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Genghis Spreads

4:35am

Pretty much sums it up for me.

Longseason

Jul 1, 11:25pm

Become an EPL fan. Problem solved.

hebercreeper

Jul 1, 11:45pm

RE: Become an EPL fan. Problem solved.

Sid Vicious

12:11am

I've really been liking following Wrexham. I prefer it to EPL.

paulb

1:05am

Its hard not to see Panama manhandling the USMNT and not think the fix is in

DazeofBlue

12:13am

How could the fix be in? Utahs GDP is almost 3x of Pansma

Tare

12:25am

I dont know. Just trying to understand how Panama could brutalize our guys.

DazeofBlue

12:32am

John Wayne movie 8n 1956 filmed outside St. George linked to high cancer rates

jrifkin48

Jul 1, 11:23pm

For people that lived in Saint George at the time? Yes. They’re called down

gwalker

Jul 1, 11:25pm

Downwinders. Southern Utah has incredibly high cancer rates as a result.

stenso

Jul 1, 11:47pm

My grandma was a downwinder. Got a $50k check from the govt

STL

Jul 1, 11:55pm

That's it??

icecougar

12:17am

It was in the 90's so that would be over $100k in today's dollars, but yeah...

STL

12:20am

Ripoff. Usually it’s free to get killed by the government.

Jericho

12:30am

My dad grew up in a small town in Southern Utah, and they’ve had all sorts of

Japan Coug

2:02am

If war breaks out and affects even one single game for BYU football, I riot.

Icelandic Cougar

Jul 1, 11:04pm

What if it just affects the Utah game because RES gets bombed?

Yukon

Jul 1, 11:13pm

RE: What if it just affects the Utah game because RES gets bombed?

DirtyWater

Jul 1, 11:27pm

RE: What if it just affects the Utah game because RES gets bombed?

Ray Shoesmith

Jul 1, 11:30pm

If BYU makes more money than war does for the Dulles corridor, we can have peace

jrifkin48

Jul 1, 11:18pm

Morgan scalley as HC

Icelandic Cougar

Jul 1, 10:54pm

Weird guy to run the honor code office

Covid-19

Jul 1, 11:00pm

How Scalley thinks recruits will react to him:

Mister P

4:16am

I missed the game but if that offsides was correctly called we are still sitting

BYUheaven

Jul 1, 10:51pm

The officiating was really poor. Adams got a yellow card for getting his leg in

RalphWiggam

Jul 1, 10:56pm

Spot on.

YSMACK

Jul 1, 10:59pm

It seems like the US is on the screwed side of poor reffing pretty often

1984coug

Jul 1, 11:03pm

And it sure seemed like Uruguay committed a hard sliding foul in the sequence

rivercitycoug

Jul 1, 11:23pm

The ref also didn’t give Pulisic an advantage on a counter. Had a step on them.

mitchwhite221

Jul 1, 11:25pm

Yup. On an obvious handball which the ref seemed to ignore…until it happened to

RalphWiggam

12:38am

One of my favorites was calling a foul on the US and showing a yellow card, all while letting play go on and Uruguay

slappy

Jul 1, 11:00pm

Probably. Can't say for sure how it changes the rest of the game though.

JuicyJam

Jul 1, 11:23pm

The ref was inexperienced, and it showed.

Real Men Wear Blue

Jul 1, 11:52pm

Why was Gio playing wide not in the middle?

Archaea

Jul 1, 10:45pm

He took Weahs spot

GfB

Jul 1, 10:51pm

Well that is a natural spot for him

Archaea

Jul 1, 10:55pm

Still stings a bit and I’m sure I’ll get over it, but man. It was so nice to be

bigbossbyu

Jul 1, 10:41pm

Well, everyone in the conf hates Utah.

Icelandic Cougar

Jul 1, 10:43pm

RE: Well, everyone in the conf hates Utah.

Mississippi

2:04am

100% with you man!

RUNBYU1

Jul 1, 10:43pm

I'm probably alone in this, but Utah and BYU belong in the same conference

cougargollum

Jul 1, 11:17pm

Yes. Make them know they are little brother—leave no doubt.

Moto2001

4:10am

Has there been an explanation for the Uruguay goal? I don't get it.

JuicyJam

Jul 1, 10:40pm

The explanation was that the video evidence wasn’t conclusive enough to overturn

Japan Coug

12:40am

When you suck this bad, why not completely change the formations? What do you

Mitty

Jul 1, 10:40pm

I’m annoyed by people mourning the pac 12.

Icelandic Cougar

Jul 1, 10:39pm

When BYU won the PAC in 2021, they decided to play another season. But when Utah

DirtyWater

Jul 1, 10:42pm

The Pac got what it deserved in the end. What wasn’t deserved is Wazzu/Oregon St

bigbossbyu

Jul 1, 10:49pm

This is truth

Ray Shoesmith

Jul 1, 11:43pm

Meh. B12 was beneath Wazzu/Oregon St. They had no interest in coming.

Shawarma

12:55am

Hey Tcuz….

kotacoug

Jul 1, 10:36pm

What's it like being a fan of the USMNT?

