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re: 2005 Gold Cup Final
Posted on 9/11/14 at 2:16 pm to Dijkstra
Posted on 9/11/14 at 2:16 pm to Dijkstra
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Funny thing is that as far as we've come, that shite is still happening. We visited my girlfriend's parents house a lot this summer so I was there for a long time. Because I was always watching and explaining it, they were pretty into it by the end. My girlfriend's little brother, who is turning 15, got really big into the sport, though, because I made him watch the World Cup and play FIFA all summer. Kid loves Zlatan already even though he wasn't at the World Cup. His friends all made fun of him for it, but he held strong. There was one day where we picked him and one of his friends up from workouts in the morning, and on the way to drop his buddy off, we turned the tides and ganged up on this kid. I was like "Heard you've been talkin' shite, bro!" He gave me this long speech about how no one will care after the year, and I told him the story about my friend telling me that almost 10 years earlier. My girlfriend, her brother, and I spent the rest of the drive grilling him with questions like "So you've been a fan of everything you've liked since you were born? You've never become a fan of something in your life? Why are you giving people such a hard time about liking something, bro?" It was all in good fun, but I think it helped my girlfriend's little brother feel better about enjoying it. I definitely got joy out of turning the tables on someone for once. The Sport of the Future since 1972 is getting there, guys.
keep fighting the good fight
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Posted on 9/11/14 at 3:01 pm to cwil177
I will never apologize for berating a teenager, especially when I can use the "We're just joking, bro. It's okay if you don't like it." excuse. It's clearly not okay. I just think it's hilarious how now we're in a place where people like that may face some sort of pushback.
Obviously, my people are always going to be a bit more passionate because I genuinely love and live and breathe the sport. I have 2 monitors on my computer, and one is always playing a match, rewatching an older match, or listening to coverage. If I need the other monitor, I've got a laptop open or I'm listening to podcasts (mainly Men in Blazers). That shite rubs off on people. My girlfriend takes no enjoyment from watching any other sport on Earth, but she loves watching matches with me. Hell, if we got married and had kids, I have the okay to add player references in the names if I wanted (which I'm still trying to figure out the best one to go with since Jurgen or Zlatan may get my kids picked on).
All of the support, interest, and people like us coming to a board regularly to talk about it shows how far we've come just from this team in 2005. The fact that we even have this board and it's as active as it is on a site like TigerDroppings is astounding. I still remember so well the MSB soccer threads. The push to get this board and support it is possibly my favorite memory from this site (outside of that night that the guy rage quit on the OT by posting porn until they banned him and didn't get banned for hours). As cheesy as it sounds, I feel like we all fight the good fight just by coming to places like this board, being active, arguing, and just being fans because it creates a pretty rad culture for the sport in America. That culture growing is what appeals to people. The soldiers of those earlier teams, even the mid to late 2000 teams after the 2002 run, have done insane things for the sport here.
Alright, I'm done with the emotional bullshite. All of this 9/11 and patriotism have me reminiscing pretty hard right now.
Obviously, my people are always going to be a bit more passionate because I genuinely love and live and breathe the sport. I have 2 monitors on my computer, and one is always playing a match, rewatching an older match, or listening to coverage. If I need the other monitor, I've got a laptop open or I'm listening to podcasts (mainly Men in Blazers). That shite rubs off on people. My girlfriend takes no enjoyment from watching any other sport on Earth, but she loves watching matches with me. Hell, if we got married and had kids, I have the okay to add player references in the names if I wanted (which I'm still trying to figure out the best one to go with since Jurgen or Zlatan may get my kids picked on).
All of the support, interest, and people like us coming to a board regularly to talk about it shows how far we've come just from this team in 2005. The fact that we even have this board and it's as active as it is on a site like TigerDroppings is astounding. I still remember so well the MSB soccer threads. The push to get this board and support it is possibly my favorite memory from this site (outside of that night that the guy rage quit on the OT by posting porn until they banned him and didn't get banned for hours). As cheesy as it sounds, I feel like we all fight the good fight just by coming to places like this board, being active, arguing, and just being fans because it creates a pretty rad culture for the sport in America. That culture growing is what appeals to people. The soldiers of those earlier teams, even the mid to late 2000 teams after the 2002 run, have done insane things for the sport here.
Alright, I'm done with the emotional bullshite. All of this 9/11 and patriotism have me reminiscing pretty hard right now.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 3:02 pm
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