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[rvy]

And while we're on the subject look at this thread over in OT.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475396

- Man accused of rape, denies it
- Found guilty. Goes to prison for 6 years, registered as sex offender
- Budding College American football career is destroyed
- His accuser gets in touch via Facebook years later, they eventually meet in person
- Woman admits she lied, but said she didn't want to tell prosecutors because she's have to give the $1.5m she was awarded back

That image is incredibly powerful.

I hate that thread, poor guy spent 6 fucking years in prison. And I got banned for saying cunt too.

 

[Wilbur]

dat 07-08 season though

dat o'shea chip over Almunia is probably my favourite footballing moment of all time

Chelsea XI vs Rubin Kazan: Cech; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Terry, Bertrand; Benayoun, Lampard, Mata, Ramires, Moses; Torres

Rubin XI vs Chelsea: Rondon; Rondon, Rondon, Rondon, Rondon; Rondon, Rondon, Rondon, Rondon; Rondon, Rondon

Spoiler

Rondon is actually on the bench for Rubin. WTF?

On the bench? Loooool Chelsea got this. Good team there apart from fucking Benayoun. Oh and the obvious.

 

[Willkiller]

The fact that Americans sit and watch 'College Football' is totally baffling to me.

 

[Suen]

I just watched this. Anyone else feel embarrassed or sorry for her?

Felt embarrassed watching it lol. Why do they keep changing the viewpoint every few seconds? Wtf just keep the camera focused at one viewpoint.

 

[FootballFan]

There must be. Football is there to make the masses cheer, to act like an enhancer of local culture and a recognizable brand of a region. It's also an ambassador that can greatly influence the attractivity of a region, or people. Madrid get their money from the Spanish state, therefore it's only normal that they pay attention to the situation of football in other regions of Spain too. It's not a moral obligation, it's almost payback for the generosity they benefit from.

Now, even in places clubs don't directly get help from the state, a non-written principle of solidarity applies, just like when Bayern saved Dortmund from bankruptcy by lending money to it to honour short-term bills.

I don't dislike Madrid but their selfish behaviour is sociopathic in the strict sense. Add to that they can't win titles and mismanage their money and you have a national problem. I am almost 100% positive Real Madrid has a more negative than positive effect on the Spanish economy and international perception. But that must be measured with relevant metrics at hand.

Madrid is a shit club run by shit, funded by the state. News at 11.



(I hate when people say news at *whatever time*)

Are Rubin Kazan any good? Don't really know anything about them.

I wonder if Paolo will play tonight, maybe give Bertrand a rest for the weekend.

Rondon mate..Rondon.

The know how to park the bus very well and Rondon is a great striker. Chelsea could find it tough.

 

[Vivalaraza]

And while we're on the subject look at this thread over in OT.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475396

- Man accused of rape, denies it
- Found guilty. Goes to prison for 6 years, registered as sex offender
- Budding College American football career is destroyed
- His accuser gets in touch via Facebook years later, they eventually meet in person
- Woman admits she lied, but said she didn't want to tell prosecutors because she's have to give the $1.5m she was awarded back

That image is incredibly powerful.

Damn.

Lying about something like that...crazy.

 

[Wilbur]

Holy shit I just realised he admitted to licking the girl out and fucking her and now his girlfriend is doing that video... loooooooooooooool

fucking daft cunts, the lot of them

 

[Sviatoslav]

On the bench? Loooool Chelsea got this. Good team there apart from fucking Benayoun. Oh and the obvious.

Yeah it's weird. I thought Rubin were resting Rondon in their last game since he only came on for a 5 minutes cameo. Weird, I guess Berdyev prefers Dyadyun because he's better defensively or something. No idea really.

Rondon mate..Rondon.

The know how to park the bus very well and Rondon is a great striker. Chelsea could find it tough.

Rondon's on the bench bro. It's Dyaduyn that will be striking fear into the eyes of Chelsea supporters instead.

