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Edited Date/Time 9/4/2015 12:05pm
Huh. From MXGP.com this morning...

I wouldn't say that Team USA is going in as favorites, as in the past...but Underdogs?



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mauidex 9/1/2015 11:03am
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cool.................remember 1981.........the B team..............yeah they'll be pissed off when they get spanked Tongue
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RG1 9/1/2015 11:10am
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If it was between just them and France then they probably are the underdogs

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GuyB 9/1/2015 11:16am
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RG1 wrote:
If it was between just them and France then they probably are the underdogs
There's no doubt that France has a very strong lineup...but there's a reason they run all the races.
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Hammer 9/1/2015 11:16am
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Maybe it only counts if you are on the top step. And then how could you not agree, they would be considered to be the under-dogs!

This may be the best message for this team to get! It will probably light a fire that will allow them to not be nervous(pressure seems to be the biggest challenge for this once a year MX Superbowl) and kick some a$$.

aFACEdismembered 9/1/2015 11:25am
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Underdogs to win. Just like everyone not racing for France. They want a story and putting "Team Slovenia:The Underdogs" isn't going to generate clicks.
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Zracer 9/1/2015 11:33am
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GuyB wrote:
Huh. From MXGP.com this morning... I wouldn't say that Team USA is going in as favorites, as in the past...but Underdogs? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/09/01/103706/s1200_090115teamusa.jpg[/img]
Huh. From MXGP.com this morning...

I wouldn't say that Team USA is going in as favorites, as in the past...but Underdogs?



If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such tender patriotic pride?
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GuyB 9/1/2015 11:36am
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Zracer wrote:
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such...
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such tender patriotic pride?
I tend to think everyone who lines up has a chance...at least until the gate drops, they run the race, and the checkers wave.
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RG1 9/1/2015 11:40am
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GuyB wrote:
There's no doubt that France has a very strong lineup...but there's a reason they run all the races.
Absolutely. Many people including myself thought USA would win comfortably last year, you never know what can happen. I don't think France will have this easy at all, but they are the favourites on paper
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Zracer 9/1/2015 11:45am
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If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such...
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such tender patriotic pride?
GuyB wrote:
I tend to think everyone who lines up has a chance...at least until the gate drops, they run the race, and the checkers wave.
Strange that I dont remember complaints from you on this subject, in the past, when it was Team USA The Favorites.
Lawrence929 9/1/2015 11:49am
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Team USA this year is an underdog in the same sense that JS7 is an underdog coming back against Dungey.

Cool story, bro. But it's just a story.

Ready to run 'em and see what happens. Smile
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GuyB 9/1/2015 11:50am
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Strange that I dont remember complaints from you on this subject, in the past, when it was Team USA The Favorites.
I don't ever remember saying that we were the favorites going into an event, or calling others underdogs.

Heck, maybe being called underdogs going into this one is a good thing. Smile
scottydogmx 9/1/2015 11:59am
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If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such...
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such tender patriotic pride?
You might want to look up the meaning of "underdog"
I'm not sure team USA falls firmly in that category.
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Spydee 9/1/2015 12:02pm
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I like the underdog status, it's just another subtle way of saying you've got what it takes to win... Not that you guys didn't know that already. All eyes are locked to the US team no matter what the record books say.
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mmcmx 9/1/2015 12:02pm
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Im not native english so I don't understand. Is underdog pejorative? For example I'd call Seely or Anderson underdogs and they can win in any given day too? Am I using the term wrong?

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Dx3moto 9/1/2015 12:05pm
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I consider the Americans the underdogs. We have the "wild child" Barcia, Jeremy Martin who crashed himself out of last year, and Webb who is, well, you know... Dungey, RV, or JS7 aren't attending. So yes GuyB, why wouldn't we consider ourselves the underdogs this year? We've lost how many years in a row? 3? 4?
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Zracer 9/1/2015 12:17pm
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mmcmx wrote:
Im not native english so I don't understand. Is underdog pejorative? For example I'd call Seely or Anderson underdogs and they can win in any given...
Im not native english so I don't understand. Is underdog pejorative? For example I'd call Seely or Anderson underdogs and they can win in any given day too? Am I using the term wrong?
I have to love a non native english speaker say pejorative. You do know the 80% of this board will have to look that up. And no you said it right. Its not pejorative , unless somebody already has their panties in a twist.
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DP#201 9/1/2015 12:26pm
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GuyB wrote:
Huh. From MXGP.com this morning... I wouldn't say that Team USA is going in as favorites, as in the past...but Underdogs? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/09/01/103706/s1200_090115teamusa.jpg[/img]
Huh. From MXGP.com this morning...

I wouldn't say that Team USA is going in as favorites, as in the past...but Underdogs?



Europe just took all the weight of your shoulders with this article.. You should thank us Wink
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DPR250R 9/1/2015 12:26pm
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Zracer wrote:
I have to love a non native english speaker say pejorative. You do know the 80% of this board will have to look that up. And...
I have to love a non native english speaker say pejorative. You do know the 80% of this board will have to look that up. And no you said it right. Its not pejorative , unless somebody already has their panties in a twist.
I only see one poster in this thread with his/her panties in a bunch.
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mmcmx wrote:
Im not native english so I don't understand. Is underdog pejorative? For example I'd call Seely or Anderson underdogs and they can win in any given...
Im not native english so I don't understand. Is underdog pejorative? For example I'd call Seely or Anderson underdogs and they can win in any given day too? Am I using the term wrong?
Zracer wrote:
I have to love a non native english speaker say pejorative. You do know the 80% of this board will have to look that up. And...
I have to love a non native english speaker say pejorative. You do know the 80% of this board will have to look that up. And no you said it right. Its not pejorative , unless somebody already has their panties in a twist.
Coming from Jeff. . . it's pejorative. He's a little bitch. . . and I mean that in a pejorative way. . .
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Zracer 9/1/2015 12:31pm
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DPR250R wrote:
I only see one poster in this thread with his/her panties in a bunch.
Its a stupid bait thread. I expect more from GuyB.
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RG1 9/1/2015 12:42pm
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DP#201 wrote:
Europe just took all the weight of your shoulders with this article.. You should thank us Wink
Apart from the fact that the article was written by an Australian
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TailSoHard 9/1/2015 12:47pm
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Guys, they meant the other kind of Underdog...



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The Rock 9/1/2015 12:58pm
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Zracer wrote:
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such...
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such tender patriotic pride?
I agree.

The other thing is who really cares what that says? Let's just have our results do the talking for us.

I would not want to be racing against Barcia at MXdN. My crystal ball shows a legendary performance by Barcia is in the making. He has NOT been pleased in post des Nations press conferences the last two years.
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mx836 9/1/2015 1:02pm
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Zracer wrote:
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such...
If you are not the favorite, are you not an underdog? Do you think they should invent a new term so as not to damage such tender patriotic pride?
You're an imposter. Not an American.

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