If you could choose just one sporting event

Cloud · 05-06-2008, 02:24 PM

one of the things on my "to do before I die list" is to attend a major sporting event. By major, I mean things like the Olympics or the Superbowl. Or the Kentucky Derby, but I don't know how I feel about that now ('nother thread).

I think I've been to maybe one major league baseball game as a kid, and I've been to college events, but nothing big.

So, what do you think would be the most fun for a non-sporting person like me?

What would your choice be?

classicman · 05-06-2008, 02:49 PM

Spend $5000 and go to the superbowl...NOT!

Cloud · 05-06-2008, 03:00 PM

well, would that be worth it for a once-in-a-lifetime trip? For that amount of money, maybe the Olympics would be a better bet--you could go to more than one event.

SteveDallas · 05-06-2008, 03:10 PM

Hmm. In past years I would probably have said the ACC Basketball Tournament. (I used to take vacation time from work to watch it.) But it's not as much fun since they added mroe schools.

I think I'll go with Wimbledon.

If your goal is to be at an Important Event, then you're looking at the Superbowl. Possibly the World Series. But either of those would be very boring for somebody who's not a fan of the sport. If you're more interested in something exciting to watch, then the Olympics may be it.

Sundae · 05-06-2008, 03:17 PM

It's impossible for me to choose on your behalf, as sport varies so much between our two countries. For me it would definitely be the World Cup final. You don't know who will be playing of course, but the atmosphere would be electric.

Or Ascot Ladies' Day. Heels and a hat and just pray it's not windy!

My ultimate holiday destination would have to be the Tour de France - planning my itinerary to cross paths two or three times over the course of a week. Preferably one of the stages that crosses into Italy, as I've never been to that part of France.

Flint · 05-06-2008, 03:36 PM

...to drop a bomb on, killing everyone inside, thus improving humanity? Probably the Super Bowl.

glatt · 05-06-2008, 03:44 PM

Maybe, Flint, but not the one with Tom Petty. Better to do the one with Timberlake and Jackson.

lookout123 · 05-06-2008, 03:46 PM

As a soccer/football fan I'm supposed to say the World Cup final. But international soccer just doesn't compare for quality and excitement with club soccer IMO. Maybe that is because I'm American and our team is about 3 more World Cups away from even coming close to a respectable performance. I'd rather go to an Arsenal vs a major rival game.

W.HI.P · 05-06-2008, 10:32 PM

No doubt about this one:
Tennis, a grand slam.
US Open, Wimbeldon or the French open.
The Australian open isn't as good, but you'd get to see Australia!

It'll cost you a fortune, but it is certainly worth it!

Dingleschmutz · 05-10-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

As a soccer/football fan I'm supposed to say the World Cup final. But international soccer just doesn't compare for quality and excitement with club soccer IMO. Maybe that is because I'm American and our team is about 3 more World Cups away from even coming close to a respectable performance. I'd rather go to an Arsenal vs a major rival game.

Hey, come on now. Jozy, Edu, Adu, etc.? We've got a chance for a repeat of 2002 within the next 2 World Cups. But though I love our national team more than my club team, I do agree that overall quality and excitement are better on the club level because those players play with each other all year. So yeah, my dream scenario actually takes place in a week and a half in Moscow, the Champions League final. Chelsea, my club team love vs. Man U, the team I couldn't possibly hate more. What I would give to be there...

lookout123 · 05-11-2008, 11:42 PM

Well, if your club team is Chelsea I can understand why you would prefer international matches. 90 minutes of Chelsea's percentage ball and I want to slit my wrists.

I go to our USMNT games when they're out west and I enjoy them, but the quality is nowhere near where it should be.

Edu... ok
Adu... could be great if he'd quit believing he was great
Altidore... head to Europe and get some polish. Skill is abundant
Bradley... Oh yeah
Feilhaber... The makings are there
Demerit... How that fucker Onyewu even gets a start ahead of him I'll never understand.

The future is bright but the national think tank is fucked.

Aliantha · 05-11-2008, 11:56 PM

I'd choose the mens final at Wimbeldon. I like the tennis. A deciding ashes match would be awesome too.

barefoot serpent · 05-12-2008, 12:51 PM

NCAA Final Four (especially if KU is playing

)

Already got 4 tix to the 1st round regional in KC!!

Dingleschmutz · 05-12-2008, 02:51 PM

I can't even think straight about Feilhaber, any time I try to analyze him, I just think of that rocket on the volley in the Gold Cup last year. Instant man crush.

