Why do you think Round Robin tournaments are exclusive to soccer? They permeate all kinds of sports at amateur and international levels.
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Why do you think Round Robin tournaments are exclusive to soccer? They permeate all kinds of sports at amateur and international levels.
The_Darkest_Red
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WC is not a round robin tournament. It has a knockout stage and every contestant doesn't play every other contestant.
What the what?
The knockout stage is a series of round robins. Like pretty much all international hockey tournaments, NCAA baseball regionals, most youth sports, etc.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Between Mario Kart and soccer, this place is going to get torn apart!
Of course.
What are you even trying to argue? You started out complaining about advancing despite a loss, then moved to round robin because of the NFL season, now you're somewhere else again?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
What? There is a single elimination stage of the tournament to determine the winner. If it was a round robin tourney each team would play 31 other teams and the winner would be determined purely by points (like the Premier League).
They were the third least shit team out of a group of four so they qualify.
Because those teams don't have a chance to play a regular season against eachother.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Soccer infects minds with hate
So you're saying he is as consistent as this sport?
Alligatorjandro
Banned
I'd watch soccer over baseball any day
Confrontation
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Dutch Gronk
Banned
I Honestly don't know if you are all really fucking dumb or 'trolling'
Hear hear. I agree with the gata.
I've been arguing against the format the entire time. It's the format that results in things like caring more about the other games outcome than your own as long as you keep it less than embarrassing.
And I've clearly got no problem with phase 2. The pool teams together, have them play within the pool (which is where the stupidity occurs) then play a sensible tournament.
Which is why they should have one big awesome single elimination tournament. Hell I'd even take a double elim tournament like college baseball over the round robin pool format. At least then you know you have to win your game.
No, we're just observant of a sport that is apparently relevant now.
I had a two hour conversation at the bar the other night about soccer. I was the most educated person on the subject. Baffling!
Guys please calm down
Here watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAIGb1lfpBw
Several times if you must
Here watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAIGb1lfpBw
Several times if you must
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
It's not hard to get. People who value sportsmanship hate flopping, cheesing your way into a tournament and losses being victories. No matter the sport. It's not celebration worthy to lose your way into a top 16.
...I don't think I've seen a NFL season where this hasn't been true for at least one team...
Is there really any fun in this troll argument for you?
That's because the Big 12 sucks.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Your posts suggest otherwise.
Confrontation
Member
U wot m8. They were shit back then, but the least shit from their division so they got a shot at the playoffs and managed a great win against the Saints. A lil' bit like the US. Not the shittiest from their group.
How is it a "troll argument"?
Are you suggesting garbage time statistics should always be relevant?
Patriots would be the best team of the decade in that case.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
You would be dancing in the street naked with a bottle of Jack up your ass if the Bills 'lost' their way into the playoffs.
Plus, only the last game counts now? The win against Ghana means nothing?
Did the first 18 games mean anything after the Patriots got humiliated in the 19th?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
2-2 draw = better. Sanjuromath.
If everyone gets a trophy why doesn't England ever get one?
That's soccer math. Can someone post that America is the best 1-1 article for the gents who don't know any better?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
No, they don't. Read 'em again and come back with your questions. Don't do this silly shit.
The format is the format. Everybody lives and dies by it. But it's just not a cause to celebrate when your team loses, and because somebody else sucks worse than you, you manage to sneak in to the elite 16. Great. We're in the top 16. On a 1-1-1 record.
They have Benedict Cumberbatch, isn't that enough?!
All I know about English soccer is my Manchester United have a guy who bites people.
Statistically they weren't better because they conceded those goals against Germany and the US only conceded once for the whole duration. Doesn't matter when in the Portugal game they happened. Game doesn't just end because one team has a lead. There's no mercy rule.
No wonder they employ a racist.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
American soccer fans should be celebrating this. This was the hardest group to advance through and they did it. Pretty much nobody thought we'd do it and they did it.
USA isn't the best team in the world but they belong in the round of 16.
4 more wins
But it's not like super rare for the US to get through this stage right?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
The NFL season should be two games long then playoffs. If nothing else we should at least have the decency and intelligence to disregard the first 14 games!
Squall ASF
Member
Oh look, actual NFL players know what this thread doesn't, that Peterson is a stud. He's voted 22nd best player in the league by his peers and will end up the #2 CB since Sherman is the only one left. He was voted 33rd best last year, moving on up choo choo! Note Talib stating what I posted not so long ago, about Peterson taking on a far more difficult role than Sherman and thus, he places Peterson #1 among CBs: http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2014/6/26/5844828/patrick-peterson-ranked-22nd-best-player-in-nfl
I think it's happened once before in my lifetime. So, kind of rare I guess?