 

[Wilbur]

Starting a new FM game as Notts Forest while waiting for Europa League. Instead of doing my essay.

lets do this #championsleague2014/15

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Ched needs more of that Man City graphic design. That's all.

 

[Wilbur]

Talk of the town LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

 

[Ushojax]

Friedel, Naughton, Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Dembele, Parker, Lennon, Holtby, Bale & Adebayor

Lloris, Caulker, Dawson, Huddlestone, Livermore, Sigurdsson & Dempsey

Let's goooooooo

 

[FootballFan]

Welberg is a legend.

 

[xintin]

And while we're on the subject look at this thread over in OT.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475396

- Man accused of rape, denies it
- Found guilty. Goes to prison for 6 years, registered as sex offender
- Budding College American football career is destroyed
- His accuser gets in touch via Facebook years later, they eventually meet in person
- Woman admits she lied, but said she didn't want to tell prosecutors because she's have to give the $1.5m she was awarded back

That image is incredibly powerful.

He signed with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL yesterday too. Good for him.

 

[Wilbur]

Friedel, Naughton, Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Dembele, Parker, Lennon, Holtby, Bale & Adebayor

Lloris, Caulker, Dawson, Huddlestone, Livermore, Sigurdsson & Dempsey

Let's goooooooo

Naughton and Gallas gon' fuck up.

Also has Dempsey been injured? Haven't seen him for a while.

 

[Vivalaraza]

He signed with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL yesterday too. Good for him.

Holy shit.

That's amazing.

Makes me feel a lot better about what he had to go through..

 

[TeegsD]

Guys let's focus all this rage and anger at Benfica.

Just saw this and was excitedly ready to comply but unfortunately, it's Kyoufu; the only person to ever make me want Benfica to win a game

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Ched needs more of that Man City graphic design. That's all.

:lol :lol

 

[Clegg]

Ibra thinks Rooney has that PSG DNA

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has backed Wayne Rooney to join Paris Saint-Germain next season, insisting "there is only one club" for the striker to move to if he leaves Manchester United in the summer.

Manchester United insist Rooney will not be sold in the summer
Rooney's future at Old Trafford is unclear, although manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists the 27-year-old will not be sold.

PSG are likely to lead the race for Rooney's signature if he terminates his contract with United and the French club's president Nasser Al-Khelaifi through his weight behind a bid for the England international earlier this week.

"He is a great player, one of the best strikers in the world," he told Sky Sports News. "I think everybody would like it to happen."

Ibrahimovic, who scored in his side's 2-2 Champions League draw with Barcelona on Tuesday, has supported Carlo Ancelotti's interest in Rooney, claiming the Parisien club has plenty to offer the striker.

"If he wants to be part of the best project in football then there is only one club to sign for," Ibrahimovic told the Sun. "Only he knows the decision he is going to make in the summer but the project we are trying to build here is clear.

"We are not content with being the dominant force in France, we want to be the top club in Europe as well. I can understand why the owners are interested in Rooney - he is in the top 10 of strikers in Europe."

http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=1398769&cc=5739

 

[Willkiller]

Just saw this and was excitedly ready to comply but unfortunately, it's Kyoufu; the only person to ever make me want Benfica to win a game

Fancy supporting Newcastle for me?

I'll give you a massage.

 

[FootballFan]

Damn, Mac's Big Break is gud

:lol I loved that episode. Charlie and Mac are great the whole time.

 

[Meier]

Man, this M83 soundtrack to Oblivion is PERFECT. The is soaring even by their/his standards!

http://pitchfork.com/news/50203-lis...-cruise-sci-fi-film-oblivion-in-its-entirety/

 

[José Mourinho]

Was never shown the kits, just the nearly finished adverts for the campaign.

It's got Terry falling back into a big pit of blue paint, and the tagline's something about 'it's blue, what else matters?'. Also has Mata, Luiz, and Cahill being smothered with blue paint. Mata looks boss, and Luiz is pulling an almost Jesus like pose.

