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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OF THE DAY
After taking 21-17 to the Cardinals on Sunday, the Eagles have surrendered five leads in the 4th quarter his season.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who was Arizona's starting quarterback on Sunday?
A: John Skelton
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Soccer offers thrills to sports fans
MORNING BREW
The Jayhawks are out of the running for a NCAA soccer title, Sporting KC is officially done for the year and the World Cup isn't going on again until 2014.
Looks like it's time for us all to forget about soccer, right? As ashamed as I am to admit it, I sometimes forget about it for months at a time too, but that doesn't mean I'm not still a fan.
Soccer's one of those sports that you really have to love if you want to get into it. The biggest gripe I hear about soccer is how someone can watch for 90 minutes and never see a goal, or that same person can get up and grab a drink from kitchen, missing only about 30 seconds of the match, and miss a game-deciding play. And I agree; that part of soccer does, in fact, suck. But soccer has spontaneity, and watching Robin van Persie (yes, I'm an Arsenal fan; sue me) drill a ball into the upper corner of the net after a scoreless 89
minutes is thrilling.
It's that spontaneity that keeps me coming back to the sport. Just two weeks ago, the Kansas soccer team went head-to-head against Texas A&M in the Big 12 championship and lost after the game came down to penalty kicks. And for those of you who don't know, it takes a lot for a soccer game to come down to penalty kicks, but when
it does, you know it's been a phenomenal game.
You're on the edge of your seat, just waiting to see which way the goalie jumps as the ball comes off the kicker's foot. Every once in a while, a kicker will try to go high and into the back corner, and every so often, a sneaky ground ball will try and crawl into the net.
It's the little things that you've got to cheer for in soccer. You cheer for a base hit in baseball, right? Or for a first down in football? The same applies for soccer. If a defender makes a clean tackle, it's exciting. If your team gets a corner kick, you've got to be able to appreciate that. It's not just the goals that are exciting in soccer; it's the opportunities for them.
So yeah, I understand when people say soccer sucks, but I heartily disagree. We're starting to embrace the soccer-loving culture here in the States and, more specifically, in Kansas. With Sporting KC's success this year, a lot more people are finding that they're fans.
But don't forget about all those great PKs and corner kicks now that the season's over. Your team will be back soon enough to wow you with more.
Edited by Laura Nightengale
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