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« Reply #3584 on: April 15, 2022, 12:52:44 PM »
My kids' soccer refs do a good job.  The least understood rule by parents, is offsides.  The refs all know the rule and do the best they can, but sometimes they don't have side judges and the center ref is tasked with making an offsides call, without the benefit of the right angle or a clear line of sight, or even being able to watch what's happening upfield away from the ball.

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« Reply #3585 on: April 15, 2022, 02:24:54 PM »
Offsides can be confusing, no doubt.  I met a lot of refs who didn't understand the rule, and a couple who just said they never called it.

I did everything from U7 on occasion to U18, which was a hoot.  That was coed, and the girls were often better than the guys.  I had to do a couple U18 games by myself which meant $140.  The kids drove to the games.  There would be an out of bounds on the other side of the field and I'd guess and the kids would point the other way, knowing I couldn't see it.  I'd reverse the call.

Occasionally two guys would get into it a bit and I'd have to remind them it's a rec league, and they'd shake hands and apologize.  It was pretty much the best level to ref.
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« Reply #3586 on: April 15, 2022, 05:07:12 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 15, 2022, 11:45:56 AM
I always find it amusing when people who've never voiced a word of interest in a sport, are all of a sudden YUGE fans, when things are going well.

There's a term for that kind of fan...
Hah!  Insults ill-become you, Utee.

I've been an OU softball fan for the last 23 seasons.  And things aren't just now going well, they've been going well for a couple of decades plus.  And I've enjoyed watching it.  Patty Gasso has built a bigger, better dynasty than Bud Wilkinson or Barry Switzer did.
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« Reply #3587 on: April 16, 2022, 05:05:16 PM »
Congrats to the Longhorn women, who won 4-2 today.
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« Reply #3588 on: April 16, 2022, 05:14:46 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 16, 2022, 05:05:16 PM
Congrats to the Longhorn women, who won 4-2 today.
How in hell did we do that?
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« Reply #3589 on: April 16, 2022, 06:39:10 PM »
Everyone likes a winner.

Attendance goes up when a team wins, Nebraska aside.

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« Reply #3590 on: April 16, 2022, 06:41:59 PM »
Back in the day, I was an almost daily viewer of Braves baseball on TBS.  It was a habit, and they were so awful, if they won a game it was an event.  I think they were 62-100 one year, they were so bad Ted Turner tried to manage them for one game.  I enjoyed it, it was a pasttime, national and all.  Then came 1991 and things got really tense.

They started off 13-0, and then lost 5 straight.  Then Sid Bream had "The Slide" and they won the NLCS.  

It was almost more fun when they were awful and hapless, like being a Kansas football fan, or UGA bball fan.

Sid Bream is a fine fellow, BTW.
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« Reply #3591 on: April 16, 2022, 09:32:48 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 16, 2022, 06:39:10 PM
Everyone likes a winner.

Attendance goes up when a team wins, Nebraska aside.


The Nebraska softball team moved to 32-9 and 12-0 in Big Ten Conference play after an 11-0 victory over Minnesota (19-17-1, 5-6 Big Ten) in five innings. Among eight Huskers who recorded a hit, Caitlynn Neal led the Big Red, finishing the day 3-for-3 with 6 RBIs including a double and a home run.
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« Reply #3592 on: April 17, 2022, 08:22:45 AM »
It's more exciting obviously to be a spectator at a competitive game with a good team playing.  I'm guessing Kansas football fans who attend games don't get very excited by much, and the atmosphere is probably pretty quiet.
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« Reply #3593 on: April 17, 2022, 02:04:42 PM »
1967, Bob Devaney stands in front of the scoreboard in Kansas. The 10-0 final was the first shutout against the Nebraska coach. It was only their sixth home win in 75 yrs. over the Huskers. GBR!!!

May be a black-and-white image of 1 person, standing and outdoors
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« Reply #3594 on: April 17, 2022, 09:08:11 PM »
It's obvious why Kansas hasn't been any good in football.  They didn't even have a jumbotron scoreboard in 1967.  ~???
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« Reply #3595 on: April 18, 2022, 08:57:15 AM »
Which are the worst five P5 programs since say 2000?

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« Reply #3596 on: April 18, 2022, 11:58:04 AM »
as Brutus would say, "It's not Michigan"
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« Reply #3597 on: April 18, 2022, 01:40:19 PM »
Michigan has had pretty decent teams under JH, and of course had a breakout year this past season.  Rutgers has been famously awful but is showing signs of life.  Maryland has been bad.  Vandy made a bowl game I think under Franklin.  They were incredibly bad last season.  Baylor used to be awful.  Missouri is odd to me, they have some tradition of good teams, won the SEC East twice, and just aren't very good, nor is Colorado.
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