Said it a couple of weeks ago but it'll produce a few great gifs.

Sounds glorious :lol

 

[Hixx]

Just saw this and was excitedly ready to comply but unfortunately, it's Kyoufu; the only person to ever make me want Benfica to win a game

Hahahaha class.

 

[Suen]

The fact that Americans sit and watch 'College Football' is totally baffling to me.

Never got this either lol.

Also La Liga last week was hilarious. Barca tied with Celta Vigo thus Madrid had the chance to reduce the gap between them but ended up in a draw with Zaragoza so no change there. Atletico had the chance to take back the second spot from Madrid but they ended up in a draw with Valencia so no change there either. Sociedad, being fourth in the table (thus CL qualification), could have kept a 3-point lead from Malaga who's in the fifth spot but instead tied with Espanyol. Valencia would be right behind Sociedad now if their match didn't end in a draw with Atletico as mentioned earlier. Betis and Getafe, both who could possibly reach the 4th spot, played against each other this monday and no one scored in that game so no change there as well. Malaga were one lucky team as they won their match. To summarize this:

Rankings:

1. Barcelona
2. Real Madrid
3. Atletico Madrid
4. Real Sociedad
5. Malaga
6. Valencia
7. Real Betis
8. Getafe

Except Malaga going up +1 not much changed in the top 8 positions due to this:

Celta Vigo - Barcelona: 2-2
Real Zaragoza - Real Madrid: 1-1
Espanyol - Real Sociedad: 2-2
Atletico Madrid - Valencia: 1-1
Real Betis - Getafe: 0-0

Horrible :lol.

 

[bjaelke]

The fact that Americans sit and watch 'College Football' is totally baffling to me.

How is that any different from us watching the Nextgen Series?

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Man, this M83 soundtrack to Oblivion is PERFECT. The is soaring even by their/his standards!

http://pitchfork.com/news/50203-lis...-cruise-sci-fi-film-oblivion-in-its-entirety/

Is it bad that M83 is my only interest in this film? same applied for Tron Legacy.

 

[Willkiller]

How is that any different from us watching the Nextgen Series?

People do that?


I don't think it's really on the same scale.

 

[Meier]

How is that any different from us watching the Nextgen Series?

College football is more like watching the Championship than Nextgen/Reserves. The players for the top level teams are really fucking good and many are good enough to be playing on pro teams already, there are just some regulations that prevent it (you have to be at least 2 years removed from turning 18). NCAA football is definitely my preference to the NFL.. it's amazing, the crowds are bigger, the passion is stronger.. I love it.

 

[FootballFan]

Holy shit @ the offside 'discussion'. It was a matter of centimeters anyway, who cares. We lost because of the awful performance, starting with Buffon, which was in great part due to Bayern overplaying us in every possible way.

Spoiler

REMUNTADAAAAA!!!

Remuntada Zab.. Remuntada.

Believe

 

[TeegsD]

Fancy supporting Newcastle for me?

I'll give you a massage.

Tempting, very tempting. I'll pull for a draw that goes to pens in the 2nd leg, its out of my hands after that.

 

[Suen]

Why is Bacon banned?

 

[Willkiller]

Tempting, very tempting. I'll pull for a draw that goes to pens in the 2nd leg, its out of my hands after that.

I'll take it.

Cheers.

 

[FootballFan]

Chelsea XI vs Rubin Kazan: Cech; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Terry, Bertrand; Benayoun, Lampard, Mata, Ramires, Moses; Torres

Rubin XI vs Chelsea: Rondon; Rondon, Rondon, Rondon, Rondon; Rondon, Rondon, Rondon, Rondon; Rondon, Rondon

Spoiler

Rondon is actually on the bench for Rubin. WTF?

They feel bad for Cech, they will sub him on so he can only score 1 or 2 goals.

 

[Sviatoslav]

Why is Bacon banned?

Supporting Arsenal. Watch out!

