WEBVTT 1 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:37.359 Faces drop them Sdham for another week. John, hear you there. Hopefully, 2 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:41.320 if you are here in our native footprint and studio space, 3 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:44.000 you are staying as dry as possible, being careful on 4 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:47.000 the roads, and just making sure that you can get 5 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:48.920 from point A to point B to kick off your week. 6 00:00:48.920 --> 00:00:50.600 All right, So let's break down the week for you. 7 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:55.119 Let you know what's going on. Remember, today is the 8 00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:59.439 beginning of the off season chaos involving Major League Soccer. 9 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:01.880 We'll get into that in just a second. So here's 10 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.959 the rundown for the week. And the next two weeks 11 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:09.239 get a little weird. And I mean that in just 12 00:01:09.560 --> 00:01:11.719 a scheduling sens as I sit here and turn around 13 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:16.319 and grab schedule. Okay, So today is normal as you 14 00:01:16.359 --> 00:01:18.439 can tell since we're up and running already at nine 15 00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:21.120 oh whatever. And like I said, my apologies, I always 16 00:01:21.159 --> 00:01:24.159 forget that I've got to do certain things to get 17 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:27.040 the show up and running at nine oh five. So 18 00:01:27.599 --> 00:01:31.799 morning is morning. It is time to get everybody what's 19 00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:35.280 on what's on everybody's mind? Morning, Harry. Harry's first in 20 00:01:35.319 --> 00:01:38.120 this morning. This is this is uncharacteristic. Traditionally it's Alex 21 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:42.359 that's in early this morning. All right, so today normal, 22 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:49.159 Tomorrow is gonna be a PM show after lunch. This 23 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:53.000 is when I start getting ready for the high School 24 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:56.480 Football Championships. And so there's a meeting tomorrow at Mercedes 25 00:01:56.519 --> 00:01:59.519 Been Stadium during the show that I have to be at. 26 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:01.920 So it'll be an SDHPM. That'll help us out with 27 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:03.879 the news of the day and get us ready for 28 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:08.000 the afternoon. So time to be determined. Set your notifications 29 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.960 as to the when, but it'll be an SDHPM, not 30 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:17.280 an SDHAM. Then we're back to normal the Atlanta United 31 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:20.280 Information Exchange Program with Tyler Pilgrim. He'll be at nine 32 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:22.240 p fifteen. We'll see if Dylan Butler can join us 33 00:02:22.280 --> 00:02:23.840 to put a bowl on the end of the Major 34 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:26.400 League Soccer season at ten, and then we'll get you 35 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:28.879 through the rest of the day because we do have 36 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:33.319 some college CAMPI I guess that's plural for campuses that 37 00:02:33.639 --> 00:02:39.199 are still active in their particular division of soccer tournament. 38 00:02:39.199 --> 00:02:42.479 We're trying to catch up with those coaches. Scad is 39 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:46.280 continuing to advance, Dalton State continuing to advance, Columbus State 40 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:48.639 continuing to advance, and so we're trying to catch up 41 00:02:48.639 --> 00:02:50.240 with them as we go this week as they get 42 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:55.560 ready to travel to play next weekend. So Wednesday normal, Thursday, 43 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:59.080 normal opening hours. What the opening hour is our number 44 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:01.360 two is your power hour, you know? And Nico fully 45 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:04.360 loaded at ten o'clock. In the last half hour, we'll 46 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.199 catch up with Niko Moreno and catch up with what's 47 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:09.120 on his mind when it comes to Major League Soccer. 48 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:12.439 Friday normal, see if we can catch up with our 49 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:14.719 friends from beyond Goals entering and let and find out 50 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:18.000 what it's been like for our resident mogul and training 51 00:03:18.759 --> 00:03:24.319 and his Eastern Conference Championship performance by his Rhode Island 52 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:27.560 FC right right there, Rhode Island FC right there. So 53 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:33.520 outside of tomorrow morning not being a morning show, it's 54 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:37.400 a normal week. Next week is the week of chaos 55 00:03:37.800 --> 00:03:42.479 because I'm out. I have the High School Football Championships. 56 00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.800 I'm sequestered at Mercedes Benz Stadium. We're on the air 57 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:48.759 at eleven o'clock every morning, so I've got to be 58 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:52.199 in there probably by eight thirty and so that's when 59 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:54.000 they start putting makeup on me, and it takes two 60 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:55.439 and a half hours for me to get ready before 61 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:58.280 the show starts. So we're trying to figure out what 62 00:03:58.479 --> 00:04:01.800 to do next week. I have asked folks if they 63 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:04.360 can come in and see if they can host so 64 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:06.680 we can keep everything rolling and get you ready for 65 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:10.719 the Christmas season. So that is next week. This week, 66 00:04:10.759 --> 00:04:13.520 the only week, the only day that's different is tomorrow. 67 00:04:13.800 --> 00:04:15.560 It's an afternoon show. And I got to send an 68 00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:18.639 email to Kaylor Hodges and let him know, don't be 69 00:04:19.079 --> 00:04:24.600 don't expecting an email for what's going on because I 70 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:27.920 won't be there tomorrow morning, be there tomorrow afternoon, won't 71 00:04:27.920 --> 00:04:30.519 be there tomorrow morning. So that's that's the rundown of 72 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.600 this week and next with the high school football championships 73 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:36.120 coming and eml's coming and all this kind of stuff. 74 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:38.920 All right, night, Well he's early. Wow. I'm sitting looking 75 00:04:38.959 --> 00:04:41.000 down at looking down at the clock, and I'm like, man, 76 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:43.639 he's early. All right, fine, he's early. He got all 77 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:46.560 the green lights. So that means one thing. It's Monday, 78 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:49.079 and that means it's Monday's with a Babe Gordon joining 79 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:50.720 us from nineteen nine in the game. As I look 80 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:53.279 at him in the green room, your headroom, sir, is fine. 81 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:54.399 You are ready to go? 82 00:04:56.040 --> 00:04:56.839 How we doing good? 83 00:04:56.879 --> 00:05:01.519 Morning morning. It is the end of a regular season 84 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:06.160 in Major League Soccer. Did you what would I imagine 85 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:09.199 you were paying attention to the American college football this weekend? 86 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:09.759 Pretty much? 87 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:12.120 I was watching MLS Cup as well. 88 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:15.839 I have multiple TV setups, so there were some on 89 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:18.720 football and some on football, but we were all we 90 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:19.399 were all covered. 91 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:24.199 So now that I'll go ahead, this will be kind 92 00:05:24.199 --> 00:05:26.800 of an opening kickoffee kind of a thing. So the 93 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:28.079 CFP did they get it right? 94 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:29.399 I think? 95 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:33.160 So, there's a couple of different things. There was no 96 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:35.920 right or wrong. It was only preference right. So so 97 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:41.600 let's start there. They went with a preference of not 98 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:48.480 punishing conference title contestants. They didn't punish Texas via their seating, 99 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:51.399 they didn't punish Penn State via their seeding, and they 100 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:56.199 in turn also didn't punish SMU by by kicking them out. 101 00:05:56.279 --> 00:05:59.639 They also and you can make whatever arguments you want 102 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:03.120 to make. If you want to look at quality wins, 103 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:05.920 then sure, but I also think you have to pay 104 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:10.319 attention to the losses. In my argument would be SMU's 105 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:14.959 two losses are both better than the losses from Alabama. 106 00:06:15.160 --> 00:06:18.120 And you know, I just. 107 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:20.680 Don't feel bad for a team that went and got 108 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:25.000 boat raced to a sub five hundred squad in Oklahoma 109 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:27.399 at the time. They became five hundred with that win. 110 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:33.439 I just don't feel bad about that. So every team 111 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:36.959 that's on the outside looking in no excuses, man, Like, 112 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:39.120 you had your chance to play your way in and 113 00:06:39.160 --> 00:06:42.439 you didn't. If you're Old Miss, you can't go on 114 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:44.680 the road and lose to a Florida team that Texas 115 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:48.839 beat by thirty. If you're Miami, you blew a twenty 116 00:06:48.879 --> 00:06:53.040 one zhering lead against Syracuse. Like, all of these teams 117 00:06:53.519 --> 00:06:57.519 have their bumps and bruises, and no one's perfect, and 118 00:06:58.120 --> 00:07:01.199 so I think it came down to a matter of preference. 119 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:03.959 I think it also came down to a matter of precedent, 120 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:06.360 And I don't think in year one you wanted to 121 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:09.279 set the precedent that we are going to punish teams 122 00:07:09.439 --> 00:07:13.839 for losing their conference championship games. And look, if this 123 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:16.839 was SMU's third loss, it's a different discussion. Now we're 124 00:07:16.879 --> 00:07:20.639 on even footing. It's not it was to a top 125 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:25.160 twenty team. I think they got it right. But again, 126 00:07:25.639 --> 00:07:27.639 it's really not a right or wrong. It's a matter 127 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:30.000 of preference. A lot of people are sitting here, Well, 128 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:32.279 if you lined a bump on the field, wouldn't you 129 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:33.600 take Alabama to win? 130 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:35.439 Yeah? 131 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:38.800 I probably also took Alabama to beat Oklahoma, though, and 132 00:07:38.839 --> 00:07:39.600 they lost. 133 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:41.240 By twenty points and scored three. 134 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:44.800 I mean, so I just don't think you can do 135 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:51.079 that sort of comparison as like sound reasoning. So I 136 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:53.720 think it's I think it's fine. I didn't know if 137 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:57.160 the committee would actually do it, but I think. 138 00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:00.000 It was the right call. But again, it's not right wrong, 139 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:00.680 just preference. 140 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:03.920 You want sound reasoning when it comes to college football 141 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:06.439 and a college football playoffs? Sir, what is the matter 142 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:06.800 with you? 143 00:08:08.519 --> 00:08:10.160 I just want people to be consistent. 144 00:08:10.759 --> 00:08:14.839 And that's what worries me with the committee is they 145 00:08:14.959 --> 00:08:17.959 just change their minds on what matters from week to week. 146 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:22.319 And I would imagine in year one, as they've set 147 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:25.480 this precedent of not penalizing teams that are lost in 148 00:08:25.519 --> 00:08:29.439 the conference title game, does that precedent remain next year 149 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:32.440 or the year after as situations change and they may 150 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:35.399 change other aspects of this. I know there's a big 151 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:38.639 complaint about the path that Oregon may have to take 152 00:08:38.759 --> 00:08:41.159 versus the path that Boise State or Georgia has to 153 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:44.440 take and the ones heed gets punished in the So 154 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:48.440 they may, they may change some things around, but at 155 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.039 no point should as MU be at risk when Alabama 156 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:56.399 doesn't even play a game. That's just my opinion. If 157 00:08:56.399 --> 00:08:58.320 one team's at risk, they both need to be at risk. 158 00:08:58.440 --> 00:09:03.120 So yes, but you're logic and college football in the 159 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:05.639 CFP twelve. That is something that we will see if 160 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:07.960 it continues as we go forward. I am a master 161 00:09:08.039 --> 00:09:12.919 of the black helicopters, and I had firmly anticipated that 162 00:09:14.279 --> 00:09:16.519 the folks in Tuscal Lucia would get in as the 163 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:20.440 twelve because this is, after all, a television mini series. 164 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.720 What are you trying to get ratings in a television 165 00:09:23.759 --> 00:09:28.080 mini series? It is Who's Got Jr? It is at 166 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:31.960 La Law where the Diana muldou character Rosalind Shase falls 167 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:35.320 down an elevator shaft during sweeps. You know it's a 168 00:09:36.879 --> 00:09:39.799 death here there. Whatever your favorite television show is, whatever 169 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:43.559 your cliffhanger is, I was firmly anticipating that I would 170 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:46.679 open up the door to my hangar with my black 171 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:49.679 helicopters and you would have Alabama in because they would 172 00:09:49.679 --> 00:09:52.759 make for better television as a twelve with a blue 173 00:09:52.759 --> 00:09:56.080 blood either hate watching or just watching watching, then watching 174 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:59.320 an SMU team that took a little while to get 175 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:02.360 started that then acquitted themselves very well in the a 176 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:03.600 SEC Championship game. 177 00:10:04.840 --> 00:10:08.480 I don't necessarily disagree, but if that's the premise, then 178 00:10:08.480 --> 00:10:12.320 you should have had executives from ABC, CBS and Fox 179 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:16.879 on the committee. I do think that while there is 180 00:10:17.039 --> 00:10:20.080 partly some of that, they had to keep it somewhat 181 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:22.240 fair onto the football field. 182 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:24.120 Or else. 183 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:27.320 Why even why why even take any of the teams? Well, 184 00:10:27.320 --> 00:10:30.840 why take Boise State? Why take why take anyone? Just 185 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:32.519 just just go back to the idea of the Big 186 00:10:32.559 --> 00:10:35.080 Tens top five and the SEC's top five and just 187 00:10:35.879 --> 00:10:36.960 those are your contestants. 188 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:38.039 So I don't know. 189 00:10:38.399 --> 00:10:40.919 Yeah, well, considering the two networks, we're getting to the 190 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:43.279 point to where you have the Fox Conference and the 191 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:46.440 Four Letter Conference, and so that's where we are. All right, 192 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:49.279 that's opening kickoff. I'll run the promo with all the 193 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:55.279 sponsors after you're gone. Uh So, MLS Cup with LA 194 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:59.960 Galaxy and Red Bulls. Early on it legitimately looked like 195 00:11:00.759 --> 00:11:03.480 LAG was going to run Red Bulls out of the building. 196 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:06.159 I mean, it was it was early and it was 197 00:11:06.200 --> 00:11:08.279 two goals on the board and you're sitting there, going, man, 198 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:10.240 this field is tilted. And I don't know if the 199 00:11:10.279 --> 00:11:12.000 wake up call, I don't know if the alarm went 200 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:14.919 off in the hotel for Red Bulls or what. But 201 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:17.679 early on it looked like lag was just gonna sit 202 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:20.159 there and just smash Red Bulls. They did. With two 203 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:21.279 goals on the board early. 204 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:24.240 Yeah, I mean it was two nothing fifteen minutes in 205 00:11:24.679 --> 00:11:25.399 and they were. 206 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:28.279 Both very very odd goals, not in terms of the 207 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:33.840 build up, but the final touch. I'll be honest, Cornell 208 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:35.559 needs to save that first goal. 209 00:11:36.200 --> 00:11:37.080 It snuck under it. 210 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:40.320 Now, it was a one on one with the keeper, 211 00:11:40.960 --> 00:11:44.039 but it was not well hit and that this shot 212 00:11:44.159 --> 00:11:46.440 was not something that should have beat him, and so. 213 00:11:47.879 --> 00:11:50.279 That kind of was an ashtist on his own. And 214 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:51.360 then the second. 215 00:11:51.000 --> 00:11:55.639 Shot was off balance, cross footed, and he was just frozen. 216 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:58.519 There was nothing he could do on that one. But 217 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:02.240 defense in the mid was pathetic on that build up 218 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:05.519 for Red Bulls, and it goes from a turnover to 219 00:12:05.559 --> 00:12:08.840 an attack immediately in your own half and it's too nothing. 220 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:12.279 And then you got to a weird situation in the 221 00:12:12.279 --> 00:12:15.679 game where it was like what are Galaxy doing? Are 222 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:17.679 they Are they just gonna sit on this lead, like 223 00:12:17.679 --> 00:12:21.480 we know the joke meme Moniker of a too nothing 224 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:26.799 leaves the heart And I'm just sitting there watching it 225 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:28.639 and I'm like, are they done pushing? 