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Post by rifle on Aug 14, 2021 18:05:07 GMT -5
100% of hospital beds are not suitable for infectious disease patients. There are levels. Northside for example is at capacity in their dedicated covid unit.
Regardless of how you parse the facts to skew the story, it isn’t good.
Edited: I misspoke about specific room types. I misunderstood what I heard.
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Post by rifle on Aug 12, 2021 17:26:41 GMT -5
Well, this was rifle s first choice…So, ya know, I hope it works out…😉 Something like that! I too hope he does great.
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Post by rifle on Aug 10, 2021 20:59:22 GMT -5
Looks like both teams had a good weekend with AU2 putting on a clinic That is the worst display from a keeper i have seen. wow that was shocking. Might be big but absolutely horrible so many howlers
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Post by rifle on Aug 10, 2021 19:38:01 GMT -5
bottom line Boca has to go. period. end of story. Not sure what his buyout is but didn't he resign on a 4 year contract in 2017, so by my math, his current contract conclusion is fast approaching. Could Blank just be waiting to see how things shake? Could Boca being an Athlete Rep and co-chair of the US Soccer Technical Development Committee have something to do with keeping him around? Why does that matter you may ask, well, he would or could have a hand in deciding which stadiums and cities get to host part of the 2026 WC, which would be a boon for which ever stadium and city gets to host games? Again, just thinking out loud... Inside baseball. Very SUM.
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Post by rifle on Aug 10, 2021 19:36:51 GMT -5
Imagine acknowledging the reality that your team is in the 2nd or 5th best tier. And you have to play with teams at a comparable level. Imagine!
Instead we get a gaggle of leagues all saying “we’re the best give me your money”.. and business is booming.
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Post by rifle on Aug 9, 2021 17:47:34 GMT -5
Let’s see if this ship turns around first. Although I agree in principle. Especially if the replacement would otherwise be Seattle’s assistant coach. With the powers that be ruling him out, it makes me think they we’re already in negotiations with a yet to be named coach…maybe before Heinze was canned. it would be par for the course if the current guy does great and gets replaced.. then gets hired and does well elsewhere.
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Post by rifle on Aug 9, 2021 17:06:37 GMT -5
big wins for sure. I can't watch Indy and not think about Carleton not being on a USL or MLS roster. stunning. but, back to the topic, makes me think this front office needs to be changed pronto, because if this coach turns this ship around and this team makes the playoffs and wins a game or two, you have to think about retaining him vs the comments they made originally. It's pretty easy, the front office just had to say, of course he will be considered for keeping the managerial job. Let’s see if this ship turns around first. Although I agree in principle. Especially if the replacement would otherwise be Seattle’s assistant coach.
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Post by rifle on Aug 8, 2021 21:14:13 GMT -5
According to La Liga is a closely guarded secret as to how it's all computed for each team(insert rolling of eyes). But the annoying feature of this Cost Limit is that it's not the same for every team, like it is stateside in say the NFL where all teams get to spend the same. This link goes a little into the perceived factors that determine the cost limit outcomes - www.lalasport.com/2019/09/what-is-salary-limit-and-how-is-it.html/ Now that’s some fuzzy math… Thanks for the links
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Post by rifle on Aug 8, 2021 18:01:59 GMT -5
A little positive momentum might be just the thing they need.
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Post by rifle on Aug 8, 2021 16:53:05 GMT -5
Some are still speculating that Barca will borrow their way out of debt and keep him. It’ll be a complete farce if MLS bends salary rules to bring him here. It was bad when Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore we’re making 35X the average of their teammates… I hope Barca doesn't do that. It's just not a sound business to borrow when you're having financial issues already. Plus, I think the issue isn't really about having or not having the funds, but the pseudo salary cap in the La Liga. In 2019-2020 Barca had a Cost Limit(La Liga for salary cap) to spend a max of €671. It was €348 last year and this upcoming season it is believed to be closer to €160 million. I may be off by a couple of million but regardless that is a precipitous drop in funding that would affect your ability to sign one the greatest players... I don’t know anything about Spanish salary rules. Is their limit based on individual club solvency or a uniform number to keep all clubs in a league under a cap?
