If Tarantini wore red shoes and yelled alot and argued with the press, I would go

9/28/2005 12:40:38 PM

Tarantini is about 10 times more entertaining than amato. Heck, I would probably go to games on campus just to see the Tarantini show. The thing about college soccer here in the states is that its just not that pretty to watch in my opinion. Pace is way too fast and alot of the goals end up being just clusterfucks in the box with the ball squirting in somehow or one on ones with the keeper. I have been to countless college games and unless there is a team I care about i.e. State. Its just not that entertaining to me. Now give me some Premier league or International soccer (upper tier teams) regularly on the TV and I would never leave the couch.

9/28/2005 1:20:34 PM

I used to live in a back room at Lee. In the spring, they'd start practice, and we'd have the windows open. You could always hear Tarntini yelling.

CHEWIE! CHEWIE! CHEWIE! CHEWIE!

9/28/2005 1:50:03 PM

Yeah, Tarantini is at best unintelligible at times. My fave is just hearing him yell "HEY!!! HEEYY!!!!! HEY!!!!!" then go sit down on his folding chair at the end of the bench and shake his head.

As for what's going on behind the track, pehraps that is the new soccer field. I'd been told by folks in athletics they were going to expand the track so they could get the field inside the track and leave everything else in place. Again, that's just hearsay. I've also been told that the land below the track, outside the fence, actually belonged to the Raleigh Parks & Rec and that's one of the reasons we never used it for much more than football as that was fairly non-damaging. More hearsay.

Not so sure about a soccer player yelling at the SWPC. I could see that being the case, there are a lot who did that. I've not seen that so much lately, and SWPC now requires that you stay for the full game, not just the first half. It was really bad when it was show up for a half, and you'd be considered there. So the first half, the place was pretty packed, 2nd half it was a ghost town.

I think T is more entertaining than Amato. Amato (did anyone see his interview in the N&O today?!!?? holy mess) yells at the refs, but Tarantini yells at the refs... opposing coaches... opposing players... it's great. That, and the fans are so close to the field (at least at Method Rd.) you can hear the trash talking between players. After a foul was called on a UMD player during the game Sunday (names left out to protect the guilty) the UMD player was whining about the way the State player was attacking him... "Your f*cking elbow... watch your f*cking elbow sh*t head!!" to which the State player replied (hehe) "Get off the f*cking ground and play the game... prick" HA! It killed me.

I personally tried soccer as a kid, but due to my intense fear of being kicked in the jewels, a general fear of failure (and the ball), and that I was a fat ass little kid who couldn't run, I never became the phenom I once dreamed of being. Still the game is fun to watch for me, not something I can really watch on TV... but it's fun enough in person. The scenery can be good at times, and if nothing else the one or two people who care are entertaining enough as they yell at the players. Ahh... If only I was going to make it tonight.

[Edited on September 28, 2005 at 2:29 PM. Reason : .]

9/28/2005 2:27:47 PM

i dont mind having to catch a bus or find a ride to method road to watch our boys. what does piss me off is that i played on a better fields this past spring at the high school level. method road is a disgrace

9/28/2005 4:13:15 PM

The track is where the soccer field will be. Behind that is where the softball complex will be.

9/28/2005 4:14:39 PM

Ah-HAH! There you go, softball complex. I've never played there, the only field I played on as a kid was on a decided slope... that was fun. :-P It is amazing to go to a nice field and see the difference. It's kinda crazy.

9/28/2005 5:31:22 PM

FYI, State won 2-1.

Go Pack.

9/28/2005 10:05:01 PM

I was worried they'd lose. I just *knew* I was going to find out they'd lost to Charlotte and I'd get innundated with posts like "That's why they don't get respect..." *whew*

9/29/2005 9:46:09 AM

It doesn't matter whether or not you like the sport, they are part of the pack and are representing us well.

GIVE THEM THE THEIR DUES

9/29/2005 10:46:44 AM

PREACH IT!