226 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:30.080 Like what is going on here? 227 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:32.759 Maybe you don't want to get so aggressive that you 228 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:36.720 get countered, but it felt like Red Bulls got control 229 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:39.799 of the game and even down to nothing, it felt 230 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:43.879 like not that they were like confident necessarily, but they 231 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.320 weren't panicking at that time, and so they finally fight. 232 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:53.200 I mean, I hate to like just like dump on 233 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:56.879 the MLS Cup champions, but like, what is that defense 234 00:12:56.879 --> 00:12:57.519 in the box? 235 00:12:57.919 --> 00:13:02.159 I mean, you got to clear that ball? You don't. 236 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:03.360 Red Bulls pounces. 237 00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:07.000 They kind of get a goal that maybe maybe they 238 00:13:07.039 --> 00:13:10.320 didn't necessarily deserve, but that's the way the ball bounces 239 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:12.759 in soccer for the best teams and the worst teams. 240 00:13:12.799 --> 00:13:17.480 And so it's two to one, you're desperate to get 241 00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:20.840 the halftime if you're the Galaxy. Because the mindset needed 242 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:23.399 to be flipped. I think they needed to get back 243 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:25.720 into it. I think they they got up to nothing, 244 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:27.440 they're like, all right, we're gonna ride this out, and 245 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:30.000 here we go ML's Cup champs, and they were put 246 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:34.159 under pressure a little bit. And then the other disappointing 247 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:36.799 thing for me was Red Bulls in the second half, 248 00:13:36.840 --> 00:13:39.120 specifically the back end of the second half. 249 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:41.559 I just don't think they got desperate enough. 250 00:13:42.000 --> 00:13:45.240 They really waited until stoppage time to just start forcing 251 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:48.480 everything up the field. And I'm like, yeah, I get 252 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:50.320 why you didn't have to start doing it that at 253 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:53.679 sixty minutes or even seventy five minutes, but like when 254 00:13:53.679 --> 00:13:57.240 you get to the eightieth minute, like you gotta get 255 00:13:57.240 --> 00:14:00.200 your goalie into the box on corners, I mean, just 256 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:02.720 start start getting walky out there, get desperate. 257 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:04.200 You've got to find a goal. 258 00:14:05.320 --> 00:14:08.600 This isn't you take your point and and you have 259 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:12.000 hope in the return match or anything like, you got 260 00:14:12.039 --> 00:14:15.519 to extend this game. And so I just don't know 261 00:14:15.720 --> 00:14:20.200 why they waited until the last essentially four minutes of 262 00:14:20.240 --> 00:14:22.480 this game to really push everything. 263 00:14:22.519 --> 00:14:27.320 They had so very odd game. I mean, look, at 264 00:14:27.320 --> 00:14:28.799 the end of the day, the team. 265 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:31.159 We all believe is the better team out of these 266 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:35.120 two ended up winning MLS Cup, and they do so 267 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:39.879 in their home home stadium. So a couple of moments 268 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:43.399 that I thought were really special. After the second goal, 269 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:46.440 they go and hold up the Pooch jersey. The Ricky 270 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:49.919 poochs jersey obviously had to miss this game with the 271 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.360 knee injury. I thought that was some really nice scenery. 272 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:56.200 You know, once you go up to nothing, you're like, 273 00:14:56.200 --> 00:14:58.799 all right, we've won MLS Cup. Like here's here's a 274 00:14:58.799 --> 00:15:00.720 little love to our brother the not with us on 275 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:03.039 the field today. So I thought that was a really 276 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:06.559 nice scene. And then like college football comes into the 277 00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:08.559 world of the MLS. At the very end, they're like, 278 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:11.120 fans are rushing the field, the teams are out there, 279 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:13.120 the game's not over yet, We're like, all right, what 280 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:17.120 are we doing here? It ultimately didn't change anything but 281 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:20.000 a little bit of wonkiness at the end. It was 282 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:22.600 an off sides call. They thought it was for final whistle. 283 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:25.799 But look, I thought the best team in MLS, or 284 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:29.440 at least the best team remaining, made their way. And 285 00:15:30.720 --> 00:15:33.679 for Red Bulls, I think they obviously handled their business 286 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:35.679 in round one right. They took out the Columbus crew, 287 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:37.759 but they didn't have to face Miami. They didn't have 288 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:42.440 to face Cincinnati. And then for the LA Galaxy. They 289 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:44.559 got the benefit of some of the other top teams 290 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:48.080 in the Western Conference being knocked out early, so not 291 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:52.840 the toughest path for either squad, but ultimately it did 292 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:56.679 feel like Galaxy for I mean, at what point in 293 00:15:56.720 --> 00:15:58.519 this season where we like, Galaxy is one of the 294 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:00.879 two or three best teams in the West. It was 295 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:02.919 probably match day five or six. We're like, yeah, they're 296 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.799 a problem. So it was at least nice to It 297 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:09.919 would have felt a little fluky if it were Red Bulls. 298 00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:12.519 It doesn't feel like a fluke champion for the Galaxy. 299 00:16:13.559 --> 00:16:16.279 I guess this is where we open up the the 300 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:20.279 yearbook and start looking at you know, it's when we're 301 00:16:20.279 --> 00:16:22.759 in high school. You know, you're with like a couple 302 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:24.720 of weeks left in the school year. You sit there 303 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:27.000 and you get your yearbook. You look at your yearbook photos, 304 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:29.600 you go wandering around, folks try to sign it and 305 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:32.559 like the end click looks at you like, okay, so 306 00:16:32.639 --> 00:16:34.679 you want me to sign this, Okay, I'll sign it. 307 00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:36.960 And then they come up with something that, you know, 308 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:39.360 thanks for being a great student, you know, and the 309 00:16:39.720 --> 00:16:41.960 quarterback for the high school football team writes that in 310 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:44.399 there and he writes some snide that's a double entoned 311 00:16:44.519 --> 00:16:46.399 or something like that, where he's smashing you and you 312 00:16:46.399 --> 00:16:50.080 don't really realize it until like twenty years later. You 313 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:54.080 look at the yearbook for Major League Soccer this year, 314 00:16:55.240 --> 00:16:58.279 what sticks out in your mind? I guess senior superlatives 315 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:03.639 when it comes to overrated, underrated, shocks, surprises, no surprises. 316 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:07.319 What is in the Abe Gordon MLS yearbook for twenty 317 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:08.000 twenty four? 318 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:11.799 Well, I'm trying to think back through all the tournaments. 319 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:14.880 I don't think anyone would have predicted and correct me 320 00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:17.519 if I'm wrong, John. Obviously they didn't win MLS Cup. 321 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:21.920 Did Miami win anything this year? Supporter shield and single 322 00:17:21.960 --> 00:17:24.440 season record holder? But did they win an actual cup? 323 00:17:24.839 --> 00:17:25.279 Did they win? 324 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:32.359 Who won leagues? As I said, I'm trying to think 325 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:33.200 who won League's Cup? 326 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:35.240 I mean, just as you look that up like that 327 00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:38.000 would be Obviously, the biggest surprise is that this is 328 00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:41.319 the team that this league is hoping to be boosted 329 00:17:41.359 --> 00:17:46.720 by in the very short present here. While they have 330 00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:52.559 a MESSI League MVP, single season, supporter, shield, record holder, 331 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:55.079 all that stuff, but when all of a sudden done, 332 00:17:55.119 --> 00:17:57.880 they didn't win anything. I mean at least last year 333 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:02.079 when Messi came in, they won one of those things 334 00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:05.000 something US Open Cup maybe last. 335 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.759 Year, but yeah, crew won League Cup this year. 336 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:12.000 Yeah, so I don't think they won anything, and so 337 00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:15.480 that that would obviously be a little bit of surprising. 338 00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:19.000 And we see teams in other countries the treble or a. 339 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:22.160 Double or whatever, like I don't know if there's a 340 00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:25.200 term for being the best team and winning nothing, but 341 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:30.799 that's what Miami accomplished, the Goose thing. So so yeah, 342 00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:33.799 I mean I think that certainly was was of interest. 343 00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:37.440 And then trying to get a feel for for Apple 344 00:18:37.480 --> 00:18:46.240 TV now as it continues, they need some adjustments to 345 00:18:46.440 --> 00:18:50.000 keep or get eyes on the MLS. And I understand 346 00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:53.079 the money flow and the cash that came in at 347 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:58.160 the time. They have to have better viewing windows. They 348 00:18:58.160 --> 00:19:01.319 have to find ways to get it not competing with 349 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:04.480 college and pro I mean, look, they're not the only 350 00:19:04.519 --> 00:19:08.640 sport that completely disappears when college and pro. 351 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:09.720 Football come around. 352 00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:13.319 Nobody watches the last season of Major League Baseball. People 353 00:19:13.400 --> 00:19:15.960 barely tune in for the playoffs or the World Series, 354 00:19:16.680 --> 00:19:19.559 certainly on the weekends, right, I mean, going against the 355 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:24.599 NFL Monday night Thursday night, Sunday night going against college Saturday, like, 356 00:19:24.839 --> 00:19:28.440 it just becomes invisible. And I'm not one of these 357 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:32.119 people that's gonna rally and cry for like Friday nights 358 00:19:32.119 --> 00:19:34.920 for high school football, and I know you might be 359 00:19:35.000 --> 00:19:38.240 in that group, but hang on now, every once in 360 00:19:38.240 --> 00:19:40.920 a while they did Friday night games. I think they 361 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:42.680 need to do a lot more of that. I think 362 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:47.319 when you get to before Monday night football comes around, 363 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:50.720 maybe even swing in a Monday night game to finish 364 00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:55.039 out the weekend. I know it's supposed to be Apple TV, 365 00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:59.119 find a way to simulcast these games on somewhere on 366 00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:02.559 television where people can watch. Just people are not going 367 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:05.519 to Apple TV, even when it's a free pass for 368 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:09.119 that game or that weekend, Like people aren't going to check. 369 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:15.319 It's a shame because it's it's a pretty damn good 370 00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:19.200 league to watch. Look, I'm not saying it's the Premiership, 371 00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:23.160 but it is a fun league with compelling storylines and 372 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:26.480 really good players and it's a good league to watch. 373 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:30.119 It just gets completely buried with their packaging deal on 374 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:34.000 Apple and so I wish there was a way for 375 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:38.559 them to get more eyes on on the league, especially 376 00:20:38.599 --> 00:20:41.839 early you've just got to gain the momentum because again, 377 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.880 once football season comes around, it's just so tough. Like 378 00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:46.920 you know, I work at the radio station. We have 379 00:20:46.960 --> 00:20:49.000 a team here in Atlanta, Like we talk about it 380 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:53.160 for four months and then like the Falcons and Georgia 381 00:20:53.359 --> 00:20:56.400 kickoff and we're like, did did did you. 382 00:20:56.400 --> 00:20:58.759 United have a game today? Like I get asked that question, 383 00:20:58.799 --> 00:20:59.720 where was it home? 384 00:20:59.799 --> 00:21:02.119 Like, and I'm like, man, like you guys aren't paying 385 00:21:02.119 --> 00:21:04.240 attention at all, and I understand why. 386 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:06.200 And these are not necessarily people who are like. 387 00:21:06.359 --> 00:21:10.359 Soccer lovers in general, but it's just so tough to 388 00:21:10.480 --> 00:21:14.960 hold any momentum for the league once football kicks off. 389 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:18.119 So yeah, between those. 390 00:21:17.960 --> 00:21:19.759 Two, I don't know. 391 00:21:19.759 --> 00:21:23.119 I don't think we had any crazy, like defining storylines 392 00:21:23.119 --> 00:21:27.000 of the season outside of MESSI. Let me ask you, 393 00:21:27.000 --> 00:21:29.279 because I know there were some people heated. Do you 394 00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:31.279 think MESSI was league MVP? 395 00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:37.519 I would not have it, goes to my wording, And 396 00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:39.599 since you're reading my notes, I was going to ask 397 00:21:39.680 --> 00:21:43.519 you the question, since you beat me to it. I 398 00:21:43.599 --> 00:21:46.839 looked at I view the wording of most valuable player 399 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:51.599 as if this individual was not a part of the lineup, 400 00:21:51.720 --> 00:21:53.319 would they have been ask So. 401 00:21:53.880 --> 00:21:57.839 Here's the problem though, And Messi is the best player 402 00:21:57.839 --> 00:22:00.559 in the league. I'm not countering or argue that his 403 00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:04.519 stats are wild in the team, but like he went 404 00:22:04.680 --> 00:22:08.400 down with injury and they went like eight zero and 405 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:10.960 one or whatever the number, Like the they didn't miss 406 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:14.359 a beat without him. I don't know how you quantify that, 407 00:22:16.160 --> 00:22:19.960 Like the team wasn't great, but like DC has zero 408 00:22:20.039 --> 00:22:21.480 scoring threats without Ben Tech. 409 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:25.559 Kuco obviously is in this discussion as well, and it's 410 00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:25.960 just like. 411 00:22:27.799 --> 00:22:30.640 Are we just back are we gonna join every other sport? 412 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:33.920 Like like is the MLS gonna join every other sport 413 00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:36.519 where it's just best player on best team or biggest 414 00:22:36.519 --> 00:22:42.759 statistical season versus true value. And it's just tough if 415 00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:46.039 we take this discussion real quick to to the NFL. 416 00:22:47.119 --> 00:22:49.759 I don't know if he's gonna win the MVP or not, 417 00:22:50.160 --> 00:22:54.119 But if you take Josh Allen off of the Bills, like, 418 00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:59.000 what is that team, And with all respect to Saquon Barkley, 419 00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:04.079 who's having a huge season, that's a pretty good team 420 00:23:04.119 --> 00:23:08.319 without him. I mean, Josh Allen's worth six wins, Saquons 421 00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:09.519 maybe worth one and a half. 422 00:23:09.599 --> 00:23:11.440 You know what, I mean, like these. 423 00:23:11.240 --> 00:23:13.880 Are the comparisons, and then some people want to throw 424 00:23:13.960 --> 00:23:16.319 Lamar in there because of the offensive season he's having 425 00:23:16.400 --> 00:23:17.400 Joe Burrow. 426 00:23:17.079 --> 00:23:20.079 As well, Like it's like a four lost team. The 427 00:23:20.079 --> 00:23:23.400 Bengals have like six losses. Yeah, so it's just so. 428 00:23:23.440 --> 00:23:29.559 Tough to quantify best player versus value, and almost none 429 00:23:29.599 --> 00:23:34.079 of these leagues use the term value properly in I 430 00:23:35.160 --> 00:23:38.400 understand why MLS is probably heading that route. I also, 431 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:44.960 voting systems are broken in every sport, Like players face 432 00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:49.559 a guy maybe twice a year, and you're supposed to 433 00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:52.000 glean value off of that. Some guys you didn't face 434 00:23:52.079 --> 00:23:54.559 the entire season. You never saw him. You don't know 435 00:23:54.599 --> 00:23:57.160 how difficult he is to defend that year. You're certainly 436 00:23:57.200 --> 00:23:59.359 not watching games because they're on the same time that 437 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:05.640 you are in broadcasters, Like it's always tough to quantify 438 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:09.799 who actually has watched enough to really glean that and not. 439 00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:11.839 So I don't know. 440 00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:15.480 I don't think there's a perfect solution, I MESSI you know, 441 00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:19.279 I had no problem with him winning MVP, But like, 442 00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:21.640 just like in every other sport, if we ever like 443 00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:24.759 actually to find what most valuable players supposed to be, 444 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:27.759 I find it tough that he would have won just 445 00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:29.839 because of how good Miami was without. 446 00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:31.720 Him, right it was, I think you were right. It 447 00:24:31.759 --> 00:24:34.480 was eight wins out of nine in all comps, and 448 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:37.599 I think they were I think they'd won three of 449 00:24:37.640 --> 00:24:40.720 the five in Major League Soccer during that time frame. 450 00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:43.880 So Messi number one for the players vote, number one 451 00:24:43.880 --> 00:24:45.960 in the media vote, number two in the club vote, 452 00:24:46.359 --> 00:24:50.039 had four point seven percent more over Couco Hernandez in 453 00:24:50.079 --> 00:24:52.720 the aggregate thirty eight point four to thirty three point seven. 