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Post by funhouse on Feb 8, 2023 4:37:27 GMT -5
I have been a big NFL fan since the early 80's, back when the Raiders were good and C4 was an exciting new channel. American sports barely manage things with a salary cap and free agency. It's not perfect but it just about holds together. However, a big part of that equation is that there is no promotion or relegation. Add the prospect of relegation to the NFL (or any of the big American sports,I guess) and it would implode. Yes I realize that. I'm vehemently against making leagues closed in football/soccer, but since it has always(?) been that way in the US I view it differently over there. Not in the way that I think it's ok, but I realize it's the only way to keep their system working so you kind of have to just bite the bullet.
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Post by funhouse on Feb 8, 2023 4:33:40 GMT -5
I've stopped caring about English football. For a long while I only watched City and Chelsea if it was a particularly exciting game or the Champions League playoffs because I hated those specific clubs and the way they achieved their success, but with the Saudi takeover of Newcastle I was just done with the whole thing. I follow the results and the league table and watch Spurs once in a while, but that's it. Knowing that it will only get worse made the decision much easier. It may sound ironic, but I've gotten more into American sports lately as a result of this. The NBA and NFL have no fan ownership, it's obviously capitalist as fuck... but I'd rather have all clubs owned by billionaires without direct ties to murder, as long as there is competitive balance which there just isn't anymore in top level football. The owners in the NBA/NFL need to have a strategy, even if they have by far the best team they can't just buy up the competition. Even with all the ads and the fact that teams can be moved to another city(that's the hardest pill to swallow), this balance is so damn refreshing. Every team has the hypothetical chance to win if they play their cards right, 90% of clubs in the best football leagues have NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER to achieve this without selling their souls. And like I said, it will only get worse, and as a result we will have a Super League within 5-10 years. One point of correction: the Green Bay Packers are fan owned. And, the NFL isn’t capitalist in the fact all teams have a certain amount of money to spend, with salary caps…there’s a real competitive balance, which creates parity, with lots of turnover, and is why the NFL is by far the most popular American league and sport. I agree with everything else you said, though. God bless. You're correct, I was thinking more of everything surrounding the league, ad breaks every five minutes and so on. When it comes to things like the trading system it is actually kind of communist! The fact that there's something to EARN from finishing LAST in the NFL(maybe it's like that in the NBA too, I don't know) with the first pick in the draft... it makes me wonder how any Republican can watch these sports. Though I like the balance, that shit is just too far even for me haha. But the answer to how this can be is that they probably realized that an even competition is more interesting to people watching, and that's why they have an economic incentive to keep running the leagues this way. If only they could use this approach when it came to things like healthcare...
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Post by funhouse on Feb 7, 2023 15:34:02 GMT -5
I've stopped caring about English football. For a long while I only watched City and Chelsea if it was a particularly exciting game or the Champions League playoffs because I hated those specific clubs and the way they achieved their success, but with the Saudi takeover of Newcastle I was just done with the whole thing. I follow the results and the league table and watch Spurs once in a while, but that's it. Knowing that it will only get worse made the decision much easier.
It may sound ironic, but I've gotten more into American sports lately as a result of this. The NBA and NFL have no fan ownership, it's obviously capitalist as fuck... but I'd rather have all clubs owned by billionaires without direct ties to murder, as long as there is competitive balance which there just isn't anymore in top level football. The owners in the NBA/NFL need to have a strategy, even if they have by far the best team they can't just buy up the competition. Even with all the ads and the fact that teams can be moved to another city(that's the hardest pill to swallow), this balance is so damn refreshing. Every team has the hypothetical chance to win if they play their cards right, 90% of clubs in the best football leagues have NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER to achieve this without selling their souls. And like I said, it will only get worse, and as a result we will have a Super League within 5-10 years.
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Post by funhouse on Feb 7, 2023 15:17:32 GMT -5
They buy lawyers like they buy players. Not much, if anything will happen. At most they will get a fine. Maybe they will get a few points deducted in a future season, but I doubt it. Letting nation states own clubs is a horrible development, but the horse has long bolted. PSG, Newcastle, Man City ... and it;s only going to get worse. They will get points deducted in a pre-season tournament.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 27, 2023 6:53:05 GMT -5
Hot take: there's not a single Dylan cover than I prefer to the original. His voice might be my favourite, ever. I can only think of one: The Byrds version of My Back Pages. Fuck yes! With that said, their Mr Tambourine Man will never stop being amazing either.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 26, 2023 20:20:59 GMT -5
THIS is how a guitar solo(and guitar for that matter) should sound 2:35-3:00
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Post by funhouse on Jan 20, 2023 11:07:22 GMT -5
One of the most gorgeous melodies I know. Simon & Garfunkel's music will forever remain timeless. Had the thought of making a post like this a few days ago after having listened to Sparrow, which is another of their lesser known* songs. Paul Simon was a genius. (Ok so apparently April Come She Will is their seventh most listened song on Spotify, but my point still stands!)
