# Random Olympic pittings **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 27, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428 "2021-07-27T14:47:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/241 "2021-08-08T23:18:15Z")
I get so sick of NBC’s coverage choices that I’d like someone else to get it next time. Too many sappy stories. Sports in which Americans don’t excel are ignored. Endless pissing and moaning about Biles. I’m surprised they haven’t replayed the piss out of Kerri Strug and her gold medal winning vault from decades ago. I agree about the volleyball group hug for every point. Fucking act like you’ve scored before. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/242 "2021-08-08T23:29:57Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I agree about the volleyball group hug for every point. Fucking act like you’ve scored before. Made me snicker. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/243 "2021-08-08T23:35:17Z")
I pit all the damned websites who don’t hide results behind a link. Thanks for spoiling about everything. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/244 "2021-08-08T23:37:44Z")
If you don’t want to know the results of an event what are you doing on a sports page? You want us to hide the results with a scratch bar in the newspaper as well? ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/245 "2021-08-09T00:09:12Z")
It’s all the same. I remember when ABC had it — crappy. CBS had it for a few winter games — crappy. It really makes no difference. The big difference these last few times is that now there are lots of channels and streaming choices, so even the less popular sports can be seen. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/246 "2021-08-09T00:18:00Z")
I should be able to open Yahoo to get to my email without seeing results. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/247 "2021-08-09T00:22:37Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I get so sick of NBC’s coverage choices that I’d like someone else to get it next time. NBC has the rights until 2032. By which time, I may be old enough not to care how they choose to fuck up broadcasting in a new and exciting way. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/248 "2021-08-09T05:27:00Z")
You are going through a Yahoo landing page to your email? That’s on you. It is not Yahoo’s fault you set up your email like it’s 1996. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/249 "2021-08-09T05:37:08Z")
I was going to say… I haven’t done that in years either. I have a couple of Yahoo email addresses but I currently access them via Outlook (and prior to that I used Thunderbird). If I wanted to use my browser instead of a dedicated mail client I’d just link directly to Yahoo Mail rather than going to their home page. (I don’t think I’ve visited Yahoo’s home page on purpose for more than a decade.) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/250 "2021-08-09T06:08:04Z")
It’s easier on my kindle. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/251 "2021-08-09T12:45:57Z")
They did mention about the volleyball hugs. Apparently, the countdown clock until the next play doesn’t start if they are hugging. It gives them a few seconds of rest if they hug after each play. ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/252 "2021-08-09T12:53:45Z")
Someone in one of the game room threads said that Sling TV has coverage of all the events without the glurge and you can subscribe a month at a time, so you can order it for the Olympics then quit. The Olympics were already 2/3 done by the time I saw that but I’ll keep it in mind for 2024. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/253 "2021-08-09T13:54:53Z")
In the olden days I used to live for indoor volleyball, the speed and power of it, but then I got over it. Seems a little repetitious. I also will be looking into this Sling thingie three years hence. I’m not really interested in many events and I’m not interested at all in features, interviews, discussion and intense focus on how Americans are doing. ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/254 "2021-08-09T14:13:41Z")
And I especially want to be able to watch the parade of nations without the patronizing “this country never won a medal, but the important thing is that they’re olympians” bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/255 "2021-08-09T14:16:25Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > I also will be looking into this Sling thingie three years hence. I’m not really interested in many events and I’m not interested at all in features, interviews, discussion and intense focus on how Americans are doing. You don’t have to wait three years. There’s another Olympics in about six months. ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/256 "2021-08-09T14:23:50Z")
I know, but I’m not very interested in the winter Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/257 "2021-08-09T15:11:34Z")
Yeah, it may not sound logical that a fella who mostly likes folks running for various distances around a track doesn’t like slippin’ and slidin’ events but there I am. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/258 "2021-08-09T15:15:41Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > They did mention about the volleyball hugs. Apparently, the countdown clock until the next play doesn’t start if they are hugging. It gives them a few seconds of rest if they hug after each play. So, it’s actually smart strategy! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/259 "2021-08-09T16:11:37Z")
I was annoyed when they would show the top 3 winners but then show that #6 was from the USA. I’m American sure but it’s just one country out of many competing and I don’t need a focus on how my country is doing. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428/260 "2021-08-09T18:10:21Z")
They’re still doing that. “Here’s your finish in the men’s 1500:” 1… 2… 3… 6. American person 15. Another American person [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428.md?page=14)