454 00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:56.920 If vander was a distant third, Christian binech A a 455 00:24:57.119 --> 00:24:59.640 and even more distant fourth than Luis Suarez was fifth 456 00:24:59.680 --> 00:25:02.240 at two point one seven percent. But no, I would 457 00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:06.160 have gone I probably would have gone Cucho Hernandez over Messi. 458 00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:11.720 I'm not denying. I am not denying what Lionel Messi 459 00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:15.359 is for this league, not denying that under any circumstance whatsoever. 460 00:25:15.440 --> 00:25:17.640 But I would have gone Kucho. Considering if you had 461 00:25:17.680 --> 00:25:20.799 taken Messi out of Inter Miami and Messi and friends, 462 00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:22.519 you still would have had and friends, and you still 463 00:25:22.519 --> 00:25:24.079 would have been successful, and you still would have won 464 00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:25.799 the Captain America Pie played. I'm sure at the end 465 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:30.039 of the season. So that's how I viewed the Major 466 00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:34.279 League Soccer MVP voting to your point about other nights 467 00:25:34.279 --> 00:25:37.720 of the week. Last week, in between visits of you, 468 00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:42.720 we actually tackled this and we suggested that Major League 469 00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:46.400 Soccer find a way to own Friday Night. Okay, you 470 00:25:46.400 --> 00:25:50.440 get the doubleheader, you start your programming at say six 471 00:25:50.559 --> 00:25:54.279 thirty or seven o'clock, you get to your East coast kickoff, 472 00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:58.039 then you have your Bridge programming and your ten o'clock kickoff, 473 00:25:58.160 --> 00:26:00.519 ten ten or whatever it is under Apple. Then ten ten, 474 00:26:00.599 --> 00:26:03.880 you have your West coast programming, and you own Friday Night. 475 00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:05.400 You turn it into an event. 476 00:26:05.920 --> 00:26:09.319 But there's one problem that doesn't happen if it's on Apple, 477 00:26:09.440 --> 00:26:11.960 Like you have to be partnered with TV, and I 478 00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:13.920 know Apple doesn't want to hear that. That's not why 479 00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:16.680 they signed the league. That's the reality of the situation. 480 00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:19.680 You're not gonna gain viewers by claiming Friday Night. If 481 00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:22.599 it's still on Apple TV, people aren't gonna go that 482 00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:24.279 far out of their way to watch soccer. 483 00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:26.039 They just aren't. 484 00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:30.559 So if you put it on FS one, say, or 485 00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:35.359 even Big Fox as your secondary carrier, who is already 486 00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:39.000 your secondary carrier in the league. Would you then check 487 00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:41.200 off on this idea if it was on either FS 488 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:43.759 one or Big Fox in addition to Apple TV. 489 00:26:43.960 --> 00:26:46.359 Well, the other thing I would do is pair a 490 00:26:46.920 --> 00:26:51.559 West Coast Perry West Coast MLS game that kicks off 491 00:26:51.640 --> 00:26:55.839 maybe later than normal, maybe eleven o'clock Eastern, with your 492 00:26:55.920 --> 00:27:02.200 Friday night Fox game of college football. That's the other 493 00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:04.039 thing I would take a look at is once you 494 00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:07.400 are in college football and Fox is running that Friday 495 00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:09.680 night eight o'clock or seven thirty ki, I think it's 496 00:27:09.680 --> 00:27:12.960 normally eight o'clock kick. It's normally been a Big twelve 497 00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:16.359 or or a Big ten game whatever. Put an MLS 498 00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:19.480 game after that and see what you can do to 499 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:22.839 hold the audience. And I know you get weird with like, well, 500 00:27:22.880 --> 00:27:26.119 what if a game goes in overtime and do you 501 00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:27.519 start the MLS game late? 502 00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:29.279 Do you just run it or whatever? 503 00:27:29.400 --> 00:27:32.799 Like figure that out fine, But like I would, if 504 00:27:32.799 --> 00:27:34.839 you're trying this Friday night thing and you can get 505 00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:37.559 it on TV somewhere even when you do get into 506 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:40.880 football season, partner it up. Fox is gonna run an 507 00:27:40.920 --> 00:27:44.079 eight o'clock football game, run an eleven or eleven fifteen 508 00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:45.200 soccer game right after. 509 00:27:46.400 --> 00:27:49.160 And that's what FS one is for. So if you 510 00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:51.759 have overruns or you kick things off. So yea, So 511 00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:54.920 here's what I so along your lines, here's what we're 512 00:27:54.960 --> 00:27:58.759 work shopping here. So your Eastern game on Friday night 513 00:27:58.759 --> 00:28:02.559 football a f U TV starts off with an Apple. 514 00:28:02.640 --> 00:28:05.039 Apple runs their whole thing, they go from beginning to end. 515 00:28:05.519 --> 00:28:08.839 So FS one then kicks off with the East Coast 516 00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:11.720 game at seven or seven thirty whatever is in line 517 00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:15.559 with the all night product. Then when that is over 518 00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:18.880 or eight, then when that's over, hey switch over to 519 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:21.319 Big Fox and you get the Western Conference game. You 520 00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:24.480 know that way, So you get your Eastern doubleheader on 521 00:28:24.480 --> 00:28:27.039 one part of the Fox network, and then after your 522 00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:30.839 college football game on Friday night, Friday night football continues 523 00:28:30.880 --> 00:28:33.400 in a different form and spelling with your Western Conference 524 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:35.279 game on Big Fox late. 525 00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:38.799 Night and you and you still get potentially a decent 526 00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:43.000 holdover audience from from the college football game when you 527 00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:45.519 get to that part of the year. I mean, you 528 00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:50.119 got to do something. And again this there was always 529 00:28:50.160 --> 00:28:52.839 going to be this problem with the contract. I understand 530 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:54.920 the cash flow, but the amount of eyes you were 531 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:59.279 going to lose year over year, even with bringing MESSI 532 00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:01.240 in is a problem. 533 00:29:01.480 --> 00:29:03.039 You just got to find a way to get games 534 00:29:03.079 --> 00:29:03.519 on TV. 535 00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:06.680 And I don't know how much money that takes out 536 00:29:06.680 --> 00:29:10.039 of Apple's you know, pockets when you do that. But 537 00:29:12.799 --> 00:29:16.559 you're just not gonna get that win even on Friday 538 00:29:16.640 --> 00:29:18.559 nights or even on whatever night the game of the 539 00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:21.599 week or free a free Apple Pass for that game 540 00:29:21.720 --> 00:29:24.920 or that weekend. It's just not gonna happen if it's only. 541 00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:26.119 Via the app in. 542 00:29:27.680 --> 00:29:28.440 I just. 543 00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:30.119 It was. 544 00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:33.319 It was a good idea and it's fine, But like 545 00:29:33.519 --> 00:29:37.160 if you didn't understand that the casual soccer viewers not 546 00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:40.079 going out of their way, I don't know what to 547 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:40.440 tell you. 548 00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:44.359 I mean, I have Peacock now because I bought it 549 00:29:44.440 --> 00:29:45.240 during the Olympics. 550 00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:48.519 Yep, you know what I still don't do, like ever 551 00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:51.200 turn on Peacock to go out of my way and 552 00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:52.519 watch an EPL game. 553 00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:55.400 I watch Goal Rush, I'll. 554 00:29:55.240 --> 00:29:58.599 Watch whatever's on TV. It's on USA or if it's 555 00:29:58.640 --> 00:30:01.160 on Telemundo, I'll put it on. Like I just I 556 00:30:01.279 --> 00:30:02.160 just still. 557 00:30:01.839 --> 00:30:04.960 Just watch what's on TV unless I'm specifically, you know, 558 00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:07.720 going to watch my team. I still don't go out 559 00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:11.079 of my way. Yeah, and so that that's for the 560 00:30:11.119 --> 00:30:14.279 best soccer league in the world. You know, certainly people 561 00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:16.279 are going to be doing that for the MLS. 562 00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:19.640 Wow. Yeah. So, uh you see what you've done. You've 563 00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:22.440 opened up another door in time for another topic at 564 00:30:22.440 --> 00:30:24.599 the end of your segment. So you see how this works. 565 00:30:24.640 --> 00:30:24.880 All right? 566 00:30:24.920 --> 00:30:26.200 What's going on with you in nineteen nine in the 567 00:30:26.200 --> 00:30:27.480 game before we catch up next week? 568 00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:31.359 Yeah, we're heading towards the holidays here in a little bit. 569 00:30:31.440 --> 00:30:36.119 But uh uh, just we're talking football, the American version, 570 00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:38.880 some some good in college and some bad in the pros. 571 00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:41.640 And so it should be a fun week on the 572 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:45.319 Midday Show. I'm gonna be hosting on Thursday and Friday 573 00:30:45.359 --> 00:30:47.240 on the Midday Show, So looking forward to that. 574 00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:49.359 Very nice. We'll catch up with you next week, my friend. 575 00:30:49.359 --> 00:30:50.039 Good to see you. 576 00:30:50.039 --> 00:30:50.960 You got it, Thanks John. 577 00:30:51.119 --> 00:30:53.839 All Right, that's Abe, and see Abe opens up like 578 00:30:54.000 --> 00:30:57.920 nineteen different windows and topics as the segment is ending, 579 00:30:57.920 --> 00:31:01.160 and it's like, ah, I need to continue to talk 580 00:31:01.160 --> 00:31:04.839 to him about these things. Uh okay. So Abe opened 581 00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:09.119 up a window involving our discussion last week about rights 582 00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:13.119 holders and contracts and Major League Soccer and how do 583 00:31:13.160 --> 00:31:16.079 we fix what's going on. He brings up a valid 584 00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:22.279 point about viewership and trying to draw more eyes. If 585 00:31:22.359 --> 00:31:25.119 you know, if we take the Friday night football product 586 00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:29.000 that we proposed last week, Bruce Buffer Eastern Conference game, 587 00:31:29.279 --> 00:31:33.279 it's time you know that and have your doubleheader and 588 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:36.160 make an evening of it at Apple TV. Do you 589 00:31:36.519 --> 00:31:39.119 just keep it on Apple and try to draw folks 590 00:31:39.160 --> 00:31:42.759 in with the the you know, the subscription teas early 591 00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:44.799 in the season with Friday night football, or do you 592 00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:48.720 have that secondary carrier You're over the air carrier. Start 593 00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:52.640 your evening on FS one. Say then when Friday Night 594 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:57.319 Football footba LLL is over, have your late night game 595 00:31:58.279 --> 00:32:02.559 on Big File. Your Western Conference game goes on Big 596 00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:05.279 Fox with your college football game being the early part 597 00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:07.960 of your Big Fox programming on Friday. See Abe open 598 00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:09.839 this window and we have to sit there and look 599 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:13.920 at it. So, uh, that's opening Kickoff and we'll make 600 00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:18.279 Abe's whole segment. Opening Kickoff brought to us buy our 601 00:32:18.279 --> 00:32:22.240 friends at Kickoff Coffee and Kickoff Coffeeco dot com. There 602 00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:25.519 is your QR code for thanks for hanging out with us. 603 00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:27.640 You hit that QR code That reminds me since I'm 604 00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:29.400 out of frame. 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You can 615 00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:03.720 get the sweatshirt, you can get the T shirt. Soccer 616 00:33:03.839 --> 00:33:07.519 is just better in Atlanta. And when you pick up 617 00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:11.440 said gear, the part of the proceeds go and help 618 00:33:11.440 --> 00:33:14.519 out middle school soccer programs in the Atlanta public school system. 619 00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:17.920 So that is one of our collaborations this year thanks 620 00:33:17.920 --> 00:33:20.920 to our friends at Grady Baby Grady Baby co Get 621 00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:22.759 it in red, get it in black, get the T shirt, 622 00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:24.799 get the sweatshirt, get it all and help out middle 623 00:33:24.799 --> 00:33:27.119 school soccer programs. As we can continue to try to 624 00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:30.640 do our part in growing the game here at the 625 00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:35.680 SDH Network. Also, remember our friends at Olive and York. 626 00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:40.680 Remember our friends at Olive and York, because you can 627 00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:42.559 get and it's still trying to figure out how to 628 00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:46.279 get the jpeg and so it can block my face. 629 00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:48.680 So I'm going to just end up having to do 630 00:33:48.720 --> 00:33:55.119 it this way. So once again, link return there we go. 631 00:33:55.640 --> 00:33:58.559 So link return there you go. Go to Olive and York. 632 00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:02.079 You can get the first SDH Network the first ever 633 00:34:02.160 --> 00:34:06.519 Soccer Down Here Supporters Kit. You go here. It's a 634 00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:09.119 black kit thanks to our friends at Kaiser Permanente, thanks 635 00:34:09.159 --> 00:34:12.599 to Scott Flood and the Flood Project for helping design it. 636 00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:15.039 You can get it personalized on the back for another 637 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:18.119 couple of bucks. You can either have the black jersey 638 00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:20.480 with the white lettering or a black jersey with kind 639 00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:23.639 of like a light blue lettering, whichever you prefer. Once again, 640 00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:26.079 go to our friends at Olive and York and you 641 00:34:26.119 --> 00:34:31.880 can get the first ever SDH Supporters Kit, the SDH 642 00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:34.079 Network Supporters Kit once again, and that is a part 643 00:34:34.119 --> 00:34:36.159 of a collaboration to help out some folks that we 644 00:34:36.239 --> 00:34:39.800 have earmarked for twenty twenty five. You get it now, 645 00:34:39.880 --> 00:34:43.239 you get it shipped, and it ends up in your coffers. 646 00:34:43.360 --> 00:34:46.280 I think I think it takes four weeks. I think 647 00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:49.840 is what they said for preparation. So you get it, 648 00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:53.039 you make it, you're done, you go. It's there. You 649 00:34:53.079 --> 00:34:55.480 get to wear it when you go out and be 650 00:34:55.599 --> 00:34:58.800 a part of all of the things that we are 651 00:34:58.960 --> 00:35:02.599 a part of. Whether it's public appearances, whether it's Atlanta 652 00:35:02.679 --> 00:35:05.679 United matches, whether it's twos games, whether it's high school, 653 00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:09.800 whether it's college. You can wear it all around. Get 654 00:35:09.800 --> 00:35:11.519 one for you, get one for your friends. You're helping 655 00:35:11.519 --> 00:35:13.440 out a lot of you're helping out causes that we've 656 00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:15.840 earmarked for twenty twenty five, in addition to what we're 657 00:35:15.880 --> 00:35:18.119 doing with Grady Baby and Grady Baby co all of 658 00:35:18.199 --> 00:35:21.760 New York supporters. Get Grady Baby Coast T shirt sweatshirt 659 00:35:21.840 --> 00:35:24.000 to help out middle school programs in the Atlanta Public 660 00:35:24.039 --> 00:35:27.000 school system. Then you can go to our website Soccer 661 00:35:27.039 --> 00:35:28.920 down here dot net. You can get all the gear, 662 00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:32.719 all the SDHT shirts, all the old all the old 663 00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:37.199 nWo lettering, and all of our retro stuff. You can 664 00:35:37.239 --> 00:35:39.280 get that. Go to our website, click on the header 665 00:35:39.480 --> 00:35:41.119 and it takes you through to our store so you 666 00:35:41.119 --> 00:35:46.639 can get that as well. And I'm also going to 667 00:35:47.039 --> 00:35:51.400 let you know and remind you once again this is 668 00:35:51.440 --> 00:35:54.000 the last time that our friends at the Marshall Islands 669 00:35:55.199 --> 00:35:58.760 produce the jersey. You can still pick up the scarf, 670 00:35:58.880 --> 00:36:01.559 by the way, that was a part of our project 671 00:36:01.599 --> 00:36:04.400 and our way to help out the Marshall Islands. You 672 00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:08.000 can go to the Marshall Island Soccer Federation website and 673 00:36:08.280 --> 00:36:11.960 get the scarf. You can get that jersey, and they're 674 00:36:12.000 --> 00:36:17.039 also releasing a new one just in time for the holidays. 675 00:36:17.079 --> 00:36:18.920 They don't have the links up yet, it's not at 676 00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:21.679 the store yet, but that's the last one that they 677 00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:24.199 produced before they produce the new one. We need to 678 00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:26.400 catch up with Lloyd Hours, the technical director for the 679 00:36:26.400 --> 00:36:28.960 Marshall Island Soccer Federation, get the latest about what's going on, 680 00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:33.039 especially up in the Four Corners, up in northwest Arkansas, 681 00:36:33.440 --> 00:36:41.480 in st in north east Oklahoma, in southwest Missouri and 682 00:36:42.639 --> 00:36:49.679 southwest Kansas and southeast Missouri. I think that's right, so Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, 683 00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:53.039 Oklahoma there in the four corners. So you can go 684 00:36:53.079 --> 00:36:55.519 and grab the new Marshall Islands jersey when they make 685 00:36:55.559 --> 00:36:57.360 that for sale. But we've got to catch up with 686 00:36:57.440 --> 00:36:59.719 Lloyd Hours it's the technical director and find out things 687 00:36:59.719 --> 00:37:02.760 are going up there at UH and in the in 688 00:37:02.880 --> 00:37:06.760 the territory for usl Arkansas, up in the n w A. 689 00:37:07.039 --> 00:37:09.239 So there's a lot going on. There's a lot that 690 00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:11.079 you can do to help out, just in time for 691 00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:14.400 the holiday season and just in time for Christmas, Christmas. 692 00:37:17.039 --> 00:37:20.800 To me, Alex, it's black. Of course it might have 693 00:37:20.880 --> 00:37:22.639 been limited lighting. When I was looking at it at 694 00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:26.800 Scott on Scott Flood's laptop, I thought it was black. 