I might just be grumpy...

This is going to come off as some sort of blasphemy, and I apologize - especially to the Crazy Ass Ginger, he's not going to take this well.  All the build up, the excitement, the drama has all come down to this for me...wait for it...I'm getting kind of bored of the World Cup. I know that sounds gross to you, don't turn off your computer and never open it again because I've shattered your World Cup world, and this has nothing to do with the vuvuzeles (sp?  I don't care).  The complaining about the buzz has gotten louder and more incessant than the noise they make, so the vuvuzelas aren't what's getting me.  And it's not the French football team, I actually find that story to be the most compelling and I can't wait until Evra holds his press conference.  It's not even the sloppy referees (it might be the referees).  This is America specific, but it's not even Alexi Lalas' incessant droning (it could totally be Lalas ruining my World Cup).  My problem with the World Cup is that the actual football is not as good as the Premier League, the Super Liga, or Serie A.  And it doesn't come close to Champions League football, not for a second.  The football just isn't that good, that spontaneous, or that entertaining.  Sorry, World.  Yeah, I know there have been some great moments, but Ronaldo's lucky goal that rolled off his back isn't in the top thirty of what I've seen him do in league play.  Don't get me wrong here, it's not like I'm not going to watch, but the folks out there that don't usually watch football are getting a less than superior product here.  It's good for the game and people like to watch their own country duel it out with friggin' heathens (like Argentina.  I can't believe Maradona told Pele to go back to the museum...and then there's Carlos Tevez...sorry, I got off course).   I'm all for the patriotism, but what I want is great football and it's been few and far between if you ask me, which you didn't, I guess.  Hopefully, the play gets better once the elimination round begins or some other team completely loses their shit like the French did.  I'll be watching, I will.  I'm just not that impressed yet.  Also, I will totally eat crow or some sort of hat if the play improves, gladly.  Go USA.

P.S.  South Africa arrested a bunch of Dutch chicks for wearing short orange skirts...wtf?