 

[GQman2121]

Don't know what to expect out of us tonight. The team has to be running on fumes at this point. I like Mata to have one moment and put someone on.

 

[Joel Was Right]

Went past a bookie today for the first time. Made a bet with what little change I had, about 60p. I think they made a mistake because they gave me odds of 13/1 for there to be 3 or more goals in the Spurs match today. It should have been 13/10.

:S

 

[Hixx]

Why is Bacon banned?

Stupid things in a thread about a bloke who can't get it up treating women really creepily.

 

[Suen]

Supporting Arsenal. Watch out!

.

 

[FootballFan]

Why is Bacon banned?

He said something about groping girls if his penis didn't work when he gets old. Something along those lines lol.

 

[Yurt]

Remuntada Zab.. Remuntada.

Believe

Don't do this, FF.

 

[Sviatoslav]

They feel bad for Cech, they will sub him on so he can only score 1 or 2 goals.

Well Dyadyun did play exceptionally well in Rubin's last game so I can see him being rewarded with another start. Plus 0-0 is what Rubin is playing for anyway so goalscoring doesn't matter.

 

[Suen]

Stupid things in a thread about a bloke who can't get it up treating women really creepily.

He said something about groping girls if his penis didn't work when he gets old. Something along those lines lol.

:lol those threads are death traps. No idea how strict the mods are with that stuff, perm? temp?

 

[Vivalaraza]

College football is more like watching the Championship than Nextgen/Reserves. The players for the top level teams are really fucking good and many are good enough to be playing on pro teams already, there are just some regulations that prevent it (you have to be at least 2 years removed from turning 18). NCAA football is definitely my preference to the NFL.. it's amazing, the crowds are bigger, the passion is stronger.. I love it.

That is one thing which I just find so difficult to grasp. How? That's so awesome. As a college player you would feel like a King.

I guess it means they're also very well prepared for when/if they transition into the NFL.

 

[Meier]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlgfs7bIhys -- Spend a minute watching this and you'll see how glorious American college football is. The crowds are amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOW_NocND0A -- I took this when we won a game during the regular season back in 2005. It's absolute shit quality since it was with a flip phone or something but what a day. The other team (one of our two main rivals) had beat us 6 years running.. the whole stadium was just going nuts.

 

[Slizz]

That is one thing which I just find to difficult to grasp. How? That's so awesome. As a college player you would feel like a King.

I guess it means they're also very well prepared for when/if they transition into the NFL.

Students get in for free or at an extremely discounted rate, boosts numbers way up and adds to the passion and intensity of the games.

NFL has nothing like that really.


EDIT: FSU Miami is a great rivalry, I just hate when fans of both teams try to stand on their high horses and talk about how scummy the other teams fans are.

Can't wait for this season when Miami play the Gators at home.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Arthur Gies is such a knob

He made a $10 bet with someone, was proven wrong and then vacated the thread. I'd ban him if I was a mod tbh

 

[Messi]

I love new kit reveals

 

[GQman2121]

College football is more like watching the Championship than Nextgen/Reserves. The players for the top level teams are really fucking good and many are good enough to be playing on pro teams already, there are just some regulations that prevent it (you have to be at least 2 years removed from turning 18). NCAA football is definitely my preference to the NFL.. it's amazing, the crowds are bigger, the passion is stronger.. I love it.

I remember the Ken Dorsey run Miami teams were so loaded a decade ago that you would swear they could give the Browns or the Bengals a run.

For those wondering, college sports in the US are just academies for the pro level. The quality in many ways for football and basketball is just as good. And as Meier points out, some time preferred.

 

[Vivalaraza]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlgfs7bIhys -- Spend a minute watching this and you'll see how glorious American college football is. The crowds are amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOW_NocND0A -- I took this when we won a game during the regular season back in 2005. It's absolute shit quality since it was with a flip phone or something but what a day. The other team (one of our two main rivals) had beat us 6 years running.. the whole stadium was just going nuts.

Very cool.

How do college teams even afford grounds like that.