Reason #456 to hate soccer
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From: Thomas R. Kettler on 21 Jun 2010 14:26 In article <hvo9iv$mhs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, "Kyle T. Jones" <KBfoMe(a)realdomain.net> wrote: > xyzzy wrote: > > On Jun 21, 10:39 am, "The Ghost Of Edward M. Kennedy" <e...(a)o.com> > > wrote: > >> If the US draws 0-0 and England draws 2-2, the advancing team > >> will be the winner of a RANDOM draw. > >> > >> The athleticism involved in a random draw is simply AM-ZING! > >> The good news is that the odds of England scoring twice is > >> near absolute zero. > >> > >> --Tedward > > > > No less random than a shoot-out (IMO) > > Settling the most important soccer games in the world with a shoot-out > at the end absolutely sucks. > > However, it's still better than flipping a coin. > > Cheers. Is it worse than the way the NCAA decides BCS Championship Games with alternating possessions from the opponent's 25-yard line negating many things a defense can do? -- Remove blown from email address to reply.
From: The Ghost Of Edward M. Kennedy on 21 Jun 2010 14:31 "Kyle T. Jones" <KBfoMe(a)realdomain.net> wrote >>> If the US draws 0-0 and England draws 2-2, the advancing team >>> will be the winner of a RANDOM draw. >>> >>> The athleticism involved in a random draw is simply AM-ZING! >>> The good news is that the odds of England scoring twice is >>> near absolute zero. >>> >>> --Tedward >> >> No less random than a shoot-out (IMO) > > Settling the most important soccer games in the world with a shoot-out at > the end absolutely sucks. > > However, it's still better than flipping a coin. A cat raping contest would be better than flipping a coin. --Tedward
From: Kyle T. Jones on 21 Jun 2010 14:31 Thomas R. Kettler wrote: > In article <hvo9iv$mhs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > "Kyle T. Jones" <KBfoMe(a)realdomain.net> wrote: > >> xyzzy wrote: >>> On Jun 21, 10:39 am, "The Ghost Of Edward M. Kennedy" <e...(a)o.com> >>> wrote: >>>> If the US draws 0-0 and England draws 2-2, the advancing team >>>> will be the winner of a RANDOM draw. >>>> >>>> The athleticism involved in a random draw is simply AM-ZING! >>>> The good news is that the odds of England scoring twice is >>>> near absolute zero. >>>> >>>> --Tedward >>> No less random than a shoot-out (IMO) >> Settling the most important soccer games in the world with a shoot-out >> at the end absolutely sucks. >> >> However, it's still better than flipping a coin. >> >> Cheers. > > Is it worse than the way the NCAA decides BCS Championship Games with > alternating possessions from the opponent's 25-yard line negating many > things a defense can do? Yes.
From: The Ghost Of Edward M. Kennedy on 21 Jun 2010 14:36 "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote >> >> If the US draws 0-0 and England draws 2-2, the advancing team >> >> will be the winner of a RANDOM draw. >> >> >> >> The athleticism involved in a random draw is simply AM-ZING! >> >> The good news is that the odds of England scoring twice is >> >> near absolute zero. >> >> >> >> --Tedward >> > >> > No less random than a shoot-out (IMO) >> >> Settling the most important soccer games in the world with a shoot-out >> at the end absolutely sucks. >> >> However, it's still better than flipping a coin. >> >> Cheers. > > Is it worse than the way the NCAA decides BCS Championship Games with > alternating possessions from the opponent's 25-yard line negating many > things a defense can do? A shootout is definitely unfair to a counrty with lousy goalies. --Tedward
From: Thomas R. Kettler on 21 Jun 2010 14:55
In article <hvobes$gc9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, "The Ghost Of Edward M. Kennedy" <ei(a)o.com> wrote: > "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote > > >> >> If the US draws 0-0 and England draws 2-2, the advancing team > >> >> will be the winner of a RANDOM draw. > >> >> > >> >> The athleticism involved in a random draw is simply AM-ZING! > >> >> The good news is that the odds of England scoring twice is > >> >> near absolute zero. > >> >> > >> >> --Tedward > >> > > >> > No less random than a shoot-out (IMO) > >> > >> Settling the most important soccer games in the world with a shoot-out > >> at the end absolutely sucks. > >> > >> However, it's still better than flipping a coin. > >> > >> Cheers. > > > > Is it worse than the way the NCAA decides BCS Championship Games with > > alternating possessions from the opponent's 25-yard line negating many > > things a defense can do? > > A shootout is definitely unfair to a counrty with lousy goalies. The NCAA OT system is definitely unfair to a team with a bend-but-don't-break defense or a team with a lousy place kicker. -- Remove blown from email address to reply. |