695 00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:32.119 And so if it's UH, maybe shoot Olivi and yorkan 696 00:37:32.239 --> 00:37:34.840 note and ask them, because then that'll have an answer 697 00:37:34.880 --> 00:37:38.119 for all of us. So shoot Olivan York a quick note. 698 00:37:38.119 --> 00:37:42.920 I think, I think. Don't quote me, all right, So 699 00:37:42.960 --> 00:37:45.559 I'm gonna all right, so we're gonna live. We're gonna 700 00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:50.840 live workshop this. I think it's black. I think it is. 701 00:37:50.960 --> 00:37:53.519 I legitimately think yes. Orders shipping four to five weeks 702 00:37:53.559 --> 00:38:03.519 after purchase, so all right, that h doesn't say okay, 703 00:38:05.159 --> 00:38:07.719 doesn't just as size and trim color, so trim color 704 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:10.519 can either be sky blue or white. I think it's black. 705 00:38:11.840 --> 00:38:14.440 That's just me. I think it's a black supporter's kit, 706 00:38:15.239 --> 00:38:20.159 but anything as possible, and it usually is. So like 707 00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:22.800 I said, that's just me staring at it. So that's 708 00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:25.480 all the stuff that's on our Christmas list, what's on yours. 709 00:38:26.679 --> 00:38:29.320 So that's a opening kickoff brought to's buy our friends 710 00:38:29.320 --> 00:38:32.840 at Kickoff Coffee, Kickoff, coffeeco dot com. All the different 711 00:38:32.840 --> 00:38:36.119 ways that you can help what's going on when it 712 00:38:36.199 --> 00:38:40.000 comes to Major League Soccer SDH, the SDCH network and 713 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:42.840 everything that we do and everything that you guys help 714 00:38:42.920 --> 00:38:47.079 us do on a daily basis. So it's very very 715 00:38:47.159 --> 00:38:49.559 cool on a Monday, all right. So I wanted to 716 00:38:49.639 --> 00:38:53.639 kind of get into before Bart joins us in fifteen minutes, 717 00:38:53.840 --> 00:38:57.960 since we were fixing Major League Soccer and kind of 718 00:38:58.000 --> 00:39:01.599 got into MLS Cup. We'll get into refing down here 719 00:39:01.639 --> 00:39:03.679 in the US women's national team and all those kinds 720 00:39:03.679 --> 00:39:06.000 of things. The other news of the morning and by 721 00:39:06.039 --> 00:39:15.599 the way, by the way we have it is an 722 00:39:15.639 --> 00:39:18.320 important day morning, Abby, It is an important day in 723 00:39:18.360 --> 00:39:22.880 Major League Soccer because it is the beginning of the 724 00:39:22.920 --> 00:39:28.079 half day trade window, and so if anything is going 725 00:39:28.119 --> 00:39:31.719 on this morning, we will let you know and we 726 00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:34.960 will keep you up to date on anything and everything 727 00:39:35.039 --> 00:39:38.400 going on in Major League Soccer, because from forty five 728 00:39:38.480 --> 00:39:42.800 minutes ago it is the open of the half day 729 00:39:42.840 --> 00:39:48.000 trade window, so from nine until one, if anything happens, 730 00:39:49.599 --> 00:39:53.360 we'll let you know. And a couple of transactions that 731 00:39:53.400 --> 00:39:55.760 happened before the opening of the half day trade window. 732 00:39:56.239 --> 00:40:00.199 Minnesota United signed Tony Olawasse to a contract extension, and 733 00:40:00.239 --> 00:40:04.079 the transfer of Sante Sosa to Rossin Klube is official 734 00:40:05.519 --> 00:40:08.639 from Atlanta United. That's why you picked up the option. 735 00:40:09.760 --> 00:40:12.880 You pick up the option so that way someone's interested 736 00:40:13.400 --> 00:40:16.039 you get a transfer fee out of the deal. And 737 00:40:16.119 --> 00:40:19.400 we also mentioned last week about Edwin Musqueta and there 738 00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:22.440 are a couple of clubs interested in him. Manuel Vev 739 00:40:22.719 --> 00:40:29.039 yesterday mentioned that it appears and like I said, this 740 00:40:29.199 --> 00:40:31.239 is you know, it's kind of where we are right 741 00:40:31.280 --> 00:40:35.280 now in this particular time of the season. According to 742 00:40:35.360 --> 00:40:44.480 Manuel Vev, it looks like Atlanti United is interested in 743 00:40:44.599 --> 00:40:48.960 Drew Yearwood. Now, for those of you that I might remember, 744 00:40:49.000 --> 00:40:54.519 it's like Drew Yearwood. Who what, Yeah, that Drew Yearwood, 745 00:40:54.559 --> 00:40:59.320 the Drew Yearwood that you either saw in a Red 746 00:40:59.360 --> 00:41:06.679 Bull's uniform or you saw in a Nashville uniform. And 747 00:41:07.000 --> 00:41:14.960 it appears that Drew Yearwood might be chased after by 748 00:41:15.000 --> 00:41:20.239 Atlanta United when it came to availabilities and available players. 749 00:41:20.320 --> 00:41:27.599 So right now, and Beth has been active yesterday, last 750 00:41:27.679 --> 00:41:32.119 couple of days, so a couple of things that Veth 751 00:41:32.239 --> 00:41:36.239 has put out there, and the signing of Eric Maxim 752 00:41:36.280 --> 00:41:39.320 Chubomo ting is getting closer and closer to being official. 753 00:41:39.400 --> 00:41:42.800 Four Red Bulls by the way, so it appears a 754 00:41:43.800 --> 00:41:47.159 couple of notes from Veth from yesterday and unless Next 755 00:41:47.159 --> 00:41:50.519 pros a Golden Boot, Next Pro MVP and Golden Boot winter, 756 00:41:50.599 --> 00:41:53.000 David parab A signed a first team deal with Chicago Fire. 757 00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:55.559 That's the smart move by the Fire. Twenty one and 758 00:41:55.639 --> 00:41:58.519 six and thirty two games last year for Chicago Fire. 759 00:41:58.599 --> 00:42:04.960 Two Now the note on Drew Yearwood. According to Veth, 760 00:42:05.920 --> 00:42:09.639 sources say that Atlanta United are interested in signing the 761 00:42:09.639 --> 00:42:13.519 free agent center midfielder. Talk's early stages parties still far 762 00:42:13.599 --> 00:42:15.880 apart when it comes to salary, Atlanta would like to 763 00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:19.679 make it work. This is according to Manuel Veth. Other 764 00:42:19.679 --> 00:42:23.280 clubs also interested. Yarwood's contract set to expire New Year's Day, 765 00:42:24.719 --> 00:42:30.079 so Drew Yearwood, who is a sertifiable pain in the 766 00:42:30.119 --> 00:42:37.760 butt for both Nashville and Red Bulls was making and 767 00:42:37.800 --> 00:42:43.320 I had the number here, So Drew Yearwood last year 768 00:42:44.920 --> 00:42:48.719 for Nashville as a central midfielder. Base salary of five 769 00:42:48.880 --> 00:42:56.880 fifty guaranteed compensation just under just under six hundred thousand dollars. 770 00:42:57.679 --> 00:43:02.800 So twenty four year old. But I know a lot 771 00:43:02.800 --> 00:43:07.400 of us may remember him from his time with Red 772 00:43:07.440 --> 00:43:10.679 Bulls before he moved from Red Bulls to Nashville. Just 773 00:43:10.760 --> 00:43:16.920 to give you some background, twenty five matches last year 774 00:43:17.760 --> 00:43:21.280 with Nashville, one goal to assist fifteen hundred and twenty 775 00:43:21.320 --> 00:43:25.880 eight minutes, one game in Huntsville, three games in Conky 776 00:43:25.920 --> 00:43:29.079 CAF champions Cup. Spent a lot of his time before 777 00:43:29.119 --> 00:43:32.719 then with Red Bulls. Before he came over, he was 778 00:43:32.760 --> 00:43:36.400 with South End United and had a cup of coffee 779 00:43:36.440 --> 00:43:39.519 with Brentford in the Championship in the nineteen twenty season 780 00:43:39.639 --> 00:43:42.000 before they were promoted to the Premier League. After that, 781 00:43:43.199 --> 00:43:46.320 twelve games in Major League Soccer with Red Bulls in 782 00:43:46.440 --> 00:43:49.719 twenty had one match in the playoffs, then played for 783 00:43:49.760 --> 00:43:53.320 Red Bulls two in the Championship in twenty one. Started 784 00:43:53.599 --> 00:43:55.920 getting a lot of productivity in a lot of minutes, 785 00:43:55.960 --> 00:43:59.480 starting up the twenty one season. Twenty nine matches played 786 00:43:59.480 --> 00:44:01.760 for Red bull In twenty one a goal and an 787 00:44:01.800 --> 00:44:05.159 assist in seventeen hundred minutes, one match in the playoffs, 788 00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:09.159 three in the Open Cup. Twenty two, played twenty five 789 00:44:09.280 --> 00:44:12.440 matches for Red Bulls, two goals and an assist in 790 00:44:12.480 --> 00:44:16.599 fifteen hundred and fifty minutes played. In twenty three, he 791 00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:19.679 played three matches for Red Bulls two, played two in 792 00:44:19.719 --> 00:44:22.480 the Open Cup, played four in League's Cup. Played twenty 793 00:44:22.519 --> 00:44:27.239 matches for Red Bulls in the twenty three season and 794 00:44:27.280 --> 00:44:30.440 then was then moved over to Nashville, where he played 795 00:44:30.480 --> 00:44:35.079 twenty five matches last year with a goal and two assists. 796 00:44:35.400 --> 00:44:37.400 Most of his time is spent in the central midfield. 797 00:44:37.400 --> 00:44:41.000 One hundred and two of his career matches have been 798 00:44:41.800 --> 00:44:45.280 in the central midfield. Three goals, eleven assists along the way, 799 00:44:46.119 --> 00:44:50.400 so steady presence in the midfield. Twenty four years old, 800 00:44:50.480 --> 00:44:54.639 central midfielder out of Harlow, England. Like I said, that's 801 00:44:54.679 --> 00:44:56.880 Manuel Veth, and that's just a name that Deth floated 802 00:44:56.920 --> 00:45:01.960 out there yesterday. So Atlanta, according to Veth, interested in 803 00:45:02.039 --> 00:45:06.159 signing Drew Yearwood. Also Rafael Spiegel cl very close to 804 00:45:06.199 --> 00:45:08.880 signing with the Oakland Roots. The tales being negotiated. Both 805 00:45:08.920 --> 00:45:10.760 parties want to make it work. He's a keeper last 806 00:45:10.760 --> 00:45:14.159 played for Laws On Sport in Switzerland, so keep an 807 00:45:14.199 --> 00:45:23.760 eye out on the Drew Yearwood idea. H Abby Abby 808 00:45:23.800 --> 00:45:29.039 says he was a pita as a Red Bull. Emelia 809 00:45:29.159 --> 00:45:31.119 wants to know if he can play in an upbeat system, 810 00:45:31.599 --> 00:45:33.840 million bober player. He might be more of a he 811 00:45:33.920 --> 00:45:36.079 might be more of a stay at home central midfielder 812 00:45:36.400 --> 00:45:41.480 or just so we'll see. But the the systems that 813 00:45:41.559 --> 00:45:44.920 he has been in, obviously with Red Bulls there you're 814 00:45:45.039 --> 00:45:49.519 used to to pressing and pushing forward, and in Nashal 815 00:45:49.599 --> 00:45:52.840 under Gary Smith, you're used to being very physical and 816 00:45:54.400 --> 00:45:56.840 really making sure that you don't have room to breathe. 817 00:45:56.920 --> 00:45:58.960 And this is to Abby's point about him being a 818 00:45:59.000 --> 00:46:01.840 pita as a Red Bull, and I don't mean that 819 00:46:01.920 --> 00:46:04.679 as something that you put Greek food in, and neither 820 00:46:04.760 --> 00:46:07.800 does Abby. Abby remembers him as a pita. I'll have 821 00:46:07.800 --> 00:46:08.760 to remember that acronym. 822 00:46:08.840 --> 00:46:09.159 By the way. 823 00:46:09.199 --> 00:46:14.760 That's pretty good. So pain in the you know what, 824 00:46:15.480 --> 00:46:17.000 pain in the ass, Let's go ahead and say it. 825 00:46:17.000 --> 00:46:18.599 He was a peda. He's a pain in the ass. 826 00:46:18.920 --> 00:46:20.440 So yes, he was a pain in the ass as 827 00:46:20.440 --> 00:46:25.519 a red Bull, got a lot of minutes with Red Bulls, 828 00:46:25.519 --> 00:46:27.800 and then he moved over to Nashville and that's where 829 00:46:27.800 --> 00:46:31.840 he was, so all right, time to say hi to 830 00:46:31.880 --> 00:46:34.840 everybody once again. We got to Bart joining us in 831 00:46:34.880 --> 00:46:37.079 about eight minutes to kind of go through everything that's 832 00:46:37.079 --> 00:46:41.199 on his mind and go through that. There's one play 833 00:46:41.360 --> 00:46:42.920 I want to Here's what I want to break through 834 00:46:42.920 --> 00:46:48.840 with Bart this morning. Normally we do our reffing down 835 00:46:48.840 --> 00:46:51.960 here segment. There's one moment that I wanted to go 836 00:46:52.039 --> 00:46:55.519 over specifically with Bart involving refing down here. Yes, we'll 837 00:46:55.519 --> 00:46:57.280 go over all the other red cards and things like 838 00:46:57.320 --> 00:47:02.119 that and all the non calls last night. I don't 839 00:47:02.159 --> 00:47:05.199 know if you saw it in Lega Emma Echis, but 840 00:47:05.599 --> 00:47:09.519 over the weekend they were getting close to determining the 841 00:47:09.559 --> 00:47:14.159 aperture of finalists for the twenty four season. Montterday beat 842 00:47:14.159 --> 00:47:17.840 the breaks off of Lettinko San Luis and Johnny Vial 843 00:47:18.079 --> 00:47:22.000 and Jurgen dom So Month today advanced Saturday. The Sunday 844 00:47:22.039 --> 00:47:30.480 match was the second leg of Clubamedica and Cruse Assous. 845 00:47:31.840 --> 00:47:37.480 So in that particular match, it was crazy it was 846 00:47:38.719 --> 00:47:43.920 two nil and three to one, and then it was 847 00:47:44.000 --> 00:47:48.119 three to three, and then it ends up with a 848 00:47:48.159 --> 00:47:53.440 penalty call at ninety plus four that ends up giving 849 00:47:53.599 --> 00:47:58.079 the seventh goal of the match to Clubamedica. They beat 850 00:47:58.119 --> 00:48:01.880 CRUs Assoul for three. They advanced to play mom On 851 00:48:01.920 --> 00:48:05.039 today in the finals in Liga m Echis. In the 852 00:48:05.079 --> 00:48:09.639 APERTUREA I wanted, I wanted. I wanted Bart to go 853 00:48:09.760 --> 00:48:13.599 over the penalty call inside the eighteen. I wanted to 854 00:48:13.639 --> 00:48:16.679 basically get his thoughts on it. That's going to be 855 00:48:16.679 --> 00:48:18.840 one of the plays that we look at from this 856 00:48:18.960 --> 00:48:23.159 week when it comes to Lega m Echis and how 857 00:48:23.199 --> 00:48:26.760 we look at refing down here on a Monday. But 858 00:48:26.840 --> 00:48:30.679 I also wanted to discuss with Bart the heat in 859 00:48:30.719 --> 00:48:34.000 the room and how in a game that is as 860 00:48:34.119 --> 00:48:37.559 chaotic as that one was, once again you had a 861 00:48:37.559 --> 00:48:39.800 goal that made it if you had goals on the 862 00:48:39.800 --> 00:48:41.599 board that made it to nil, then it was three 863 00:48:41.639 --> 00:48:43.639 to one, there's two to one, three one, then three 864 00:48:43.639 --> 00:48:48.639 to three, then a penalty at ninety plus four where 865 00:48:48.639 --> 00:48:51.320 you had twelve minutes added. Then it's a goal that 866 00:48:51.400 --> 00:48:55.360 gets scored four to three. Final and Clubomedica advances and 867 00:48:55.360 --> 00:48:58.360 everybody talks about the Crusos Solea all over again. So 868 00:48:58.599 --> 00:49:01.840 that's where that's one of the plays that I wanted 869 00:49:01.880 --> 00:49:06.480 to bring to the table this morning with Bart in 870 00:49:06.519 --> 00:49:08.400 refing down here. But we're also going to talk about 871 00:49:08.440 --> 00:49:10.840 the women's national team, and we're going to talk about 872 00:49:10.880 --> 00:49:14.360 the goalkeeping situation, considering that they no longer will have 873 00:49:14.400 --> 00:49:18.000 a listen there as a part of the activity between 874 00:49:18.000 --> 00:49:20.199 the sticks. So we'll find out what he thinks about 875 00:49:20.239 --> 00:49:23.000 the keeping situation, what we may have learned from the 876 00:49:23.000 --> 00:49:26.400 window and reffing down here as we always do. And 877 00:49:26.440 --> 00:49:29.239 it's always good to have Bart who suffered through the 878 00:49:30.239 --> 00:49:35.199 Friday show where the internet provider here at Office HD 879 00:49:35.400 --> 00:49:37.679 decided to just kind of shut things down and turn 880 00:49:37.760 --> 00:49:39.519 things off. It literally, it was like somebody had a 881 00:49:39.599 --> 00:49:44.440 light switch and they're going off on four times. The 882 00:49:44.480 --> 00:49:46.559 show dumped, or at least it dumped on my end. 883 00:49:46.880 --> 00:49:50.840 Bart was in the room. Everybody else who were guests 884 00:49:51.280 --> 00:49:55.320 they stayed, bumped me out, and so that's why the 885 00:49:55.360 --> 00:49:57.800 show in its edited audio form only when an hour 886 00:49:57.840 --> 00:49:59.400 and forty five minutes, I shut her to think what 887 00:49:59.440 --> 00:50:04.679 it looked like on YouTube. So we'll see morning abel 888 00:50:05.199 --> 00:50:09.519 aables like no League MVP for Messy Morning, Harry Morning 889 00:50:09.559 --> 00:50:12.679 Alex and in our college football discussion pars is the 890 00:50:12.719 --> 00:50:15.159 Alabama of now is not the Alabama of saban That 891 00:50:15.239 --> 00:50:19.440 is true. And will SMU shouldn't be punished by losing 892 00:50:19.440 --> 00:50:25.920 an extra game. No, they shouldn't. They shouldn't. But I 893 00:50:26.000 --> 00:50:28.800 have always viewed, once again through the prism of it 894 00:50:28.840 --> 00:50:32.239 being a television show, first and foremost, do you want 895 00:50:32.239 --> 00:50:35.679 Who Shot Jr? You don't want Jennie Lee Harrison no 896 00:50:35.719 --> 00:50:41.679 offense to JANIEE. Harrison, But you don't want Chrissy Snow's sister, 897 00:50:42.360 --> 00:50:46.159 And you don't want Priscilla Barnes and Three's company. You 898 00:50:46.199 --> 00:50:49.599 don't want You might want the mister Furley taking over 899 00:50:49.639 --> 00:50:52.679 for the Ropers, but you don't want You don't want 900 00:50:53.199 --> 00:50:56.000 like Priscilla Barnes and Janie Lee Harrison coming in for 901 00:50:56.119 --> 00:50:59.960 Suzanne Summers. You want Rosalind Chase falling down the elevator ship. 902 00:51:00.159 --> 00:51:02.719 Do you want Who Shot Jr? You want Goodbye Farewell 903 00:51:02.760 --> 00:51:06.280 and I'm in you want you want Hawkeye's nervous breakdown 904 00:51:06.320 --> 00:51:10.000 on the air, whateverever, Cliffhangers, They are out there for you. 905 00:51:13.159 --> 00:51:16.320 That's why I thought it legitimately, it was going to 906 00:51:16.400 --> 00:51:21.360 be an Alabama over an SMU, even as SMU acquitted 907 00:51:21.360 --> 00:51:24.480 themselves very very well. Like I said, I'm programming a 908 00:51:24.519 --> 00:51:26.840 television show I'm bringing in Alabama for hate watching or 909 00:51:26.920 --> 00:51:30.320 just watching in general, Pars, I'd love it if college 910 00:51:30.320 --> 00:51:34.360 football had promotion relegation. I would love it because then 911 00:51:34.400 --> 00:51:36.360 you'd have teams in the Missouri Valley. Then you'd have 912 00:51:36.519 --> 00:51:43.000 like North Dakota State, South Dakota State in the either 913 00:51:43.039 --> 00:51:44.920 in the probably in the Big Twelve because they need 914 00:51:44.960 --> 00:51:47.719 all the help they can get. Could you imagine promotion 915 00:51:47.760 --> 00:51:49.880 and relegation in college football? It would be so amazing. 916 00:51:49.920 --> 00:51:55.800 You'd have Montana coming in out west, and all these 917 00:51:55.840 --> 00:51:59.079 great powers that we see in Division I and Division two. 918 00:51:59.119 --> 00:52:01.559 I mean you probably would a couple of years from 919 00:52:01.559 --> 00:52:04.039 like Grand Valley State being promoted into the B one 920 00:52:04.119 --> 00:52:06.639 G those kinds of things. I think it'd be amazing. 921 00:52:06.920 --> 00:52:10.639 I think you need to have it. Will Alabama don't 922 00:52:10.679 --> 00:52:12.920 lose dog? Alabama once in don't lose Dog lumb By 923 00:52:12.960 --> 00:52:16.719 twenty one. Absolutely true. Also, week before I send you 924 00:52:16.800 --> 00:52:19.000 three spots above, BAMA being punished for losing an extra 925 00:52:19.000 --> 00:52:21.320 game is bogus. Absolutely true, and yes, Will, we are 926 00:52:21.360 --> 00:52:24.840 celebrating happy half day open trading window, so we are 927 00:52:24.880 --> 00:52:29.119 waiting for deals when they happen. We will let you 928 00:52:29.199 --> 00:52:31.679 know what is going on with the half day trade 929 00:52:31.760 --> 00:52:36.159 window if anything is going to go down at all, 930 00:52:36.280 --> 00:52:38.639 So we will see what's going on there. Pars said. 931 00:52:38.719 --> 00:52:40.840 He's been saying since Boyse beat George and the dum 932 00:52:40.840 --> 00:52:43.000 they should be able to be considered for better Bowl games. 933 00:52:44.199 --> 00:52:46.760 And yeah, oh, Alex, when I was talking about the yearbook, 934 00:52:46.800 --> 00:52:48.840 Oh yeah, I was in the nerd click in high school. 935 00:52:48.840 --> 00:52:52.199 I know that surprises you then, so you had all 936 00:52:52.199 --> 00:52:56.480 the jocks who would sign things in the nerd books 937 00:52:56.480 --> 00:52:59.920 and then it would be just like, you know, great 938 00:53:00.119 --> 00:53:03.519 a plus in math. You know, then they're the ones 939 00:53:03.559 --> 00:53:05.800 that are sitting there getting c's and d's and they 940 00:53:05.800 --> 00:53:08.039 don't care. But because they're the quarterback. Those are the 941 00:53:08.079 --> 00:53:09.639 kinds of things that I got in my your books. 942 00:53:10.559 --> 00:53:14.199 Uh yeah, no, Kucho mess MESSI wanted on name only. 943 00:53:14.320 --> 00:53:18.000 Well Messi's numbers were ridiculous. Will, But if you pull 944 00:53:18.079 --> 00:53:22.920 Messy out of the discussion and it's like okay, I said, 945 00:53:22.880 --> 00:53:26.320 it depends on how you gauge MVP. What your definition 946 00:53:26.440 --> 00:53:30.000 is for me with MESSI if you pull him out 947 00:53:30.000 --> 00:53:32.039 of the lineup, they still won eight of nine and 948 00:53:32.159 --> 00:53:34.239 I think we're one three. There were three to one 949 00:53:34.239 --> 00:53:37.880 and one in Major League Soccer. So uh no, his 950 00:53:38.000 --> 00:53:41.679 numbers are sick, that is without question. But I view 951 00:53:41.760 --> 00:53:45.480 MVP through that prism. So and well, the ultimate Baseball 952 00:53:45.559 --> 00:53:48.719 broken systems, the Baseball Hall of Fame missing on people's 953 00:53:48.719 --> 00:53:51.079 committee fixing or electing bad players. Harold Bines is not 954 00:53:51.079 --> 00:53:53.840 a Hall of Famer on any planet, according to Will Happy, 955 00:53:53.960 --> 00:53:57.440 Definitely for Dave Parker and Dick Callen, absolutely true. Uh 956 00:53:57.440 --> 00:54:01.000 and Breezy Gaming, Uh, thanks for up and buy this morning, 957 00:54:01.880 --> 00:54:04.440 pretty off topic. Fulham fan went to the game yesterday, 958 00:54:04.440 --> 00:54:06.800 so jealous Jedi plays for the m and t Okay, 959 00:54:06.840 --> 00:54:08.800 all right, okay, cool, all right, good, Well this is 960 00:54:08.800 --> 00:54:10.920 where we'll bring Bart in as he's wearing his West 961 00:54:11.000 --> 00:54:13.840 Virginia gear today, so he's getting ready for a Bowl game. 962 00:54:13.920 --> 00:54:15.840 All right, So I'm gonna bring Bart in here to 963 00:54:15.880 --> 00:54:18.119 start things off since it is now officially ten o'clock. 