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Some soccer thoughts outside of GGG

RSL This is my dupe account

10:21pm

RE: Ref refused to shake Pulisic’s hand

elderyoda

10:16pm

Was this after the game?

Coug98

10:18pm

Yes. I think the ref should be disciplined.

YSMACK

10:20pm

The U.S. has the population, the money, the etc. But will never compete

Carnac

10:13pm

The leadership of the US Soccer program don't care about winning. They care about making money from the product.

Spiff

10:16pm

...neither does 90% of the country

Carnac

10:17pm

It is why ticket prices in the US are astronomically high

Archaea

10:17pm

It’s a money grab at every level.

RdF3

10:18pm

I agree…Football is the real sport. Not the one where players roll on the

Coug98

10:16pm

Any Excel VBA Developer Freelancer Available for a one time project?

tarmstrong

10:12pm

I hate to be that guy, but...

RebelScum

10:17pm

Some people get it, “Berhalter has to go” link

Archaea

10:04pm

Our Soccer Federation is filled with no leaders and lacks any desire to win

Archaea

10:01pm

Utah State has the chance to do the funniest thing come 9/14/2024...

Cougs2012

10:01pm

Any slim chance of it that existed went away when all 3 of USU’s starting LB’s, Its RB1, & best edge rusher all

RdF3

10:03pm

No... these just increased the level of "funniest thing ever" that was possible

Cougs2012

10:07pm

What am I missing?

cougarfann888

10:05pm

Utah plays USU that day, in Logan.

Cougs2012

10:07pm

Pretty sure they play their home games near campus in Ogden

DirtyWater

10:20pm

Based on history alone there's a 50/50 chance yewts come away with an injured QB

BluThruandThru

10:14pm

USMNT has 4 wins 1 draw and 5 losses in its last 10 games. Losses include T&T and Panama.

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

9:54pm

We lose to pathetic countries. US Soccer is a joke. They care more about pride month than winning.

Haysom Till

10:02pm

RE: USMNT has 4 wins 1 draw and 5 losses in its last 10 games. Losses include

BigTex

10:04pm

RE: USMNT has 4 wins 1 draw and 5 losses in its last 10 games. Losses include

Spiff

10:20pm

What’s the difference between utah fans and a litter of puppies?

LaVellIfIKnow

9:52pm

Puppies can be housebroken

Tare

9:54pm

I wouldn’t drown a litter of puppies

TCuz

10:01pm

It’s dark…it’s cold…it’s aggressive

Ray Shoesmith

10:15pm

Puppies eventually open their eyes and see the real world..

TANK

10:03pm

Nothing, if they're female puppies.

byubyu

10:04pm

RE: Nothing, if they're female puppies.

BYULAWGUY

10:05pm

RE: Nothing, if they're female puppies.

Ray Shoesmith

10:14pm

So last Saturday, I was supervising my grandson's at the local

toadie

10:20pm

Throw back to the clown call of the tournament

RSL This is my dupe account

9:52pm

Is the USMNT job attractive to foreign coaches? I can see how it would be

Mister P

9:51pm

Klinsmann took it

Czar-castic

9:59pm

Several expressed interest amid the recent coach "search"

vegas guey

10:19pm

Ah, nevermind. Maybe Gregg was mixed up with directions after seeing the offside lines drawn

RSL This is my dupe account

9:51pm

Berhalter such trash. Embarrassing.

Haysom Till All-American

9:50pm

Turn the page. Time to talk Austrian vs Ottoman Empire matchup

bruincoug

9:50pm

This isn’t a coach problem. This is a soccer culture in the US problem. It’s a sport that mostly just rich kids that

RdF3 Inactive user

9:49pm

It's a coach problem.

shoganai

9:51pm

No matter who the coach is the US still always sucks

RdF3

9:51pm

Not true, USA was more successful in the '90s when the soccer culture was a

Blue Golfer

9:52pm

You consider getting past group stage once in the 90s “successful”??? We’re the freaking US. We dominate everything else

RdF3

10:00pm

100% agree. Weird take by OP.

