Players are complaining that the ball is acting inconsistently. Also, maybe Portugal scored 7 goals because of the differences in the ball, rather than in spite of it. :D
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well it's really not inconsistent. No more so than wearing a new pair of > boots would be inconsistent. The ball is still round. It's still a size 5. > It's no different than playing with a leather ball vs a synthetic. > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Sisk, Kris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> It could be me, but this whole 'new ball for the World Cup' thing kinda >> invalidates the consistency argument against having replays. How can you >> argue against something on the grounds of consistence when the single >> largest aspect of the game is so inconsistent? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:17 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Fifa promises investigation into Jabulani ball. >> >> >> Lets see. >> >> The Super Bowl is the biggest event put on by the NFL. The World Cup >> is the biggest event (even bigger than the Super Bowl) put on by FIFA. >> (Apples vs Apples there) >> >> The NFL does not change the design of the ball for its big event. FIFA >> does. >> >> Please help me understand how this is an apples to oranges comparison? >> >> I cannot imagine training for 4 years(or more) to get to the World Cup >> and have to play with a ball, arguable the single most important piece >> of equipment in ANY soccer game, that acts differently to what I used >> during my training. To me, that is just...ionno...odd. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > But how does the fact that the NFL doesn't change their ball relate to >> > football in any way? It's part of world cup that they try to use new >> tech >> > with the balls. It just seems like you are comparing apples to oranges >> by >> > saying "say what you want about oranges, at least they aren't apples." >> > >> > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Sure. >> >> >> >> If I understand correctly, the ball being used this year was newly >> >> engineered specifically for this World Cup (as was, I believe, the >> >> ball from 4 years ago). >> >> >> >> This ball seems to be acting differently than other balls that are >> >> used. You don't get that with American football (or any other major >> >> sport in the US). >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Would you be so kind as to help a poor fella like myself understand >> your >> >> > point? >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Say what you want about American football, but we don't >> re-engineer >> >> >> the ball for every Super Bowl :D >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Fifa responds to another point of contention in the worldcup >> today : >> >> The >> >> >> new >> >> >> > Ball. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > The ball has come under intense criticism for it's propensity to >> arc >> >> >> several >> >> >> > meters into the air with the slightest touch. >> >> >> > This has thrown off several strikers who in regular play are >> normally >> >> top >> >> >> > scorers. It is also supposedly responsible for the low goal >> scoring in >> >> >> > several of the matches thus far. >> >> >> > The number of overbars and wide strikes in this Worldcup is >> supposedly >> >> >> > higher than on previous years. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.wired.com/playbook/2010/06/fifa-promises-investigation-into-w >> orld-cup-ball/ >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322254 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
