Paris Olympics 2024 Thread

[FearlessF]

[betarhoalphadelta]

[img width=260.182 height=500]https://i.imgur.com/sYwdatx.png[/img]

Well, duh. Let me guess. The other definite lock is the SEC. And for the third I'll go toss-up between the ACC and B12.

You know, the only four conferences with money.

[ELA]

Never trust the Canucks

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40629677/canadian-soccer-coach-analyst-olympics-drone-use

[Cincydawg]

Probably the ACC, smaller number of schools.

And they do pretty well in "other sports".

[Abba]

Argentina U23 saved by a massive stoppage time number.  They scored at 90' + 17' to tie it at 2-2.  Looks like these Olympics will be following the huge stoppage time numbers we saw in the World Cup, and not the smaller numbers we saw in Euro Cup.

[utee94]

I loved that they were sticking it to the floppers and other general time vampires in the World Cup, and I hated how little stoppage they prescribed in the Euros.

Sounds like I'll he happy with the officiating in the Olympics.

[ELA]

Argentina U23 saved by a massive stoppage time number.  They scored at 90' + 17' to tie it at 2-2.  Looks like these Olympics will be following the huge stoppage time numbers we saw in the World Cup, and not the smaller numbers we saw in Euro Cup.

Or were they?

[GopherRock]

Since the opening montage seems to have gone out of favor at the peacock, in honor of tomorrow's opening ceremony, here is the best montage NBC ever did for the Olympics.


https://youtu.be/Ubybb69Wydo?si=vMkZAghYiBmudEiH

[Cincydawg]

My wife, somewhat curiously to me, wants to watch the Opening Ceremonies, I think that's today?  She asked me what channel they were on and if we would get said channel.  She's not generally interested in sports of any kind, which is not unusual, I guess as she grew up there she's interested.  She told me swimming in the Seine was an awful idea.

I should look up when it starts locally I suppose.  Maybe she did.  People pay BIG BUCKS to attend these events, I recall it was eye popping back in '96.

[FearlessF]

Well, the Opening Ceremonies isn't sports of any kind

[Cincydawg]

I can't imagine spending time watching it on TV, maybe a quick glimpse or something.  

[GopherRock]

The Opening Ceremony broadcast is scheduled to go on the air at 12:30 PM CDT, and will be live on NBC across all time zones.

I do believe this will be the first opening ceremony outside of the Americas that NBC will carry live. 

[FearlessF]

I'm busy with a company golf outing

FORE!!!

[utee94]

The Opening Ceremony broadcast is scheduled to go on the air at 12:30 PM CDT, and will be live on NBC across all time zones.

I do believe this will be the first opening ceremony outside of the Americas that NBC will carry live.

And I think they must be replaying it in the evening, because I see it listed again at 6:30 or 7 central.