964 00:54:19.199 --> 00:54:22.519 We have viewers from England, and I can't do it 965 00:54:22.559 --> 00:54:26.280 like Nick and Jason do it, So I'm thank you, sir. 966 00:54:27.039 --> 00:54:30.039 So breezy gaming is in this morning and he goes, hello, 967 00:54:30.119 --> 00:54:32.320 make pretty off topic here, but a Fulham fan who 968 00:54:32.360 --> 00:54:35.400 went to the match yesterday, I'm so jealous. Jedi plays 969 00:54:35.440 --> 00:54:38.400 for the M and T he would easily be England's 970 00:54:38.400 --> 00:54:43.000 first choice left back. Exceptional yesterday against Arsenal. What say you, 971 00:54:43.199 --> 00:54:47.559 Arsenal fan, Well, I'll. 972 00:54:47.320 --> 00:54:50.000 Just say that Jedi is always exceptional and he's a 973 00:54:50.119 --> 00:54:53.079 very reliable and dependable player, and I think that's been 974 00:54:53.119 --> 00:54:55.320 his greatest asset to the US men's national team is 975 00:54:55.360 --> 00:54:59.199 for the most part, he's been very healthy and you 976 00:54:59.280 --> 00:55:00.840 know what you're getting out of him. But he has 977 00:55:00.880 --> 00:55:03.320 also improved a lot since he started with US back 978 00:55:03.360 --> 00:55:07.159 in twenty twenty one. Fulham does have a great left 979 00:55:07.199 --> 00:55:12.719 back in Anthony Robinson, and I think, as you saw yesterday, 980 00:55:12.800 --> 00:55:18.199 captaining the team, being a leader for that team, he's 981 00:55:18.239 --> 00:55:20.039 a good guy. We are lucky to have him for 982 00:55:20.079 --> 00:55:22.480 the US national team and I think he chose wisely. 983 00:55:23.159 --> 00:55:24.440 He chose wise. 984 00:55:24.760 --> 00:55:26.519 Look, if you want to win games in the World Cup, 985 00:55:26.719 --> 00:55:28.639 you should play for the US, because England has never 986 00:55:28.639 --> 00:55:33.800 beaten the US in the World Cup ever, men's or women's. 987 00:55:34.280 --> 00:55:38.599 Oh boy, go ahead, start, just start. That fire already. 988 00:55:39.320 --> 00:55:42.079 These are just facts, John. I'm here to report facts. 989 00:55:42.079 --> 00:55:45.280 Well, I know you're here to report facts. That's why 990 00:55:45.320 --> 00:55:45.880 we bring you in. 991 00:55:46.000 --> 00:55:48.199 And another fact, Alabama didn't deserve to go to the 992 00:55:48.320 --> 00:55:49.360 College football Playoff. 993 00:55:49.480 --> 00:55:54.480 Oh, absolutely not. But once again deserve versus television programming. 994 00:55:54.639 --> 00:55:57.679 We always know that when there's an option available, that 995 00:55:57.760 --> 00:56:04.079 door might get open. Yeah, uh huh uh oh uh. 996 00:56:05.000 --> 00:56:07.960 Did you find out what bowl game your w b 997 00:56:08.119 --> 00:56:09.960 G v ors are going to this year? 998 00:56:10.800 --> 00:56:15.280 Yeah? At John? You ready for us? Sure? The Mountaineers 999 00:56:16.559 --> 00:56:21.559 are finishing up the season in a soccer stadium. 1000 00:56:21.599 --> 00:56:31.280 Okay, okay, Oh there's coffee, here's coffee Frisco. Okay, Memphis, right, yes, 1001 00:56:31.320 --> 00:56:34.800 against Memphis, Memphis and West Virginia. It at Frisco. 1002 00:56:34.920 --> 00:56:38.199 Future Big twelve team probably not, but. 1003 00:56:38.840 --> 00:56:42.719 Yeah, well you guys, there's always auditions. I mean, that's 1004 00:56:42.719 --> 00:56:45.239 to me. There's always places to audition in these kinds 1005 00:56:45.280 --> 00:56:49.519 of things. Uh. I wanted to go over a couple 1006 00:56:49.519 --> 00:56:52.039 of things with you this morning in the in the 1007 00:56:52.119 --> 00:56:55.280 roffing down here purview, but since we're talking national team stuff, 1008 00:56:55.400 --> 00:56:56.360 we'll go ahead and go there. 1009 00:56:56.679 --> 00:56:57.000 Okay. 1010 00:56:57.360 --> 00:57:01.800 Uh. The part that I want wanted to discuss with you, 1011 00:57:02.480 --> 00:57:07.000 and I'm going to steer folks over to episode CV 1012 00:57:07.880 --> 00:57:10.800 of the Soccer for US po D. It's I think that's. 1013 00:57:10.599 --> 00:57:15.239 One o five penned on my Twitter account. You can 1014 00:57:15.239 --> 00:57:17.960 go to a Soccer for US pod on both Twitter 1015 00:57:17.960 --> 00:57:19.599 and Blue Sky and find the link. 1016 00:57:19.480 --> 00:57:21.760 There you go, So you you are a part of 1017 00:57:21.800 --> 00:57:24.119 the the folks that are drifting over to Blue Sky 1018 00:57:24.239 --> 00:57:27.840 like a lot of us right. Yes, the women's national 1019 00:57:27.920 --> 00:57:33.920 team after these matches overseas that happened in I mean 1020 00:57:34.039 --> 00:57:36.840 relative obscurity. I mean they were broadcast on television. But 1021 00:57:36.880 --> 00:57:39.400 it's like, oh, and the listen there announced that she's 1022 00:57:39.480 --> 00:57:42.719 done with the international It's like, but that seems to fit. 1023 00:57:42.880 --> 00:57:45.400 It's just like, ye doesn't want to be doesn't want 1024 00:57:45.400 --> 00:57:47.079 to make a big deal about it, doesn't want it 1025 00:57:47.119 --> 00:57:49.519 to be about her. It's like, oh, yeah, oh, by 1026 00:57:49.599 --> 00:57:51.400 the way, I'm done. 1027 00:57:52.639 --> 00:57:55.199 Yeah. I think that was kind of funny that she 1028 00:57:55.320 --> 00:57:57.840 gets into camp and then is like, yeah, by the way, 1029 00:57:58.119 --> 00:58:03.000 it's my last international camp done after this that seems 1030 00:58:03.079 --> 00:58:05.519 very a listener, like you said, she doesn't want the fuss. 1031 00:58:05.559 --> 00:58:09.639 I am ninety nine point seven percent positive she'll get 1032 00:58:10.239 --> 00:58:15.199 some sort of send off recognition next year. You know, 1033 00:58:15.239 --> 00:58:17.679 I'm actually I was actually expecting her to retire next 1034 00:58:17.719 --> 00:58:20.800 year period and probably get a send off match in Chicago. 1035 00:58:20.880 --> 00:58:25.159 But we'll see where she ends up getting one. I think, 1036 00:58:25.920 --> 00:58:30.079 you know, a Listenaier has been the unsung hero for 1037 00:58:30.159 --> 00:58:33.039 this team for so long, and in fact, I hate 1038 00:58:33.039 --> 00:58:38.320 the fact that her most legendary performance was the twenty 1039 00:58:38.320 --> 00:58:41.039 twenty three World Cup, and that's the one that you know, 1040 00:58:41.079 --> 00:58:43.920 her teammates couldn't get the job done for her. You know, 1041 00:58:44.039 --> 00:58:46.880 she even saved the final penalty kick despite what Vaer said, 1042 00:58:47.079 --> 00:58:51.920 and she has two She's was the number one for 1043 00:58:51.960 --> 00:58:54.880 two World Cups. She got one win. She obviously was 1044 00:58:54.920 --> 00:58:57.719 the backup in twenty fifteen. She now has a gold medal, 1045 00:58:58.599 --> 00:59:00.920 which is a pretty you know, nice thing to add 1046 00:59:00.920 --> 00:59:04.559 to that. So for a listener to step aside while it, 1047 00:59:05.760 --> 00:59:08.719 John may feel sad for a lot of people, and 1048 00:59:09.000 --> 00:59:11.199 I get that she was obviously an integral part to 1049 00:59:11.239 --> 00:59:15.519 this team for you know, more than almost a decade. 1050 00:59:15.840 --> 00:59:20.880 It is good that she is stepping away before forcing 1051 00:59:22.719 --> 00:59:24.119 the hand of him that hey is to make it 1052 00:59:24.320 --> 00:59:28.559 a difficult decision because John, as you and I both know, 1053 00:59:28.679 --> 00:59:32.280 she is on the wrong side of thirty and while 1054 00:59:32.320 --> 00:59:37.079 goalkeepers can play long. We struggled with the Brad Guzan 1055 00:59:37.199 --> 00:59:41.320 comments commentary recently because he was up and down. You know, 1056 00:59:41.360 --> 00:59:43.000 he had a great end of the season, but he's 1057 00:59:43.000 --> 00:59:46.800 been up and down throughout a lot of his past 1058 00:59:46.920 --> 00:59:50.280 what two years. Even so, to not force a coach 1059 00:59:50.960 --> 00:59:53.920 to say, hey, you're no longer the number one while 1060 00:59:53.960 --> 00:59:57.480 she's still on the team, it's pretty respectful. I also 1061 00:59:57.519 --> 01:00:00.360 think again that it's nice to see a player step 1062 01:00:00.360 --> 01:00:03.000 aside while still acknowledging they can have a club career 1063 01:00:03.079 --> 01:00:05.559 after the national team. I'm hoping we see more when 1064 01:00:05.599 --> 01:00:09.280 the national team players do that. But Alyssa is vastly 1065 01:00:09.320 --> 01:00:12.320 it was vastly important to this team. And now John 1066 01:00:12.599 --> 01:00:14.840 we get a goalkeeper battle. 1067 01:00:15.079 --> 01:00:20.199 Uh huh. So then who is? And this is very 1068 01:00:20.280 --> 01:00:23.719 Jim Brownish, You're very very Sanders ish from a listener 1069 01:00:23.800 --> 01:00:29.000 to go out where you are internationally and it's like, nope, 1070 01:00:29.039 --> 01:00:30.119 I'm good, I'm out. 1071 01:00:30.639 --> 01:00:32.840 Its two fantastic games over the window. 1072 01:00:33.639 --> 01:00:36.400 Yeah, and so you know you're just going to go 1073 01:00:36.440 --> 01:00:41.519 back and be a Chicago Star. So it's for me, 1074 01:00:42.159 --> 01:00:45.639 it's it's going to be interesting. Who By the way, 1075 01:00:47.400 --> 01:00:49.679 it is going to be able to compete with moments 1076 01:00:49.760 --> 01:00:50.119 like this. 1077 01:00:50.119 --> 01:00:57.880 This could end it. Jesse Fleming, the Canada captain, taking 1078 01:00:57.920 --> 01:01:00.960 on the responsibility of leading this new era in the 1079 01:01:00.960 --> 01:01:06.119 women's national side, the game at her feet save for 1080 01:01:06.159 --> 01:01:07.320 a third time by. 1081 01:01:07.280 --> 01:01:14.199 Their She's saved three, she converted one, a lesson there 1082 01:01:14.559 --> 01:01:18.199 has almost single handedly set the United States and of 1083 01:01:18.239 --> 01:01:19.639 the Women's Goal Cup final. 1084 01:01:22.800 --> 01:01:25.000 So you've got moments like that. Who can do that? 1085 01:01:25.079 --> 01:01:28.119 And then who can, by the way, proceed that moment 1086 01:01:28.760 --> 01:01:32.119 once again? Thanks to our friends at CBS and a 1087 01:01:32.159 --> 01:01:35.000 concacap with a moment like this, And. 1088 01:01:34.920 --> 01:01:44.320 Now she takes third. Still can't believe her tipping onto 1089 01:01:44.360 --> 01:01:48.039 the posts in the World Cup knocked them out a 1090 01:01:48.159 --> 01:01:53.320 chance for redemptionnaire into the bottom corner. This is the 1091 01:01:53.559 --> 01:01:54.719 LISTENERI game. 1092 01:01:56.639 --> 01:01:59.079 Oh my goodness, says. 1093 01:01:58.800 --> 01:02:01.199 Two steps up, what second opens. 1094 01:02:00.960 --> 01:02:02.320 Up their hands, slots it into. 1095 01:02:02.159 --> 01:02:08.719 That far corner. What a penalty kick that is. Yeah, 1096 01:02:08.760 --> 01:02:11.800 So Chris Whittingham and Laura lindsay in the Gold Cup. Yeah, 1097 01:02:12.639 --> 01:02:17.280 watching probably one of the most certifiable badass performances. Yes, 1098 01:02:17.679 --> 01:02:20.880 and that was only nine months ago. 1099 01:02:21.159 --> 01:02:23.480 I know that was And she did it again, remember, 1100 01:02:23.519 --> 01:02:28.360 and she believes Cup. You know, it cannot be understated 1101 01:02:28.400 --> 01:02:34.039 how amazing her mentality is. And I think that's what 1102 01:02:34.079 --> 01:02:36.880 I want people to take from her, is that is 1103 01:02:36.960 --> 01:02:38.400 a way that you can go about being a star 1104 01:02:38.440 --> 01:02:42.400 in the national team. You can show up, do your job, 1105 01:02:42.559 --> 01:02:44.000 and be a badass. 1106 01:02:44.639 --> 01:02:49.760 So then who who Comma bart Comma gets to be 1107 01:02:49.880 --> 01:02:52.000 the next bad ass between the sticks? 1108 01:02:52.079 --> 01:02:55.320 Legit, That's a good question because I don't know who 1109 01:02:55.360 --> 01:02:57.559 that person is right now, and I don't think we 1110 01:02:58.000 --> 01:03:00.639 have a clear picture on who the number one is now. 1111 01:03:01.599 --> 01:03:03.639 If you were to ask me, if you were to 1112 01:03:03.719 --> 01:03:07.960 ask me before October, I probably would have said Casey Murphy. 1113 01:03:08.280 --> 01:03:12.280 She was the heir apparent. She got a lot of 1114 01:03:12.320 --> 01:03:15.519 time in goal under Vlatko, which is something we didn't 1115 01:03:15.519 --> 01:03:18.480 see a lot of. Alistenair didn't really start for the 1116 01:03:18.599 --> 01:03:22.639 national team until she started for the national team. So 1117 01:03:22.920 --> 01:03:27.079 Casey Murphy has had a lot of big game and 1118 01:03:27.320 --> 01:03:31.119 a lot of international minutes. But I think it's very 1119 01:03:31.119 --> 01:03:34.760 fair to say she has not grabbed that starting job 1120 01:03:34.920 --> 01:03:39.079 the way that we expected her to. You saw someone 1121 01:03:39.079 --> 01:03:41.280 called into camp this time around. She didn't get playing time. 1122 01:03:41.800 --> 01:03:46.519 But Fallentelli's Joyce is one who is starting for Manchester 1123 01:03:46.599 --> 01:03:53.159 United the best goalkeeper in the WSL. Right now. You 1124 01:03:53.199 --> 01:03:57.679 also have Jane Campbell, who didn't feature in the fall 1125 01:03:57.679 --> 01:03:59.719 friendlies because of an injury, but she's been around the 1126 01:03:59.800 --> 01:04:01.880 Nation one team for a long time. She's obviously the 1127 01:04:01.920 --> 01:04:07.760 pride of Marietta, so we hope she can another Marietta 1128 01:04:07.800 --> 01:04:10.079 girl hoping she can stay on with the national team. 1129 01:04:11.119 --> 01:04:14.559 You have some older ones like Kingsbury, but you know, 1130 01:04:14.599 --> 01:04:16.679 it is an open battle in twenty twenty five and 1131 01:04:16.719 --> 01:04:19.079 you have two years Emma Hayes does to figure it out. 1132 01:04:20.079 --> 01:04:21.800 And luckily in twenty twenty five you don't have any 1133 01:04:21.880 --> 01:04:24.719 real major tournaments. You can use she Believes Cup with 1134 01:04:24.760 --> 01:04:28.320 all three of those friendlies to maybe try out three 1135 01:04:28.360 --> 01:04:32.800 goalkeepers or at least rotate to see who gets, you know, 1136 01:04:32.880 --> 01:04:36.079 the best looks in game. And you have a whole 1137 01:04:36.119 --> 01:04:38.840 league of NWSL goalkeepers who I think a lot of 1138 01:04:38.880 --> 01:04:42.480 them have proven they could be that player if given 1139 01:04:42.519 --> 01:04:43.239 the opportunity. 1140 01:04:44.039 --> 01:04:49.719 And that's you know. And it was in the broadcast 1141 01:04:50.000 --> 01:04:54.639 from Luke Wilman and Julie Foudy last time out where 1142 01:04:55.320 --> 01:04:59.159 this was part of their their running commentary and Julie 1143 01:04:59.159 --> 01:05:01.719 Foudy mentioned, yes, she has two point five years to 1144 01:05:01.760 --> 01:05:05.159 figure it out. She kind of has two and a half, 1145 01:05:05.199 --> 01:05:07.360 but she really doesn't, because you've got to be ready 1146 01:05:07.400 --> 01:05:11.639 by that event to you know, be to have everything 1147 01:05:11.719 --> 01:05:12.599 locked into place. 1148 01:05:13.000 --> 01:05:13.400 Correct. 1149 01:05:13.719 --> 01:05:18.960 If your if if you looked at your paperwork, you 1150 01:05:19.159 --> 01:05:21.239 you looked at your paperwork, you looked at your research, 1151 01:05:21.239 --> 01:05:23.599 you looked at your your yearbook, and all of your 1152 01:05:23.639 --> 01:05:27.440 thought pattern here, what does your gut tell you about 1153 01:05:28.199 --> 01:05:32.159 who would be number one? All things being equal? What 1154 01:05:32.199 --> 01:05:35.000 would you if you were stacking a roster if there 1155 01:05:35.039 --> 01:05:38.239 was the the Bark Keeler Soccer for US POD Invitational 1156 01:05:38.559 --> 01:05:42.159 that included the US Women's National team, and it was 1157 01:05:42.320 --> 01:05:44.920 I'm not going to say like over Christmas holiday or anything, 1158 01:05:44.920 --> 01:05:48.440 but let's just say, you know, Valentine's Day, it's the 1159 01:05:48.480 --> 01:05:51.760 Valentine's Day Extravaganza for the soccer for US PO D Cup, 1160 01:05:52.559 --> 01:05:54.960 and the us WNT is a part of it. Who 1161 01:05:54.960 --> 01:05:58.760 would you stack your roster with when it comes to 1162 01:05:58.800 --> 01:06:00.159 being between the sticks. 1163 01:06:00.679 --> 01:06:02.440 Well, let's just look at a real tournament we have. 1164 01:06:02.480 --> 01:06:06.559 She believes Cup coming up next winter fall, whatever season 1165 01:06:06.559 --> 01:06:10.559 that is at that point in time. Yeah, I guess 1166 01:06:10.559 --> 01:06:13.639 that's winter. I would I would have Casey Murphy as 1167 01:06:13.679 --> 01:06:17.760 my number one. I would have Jane Campbell as the two, 1168 01:06:17.920 --> 01:06:20.239 and I would have Foulon talis choice as the three. 1169 01:06:20.800 --> 01:06:23.000 But I also really would like to see Katie Lund 1170 01:06:23.119 --> 01:06:25.840 from Louisville. I think she's the one that I've been 1171 01:06:25.920 --> 01:06:28.159 championing for a while. I do think she needs to 1172 01:06:28.159 --> 01:06:31.559 be on a better soccer team, but I think Katie 1173 01:06:31.599 --> 01:06:34.599 could be a very interesting choice. She's very tall, like 1174 01:06:34.880 --> 01:06:40.159 Casey Murphy and and very very good shot stopper. I 1175 01:06:40.199 --> 01:06:43.400 don't really think there's anyone else. And again, like Mandy 1176 01:06:43.440 --> 01:06:46.159 how it's a good shout of a player who could 1177 01:06:46.199 --> 01:06:51.960 get an opportunity. I just don't know who. How much 1178 01:06:51.960 --> 01:06:55.039 you want to experiment, right, there's there's a difference between 1179 01:06:55.079 --> 01:07:00.000 bringing players in to have them prove in person, which 1180 01:07:00.079 --> 01:07:03.400 you've seen on tape, or you know, maybe at a game, 1181 01:07:03.559 --> 01:07:07.280 right because Emma's not at training sessions. But then there's 1182 01:07:07.320 --> 01:07:12.400 a difference between that and while it is a tryout 1183 01:07:13.360 --> 01:07:16.960 that the field is very selected, right, it's curated. So 1184 01:07:17.159 --> 01:07:19.920 I do think that you've seen kind of the players 1185 01:07:19.920 --> 01:07:22.960 that Ema ha Is maybe is already considering, and they 1186 01:07:22.960 --> 01:07:28.400 are Casey, Jane Fallen and probably Mandy how it wouldn't 1187 01:07:28.400 --> 01:07:31.199 surprise me if there are some other interiviuusal keepers coming in. 1188 01:07:31.760 --> 01:07:33.320 But yeah, those are the ones that I think are 1189 01:07:33.719 --> 01:07:38.199 most likely to be battling out for the number one spot. 1190 01:07:38.599 --> 01:07:41.719 It sounds like there's thirty eight keepers that could possibly. 1191 01:07:41.760 --> 01:07:43.480 I mean, there really are, John and I think that's 1192 01:07:43.480 --> 01:07:49.280 the difference between now and in twenty sixteen when we 1193 01:07:49.480 --> 01:07:51.920 moved on from Hope Solo or Hope Solo decided to 1194 01:07:51.920 --> 01:07:55.719 move on from the US women's national team is it 1195 01:07:55.760 --> 01:07:58.440 was a very much a well it's now listen there, 1196 01:07:59.119 --> 01:08:00.960 and we were a little uns and part of that 1197 01:08:01.079 --> 01:08:05.280 was again because naire hadn't been given a lot of 1198 01:08:05.639 --> 01:08:10.360 national team playing time. Whereas now we've seen some goalkeepers. 1199 01:08:10.440 --> 01:08:14.239 Right in October we saw Casey and Mandy right, that's 1200 01:08:14.280 --> 01:08:16.479 good again and she believes cup it when it surprised 1201 01:08:16.520 --> 01:08:19.039 me if we see at least two goalkeepers played, maybe 1202 01:08:19.079 --> 01:08:23.560 three again in twenty twenty five. We don't have any 1203 01:08:23.760 --> 01:08:28.119 real tournaments coming up, right, we don't have to worry 1204 01:08:28.359 --> 01:08:30.600 for on the women's side to worry about like, oh, 1205 01:08:30.600 --> 01:08:34.920 we gotta go win a trophy. Obviously you want to win. 1206 01:08:35.000 --> 01:08:41.479 She believes Cup. I understand it's a tournament, it's a 1207 01:08:41.479 --> 01:08:45.800 bunch of friendlies, so you have time to go explore, 1208 01:08:46.000 --> 01:08:48.520 you have time to test players out in a real time. 1209 01:08:48.520 --> 01:08:52.039 But again, you're not holding an open, open tryout. You're 1210 01:08:52.119 --> 01:08:55.319 carefully selecting who you're bringing in to make sure that 1211 01:08:55.319 --> 01:08:58.560 they are up for it. And this is where Emma's 1212 01:08:58.600 --> 01:09:01.560 going to be really tested. There's some other position battles 1213 01:09:01.600 --> 01:09:04.000 in twenty twenty five that we did talk about on 1214 01:09:04.039 --> 01:09:06.520 the podcast, and we will probably talk about it a 1215 01:09:06.600 --> 01:09:08.439 lot coming up in twenty twenty five. We have that 1216 01:09:08.560 --> 01:09:12.600 futures camp in January, which is Emma hay is taking 1217 01:09:12.640 --> 01:09:15.119 the January camp from the men's side and actually framing 1218 01:09:15.119 --> 01:09:19.600 it correctly, and we'll see if anything comes from that. 1219 01:09:19.720 --> 01:09:23.000 I don't know if it will. Teagan Why is the 1220 01:09:23.039 --> 01:09:24.800 youth national team goalkeeper that I think a lot of 1221 01:09:24.840 --> 01:09:27.800 people are high on, but she's still I don't think 1222 01:09:27.880 --> 01:09:32.159 she's even twenty one yet, So we'll see. John, But 1223 01:09:32.439 --> 01:09:35.760 I'm glad that Emma is having tryouts but being very 1224 01:09:35.760 --> 01:09:37.680 selective about who's being brought in. 1225 01:09:37.920 --> 01:09:50.119 Okay, help like kind of sort of involving soccer for USPOD. 1226 01:09:50.880 --> 01:09:54.239 Christian Polisic a torn muscle in his right calf, ac 1227 01:09:54.399 --> 01:09:57.279 Milan said on Monday, following an MRI could be out 1228 01:09:57.359 --> 01:10:01.119 until January. During the first half of Milan's loss at 1229 01:10:01.119 --> 01:10:05.119 Atalanta on Friday, Milan said he would undergo another MRI 1230 01:10:05.359 --> 01:10:07.880 in a week. One of the top players this season 1231 01:10:07.960 --> 01:10:11.680 five goals for assistances in Syria, three goals in Champions League. 1232 01:10:12.159 --> 01:10:14.800 The men's national team does not play an official match 1233 01:10:14.880 --> 01:10:18.600 until facing Panama in concor CAB Nations League semifinals in March. 1234 01:10:19.039 --> 01:10:22.680 Polsit could return according to the four letter and wire 1235 01:10:22.760 --> 01:10:26.520 service reports for the Italian Super Copa semifinal matches against 1236 01:10:26.600 --> 01:10:31.239 Juve in Saudi Arabia on jan three. 1237 01:10:31.560 --> 01:10:34.840 There's another piece of breaking nudes that relates to Atlanta United. 