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Post by funhouse on Jan 19, 2023 15:13:16 GMT -5
Which band is better? Chili Peppers or Green Day? I ask because these were the two big American bands in the first half of the 2000s amongst school friends. If I should try to make an objective point(being an RHCP fan who only likes a few Green Day songs), then I would say that while Green Day maintained relevancy for about 15 years(which is in no way bad), it is remarkable that RHCP, 40 years into their carreer, are still capable of making good music. That's not why I think they're better, but it is something that sticks out to me.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 18, 2023 18:57:56 GMT -5
Oh god no. Californication has one mediocre song on it, BSSM has like four. It's not even close. Thanks. What are the four? I’m not saying you’re wrong, it’s all opinion…..I prefer the older material, it could be my age. God bless. Naked In The Rain and The Greeting Song are mediocre. Then there's a few that are alright, but doesn't do much at all for me. Apache Rose Peacock and dare I say Breaking The Girl. Always hated Kiedis's vocals in that one. Not even counting They're Red Hot. And hey Californication isn't exactly new, 24 years old this year.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 18, 2023 18:22:57 GMT -5
I have spent about two weeks (re-)listening to Red Hot Chili Pepper's entire discography. AMA, I'm now an expert at your service. Can we at least agree Blood Sugar Sex Magîk is the best RHCP album? Happy new year. Oh god no. Californication has one mediocre song on it, BSSM has like four. It's not even close. Thanks.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 16, 2023 8:49:42 GMT -5
So according to Rolling Stone's recent list, John Lennon is apparently the best white singer of all time...
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Post by funhouse on Jan 7, 2023 16:59:21 GMT -5
Seeing Kevin Costner as Robin Hood made me want to shoot myself with an arrow.
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Post by funhouse on Jan 6, 2023 10:06:37 GMT -5
Been listening to some Whiskeytown again lately.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 23, 2022 17:55:46 GMT -5
When "kittens" doesn't win you'll just go "oh sorry, too many options!" and redo the poll. You're fooling no one, Elon... I mean Beady.
(and yes, obviously kittens should win)
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Post by funhouse on Dec 23, 2022 17:13:20 GMT -5
Glass Onion.
Damn that was good. And I hope this isn't a spoiler, but the timing on this one... wow.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 16:20:43 GMT -5
1. The Weeknd - Out Of Time 2. Power Trip - Executioner's Tax 3. Tinariwen - Toumast Tincha 4. Steely Dan - Josie 5. Ghost - Spillways 6. Arcade Fire - Age Of Anxiety 1 7. Tori Amos - Crucify 8. Mark Lanegan - Mockingbirds 9. Pixies - No 13 Baby 10. Rammstein - Deutschland
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 16:04:48 GMT -5
2020: Maradona dies 2021: Argentina wins first Copa America in 28 years 2022: Argentina wins first World Cup in 36 years
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 13:09:30 GMT -5
The most incredible thing about football is that a team with Messi and Mbappé up front will once again fail to win the Champions League this season.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:47:16 GMT -5
LMAO just saw that Dembele tripped him, I just thought it was the light push in the back.
So I guess I was irrational and stupid? Oh well!
And thank God I turned the TV on so so didn't miss *THAT*...
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:34:09 GMT -5
Does this mean the penalty was correct? It wasn’t wrong. It wasn’t like when Griezman flopped against Croatia in 2018. That also sucked. And I don't care if it's "technically not wrong" to give that penalty. In a big game, and especially in the BIGGEST GAME IN THE WORLD, you shouldn't give crazy soft penalties like that. Just like you shouldn't give a red card unless it's REALLY a red card *de Jong, cough*. Like I said before the bar is usually higher at a World Cup for cards, but why not for penalties? It's a mockery.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:05:58 GMT -5
Ronaldo the rapist or the World Cup winner? Yes! I am in large parts a fan of the World Cup winner, not so much of the other one.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:05:12 GMT -5
I really wanted Messi to win this final, but not because of a bought referee. And there came 2-0. Fuck this. I really, really looked forward to this, but if this is how a WORLD CUP FINAL can be settled in the era of VAR, then there is no need for me to watch it. What? 🤣 Does this mean the penalty was correct?
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:02:23 GMT -5
Yeah they were. But teams have dominated games before and not won them. Who knows what would have happened if they didn't get/buy that penalty, probably won anyway, but I don't care. That decision ruined everything for me, and I feel nothing but depression and anger right now. Found the Ronaldo Fan! Ronaldo the rapist or the World Cup winner?
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 10:56:14 GMT -5
I really wanted Messi to win this final, but not because of a bought referee. And there came 2-0. Fuck this. I really, really looked forward to this, but if this is how a WORLD CUP FINAL can be settled in the era of VAR, then there is no need for me to watch it. Are we watching the same game? Argentina is dominating France Yeah they were. But teams have dominated games before and not won them. Who knows what would have happened if they didn't get/buy that penalty, probably won anyway, but I don't care. That decision ruined everything for me, and I feel nothing but depression and anger right now. In World Cups the general unwritten rule seems to be that the bar for yellow and cards is way higher than usual, but for penalties, at least in this tournament, the exact opposite for some reason. I don't care if you *can* give Di Maria a penalty there, it is a WORLD CUP FINAL and it's 0-0, of course it's not a fucking penalty.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 10:40:33 GMT -5
I really wanted Messi to win this final, but not because of a bought referee.
And there came 2-0. Fuck this. I really, really looked forward to this, but if this is how a WORLD CUP FINAL can be settled in the era of VAR, then there is no need for me to watch it.
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