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BoumtjeBoumtje	I've Never Understood The Point Of The Offside Rule In Soccer		Lead	[-]
Posts: 287 Jun 11, 2008 11:10 PM	Tags : None I have been a soccer fan ever since I lived in Scotland for a couple of years. Never understood the point of this rule. If a striker gets in behind the defense, the other team fails to mark him, and his team is able to feed him the ball ....... why should it be a foul? And if there is any type of borderline call, it's almost always flagged. This rule is the only thing keeping soccer from exploding in the US. Dropping that rule would make it a fast paced exciting game to watch. Can you imagine this rule being in basketball? No break away dunks or back down cuts. No brilliant feeds to open players in the low post. Of course the rule has been around for 100 years, so there's no way they are gonna get rid of it.
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GroveHard	I get it..I think...	#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 946 Jun 11, 2008 11:34 PM	I agree that it would make for a faster paced game, but I think soccer was designed for comfort more than speed. Hockey has that icing bullshit (Godfrey?) which I think is similar, and as you know, it keeps people from "snowbirding." I disagree that "this rule is the only thing keeping soccer from exploding in the US." There are many things keeping soccer from exploding here, and honestly, I wouldn't even put the offsides rule in the top 5. You're right, though, it's not going anywhere.
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theg02guy		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 72 Jun 12, 2008 12:36 AM	hockey has "touch-up" offsides and removed the line at center ice to nullify the "two line pass" rule in an attempt --a successful one--to open up the game and scoring. And I'd say offsides rules are to prevent fuckers from cherry picking...
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Bopolis	For one thing, the field is huge.	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 813 Jun 12, 2008 12:49 AM	If players were allowed to go anywhere the want, goalies would look like pussies. REE REE I shuDa KNwn u was goNE reTAiLIate TuFF... U mY moThafUCkIn GURl!!!! I Swear ON my MAMA if I WUda BEEN thUR I WUda HAD YO back TO tha FUll. hOES haTE ANd wanNA rUn Up SENd THEy biTCH ass TO Tha ER!!!!
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DesotoCountyDawg	Its kind of like if you let a WR go down and stand in the endzone before the snap.	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1701 Jun 12, 2008 5:33 AM Registered Member
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BoumtjeBoumtje		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 288 Jun 12, 2008 7:16 AM	I'm sure there is a way to reconstruct the rule where you still would outlaw cherry pickin', but eliminate the offside trap that defenses use. There's nothing gayer than an offside call coming off a pass from inside the goaltenders box. The only thing(s) keeping soccer from being really, really popular in the US are the lack of scoring and the constant diving. You're never gonna get an American to spend 2+ hours watching a game that consistently ends in a nil-nil tie. If the scores were closer to hockey, baseball, or lacrosse, you'd get a lot more interest. You also have to get to the point where each time a player with the ball is challenged, he doesn't wind up rolling around on the ground as if his leg has been snapped in half.
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BoumtjeBoumtje		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 289 Jun 12, 2008 7:21 AM	GroveHard wrote: I agree that it would make for a faster paced game, but I think soccer was designed for comfort more than speed. Hockey has that icing bullshit (Godfrey?) which I think is similar, and as you know, it keeps people from "snowbirding." I disagree that "this rule is the only thing keeping soccer from exploding in the US." There are many things keeping soccer from exploding here, and honestly, I wouldn't even put the offsides rule in the top 5. You're right, though, it's not going anywhere. I do understand the icing rule. If they didn't have it then defenders would simply smack the puck all the way down the ice every time it came into their defensive zone. The game would be unwatchable without it. Just two teams smacking the puck the length of the ice the entire game. Icing actually increases offense.
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Optimus Prime 4	if there were no offsides, there would be three offensive players camped out	#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6545 Jun 12, 2008 8:01 AM Shogun of Harlem	all game, like in lacrosse. Might as well divide up the field and say who can go where. There would be no fast breaks really, or whatever they call them in soccer. I played for 10 years, and was a referee for about 5. It makes sense if you really know soccer.
