Any picks for AFCON? I think that without Senegal, who would've been tough to stop, the whole tournament is just a formality, and Cote d'Ivoire wins it easily. Too much talent on that team, in my opinion.

AFCON DUAN! I like Ivory Coast over Senegal in the finals. They have the two most talented teams by far, IMHO. Any other opinions?

There's no way Jackie Pepper isn't a character from Arrested Development.

See, I hate all the "Roll SEC" bullshit that seemed to be clogging my facebook and twitter feed from other SEC fans. I'm a Georgia fan, and I could never bring myself to root for a conference rival. I get the whole strength of schedule argument, but in my opinion, that still pales in comparison to the treason of doing…

Ah, because soccer players dive, right? That is some clever joking, iknowsoftware. Keep the refreshingly original hilarity coming!

Agreed, I have been pleasantly surprised with them since they showed up on my TW package a few months ago. I had pretty low expectations, but they've done a very good job, and I generally prefer their broadcasts over FOX Soccer's.

Hudson would've had a heart attack. That's Bodo Illgner calling here, and he does all of the Real Madrid games for BeIN. So, they brought their A team, which is pretty damn cool.

I guess you decided against Burner Trolls, Assemble! as the title for this post?

I actually love the AFL, I worked in Sydney for a year, and got really into the Swans.

*shit?

So that's where "South Bend" comes from...

I understand you're just a troll, and that's fine. But can't you at least put some effort in? I mean, at least be funny or factual or original. You're 0 for 3, slugger.

Yeah I know. It's entertaining how bad the anti-soccer trolls' jokes are though.

First of all, Drew said he wanted something to watch in the summer. Do you know of any European leagues that play during the summer? Second, I know it's easy and fashionable to shit on the MLS and the league still has a long way to go, but if you think the level is play is that bad, then you clearly haven't watched it…

Seriously? That's the best you can do?

Drew, if you want a kickass sport to watch during spring and summer, I highly recommend you get on board with MLS. Soccer is 52,410% more exciting than baseball. Open invitation to join me at a RBNY game whenever you're in New York.

I can deal with the shitty functionality, but what I really hate is the inundation of trolls and spammers, and the fact that Denton doesn't seem to give two shits about fixing that.

Yeah, I'm a Real Madrid fan and I like Mou, but Fergie is probably the most important coach in any sport anywhere in the world right now (or the past two decades).

Eh, his crack on Seinfeld this morning was more about how Jerry himself just loves the smell of his own farts. He acknowledged (in this morning's post, as well as here by quoting Seinfeld the show) that Larry David is the true genius.

Not a bad theory, Simmons is totally the type. At least he died a horrific, sharky death.