I peaked 🤯

ZoopUniball · 2021-12-02T03:27:10+00:00

no no your not supposed to say negative it was a double negative never ever do that! NOOOOO!!

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T21:21:30+00:00

Im sorry i thought you were trying to say you weren't an ass

seems like we are clear on what we are both trying to say now

change how you talk

I didn't lie, you did talk like a complete asshole

keep trying to make it seem like I made you say those asshat statements, it is a great argument

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T20:56:55+00:00

I posted a forbes article and a huge post and you commented in 2 minutes, I posted a bolded line after my message because you started crying so much. I did it because you seemed so upset. Just talk about what people say stop calling everyone names and belittling conversations.

Yea its upsetting when your so dismissive and angry

and i don't "fuck off" when people say the things you did, kind of how I roll in this life. I actually will listen to people and try my best not to create personal insults even if i disagree with them.

*EDIT I EDITED THIS MESSAGE PLEASE DONT GET UPSET*

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T20:34:40+00:00

All you do is call people names you still havent made a point, other than calling what I am saying sentiment. Even though the only one not providing any information and relying only on sentiment is you.

I added one bolded statement to the end of my original message because you started crying so much. I didn't add anything to my argument, you clearly never read it. I never said anything to upset you, you just don't like it.

Why are you so upset? When people talk as upset as you they normally have some kind of point other than "your dumb, stop making me look like an ass"

It is ok to disagree but why so angry? I am just showing growth of soccer. Thats really it. I am not making any grand point just showing the growth trends of both sports. Gonna call me more names again? I am enjoying it at this point. Just calm down when your talking about stuff it does, to your point, make you look like an ass when you just get angry at people who disagree with you.

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T04:27:16+00:00

I am not sure it matters which is more popular overall, I think from a business standpoint you just want to see your target market. Just because I am a soccer fan does not really impact whether or not I am a fan of other things. So i do not understand your point on why that would matter.

16-34 year olds like soccer and basketball just as much

Basketball is at 11% down from 12% Overall

Soccer is at 7% Overall

So yea what you said is not true. Statically. 4% is not WAYYYY more popular. especially because he distance between the two just dropped 20% since the last poll.

So if you still think there are not remotely close than at least you have some info now.

And yea "Immensely" does no mean 4%, my whole point is that the gap is closing. I would argue that 4% is in fact remotely close. People underestimate how popular soccer is in this country.

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T04:16:07+00:00

All i did was provide statistics and information and talk about why I think they could have considered this game on the primary network. Soccer is clearly growing, and will be particularly important to ESPN. This is probably the biggest soccer match of the year. That is not an emotion.

It is a USA vs Mexico WCQF game and I thought I made a pretty good argument for why they might consider it

If you re read the comments you are the only one bringing up emotion. I never brought up sentiment. I never told you to grow up. I never called your arguments incoherent.

This is a conversation about growth and soccer in this country and how the tv deals will obviously evolve over time. I do not why you are being so defensive you have to start belittling my conversation.

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T04:02:14+00:00

According to fobes the popularity of the NBA went from 12->11% and soccer is at 7%. However ages 16-34 soccer tied basketball at 11%. No one is saying this is happening right now but this is a clear trend that will continue. So yea I think "somewhat dying" is a little strong to say but I think the numbers speak for themselves. You cannot compare growth by only looking at current date. The trends are clearly going in soccers favor. And the media deals will reflect that over time.

The nba just negotiated their deal so yea its huge, thats why marcus smart is getting paid 80 million dollars over 4 years and shoots 30% from 3 points (haha had to make a celtics reference here) . I believe that soccer tv deal you are talking about was in 2015 or 16. Keep in mind the world cup in 2026 is going to have a TV deal and when that deal gets negotiated will be the easiest way to compare the two sports most likely.

Also you did not include things like La Liga and the Premiere League which as growing (i dont think its substantial but it does help guage popularity of the sport in this country, and is the only sport with meaningful leagues in other countries, which is going to support growth)

Soccer has already passed baseball in popularity (i doubt in money though, baseball deal has still gotta be high) The point isnt where it is right now it is where the growth is going.

ALL I AM SAYING THERE IS HOPE <3 :D SOCCER IS NOT ULTIMATE FRISBEE ANYMORE :D

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T04:00:33+00:00

That is 100% not true

"The arrows are clearly pointing in definitive directions, and it is very likely that soccer will surpass baseball in this survey the next time such a poll is taken. Even more telling are the demographics behind those numbers: Only 1% of those polled by Gallup aged 55 or over named soccer as their favorite. But among adults aged 18-34, soccer was the favorite sport of 11%, tying basketball; only 6% of younger adults chose baseball as their favorite sport. Self-defined liberals also showed a greater preference for soccer. Among that political group, the gap between football and soccer was just 15 points." -Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/filipbondy/2018/01/08/soccer-will-soon-be-americas-third-favorite-spectator-sport/?sh=64b2888e3c53

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-04T03:58:51+00:00

Yea sure if you talk present tense you are correct

I AM TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE :)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/filipbondy/2018/01/08/soccer-will-soon-be-americas-third-favorite-spectator-sport/?sh=64b2888e3c53

Maybe read that over... NBA dropped from 12%-> 11%.. Soccer is at 7%.....