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The Lord Weird Slough Feg	former ref and player here too	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 355 Jun 12, 2008 8:56 AM	And you're 100% right. That takes away from the "gentlemanly" aspect of the game that's in the rulebook. "Effeminacy was the chief cause of the ruin of the Roman legions." Henri Jomini
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AngryReb	I understand the rule, but what irks me...	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3677 Jun 12, 2008 9:02 AM Registered Member	is when it's called over a matter of a few inches, and really could be called either way. More often than not, when offsides is called, it's completely arbitrary. A forward 5 yards ahead of the backers is one thing, but when it comes down to the length of the striker's nose to decide if offsides is called, it makes for a dull match. ----------------- "Someone with midget expertise might know. I've met several in person and don't trust them. My biggest fear is to be driving home from work and one of those bastards pop up from the back seat and start biting me or just anything. I die from a heart attack as soon as I see him. Most of them are very angry." - ScaldedbanditReb
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1984Dawg	The only thing	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 28 Jun 12, 2008 9:02 AM	that keeps soccer from exploding here is the fact that we're not the best at it and not even close.
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Fogell		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 422 Jun 12, 2008 9:09 AM Pop Culture Moron	I'd say the reason soccer isn't big over here is 1. It has to compete with football, baseball, and basketball. 2. Scoring is minimal, and games often end in a tie. 3. There's more flopping in soccer than in the WWE. We don't like pansy athletes in America. "Polk's professional accomplishments far outweigh Vaught's." - Dan Tannah, alleged Ole Miss fan
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The Lord Weird Slough Feg	you might be seeing them make some of the more obscure calls	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 356 Jun 12, 2008 9:10 AM	There are more ways to be called offside than what's been described in this thread. "Effeminacy was the chief cause of the ruin of the Roman legions." Henri Jomini
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RichardZinya	This video explains the offsides rule pretty well, I think	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 125 Jun 12, 2008 9:49 AM Cunning Linguist	Go ahead, watch it. You'll appreciate futbol more after, I promise. The Artist Formerly Known as Rhymenoceros
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StanTheCaddy	If I were annointed King of Soccer	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 832 Jun 12, 2008 10:05 AM Registered Member	First, I would get all the bitches. Second, I would say that there is no offsides in the offense's 1/3 of the field closest to the goal but you had to stay out of the smaller box around the goal. In that box, offsides would still apply. Or perhaps a 5 yard "grace period" would be established by me, that you have to be offsides by more than 5 yards to be actually offsides. But that would become a big judgement call for the refs to make, so that might not work either. Third, I announce low sodium Dales as the official marinade of soccer and bacon would be sold at all matches for $12 a strip.
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I've Never Understood The Point Of The Offside Rule In Soccer	Jun 11, 2008 11:10 PM	BoumtjeBoumtje
I get it..I think...	Jun 11, 2008 11:34 PM	GroveHard
Re: I've Never Understood The Point Of The Offside Rule In Soccer	Jun 12, 2008 7:21 AM	BoumtjeBoumtje
Re: I've Never Understood The Point Of The Offside Rule In Soccer	Jun 12, 2008 12:36 AM	theg02guy
For one thing, the field is huge.	Jun 12, 2008 12:49 AM	Bopolis
Its kind of like if you let a WR go down and stand in the endzone before the snap.	Jun 12, 2008 5:33 AM	DesotoCountyDawg
Re: I've Never Understood The Point Of The Offside Rule In Soccer	Jun 12, 2008 7:16 AM	BoumtjeBoumtje
if there were no offsides, there would be three offensive players camped out	Jun 12, 2008 8:01 AM	Optimus Prime 4
former ref and player here too	Jun 12, 2008 8:56 AM	The Lord Weird Slough Feg
I understand the rule, but what irks me...	Jun 12, 2008 9:02 AM	AngryReb
you might be seeing them make some of the more obscure calls	Jun 12, 2008 9:10 AM	The Lord Weird Slough Feg
The only thing	Jun 12, 2008 9:02 AM	1984Dawg
Re: I've Never Understood The Point Of The Offside Rule In Soccer	Jun 12, 2008 9:09 AM	Fogell
This video explains the offsides rule pretty well, I think	Jun 12, 2008 9:49 AM	RichardZinya
If I were annointed King of Soccer	Jun 12, 2008 10:05 AM	StanTheCaddy

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