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Rob G · 03-25-2020, 08:21 PM

Soccer, with or without fans, is boring to me.

To each their own.

I think some sports are affected more by an absence of fans. College basketball comes to mind. I would think it would just be weird to see them playing in an empty arena.

BigO · 03-26-2020, 08:04 AM

I get that. I was never a soccer fan until my son started playing it. Same for my nephew who is starting lacrosse. Phil's son playing Olympic handball opened my eyes to that sport.

I have a particular bias against basketball. It was always assumed that because I was tall that I'd be good at. Didn't matter that I couldn't dribble and chew bubble gum at the same time. Didn't help that a coach called travelling at a level that would have NCAA fans shitting nails.

I cannot remember the last time I saw travelling called.

I f**king hate f**cking basketball

Rob G · 03-26-2020, 08:16 AM

I actually saw travelling called in SU's last basketball game - before COVID-19 put an end to the season. It was called against the other team. Rare. But it happened.

KatDad · 03-26-2020, 12:10 PM

Three years ago #3 Kansas beat K-State in Lawrence when Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk made a game winning layup after clearly taking 4, and possibly 5 steps. No call.

03-25-2020, 08:21 PM	#21
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,121	Soccer, with or without fans, is boring to me. To each their own. I think some sports are affected more by an absence of fans. College basketball comes to mind. I would think it would just be weird to see them playing in an empty arena. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

03-26-2020, 08:04 AM	#22
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,778	I get that. I was never a soccer fan until my son started playing it. Same for my nephew who is starting lacrosse. Phil's son playing Olympic handball opened my eyes to that sport. I have a particular bias against basketball. It was always assumed that because I was tall that I'd be good at. Didn't matter that I couldn't dribble and chew bubble gum at the same time. Didn't help that a coach called travelling at a level that would have NCAA fans shitting nails. I cannot remember the last time I saw travelling called. I fking hate fcking basketball __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

03-26-2020, 08:16 AM	#23
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,121	I actually saw travelling called in SU's last basketball game - before COVID-19 put an end to the season. It was called against the other team. Rare. But it happened. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

03-26-2020, 12:10 PM	#24
KatDad Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 30,274	Three years ago #3 Kansas beat K-State in Lawrence when Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk made a game winning layup after clearly taking 4, and possibly 5 steps. No call. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it George Bernard Shaw The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it H. L. Mencken The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants Albert Camus The Land of the Free Because of the Brave

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