1238 01:10:34.840 --> 01:10:37.279 There John, if you want to hit that? So the chat. 1239 01:10:37.079 --> 01:10:40.840 So the the high performance note, Yeah, did we get 1240 01:10:40.840 --> 01:10:47.720 that already there? So you gotta I boosted the I 1241 01:10:47.800 --> 01:10:52.560 boosted the the note briefly. So there is a new 1242 01:10:52.760 --> 01:10:58.720 individual in the elevation of the sports science department. David 1243 01:10:58.880 --> 01:11:03.079 Tenney is now in as director of High Performance for 1244 01:11:03.319 --> 01:11:09.000 Atlanta United, MLS, NBA, NCAA Sports Performance vet. David Tenney 1245 01:11:09.079 --> 01:11:13.199 as quote, their director of high Performance end quote twenty 1246 01:11:13.239 --> 01:11:16.359 years of sports science expertise, most recently four years with 1247 01:11:16.439 --> 01:11:20.159 Austin before that, three years with the Orlando Magic, eight 1248 01:11:20.239 --> 01:11:23.840 years with Seattle there's your tie, and a couple of 1249 01:11:23.880 --> 01:11:27.119 years with Sporting Kansas City, replacing Head of Sports Science 1250 01:11:27.279 --> 01:11:31.880 Ryan Alexander, quoting Garth excited to welcome David to the 1251 01:11:31.880 --> 01:11:35.079 club's director of high Performance. Considered a leader in our industry, 1252 01:11:35.119 --> 01:11:37.840 David brings twenty years of experience and elite sports performance, 1253 01:11:38.359 --> 01:11:41.119 during which he worked for multiple MLS teams across multiple 1254 01:11:41.119 --> 01:11:45.159 different sports, overseeing the club's performance department that includes first 1255 01:11:45.159 --> 01:11:50.079 team Atlanta United two and the club's academy. So Director 1256 01:11:50.119 --> 01:11:55.159 of High Performance David Tenney is now in led the 1257 01:11:55.199 --> 01:11:58.279 sports performance department with Seattle for nine years oh nine 1258 01:11:58.319 --> 01:12:02.199 to seventeen, ultimately promoted his high Performance director for the 1259 01:12:02.199 --> 01:12:06.039 twenty seventeen season with the Sounders, two MLS Cups, four 1260 01:12:06.079 --> 01:12:09.560 Open Cups, made MLS Playoffs in all nine years, Tenny 1261 01:12:09.640 --> 01:12:14.279 created the Sounders Sports Science Summit Say that ten times Fast, 1262 01:12:14.720 --> 01:12:18.800 which became a leading sports science conference. Goes into his career, 1263 01:12:18.880 --> 01:12:22.439 but a director of High Performance now for Atlanta United, 1264 01:12:22.520 --> 01:12:26.600 David Tenney it's being brought in from Austin. 1265 01:12:26.399 --> 01:12:30.119 FC, so that is clearly a Milan needed him to 1266 01:12:30.159 --> 01:12:31.159 keep Poliitic healthy. 1267 01:12:31.399 --> 01:12:36.279 Ah, there's there's the first singer of the one there 1268 01:12:36.319 --> 01:12:38.560 it is Bangs. 1269 01:12:38.600 --> 01:12:42.600 Such for Pulisic, he's had a fantastic season. Hopefully this can't. 1270 01:12:42.920 --> 01:12:45.560 I mean he's legitimately had player of the Year type 1271 01:12:46.079 --> 01:12:50.880 performances for Milan this year. So I think Milan will 1272 01:12:50.920 --> 01:12:53.239 miss him a lot. But hate that for Pulisic. 1273 01:12:53.560 --> 01:12:57.319 Yes, so you know he's he's been been on a heater, 1274 01:12:57.439 --> 01:13:00.840 as they say in the casino, and and he is 1275 01:13:01.239 --> 01:13:02.760 going to be on the shelf for a little bit 1276 01:13:02.760 --> 01:13:06.920 obviously going to be monitored by anyone and everyone that 1277 01:13:07.039 --> 01:13:10.479 is attached to the men's national team program. Okay, it's 1278 01:13:10.520 --> 01:13:14.960 that time for reffing down here. And there was the 1279 01:13:15.000 --> 01:13:18.319 one play that I wanted you to look at specifically 1280 01:13:19.000 --> 01:13:22.640 before we go into the activity in the Premier League, 1281 01:13:22.720 --> 01:13:26.359 and Tom wanted to go back to an Evertonian call 1282 01:13:26.479 --> 01:13:29.560 from the midweek as well, so that was actually requested 1283 01:13:30.319 --> 01:13:33.359 that we look at this long ever the Evertonian call 1284 01:13:33.399 --> 01:13:37.359 from the midweek, but the penalty call at three to 1285 01:13:37.399 --> 01:13:42.800 three for Khrusasul and Klubamedica last night. You have a 1286 01:13:42.800 --> 01:13:47.800 penalty call in the box at ninety plus four, and 1287 01:13:48.319 --> 01:13:50.840 it kind of looked like either one of two things. 1288 01:13:50.880 --> 01:13:53.199 It looked like dude was trying to take a summersault 1289 01:13:53.279 --> 01:13:56.119 over the opposing player or it was a hip toss 1290 01:13:56.159 --> 01:14:00.680 that was being made inside the eighteen. But in either case, 1291 01:14:01.479 --> 01:14:04.239 you don't want to give the man in the middle 1292 01:14:04.880 --> 01:14:07.119 something that he's got to think about at ninety plus 1293 01:14:07.159 --> 01:14:09.199 four in a tie game that's going to decide a 1294 01:14:09.199 --> 01:14:11.479 semi final, that's going to get the winning club to 1295 01:14:11.520 --> 01:14:12.039 a final. 1296 01:14:12.359 --> 01:14:18.560 Correct, That's gonna be the problem here for this particular 1297 01:14:18.600 --> 01:14:22.640 moment is when you're making any sort of challenge in 1298 01:14:22.640 --> 01:14:28.039 the box, you have to be you have to be 1299 01:14:28.119 --> 01:14:31.560 very careful because and a pivotal juncture like that one, 1300 01:14:31.640 --> 01:14:33.960 I will say, referees don't want to have to make 1301 01:14:33.960 --> 01:14:36.840 a call here, right, This is not the type of 1302 01:14:36.840 --> 01:14:40.399 game deciding decision you want to have to make. 1303 01:14:41.720 --> 01:14:45.720 But but however. 1304 01:14:47.520 --> 01:14:51.039 We're also very much in the heightened sense of awareness 1305 01:14:51.079 --> 01:14:59.479 of what's going on because everything else is very very tensions, 1306 01:15:00.039 --> 01:15:04.279 very intentious. There are going to be people who are 1307 01:15:04.319 --> 01:15:11.039 gonna get mad no matter what this decision would have been. So, Yeah, 1308 01:15:11.079 --> 01:15:13.760 the defender made I think, made a mistake by making 1309 01:15:13.800 --> 01:15:17.000 such a I don't want to say careless challenge, but 1310 01:15:17.159 --> 01:15:25.119 that's by definition what a foull is. Yes, just not 1311 01:15:25.119 --> 01:15:27.520 not sticking through their technique. Let's put it that way, right. 1312 01:15:27.800 --> 01:15:30.479 So, and the point that I wanted to go in 1313 01:15:30.680 --> 01:15:36.920 sideways here and discuss with the idea of a center 1314 01:15:37.079 --> 01:15:44.479 f navigating a moment like this and trying to determine internally, Okay, 1315 01:15:44.920 --> 01:15:48.840 I've got a tie game, it's ninety plus four. Do 1316 01:15:49.000 --> 01:15:52.560 I let it go? Or do I at ninety plus 1317 01:15:52.600 --> 01:15:55.279 four in a three to three game that decides a 1318 01:15:55.319 --> 01:15:58.600 semi final in a second leg to determine who's going 1319 01:15:58.680 --> 01:16:03.359 to play for the Aperture Championship. Right, that whole notion 1320 01:16:03.560 --> 01:16:06.399 of okay, do I let it play out? Is it 1321 01:16:06.439 --> 01:16:09.000 too harsh? There's that there's that line that you've got 1322 01:16:09.000 --> 01:16:13.439 to navigate late in a match with everything that's important 1323 01:16:13.520 --> 01:16:15.760 and everything attached to the top of it. That's kind 1324 01:16:15.800 --> 01:16:17.920 of what I wanted to gauge your opinion on here, 1325 01:16:18.039 --> 01:16:20.279 all of these different things that you have to navigate 1326 01:16:20.520 --> 01:16:23.000 as a center f y late in the match, with 1327 01:16:23.079 --> 01:16:25.399 all of this that that is important as important as 1328 01:16:25.439 --> 01:16:27.279 it is well. 1329 01:16:27.279 --> 01:16:30.479 And that's that's kind of the question you have that 1330 01:16:30.520 --> 01:16:32.600 I I the way you framed it, I don't love 1331 01:16:32.760 --> 01:16:34.960 do I just let it go? And again I think 1332 01:16:34.960 --> 01:16:36.840 I've talked about this. I don't like the itic the 1333 01:16:36.920 --> 01:16:39.199 term of oh, just let them play or let it go. 1334 01:16:39.600 --> 01:16:42.359 Let it you know, that to me indicates that you're 1335 01:16:42.399 --> 01:16:44.439 too scared to make a call. And in this type 1336 01:16:44.439 --> 01:16:48.720 of moment, you have to have the testicular fortitude there 1337 01:16:48.760 --> 01:16:53.560 you go to. You have to have that that courage 1338 01:16:54.000 --> 01:16:57.640 to know that you can and should make a call, right, 1339 01:16:58.079 --> 01:17:06.000 because you have to keep your threshold of is it 1340 01:17:06.039 --> 01:17:09.079 a foul the same right. Just because it's the ninety 1341 01:17:09.079 --> 01:17:13.680 plus what four fifth now doesn't mean that it's any 1342 01:17:13.760 --> 01:17:17.359 less a foul than if it happens in the fourth 1343 01:17:17.399 --> 01:17:22.079 minute or the forty fourth minute or the sixty fourth minute. 1344 01:17:22.279 --> 01:17:25.199 You know, you have to have the courage to believe 1345 01:17:25.199 --> 01:17:27.199 in yourself to make that call. 1346 01:17:27.840 --> 01:17:31.520 And that was kind of what how many how many 1347 01:17:31.560 --> 01:17:37.479 times do you see outside and I guessaid, we can 1348 01:17:37.520 --> 01:17:40.000 be talking about various and sundry levels of the sport. 1349 01:17:40.159 --> 01:17:45.119 How many times have you noticed that either as just 1350 01:17:45.239 --> 01:17:49.479 as as an observer of a match where the line 1351 01:17:50.000 --> 01:17:55.600 shifts late because of all of those. 1352 01:17:55.399 --> 01:17:59.279 External well, I think with var John we have been 1353 01:17:59.319 --> 01:18:03.960 able to keep our lines a little more consistent throughout 1354 01:18:04.079 --> 01:18:07.680 the game because in the past I definitely believe that 1355 01:18:07.720 --> 01:18:10.079 there have been referees who wouldn't have called something like 1356 01:18:10.119 --> 01:18:18.439 this because you don't want to be the person who 1357 01:18:18.479 --> 01:18:23.720 impacts the outcome of a match like that. Right now, personally, again, 1358 01:18:23.760 --> 01:18:26.399 if it's a fouls, falon needs to be called. That's 1359 01:18:27.760 --> 01:18:30.960 that's my personal view on things. You know, I don't 1360 01:18:30.960 --> 01:18:34.399 think that the stage of the match is that shouldn't 1361 01:18:34.439 --> 01:18:37.279 bear much on that. But you also have to take 1362 01:18:37.279 --> 01:18:40.399 an account the You do have to take an account 1363 01:18:40.399 --> 01:18:45.039 the temperature of the match, the stakes in the match. 1364 01:18:45.279 --> 01:18:47.079 But again, if it's a foul, it's a foul and 1365 01:18:47.079 --> 01:18:49.560 it should be called. That's just where it is. But 1366 01:18:49.800 --> 01:18:52.439 I think now with var John, a lot of referees 1367 01:18:52.560 --> 01:18:57.680 feel confident in making calls because it can be reviewed 1368 01:18:57.680 --> 01:19:01.399 and you can overturn it. But on the flip side, 1369 01:19:01.399 --> 01:19:03.119 if you if you were to say no, I don't 1370 01:19:03.119 --> 01:19:05.000 I don't think that was a penalty kick, and then 1371 01:19:05.159 --> 01:19:08.600 you have the opportunity to take a second look at 1372 01:19:08.600 --> 01:19:11.640 it through VAR that could also help you again then 1373 01:19:11.680 --> 01:19:14.119 make that call. And I think that's just where we 1374 01:19:14.479 --> 01:19:18.399 the benefit of VAR is being able to actually corroborate 1375 01:19:19.239 --> 01:19:21.680 get second opinions. Maybe it's your own second opinion, but 1376 01:19:21.680 --> 01:19:25.319 you're still getting a second look at things. I still 1377 01:19:25.359 --> 01:19:29.119 would prefer the referee make this call if they feel 1378 01:19:29.119 --> 01:19:32.920 it's a foul. Don't get wrapped up in the the time, 1379 01:19:33.079 --> 01:19:35.319 the stakes, the you know all that. 1380 01:19:35.680 --> 01:19:37.680 But that's got to be a difficult thing though. It is. 1381 01:19:37.720 --> 01:19:41.800 It absolutely is, John, It absolutely is, and especially in 1382 01:19:41.920 --> 01:19:45.600 a country like Mexico where they are not particularly friendly 1383 01:19:45.720 --> 01:19:50.239 to referees and you know they throw things on a 1384 01:19:50.239 --> 01:19:54.479 good day. But that's my slight up Mexico for this. 1385 01:19:54.720 --> 01:19:55.840 Yeah, that's. 1386 01:19:58.720 --> 01:20:01.279 But yeah, I mean it, It is scary to make 1387 01:20:01.319 --> 01:20:02.920 that call because of course you're going to make a 1388 01:20:02.960 --> 01:20:05.560 call like that, right, And what's going to happen to me, 1389 01:20:05.640 --> 01:20:08.920 to be after every player on that team, plus the bench, 1390 01:20:09.000 --> 01:20:11.399 plus the coaches, plus their brother in law plus their 1391 01:20:11.439 --> 01:20:15.159 sisters brother in law are all coming in to tell 1392 01:20:15.239 --> 01:20:19.039 you how wrong you are, right, and you know, while 1393 01:20:19.039 --> 01:20:20.920 they're not supposed to be talking to the referees like that, 1394 01:20:21.000 --> 01:20:23.640 they will and that can be You know that that 1395 01:20:23.680 --> 01:20:25.880 type of stuff is scary. Again, the last thing you 1396 01:20:25.880 --> 01:20:29.399 want to do is wrongly impact the outcome of a game. 1397 01:20:29.439 --> 01:20:32.399 But you know we always say, oh well, we want 1398 01:20:32.399 --> 01:20:34.600 to let the players decide, right, That's what all the 1399 01:20:34.640 --> 01:20:38.159 commentators will say. We want the players to side. Making 1400 01:20:38.159 --> 01:20:41.560 a foul is a decision. I'm sorry, you don't just 1401 01:20:41.560 --> 01:20:47.279 make a You don't just foul someone without action and decision. 1402 01:20:47.920 --> 01:20:52.600 So them committing that action that resulted in the foul 1403 01:20:53.479 --> 01:20:55.439 is the players deciding the game. 1404 01:20:57.039 --> 01:21:01.000 Absolutely true. We've got a bookmark the fifth Pro World 1405 01:21:01.000 --> 01:21:03.079 eleven on the men's side that has been announced this 1406 01:21:03.119 --> 01:21:08.319 morning as of about but twenty minutes ago. Real surprises 1407 01:21:08.359 --> 01:21:12.279 across the board except for me. Actually, Messi is not 1408 01:21:12.399 --> 01:21:13.640 in the FIEFT Pro World. 1409 01:21:13.399 --> 01:21:17.399 Eleven, but he is the MLS MVP John That is true. 1410 01:21:17.439 --> 01:21:21.680 He is absolutely an MLSM Wow and Bofe Holland, Venetius 1411 01:21:21.760 --> 01:21:26.840 junior midfield, de Bruna, Rodrick Kross, Bellingham back three, Carve Hall, 1412 01:21:27.000 --> 01:21:29.399 Rudigert van Dyke and Ederson in Net. That is the 1413 01:21:29.439 --> 01:21:31.680 men's team fief Pro World eleven. 1414 01:21:32.920 --> 01:21:37.239 Okay, I don't have a hot take about that. John. 1415 01:21:37.239 --> 01:21:37.800 It sounds right. 1416 01:21:38.439 --> 01:21:42.359 Was chosen by twenty one two and sixty six players 1417 01:21:42.439 --> 01:21:46.600 the world eleven, So that was that was the best 1418 01:21:46.640 --> 01:21:49.079 in the world our PFA members, So that is that 1419 01:21:49.159 --> 01:21:53.039 came out. Everybody wants to know, Hey, what's your what's 1420 01:21:53.079 --> 01:21:56.199 your take on the world. It's like, yeah, okay, looks good. Yeah, 1421 01:21:56.279 --> 01:21:58.800 it's okay, cool. You had twenty one thousand vote, no 1422 01:21:58.880 --> 01:22:02.199 real surprize. So yeah, they broke that out this morning 1423 01:22:02.239 --> 01:22:08.239 starting at ten o'clock. And apparently Lucy Brons has now 1424 01:22:08.279 --> 01:22:11.159 matched Wendy Renard's record of seven appearances in the fief 1425 01:22:11.279 --> 01:22:13.720 Pro Women's Good. 1426 01:22:13.520 --> 01:22:15.159 For her, I mean, we talked about her last week. 1427 01:22:15.199 --> 01:22:19.079 She's a class player and continues to prove why. 1428 01:22:19.399 --> 01:22:22.800 Okay, fift pro ward eleven on the women's side looks 1429 01:22:22.840 --> 01:22:27.119 like it is a three three three one. Barbara Banda 1430 01:22:27.239 --> 01:22:32.960 up top behind Cacedo Marta and James behind bon Natti, 1431 01:22:33.279 --> 01:22:37.640 Walsh and Potaeus or tell Us as anglicized Lucy Brons, 1432 01:22:37.720 --> 01:22:40.840 Greenwood and Carmona, and in that it is Mary ERPs. 1433 01:22:40.920 --> 01:22:49.239 So that is your fief Pro Women's World eleven. Yeah, okay, okay, 1434 01:22:50.439 --> 01:22:52.119 that seemed to be rather resgnated. 1435 01:22:53.199 --> 01:22:54.199 Uh, let me. 1436 01:22:56.359 --> 01:23:00.640 Mary or so it's Marta, Laura and James lind the 1437 01:23:00.680 --> 01:23:02.960 Caceado Barbara Bonda, so basically four forwards. 1438 01:23:03.079 --> 01:23:05.479 Yea, Lauren James is really only good at stomping on people, 1439 01:23:05.520 --> 01:23:07.359 so I'm not I just don't understand the love with 1440 01:23:07.439 --> 01:23:11.359 Lauren James. But that's that's also me being an arsenal hater. Yes, uh, 1441 01:23:11.439 --> 01:23:13.199 midfield healthy hater as an arsenal fan. 1442 01:23:13.640 --> 01:23:16.880 Kira Wallsha, lets you to tell us Monty you're back 1443 01:23:16.920 --> 01:23:18.359 three defensively, Lucy Browns, I. 1444 01:23:18.319 --> 01:23:21.199 Don't think Petelias deserves it. I gotta be real, honest, 1445 01:23:21.239 --> 01:23:24.920 she's she's at this point, she's just writing on name recognition. 1446 01:23:25.199 --> 01:23:29.960 That's just where she is. I'm sorry she hasn't been 1447 01:23:30.399 --> 01:23:35.239 that elite for a while, and I would like to 1448 01:23:35.239 --> 01:23:38.560 say that again. We have n WSL bias because you're 1449 01:23:38.600 --> 01:23:40.920 telling me not a triple Espresso the group that won 1450 01:23:40.960 --> 01:23:45.840 a gold medal. No name me, Germa. But hey, they 1451 01:23:45.880 --> 01:23:47.880 plan they play in Europe, so that means they must 1452 01:23:47.880 --> 01:23:49.279 be the best player who's ever existed. 1453 01:23:49.399 --> 01:23:51.279 Right, wait, so what country are they playing now? 1454 01:23:52.880 --> 01:23:55.199 Well, so we have Caados in Spain. 1455 01:23:55.279 --> 01:23:57.560 Oh no, no, no, no, I was going for the effect. 1456 01:23:57.640 --> 01:24:00.680 I was going for the well, couple of them playing 1457 01:24:00.760 --> 01:24:03.479 eng but most of them is playing yeah up, yeah, 1458 01:24:03.560 --> 01:24:05.760 and you know you see now you're going to differentiate 1459 01:24:05.760 --> 01:24:06.760 from now going forward? 1460 01:24:06.960 --> 01:24:11.560 Yeah you got yees see back three Lucy bronze log 1461 01:24:11.600 --> 01:24:13.800 of Carmel and Alex Greenwood Mary ers in net. So 1462 01:24:14.119 --> 01:24:17.439 you have your Your one complaint is Alex superto you 1463 01:24:17.439 --> 01:24:17.640 got a. 1464 01:24:17.640 --> 01:24:20.399 Lot of English players. Ain't one deadly squat since twenty 1465 01:24:20.439 --> 01:24:20.880 twenty two. 1466 01:24:21.000 --> 01:24:24.840 But okay, fine, five of the eleven are are are English. 1467 01:24:24.920 --> 01:24:27.479 Yeah, that's not shocking because now I will say the 1468 01:24:27.560 --> 01:24:31.680 WSL Okay John Power Rankings of Women's Sport of Soccer 1469 01:24:31.760 --> 01:24:34.359 leagues is you still have NWSL at number one, despite 1470 01:24:34.359 --> 01:24:36.439 what anyone else wants to say. Y'all come over here 1471 01:24:36.479 --> 01:24:38.239 and try to win in this sleep. It ain't that 1472 01:24:38.560 --> 01:24:40.840 easy and your body is going to be hurting afterwards. 1473 01:24:41.239 --> 01:24:45.439 That's number one. English Women's Super League number two. Right, 1474 01:24:45.600 --> 01:24:48.720 you have most actual talent top to bottom in that 1475 01:24:48.800 --> 01:24:52.239 league compared to other leagues. Right, Spain is like number seven. 1476 01:24:52.840 --> 01:24:59.079 You've got Barcelona, Barcelona. None of the other teams are that good. Right, 1477 01:24:59.439 --> 01:25:04.479 and Frank got two teams maybe three? Yeah, yeah, Leon PSG. 1478 01:25:04.640 --> 01:25:04.920 That's it. 1479 01:25:05.279 --> 01:25:10.039 Yeah, Germany's getting better. You got Wolfsburg, you got Byron. 1480 01:25:10.680 --> 01:25:15.119 But telling you man like European leagues are there, they're 1481 01:25:15.159 --> 01:25:21.479 all just very concentrated m and they all have you know, 1482 01:25:21.560 --> 01:25:23.800 they have two teams maybe in each league that has 1483 01:25:24.279 --> 01:25:28.199 all the good players, right mm hmm, okay, good. 1484 01:25:28.399 --> 01:25:31.079 Then there's an imbalance I believe as well. 1485 01:25:31.119 --> 01:25:34.439 Massive imbalance and talent and and that that's why I 1486 01:25:34.520 --> 01:25:37.359 just I'm sorry. I don't buy into the European hype 1487 01:25:37.840 --> 01:25:39.279 the way that a lot of people do. There's there's 1488 01:25:39.319 --> 01:25:41.800 a lot of euro snobbery coming from the women's side 1489 01:25:41.880 --> 01:25:44.600 because you know, oh, well they play pretty soccer. Yeah, 1490 01:25:44.640 --> 01:25:49.319 well watches Trinity Rodman and mouse wantson just run past 1491 01:25:49.319 --> 01:25:51.119 them and blast the ball into the back of the net. 1492 01:25:51.239 --> 01:25:54.039 So yeah, you want to talk about imbalance, go to 1493 01:25:54.079 --> 01:25:56.680 Scotland and look at their league. That that is about 1494 01:25:56.680 --> 01:26:00.640 as imbalanced. A yeah. Uh var reviews for down here 1495 01:26:00.680 --> 01:26:02.279 this week. I know that Tom wanted to go over 1496 01:26:02.680 --> 01:26:06.279 an incident in the midweek at Everton. So one of 1497 01:26:06.319 --> 01:26:10.079 the incidents I wanted to discuss has to do with 1498 01:26:10.199 --> 01:26:16.000 elbow up and it's the Koulishevsky elbow on Romeo Lavia, 1499 01:26:16.159 --> 01:26:19.399 Tottenham and Chelsea. The seven goal craziness that was there. 1500 01:26:20.279 --> 01:26:25.520 Laviya knocked to the ground first half stoppage, Koulishewsky elbow up, 1501 01:26:26.319 --> 01:26:30.079 Anthony Taylor gave the free kick, took no disciplinary action. 1502 01:26:31.279 --> 01:26:34.359 Should and the question is should the VAAR have advised 1503 01:26:34.399 --> 01:26:37.399 a red Koulashevski catching Lava on the back of the 1504 01:26:37.439 --> 01:26:41.359 head with the elbow. No reblem was given. 1505 01:26:45.399 --> 01:26:48.920 I think, you know, just because something looks bad doesn't 1506 01:26:48.920 --> 01:26:53.560 mean it's done with excessive force. Right again, our our 1507 01:26:55.079 --> 01:27:00.199 our standards careless, reckless, excessive force. Right, So you a 1508 01:27:00.199 --> 01:27:02.600 red card for either serious foul play or violent conduct. 1509 01:27:02.680 --> 01:27:07.840 And the question is did that meet either one? It 1510 01:27:07.840 --> 01:27:11.720 looks bad, it's a foul for sure, it could have 1511 01:27:11.720 --> 01:27:14.119 been a yellow card. I think that's probably a safe 1512 01:27:17.239 --> 01:27:19.920 a safe bit of discipline there to say that was 1513 01:27:20.439 --> 01:27:23.119 a very reckless thing you just did with your elbow. 