The 2016 Rio Olympics thread: August 3rd to 19th

[Sinc_Tanc_Olympic_Action]

So does anyone have any predictions for tomorrow?

Please don't get mad at me.  I want to be wrong, but I am going to predict France 2 - 1 Canada.  I feel that if I predict a loss, I wouldn't be as heartbroken.  Don't worry - it's not like my prediction is going to affect how they play anyway.

So what is YOUR prediction for France vs. Canada?

[dyslexic nam]

1-1, goes to penalties.  That is as far as I go down Prediction Road.

[Sinc_Tanc_Olympic_Action]

1 hour ago, dyslexic nam said:

1-1, goes to penalties.  That is as far as I go down Prediction Road.

I thought of that too.

Anyone else want to take a shot at a prediction?

[The Ref]

Canada women win 2-0.

 

[rkomar]

26 minutes ago, The Ref said:

Canada women win 2-0.

 

That would be nice, but the French have only had one goal scored against them in the last four games (including against us), and that was by the Americans.  Renaud is a beast.  We're going to have be way more "scorey" than usual to beat them.

[Sinc_Tanc_Olympic_Action]

But I've seen their goalkeeper, Buhaddi, make some rather funny mistakes.  Hopefully she'll make them tomorrow.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

I'm about as pessimistic as the odds suggest.

http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-matches/Womens-Olympics-2016/Canada-Ladies-v-France-Ladies-11009464.html

[Sinc_Tanc_Olympic_Action]

No matter what happens today, I will still be proud of our ladies.  They could've easily lost to Germany on purpose to play China instead, but they did not.  This team is about fair play.  I just hope God will look down on them with favor in His eyes!

[spinrack]

Major upset.  Sweden ousts the U.S.
Does anyone still think that France is a less favourable quarterfinal opponent?

[The Ref]

9 minutes ago, spinrack said:

Major upset.  Sweden ousts the U.S.
Does anyone still think that France is a less favourable quarterfinal opponent?

Too much hot air the U.S. players.

[dyslexic nam]

At work, so my wife told me about the US result.  Sweeeeeeeeet!

[Rheo]

Well that opens things up.  Here's hoping good thoughts for our team.

[mtlfan]

Some terrible calls by Referee assistant  L. Kaumatule  from Tonga can't seem to understand offside, calls back legitimate goal by Sweden late in second overtime period.

[shermanator]

I feel bad for Hope Solo's family. They are in for some trouble when she gets home.

[sting]

12 minutes ago, shermanator said:

I feel bad for Hope Solo's family. They are in for some trouble when she gets home.

Why would her family be in trouble?

[shermanator]

8 minutes ago, sting said:

Why would her family be in trouble?

She was charged in a domestic violence case a few years ago.

http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/12976615/detailed-look-hope-solo-domestic-violence-case-includes-reports-being-belligerent-jail

[shermanator]

Stay cunty, Hope.

 

[sting]

13 minutes ago, shermanator said:

She was charged in a domestic violence case a few years ago.

http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/12976615/detailed-look-hope-solo-domestic-violence-case-includes-reports-being-belligerent-jail

Again why would her family be in trouble? That happened awhile back. Can't see why her family would now be

in danger now? 

[dyslexic nam]

Couldn't happen to a nicer person.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1 minute ago, sting said:

Again why would her family be in trouble? That happened awhile back. Can't see why her family would now be

in danger now? 

It's a bad joke on @shermanator 's part.

[shermanator]

I disagree, I thought it was a fantastic joke.

[Sinc_Tanc_Olympic_Action]

Here's Hope Solo's FULL QUOTE in context (a big paragraph).  http://thebiglead.com/2016/08/12/hope-solo-we-lost-to-a-bunch-of-cowards/

She started by saying how she thought the USA played well and in the middle of it, she called Sweden a bunch of cowards and that the better team didn't win.  Not that it's justified, but thought you guys might like to read it in context.

So Hope really is admitting that USA got defeated by a bunch of cowards.  Doesn't make her look good, does it?

[jpg75]

13 minutes ago, sting said:

Again why would her family be in trouble? That happened awhile back. Can't see why her family would now be

in danger now? 

Because cowards never change and she's gonna beat the shit out of them when she gets home "cuz they got it cummin' to 'em"

[sting]

10 minutes ago, jpg75 said:

Because cowards never change and she's gonna beat the shit out of them when she gets home "cuz they got it cummin' to 'em"

You think domestic violence is a joke? Time to grow up .

[jpg75]

4 minutes ago, sting said:

You think domestic violence is a joke? Time to grow up .

Stop calling women "domestic" it's discriminatory.