re: SEC Fans are Soft. It Just Means More in the SEC??

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Can you imagine watching an entire football game and the score is nil - nil?

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There were no matches this week that had that happen (EPL). Liverpool was up 3-1 with 5 minutes to go and ended up in a draw at 3-3, for instance.

I think a lot of us non-native soccer fans were probably introduced to in the 2006 World Cup when I remember it being widely shown in bars. American TV announcers were awful, and seemed to be targeting the daddy daughter crowd. The amount of absolute trash the EPL announcers talk about each other, and both teams, is awesome.

I think we discount "fake" injuries a bit too much. If someone bumps into my Achilles at H-E-B, or runs a cart into it, it's a minor inconvenience (any dad that has the kid pushing the cart and run into you from behind knows what I'm talking about.) If I was running full speed (soccer speed, not my full speed), what looks like minor contact can send shocking pain. This week, I watched an attacker essentially fly into the pole at the goal, a goalie get nailed in the face by a knee/thigh/johnson at high speed (the stretcher was brought out and returned,) at least one guy in the Spurs match got stepped on while running to the point his cleat flew off even before he hit the ground, etc. There is surely some bullshite, but not to the extent most of us think. And people still buy LeBron jerseys, too.