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Post by rifle on Jul 27, 2021 18:01:12 GMT -5
UGA fans going to church this weekend praying Saban has retired and Dabo hasn't taken his place when this all takes place in 2025 or earlier. I married a seriously orange Clemson family and this will break them WHEN (not if) it happens.
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Olympics
Jul 26, 2021 17:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Jul 26, 2021 17:41:37 GMT -5
I like soccer passionate people. Let’s get a beer.
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Post by rifle on Jul 24, 2021 16:41:21 GMT -5
We live in a time when people think repetition = reality. This is exacerbated by the social media echo chamber - driven by algorithms designed to feed more of the same or whatever generates a fight. If you elect not to listen and learn from opposing views, but simply dismiss them as wrong.. you really miss out.
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Olympics
Jul 24, 2021 8:44:52 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Jul 24, 2021 8:44:52 GMT -5
And… the women are back to winning.
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Post by rifle on Jul 23, 2021 5:27:57 GMT -5
Couldn’t agree more. Several of the new MLS buildings are…. awesome. Each one is better than the last.
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Post by rifle on Jul 22, 2021 21:23:26 GMT -5
#ProRelforUSA ..college pointyball?! Hard for me to say this.. but I think NCAA football needs it more than soccer.
It’d be phenomenal.
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Post by rifle on Jul 22, 2021 21:21:20 GMT -5
I find it weird that many people consider “woke” to be admirable, while many others consider it a badge of shame. We need to lose the polarity and listen to each other for the purpose of learning, betterment, growth.
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Heinze Out
Jul 22, 2021 14:37:43 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Jul 22, 2021 14:37:43 GMT -5
It’s hard to tell - Cincinnati is bad. Team is basically a USL team with one true DP and crazy over paid slightly above average keeper. Let me be clear. I think Guzan deserves what he is paid, but under the mls salary structure it doesn’t make sense. Hence the problem with the league. How did Conway do? I only saw the second half but the Cincy keeper was money for them in the second half. Had to Google the dude - turns out he grew up playing for Ajax.
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Post by rifle on Jul 22, 2021 14:35:25 GMT -5
Curious how you are measuring "half" here. Are there as many women's games as men's? Have you ever seen a male referee working a high level women's game - WWC, Olympics, etc.? Why not? Are they being discriminated against and denied the opportunity? If not overtly, isn't the statistical result disparate impact, which has driven EO policy for decades? This woke stuff is fun when equally applied, right? Maybe you should… I don’t know… protest?
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Post by rifle on Jul 21, 2021 17:09:20 GMT -5
Perhaps the “best of the nation” is actually the right to (utilize the well earned bully pulpit and) protest peacefully.
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Post by rifle on Jul 20, 2021 19:08:50 GMT -5
If you have to ask you can't afford it. When you sign up for travel soccer, you forfeit the right to have any control over your schedule. Enjoy the ride. Pardon. Is this supposed to be humorous, an inside joke perhaps? I hope. The first sentence I mean. If it isn’t a joke it’s pretty rude.
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Post by rifle on Jul 20, 2021 9:41:38 GMT -5
Never heard of the interim coach, but seems short sided again by the front office, if AU ends up turning this ship around because of him and making a nice run in the playoffs, it would be foolish not to consider him for the position. …makes you wonder doesn’t it.
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Post by rifle on Jul 19, 2021 16:58:14 GMT -5
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Heinze Out
Jul 19, 2021 16:52:23 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Jul 19, 2021 16:52:23 GMT -5
Whoever the next coach is I hope if they have boys that play soccer that their boys have to through the same tryout process as everyone else. Heinze has two boys that just showed up and were playing. The youngest one did not deserve to be playing at AU when there are tons of better boys out there than he was. Just because you are the head coach of the first team doesn’t mean your kids can play. Also, who else was alarmed when the man didn’t read any MLS rules before accepting the job and didn’t know you can’t play academy players on the first team like in South America? We went Argentine, Dutch and Argentine. Can we go German or Spanish now? Wow. Nepotism too…
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🇺🇸/🇨🇦
Jul 19, 2021 16:45:41 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Jul 19, 2021 16:45:41 GMT -5
Politics and money run all the way up to the NTs…. Hard to believe.. but shadiness exists everywhere.
