball has declined precipitously in popularity and participation. - Traumatic brain injury has become an unresolved existential threat to football. - Cable/streaming has provided live, consistent access to the world's best soccer leagues and teams, creating millions of new viewing fans in the U.S. You can bet against soccer and you might win, but it doesn't look like a safe bet to me. MLS had ten teams last century and no profits, 24 teams and profits this century. Back to Top mf279801 General User Member Since: 8/6/2010 Location: Newark, DE Post Count: 2,471 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 5:34:17 PM  Ohio69 wrote: Soccer is the future. No stopping it. That's unfortunate. Fortunately there are many far superior entertainment options available. One example: Slow TV, train ride from Bergen to Oslo (https://www.netflix.com/title/80119525 ). 7 1/4 hours of footage shot from a camera placed on the front of a train as it goes from Bergen to Oslo. (To be clear, I'm not being sarcastic: I WOULD MUCH PREFER THIS TO Euro-Kickball.) Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,320 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 6:37:21 PM  mf279801 wrote: Ohio69 wrote: Soccer is the future. No stopping it. That's unfortunate. Fortunately there are many far superior entertainment options available. One example: Slow TV, train ride from Bergen to Oslo (https://www.netflix.com/title/80119525 ). 7 1/4 hours of footage shot from a camera placed on the front of a train as it goes from Bergen to Oslo. (To be clear, I'm not being sarcastic: I WOULD MUCH PREFER THIS TO Euro-Kickball.) I agree. The only time I really got into Futbol was when Iceland was making its run a few years ago in the European games. The upset of England was a "game for the ages" and the "greatest upset in football history" as the talking heads opined after the game. But, to be truthful, it was exciting to me only because I'm half-Icelandic, and it was ethnic pride not the inherent excitement of what you call Euro-Kickball that made me sit on the edge of my seat rooting on the team from the motherland. Last Edited: 12/13/2018 6:38:09 PM by OhioCatFan The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,263 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 6:45:15 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: mf279801 wrote: Ohio69 wrote: Soccer is the future. No stopping it. That's unfortunate. Fortunately there are many far superior entertainment options available. One example: Slow TV, train ride from Bergen to Oslo (https://www.netflix.com/title/80119525 ). 7 1/4 hours of footage shot from a camera placed on the front of a train as it goes from Bergen to Oslo. (To be clear, I'm not being sarcastic: I WOULD MUCH PREFER THIS TO Euro-Kickball.) I agree. The only time I really got into Futbol was when Iceland was making its run a few years ago in the European games. The upset of England was a "game for the ages" and the "greatest upset in football history" as the talking heads opined after the game. But, to be truthful, it was exciting to me only because I'm half-Icelandic, and it was ethnic pride not the inherent excitement of what you call Euro-Kickball that made me sit on the edge of my seat rooting on the team from the motherland. For most of my life I felt the same way, then I had kids who started playing soccer and about a decade ago I finally got it. It is an absolutely beautiful game and I love it. And (almost) no stoppages, amazing!!!! And OCF, I always thought you were kind of Icey, now I understand why and will pass you the ball for the game winner! ;) Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,320 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 6:57:12 PM  GroverBall wrote: OhioCatFan wrote: mf279801 wrote: Ohio69 wrote: Soccer is the future. No stopping it. That's unfortunate. Fortunately there are many far superior entertainment options available. One example: Slow TV, train ride from Bergen to Oslo (https://www.netflix.com/title/80119525 ). 7 1/4 hours of footage shot from a camera placed on the front of a train as it goes from Bergen to Oslo. (To be clear, I'm not being sarcastic: I WOULD MUCH PREFER THIS TO Euro-Kickball.) I agree. The only time I really got into Futbol was when Iceland was making its run a few years ago in the European games. The upset of England was a "game for the ages" and the "greatest upset in football history" as the talking heads opined after the game. But, to be truthful, it was exciting to me only because I'm half-Icelandic, and it was ethnic pride not the inherent excitement of what you call Euro-Kickball that made me sit on the edge of my seat rooting on the team from the motherland. For most of my life I felt the same way, then I had kids who started playing soccer and about a decade ago I finally got it. It is an absolutely beautiful game and I love it. And (almost) no stoppages, amazing!!!! And OCF, I always thought you were kind of Icey, now I understand why and will pass you the ball for the game winner! ;) I'll be expecting it! ;-) The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Mark Lembright '85 General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Highland Heights, OH Post Count: 2,460 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 8:13:07 PM  I said it before and I’ll say it again; American football’s Golden Age is over and done. Within 40 years, maybe sooner, soccer will be a far more popular sport with far more TV revenue than football. Not than I’m happy about that. Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,260 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/13/2018 10:08:47 PM  GroverBall wrote: For most of my life I felt the same way, then I had kids who started playing soccer and about a decade ago I finally got it. It is an absolutely beautiful game and I love it. And (almost) no stoppages, amazing!!!! My sentiments exactly, although only one child playing soccer changed my way of thinking. Last Edited: 12/14/2018 8:15:52 AM by bobcatsquared Back to Top rpbobcat General User Member Since: 4/28/2006 Location: Rochelle Park, NJ Post Count: 3,570 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/14/2018 6:51:07 AM  As I've posted before,I played soccer for O.U.,back when they had men's soccer. I loved playing. Watching a game,that's another story. I'll "surf" games during the World Cup,but that's about it. Soccer has some exciting moments,but overall,the game moves a bit to slowly for me. I mean,its hard to get into a game where you time a "fast break" with a calendar. Back to Top Ohio69 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 3,030 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/14/2018 9:14:38 AM  cc-cat wrote: Ohio69 wrote: MLS is already the third best pro league in the US in terms of attendance, behind the NFL and MLB. Quite amazing considering the long histories of all the other pro leagues compared to MLS. Soccer is the future. No stopping it. I remember hearing that last century too. LOL. Its gonna happen! Soccer and the electric car ! Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?..... Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 9,949 Status: Offline     RE: OT: Futbol    Posted: 12/14/2018 10:38:23 AM  Ohio69 wrote: MLS is already the third best pro league in the US in terms of attendance, behind the NFL and MLB. Quite amazing considering the long histories of all the other pro leagues compared to MLS. Soccer is the future. No stopping it. Yep, and the top 3 are all outdoor sports which have larger venues to allow for viewership. NBA and NHL are constrained by the size of venue. Apples to Oranges. In TV viewership, MLS is 5th of 5 in both viewership and revenue. But hey. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 25  of 33 Posts Jump to Page:   1 | 2    Next > View Other 'General Ohio University Discussion/Alumni Events' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 332 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 328 Guests 4 Registered Users:   ExCat21, Turdhats, GraffZ06, BobcatCrew There are no other users looking at this page.

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