Comments on: Barack Obama Supports West Ham United

By: Kaleem

Kaleem — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:27:05 +0000

ha ha
na but u should
de ting is u might not know if he supports west ham

By: Kartik

Kartik — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:24:41 +0000

BBBB is basically right Lou. Those middle American states are the exception the home of College Basketball but now the game has moved its emphasis in many ways, and he read exactly what I was saying comparing the fans of both sports. Even on a campus like UF where I went, the more liberal, eclectic people could be seen at the O-Dome and many would jump town on big football weekends.

The “U” will be stronger in Basketball from here on out that Football. Being a small private school competiting in a major conference, football is too expensive especially now with all the state schools spending so much of their budget on it.

BBBB is right on the money= 100% right.

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:24:24 +0000

Proud to be a progressive American soccer fan and hope President Barack can attend a Hammers game on his first Presidential visit to the UK. It would be great for all EPL fans in the US.

Note on NCAA basketball, the strongest NCAA basketball states over the years have been the middle America rural states of Kansas, Indiana, and Kentucky. Does this throw off any ideas of basketballs popularity? Also, football schools like ND, BC, and Kartik’s favorite the “U” are not massive enrollment state schools and Boise State has done very well recently.

By: Doc

Doc — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:54:46 +0000

well, now I can add West Ham to the list of teams that I hate. and don’t count me in the ‘90% liberal’ category of soccer fans. count me in the ‘10% intelligent’ category of soccer fans. i guess that 90% comment above explains why there are so many retarded footy fans in this country…..

By: betsy's bolton bum baster

betsy's bolton bum baster — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:22:29 +0000

Well college football is by far more popular than college basketball and the sport of american football is definitely more of a “rural white farmer” or “all-american” type of game. In college basketball it is a game that has a majority black players and small private (and liberal) schools (dook university) can easily succeed. I don’t think it is a matter of black and white, more like a matter of haves and have-nots. The schools that succeed in college football are the giant public schools with big money to spend while the rest of the schools basically settle for college basketball as their money sport. Which is why the majority of the Big East and ACC schools rule in basketball and retarded rural area schools like the SEC or rural Big Ten rule in football.