Comments on: PCA honors Shoji, USA men lose in Iran, Adolpho nominated

By: Big Island VB fan

Big Island VB fan — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 05:56:42 +0000

Good point, Cindy. I think that if I had been an Iranian woman at USC, I’d most likely root for the USA team. I’d never want to go back to Iran. I can see why there are no women’s sports teams in Iran. They’d never allow them to dress in shorts and muscle shirts. Not to speak of beach volleyball.

By: Cindy Luis

Cindy Luis — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 04:40:16 +0000

Very political. Women are not allowed to go to the matches. USAV has a female media person there ad it was quite a huge deal for her to be allowed to work. I think she’s very brave to be there.
When Iran played at USC, there were many Iranian women in attendance who held signs protesting the unfair treatment of women in Iran. Of course, if they had tried to do that in Iran, they’d be dead by now.

By: Big Island VB fan

Big Island VB fan — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 02:16:35 +0000

I like the idea of Dec. 4th being named as Dave Shoji Day though I bet he is too modest for this.

As for USA losing in Iran, I expected that the loud crowd would help the team win. The stadium the size of Stan Sheriff and it had standing room only. Their fans are truly passionate and hostile. Iran regards America as the “Great Satan.” So there’s political enmity. That place was like a lion’s den. The hostile Long Beach fans in the Blue Pyramid don’t even compare. Looking forward to watching the match on Universal Sports on the 27th.