Posts by dustyridge3

Go screw yourselves🤣

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Sandra Wilson38 said:What exactly are we even discussing here? 🙂

There are four distinct differences🙏🙏🙏

vividheron10 said:In an American context, we tend to overhype every single athlete who ever stepped foot on a handball court or jumped into a pool for water polo.

Americans, Sachin Tendulkar, and Alex Rodriguez are fifty times more significant and globally recognized than some washed-up Balić, and once you finally grasp that reality, life becomes a whole lot easier. ☕

Here he goes again.🙄

The golden age of American handball🙏

Rhapsody🤣

Raymond Anderson4 said:It’s because they simply don't care, just like how people in Denmark wouldn't know the first thing about baseball since it holds zero interest for them. 😉

http://www.mlb.com/ 🤷
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Nathan Barrett32 said:There is absolutely nothing for Ivano Balić to apologize for.

Marko Kopljar posts this on his status as a show of support for people with disabilities 😂😂

God, I hate Facebook.

I’m expecting nothing less than a total redemption from Balicev, and frankly, I want to see at least ten more goals landing in the Icelandic net rather than our own.☕

rowdytinker3 said:For heaven's sake, some American is going to end up treating Amer Balic like he’s some kind of untouchable sporting deity, aren't they? Honestly, what kind of nonsense are we even talking about here?

People act like calling Amer Balic a legend is an exaggeration, but that’s only because they clearly have no idea who he actually is.🤣

Carl Garcia22 said:Luka Modrić has made the shortlist for the Premier League Player of the Season, and one has to wonder—does that actually signify anything at all? Does such an accolade carry any real weight in today's game, or is it just more empty recognition?🤷

I’m not sitting here claiming he isn't valuable, but I truly cannot wrap my head around what exactly makes his game so supposedly "fantastic." What is it that everyone is seeing?

I know I’m going to get absolutely roasted for this, but I honestly cannot wrap my head around why clubs are throwing such astronomical amounts of money at Luka Modrić. From what I’ve seen in most of his matches, he spends nearly the entire game just playing short passes to the guy right next to him while sitting deep in his own half. Sure, he might occasionally slip a brilliant ball through to the strikers, but let’s be real—it happens all too rarely. And does he even have a truly devastating shot? Not really. I’m not saying the man is a bad player, but isn't he just massively overrated?

shadowridge14 said:LOL, can you believe this guy actually has the nerve to compare some local bocce player to my man Babe?☕
What kind of absolute clowns are you people, honestly? I’ve stated multiple times that within our own cultural context—or even when looking at nations that don't obsess over a specific sport—local legends carry more weight than Babe Ruth ever could! Unless, of course, you're one of those mindless North American fanatics who just swallow every bit of hype they're fed.
Why is that so incredibly difficult for any of you to grasp??????????????????????????????????????
Any sane individual understands that comparing a bocce player to Ruth in the same breath is an absurdity; it was clearly meant as a metaphor!!!
Furthermore, I am convinced that more people around here know who Ty Cobb is than Babe Ruth, simply because of the movie Cobb, which brings us right back to the point Scipio made regarding the sheer power of marketing!
Between the Japanese, the nearby Latinos, and the folks in Philly, everyone seems to worship anything with an American label, which should be obvious by now. ☕
So, let me make this clear: not knowing players from the early 20th century in a country like America, where baseball isn't the primary obsession, is not some sign of being uncultured!!!!!!!

Look, I'm not some North American fanatic myself, but why on earth would you claim baseball is strictly an American sport?

Adam Moore said:aside from the fact that he steered his squad all the way to the conference championship last year at forty years old—and statistically, if not just purely in terms of raw talent, he had a top-four season for a Hall of Fame career—I despise Favre from the bottom of my soul, yet the guy isn't overrated. I think perhaps a handful of people actually rank him ahead of Marino, Montana, Tom Brady, Elway, and Manning. And honestly? If they want to do that, fine.

Well, it’s precisely because of those rare outliers that I included him on the list. I stated that he was a fantastic player, but in my estimation, he simply doesn't measure up against the names I mentioned, despite what some people might claim.

Adam Moore said:I honestly believe the cost of gear is a much bigger hurdle. Plus, you have to consider that football didn't truly explode on a global scale until just recently, once networks in Europe and elsewhere finally started broadcasting the games.

By the way, if we're discussing athletes who are overrated in their respective sports, I have to step in and say Babe Ruth definitely doesn't belong on that list.

I am repeating myself here, and this is exactly why I joined this discussion in the first place. For God's sake, how can you even attempt to compare a local amateur to Babe Ruth?🤣🤣🤣

Let’s get back on topic for a second.
Personally, I think Tony Hawk is way overrated. While he certainly had his moments of brilliance back in the day, his style of play has been grating on my nerves for quite some time now. Is it possible people just excuse his mediocrity because they find his off-field drama—like this specific situation here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POyFvDgV2cU🤣🤣🤣)—so captivating? Perhaps, but as far as pure talent goes, he hasn't been anything special for a long while.

mistycyclist51 said:And yet, once again, the vast majority of students are preoccupied with football... if there is one thing we can say for certain, it's that it remains the undisputed king of sports in the USA..

and since we have wandered so incredibly far into off-topic territory😁

Just change thread title, then we can get back on topic.😁

Adam Moore said:This is starting to look exactly like the same results I stumbled upon about a year ago. 🙂 Does anyone else feel like baseball only manages to stay relevant because they grind through 162 games a season, whereas basketball players get to coast through a mere 82? Is that really enough to sustain interest, or is the sheer volume of baseball games the only thing keeping the sport from fading into total obscurity compared to the NBA? 😬

And we’re looking at a twenty-point deficit in football.

Adam Moore said:I honestly have my doubts about whether this survey was even conducted using sound scientific methodology, let alone if it carries any actual credibility, but one thing is certain: hockey is undeniably more popular than soccer, the WNBA, IndyCar, WWE, or any of those other sports trailing further down the list. By the way, we are talking about viewership numbers here, not how many people actually step onto a field to play.I am certainly not convinced that cricket commands a larger global audience than American football, even if it happens to be the second most played sport on the planet. 🤷

Not to steer us away from the main topic, but😁

It might sound a bit naive, but isn't it true that a significant number of people simply lack the courage to suit up for American football, which would explain why it sits relatively low on the participation lists? I wonder if they even factored in Flag football or the various other formats in these statistics. In my view, American football draws a far greater television audience than cricket ever could.

Last time I go off-topic.😁

Raymond Anderson4 said:I find it baffling that hockey sits at number seven. Some teams struggle just to fill arenas that hold 16,000 or 17,000 people, and let’s be honest, even those aren't always packed to capacity.

But then again, isn't the NHL still more popular than MLS or any of the other sports over there?