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

Jul 1, 10:31pm

Matt Grzelcyk Signed with the penguins

Revolution

Jul 1, 10:31pm

Some context on the ref not shaking Pulisic's hand:

RSL This is my dupe account

Jul 1, 10:29pm

I like that moment even more now.

brj8

Jul 1, 10:40pm

Seemed obvious he was chewing the ref out

JuicyJam

Jul 1, 10:48pm

He wasn't telling them to celebrate with Uruguay. He was telling them to go to

SalmonOfCapistrano

Jul 1, 11:04pm

USMNT has a coaching issue.

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

Jul 1, 10:27pm

One of many.

Tare

Jul 1, 10:29pm

Some soccer thoughts outside of GGG

RSL This is my dupe account

Jul 1, 10:21pm

Ream is getting old, but might be our best CB right now. Scary indeed.

Hang10

Jul 1, 10:25pm

RE: Ref refused to shake Pulisic’s hand

elderyoda

Jul 1, 10:16pm

Was this after the game?

Coug98

Jul 1, 10:18pm

Yes. I think the ref should be disciplined.

YSMACK

Jul 1, 10:20pm

It was so bad it’s a wonder if he was bought

rivercitycoug

Jul 1, 10:27pm

After a horrible night officiating, he apparently didn't like being told he should celebrate w/ Uruguay.

Spiff

Jul 1, 10:29pm

More understandable.

YSMACK

Jul 1, 10:37pm

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

Carnac

Jul 1, 10:13pm

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

Spiff

Jul 1, 10:16pm

...neither does 90% of the country

Carnac

Jul 1, 10:17pm

It is why ticket prices in the US are astronomically high

Archaea

Jul 1, 10:17pm

It’s a money grab at every level.

RdF3

Jul 1, 10:18pm

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

Coug98

Jul 1, 10:16pm

They're playing to the rules. Human nature doesn't change.

DubuMfalme

Jul 1, 10:26pm

Club soccer prices out a lot of kids.

Thrill

Jul 1, 10:27pm

But again, in third world countries, kids will

Carnac

Jul 1, 10:35pm

Those kids play on teams and will be moved up the ranks based on talent.

Thrill

2:17am

List of sports I know rules better than soccer

cougarfann888

Jul 1, 10:34pm

My vote is concentrate resources in soccer hubs - basically go all-in in the

cougfanz

Jul 1, 10:52pm

Part of it is our amateur system is based on college scholarships, not finding

Real Men Wear Blue

12:13am

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

tarmstrong

Jul 1, 10:12pm

I hate to be that guy, but...

RebelScum

Jul 1, 10:17pm

Try ChatGPT. It is pretty good at writing macros for excel.

The Count

Jul 1, 10:37pm

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

Archaea

Jul 1, 10:04pm

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

Archaea

Jul 1, 10:01pm

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

Cougs2012

Jul 1, 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

Jul 1, 10:03pm

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

Cougs2012

Jul 1, 10:07pm

What am I missing?

cougarfann888

Jul 1, 10:05pm

Utah plays USU that day, in Logan.

Cougs2012

Jul 1, 10:07pm

Pretty sure they play their home games near campus in Ogden

DirtyWater

Jul 1, 10:20pm

I don’t care what anyone says…this joke will never get old!

Natedog916

Jul 1, 10:54pm

RE: I don’t care what anyone says…this joke will never get old!

icecougar

Jul 1, 11:43pm

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

BluThruandThru

Jul 1, 10:14pm

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

Ray Shoesmith

Jul 1, 10:41pm

That would be worth the beatdown

icecougar

Jul 1, 11:44pm

That would give them that same old excuse

pappabear246

Jul 1, 11:57pm

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

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

Jul 1, 9:54pm

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

Haysom Till

Jul 1, 10:02pm

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

BigTex

Jul 1, 10:04pm

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

Spiff

Jul 1, 10:20pm

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

LaVellIfIKnow

Jul 1, 9:52pm

Puppies can be housebroken

Tare

Jul 1, 9:54pm

I wouldn’t drown a litter of puppies

TCuz

Jul 1, 10:01pm

It’s dark…it’s cold…it’s aggressive

Ray Shoesmith

Jul 1, 10:15pm

TCuz’s best post of all time.

Ungoy

Jul 1, 10:25pm

RE: I wouldn’t drown a litter of puppies

Nakedbootleg

Jul 1, 10:29pm

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

TANK

Jul 1, 10:03pm

Nothing, if they're female puppies.

byubyu

Jul 1, 10:04pm

RE: Nothing, if they're female puppies.

BYULAWGUY

Jul 1, 10:05pm

RE: Nothing, if they're female puppies.

Ray Shoesmith

Jul 1, 10:14pm

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

toadie

Jul 1, 10:20pm

One eventually grows out of being a little b*tch?!?

AzCugrFan

Jul 1, 11:41pm

Throw back to the clown call of the tournament

RSL This is my dupe account

Jul 1, 9:52pm

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

Mister P

Jul 1, 9:51pm

Klinsmann took it

Czar-castic

Jul 1, 9:59pm

Several expressed interest amid the recent coach "search"

vegas guey

Jul 1, 10:19pm

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

RSL This is my dupe account

Jul 1, 9:51pm

Berhalter such trash. Embarrassing.