Blue Golfer

9:51pm

Haha we don’t absolutely dominate the world in anything athletic but lose to little sisters of the poor in soccer

RdF3

9:52pm

what's your soccer background?

Czar-castic

10:05pm

A coach helps mold the culture in his demands

Archaea

9:52pm

Every competitive sport these days is for rich kids unfortunately.

Mister P

9:53pm

Our best player was nominated for best midfielder in Serie A. Another player led Juve in assists

RSL

9:54pm

The US hasn’t even made it past the round of 16 in over 20 years. Players make plays (or they don’t).

RdF3

9:58pm

Your remarkable insight into US Soccer is noted.

shoganai

10:00pm

Well soccer folks seem to have their heads in the sand. Nobody can figure out why we suck so bad. I just told you why.

RdF3

10:01pm

Truly remarkable.

shoganai

10:02pm

Mexico has never made it past the round of 16.

RSL

10:03pm

Thierry Henry will be the next US national team coach.

shoganai

9:44pm

Oof. I don't like that appointment. Give me Nancy

RSL

9:45pm

Give me Zlatko Dalic or Hervé Renard

Spiff

9:52pm

Definitely interesting names. I'm listening

RSL

10:04pm

The pipe dream is Guardiola.

Yukon

9:45pm

Yes. Pay him all the monies.

ShinobiCoug

9:46pm

Yes. That is, indeed, a pipe dream.

shoganai

9:48pm

Something quite a bit stronger than a pipe IMO

RSL

9:50pm

ryan Smith where are you?

Archaea

9:53pm

Steve Kerr should do it. Ted Lasso style.

bruincoug

9:51pm

Nick Saban is available

Littlerich

10:03pm

Oh Gregg. This is not forward

RSL This is my dupe account

9:40pm

The man is an idiot.

rivercitycoug

9:41pm

At very best, arrogant

RSL

9:43pm

He’s certainly that. His tactical approach got us 3 total goals in 4 Qatar WC

rivercitycoug

9:46pm

I would hate to see this team go backwards.

crazY

9:42pm

RE: Oh Gregg. This is not forward

DubuMfalme

9:42pm

Forward? Making it to the semis would be forward. This was 2 steps backwards.

ShinobiCoug

9:43pm

Maybe he meant forward without him.

crazY

9:44pm

We made it to the semis of the Copa America Centenario in 2016.

Yukon

9:45pm

If this was an image I’d assume a bad AI model created it. Forward?

Tokolosh

9:46pm

I mean he can't say something else. Unless he plans on resigning at the end

JuicyJam

10:01pm

Gomez: Golden Generation has underperformed under

Archaea

9:38pm

RE: Gomez: Golden Generation has underperformed under

HimmerFredette

9:39pm

If that ref ever does another game something is wrong

HimmerFredette

9:37pm

Ah jeez. It all makes sense now

RSL This is my dupe account

9:36pm

So if you took our top US football and basketball players into USMNT soccer

OU Cougar

9:34pm

Probably not but it's a much different athletic skill set. Sheer size and speed

Kajdin

9:36pm

No shot.

HimmerFredette

9:36pm

If you had a time machine could focus them on soccer when they were 10, yes

Tare

9:39pm

Younger than that probably

Kajdin

9:40pm

Yeah. 2

Memmo

9:50pm

The greatest soccer player of all time is 5'7" and 150 lbs. Athletes aren't the problem.

Spiff

10:22pm

Ref refused to shake Pulisic’s hand

whoneedscorners?

9:34pm

Shaking hands of players wasn’t in his “Soccer Reffing for Dumbies” book

VirginiaPeanut

9:37pm

I’m pretty sure he’s still reading it. He just got to the part about yellow card

HimmerFredette

9:38pm

That is ridiculous. What a tool.

YSMACK

10:02pm

We did it to ourselves but the officiating was criminal and should be addressed.

Malcolm Reynolds

9:34pm

Get ready for it. I'm only 30% sure that USSF even moves on GGG. Maybe won't.

RSL This is my dupe account

9:34pm

He won’t.

