2012 Olympics

**Dudebro** · 08-01-2012, 06:07 PM

Does anyone here care? I've watched some of it but I'm not too interested in it overall. It's more interesting to read about the controversies and conspiracies associated with this international event.

I couldn't find the whole opening ceremony so here's the fireworks-
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtoZSiDZ58k"]Huge fireworks display marks London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony - YouTube[/ame]

Here's about 50 Mary Poppinses battling Voldemort. I didn't get to see this amazing piece of theater sadly-

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The controversies range from junk food sponsers like McDonalds and Cadbury to 8 Badminton players being kicked out for throwing matches to get a better seeding. Here's the list so far, some weird stuff for sure-
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics"]Controversies at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

**Slime Slayer** · 08-01-2012, 06:24 PM

I've been watching it every night, heck I even made a homemade antennae so I could get the station, I love the Olympics.

**Dudebro** · 08-01-2012, 06:29 PM

Did you see the ridiculous close ups of the russian gymnastics girls crying after messing up and losing to the US? Even after the US was shown performing and winning they cut back to a couple of the girls to show more tears. I found that to be in very poor taste.

**Slime Slayer** · 08-01-2012, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

Did you see the ridiculous close ups of the russian gymnastics girls crying after messing up and losing to the US? Even after the US was shown performing and winning they cut back to a couple of the girls to show more tears. I found that to be in very poor taste.

No I didn't see that, Canadians have class.

**Dudebro** · 08-01-2012, 06:46 PM

I don't get that jab. The world watched that event because it was a big deal I guess. I watched it towards the end because my wife told me that the russians were messing up big time and it was pretty interesting. I got disgusted when I saw the extreme close ups of the poor girls weeping after being humiliated in front of the world. So maybe the rest of my country has no class but I do, I was appropriately outraged.

**Slime Slayer** · 08-01-2012, 06:51 PM

I'm watching a Canadian broadcast is what I meant by the jab. I have yet to see that event, I'll watch it tonight, I'll let you know if they cut to the crying Russians.
Go China!

**CrispyChicken** · 08-01-2012, 07:10 PM

I've been checking in whenever I remember to put it on. I mostly pay attention to Soccer and Basketball and sometimes Swimming.

Basketball is the main sport I watch it for.

**Barra** · 08-01-2012, 07:55 PM

Yeah they showed that here too DB. I thought it was very rude
Ive been watching every night, was interested in the football and canoe slalom last night. Cant wait for T&F!

**CatalystiCam** · 08-01-2012, 08:29 PM

Honestly, the T.V. here at the lake has been on for all of 10 seconds over the past week. By that I specifically mean cable. It was shocking to me when I saw a bunch of olympic events on. I didn't even know they started.

Let me know if Canada wins anything, I care more about the winter olympics. :P

**Slime Slayer** · 08-01-2012, 08:46 PM

Canada had 4 medals as of yesterday, that's pretty darn good for us.

**ZedIsDead** · 08-01-2012, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Barra

canoe slalom

I never realized this was a thing until yesterday. It's actually not a bad Olympic sport to watch.

**Slime Slayer** · 08-01-2012, 09:38 PM

What the heck is up with "shuttlegate"?, they keep teasing it on the coverage but not telling us what it is.

**bearhawk72** · 08-01-2012, 09:48 PM

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What the heck is up with "shuttlegate"?, they keep teasing it on the coverage but not telling us what it is.

I assume it's about the badminton scandal

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**Slime Slayer** · 08-02-2012, 12:30 AM

Haha, yeah man, they finally showed it. Some of those serves were so bad, the crowd was booing like crazy. Anyway I don't see it as a stain on badminton or anything, just strategy that happened to be against the rules, I can see why it is in place though.

**D.B. Cooper** · 08-02-2012, 01:21 PM

But it wasn't against the rules. To me this falls in the category of "don't hate the player, hate the game". IMO the 8 players aren't at fault for taking advantage of the current system but whoever thought it would be a good idea to create a system where tanking games would be a good strategy is the one who should be kicked out of the games. Usually the highest seeded teams play the lowest seeded ones so you always want to win. I have to admit I'm still really confused on why in badminton it was an advantage to lose but maybe they should consider changing.

**Slime Slayer** · 08-02-2012, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper

But it wasn't against the rules.

Why did they send them home then?

