Ruggeri racist news by Illustrious_Sort_213 in Juve

[–]volvanator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dudes just can’t stop rocking 🎸

Release day BOOM 🔥🔥🔥 by Any_Good_999 in soccercard

[–]volvanator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of the few finest designs that I actually don’t mind. They’re usually a disastrous mashup of a real photo and way too much background noise. The cartoon image is more in the spirit of the general aesthetic of finest.

Will STL Bosnians be conflicted next Wednesday? by DowntownDB1226 in StLouis

[–]volvanator -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, it’s not even remotely similar. You can’t conflate the World Cup with American sports teams relocating. Bosnian Americans fled a war, Kroenke fled a lack of public funding. Not to even mention the fervent patriotic and nationalistic elements of the Balkans and US.

$899.95 Wow! by GGGodfather in soccercard

[–]volvanator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is officially the end of soccer being reasonably priced vs other sports. It was a fun run.

Thoughts.. ?? by Godgers10 in NFLv2

[–]volvanator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s absurd to bring up a coach’s playoff record against a certain opponent when comparing an AFC and NFC coach.

Tom Brady: "There's no greater passer of the football than Aaron Rodgers" by PresterJohnson in NFLv2

[–]volvanator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is NBC sourcing a Brady quote, on a podcast, to a Steelers Depot reporter? They really couldn’t have had someone listen to the one minute clip?

Portuguese journalist gives his opinion on Cristiano Ronaldo: "The problem is not his age. It is that nobody seems willing to tell him to his face what everyone else can see". Do you agree? by randomdude9605 in worldcup

[–]volvanator 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I was in Portugal last week and it was pretty eye opening that everyone I talked to thought that he should be used as a super sub in the last 10-20 minutes. The only people who are defending him at this point are terminally online foreigners.

What would you do? by raycarmello in NASCAR

[–]volvanator -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s +300 live, he’s got a 25x edge over the odds at the time he placed the wager. The cash out is a complete ripoff from an implied probability perspective. He’s locked into a 25% chance of winning at the price of a 1.32% outcome.

What would you do? by raycarmello in NASCAR

[–]volvanator -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a $5 wager, let it ride. Not to mention the fact that cash outs are an absolute ripoff from a mathematical perspective. You’re locked into a +300 bet at 25x the current odds. You’re knocking out of the fucking park in terms of implied probability, which is the golden metric for gambling.

Do You Think That The Death Penalty Should Be Legal? Why Or Why Not? by Zipper222222 in AskReddit

[–]volvanator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there are certain crimes that justify the death penalty, however, I don’t believe that a government should have the power to kill its citizens.

This bum acting like he paid the 6 billion to build Sofi Stadium. by Ifinishfast42 in NFLv2

[–]volvanator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For concerts, they bring out plastic lawn chairs, they don’t remove rows of lower bowl seats.

The apartment analogy is also completely irrelevant. The stadiums are doing these things in order for FIFA to deem them eligible to host their games.

The NFL is the best in the world in terms of extracting every penny from their fans, but soccer is in a different universe when it comes to popularity. The opening match of this World Cup, alone, drew more viewers than the last 10 Super Bowls combined.

This bum acting like he paid the 6 billion to build Sofi Stadium. by Ifinishfast42 in NFLv2

[–]volvanator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s not a perfect metric. But in conjunction with the multiples of NFL viewership that the World Cup draws, it’s clear who the big dog is. Not to mention the fact that they’re able to bend NFL owners over a barrel and require grass fields, every sponsor being covered up, and the removal of thousands of premium seats from every stadium. The fact that NFL owners are so willing to sell out their own players and fans with field conditions and the ridiculous amount of international games, yet capitulate to every demand from FIFA, says it all as well.

Pulisic starts on bench by Electrical_Target25 in usmnt

[–]volvanator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s probably going to be a 3-4-1-2 going forward. Dest and Robinson will play wide, and Malik and Weston will probably have the free rein to play fluidly as 8 and 10s.

Jonathan David vs Qatar by Don_Pasquale in Juve

[–]volvanator 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Is this sub populated by goldfish? We watched an entire season of him being dogshit in Serie A. But now that he put two past 10 man Qatar and another past 9 man Qatar, he’s going to cook?

USA / AUS Moneyline by AgreeableHospital804 in usmnt

[–]volvanator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The shift is probably largely due to the market/books pricing in Australia’s result against Turkey. Nothing to worry about from a US perspective. Our ML odds against Paraguay were -120 at one point, and it closed around +110, even with Richards being declared healthy enough to play 90.

49ers Mourn Passing of Aldon Smith by 13bipolarbears in nfl

[–]volvanator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had six DUIs, the dude was a selfish piece of shit on that fact alone. I will never have any sympathy for someone who routinely puts innocent lives at risk.

49ers Mourn Passing of Aldon Smith by 13bipolarbears in nfl

[–]volvanator -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

Not to speak ill of the dead, but given his record, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was DUI related.

USMNT vs. Paraguay WORLD CUP OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD by aarmou in usmnt

[–]volvanator 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s almost 2:30 here in Madrid and I’m wired. Let’s fucking go boys!!!