1514 01:27:23.520 --> 01:27:27.600 But to me this like, is it a normal challenge 1515 01:27:27.600 --> 01:27:32.399 in the scheme of the game that can be considered reckless, 1516 01:27:32.399 --> 01:27:34.319 where yes, you might be going up with your elbow, 1517 01:27:35.319 --> 01:27:38.199 but most of the time something like that when you're 1518 01:27:38.239 --> 01:27:41.039 in the grand scheme of actually playing soccer is not 1519 01:27:41.079 --> 01:27:42.840 going to be given a red card like that. Right, 1520 01:27:44.199 --> 01:27:46.279 it looks bad, I know, but there's a lot of 1521 01:27:46.319 --> 01:27:48.680 things that look bad that are just unfortunately still part 1522 01:27:48.720 --> 01:27:49.600 of soccer. 1523 01:27:50.479 --> 01:27:52.760 Question says it could have been violent conduct for the 1524 01:27:52.840 --> 01:27:55.399 use of the elbow, serious foul play, for challenging for 1525 01:27:55.479 --> 01:27:57.840 the ball in a way which endangered the safety of 1526 01:27:58.000 --> 01:28:01.800 possible I mean, and so in the the arm that 1527 01:28:01.840 --> 01:28:06.039 had elbow up obviously that you're looking, Kulashevsky had a 1528 01:28:06.039 --> 01:28:09.399 closed fist. I mean that that traditionally, when you're when 1529 01:28:09.439 --> 01:28:11.920 you're you know, challenging for someone you're trying to clear out, 1530 01:28:11.920 --> 01:28:13.439 it's not going to be with an open hand. So 1531 01:28:13.520 --> 01:28:16.000 that's kind of a natural it's almost a red herring 1532 01:28:16.079 --> 01:28:18.840 for me with a closed hand in the situation. Yes, 1533 01:28:20.119 --> 01:28:22.600 because tradition, you know, when I it's like when I'm 1534 01:28:22.640 --> 01:28:25.039 when I'm running, I'm running closed handed, even if my 1535 01:28:25.239 --> 01:28:28.239 elbows at ninety degrees, I'm not running, you know, like 1536 01:28:28.279 --> 01:28:30.600 I'm trying to be a windmill or something like that. 1537 01:28:30.680 --> 01:28:32.920 So yeah, again, I think this is one of those 1538 01:28:32.920 --> 01:28:38.439 where it didn't look and you cannot judge this necessarily, 1539 01:28:38.479 --> 01:28:40.800 but This is the benefit of VR is it didn't 1540 01:28:40.800 --> 01:28:44.039 even look premeditated, you know what I'm saying. Yeah, it 1541 01:28:44.199 --> 01:28:49.399 just looked like two people challenging for the ball. One's 1542 01:28:49.800 --> 01:28:52.960 elbow got higher than the other. I personally think the 1543 01:28:53.119 --> 01:28:56.039 yellow card could have been a very appropriate course of 1544 01:28:56.079 --> 01:28:58.439 action here, but I do not think that. 1545 01:28:59.039 --> 01:28:59.279 John. 1546 01:28:59.319 --> 01:29:01.159 We always talk, but we don't want VR to re 1547 01:29:01.159 --> 01:29:04.920 referee no right, and I don't think there's any reason 1548 01:29:04.960 --> 01:29:08.880 for VIR to intervene for something like this. 1549 01:29:10.119 --> 01:29:13.720 Okay, So then let's go to the Casado Sar incident. 1550 01:29:14.359 --> 01:29:18.800 Oh so, Sar and Casato challenge in the thirty three 1551 01:29:18.880 --> 01:29:22.680 Anthony Taylor gives a free kick to Spurs. No disciplinary 1552 01:29:22.720 --> 01:29:26.079 action taken. Also checked for a possible red for serious 1553 01:29:26.119 --> 01:29:32.960 foul play. No red was given as Casado is past 1554 01:29:33.079 --> 01:29:37.239 the point of the ball and Sar is caught on 1555 01:29:37.279 --> 01:29:40.960 the shin by ca Stato as he has gone past, 1556 01:29:41.319 --> 01:29:45.119 and once again it gets into context about the same 1557 01:29:45.239 --> 01:29:47.680 level of force to go to a review. 1558 01:29:48.079 --> 01:29:51.119 Yeah, I do think this one probably looks a little 1559 01:29:51.159 --> 01:29:56.079 worse than the elbow. I think this is one that 1560 01:29:56.319 --> 01:29:59.319 maybe possibly could have been a red card. Sure, but 1561 01:29:59.439 --> 01:30:01.800 I do I kind of understand what the reasoning of 1562 01:30:02.720 --> 01:30:04.560 this was at the very end of his follow through, 1563 01:30:05.600 --> 01:30:08.119 it was very obvious that the attempt was still to 1564 01:30:08.159 --> 01:30:11.840 play the ball right Again, is this serious foul play 1565 01:30:11.960 --> 01:30:16.239 or violent conduct? That's the level we have to kind of, 1566 01:30:17.279 --> 01:30:19.520 that is the level we're trying to hold it to. 1567 01:30:19.680 --> 01:30:23.560 And I don't think this necessarily is serious foul play, 1568 01:30:24.119 --> 01:30:25.880 but I can see why, you know, I could definitely 1569 01:30:25.920 --> 01:30:27.560 see why this could have been given a red card. 1570 01:30:28.840 --> 01:30:30.840 But again, is it serious foul play? 1571 01:30:31.000 --> 01:30:35.399 That's the question, yes, And that's what we're staring at here. Okay, 1572 01:30:35.439 --> 01:30:38.520 So while I'm going back into the archive to go 1573 01:30:38.640 --> 01:30:42.479 over and find the Everton moment. Question from David who 1574 01:30:42.520 --> 01:30:46.239 was in Raleigh this past weekend, daughter went to Waken Stanford. 1575 01:30:46.640 --> 01:30:49.479 Who do you like in the Wake North Carolina Final? 1576 01:30:50.600 --> 01:30:53.800 Well, I work with a woman who played at Wake, 1577 01:30:54.640 --> 01:30:58.119 so I'm going to support her. U and C has 1578 01:30:58.119 --> 01:31:02.199 all has enough titles they don't even know one even 1579 01:31:02.239 --> 01:31:05.680 with a with an interim coach as someone who did 1580 01:31:05.680 --> 01:31:07.079 go to college in North Carolina. 1581 01:31:07.600 --> 01:31:12.760 Yes, ABC, Aha, yes, anybody, but. 1582 01:31:13.159 --> 01:31:14.960 But I do think I do think Carolina will want it. 1583 01:31:15.039 --> 01:31:18.319 But ABC, Yeah, I see, I see, I see you 1584 01:31:18.359 --> 01:31:22.560 working here. Uh like I said, I love how computers. 1585 01:31:22.560 --> 01:31:24.319 You sit there and it's like, look, I'm trying to 1586 01:31:24.479 --> 01:31:27.199 find I'm trying to find the moment with this Everton 1587 01:31:27.319 --> 01:31:29.880 call and Tom, if you've got it ahead of us, 1588 01:31:29.960 --> 01:31:32.199 then that we can get into your wake. Yeah, so 1589 01:31:32.279 --> 01:31:36.199 wake would be nice to see the w So crap, 1590 01:31:36.439 --> 01:31:38.079 I can't find it like in a time. 1591 01:31:38.199 --> 01:31:40.000 If it's the off side, I think we talked about 1592 01:31:40.000 --> 01:31:42.319 it already, and I think we did an offside. He 1593 01:31:42.439 --> 01:31:46.119 was offside, like it was he he committed. 1594 01:31:49.359 --> 01:31:49.600 Again. 1595 01:31:49.640 --> 01:31:52.079 I think we talked. It may not have been a foul, 1596 01:31:52.680 --> 01:31:53.600 but it's offside. 1597 01:31:53.760 --> 01:31:54.600 Okay, So there we go. 1598 01:31:54.680 --> 01:31:56.119 I think that's what if that's the one we're talking 1599 01:31:56.119 --> 01:31:58.079 about that that we covered that, right. 1600 01:31:58.680 --> 01:31:59.760 I think we came on. 1601 01:32:00.159 --> 01:32:10.279 That's a full on OPI pick, you know, Yeah. 1602 01:32:06.600 --> 01:32:09.119 I think I think we did talk about it, memory serves. 1603 01:32:09.159 --> 01:32:10.399 I think we did talk about it when you came 1604 01:32:10.439 --> 01:32:12.319 on late last week. So Tom, go back. But yeah, 1605 01:32:12.319 --> 01:32:15.880 that's the short version. It was an OPI pick, all right, 1606 01:32:15.960 --> 01:32:18.640 So what else is going on in the soccer for 1607 01:32:18.800 --> 01:32:21.319 us Pod Planet that folks need to know about other 1608 01:32:21.399 --> 01:32:23.159 than going back and listening to episode one oh five? 1609 01:32:23.239 --> 01:32:26.199 Yeah, go listen to that determining when we're recording this 1610 01:32:26.279 --> 01:32:28.359 week because I have three soccer games to play this 1611 01:32:28.399 --> 01:32:33.319 week plus a weekend full of referee coming up. Yeah, 1612 01:32:34.279 --> 01:32:36.399 so we'll see. We're going to try to record something 1613 01:32:36.439 --> 01:32:39.199 before Christmas to kind of wrap up twenty twenty four, 1614 01:32:39.800 --> 01:32:42.159 and then we'll lead the year with as we did 1615 01:32:42.199 --> 01:32:46.920 last year, our resolutions for the US Soccer program and teens. Yeah, 1616 01:32:47.439 --> 01:32:48.359 that's what's coming up. 1617 01:32:48.680 --> 01:32:51.159 Yes, all right, Well be good, my friend, it's great 1618 01:32:51.159 --> 01:32:53.840 to see you. Like I said, since I've got championships 1619 01:32:53.880 --> 01:32:55.960 next week, I don't know what the next week, what 1620 01:32:56.039 --> 01:32:59.560 next week's GrITT is, So I'm trying to get I'm 1621 01:32:59.560 --> 01:33:03.840 trying to get substitute hosts to come in and make 1622 01:33:03.920 --> 01:33:06.199 it and see what's going on. So we'll see who. 1623 01:33:06.199 --> 01:33:07.279 We'll see who's gonna be host? 1624 01:33:07.880 --> 01:33:08.439 Who could do that? 1625 01:33:08.960 --> 01:33:12.199 Well, not an intern anymore? Yeah, a full on we've 1626 01:33:12.199 --> 01:33:13.960 got a full we got a full on sicko. 1627 01:33:14.119 --> 01:33:15.600 Yeah. 1628 01:33:15.680 --> 01:33:17.800 So to add to the full on sickos. 1629 01:33:17.840 --> 01:33:20.319 And what's Chason doing anymore? The season's done, he doesn't 1630 01:33:20.359 --> 01:33:20.840 have a job. 1631 01:33:23.560 --> 01:33:27.560 We will discuss, my friend, that man is busier than 1632 01:33:27.560 --> 01:33:29.079 as my dad would say, he's busier than a one 1633 01:33:29.159 --> 01:33:29.960 armed paper hanger. 1634 01:33:30.039 --> 01:33:32.520 So you ain't as are you? 1635 01:33:32.520 --> 01:33:35.119 You ain't kidding, brother, We will see you soon, my friend. 1636 01:33:35.199 --> 01:33:37.840 Be well, y'all have fun, and yes, make sure you 1637 01:33:37.920 --> 01:33:39.680 check out the Women's College Cup final tonight. 1638 01:33:41.119 --> 01:33:44.319 Go watch that, yes ABC, as Bart says, So there 1639 01:33:44.319 --> 01:33:46.199 goes Bart. All right, so now we've got stuff to 1640 01:33:46.239 --> 01:33:50.399 get into. We talked about Christian Polisic and the torn 1641 01:33:50.479 --> 01:33:55.479 calf muscle, and uh, Cocaine has agreed to a new 1642 01:33:55.520 --> 01:33:57.680 Barsad deal, so there's also that. That's a part of 1643 01:33:57.720 --> 01:33:59.199 the morning for Kart. Now I've got to go back 1644 01:33:59.239 --> 01:34:01.840 and see who I missed more morning Abby. Uh yeah, 1645 01:34:01.880 --> 01:34:05.920 Tom h Apparently a UCL injury for Carson Beck and 1646 01:34:05.960 --> 01:34:09.640 he's gonna miss the h He's gonna miss the sugar 1647 01:34:09.640 --> 01:34:13.560 Bowl or wherever they're going to be. Uh. So let's 1648 01:34:13.600 --> 01:34:16.520 see that is a it is. I think it's like 1649 01:34:17.319 --> 01:34:22.399 both a replacement and a new position Emilio for the 1650 01:34:22.439 --> 01:34:25.239 director of High Performance. I think that's like taking over 1651 01:34:25.359 --> 01:34:32.359 duties and then adding on other duties. So uh, morning Rich. Uh, 1652 01:34:32.800 --> 01:34:35.000 Michael's like, let's not talk about the U A T. 1653 01:34:36.760 --> 01:34:39.239 And so let's see morning Martin. Good to see you. 1654 01:34:39.279 --> 01:34:41.840 I think this is Martin's first visit. Martin get a 1655 01:34:41.880 --> 01:34:45.199 hate that good morning, and so uh yeah, Tom, I 1656 01:34:45.239 --> 01:34:48.000 believe we did discuss, but yes it was. It was 1657 01:34:48.039 --> 01:34:50.119 an o PI pick. When Bart came on late last week, 1658 01:34:50.159 --> 01:34:55.159 I think we did talk about it then. So uh, 1659 01:34:55.960 --> 01:34:59.039 let's see Morning Emilia, Morning Abbey, and that's our Drew 1660 01:34:59.119 --> 01:35:02.720 year with discussion. Oh, getting into the other colleges. I know, 1661 01:35:02.760 --> 01:35:07.520 we've got to get into the Ashworth dismissal firing walking 1662 01:35:07.560 --> 01:35:09.520 away at Manchester United. We got to get into that, 1663 01:35:09.880 --> 01:35:11.960 and also the Don Garberer State of the Union. We 1664 01:35:12.039 --> 01:35:13.439 got to get into that before we get out of 1665 01:35:13.439 --> 01:35:15.359 here with Gossipermrian and you window what to watch, where 1666 01:35:15.359 --> 01:35:18.640 to watch it, how to watch it? Okay, So in 1667 01:35:18.720 --> 01:35:25.720 the NCAA tournaments, it's very very busy time, very very 1668 01:35:25.720 --> 01:35:30.119 busy time. So all right, so women's soccer, we click 1669 01:35:30.159 --> 01:35:36.199 on that and we go into Division two and then 1670 01:35:36.239 --> 01:35:40.079 we look at the brackets and once again remember it 1671 01:35:40.119 --> 01:35:47.520 is we get to click. So it looks like with 1672 01:35:47.720 --> 01:35:52.960 the receding the seed list Columbus State, cal Poly, Pomona, Franklin, 1673 01:35:53.000 --> 01:35:56.880 Pierce in Minnesota State so and so it will be 1674 01:36:00.560 --> 01:36:03.600 so the seed listing so here it is Columbus State 1675 01:36:03.600 --> 01:36:12.199 and Minnesota State Saturday in in North Carolina. So Saturday, 1676 01:36:12.199 --> 01:36:15.640 December thirteenth, three o'clock Columbus State Minnesota State followed by 1677 01:36:15.680 --> 01:36:19.760 cal Poly Pomona and Franklin Pierce. Cal Poly Pomona Columbus 1678 01:36:19.800 --> 01:36:21.600 State were the two number ones that made it through. 1679 01:36:21.600 --> 01:36:24.840 In the quarterfinals, cal Poly Pomona beat Colorado School of 1680 01:36:24.840 --> 01:36:28.039 Mines two nil, Columbus State one in PKS with staves 1681 01:36:28.039 --> 01:36:32.960 from Heidi Harris in frames four and five to advance 1682 01:36:33.439 --> 01:36:35.640 after a goalles one hundred and ten minutes against the 1683 01:36:35.720 --> 01:36:39.560 University of West Florida. So Columbus State takes on Minnesota State. 1684 01:36:39.600 --> 01:36:42.279 Minnesota State as a two seed beat Grand Valley in 1685 01:36:42.319 --> 01:36:45.399 PKS five to four, and Franklin Pierce the two seed, 1686 01:36:45.520 --> 01:36:49.239 upset Shepherd two to one. So you have your two 1687 01:36:49.319 --> 01:36:51.920 number ones cal Poly Pomona and Columbus State taking on 1688 01:36:51.960 --> 01:36:55.760 the two number twos Minnesota State and Franklin Piers. So 1689 01:36:55.840 --> 01:37:01.119 that is Semifinals D two's sports Plexit. Matthews is where 1690 01:37:01.159 --> 01:37:03.119 it is. It's not in the Kerry, but the sports 1691 01:37:03.199 --> 01:37:07.560 Plex at Matthews. Friday and Sunday or Saturday and then 1692 01:37:07.560 --> 01:37:11.760 Saturday and Sunday, So everybody's up at the sportsplex at Matthews. 1693 01:37:11.760 --> 01:37:15.359 If you're anywhere close, go see Columbus State as they 1694 01:37:15.520 --> 01:37:18.920 chase after a national championship. Columbus State, Minnesota State, cal 1695 01:37:18.960 --> 01:37:24.039 Poly Pomona, and Franklin Pierce. So that is Division two 1696 01:37:24.239 --> 01:37:28.800 Division three women's soccer. Wash You won the Division three 1697 01:37:28.840 --> 01:37:37.039 women's soccer tournament and they won. They defeated William Smith 1698 01:37:37.479 --> 01:37:42.159 in the championship. It is washu's second D three national 1699 01:37:42.239 --> 01:37:49.399 championship in school history. It was where am I going here? Yeah? 1700 01:37:49.520 --> 01:37:54.359 Wash you beat William Smith by the final of three nil. 1701 01:37:54.520 --> 01:37:58.600 In the semifinals, Wash You beat Christopher Newport three nil 1702 01:37:58.640 --> 01:38:01.560 in Vegas. William Smith shut up Emory two nil. Great 1703 01:38:01.600 --> 01:38:04.119 season for the Emery Eagles and head coach Sue Patberg. 1704 01:38:04.479 --> 01:38:08.560 So semifinals Wash you one. William Smith won. Wash You 1705 01:38:08.640 --> 01:38:11.000 won the title in Vegas, and so your Division three 1706 01:38:11.119 --> 01:38:16.880 women's champ is wash You out of Saint Louis. And 1707 01:38:17.159 --> 01:38:23.000 so then on the men's side, when it comes to soccer, 1708 01:38:23.079 --> 01:38:25.199 we were discussing what was going on in the other 1709 01:38:25.239 --> 01:38:30.399 division's Division two on the men's side, with the bracket 1710 01:38:30.479 --> 01:38:35.039 going on right now for ads pop up on trying 1711 01:38:35.039 --> 01:38:40.720 to be Crazy. The semifinals on Thursday this upcoming Thursday, 1712 01:38:41.720 --> 01:38:45.000 Charleston of West Virginia taking on co Issue Pueblo and 1713 01:38:45.079 --> 01:38:49.600 Lynn taking on McKendree. Lynn knocked out Clayton State with 1714 01:38:49.680 --> 01:38:53.079 a golden goal in the first minute of the first 1715 01:38:53.159 --> 01:38:57.720 overtime at Lynn this past weekend. So Lynn beat Clayton 1716 01:38:57.760 --> 01:39:00.840 State two to one in like the ninety four in 1717 01:39:00.960 --> 01:39:03.920 the ninety first minute of play. It was the first 1718 01:39:03.920 --> 01:39:06.600 minute of the first overtime period in a golden goal setup. 1719 01:39:06.680 --> 01:39:10.600 So the two ones Charleston and CSU Pueblo, and the 1720 01:39:10.600 --> 01:39:13.960 two two's Lynn and McKendree. So it's Charleston, CSU Pueblo, 1721 01:39:14.119 --> 01:39:19.039 Lynn and McKendree Thursday, December the twelfth, and that is 1722 01:39:19.079 --> 01:39:22.920 your Division two championship. On the Division three side, we'll 1723 01:39:22.960 --> 01:39:25.359 get into the NAIA here and just a bit. Amherst 1724 01:39:25.399 --> 01:39:29.840 won the Division three Soccer tournament, beating College by the 1725 01:39:29.880 --> 01:39:33.439 final of four to three in penalties to win their 1726 01:39:33.479 --> 01:39:39.000 first championship since the twenty fifteen season. The Amherst Mammoths, 1727 01:39:39.520 --> 01:39:41.680 I don't know if they're woolly or not, but nevertheless, 1728 01:39:43.399 --> 01:39:46.960 so semifinals, Amherst beat Middlebury two one, Connecticut College beat 1729 01:39:47.000 --> 01:39:51.039 Washington and Lee and Amherst wins in penalties. Now and 1730 01:39:51.319 --> 01:39:58.399 the NAIA in INNAIA action scads still has a run going. 1731 01:39:58.479 --> 01:40:02.800 Dalton State still has a run going. So on the 1732 01:40:02.840 --> 01:40:08.359 men's side, William Penn has advanced to the title match 1733 01:40:08.479 --> 01:40:12.880 against Dalton State. William Penn down a goal twice, they 1734 01:40:12.920 --> 01:40:15.800 win it in the ninety third minute, and then Dalton State, 1735 01:40:15.880 --> 01:40:18.640 with a win, advanced to their first ever semi Now 1736 01:40:18.640 --> 01:40:22.279 they've advanced to their first ever final, beating Cumberland's four 1737 01:40:22.439 --> 01:40:26.319 nil in Wichita, Kansas. Seventeenth shutout by the Roadrunners this 1738 01:40:26.439 --> 01:40:31.359 year Nicholas lete with the shutout, so Dalton State voted 1739 01:40:31.399 --> 01:40:34.239 as the top team during the regular season. Once again. 1740 01:40:34.239 --> 01:40:38.199 It's at Skiel Striker in Wichita, Kansas, So if you 1741 01:40:38.319 --> 01:40:43.279 are there and want to check out the championship please 1742 01:40:43.319 --> 01:40:46.720 go to Wichitak, Kansas and check it out. So it 1743 01:40:46.840 --> 01:40:50.079 is the road Runners of Dalton State. They are in 1744 01:40:50.119 --> 01:40:53.439 the championship game against William Penn of Iowa on the 1745 01:40:53.479 --> 01:41:00.119 men's side. On the women's side, there is a now well. 1746 01:41:00.359 --> 01:41:05.159 The championship game set for two o'clock this afternoon with 1747 01:41:05.439 --> 01:41:11.199 SCAD and Kaiser number nine versus Number three. Kickoff is 1748 01:41:11.279 --> 01:41:16.319 set for fifteen minutes from now because it's in Pensacola, Florida, 1749 01:41:16.920 --> 01:41:19.359 So it has been moved up because of the weather 1750 01:41:19.479 --> 01:41:23.800 that is heading into the Panhandle later today. Was supposed 1751 01:41:23.840 --> 01:41:26.840 to be kicked off at two o'clock this afternoon, it 1752 01:41:26.880 --> 01:41:29.960 has now been moved up literally to thirteen minutes from now. 1753 01:41:30.800 --> 01:41:35.279 And so you can go to the NAIA website and 1754 01:41:36.760 --> 01:41:39.239 go to I'm gonna give you the link here to 1755 01:41:39.279 --> 01:41:42.199 the article. It's on the Urban Edge Network and the 1756 01:41:42.319 --> 01:41:49.399 NAIA network out of Pensacola, Florida, So go here to 1757 01:41:49.520 --> 01:41:51.720 read about it. But SCAD is going to be playing 1758 01:41:51.720 --> 01:41:56.479 in fifteen minutes and they are going to be literally 1759 01:41:56.520 --> 01:41:59.800 at what time did they change the time? At what time? 1760 01:42:00.279 --> 01:42:02.600 Let's see, So let me check the time of the release. 1761 01:42:03.560 --> 01:42:06.800 It says yesterday. So it was yesterday was when they 1762 01:42:06.880 --> 01:42:12.439 announced the time change. Taking the field for warmups, Oh oh, 1763 01:42:12.479 --> 01:42:15.720 Central time, My bad? Okay, So it is noon eastern 1764 01:42:15.760 --> 01:42:21.079 eleventh Central, so taking warm ups at twenty five minutes 1765 01:42:21.159 --> 01:42:25.439 after the hour Central time, well twenty five minutes after 1766 01:42:25.439 --> 01:42:28.800 the hour period taking the field eleven twenty five eastern 1767 01:42:28.800 --> 01:42:33.159 for warmups noon eastern kick. Scad the number nine seed, 1768 01:42:33.199 --> 01:42:35.800 Kaiser the number three seed, and that's at the Ashton 1769 01:42:35.840 --> 01:42:41.079 Brosenham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. So Scad Kaiser noon 1770 01:42:41.159 --> 01:42:43.960 eastern kick. And you can click on the link because 1771 01:42:43.960 --> 01:42:47.720 it's got the article to the Urban Edge network and 1772 01:42:47.960 --> 01:42:52.159 to the NAI network. So go there watch Scad take 1773 01:42:52.199 --> 01:42:55.239 on Kaiser in the championship game noon eastern time. So 1774 01:42:55.359 --> 01:43:00.000 in an hour and eleven minutes you can you can 1775 01:43:00.119 --> 01:43:02.199 go catch Scat as they've made their way through as 1776 01:43:02.199 --> 01:43:05.479 a nine seed. So David wants to know, David says, 1777 01:43:05.479 --> 01:43:07.600 when I say school of mines, he just hears school 1778 01:43:07.600 --> 01:43:11.840 of mimes and envisioning a soccer match that side. That's 1779 01:43:12.159 --> 01:43:15.279 I'm being marked. I'm being marked. I feel like Marcel Marshall. 1780 01:43:15.439 --> 01:43:18.039 I'm being marked. I can't leave this space. I see, 1781 01:43:18.079 --> 01:43:22.000 I see how David is. Definitely the trade window for 1782 01:43:22.199 --> 01:43:26.520 card is ongoing as we speak. Literally, it is ongoing 1783 01:43:26.600 --> 01:43:30.199 as we speak. It is the half day trade window. 