tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post3380355366043439712..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: You Know We Are / Bring It Down / We're F***in' Crazy!Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-83636367664176630602009-07-28T14:20:33.818-05:002009-07-28T14:20:33.818-05:00Anon, you make good points regarding the changes t...Anon, you make good points regarding the changes to the experience at UGA, but at the end of the day, the place is still loud as hell and filled with people who care about the outcome. Contrast with the atmosphere at a Falcons game.<br /><br />Jesse, I went to the game at the Dome and spent most of my time watching Ronaldinho. He's lost his athleticism, so he gave the ball away regularly, but he still sees passes that other players can't. Milan were playing him behind the two strikers, which was a good role for him. If he gets an understanding with Inzaghi, they'll score some goals. And they better because the back line is porous. <br /><br />Anon, I agree with CHG: if you're going to one SEC game, a night game at Baton Rouge should be the choice. And yes, I also have that Kappa Barca jersey with the male and female silhouettes. It was my first Barca jersey and I bought it at the Madrid airport in June 1997.<br /><br />Zachery, I won't question Nebraska fans. You're absolutely right about their passion. However, Nebraska doesn't sell their TV rights individually. In terms of a TV property, no conference brings a collective experience like the SEC because no other conference has such a high proportion of crazy fan bases. Kentucky is one of the worst programs in the conference and they draw 60K+ every week. South Carolina has never won anything and they sell every ticket. You won't try to tell me that the Big XII is equivalent, will you? And if it is, then why isn't the Big XII signing a similar TV deal with CBS and ESPN?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-54727373618305429732009-07-28T12:41:20.053-05:002009-07-28T12:41:20.053-05:00*Sigh* I am so tired of reading this type of thing...*Sigh* I am so tired of reading this type of thing. Is the SEC as a group the most college football rabid place in the country? In general yes. Does that mean that they care more about college football than ANYWHERE else? No, and to think so is quite frankly arrogant. I believe I need only one example to disprove this and I will (predictably) use my own. Nebraska. The people that outdrew Notre Dame in the days of the four horsemen. The people that have sold out Memorial Stadium every game since November 3, 1962. The people that bought three fourths of the tickets to a NC game many expected to lose.<br /><br />Now, I'm not saying we care more about college football than SEC people do, I'm saying we don't care about it less. Nebraska football isn't the only game in town, it's the only game in the state.<br /><br />That said I actually came here to read your Braves stuff and found it refreshing to find someone who wasn't constantly bagging on Yunel. After all how many great defensive shortstops hit .310 with power?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427632438694983847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-57183369173896351422009-07-27T20:36:01.467-05:002009-07-27T20:36:01.467-05:00As long as you avoid Vanderbilt and Starkville, yo...As long as you avoid Vanderbilt and Starkville, you can't go wrong. However, if you have to choose one, I'd say a big night game in Baton Rouge.chghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299359954137090528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-57400287367279141852009-07-27T12:48:52.885-05:002009-07-27T12:48:52.885-05:00I have seen several bigtime college and NFL games;...I have seen several bigtime college and NFL games; A Rose Bowl, the NFC championship in Seattle, USC at Notre Dame, Miami at UW when Husky stadium was a beast. But even a Northwest schlub like me knows that nothing can compare to what goes on in the SEC. Someday I hope my brother and I can take our dad down there to experience it...so if you had to pick one SEC gameday to experience, what would it be? Bama? Tennessee? I always loved the Hedges and was a huge Herschel Walker fan growing up, so maybe Athens. <br /><br />As to soccer, I selfishly hope that it stays a fringe sport. I don't want to go to the Barca-Sounders game in a couple of weeks and look like every other frontrunner wearing the Blaugrana. My jersey is so old it was made by Kappa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-80147590677915969282009-07-27T10:13:39.165-05:002009-07-27T10:13:39.165-05:00I'm not sure the EPL is a fringe sport in Amer...I'm not sure the EPL is a fringe sport in America after seeing the attendance numbers throughout the World Football Challenge. There were over 81K in Seattle, and even Atlanta turned out 51K for the AC Milan-Cub America match. I think the entire event averaged around 62K. That's pretty solid, all things considered, and it's more than we see at some college american football games.<br /><br />Speaking of footie, is it just me of is AC Milan just plain bad? They seemed to get worked from beginning to end of every match. Chelsea looks really good, though at times their forward play irritates me. And Club America sure was fun to watch.<br /><br />If only the big boys had come back to play on the US team for the Gold Cup final, maybe the outcome would have been different. At least the second teamers played well up to that point, which always bodes well for the future of the squad.<br /><br />Your thoughts?Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-72340170892347734352009-07-26T12:35:29.005-05:002009-07-26T12:35:29.005-05:00I agree regarding the evils of the Jumbotron Era. ...I agree regarding the evils of the Jumbotron Era. And as a UGA fan, I'm afraid to say it has taken root in the college game as well. I know I sound like an angry old codger (I'm 41) when I say this, but I have come to hate the huge Jumbotron at Sanford Stadium. It fills almost every second between plays with commercials and idiotic games ("Where's Uga?") that are so loud it makes it diffiucult to talk to the person next to me. <br /><br />Of course, its not just a UGA problem-Arkansas brags about having the largest Jumbotron in the world or something. And as noted, the giant Jumbotron has taken over other sports as well. I find the one at Turner Field similarly detracts from the game experience with the non-stop commercials and dumb games. The Jumbotrons are nothing more than large amped-up TVs with poor resolution. But hoping big-time sports teams go back to a simpler scoreboard is like hoping basketball goes back to the peach baskets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com