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  1. Banedon
    My point really wasn't to start an NHL vs MLS/Soccer argument. Clearly neither are hugely popular in the US, though I'd say both are trending upward. I was trying to bring a little levity to sulley and my complaints about soccer. I'll watch some of the world cup, but I doubt I'll ever consider myself a soccer fan. That said, my intent really wasn't to run it down. I still contend that the NHL is more popular in the US than MLS, but I'm not interested in debating it.
  2. Banedon
    Wherever they are, I'm sure the non-niche crowd will just find out by the SI cover. They only put soccer on the cover in the non-US regions.
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    That is....less than correct. By what measure? 27 million people watched the gold medal Olympic hockey game. 4.9 million watched USA vs England soccer. Granted, that's a finale vs opening round... 13 million people watched the USA v. England soccer game inside the U.S. You're right...I was looking at the average viewership for the first round by mistake.
  4. Banedon
    That is....less than correct. By what measure? 27 million people watched the gold medal Olympic hockey game. 4.9 million watched USA vs England soccer. Granted, that's a finale vs opening round...
  5. Banedon
    Hockey: The gold standard for captivating sports and immense popularity Oh come on. Of the popular american sports, hockey is the closest thing we have to soccer. And hockey is also more popular within the US. Granted, soccer is more of a global sport, but I feel confident in saying that sulley was speaking for absolutely nobody but himself in this case.
  6. Banedon
    It will open up some in the 2nd series of games. Right now a lot of teams are content drawing, but there has been plenty of chances to score. A lot of the players don't seem to be very in sync with their teams right now. A format that encourages playing for a draw is a poor format, imo.
  7. Banedon
    He also said that Nebraska and Colorado were wise to get out when they could. We'll see what kind of rules are put in place to prevent other schools from bolting, but I agree with him. Man...those schools were truly terrified of life after the Big 12.
  8. Banedon
    Also, 6 of the 13 games are ties so far if I'm counting correctly. That won't do much to appeal to US audiences.
  9. Banedon
    Eh...I'm not all bent out of shape about it or anything. But the magazine comes out 52 issues a year...I figured they could manage to have 4 covers reserved for the 4 major sport champs. I still have a bunch of SI's from the MJ Bulls years.
  10. Banedon
    http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nhl_experts__65/ept_sports_nhl_experts-516875119-1276613294.jpg?ymuaSTDDuAEQrHxA Only the Chicago area gets the Blackhawks cover. Everyone else gets Strasburg. Sorry...as awesome as the kid may be, a Championship team should always get the cover.
  11. Banedon
    Internationally, yes. Tony Parker was on the French cover of NBA Live for 2 years in a row. Pau Gasol was on the Spanish one for 3 years in a row. But in the US....I can't find any....at least not EA titles. Tiger Woods Golf! I am ashamed.
  12. Banedon
    Internationally, yes. Tony Parker was on the French cover of NBA Live for 2 years in a row. Pau Gasol was on the Spanish one for 3 years in a row. But in the US....I can't find any....at least not EA titles.
  13. Banedon
    Been posting all morning without difficulty.
  14. Banedon
    3-4 years? Dick Dent, do you realize your team completely crapped the bed on what should have been a dynasty? The only thing I could think he meant there was that they had a "smashmouth" style for a 3-4 year span? But that's really trying to look for some accuracy where there isn't any.
  15. Banedon
    Deja vu again!
  16. Banedon
    Usually athletes and "Gold Clubs" don't work out so well.
  17. Banedon
    Yay....I'm not crazy. http://www.northsidebaseball.com/forum/topic?f=6&t=56745&p=2379891&hilit=mulder#p2379891
  18. Banedon
    Man...deja vu. I could've sworn this already happened.
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    Wow...is MJ gonna come out and start yapping next? Everybody seems to want to be the "best" champion in town...
  21. Banedon
    That's the assumption that's being made, but no...there's not a confirmation yet. Just that screenshot of the EA site. But sure seems like that's the way it's gonna go.
  22. Banedon
    More people probably care about this here than in the video game thread. The page got taken down at EA, but of course someone screenshotted it... http://media.operationsports.com/shots/1276561258-media.jpg That's 2 Blackhawks in a row if you're counting along at home.
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  24. Banedon
    This is tough. Campbell showed his worth in the playoffs. And I think a #3 (though he's arguably the 4th best d-man on the team behind Hammer) defenseman is harder to come by than a 3rd or 4th line winger. So I would lean toward keeping him. I also don't think the situation is quite as dire as Kyle suggests, especially if Huet is banished to Rockford. No question that Campbell was excellent in the playoffs. But if we have to part with all of those guys that Kyle suggested, I'd be willing to take the hit and get rid of Campbell's contract over getting rid of all of those other players. But it's not all of them vs. Campbell. Madden is gone no matter what. So is Sopel. He mentioned Buff, Sharp, Versteeg, Niemi and Hammer. It's probably any two of these guys vs. Campbell. I don't buy that they all have to go. Getting rid of Campbell's deal would allow them to keep some guys we are assuming are gone. The problem is they probably can't get rid of him, but if they do they'd have to take back a bad deal, so there's no point. I dunno...I bet Campbell would might be easier than you think. The guy is coming off a Stanley Cup and is a good player. He's overpaid, but somebody won't mind taking that contract on. Some team that has cap room and wants to add some name talent might actually take it. It's not like he's a bad player.
  25. Banedon
    I was rooting for total mayhem. I only got partial mayhem. Where do I get my refund?
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