Olympics

The Lady Shael · August 08, 2016, 09:00:49 PM

Anyone else watching the Olympics? Favorite sports to watch?

Neobaron · August 08, 2016, 09:07:55 PM

I half expected this to be a UMD topic when I saw the title.

The Lady Shael · August 08, 2016, 09:09:13 PM

UMD...almost forgot about that forum.

wolf bite · August 09, 2016, 08:05:37 AM

Normally I am glues to the set for the Olympics. This year I have not as of yet got the bug to watch. I like the individual sports. Like track and field or gymnastics.

Wolf Bite

Briar · August 09, 2016, 12:46:57 PM

Quote from: wolf bite on August 09, 2016, 08:05:37 AM
Normally I am glues to the set for the Olympics. This year I have not as of yet got the bug to watch. I like the individual sports. Like track and field or gymnastics.

Wolf Bite

Almost thought that was a Zika joke......

I typically watch gymnastics but am now limited to 50 GB of data a month (I live in the sticks and have satellite, so tv watching is very limited.) Monitoring online is what I have to do this year.

Gen. Volkov · August 09, 2016, 05:15:31 PM

I'm vaguely paying attention, if only to be able to converse coherently with my co-workers. To be honest, I'm way more amped about football finally coming back. I was getting so desperate, I was watching CFL games.

Shadow · August 09, 2016, 05:35:26 PM

Did anyone run into the inexplicably placeds goalpost? Because that's a thing in the CFL.

Juska · August 09, 2016, 08:44:11 PM

Quote from: Neobaron on August 08, 2016, 09:07:55 PM
I half expected this to be a UMD topic when I saw the title.

Ha, I spent a full minute trying to find it in the UMD board....

I watched the opening ceremony, the projections were cool. Although I'm not really getting the whole climate change agenda from a host city where 80% of their sewage runs untreated into the ocean......

Gen. Volkov · August 09, 2016, 09:18:30 PM

Yes, like twice, and I was like wat. The CFL is weird.

Juska, they really suck at regular old pollution, but like 80% of their vehicles run on ethanol. So you know, its a mixed bag.

Neobaron · August 09, 2016, 09:21:43 PM

The other 20% run on motorbike stickups and child labor.

Gen. Volkov · August 09, 2016, 09:35:34 PM

Accurate. Child labor is carbon neutral though.

Juska · August 09, 2016, 09:56:48 PM

Glad you guys could clear that one up for me.

Gen. Volkov · August 09, 2016, 10:06:40 PM

What is this? Do I sense... sarcasm??? Juska, you wound me so. Here I am, conversing with you in good faith, and you take my comments askance? Oh woe! Travail! Travesty! To think I am so untrusted! I am cut to the quick! Wounded with no hope of healing!

;p

Juska · August 11, 2016, 06:40:48 PM

Quite the contrary Volkov. The revelation that child labor is carbon neutral has changed my entire worldview.

Gen. Volkov · August 11, 2016, 06:51:24 PM

I'm here to help. :P

Anyway, back to the weirdness of the CFL, that whole "wide receivers can get a running start" rule about movement before the snap drives me nuts. It must drive the refs nuts too, because it literally always seems like they are offsides. Also, I guess the defenses have developed ways to to combat it, but I honestly can't see the value of running the ball in the CFL. Your wideouts are hitting the line of scrimmage at full speed, so the defensive backs can't jam them, and they basically are always getting a free release. That's a quaterbacks dream right there.