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Post by rifle on Aug 8, 2021 12:18:29 GMT -5
Some are still speculating that Barca will borrow their way out of debt and keep him.
It’ll be a complete farce if MLS bends salary rules to bring him here. It was bad when Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore we’re making 35X the average of their teammates…
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Post by rifle on Aug 7, 2021 7:12:17 GMT -5
Hope this DP signing works out. Looks like he is happy to shoot from distance, hopefully not another Mezzaninho.
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Post by rifle on Aug 5, 2021 13:30:57 GMT -5
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ATL/MON
Aug 4, 2021 21:23:20 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by rifle on Aug 4, 2021 21:23:20 GMT -5
Sounded lively over 92.9 on the radio
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Post by rifle on Aug 4, 2021 21:14:30 GMT -5
For me, you don't need a shiny stadium, you need an entertaining product on the field. We try to eat before and/or after a game to limit food consumption in the stadium - obviously the kids eat regardless.... otherwise though, it ends up being too expensive. I prefer the stadiums where you are closer to the action, domes usually aren't as steep so you sit further from the field. the field in the benz also is lower then it seems most stadiums. No doubt when its rolling, the place is bumping though. Since soccer has constant action, you don't need all the other distractions. I still say the best game I've been to was game 1 at Tech, a game we lost, but damn that was crazy. Would have to agree that first game was nuts. When we score that first goal the place was unbelievable. ahh the memories. My family got the chick fil a ticket upgrade at the first game. A few sunburns sitting in the East bleachers until they moved to MBS. Good times.
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Post by rifle on Aug 3, 2021 20:04:20 GMT -5
HS soccer is really good in a lot of places. Some HS soccer is really good in GA. DA was great because it was the undisputed top of the food chain. While it lasted. Multiple alphabet leagues does widen the pool but too many leagues also means the pool is kinda shallow. What US Soccer needs is scouts who can identify talent not just the ones who were really good at 14-15 (who often are early bloomers).
The last years success for MNT is great but the real test starts this summer and fall in WCQ. Hopefully the team continues to play like it matters
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Post by rifle on Aug 2, 2021 18:31:38 GMT -5
Interesting that Dike didn’t play. Brian Kleiban called that.. he also predicted we had a chance if they got late in 2nd half with a lead.
Edit: and by “lead”. I meant TIE.
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Post by rifle on Aug 2, 2021 18:28:33 GMT -5
Bummer about the WNT but par for the course. Every generation hangs on too long. Hopefully the scouting is good for the next generation.
Very nice surprise with the MNT. Qualifying against teams in mid season form will be harder.
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Post by rifle on Aug 2, 2021 5:52:23 GMT -5
Surprising morning continental soccer news… USA 🇺🇸 women lose to Canada 🇨🇦 at the Olympics and USA 🇺🇸 men get it done against Mexico 🇲🇽.
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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2021 20:57:37 GMT -5
Paul is trippin. He could have us up 2-0. he definitely wishes he could have the first one back… wasted Edit: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2021 20:56:32 GMT -5
MX seems a bit more persistent getting forward but both teams have wasted chances. We will see if the MLS guys mid season match fitness helps in the second half. Matt Turner continues to come up big.
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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2021 11:40:16 GMT -5
The fairy tail ending is this: US wins 4-1. Tata gets shown the door. Almiron realizes he just isn't cut out for Newcastle and the premier league. Bocanegra gets canned. Almiron and Tata rejoin back in the Atl. Atl wins the next 4 mls cups and they rename the MLS trophy the Tata Cup. What will happen: Mexico wins 2-0. Psychedelics therapy?
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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2021 8:21:04 GMT -5
Gotta start somewhere.
Prediction: USA wins 2-0. Tata gets canned.
