If Pot D isn't seeded, that means that Cuba and Haiti could both be in the same first round group along with a semi-finalist from the last...
While the Netherlands was certainly, among the teams that did not qualify, the most highly thought of, remember that they did not even finish...
Well, with 40 teams the allocations would be something like: UEFA: 16.0 CAF: 7.0 AFC: 6.0 CONMEBOL: 5.0 CONCACAF: 5.0 OFC: 1.0 With...
40 team WC I find the 40-team WC proposal on this thread revolting. There should never be a format where teams that finished with the same...
I like an octagonal best, because I feel it will help to improve the quality of play in the region both in terms of depth and in terms of strength...
3.5 Sweet. Bring on the Octagonal!
Its insane, but I'll go ahead and bite on this one anyway. World Premier League Argentina Brazil China England France Germany Italy...
Last time I checked, the speaker of the house was not the Democratic nominee. The house is the only place within national elections that...
That is an interesting idea, but they better have "none of the above" as an option if they are fining people for not voting.
Bump, in honor of election day. And stay, Paysee, stay! :)
Bump, in honor of election day. GOTV!
Bump... to honor election day.
In honor of election day in America, I am bumping all of the polls in MLS Fans. Hey--its a lighthearted section!
I'll be wimpy and just pick eight upsets in eight of the nine remaining Senate races that are still close. This way, I'm sure to get at least a...
A few days ago, FOX showed the season opener of "24" without any commercial breaks during the show itself, which lasted around 51-52 minutes. Ford...
I like to give MLS's situation an even more positive spin: "consolidation." Not as clever as the term I just came up with for my dis, "Little...
Re: Is MLS too good to follow the World Cup model? 1) Technically, the WC has two group stages (three for Asian and North American teams--four...
Maybe one of the problems we are having in developing a consensus playoff system has to do with the underlying assumption that any system would...
We're allowed to have one! :) Classic.
I kinda like it.
Except for that July 4th affair in Colorado that drew 61,000+. :)
The difficulty I had came from the fact that we were buzzing from drinking, contract victory and being up all night. That none of them had never...
I remember having a difficult time explaining even the home-and-home setup to some non-soccer fans when we were out at a bar together watching the...
What would you rather have-- A. A low (11%) chance of a meaningless playoff game or B. A high (53%) chance of a nearly meaningless game?
Yeah, well Selig was lying about losses in order to justify the punitive measures he wished to take against cities that did not fund new stadiums....