SaturdayGT 719 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Surprised there isn't a thread on this in politics yet...there seems to be a lot of it in this event.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG-91 1,483 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I'm trying to tune as much of the ancillary stuff out as I can...the mute button helps. The viewing outlets that are more event-focused help, too. The Australian swim coach going bonkers and dry humping the air after their swimmer won the 400m freestyle was hilariously awesome...felt a little bad for the worker in the booth. I like Michael Phelps on swimming commentary a lot...maybe a bit too "meat and potatoes" and not enough pizzazz for some, but he's informative without being obnoxious. The cyclist that broke away from the pack without the other country's group noticing, and winning the event as a result, was fantastic. Caeleb Dressel seems like a young man with a great perspective on things, based on the story I saw. Loved seeing Katie Ledecky be more excited for her teammate than her own win. Suni Lee, welp, War Eagle and congrats, young lady! Gold looks very nice on you. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturdayGT 719 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 I definitely am too...im not "cancelling" it, but, definitely canceling the media commentary and, and medal ceremonys......first time ever actively rooting against the woman's soccer team lol....sign of the times I guess... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeTiger 5,135 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I'm kind of keeping up with the big headliness, but I'm not watching any of the Olympics, not because of any political reasons but i just don't have much interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeTiger 5,135 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 the Women's Soccer Team just now beat the Netherlands on penalty kicks to advance in the tournament. Even Better it was RAPINOE herself that made the deciding kick! I can just hear the screams across America as conservative mens testicles twist themselves into knots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,158 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, CoffeeTiger said: the Women's Soccer Team just now beat the Netherlands on penalty kicks to advance in the tournament. Even Better it was RAPINOE herself that made the deciding kick! I can just hear the screams across America as conservative mens testicles twist themselves into knots. We were up 2 thanks to Nahaer so we actually had breathing room had she missed the kick. Looked good though. Takes guts to go upper 90 with that kind of snot on the ball, and that was as emphatic an exclamation point as she could have stamped the match with. Fact of the matter though is that the USWNT is still underperforming in this tournament. We really are that much better than everyone else we should cruise. That we're not is a bit disconcerting. Edited July 30, 2021 by AUDub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,393 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) Rowdy Gaines - one of the swimmer commentators - swam for Auburn btw. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowdy_Gaines Edited July 30, 2021 by homersapien 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leftfield 2,617 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Rowdy is awesome. Was a great swimmer in his day, and is an awesome commentator. If you didn't hear his call of the 2008 Beijing Men's 4x100 free relay, do yourself a favor and look it up on YouTube. Probably the best race of all time, and certainly the greatest relay split on the final leg. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturdayGT 719 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 So you know...this Olympics is actually really pretty awesome so far!...Going into the Olympics, I really expected to see lots of political Crap and show boat protesting....so far the reality of it is...its been really great and super patriotic! I think I caught one that mentioned a little political issues, but still respected the flag...the majority of what I've seen has been alot of welcoming pride we can all relate to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps 3,704 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 1:09 PM, Leftfield said: Rowdy is awesome. Was a great swimmer in his day, and is an awesome commentator. If you didn't hear his call of the 2008 Beijing Men's 4x100 free relay, do yourself a favor and look it up on YouTube. Probably the best race of all time, and certainly the greatest relay split on the final leg. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrJ6OJabgxh9WwAIbf7w8QF;_ylu=c2VjA3NlYXJjaAR2dGlkAw--;_ylc=X1MDOTY3ODEzMDcEX3IDMgRhY3RuA2NsawRjc3JjcHZpZANvR1o5R2pFd0xqRTBRTlA1WHQxZHJ3TU9NalF1TWdBQUFBRHUzOFp5BGZyA21jYWZlZQRmcjIDc2EtZ3AEZ3ByaWQDdkVNMkJudXdRRlN4dUdpNnNDcDdBQQRuX3JzbHQDNTkEbl9zdWdnAzAEb3JpZ2luA3ZpZGVvLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDNjAEcXVlcnkDcm93ZHklMjBnYWluZXMlMjAyMDA4JTIwY29tbWVudGFyeSUyMHlvdXR1YmUlMjBqYXNvbiUyMGxlemFrBHRfc3RtcAMxNjI4MjA0Njg2?p=rowdy+gaines+2008+commentary+youtube+jason+lezak&ei=UTF-8&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av%2Cm%3Asa&fr=mcafee&type=E211US0G0#id=1&vid=ba21f3e47bddb010ef28477ad21bd6df&action=view 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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