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re: Watching the Big Game I realized something
Posted on 2/2/14 at 11:02 pm to cwil177
Posted on 2/2/14 at 11:02 pm to cwil177
Tonight´s shitshow undermined all the marketing dollars spent on promoting the game to Europeans.
On the continent, the general feeling is, ´I guess you have to be from there (USA), to get that shite´.
The English may get it, but I don´t think so.
On the continent, the general feeling is, ´I guess you have to be from there (USA), to get that shite´.
The English may get it, but I don´t think so.
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Posted on 2/2/14 at 11:28 pm to Dandy Lion
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Tonight´s shitshow undermined all the marketing dollars spent on promoting the game to Europeans.
I said the exact same thing to someone I was watching the game with tonight.
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On the continent, the general feeling is, ´I guess you have to be from there (USA), to get that shite´. The English may get it, but I don´t think so.
It's growing in the UK, but it's much smaller than soccer is here.
Posted on 2/2/14 at 11:30 pm to Dandy Lion
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The English may get it, but I don´t think so
I think that at least a few of them do
Personally:
Soccer
LSU football
Saints
But, I've never really been a huge football fan, so it's not some kind of revelation.
Posted on 2/2/14 at 11:56 pm to Dandy Lion
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Tonight´s shitshow undermined all the marketing dollars spent on promoting the game to Europeans.
On the continent, the general feeling is, ´I guess you have to be from there (USA), to get that shite´.
The English may get it, but I don´t think so.
It was a fricking dreadful game. I think only Seahawks fans and Manning haters enjoyed it.
However, if the world was watching the Colts-Chiefs playoff game, then I think Europe would have understood our love for the game.
Then again, I feel like the converse is true. What sports fan would not be taken in by the amazing 2005 UCL Final between Milan and Liverpool?
This post was edited on 2/2/14 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 2/3/14 at 2:53 am to Dandy Lion
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On the continent, the general feeling is, ´I guess you have to be from there (USA), to get that shite´.
I can understand that. We've grown up with it, so it's all pretty normal for us. From an outsiders perspective, it must be very hard to grasp the concept and all of the little intricacies of the game. But I think it mostly comes down to bitterness from Euros that, for the most part, Americans don't give a shite about their game. Which is an absolute shame because, IMO, in purely sporting terms, there isn't a more entertaining and beautiful sport to watch on tv or in person than soccer. I follow both sports almost religiously, but I have to say that soccer has surpassed American football for me. Damn proud to call myself a soccer fig to the fullest.
This post was edited on 2/3/14 at 2:58 am
Posted on 2/3/14 at 7:18 am to Dandy Lion
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Tonight´s shitshow undermined all the marketing dollars spent on promoting the game to Europeans.
On the continent, the general feeling is, ´I guess you have to be from there (USA), to get that shite´.
The English may get it, but I don´t think so.
It doesn't help that the NFL coverage in the UK is Channel 4 for SNF and the Super Bowl (with a Bill Gates lookalike talking about Twitter during commercial breaks), Eurosport 2 for MNF, and Sky Sports for the playoffs and random regular season games.
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