I actually take offense to this post. I love the normal setting and I am definitely a sim gamer. I feel like the OP, but I am hoping some kind of patch or something can be done to fix this. I'm not ready to trade the game in just yet. In almost all the polls taken, the percentage of people that choose slow speed is almost the same as the percentage of people that choose normal speed. On some polls normal is leading by a hair and on other polls, slow is leading by a hair. It's close enough that neither side can dismiss the other sides opinion. On the other hand, the arrogance of some of the people in this thread is crazy. "Slow speed is for the sim ballers." Really? Since when is Ladanian Tomlinson's 40 time been over 5.0 secs. because that's what it is on slow speed. Try it for yourself. We throw the word "sim" around way too much. It seems some have forgotten what it means.
Also, those guys saying the OP is overreacting over 4% decrease in speed. The game became "perfect" for you all with that 4% decrease. So if the game can go from ok to perfect for you with that decrease, why can't it go from perfect to bad for someone else. It obviously a significant difference if it makes the game feel "perfect" for you.
I'll admit, I hate the slow speed. I hate it with a passion, but I'm not gonna sit here and say that you have no skills or you suck because you like to play on slow speed, so there's no need to say I'm a cheeser because I like it on normal speed. It's just my preference. Some of you guys need to get over yourselves. It's one thing to have your opinion but it's another to disrespect someone elses.
EDIT: This goes the other way around as well.