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  • hoops23
    Lol thread fail:

    @ESPN_Colin:RT @TheBigLead: Gold Cup draws 8.9 million viewers, tops Stanley Cup game 7 http://bit.ly/j2dcKm (by @tyduffy)
  • Laley23
    hoops23;816580 wrote:Lol thread fail:

    @ESPN_Colin:RT @TheBigLead: Gold Cup draws 8.9 million viewers, tops Stanley Cup game 7 http://bit.ly/j2dcKm (by @tyduffy)

    ...and it was on FSC....
  • Terry_Tate
    Laley23;816612 wrote:...and it was on FSC....

    Wonder how many people watched it online like I did too?
  • Laley23
    Terry_Tate;816616 wrote:Wonder how many people watched it online like I did too?

    I now of at least 11 people. No one in Indy/Bloomington of my friends has FSC. All watched it on their laptops (hooked up to the TV).

    I wonder what Fox would have brought in if they were allowed to have the rights.
  • gorocks99
    That 8.9 million includes the Spanish-language broadcast, to be fair. Univision pulled 7.1 million for Mexico/Honduras. I'm guessing FSC had about 500,000 of that 8.9 mil.

    Nevermind; 950,000 on FSC, 7.98 million on Univision: http://www.multichannel.com/article/470390-Univision_Fox_Soccer_Score_Record_Ratings_With_Gold_Cup_Final.php
  • Terry_Tate
    Laley23;816618 wrote:I now of at least 11 people. No one in Indy/Bloomington of my friends has FSC. All watched it on their laptops (hooked up to the TV).

    I wonder what Fox would have brought in if they were allowed to have the rights.

    That's what I did, hooked it up to the tv. I know 4 or 5 people that did that. Would be interesting to know that number.
  • SportsAndLady
    Just curious cuz I've always wondered this...how do you get your computer screen up on your TV? I know, nOOb
  • Terry_Tate
    SportsAndLady;816639 wrote:Just curious cuz I've always wondered this...how do you get your computer screen up on your TV? I know, nOOb

    Anymore most computers have an hdmi out, so you just use an hdmi cable, that's what I did. Either that or if its an lcd or plasma it has a vga in, which is what a standard monitor uses.
  • Laley23
    Terry_Tate;816642 wrote:Anymore most computers have an hdmi out, so you just use an hdmi cable, that's what I did. Either that or if its an lcd or plasma it has a vga in, which is what a standard monitor uses.

    Pending on your TV and Computer, its just a cable and then change the input to said cable on the TV. Most computers will have an HDMI or VGA. On a Mac, just buy the adapter (its like 20 bucks). I use it for all the Barca games. You then go to settings and have to either mirror the images or put one monitor on the left and other right...just so you know where to drag the stuff onto the TV. If you mirror it you dont have to worry about that, but it is annoying imo lol.
  • SportsAndLady
    Yeah I have a Mac..I've always wanted to do that but have just been lazy...I feel like now that I'm outside fox sports ohio I'm gonna wanna stream a lot of reds games..and now ill just hook it up to the TV...so you're saying I need the adapter and that'll Do it?
  • derek bomar
    It was played in LOS ANGELES (ok Pasadena...but LA is close enough)
  • Tiernan
    hoops23;816580 wrote:Lol thread fail:

    @ESPN_Colin:RT @TheBigLead: Gold Cup draws 8.9 million viewers, tops Stanley Cup game 7 http://bit.ly/j2dcKm (by @tyduffy)
    No fail at all...the thread said "AMERICANS" as in USA Americans don't give a rats ass. Next time the USA team wants true Home Field advantage they should post uniformed INS agents outside the stadium and problem solved.
  • Automatik
    Tiernan;817319 wrote:No fail at all...the thread said "AMERICANS" as in USA Americans don't give a rats ass. Next time the USA team wants true Home Field advantage they should post uniformed INS agents outside the stadium and problem solved.

    I was in 2 different bars during the game and they were packed, lots of "AMERICANS" in there. You're reaching.

    How do you distinguish a 'USA American'? lol
  • SportsAndLady
    Tiernan;817319 wrote: as in USA Americans

    lulz
  • Tiernan
    lulz all ya want... but there is a distinct and identifiable difference between Latino-Americans and the vast majority of sports - loving USA Americans who have turned a blinds eye towards soccer. Sure you're gonna find pockets like a bar or two here & there who cater to the grown up skinny kids that didn't play real sports and still cling to their club soccer days.
  • gorocks99
    Latino-Americans will probably make up 30% of the country by 2050. ESPN et al would be foolish to ignore the growing segment.
  • Laley23
    USA Americans. Lol, Ive heard it all now.
  • Automatik
    Tiernan;817464 wrote:lulz all ya want... but there is a distinct and identifiable difference between Latino-Americans and the vast majority of sports - loving USA Americans who have turned a blinds eye towards soccer. Sure you're gonna find pockets like a bar or two here & there who cater to the grown up skinny kids that didn't play real sports and still cling to their club soccer days.

    Pockets? This was in NYC....all the sports bars in the area were packed....same goes for last summer when the WC was going on. You're clueless.
  • Tiernan
    Automatik;817510 wrote:Pockets? This was in NYC.....
    NYC? you just made my point. (the least USA American city on the continent)
  • Automatik
    Tiernan;817527 wrote:NYC? you just made my point. (the least USA American city on the continent)

    This was on the upper west side, the only people rooting for Mexico were the waitstaff.

    You should try getting out more.
  • gorocks99
    What are the most and least USA American cities? I'll take a stab at it:

    Top 3 most USA American:
    1. Nashville: Country music, big hats, BBQ, and no MLS team
    2: Omaha: Corn, overalls, football, trucks, no MLS team ... 'nuff said.
    3. Dallas: Big hats, big trucks, far enough away from the border that there aren't a lot of non-USA Americans. Their biggest sports star is a German and they have a soccer team though, so that knocks them to #3


    Bottom 3 most USA American:
    1. New York: Homogays getting married, immigrants, and an MLS team
    2. Chicago: Homogays, Obama, immigrants, an MLS team
    3. Los Angeles: Homogays in the movie industry, immigrants, TWO MLS teams
  • Heretic
    gorocks99;817567 wrote:What are the most and least USA American cities? I'll take a stab at it:

    Top 3 most USA American:
    1. Nashville: Country music, big hats, BBQ, and no MLS team
    2: Omaha: Corn, overalls, football, trucks, no MLS team ... 'nuff said.
    3. Dallas: Big hats, big trucks, far enough away from the border that there aren't a lot of non-USA Americans. Their biggest sports star is a German and they have a soccer team though, so that knocks them to #3


    Bottom 3 most USA American:
    1. New York: Homogays getting married, immigrants, and an MLS team
    2. Chicago: Homogays, Obama, immigrants, an MLS team
    3. Los Angeles: Homogays in the movie industry, immigrants, TWO MLS teams

    Man, Obama's done a lot to ruin Chicago's USA American status if Chicago rates higher (lower?) in the standings that L.A. with its "HollyWEIRD".
  • gorocks99
    Heretic;817621 wrote:Man, Obama's done a lot to ruin Chicago's USA American status if Chicago rates higher (lower?) in the standings that L.A. with its "HollyWEIRD".

    I figure he's the leader of the non-USA Americans, so it counts for extra.
  • like_that
    lol at "USA Americans."
  • Laley23
    like_that;817650 wrote:lol at "USA Americans."

    I mean really?

    That is one of the most hilarious things Ive ever read. USA Americans. Jesus.