DiamondDog

9:38pm

The ref didn’t even shake Pulisic’s hands after the match

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

9:34pm

COVID protocol.

shoganai

9:34pm

Sports is wild. Weah madness keeps them out of the group and Berhalter likely

CougGolf

9:33pm

I think we aren't good enough to play Berhalter-ball.

RSL

9:35pm

In the long run, this result may be good. Gregg needs firing ASAP so we can hire

HingleMcCringleberry

9:32pm

Honestly, I find myself blaming GGG a lot, but how much control does a soccer

TO11

9:32pm

He also doesn't control injuries and suspensions, and missing Weah and Dest hurt

Avery

9:33pm

Who selects the players?

Archaea

9:33pm

He has stubbornly persisted in a system that everybody could see didn't fit his

shoganai

9:34pm

Precisely. This team has not progressed and can’t score

Archaea

9:36pm

He sets the culture and it’s one of comfort and weakness

vegas guey

9:38pm

If Weah doesn't raise his hand, we're likely moving on and thus not calling

Avery

9:31pm

Agreed. But he hasn’t exactly moved the needle either.

inertiaman

9:33pm

I probably would be. He should never have been brought back

Archaea

9:34pm

Berhalter can die in a hole

HimmerFredette

9:29pm

I want this to happen to berhalter

gmoney7 All-American

9:28pm

No wonder I feel the way I do about football. 2023 had the worst ending to a

bluegaucho

9:26pm

RE: No wonder I feel the way I do about football. 2023 had the worst ending to

paulb

9:27pm

Well…. when your back end of the schedule is actually hard…

Indy Coug

9:28pm

2003 season was worst in recent memory for me at 4-8

CLCougar

9:32pm

For me 2023 was worse. I only attended one game in 2003 (USC), but I attended 5

bluegaucho

9:51pm

The feeling/trajectory around 2003 was waaay worse for me. So much worse.

Ray Shoesmith

10:11pm

Luckily I don’t remember how I felt in 1955 after the season ended…but maybe…

Ray Shoesmith

9:38pm

Well… that day was a 47-21 home loss to Utah State. Coincidence?

bluegaucho

9:55pm

Doc wasn’t an Aggie fan

puntersarepeople

9:58pm

RE: Well… that day was a 47-21 home loss to Utah State. Coincidence?

Ray Shoesmith

10:08pm

The most talented generation of players any US manager has ever been given.

shoganai

9:21pm

Maybe they’ll beat Uruguay 4-0 🤷🏼. Wait…

cmoney

9:22pm

Maybe they should pay them like they pay college players 😉

SUAVO

9:22pm

The only reason the last few years have been berable is Mexico is worse then we

paulb

9:23pm

You know what to do

tippmancoug

9:20pm

CONCACAF not helping USMNT

StlCoug17

9:18pm

Uruguay does have a country population of Los Angeles so you know.. Makes sense

creameryon9th

9:17pm

They have a strong history. They’ve won the WC.

inertiaman

9:25pm

So if you move to Uruguay, your chances of making the team are pretty good

thewaterboy

9:29pm

Does this team have heart?

whoneedscorners?

9:16pm

It’s a soft generation so no surprise

Archaea

9:18pm

If their was a correlation then France would have been out long ago

SUAVO

9:21pm

RE: Does this team have heart?

SUAVO

9:19pm

We dont have a coach

tippmancoug

9:20pm

For a long time our entire program was built on guys that could win a street

shoganai

9:28pm

Somehow, and this makes no sense, soccer is the #1 youth sport in popularity in

Mitty

9:16pm

It’s also the most exclusive sport

whoneedscorners?

