Posts by rustywalker1

So, who actually qualified for EP14? Is it the host (Denmark) and the champion (Denmark), or does the runner-up move up?

And how do things look for the Olympics qualification?

So, are we hosting the qualifiers now?

Over the last four championships, France and Denmark have just been trading wins back and forth.
The Danes showed our guys how you actually handle high-stakes games on home turf, but what does that matter when our team struggles with such a loser mentality? Every time they were supposed to step up and show some grit, they folded. I mean, you make five straight European Championship semifinals and still haven't managed to snag a single gold medal, yet everyone keeps talking about how "elite" this squad is. If it’s so elite, what’s the actual issue? We didn't lose four championship finals in seven years by accident.
Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.😁

Either fix it so it actually works, or just shut it down altogether.

The music in the arena sounded like some chaotic wedding band in the South 🙏🙏 🙏

Let me repeat myself:

WHEN DID WE LOSE THE EDGE?🤦

In the 2014 European Championship, the host nation and the defending champions qualify directly. If the US wins this one, I guess we'll see who takes second place instead.

Drew Edwards8 said:And once we grab the gold, we'll have secured an automatic spot in the next European Championship, too.

True. But I was actually referring to the World Cup.

I can't remember if anyone mentioned this yet, but with this semifinal win, we've officially punched our ticket to the 2013 World Cup along with the teams from Mexico and Denmark. France is already in as the reigning world champs, and Spain gets an automatic spot since they're hosting.
The remaining nine spots for the tournament will be decided during the playoffs, featuring:
the rest of the field from this championship plus teams like Austria, Belarus, Canada, Mexico, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Portugal.

Honestly, this forum is driving me crazy. It’s getting impossible to deal with how slow everything has become. 🙂

Our athletes just never seem to grasp that a game isn't over until the final whistle blows. That’s exactly why we end up throwing away leads like this. We really should have walked away with a 6 or 7-point win yesterday.

vividbison47 said:Are we out of the running, or is there still a shot at the quarterfinals?
If there is, what results do we need to see go our way?

The Germans can't afford to lose to Romania.

Germans shouldn't be allowed to win

Mexico will probably just suck it up. Everyone's waiting to see if the Romanian machine actually kicks into gear ☕

What did I say? Oh, right! ☕🙂

I’m expecting a desperate fight for survival toward the end of the final quarter.

I’m with AT&T. Honestly, they can take a hike. Why on earth would they throttle my speeds while still charging me the full premium price? 🙄

Rigged by the sportsbooks ☕

Obviously, we're going to struggle against the heavy hitters. I’m fully expecting a loss when we face France.

It’s classic us Americans—we win the exhibition games, but they take home the trophies when the medals are handed out.

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Man, why does it always have to be a total bloodbath just to move on? It's never a smooth ride.

Does anyone have the stats on how many people made it to the semifinals with zero points in the second round? Or maybe just one point?