That last one made me tear up a little.
Yeah? Does that mean you have another fat woman lined up for me?
Dammit, boys are getting dominated. Everything but the goal.
Totally out classed.
If it wasn't for Howard, we'd be done.
(even though he looks like he belongs in Gitmo)
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz back to regularly scheduled programming
I was watching paint dry and all of a sudden an unbelievable game of futbol broke out. Wow. That extra time was incredible.
Pretty clear who was better. Still pretty cool to see the USA fight all the way through.
I wonder how many years will go by before a day passes without Wondolowski thinking about that shank at the end of regulation...
Tim Howard just played the greatest game I ever saw a goalkeeper play.
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Outside of me in my memories.
It's the best I have ever seen but then again I have never watched anyone over the age of 10 play soccer before.
One thing I did miss though was the goalies stopping shots with their butt. That happened quite a bit in the matches I watched.
I thought they played hard and should be proud of their finish.
Originally Posted by Iowacheese:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz back to regularly scheduled programming
Now you have another 3-7 Iowa Big Ten campaign to look forward to.
No games for the next two days. 
No meaningful matches for the US MNT for the next two years.
No meaningful matches for the US MNT for the next two years. A1 BRA MEX A2 -----------+ BRA 1:1 NED +----------- B2 CHI +-----------+ +-----------+ NED B1 -----------+ (3:2 PK) | | 2:1 +----------- C1 COL +-----------+ +-----------+ GRE C2 -----------+ COL | | | | CRC 1:1 +----------- D2 URU +-----------+ +----------- | +-----------+ CRC D1 -----------+ 2:0 | | (5:3 PK) +----------- E1 FRA | | SUI E2 -----------+ FRA | | ARG +----------- F2 NGA +-----------+ | -----------+ +-----------+ ARG F1 -----------+ 2:0 | | | | 1:0 AET +----------- G1 GER +-----------+ +-----------+ USA G2 -----------+ GER | | BEL +----------- H2 ALG +-----------+ +-----------+ BEL H1 -----------+ 2:1 AET 2:1 AET +-----------
quote:Tim Howard just played the greatest game I ever saw a goalkeeper play.
Manuel Neuer was quite good too, albeit it in a completely different way.
Originally Posted by Blair Kiel:
Tim Howard just played the greatest game I ever saw a goalkeeper play.
Same here. Unreal!
Annnnnnnnnd half the planet just stopped watching the world cup.
Pretty safe to assume that Altidore would've hammered that one home. Oh well... that finish is probably about right for the US. They're in about the Top 15 in the world, but they're obviously well below that elite level of Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands, etc.
Originally Posted by Shoeless Joe:
I thought they played hard and should be proud of their finish.
They have a pet Finn?
quote:They have a pet Finn?
We've got FinnLander.
Finland failed to qualify for the World Cup, and yet they still had a higher percentage of the population than the US watching the games. (640K Finns translates to about 35 million Americans.)
When is the US/Belgium game? Might try to tune in for a bit.
Howard selfie
Will be be interesting to see how Green develops over the next few years. His goal today was special.
US soccer needs an 18 year old phenom.
Originally Posted by Fedya:
quote:They have a pet Finn?
We've got FinnLander.
Finland failed to qualify for the World Cup, and yet they still had a higher percentage of the population than the US watching the games. (640K Finns translates to about 35 million Americans.)
It's an honor to be recognized.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
Howard selfie
Will be be interesting to see how Green develops over the next few years. His goal today was special.
US soccer needs an 18 year old phenom.
In the Bayern Munich system. He will receive the best coaching.
US can't crap the World Cup bed in 4 years. A wise man once said, "You have to stack success"
It's nice to see Goalline saying positive things about Bayern München. 
That was a fun ride.
25 days to training camp.
I'm half Belgian, yet there was not one Henquinet or Smeester on their roster!
You go ten miles on top of Brussels and turn left at that building with the plus sign on the top, eh?
Bvan trying to channel oshbaul and failing miserably. 
Great segment on the Dan Patrick show this am. Question was asked, "would you rather see the USA win a World Cup or see the team you follow every year win a championship?"
So "the team you follow" was just crushing the World Cup with comments like "soccer doesn't matter", "you spend a lifetime invested in your team", and "you can't compare an event that happens every 4 years with teams we follow every year"
After about 40 minutes of this a caller calls in with,"It's almost like Lake Placid never happened and everyones already forgotten what it meant"
Brilliance.
Well, Howard can be proud of the way he's (probably) going out, as can Beasley who played inspired the whole tourney. Dempsey, not so much. The set piece was incredible and all he needed to do was give a little angle to that ball and in it goes. We needed him to put the ball into the net. And Wondo will be seeing that one in his nightmares. Green's goal was a thing of beauty!
Future looks bright with Jones, Green, Yedlin, Johansson, and the rest of the young players. Replacing Howard will be key. The U.S. could have used Donovan's scoring touch, but it's hard to argue with Klinsman's going with the young guys for the future. In four years, they should take at least one more step with Altidore, a more experienced D, and Bradley.
Originally Posted by Fedya:
Bvan trying to channel oshbaul and failing miserably.
This russkie fool has obviously never been to a kermis in Dyckesville WI., nor has he gotten over my previous avatar with it's cute little butt crack!
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=dyckesville+wi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels,_Wisconsin
Best way to get from Breed to Beaver is the state trunk.
Its almost worth buying a gas station just north of GB just so you could use that line.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
After about 40 minutes of this
Sounds mesmerizing.....You listened to talk radio about anything....let alone ****ing soccer for 40 plus minutes....jesus ****
CA traffic. Different world. 40 minutes is 10 miles. 40 minutes in Iowa is 3 domestic abuse stops.
I'm not sure ****ing farm animals counts as domestic abuse.