9:19pm

Lots of kids play soccer but our best athletes choose other sports

Tare

9:19pm

Moms put little kids in soccer until they move on to football, baseball and

wabluecoug

9:23pm

Apologies but I blame the players at least as much as the coach. I mean you

Mitty

9:15pm

You can’t really change the players, but can change the coach. Haven’t gotten

AFCougK9

9:16pm

All true. Players lost the game because

Archaea

9:17pm

Then you still tie if you have a keeper who can catch a soft header.

dYrtbYkerYder

9:17pm

I put it almost all on Weah. I 100% think we advance if we're not down 1 for 70'

YSMACK

9:18pm

For a mistake like that, you subject that guy to taunting and shoving every

Mitty

9:20pm

Eh, I also think that we have the talent to go toe to toe against Panama 11 v 10

RSL

9:25pm

For 70'? That is brutal. I disagree.

YSMACK

9:25pm

I'm the spam of 10 minutes that Panama game went from the US thinking they were

Kajdin

9:31pm

Anyone ever check out a disc from the library, and it looks like it's a pirated

paulb

9:12pm

They buy from different distributors

Gustav

9:15pm

They might backup all their DVDs because people scratch them. Then to replace

AFewThoughts

9:15pm

You lost me at “discs from the library” but then got me back with Bob’s Burgers

Ray Shoesmith

9:19pm

If USSF keeps Berhalter something is wrong

Archaea

9:10pm

VW commercial of Pulisic saying "We gotta prove those US doubters wrong."

Mister P

9:10pm

Sailors Delight

Hank Rearden All-American

9:10pm

Never heard of a sunset by that name

Avery

9:12pm

I have.

Brisco

9:14pm

RE: Never heard of a sunset by that name

Hank Rearden

9:15pm

I'll call your sunset with this sunset

Zenoch

9:23pm

Plus you have water for a sailor.

Hank Rearden

9:50pm

Turkish delight

Longseason

9:25pm

carlo ancelotti

Supercoug [censored]

9:09pm

and wilfried nancy. I think these two are getting phone calls tonight.

Supercoug

9:10pm

He is on “vacation” in the states right now.

allaboutthegainz

9:10pm

he also supposedly had a deal with Brazil, but evidently that is not materializing the way everyone expected.

Supercoug

9:11pm

My expectations for 2026 would be completely unreasonable if we hired Ancelotti.

Tokolosh

9:21pm

Fun fact I learned the other day. Rockies stadium is the highest elevation…

AZPTCOUG

9:07pm

Atlanta 3rd. I believe

SpecialKC

9:10pm

Well of course. It’s why pitchers don’t want play for the Rockies. Too many long

Big Daddy D

9:11pm

My point is that the Dbacks is the second highest. That’s wild to me.

AZPTCOUG

9:14pm

Oh gotcha. That’s a new fact for me too. Had no idea who was number 2

Big Daddy D

9:18pm

Atlanta being third is even more wild.

dYrtbYkerYder

9:23pm

They’re nearly identical since Phoenix is the Atlanta of the west

molodyets

10:04pm

I’m just glad it’s July.

Longseason

9:07pm

Can't post the Hangover clip?

HoustonCougar

9:56pm

Can't even make it out of the group in the tournament we are hosting... pathetic

Mitty

9:06pm

It's like we're Qatar

paulb

9:07pm

No, that will be the 26 team

Tare

9:09pm

The Panama result was inexcusable.

slappy

9:08pm

“This US generation is not able to do anything better than the last”

whoneedscorners?

9:06pm

It is a poor team.

Archaea

9:09pm

2002 remains the high water mark.

Senora Featherbottom

9:09pm

Who's next man up? Re: Berhalter

whirl

9:05pm

RE: Who's next man up? Re: Berhalter

evilmotodan

9:07pm

I love Alexi Lalas.

RalphWiggam

9:05pm

He speaks the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable.

BlooCoug

9:06pm

Wish all sports had a guy like him

VirginiaPeanut

9:06pm

The man cares about America and US Soccer that’s for sure.

rivercitycoug

9:07pm

What’s the story on this recruit from our backyard?

claw

9:04pm

RE: What’s the story on this recruit from our backyard?

Littlerich

9:04pm

I would hope we’re not recruiting the kids from my backyard

Ray Shoesmith

9:09pm

Who?

puntersarepeople

9:24pm

RE: Who?

Ray Shoesmith

9:29pm

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