**D.B. Cooper** · 08-02-2012, 05:24 PM

Officials from the Badminton World Federation, the sport's governing body, determined that the four sets of women violated the Players' Code of Conduct, Sections 4.5 and 4.6, for “not using one's best efforts to win a match” and “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport.”

I did some more research and this is what I found. I consider breaking a Code of Conduct to be different than being against the rules but the end result is the same. I still say it's the system's fault as it sounds like teams have been throwing games for years. They just weren't as obvious about it.

How about this boxing fiasco?

Investigations underway after apparent crooked boxing match [UPDATE] - CBSSports

**CrispyChicken** · 08-02-2012, 06:48 PM

USA Basketball absolutely destroyed Nigeria today. They scored 156 and won by more than 80 points!

Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points (Olympic record). Hopefully he can bring the same game when he plays with the Knicks

**Dudebro** · 08-02-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper

I consider breaking a Code of Conduct to be different than being against the rules but the end result is the same.

It depends on if the code of conduct is strictly enforced and in this situation it seems like it is. So in the end CoC is just another rule, even though it's open to interpretation. I happen to agree with it. If you're intentionally throwing a match you should be penalized. It's like throwing the football way out of bounds on purpose to avoid being tackled, it's lame so it's not allowed. I agree they should rethink the structure of the game though if it encourages this kind of thing.

Wow that boxing match was disgraceful, totally fixed. They didn't even try to hide it very well. The guy who "won" was down five times and wasn't given a count for any of them. At one point he was even on his knees grabbing the other guys legs. In boxing. Just pathetic. Thankfully the ref has been kicked out. I don't know why the judges aren't being fired/kicked out though, they obviously had a big hand in this deceit.

**Slime Slayer** · 08-02-2012, 08:47 PM

They did overturn it at least:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19088420

**bearhawk72** · 08-02-2012, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

It depends on if the code of conduct is strictly enforced and in this situation it seems like it is. So in the end CoC is just another rule, even though it's open to interpretation. I happen to agree with it. If you're intentionally throwing a match you should be penalized. It's like throwing the football way out of bounds on purpose to avoid being tackled, it's lame so it's not allowed. I agree they should rethink the structure of the game though if it encourages this kind of thing.

Wow that boxing match was disgraceful, totally fixed. They didn't even try to hide it very well. The guy who "won" was down five times and wasn't given a count for any of them. At one point he was even on his knees grabbing the other guys legs. In boxing. Just pathetic. Thankfully the ref has been kicked out. I don't know why the judges aren't being fired/kicked out though, they obviously had a big hand in this deceit.

Well it's legal and illegal depending on the situation, but that's a discussion for another time.

**Dudebro** · 08-02-2012, 09:28 PM

Obviously I'm not a die hard sports fan, I just remember hearing that intentional grounding is against the rules. Feel free to correct me though I like to learn new stuff even if it's trivial.

**bearhawk72** · 08-02-2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudebro

Obviously I'm not a die hard sports fan, I just remember hearing that intentional grounding is against the rules. Feel free to correct me though I like to learn new stuff even if it's trivial.

It's legal under these circumstances:

-QB is out of the tackle box(an imaginary line from the outside shoulder of the LT to the outside shoulder of the RT in the pre-snap formation)
-Ball must go past the line of scrimmage

-Also, under 2 minutes of the half or 4th quarter, a QB may take the snap and immediately spike the ball. Any other time in the game this is illegal.

There is a slight exception which is a judgement call.

-A QB can throw a ball away while in the pocket if there is a receiver "in the area". This can be into the ground or out of bounds.

You see this a lot on screen passes(they'll throw at the receivers feet) or on sideline passes(throw it out of bounds) where trying to force the pass would result in an interception or loss of yardage

**Dudebro** · 08-03-2012, 01:08 AM

So doesn't that make it seem like the rule is only in place because sometimes it would be very annoying and lame to take a dive, so to speak?

**D.B. Cooper** · 08-04-2012, 12:30 PM

Local athlete does us proud.

Former Oregon state prep sprint champion Ryan Bailey, of Salem's McKay High School, equaled his personal best in the quarterfinal heats of the 100 meters at Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
Running in the third of seven heats, the 6-foot-4 Bailey clocked 9.88 seconds, which is the fastest quarterfinal time in Olympic history, bettering the 9.89 set by Shawn Crawford in 2004.
"Wow," said the 23-year-old Bailey. "There's no pressure on me whatsoever. Nobody expects me to medal. I'm just having fun."