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re: Why does the SEC have a lack of mens soccer teams?

Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:18 pm to
Posted by aggressor
Austin, TX
Member since Sep 2011
8714 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:18 pm to
Texas is a huge soccer State, A&M would be competitive in short order if they chose to. Maybe after some more SEC money rolls in, right now A&M's got it's hands full with the Kyle redo.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
28052 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:19 pm to
Could a university add a mens team, and not a womens, if it was fully supported by an outside source?

say, i paid for everything, school didnt pay 1 cent.
Posted by BlueIndian
Member since Jul 2012
599 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:21 pm to
I don't believe so, but I'm honestly not sure.
Posted by Tiger Authority
Member since Jul 2007
29476 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:22 pm to
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Exactly, because high schools across the country are erecting $100 mil soccer facilities





What does that have to do with what he said about being progressive?
Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25485 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:25 pm to
St. Louis and Kansas City are hot beds of talent as well.
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46507 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:50 pm to
Because soccer is a boring eurotrash flopfest.

The NBA is quickly on it's way there, too.
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46507 posts
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:53 pm to
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Texas is a huge soccer State


Only because of the huge number of hispanics and Mexican nationals. It's no coincidence that most American soccer talent is either imported and nationalized or grows up in the southwest.
Posted by fightingtigers98
Member since Oct 2011
13239 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:08 am to
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Because soccer is a boring eurotrash flopfest.

i disagree, it doesn't drag out like baseball, doesn't interruptions like a football game, and has exciting plays like basketball. They are giving yellow cards for flopping to stop it.
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
47188 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:17 am to
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Because soccer is a boring eurotrash flopfest.


You clearly haven't watched enough soccer.
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
47188 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:19 am to
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i know Kentucky has a mens team,


Kentucky also has the largest Athletic Department in the SEC.
Posted by LBC
Member since Jul 2012
3370 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:25 am to
I'd be okay with having a soccer team as long as all of the games ended with 7-8 players a team.
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 12:25 am
Posted by msuman2
Member since Jul 2010
1533 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:29 am to
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i disagree, it doesn't drag out like baseball, doesn't interruptions like a football game, and has exciting plays like basketball. They are giving yellow cards for flopping to stop it.



1-0, 1-1,0-0 is not exciting.
Make the goal bigger and make the field 50 yards.

Posted by fightingtigers98
Member since Oct 2011
13239 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:35 am to
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Make the goal bigger and make the field 50 yards.

so decrease the field by more than half? it would destroy the game, the players would be to clumped up to pass the ball.

quote:

I'd be okay with having a soccer team as long as all of the games ended with 7-8 players a team.
what do mean by this? You start 11 players and players occasionally get a red or 2 yellows it doesn't happen often for 1 player.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66413 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:43 am to
because soccer is for gheys
Posted by narddogg81
Vancouver
Member since Jan 2012
19695 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:44 am to
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Why does the SEC have a lack of mens soccer teams?


its probably because soccer is really, really boring
Posted by LBC
Member since Jul 2012
3370 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:46 am to
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what do mean by this? You start 11 players and players occasionally get a red or 2 yellows it doesn't happen often for 1 player.

Means they need to be going at it. And I've watched a game that ended 7 vs 9. It happens, just not very often.
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
21738 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 1:03 am to
I'm a soccer ghey and all I have to say is if the SEC along with most other universities in this incredible country added soccer, the United States Mens National Team would benefit substantially. Too much talent is being wasted.

Look at the Great New Orleans area for instance, I could field a NCAA Tourney team by recruiting Jesuit, Brother Martin, St. Pauls, Grace King and in the Laffy area, Lafayette HS.
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 1:04 am
Posted by Tide_in_Tally
Tally
Member since Jan 2013
38 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 1:12 am to
SEC Soccer would be awesome.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29504 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 1:50 am to
Outside of "Title 9", geography and historical influence play major roles. Ice hockey is a textbook example and glaring advocate for northern schools.

But I agree, I really like to watch soccer (live) and would like to see more schools in the SEC have their soccer programs be labeled as a "varsity" sport as opposed to a "club" sport.
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
47188 posts
Posted on 2/13/13 at 2:03 am to
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because soccer is for gheys



And this attitude is a prime example of why the U.S. Men's team sucks arse.

Hurr durr.. if you're a guy and play soccer, you're gay... hurr durr.
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