9/29/2005 11:25:32 AM

bttt

nc state soccer doin some things.

up to 12th in the national rankings after beating BC

10/10/2005 1:54:52 PM

number 7 in the soccer america poll. only two hard fixtures left, at duke and wake at home.

A King for sure ACC Player of the Year

10/10/2005 8:14:38 PM

Quote :

"The thing about college soccer here in the states is that its just not that pretty to watch in my opinion. "

This is true. You don't get the same skills here that you do with teams like Brazil or maybe even Italy, nor the aggression that you see in England.

British soccer = both brilliant and fucking hilarious.

10/10/2005 8:26:33 PM

King could be National Player of the Year in my opinion ... wouldn't that be crazy

10/11/2005 2:06:51 PM

That would be great for him and the program. I just think well known teams have better players so I dont see him winning it. You never know though, he could win it and that would be awsome and it wouldnt be the first time i was wrong talking about sports.

10/11/2005 3:57:56 PM

as far as stats go he would be the pick right now in my opinion...there are a few guys from lesser known teams who have more points...but if all continues to go well i think it will be between king, garey from maryland, and mckenzie from akron

10/11/2005 4:16:28 PM

anyone at that duke game...that was a beating

10/23/2005 1:16:17 PM

10/23/2005 6:18:51 PM

didn't know what thread to put this in... Aaron King got drafted by the LA Galaxy in the 4th round of the MLS draft today

1/20/2006 5:46:18 PM

gg

1/20/2006 5:54:39 PM

hint: nobody gives a fuck about college soccer

1/20/2006 6:12:31 PM

what about pro soccer ass-wipe, because that is what the last post was about

1/20/2006 6:17:16 PM

i didn't read the whole thread, just the first page.

i can't give soccer my full attention

1/20/2006 6:20:14 PM

I kinda like those Galaxy shirts...I was gonna buy one with "Herculez" on it, but Aaron King will do nicely.

Oh, shit...maybe not. The 2006 Galaxy shirt is Adidas (as per league regulations) and looks like shit.

1/20/2006 6:35:11 PM

This guy is talking shit?

1/20/2006 6:51:44 PM

yes. you can link other pictures of me as well.

1/20/2006 7:12:37 PM

#12-Aaron King
Forward
Height: 6 ft, 2 in.
Weight: 175
Hometown: Denver, Co
Citizenship: USA

Status: Senior
College: NC State
Current Club: unknown

Experience: Colorado ODP

Bio/Outlook:

Buzz Carrick: Had a trial in Norway. Four years as North Carolina State's leading scorer, first freshman to lead NC State in points since 1992 (Mark Jonas). Outstanding size at 6'2" 175. 2005 scored 33 points, the most by a North Carolina State player in 14 years, and his 15 goals rank second in the ACC and nabbed him Herman Semi-Finalist, 2nd Team All-American, and All-South Region 1st Team. 2005 CSN 2nd Team All-American. A Three time 1st Team in the power house ACC. 04 NCS MVP. 2nd highest combine forward vote total.

[Edited on January 20, 2006 at 7:21 PM. Reason : .]

1/20/2006 7:17:37 PM

yeah soccer sucks, but triathlons are so much cooler.

[Edited on January 20, 2006 at 8:53 PM. Reason : .]

1/20/2006 8:52:49 PM

who cares, its soccer

1/21/2006 2:27:05 AM

OMG SOCCER SUCKS! YOU TOTALLY DONT GET TO TACKLE PEOPLE AND HOW CAN ANYTHING BE ENTERTAINING UNLESS THEY SCORE 50 OR 100 POINTS IN A GAME??

1/21/2006 4:16:36 AM

This is America.

We don't give a fuck about soccer.

1/21/2006 9:36:34 AM

but they care about baseball? somethings wrong

1/21/2006 2:58:57 PM

a king was mr. irrelavant (last pick in the draft)

1/21/2006 3:40:55 PM

"americas sport" is baseball. baseball is boring as fuck. anybody baseball fan who says soccer is boring needs to go ahead and off themselves.

1/21/2006 3:42:00 PM

baseball blows

1/21/2006 4:03:52 PM