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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2021 7:11:20 GMT -5
Agreed with atv, its a fast moving game and there's a lot to watch for as an AR. You can watch the 2nd to last defender or the ball, but not both. So it's tough to know when the ball was struck (or who intentionally played it last) when watching the defender. Even when it looks clear offside/not offside, if you go back and watch tape, it's still often a 50/50 call. That said, I've certainly seen some bad ones. Especially when both attacking players are on their own side of the field when the ball was played into the opponents half. The worst I’ve seen was your last example and a kid was whistled offside… and the long ball happened to be a goal kick… that ref apologized to my kid’s coach the following weekend. Clearly rattled by the realization of what happened. In my experience (as a ref) it is especially hard for an AR when the ball is AT the “near” sideline (literally right in front of you) and players are pushing and hacking at each other. You’ve got to watch the 2nd last defender (across the field) to see if the attacking player is behind that defender.. while watching the ball closely for in/out of bounds as well as keeping track of “last touch” (for possession) AND helping the center “see” things like elbows that are thrown knowing the CR can’t see them. By constantly changing your focus to see the positioning in the middle or across the field without missing anything up close.. is why a 3 person crew is necessary. …I guess that’s why VAR can be so frustrating - when decisions are STILL questionable after stopping or slowing 30 frames per second video. It is a bit if a no win situation.
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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2021 6:40:22 GMT -5
Make sure to verbally abuse and criticize the properly positioned 13yo referee’s assistant working youth games. That’s a great way to make sure you have better referees next season. That was sarcasm. After working as a ref, I only would criticize one thing from a ref: being miles out of position and not paying attention. You kind of joke about it, but watching any decently high-level youth game, you see AR’s- especially younger ones- well out of position in terms of being able to make an accurate offside call pretty frequently throughout a game. And that’s not counting the ones that are too lazy or disinterested to actually move with the back line of the defense like they should. Super frustrating as a parent to actually pay more attention to it than the people that are charged and paid to do it. Agreed
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Post by rifle on Jul 31, 2021 16:22:48 GMT -5
Make sure to verbally abuse and criticize the properly positioned 13yo referee’s assistant working youth games. That’s a great way to make sure you have better referees next season. That was sarcasm.
After working as a ref, I only would criticize one thing from a ref: being miles out of position and not paying attention.
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Post by rifle on Jul 30, 2021 20:43:30 GMT -5
Do you render this judgment from a lawn chair near midfield? Man, I’ve stood right behind the line judge and let’s not forget nearly every game is videotaped. The obvious ones everyone can see and are normally correct but the close ones are habitually a coin flip. I get it, your probably reffing games (based on your response) and your probably pretty good at it. … so no offense . However, IMO overall, there is no consistency. I’m not that good at it but I feign confidence and that gets it done on close calls. You have to make a decision that half the field won’t like.. and then live with it.
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Post by rifle on Jul 30, 2021 17:51:45 GMT -5
On offsides … I have a strong personal belief Youth Soccer Referees get it wrong 50-percent of the time. The close ones are almost impossible to call and IMO should only be called when clearly obvious. Do you render this judgment from a lawn chair near midfield?
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Post by rifle on Jul 29, 2021 20:59:48 GMT -5
Oh no Barco! How did Argentina not make it out of the group stage? If Messi took forever to win a title with Argentina, then it may be a long drought for them to win another because they don’t look like they have anything in the pipeline. I hope Barco showed well for Argentina at the Olympics so AU can find some interested buyers… …but you know he didn’t.
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Post by rifle on Jul 28, 2021 16:49:38 GMT -5
Dabo has built a juggernaut for sure. very fertile recruiting grounds and South Carolina being terrible always helps. I think what helps the most is the fact that FSU is struggling to stay a float and isn't anywhere near what they once where. Miami obviously is in the same boat, the thought was when miami joined the acc, that fsu and miami would play for the conference championship every year - I don't believe it's happened once. They play georgia early this season, and then basically have the rest of the season off until the acc championship game. Outside of georgia, I dont' see another loss on their schedule. Outside of Georgia, Clemson's schedule is bad. The second best team that they play is probably NC State, which is 10th in the others receiving votes in the AP preseason top 25. After UGA, they play: South Carolina State Georgia Tech NC State Boston College Syracuse Pitt FSU Louisville UConn Wake Forest South Carolina That is bad. No citadel this year?
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