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Originally Posted by heep223
Bringing soccer into the debate does not help the argument that ties aren't boring and/or anti-climactic.
It's not the most popular spectator sport on earth because it has ties.
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I never said that. I was making fun of JohnnySkittles for saying that anyone who wants ties back in the game is, and I quote, ‘stuck in 1975’. Apparently 1975 is not such a bad place, if every soccer fan in the world is stuck there.
But you know what's really boring? Watching the last ten minutes of regulation when the game is tied, knowing that both teams are going to play it absolutely safe and make sure they bag that point. They have literally nothing to lose by going to OT, because the winner will still walk away with two points.
You know what else I find really boring? You probably won't believe this: Shootouts. I find the shootout extremely boring, especially when it goes to extra rounds. It had novelty value when it was first introduced, but now, to me, it's like watching paint dry. The only reason I'm interested at all is because I have just spent three hours of my life watching the damn game and I want to know how it ends.