And don't hate on Chelsea, we'll look prettier after we buy Messi for 160 mil or whatever

lookout123 · 05-12-2008, 02:55 PM

As much as I like Messi, he wouldn't last half a season in the EPL. His muscles and tendons are made from wet cardboard. Besides that, he wouldn't fit with the Chelsea style of play. For all the talk of "playing sexy", Chelsea is a team based on power in the middle. Adding one flair player wouldn't change that.

05-06-2008, 02:24 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	If you could choose just one sporting event one of the things on my "to do before I die list" is to attend a major sporting event. By major, I mean things like the Olympics or the Superbowl. Or the Kentucky Derby, but I don't know how I feel about that now ('nother thread). I think I've been to maybe one major league baseball game as a kid, and I've been to college events, but nothing big. So, what do you think would be the most fun for a non-sporting person like me? What would your choice be? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-06-2008, 02:49 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Spend $5000 and go to the superbowl...NOT! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-06-2008, 03:00 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, would that be worth it for a once-in-a-lifetime trip? For that amount of money, maybe the Olympics would be a better bet--you could go to more than one event. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-06-2008, 03:17 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	It's impossible for me to choose on your behalf, as sport varies so much between our two countries. For me it would definitely be the World Cup final. You don't know who will be playing of course, but the atmosphere would be electric. Or Ascot Ladies' Day. Heels and a hat and just pray it's not windy! My ultimate holiday destination would have to be the Tour de France - planning my itinerary to cross paths two or three times over the course of a week. Preferably one of the stages that crosses into Italy, as I've never been to that part of France. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-06-2008, 03:36 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	If you could choose just one sporting event... ...to drop a bomb on, killing everyone inside, thus improving humanity? Probably the Super Bowl. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-06-2008, 03:10 PM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Hmm. In past years I would probably have said the ACC Basketball Tournament. (I used to take vacation time from work to watch it.) But it's not as much fun since they added mroe schools. I think I'll go with Wimbledon. If your goal is to be at an Important Event, then you're looking at the Superbowl. Possibly the World Series. But either of those would be very boring for somebody who's not a fan of the sport. If you're more interested in something exciting to watch, then the Olympics may be it.

05-06-2008, 03:44 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Maybe, Flint, but not the one with Tom Petty. Better to do the one with Timberlake and Jackson.

05-06-2008, 03:46 PM	#8
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	As a soccer/football fan I'm supposed to say the World Cup final. But international soccer just doesn't compare for quality and excitement with club soccer IMO. Maybe that is because I'm American and our team is about 3 more World Cups away from even coming close to a respectable performance. I'd rather go to an Arsenal vs a major rival game. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-06-2008, 10:32 PM	#9
W.HI.P Free Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,513	No doubt about this one: Tennis, a grand slam. US Open, Wimbeldon or the French open. The Australian open isn't as good, but you'd get to see Australia! It'll cost you a fortune, but it is certainly worth it! __________________ pls stfu k thx

05-11-2008, 11:42 PM	#11
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Well, if your club team is Chelsea I can understand why you would prefer international matches. 90 minutes of Chelsea's percentage ball and I want to slit my wrists. I go to our USMNT games when they're out west and I enjoy them, but the quality is nowhere near where it should be. Edu... ok Adu... could be great if he'd quit believing he was great Altidore... head to Europe and get some polish. Skill is abundant Bradley... Oh yeah Feilhaber... The makings are there Demerit... How that fucker Onyewu even gets a start ahead of him I'll never understand. The future is bright but the national think tank is fucked. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-11-2008, 11:56 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'd choose the mens final at Wimbeldon. I like the tennis. A deciding ashes match would be awesome too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-12-2008, 12:51 PM	#13
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	NCAA Final Four (especially if KU is playing ) Already got 4 tix to the 1st round regional in KC!! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

05-12-2008, 02:51 PM	#14
Dingleschmutz is not a palindrome... Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines Posts: 341	I can't even think straight about Feilhaber, any time I try to analyze him, I just think of that rocket on the volley in the Gold Cup last year. Instant man crush. And don't hate on Chelsea, we'll look prettier after we buy Messi for 160 mil or whatever

05-12-2008, 02:55 PM	#15
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	As much as I like Messi, he wouldn't last half a season in the EPL. His muscles and tendons are made from wet cardboard. Besides that, he wouldn't fit with the Chelsea style of play. For all the talk of "playing sexy", Chelsea is a team based on power in the middle. Adding one flair player wouldn't change that. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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