Comments on: Soccer-pocalypse: The English Soccer Experience for the Unitiated http://pelicanstatesports.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/soccer-pocalypse-the-english-soccer-experience-for-the-unitiated/ Partisan, Pure, Pernicious. That's right, brought to you by the letter P. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Viking http://pelicanstatesports.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/soccer-pocalypse-the-english-soccer-experience-for-the-unitiated/#comment-315 The Viking Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:57:20 +0000 http://pelicanstatesports.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/soccer-pocalypse-the-english-soccer-experience-for-the-unitiated/#comment-315 I was there. It was excitement that seemingly comes out of nowhere when a goal is scored. And I'd say its akin to a bottom-of-the-11th inning home run in Game 6 of the playoffs, a 30 yard touchdown pass with 6 seconds to go to take the lead. So yeah, a jump-out-of-your-seat type of excitement. Just sucks they lost. I was there. It was excitement that seemingly comes out of nowhere when a goal is scored. And I’d say its akin to a bottom-of-the-11th inning home run in Game 6 of the playoffs, a 30 yard touchdown pass with 6 seconds to go to take the lead. So yeah, a jump-out-of-your-seat type of excitement. Just sucks they lost.

]]> By: TML http://pelicanstatesports.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/soccer-pocalypse-the-english-soccer-experience-for-the-unitiated/#comment-289 TML Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:56:34 +0000 http://pelicanstatesports.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/soccer-pocalypse-the-english-soccer-experience-for-the-unitiated/#comment-289 I have been at College football games when last second touchdowns and field goals are scored, seen last minute baskets in both college and NBA games, home runs in baseball, just about all of it. But nothing compares to the 30 seconds after Crouch’s goal went in. People jump up, scream wildly while waving their arms as if they are having some sort of seizure, with no thought of anyone around them at all. A load of subjective rubbish. I've been at a match between the biggest rivals in Argentina (Boca v. River) where I thought a massacre was going to break out from both sides since there was a draw and I also saw a match between Argentina and Brazil, but how can one quantify exhilaration? I'd probably bank on it being more in your game than in basketball simply because of the number of fans, and because basketball fans don't tend to be the wildest; but more than a college football game? Seriously, more than your 'earthquake' game? More than when UGA beat UF for the first time in a decade back in 2004? I have been at College football games when last second touchdowns and field goals are scored, seen last minute baskets in both college and NBA games, home runs in baseball, just about all of it. But nothing compares to the 30 seconds after Crouch’s goal went in. People jump up, scream wildly while waving their arms as if they are having some sort of seizure, with no thought of anyone around them at all.

A load of subjective rubbish. I’ve been at a match between the biggest rivals in Argentina (Boca v. River) where I thought a massacre was going to break out from both sides since there was a draw and I also saw a match between Argentina and Brazil, but how can one quantify exhilaration? I’d probably bank on it being more in your game than in basketball simply because of the number of fans, and because basketball fans don’t tend to be the wildest; but more than a college football game? Seriously, more than your ‘earthquake’ game? More than when UGA beat UF for the first time in a decade back in 2004?

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