Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

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  1. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8476 Kryptonite, Dec 12, 2025
    They do.

    There made a movie out of the Skylar Neese murder and if you don't know what I'm talking about, that'll shake you to your core.
     
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  2. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8477 yossarian, Dec 12, 2025
    Nope, I don't do true crime shows or podcasts. I have no interest in it whatsoever.
     
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  3. bigredfutbol

    bigredfutbol Moderator
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    Sep 5, 2000
    Woodbridge, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8478 bigredfutbol, Dec 12, 2025
    I have enjoyed the occasional true crime documentary, but in general the genre leaves me feeling icky.

    Also...I would never say it to him or anywhere he might read it, but after reading about her research and book on the Golden State Killer, I kinda feel like Patton Oswalt's late wife wasted her time on an unhealthy obsession.
     
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  4. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8479 soccernutter, Dec 12, 2025
    I thought Lifetime had happy endings, so to speak.
     
  5. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    Raleigh NC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8480 superdave, Dec 12, 2025
    Yeah, I think soccernutter got his chick channels mixed up
     
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  6. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8481 Kryptonite, Dec 12, 2025
    Not necessarily. Here's Death Clique, which is based off the Skylar Neese murder. (Spoiler alert: A teen ends up murdered by her two best friends because "we didn't want to be friends with her anymore". I believe the real reason was that Skylar stumbled upon their lesbian relationship and one of them had a boyfriend living in another city. This is obviously one of those "fictionalized by Hollywood" things here.)

     
  7. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    Raleigh NC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8482 superdave, Dec 12, 2025
    Moore was following 300 Only Fan models on his public instagram account

    That…raises some obvious questions
     
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  8. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Cascarino's Pizzeria Member+

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    #8483 Cascarino's Pizzeria, Dec 12, 2025
    :ROFLMAO:

    Screenshot_20251212_180925_Bluesky.jpg
     
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  9. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8484 soccernutter, Dec 12, 2025
    Here's a different look at the Moore situation.

    https://andscape.com/features/the-tragic-unraveling-of-former-michigan-head-coach-sherrone-moore/

    The other potential casualty of the Moore fiasco could be Warde Manuel, the Michigan athletic director who hired Moore as head coach in 2024. Warde is one of only a handful of African-American athletic directors at a Power Four institution.

    ...

    What concerns me is that there could be even more collateral damage if the Moore situation at Michigan discourages presidents, athletic directors and stakeholders at these Power Four universities from hiring African Americans as head coaches of their football programs. It’s not like the industry needs more encouragement.

    What I’ve found over the years is that African-American success does not necessarily inspire institutions to go out and hire more Black coaches, but African-American failures and a scandal like this encourage stakeholders to withhold the benefit of the doubt from Black candidates.    ​
     
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  10. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    #8485 Dr. Wankler, Dec 12, 2025
    We should be able to say, “come on, we’re beyond that in 2025.”

    But given what we elected to the office of President of the United States just 13 months ago . . . yeah, I can see it playing out this way.
     
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  11. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Cascarino's Pizzeria Member+

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    #8486 Cascarino's Pizzeria, Dec 13, 2025
  12. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8487 Kryptonite, Dec 13, 2025
    So why is DJT at the Army-Navy game?
    1) To own the libs
    2) Because Sleepy Joe didn't (POTUS doesn't have to go)
    3) Because it gets that chesire cat on TV
     
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  13. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
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    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8488 Kryptonite, Dec 13, 2025
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  14. Val

    Val Moderator
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    Arsenal
    Mar 12, 2004
    MD's Eastern Shore
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    #8489 Val, Dec 13, 2025
    If I were president of the U S of A i would certainly go to every Army v Navy game i could. My dad is a West Point grad and my two closest uncles were Annapolis grads.

    This is America's Old Firm game.
     
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  15. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8490 Kryptonite, Dec 13, 2025
    I'm not sure I'd want to compare it to the Old Firm. Cadets aren't exactly going around stabbing Midshipmen while the Midshipmen are launching bottle rockets outside the local pub.
     
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  16. chaski

    chaski Moderator
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    Mar 20, 2000
    redacted
    Club:
    Lisburn Distillery FC
    Nat'l Team:
    New Caledonia
    #8491 chaski, Dec 13, 2025
    4) To do the coin toss

     
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  17. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    #8492 Dr. Wankler, Dec 13, 2025
    Did he pocket the coin?
     
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  18. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8493 Kryptonite, Dec 13, 2025
    "Does Sleepy Joe even know what a coin is?"
     
  19. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8494 Kryptonite, Dec 13, 2025
    No, but you can buy a gold Trump coin for $945.47 if you CALL NOW! Operators are standing by! If you're one of the first 4547 people to call, you can even get a second one at a 47% discount!

    Just call 1-900-363-3542. That's 900-F-OFF-LIB. Calls cost 47c per minute.
     
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  20. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8495 Kryptonite, Dec 13, 2025
    Welp. I guess God was a Hoosier tonight. Apparently Notre Dame's candidate didn't pray hard enough...or something.

    ... according to the evangelical right-wingers.

    But ya know, the people who didn't win won't be praying to do better or seeking God in where they went wrong.

    I'm sure George Carlin would have had a wonderful bit on how the evangelicals always give "all praise and thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for allowing me to win" but never go all Christian when they don't win.
     
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  21. stanger

    stanger BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8496 stanger, Dec 13, 2025
    Let’s be perfectly honest. Michigan’s football program needs to be shut down for a period of time. It should be completely gutted, all coaches and staff terminated, and forced to start over.
     
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  22. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    Raleigh NC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8497 superdave, Dec 13, 2025
    There was a comedian in the 90s who did a bit about a losing Christian.

    “We were winning the game until Jesus made me fumble!”

    But also…where in the world did this post come from? Maybe it was something on the awards ceremony? You and Christians is getting like Fuentes and Jews.
     
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  23. Khan

    Khan Member+

    Mar 16, 2000
    On the road
    #8498 Khan, Dec 14, 2025
  24. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Cascarino's Pizzeria Member+

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    #8499 Cascarino's Pizzeria, Dec 14, 2025
    Yep. Maybe even the death penalty :ROFLMAO:
     
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  25. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8500 Kryptonite, Dec 14, 2025
    No.

    Why should the NCAA deny income to the other teams who all rely on football money?

    Why should the NCAA deny income to the hospitality industry of Ann Arbor and possible nearby suburbs and cities because Michigan doesn't have a football team?

    Why should they punish the players, other coaches and support staff who had zero to do with this?
     
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