Haysom Till All-American

Jul 1, 9:50pm

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

bruincoug

Jul 1, 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

Jul 1, 9:49pm

It's a coach problem.

shoganai

Jul 1, 9:51pm

No matter who the coach is the US still always sucks

RdF3

Jul 1, 9:51pm

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

Blue Golfer

Jul 1, 9:52pm

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

RdF3

Jul 1, 10:00pm

100% agree. Weird take by OP.

Blue Golfer

Jul 1, 9:51pm

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

RdF3

Jul 1, 9:52pm

what's your soccer background?

Czar-castic

Jul 1, 10:05pm

A coach helps mold the culture in his demands

Archaea

Jul 1, 9:52pm

Every competitive sport these days is for rich kids unfortunately.

Mister P

Jul 1, 9:53pm

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

RSL

Jul 1, 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

Jul 1, 9:58pm

Your remarkable insight into US Soccer is noted.

shoganai

Jul 1, 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

Jul 1, 10:01pm

Truly remarkable.

shoganai

Jul 1, 10:02pm

Mexico has never made it past the round of 16.

RSL

Jul 1, 10:03pm

Mexico lost to West Germany in PKs in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup.

Japan Coug

1:18am

The US has only made it past the round of 16 once since this format was adopted,

Japan Coug

1:51am

Thierry Henry will be the next US national team coach.

shoganai

Jul 1, 9:44pm

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

RSL

Jul 1, 9:45pm

Give me Zlatko Dalic or Hervé Renard

Spiff

Jul 1, 9:52pm

Definitely interesting names. I'm listening

RSL

Jul 1, 10:04pm

The pipe dream is Guardiola.

Yukon

Jul 1, 9:45pm

Yes. Pay him all the monies.

ShinobiCoug

Jul 1, 9:46pm

Yes. That is, indeed, a pipe dream.

shoganai

Jul 1, 9:48pm

Something quite a bit stronger than a pipe IMO

RSL

Jul 1, 9:50pm

ryan Smith where are you?

Archaea

Jul 1, 9:53pm

Pep only coaches guaranteed winners

Still Blue

2:18am

Steve Kerr should do it. Ted Lasso style.

bruincoug

Jul 1, 9:51pm

Nick Saban is available

Littlerich

Jul 1, 10:03pm

RE: Thierry Henry will be the next US national team coach.

ConnCoug

Jul 1, 10:31pm

Oh Gregg. This is not forward

RSL This is my dupe account

Jul 1, 9:40pm

The man is an idiot.

rivercitycoug

Jul 1, 9:41pm

At very best, arrogant

RSL

Jul 1, 9:43pm

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

rivercitycoug

Jul 1, 9:46pm

I would hate to see this team go backwards.

crazY

Jul 1, 9:42pm

RE: Oh Gregg. This is not forward

DubuMfalme

Jul 1, 9:42pm

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

ShinobiCoug

Jul 1, 9:43pm

Maybe he meant forward without him.

crazY

Jul 1, 9:44pm

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

Yukon

Jul 1, 9:45pm

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

Tokolosh

Jul 1, 9:46pm

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

JuicyJam

Jul 1, 10:01pm

Gomez: Golden Generation has underperformed under

Archaea

Jul 1, 9:38pm

RE: Gomez: Golden Generation has underperformed under

HimmerFredette

Jul 1, 9:39pm

If that ref ever does another game something is wrong

HimmerFredette

Jul 1, 9:37pm

Ah jeez. It all makes sense now

RSL This is my dupe account

Jul 1, 9:36pm

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

OU Cougar

Jul 1, 9:34pm

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

Kajdin

Jul 1, 9:36pm

No shot.

HimmerFredette

Jul 1, 9:36pm

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

Tare

Jul 1, 9:39pm

Younger than that probably

Kajdin

Jul 1, 9:40pm

Yeah. 2

Memmo

Jul 1, 9:50pm

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

Spiff

Jul 1, 10:22pm

Ref refused to shake Pulisic’s hand

whoneedscorners?

Jul 1, 9:34pm

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

VirginiaPeanut

Jul 1, 9:37pm

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

HimmerFredette

Jul 1, 9:38pm

That is ridiculous. What a tool.

YSMACK

Jul 1, 10:02pm

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

Malcolm Reynolds

Jul 1, 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

Jul 1, 9:34pm

He won’t.

DiamondDog

Jul 1, 9:38pm

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

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

Jul 1, 9:34pm

COVID protocol.

shoganai

Jul 1, 9:34pm

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

CougGolf

Jul 1, 9:33pm

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

RSL

Jul 1, 9:35pm

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

HingleMcCringleberry

Jul 1, 9:32pm

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

TO11

Jul 1, 9:32pm

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

Avery

Jul 1, 9:33pm

Who selects the players?

Archaea

Jul 1, 9:33pm

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

shoganai

Jul 1, 9:34pm

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

Archaea

Jul 1, 9:36pm

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

vegas guey

Jul 1, 9:38pm

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