Author Topic: World Cup (Copa do Mundo) 2014 Master Thread (Read 271459 times)

SdK · « **Reply #125 on:** June 13, 2014, 11:58:52 AM »

Tide kid is so boss. A bossanova. Casanova and also a boss. Not to be confused with a bossanova beat

michigancat · « **Reply #126 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:13:40 PM »

LOL, these announcers are hilarious. So we get Mexico's B-Team announcers and make them broadcast in english?

SdK · « **Reply #127 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:14:31 PM »

Is it illegal to shape your hair in a fashion that makes headers more easy to direct? A wedge shape of sorts?

SdK · « **Reply #128 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:16:23 PM »

Song is my WCc. World Cup crush.

Tobias · « **Reply #129 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:18:58 PM »

i think palomo also called all the europa league games i had to watch in Spanish, too

michigancat · « **Reply #130 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:20:16 PM »

why do soccer refs think they need to wear muscle shirts?

Tobias · « **Reply #131 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:21:09 PM »

hocule effect

SdK · « **Reply #132 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:23:21 PM »

El Cepillo?

michigancat · « **Reply #133 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:27:06 PM »

OK, I like these guys because they're big time Mexico fans which is awesome.

Trogdor · « **Reply #134 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:33:07 PM »

Gooch is raging on twitter

Tobias · « **Reply #135 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:42:17 PM »

croatia, we're gonna need you

michigancat · « **Reply #136 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:57:23 PM »

stoppage play, I still don't get it.

SdK · « **Reply #137 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:58:41 PM »

Soccer is pretty arbitrary

Tobias · « **Reply #138 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:04:18 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on June 13, 2014, 12:57:23 PM

stoppage play, I still don't get it.

you get the basic idea though, right? the actual amount that will get tacked on gets to be pretty easy to guess once you've seen enough games

mocat · « **Reply #139 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:12:36 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on June 13, 2014, 12:57:23 PM

stoppage play, I still don't get it.

when play is stopped, the clock keeps going, and the ref decides an amount per half that will get added on so that there will have been 90 minutes of actual play

michigancat · « **Reply #140 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:13:59 PM »

Yeah, I just don't get why they don't just stop the clock so everyone knows how much time is really left. Is there ever stoppage play added during stoppage play?

mocat · « **Reply #141 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:18:35 PM »

it's all in the refs head. if the ref wants 4 minutes of stoppage time, it doesn't mean the game is over at 94:00. it's still up to him to decide when to call the game. plus, if a team is threatening and has possession in the other team's final third, the ref will not end the game until possession is lost or a goal is scored

michigancat · « **Reply #142 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:19:45 PM »

Quote from: mocat on June 13, 2014, 01:18:35 PM

it's all in the refs head. if the ref wants 4 minutes of stoppage time, it doesn't mean the game is over at 94:00. it's still up to him to decide when to call the game. plus, if a team is threatening and has possession in the other team's final third, the ref will not end the game until possession is lost or a goal is scored

but he could if he wanted to, right?

mocat · « **Reply #143 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:20:55 PM »

to my understanding, it's kind of an unwritten rule not to do that

Tobias · « **Reply #144 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:21:44 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on June 13, 2014, 01:13:59 PM

Yeah, I just don't get why they don't just stop the clock so everyone knows how much time is really left. Is there ever stoppage play added during stoppage play?

not stopping is probably just tradition and keeping the game moving along (if someone's truly hurt, drag them off and they'll play either play short-handed until he can get back in or they'll sub him out when they get a chance). and yeah, they'll continue to extend stoppage time if there's a major injury, obvious time wasting, cards, etc.

Tobias · « **Reply #145 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:23:03 PM »

Quote from: mocat on June 13, 2014, 01:20:55 PM

to my understanding, it's kind of an unwritten rule not to do that

they will every now and then, but yeah it's more typical to wait for a natural break/change of possession

mocat · « **Reply #146 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:23:23 PM »

i kind of like the stoppage time thing, because if you haven't watched most of the game or whatever, you can get a good feel for how cleanly the game has been played based on the amount of stoppage time

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #147 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:29:02 PM »

Like the clock, remember when the guy took down the defender in the box and never touched the ball, but it wasn't really a goal scoring opportunity so he awarded a corner kick instead? That's like a good compromise.

michigancat · « **Reply #148 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:31:53 PM »

Quote from: Tobias on June 13, 2014, 01:23:03 PM

Quote from: mocat on June 13, 2014, 01:20:55 PM
to my understanding, it's kind of an unwritten rule not to do that

they will every now and then, but yeah it's more typical to wait for a natural break/change of possession

I guess if it never decides games it works. But seriously, in 2014 time is kept by "kind of an unwritten rule". OK, I'm done.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #149 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:33:38 PM »

mich- its kind of like the unwritten rule that you dont pay the refs and players to fix the game. it happens all the time but no one really complains. part of the game...