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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: ZiggysFryBoy on May 23, 2007, 02:50:18 PM

Title: OT: Who loves the red wings?
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on May 23, 2007, 02:50:18 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHTzpXyXO-4&mode=related&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHTzpXyXO-4&mode=related&search=)

long, but well worth it. 8)
Title: GO DUCKS
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on May 23, 2007, 03:28:30 PM: Was at the game last night...had a great time. Back in the Cup for the 2nd time in four years. Detroit fans behind me were complete tools the entire night. The video is great...just sent it to my wingnut friends. Hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zPOSPH4QBE&feature=dir
Title: Re: GO DUCKS
Post by: NYWarrior on May 23, 2007, 03:50:01 PM: Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on May 23, 2007, 03:28:30 PM
Was at the game last night...had a great time. Back in the Cup for the 2nd time in four years. Detroit fans behind me were complete tools the entire night. The video is great...just sent it to my wingnut friends. Hilarious.

Good thing u were at the game. On TV it was pre-empted for a replay of the Preakness pre-race program. A 0.1 rating, I presume.

Still, enjoy the ride! ;D
Title: Re: OT: Who loves the red wings?
Post by: MarquetteVol on May 23, 2007, 03:53:50 PM: I'm not sure if there's anything I care less about than hockey. That includes bowling, Nascar, horse racing and ultimate fighting. Hockey is dead to me.
Title: Re: OT: Who loves the red wings?
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on May 23, 2007, 04:14:13 PM: Quote from: MarquetteVol on May 23, 2007, 03:53:50 PM
I'm not sure if there's anything I care less about than hockey. That includes bowling, Nascar, horse racing and ultimate fighting. Hockey is dead to me.

It's a tremendous game in person, not so great on television. I wouldn't trade the in-game experience in hockey to any other sport but unfortunately that translates so poorly to the television.
Title: Re: OT: Who loves the red wings?
Post by: ecompt on May 26, 2007, 06:44:33 AM: People don't watch hockey because people don't play it. It is by far the most difficult sport to play. Anyone can play baseball, football or basketball or drive a car. How many people can skate well enough to even attempt hockey? Plus, the sport translates horribly to TV. On the other hand, there is NOTHING that compares to the final few minutes of a Stanley Cup game if it's close. I've been to Super Bowls, NCAA tournaments, World Series, U.S. Open tennis and golf, Sugar Bowls, heavyweight title matches, etc., and there is nothing more dramatic than hockey.
Title: Re: OT: Who loves the red wings?
Post by: jutaw22mu on May 26, 2007, 06:48:17 AM: booo... GO PENGUINS!! i wish they hadnt gotten knocked out in the first round :(
Title: Re: OT: Who loves the red wings?
Post by: Canned Goods n Ammo on May 26, 2007, 08:19:36 AM: I was born in MN, so I've been exposed to a lot of hockey, and I have to agree with the sentiment here that it is an awesome sport, but doesn't translate well in the modern age.

Modern sports are really about television.

I think football is the best sport to watch on TV, and I think that is why the NFL is soooo huge now.

I think baseball, hockey and college hoops are better live events than football... but again, in the modern age only 50K may be at the stadium, but millions are watching at home. Football caters better to the millions at home than any other sport. Hockey doesn't really work on television unless you are a hardcore fan. You have to see it, here it, feel it live to make you realize the skill level and speed that it takes to play pro hockey.