Comments on: Mean Girls Let Hope Solo Back in the Sorority http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:24:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84272 Laurie Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:43:43 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84272 Oh, Mike, if only I could claim it as my own. I borrowed it from Longshoe over at Who Ate All the Cupcakes. He did a post as the events were unfolding with a Mean Girls movie poster. I kept wishing somebody would take that picture, blow it up to poster size and photoshop Kristine Lilly's and Abby Wambach's heads on it for the US vs. Mexico games, but alas, I don't think it happened. Oh, Mike, if only I could claim it as my own. I borrowed it from Longshoe over at Who Ate All the Cupcakes. He did a post as the events were unfolding with a Mean Girls movie poster.

I kept wishing somebody would take that picture, blow it up to poster size and photoshop Kristine Lilly’s and Abby Wambach’s heads on it for the US vs. Mexico games, but alas, I don’t think it happened.

]]> By: Mike http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84265 Mike Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:54:44 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84265 I just linked to your blog on my blog http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/. Love your headline: Mean Girls -- awesome I just linked to your blog on my blog http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/. Love your headline: Mean Girls — awesome

]]> By: Brian http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84091 Brian Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:11:08 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84091 I never understood why her comments caused such a frenzy. I mean, sure, she should have been more circumspect, but she was also <em>right</em>. And who's more culpable, really, the person who complains about the bad decision or the person who makes it in the first place? Following the reaction to her comments at the time, you would have come away with the idea that the team lost because she complained about the coach after the game. I never understood why her comments caused such a frenzy. I mean, sure, she should have been more circumspect, but she was also right. And who’s more culpable, really, the person who complains about the bad decision or the person who makes it in the first place? Following the reaction to her comments at the time, you would have come away with the idea that the team lost because she complained about the coach after the game.

]]> By: elle http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84069 elle Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:07:24 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84069 she's so bad ass. they got rid of greg ryan, now can they please get rid of scurry and lilly, I feel old just watching them. she’s so bad ass. they got rid of greg ryan, now can they please get rid of scurry and lilly, I feel old just watching them.

]]> By: Inara http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84031 Inara Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:29:22 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84031 The entire WNT made US soccer look backwards the way they handled the "Hope Solo situation." Granted, she shouldn't have been so critical of her teammate on air, but let's face it...Brianna Scurry sucked big time and ended up not only costing the US a chance to advance in the one footballing competition they do well (women's national soccer), but giving the US a very embarrassing defeat at the hands of newbies Brazil. What was unfortunate about the incident was that Hope's outburst spared Greg Ryan a lot of media scrutiny because people were more interested in the catfight than the fact that Ryan made the worst coaching decision ever. At least Sunil Gulati did notice and fired his ass. I guess I'm irritated because in many ways, women's soccer is more supported in the US than men's. It's not that the women get more resources, and they don't have their own semi-professional league, but the country is more <em>proud</em> of their women's team (as opposed to the men's team, which is just an embarrassment). So dumbasses like Ryan, Abby Wambach, and Kristine Lilly take away the polish from those achievements and make the squad look unprofessional, which is the last thing US soccer needs. The entire WNT made US soccer look backwards the way they handled the “Hope Solo situation.” Granted, she shouldn’t have been so critical of her teammate on air, but let’s face it…Brianna Scurry sucked big time and ended up not only costing the US a chance to advance in the one footballing competition they do well (women’s national soccer), but giving the US a very embarrassing defeat at the hands of newbies Brazil.

What was unfortunate about the incident was that Hope’s outburst spared Greg Ryan a lot of media scrutiny because people were more interested in the catfight than the fact that Ryan made the worst coaching decision ever. At least Sunil Gulati did notice and fired his ass.

I guess I’m irritated because in many ways, women’s soccer is more supported in the US than men’s. It’s not that the women get more resources, and they don’t have their own semi-professional league, but the country is more proud of their women’s team (as opposed to the men’s team, which is just an embarrassment). So dumbasses like Ryan, Abby Wambach, and Kristine Lilly take away the polish from those achievements and make the squad look unprofessional, which is the last thing US soccer needs.

]]> By: Charlton Heston http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84023 Charlton Heston Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:52:14 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84023 Now all we do is have to get Lilly and Abby banned from the WNT. Now all we do is have to get Lilly and Abby banned from the WNT.

]]> By: bfos7215 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84003 bfos7215 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:32:25 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-84003 Until those biatches admit what they did to Hope was wrong and despicable, I could give a rat's ass about this team. Until those biatches admit what they did to Hope was wrong and despicable, I could give a rat’s ass about this team.

]]> By: James http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-83987 James Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:42:06 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-83987 Although the music would make any man listening question their sexuality... seeing Hope fixes all of that. Although the music would make any man listening question their sexuality… seeing Hope fixes all of that.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-83975 Laurie Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:40:40 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-83975 Shane, if I were inclined in that direction (which I am emphatically not), I would agree with you. Shane, if I were inclined in that direction (which I am emphatically not), I would agree with you.

]]> By: Shane http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-83974 Shane Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:37:27 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/mean-girls-let-hope-solo-back-in-the-sorority.html#comment-83974 Hope Solo's hot. Hope Solo’s hot.

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