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Post by rifle on Jul 19, 2021 13:29:53 GMT -5
I believe a horse collar tackle gets you ejected from pointy ball games… It was very excessive and very careless and dangerous. Any referee would be in his rights to give a red there. As I said before, I understand technical fouls all day. He could have slowed or stopped that attack without doing a horse collar slinging him to the ground. I know you are a referee, without the handball or if the handball happened during or after the horse collar is that a red for you? I let my certification expire during the pandemic… and contemplating renewing. But I would have to consider violent conduct. If you punch somebody it doesn’t matter if there was a handball just prior.
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 19:51:47 GMT -5
Wonder if AU will hire another manager that the fans think is best. Like they did with Heinze. Perhaps some scouting expertise is needed.
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 16:27:54 GMT -5
Is there any reason Blank is not stepping in to fix this mess? Can’t imagine he’s happy seeing what has become of this team over the past couple seasons. Are you familiar with the Atlanta Falcons? I hear their owner is fairly tolerant of mediocrity.
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 16:26:20 GMT -5
IMO, if the USMNT wants to have a legitimate chance at making the WC, they need to stay in the Concacaf. Currently, based on the FIFA rankings, these are the potential countries in a federation merger, ahead of the US that they would have to beat out. Now that's not even counting a decent Costa Rican, Jamaican or even Canadian team. I mean we struggled to beat T&T knowing a bid to the WC was on the line. So I say again, let's not even put this idea out there else we come to regret that decision... - Brazil - Argentina - Uruguay - Mexico - Colombia - Chile Sounds like UEFA. Iron sharpens iron…. Italy’s recent fall and rise being a primary example.
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 15:25:25 GMT -5
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 14:57:31 GMT -5
Not just Twitter. The Official AU account. Good luck to whomever is next… shambolic situation.
Play by play of the 4pm press conference
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 13:46:07 GMT -5
The pull down (choke) of Saka by Chiellini was excessive and definitely should have been a red card IMHO. I am a referee and if that happens in one of my games exactly like that, its a red card all day from me. That would have changed the whole complexion of both 15 minute extra periods. I understand tactical fouls, but that one would be categorized as excessive and dangerous in my opinion. Definitely a yellow but never a red card in a million years. I hope you never ref one of my kids’ games if those are the kind of red cards you give. I believe a horse collar tackle gets you ejected from pointy ball games…
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Post by rifle on Jul 18, 2021 8:08:23 GMT -5
This guy’s brother is a rather polarizing figure but I think his analysis and insights into the player pool are pretty accurate. Not real positive on the local fellas…
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Post by rifle on Jul 17, 2021 18:02:05 GMT -5
Why does it appear the first option is to play safe and pass backward?them Under pressure, lob it to the other team. Completely useless.
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Post by rifle on Jul 17, 2021 14:19:22 GMT -5
Trouble brewing. Very curious to see how the crowd responds to Heinze’s introduction today.
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ATL/NASH
Jul 16, 2021 20:48:39 GMT -5
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That’s not good. #MLSOS
More minutes for Jackson?
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Post by rifle on Jul 12, 2021 13:00:09 GMT -5
Some of the best GK's in the game. What an honor to watch them play. Great saves in the highest pressure situations. Hands down one of the best performances by keepers. I was stunned when Pickford made the save in the 5th kick... Then blown away when his teammates missed three straight chances. But the last PK I took in a U30 coed game went over the crossbar… so I can totally understand the pressure
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Post by rifle on Jul 11, 2021 9:13:32 GMT -5
So an opinionated thread based upon actual personal experience about a particular coach or coaches gets deleted... but this?? That one had some attacks that merited putting the topic to sleep. I have zero problem with points made that USWNT collectively bargained for the deal they got. Their deal contained some security and it’s an understandable position to seek when your league is unstable. They should certainly bargain for more next time if they feel they were taken advantage of.
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Post by rifle on Jul 11, 2021 7:57:39 GMT -5
Brazil looked really good this tournament. So whether inspired by Maradona or otherwise it’s a huge accomplishment for Argentina to win.
..Still hard to fathom that 7-1 beating that Germany put on Brazil in 2014 WC. Safe to say Brazil are back near the top of the soccer mountain. Great for fans of the game.
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Post by rifle on Jul 10, 2021 21:56:26 GMT -5
Happy for the result. Best player ever finally has a major trophy.
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