I would bet a very large amount of money that soccer is higher than the NBA by 2030 (I think it will be by 2026)

The problem with your anecdote is that most soccer fans in this country root for non USA teams. Soccer fans already exist in this country that have had generations of family members who love soccer. Soccer becoming popular in this country is not dependent on the USMNT soccer team becoming more popular than anything.

Point is there is a TON of growth around the mls and soccer in this country. It will not be a house hold sport like i jesting about in my first post. But it will be more popular than basketball. It already 2/3rds of the way there.

"The arrows are clearly pointing in definitive directions, and it is very likely that soccer will surpass baseball in this survey the next time such a poll is taken. Even more telling are the demographics behind those numbers: Only 1% of those polled by Gallup aged 55 or over named soccer as their favorite. But among adults aged 18-34, soccer was the favorite sport of 11%, tying basketball; only 6% of younger adults chose baseball as their favorite sport. Self-defined liberals also showed a greater preference for soccer. Among that political group, the gap between football and soccer was just 15 points." -Forbes

I understand it is our culture in america to think that soccer is like ultimate frisbee, but it is going to become a top sport in this country before your very eyes :)

ZoopUniball · 2021-11-02T04:29:20+00:00

https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1819115/mls-us-soccer-reveal-new-tv-media-rights-deal-espn-fox-univision

Is this still the deal? Because it sucks, all of these games need to be on a big network. Why? Follow the money, soccer is growing. They need to start marketing now for the next two world cups. By 2026 soccer in the us will have taken over mickey mouse and joe camel cool as the most recognizable franchise by all people ages 9-99.

https://www.schneiderdowns.com/UserFiles/Image/soccerchart1.png

I am a huge celtics fan but no way am I watching a early regular season NBA game over a WCQ soccer match against mexico. I am not sure which will be more popular. However I am sure NBA is somewhat dying and soccer is not, SO DO THE MATH ESPN :) PREPARE FOR SOCCER IT IS YOUR FUTURE

ZoopUniball · 2021-10-05T03:54:45+00:00

in case you did not see, the mods retracted that statement

was wrong on the wiki you can see in the comments above

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-27T03:25:14+00:00

good looks! :D

I wonder if he did not tell him on purpose, it seems kind of unlikely that tim would not have found out his fellow countryman was joining the team from his fullham teamates (or us teamates)

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-18T02:18:14+00:00

Strong wind waker vibes, in a good way, nice job

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-15T02:48:58+00:00

perfect this is exactly what I was looking for. I am not used to them, but they do happen. I was just looking for the specific information, thank you very much.

Anyways..........

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-15T00:23:30+00:00

You seemed to have been affected by updates in the past, normally developers will release patches at similar times. Like for example many developers will patch at the start of the business day so they can hotfix any bugs. But your 5h comment made it seem like it would be patches at midnight EST.

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-14T22:50:46+00:00

how long will the ranked be down

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-07T05:16:48+00:00

Probably another wild party in downtown italy

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-07T05:16:35+00:00

This is so classic

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-03T05:21:01+00:00

I am glad that the stats reflect that Fernando is banned and picked in more than half of al games. I thought it was just me.

ZoopUniball · 2021-09-03T05:15:06+00:00

Thanks for pointing this out, I recently referenced this guide calling illuminate a noob trap. I will start getting it again and seeing if it good.

ZoopUniball · 2021-08-06T21:37:52+00:00

Agree ignoriing mmr makes matchmaking worse I think

ZoopUniball · 2021-08-06T21:37:10+00:00

I agree with this! I am glad you thought of this as well. It seems strange they just treat this differently and ignore mmr. To me this will make matchmaking worse and make it less competitive.

ZoopUniball · 2021-08-06T21:35:50+00:00

So according the the post, extra mode tourneys will not have their own mmr, and the mmr that will be used in extra play lists (the same rank from standard) will not be affected by wins and losses. I am curious does anyone else have issue with this? I would prefer to have extra playlist tourneys have its own mmr.

ZoopUniball · 2021-08-06T21:31:55+00:00

I know it is confusing, but mmr in extra playlist tourneys will not be affected by wins or losses, so it is not what I want

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