1784 01:43:31.279 --> 01:43:34.920 So when it comes to trades, it seems to be 1785 01:43:34.960 --> 01:43:38.479 fairly quiet right now. To be perfectly honest, have not 1786 01:43:38.720 --> 01:43:45.239 seen anything involving a trade in Major League Soccer. So 1787 01:43:47.640 --> 01:43:51.560 let's see. I'm trying. I'm what I'm literally trying to 1788 01:43:51.600 --> 01:43:59.000 do is see if there is anything going on and 1789 01:43:59.000 --> 01:44:01.560 it sets up one again. You're setting up rosters before 1790 01:44:01.560 --> 01:44:08.720 the expansion draft list is released tomorrow afternoons. So UH 1791 01:44:08.760 --> 01:44:11.880 trying to check and see if anything has happened so 1792 01:44:12.039 --> 01:44:15.840 far here in the half day trade window this morning, UH, 1793 01:44:16.520 --> 01:44:22.319 saysar Luis Merlow is reporting this morning that Marcela that 1794 01:44:22.640 --> 01:44:26.640 Marcello Wagant has renewed his contract for one more year 1795 01:44:27.319 --> 01:44:30.960 with Messi and Friends. So Messi and Friends keep cell 1796 01:44:31.000 --> 01:44:33.920 Awagant for another year. Announcement expected in the coming day's 1797 01:44:33.960 --> 01:44:38.000 extension given after the UH. This is once again quoting 1798 01:44:38.039 --> 01:44:42.319 says or Luis Merrilow directly. This is direct translate given 1799 01:44:42.359 --> 01:44:45.239 the after the objectives said in the bond we're met. 1800 01:44:45.319 --> 01:44:49.479 I'm guessing that there were either minutes or matches or 1801 01:44:49.600 --> 01:44:53.039 certain metrics that were met and it was an option pickup, 1802 01:44:53.119 --> 01:44:57.079 and so cell Awagant met those metrics and Messi and 1803 01:44:57.119 --> 01:44:59.680 Friends picked up the option. So cell Awagan is staying 1804 01:44:59.680 --> 01:45:04.600 for me and Friends for another year with the renewal 1805 01:45:04.680 --> 01:45:12.640 of his contract. So that looks like legitimately the only 1806 01:45:12.680 --> 01:45:14.600 thing that's happened so far is the renewal of the 1807 01:45:14.640 --> 01:45:20.479 Chellawagant contract involving Messi and friends for twenty twenty five season. 1808 01:45:20.520 --> 01:45:26.199 All right, so let's see morning Abby, Morning Tom, Morning Unk. 1809 01:45:27.640 --> 01:45:32.680 Let's see morning Will, morning Rich. Let's say morning Michael. Okay, 1810 01:45:32.720 --> 01:45:35.800 so we're caught up on folks and me saying hi 1811 01:45:35.920 --> 01:45:39.119 to everybody. Abby only a few hours different pulling for 1812 01:45:39.199 --> 01:45:42.279 Skeed just like Kaiser very much. Coming from a former 1813 01:45:42.359 --> 01:45:47.000 nai A parent, Amelia wants to know you gotta hire him. Yeah, 1814 01:45:47.079 --> 01:45:49.159 you gotta hire a TD and a manager. Don't want 1815 01:45:49.159 --> 01:45:51.279 to late arrival for an excuse to be integration issues 1816 01:45:51.279 --> 01:45:56.439 in a slow start. Now, it's I think that that's 1817 01:45:56.520 --> 01:46:00.159 that's not what you want heading into the twenty five 1818 01:46:00.199 --> 01:46:03.079 season with all of the positive all the positives that 1819 01:46:03.159 --> 01:46:05.039 you found at the end of the twenty four season. 1820 01:46:06.520 --> 01:46:11.000 I'm intrigued and I can't wait to see who the 1821 01:46:11.159 --> 01:46:15.119 individuals are. And alas said, I have no I have 1822 01:46:15.239 --> 01:46:19.800 no knowledge as to whom those two positions could be. 1823 01:46:21.039 --> 01:46:24.359 We have supposed, and we have presupposed, and we have 1824 01:46:24.520 --> 01:46:29.880 tried to add, you know, A plus B and came 1825 01:46:29.960 --> 01:46:34.359 up with Chris Henderson as the logical thought for technical director, 1826 01:46:35.520 --> 01:46:38.199 but head coach. I mean, we've seen the names that 1827 01:46:38.239 --> 01:46:40.159 have been bounced around out there. Don't know where the 1828 01:46:40.199 --> 01:46:43.359 process is, don't know where the progress is, don't know 1829 01:46:43.439 --> 01:46:47.159 how close they are to signing an individual. So we'll 1830 01:46:47.199 --> 01:46:51.560 see what We'll see what the situation is there. Oh, 1831 01:46:51.560 --> 01:46:53.720 that's what I wanted to get into because the comments 1832 01:46:53.720 --> 01:46:58.399 were starting to come out out of Toronto involving the 1833 01:46:58.680 --> 01:47:03.960 John Herdman resignation and I'm trying to see if I 1834 01:47:04.119 --> 01:47:12.880 can find yes. So here's according to the Canadian Press, 1835 01:47:14.920 --> 01:47:16.800 and this is I'm gonna read the article as is 1836 01:47:17.520 --> 01:47:20.359 John Herdman's decision to step down as Toronto FC coach 1837 01:47:20.399 --> 01:47:26.720 is quote an unfortunate situation. According to Jonathan Assorio, Herdman 1838 01:47:26.800 --> 01:47:28.399 resigned saying it was the right time for me to 1839 01:47:28.399 --> 01:47:30.880 step away from the club as the organization defines its 1840 01:47:30.960 --> 01:47:35.359 vision for the future end quote. Departure linked by many 1841 01:47:35.479 --> 01:47:38.399 to the Canada Soccer investigation into the drone spying scandal 1842 01:47:38.439 --> 01:47:41.239 at the Paris Olympics that cost Bev priestman Jasmine Mandarin 1843 01:47:41.279 --> 01:47:44.119 and Joey Lombardi their jobs at Canada Soccer. All three 1844 01:47:44.119 --> 01:47:47.359 are currently serving one year suspensions from FIFA, with Lombardi 1845 01:47:47.399 --> 01:47:50.279 having resigned his Canada Soccer position soon after the Olympics. 1846 01:47:50.439 --> 01:47:54.319 Quoting Asrio, I know John was excited about taking the 1847 01:47:54.399 --> 01:47:56.560 job in his first year. He really enjoyed being at Toronto. 1848 01:47:56.600 --> 01:47:59.079 I'm sure this decision was not an easy one for him, 1849 01:48:00.039 --> 01:48:02.560 but I can imagine with the situation and everything surrounding it, it 1850 01:48:02.600 --> 01:48:04.079 made it tough, and you know, he felt like he 1851 01:48:04.119 --> 01:48:06.279 had to do something that was best for him and 1852 01:48:06.319 --> 01:48:08.520 maybe also thinking about what's best for the club as well. 1853 01:48:08.680 --> 01:48:12.840 Just all in all, an unfortunate situation. Assorio spoke after 1854 01:48:12.880 --> 01:48:16.840 appearing at a PlayStation event that saw the Canadian international 1855 01:48:16.840 --> 01:48:18.880 midfielder and fans try their luck at kicking balls at 1856 01:48:18.920 --> 01:48:21.960 targets in the form of the PlayStation controller buttons on 1857 01:48:22.000 --> 01:48:25.640 a goal in front of the Prince's Gate. Event was 1858 01:48:25.680 --> 01:48:30.960 part of PlayStations Play has No Limits campaign. So the 1859 01:48:31.000 --> 01:48:33.479 FIFA Appeals Committee ruling the summer put Herdman at ground 1860 01:48:33.600 --> 01:48:38.039 zero with the Canada Soccer situation and the investigation there. 1861 01:48:38.680 --> 01:48:42.479 Once again, Herdman has said little did not cooperate with 1862 01:48:42.560 --> 01:48:46.079 the investigation from Canada Soccer, despite being asked a handful 1863 01:48:46.119 --> 01:48:49.520 of times said it was scheduling issues that was the problem. 1864 01:48:51.319 --> 01:48:55.760 Severely doubt that, but okay, Assorio is a longtime gamer, 1865 01:48:55.760 --> 01:48:57.760 says he still plays, especially when it comes to EA 1866 01:48:57.840 --> 01:49:01.920 Sports FC soccer franchise formerly his EA Sports FIFA and 1867 01:49:02.000 --> 01:49:05.039 so Neil m David Neil Davidson. It the Canadian Press 1868 01:49:06.720 --> 01:49:10.520 chased after Jonathan Massorio and got that comment from him 1869 01:49:11.039 --> 01:49:18.000 about the whole thing Melia is saying a source saying 1870 01:49:18.079 --> 01:49:24.560 curtain to n y C. Okay, I'm intrigued n y C. 1871 01:49:25.199 --> 01:49:30.520 Will they will City Football Group see now? And for me, 1872 01:49:32.079 --> 01:49:36.319 City Football Group, will they invest in n my CFC? 1873 01:49:36.640 --> 01:49:38.680 And this is just in general. It doesn't matter who 1874 01:49:38.880 --> 01:49:41.520 specifically we're talking about here would be the new head coach? 1875 01:49:42.760 --> 01:49:49.399 Would City Football Group invest period in ny CFC or 1876 01:49:49.520 --> 01:49:53.800 they would Would they just continue to use ny CFC 1877 01:49:53.880 --> 01:49:59.079 to flip players out? Oh no, John John Herdman has 1878 01:49:59.119 --> 01:50:04.680 too many. Uh yeah, John Herdman to anywhere right now, 1879 01:50:04.760 --> 01:50:08.079 doesn't matter what franchise you're talking about, John Herdman to 1880 01:50:08.199 --> 01:50:11.840 anywhere right now for that particular franchise. If any franchise 1881 01:50:11.880 --> 01:50:14.920 took a leap on John Herdman right now, I don't 1882 01:50:14.960 --> 01:50:18.800 know if there would be any goodwill left in whatever 1883 01:50:18.880 --> 01:50:21.119 market that was if somebody said, you know, I'm interested 1884 01:50:21.119 --> 01:50:24.920 in John Herdman, and you signed John Herdman with all 1885 01:50:24.960 --> 01:50:29.600 of the black clouds hanging over him right now, I'm 1886 01:50:29.600 --> 01:50:32.079 of a mind to think to think that Toronto FC 1887 01:50:33.640 --> 01:50:37.039 had a feeling or has a feeling something's going to 1888 01:50:37.079 --> 01:50:41.359 come down hard quick on Herdman, and that John Herdman, Yes, 1889 01:50:41.600 --> 01:50:45.399 for card Herdman is radioactive in the US. But the 1890 01:50:45.520 --> 01:50:49.560 question is for NYCFC, for whoever that new head coach is. 1891 01:50:50.720 --> 01:50:53.840 Are they just going to continue to kind of invest 1892 01:50:53.880 --> 01:50:56.520 in NYC and take players that they have and then 1893 01:50:56.600 --> 01:51:02.600 flip them like they did Tati Castillanos, Or is it 1894 01:51:02.640 --> 01:51:05.520 a situation where they will invest knowing that they've got 1895 01:51:05.560 --> 01:51:08.720 Dylan Butler or States with broken ground and they've got 1896 01:51:08.720 --> 01:51:11.479 to get ready for that moment of when it opens 1897 01:51:11.560 --> 01:51:14.159 and they're trying to find the right guy to be 1898 01:51:14.279 --> 01:51:18.399 on the touch line before Pep Guardiola comes in. And 1899 01:51:18.439 --> 01:51:23.399 I say that half firmly, a tongue half planted in cheek, Toronto, 1900 01:51:23.479 --> 01:51:30.720 You know, we'll spend money. So Jim Curtin, if he's 1901 01:51:30.760 --> 01:51:34.800 doing the car wash right now and catching up with folks, 1902 01:51:36.000 --> 01:51:42.000 does Jim Curtin at whatever gig he's at, does he 1903 01:51:42.039 --> 01:51:45.840 try to go to the Bill Parcells card? Is he 1904 01:51:45.920 --> 01:51:47.920 the one that wants to buy the groceries and cook 1905 01:51:47.960 --> 01:51:52.119 the meal at whatever his next step is? By the way, 1906 01:51:52.159 --> 01:51:54.560 San Jose apparently is interested in an Open Cup hero 1907 01:51:54.640 --> 01:51:58.720 Brandon Basquez. Remember they made the deal to get some 1908 01:51:58.760 --> 01:52:01.600 players come over from New England for half a million 1909 01:52:01.640 --> 01:52:05.960 dollars in am So Bruce Arena, getting some familiar faces 1910 01:52:05.960 --> 01:52:10.439 including Ian Harks to start things up in San Jose. 1911 01:52:11.159 --> 01:52:13.880 Interest in Open Cup hero Brandon Vasquez at Mont today? 1912 01:52:15.079 --> 01:52:19.920 Does that happen? But anyone who is abby, thank you? 1913 01:52:25.000 --> 01:52:31.359 The question is who goes to invest who's going to 1914 01:52:31.439 --> 01:52:36.000 invest in these That's the larger question here. You know 1915 01:52:36.079 --> 01:52:40.359 that they're gonna spend money. Ah, So we the Union 1916 01:52:40.479 --> 01:52:44.159 is the one that is saying, and once again, we 1917 01:52:44.279 --> 01:52:49.279 the Union is probably well known more by a lot 1918 01:52:49.279 --> 01:52:53.079 of other folks. A content creator, and once again this 1919 01:52:53.239 --> 01:52:58.279 time of year, once again, just look at your number 1920 01:52:58.279 --> 01:53:03.000 of followers. The fact that the search engines are out 1921 01:53:03.000 --> 01:53:05.760 there we the union with two ends with one hundred 1922 01:53:05.760 --> 01:53:09.079 and twenty nine followers on the two hundred and eighty 1923 01:53:09.119 --> 01:53:14.680 character app got to keep an eye on that. So yeah, 1924 01:53:14.760 --> 01:53:16.840 four card Garth should be interested in Open Cup hero 1925 01:53:16.880 --> 01:53:23.159 Brandon Masquez zero reliable according to Rich Ransom. Okay, but 1926 01:53:23.399 --> 01:53:26.960 you know, whomever wherever Jim Curtin goes, does he want 1927 01:53:27.000 --> 01:53:28.680 to be the one to buy the groceries and cook 1928 01:53:28.720 --> 01:53:30.960 the meal? I would imagine, So after all of his 1929 01:53:31.039 --> 01:53:34.960 time in Philadelphia Toronto, we'll spend money on bringing in 1930 01:53:35.000 --> 01:53:37.880 a coach. They'll pay handsomely and they'll also bring in players, 1931 01:53:38.640 --> 01:53:43.000 so you know, so we'll see what happens with Curtin 1932 01:53:43.039 --> 01:53:46.840 and his next stop Toronto and their next choice Philadelphia. 1933 01:53:47.079 --> 01:53:52.520 Philadelphia had been linked to a European coach and the 1934 01:53:52.520 --> 01:53:57.000 negotiations had been ongoing, I believe was how it was phrased. 1935 01:53:58.039 --> 01:54:01.920 So we'll see what it looks like there. So yeah, 1936 01:54:01.960 --> 01:54:05.399 today is the half day trade window until one o'clock 1937 01:54:05.600 --> 01:54:08.840 to set up the expansion draft rosters. The expansion draft, 1938 01:54:08.840 --> 01:54:14.079 by the way, is Wednesday. Tuesday is when you announce 1939 01:54:15.199 --> 01:54:18.199 who you're holding who you're not. Just that sets up 1940 01:54:18.239 --> 01:54:21.439 your roster for those for San Diego to figure out 1941 01:54:21.479 --> 01:54:24.199 what they want to do. Today is also the beginning 1942 01:54:24.239 --> 01:54:27.479 of the three day College Showcase, so Major League Soccer 1943 01:54:27.520 --> 01:54:29.520 clubs can sit there and look at folks and go ooh. 1944 01:54:30.319 --> 01:54:32.039 We'll see if so and so is going to get 1945 01:54:32.119 --> 01:54:35.960 drafted or if I'm going to have a UDFA opportunity 1946 01:54:36.239 --> 01:54:38.560 and sign somebody to a deal to one of the 1947 01:54:40.720 --> 01:54:43.560 one of the other places. So we'll see what happens 1948 01:54:43.600 --> 01:54:46.439 with the College Showcase and the half day trade window. 1949 01:54:48.039 --> 01:54:53.479 We have not gotten into the Jim Ratcliffe comments and 1950 01:54:53.800 --> 01:54:58.520 Dan Ashworth after being done after five months at Manchester United. 1951 01:54:58.640 --> 01:55:01.560 Keep an ear out for a three where Drew Dickinson 1952 01:55:01.600 --> 01:55:04.760 will give his thoughts on that. We'll get into that tomorrow. 1953 01:55:04.760 --> 01:55:08.279 Remember tomorrow is a power hour ish or an afternoon show. 1954 01:55:08.319 --> 01:55:11.600 I don't know what time, probably after lunch, but once 1955 01:55:11.640 --> 01:55:15.119 again after lunch, we'll keep an eye on that stuff. Thursday, 1956 01:55:15.159 --> 01:55:17.560 free agency opens up at one o'clock. Ind of your 1957 01:55:17.600 --> 01:55:21.520 waivers is at five. Friday re entry Stage one is 1958 01:55:21.520 --> 01:55:25.279 at one o'clock. So that is your MLS timeline for 1959 01:55:25.359 --> 01:55:28.279 the week. But we still got to go over Don 1960 01:55:28.319 --> 01:55:33.720 Garber's comments from the State of the Union and the 1961 01:55:33.760 --> 01:55:41.439 other material involving Liverpool, Josie Mourinho, Jim Ratcliffe and apparently 1962 01:55:41.760 --> 01:55:46.840 Black Knight Holdings, the Bill Foley group that owns Vegas, 1963 01:55:46.880 --> 01:55:51.279 Golden Knights, Bournemouth, etc. They might be chasing after Shamrock rovers. 1964 01:55:54.520 --> 01:55:58.920 For me, most likely for Curtin would be Toronto, because 1965 01:55:58.960 --> 01:56:01.840 I think that he would want the opportunity after what 1966 01:56:02.000 --> 01:56:07.560 happened in Philly to be buyer and chef. I said, 1967 01:56:07.560 --> 01:56:09.359 I think his next gig. I think he wants to 1968 01:56:09.359 --> 01:56:16.199 have that kind of power, all right. So yeah, Alex 1969 01:56:16.760 --> 01:56:20.119 hiring herdman, that's a ten foot pole hire. You ain't kidding. 1970 01:56:20.279 --> 01:56:22.199 And like I said, four Card says radioactive in the 1971 01:56:22.239 --> 01:56:25.159 United States on multiple fronts. What surprised me if he 1972 01:56:25.199 --> 01:56:27.239 went back to like New Zealand or something and tried 1973 01:56:27.239 --> 01:56:29.760 to coach or just had to lay low for a 1974 01:56:29.760 --> 01:56:33.720 couple of years, gossip Bruman and Nuindo. Like I said, tomorrow, 1975 01:56:33.760 --> 01:56:36.960 we'll get into State of the Union from Don Garber 1976 01:56:37.479 --> 01:56:39.560 any of the other half day stuff that happens after 1977 01:56:39.560 --> 01:56:40.960 we go off the air, which means it's all going 1978 01:56:41.000 --> 01:56:43.760 to happen after we go off the air, and then 1979 01:56:43.760 --> 01:56:45.600 we'll get into state of the Union from Garber, the 1980 01:56:45.680 --> 01:56:48.800 Dan Ashwood situation, the Ratcliffe comments, all those kinds of things. 1981 01:56:48.840 --> 01:56:53.840 So looking at the gossip of the day before, what 1982 01:56:53.920 --> 01:56:57.479 to watch, where to watch it, how to watch it? Arsenal, 1983 01:56:57.520 --> 01:57:01.359 Chelsea and Manchester United remain interested in Dollhovitch Juve considering 1984 01:57:01.439 --> 01:57:04.520 selling the Serbian striker unless he agrees to a new deal. 1985 01:57:04.800 --> 01:57:07.920 Liverpool had made an opening contract offer to most Salah. 1986 01:57:08.520 --> 01:57:10.800 Liverpool also looking to tie up Virgil van Dyk and 1987 01:57:10.800 --> 01:57:14.439 Trent Alexander Arnold to new deals. Manchester City could swoop 1988 01:57:14.479 --> 01:57:16.720 to blow Liverpool away and a deal to sign Martin 1989 01:57:16.800 --> 01:57:21.000 Zubamindi from Real Sociodet. Former Manchester United sporting director Dan 1990 01:57:21.039 --> 01:57:23.640 Ashworth was not in favor of appointing Rubin a Marim 1991 01:57:24.720 --> 01:57:27.079 as the club's new manager, instead recommending a move for 1992 01:57:27.079 --> 01:57:31.039 Gareth Southgate. Graham Potter was also on that list as well. 1993 01:57:31.600 --> 01:57:34.159 The short version for Ashworth was that he felt that 1994 01:57:34.239 --> 01:57:35.800 he was being left out of a lot of the 1995 01:57:35.840 --> 01:57:37.600 decision making and he wanted to go in a different 1996 01:57:37.600 --> 01:57:41.359 direction involving the coaching search, and they went and got 1997 01:57:41.439 --> 01:57:44.800 Ruben a Marim and Ashworth wanted to stick with an 1998 01:57:44.840 --> 01:57:48.319 English coach, Crystal Palace's bid and other things like I said, 1999 01:57:48.319 --> 01:57:51.279 we'll get into it tomorrow afternoon. Crystal Palace has bid 2000 01:57:51.319 --> 01:57:53.960 to sign Leon winger Ryan Cherkey has been hit by 2001 01:57:54.000 --> 01:57:57.720 PSG in Dortmund joining the race. Three letter Paper Villa 2002 01:57:57.920 --> 01:58:00.960 one of four Premier League clubs interested in US nineteen 2003 01:58:01.039 --> 01:58:04.000 year old winger a Keenan Yildiz, whose club could seek 2004 01:58:04.000 --> 01:58:06.960 a fee of about sixty six million pounds. Ac Milon 2005 01:58:07.079 --> 01:58:09.119 Keen on a loan with an option to buy for 2006 01:58:09.239 --> 01:58:15.199 Chelsea's Carnichukomeca, who's also attracting interest from Celtic Interesting. Real 2007 01:58:15.239 --> 01:58:17.960 Madrid's forward Endrick has decided he will not go on 2008 01:58:18.039 --> 01:58:21.279 loan in January continue to fight for a sparing starting spot. 2009 01:58:21.600 --> 01:58:24.760 Georgian winger Kevichka Kvard Skellia close to signing a contract 2010 01:58:24.800 --> 01:58:30.000 extension with Nopoly until twenty twenty nine. Remember, contracts of 2011 01:58:30.159 --> 01:58:32.680 length mean all you do is control the asset. It 2012 01:58:32.680 --> 01:58:35.079 does not necessarily mean that you want the asset for 2013 01:58:35.119 --> 01:58:38.479 the link the deal. West Ham also considered Max Allegri 2014 01:58:38.600 --> 01:58:41.439 as a successor to Jewel low Pteggy, but the cost 2015 01:58:41.560 --> 01:58:46.600 involved makes it a probable non starter. So what to 2016 01:58:46.600 --> 01:58:48.239 watch or to watch it, how to watch it before 2017 01:58:48.239 --> 01:58:51.520 we get out of here. And once again this comes 2018 01:58:51.520 --> 01:58:56.119 from our friends at Soccer America and let's see if 2019 01:58:56.159 --> 01:58:58.560 there is anything going on today. Yeah, west Ham and 2020 01:58:58.600 --> 01:59:00.760 Wolves is at three that's on you, I say, and 2021 01:59:00.840 --> 01:59:04.239 at nbcsports dot Com, at TAFE and Espaniel's an ESPN 2022 01:59:04.279 --> 01:59:08.279 Deportees and on ESPN Plus. Paramount Plus has Northampton Town 2023 01:59:08.319 --> 01:59:10.760 in Peterborough United out of League One at three o'clock 2024 01:59:11.239 --> 01:59:16.119 and Siria at two forty five, Monza and Esse at 2025 01:59:16.319 --> 01:59:20.039 two forty five on Paramount Plus. Remember tomorrow's Champions League 2026 01:59:20.079 --> 01:59:25.039 and all of that. So just so we know, it's 2027 01:59:25.079 --> 01:59:31.760 our weekly table check. Uh oh okay, So let's then 2028 01:59:31.760 --> 01:59:34.359 we got to hit the breaker for this. Definitely have 2029 01:59:34.439 --> 01:59:37.399 to hit the breaker for this. So let me cueue 2030 01:59:37.479 --> 01:59:49.319 up the music, leg go. The PGMOL has sacked referee 2031 01:59:49.359 --> 01:59:55.520 David coot dismissed statement from the PGMOL reads following the 2032 01:59:55.560 --> 01:59:59.960 conclusion of a thorough investigation into Coote's conduct. Is employed 2033 02:00:00.199 --> 02:00:08.119 with PGMOL has been terminated today with immediate effect. Coote's 2034 02:00:08.159 --> 02:00:10.600 actions were found to be in serious breach of the 2035 02:00:10.640 --> 02:00:14.399 provisions of his employment contract with his positions deemed with 2036 02:00:14.399 --> 02:00:19.920 his position deemed untenable, supporting Coot continues to be important 2037 02:00:19.960 --> 02:00:23.800 to us and we remain committed to his welfare. Coot 2038 02:00:23.840 --> 02:00:28.079 has a right to appeal the decision to terminate his employment. 2039 02:00:29.000 --> 02:00:33.439 So David Coot out no longer a part of the PGMOL. 2040 02:00:33.479 --> 02:00:37.279 He has been sacked by the PGMOL. So we'll keep 2041 02:00:37.279 --> 02:00:41.319 an eye on that. Will he continue to ask for 2042 02:00:41.439 --> 02:00:45.520 help or or what? But what I wanted to do 2043 02:00:45.640 --> 02:00:48.880 was look at the tables since we were discussing what 2044 02:00:49.039 --> 02:00:53.720 was going on involving the lower divisions and the Ryan 2045 02:00:53.760 --> 02:00:57.640 Reynolds extravaganza known as Wrexham. Wrexham scored a goal on 2046 02:00:57.680 --> 02:01:04.880 an Olympic co a win Olympico, they wind aided Olympico 2047 02:01:06.760 --> 02:01:10.439 and four card quoting Rick James this morning. All right, 2048 02:01:10.560 --> 02:01:14.119 so quickly getting into the tables that I wanted to 2049 02:01:14.119 --> 02:01:17.399 get into. Yeah, if you if you haven't seen it 2050 02:01:17.479 --> 02:01:21.720 as a tremendous Olympico by the way, and Wrexham right 2051 02:01:21.760 --> 02:01:24.680 now is tied, but they have played one more match 2052 02:01:24.720 --> 02:01:28.359 than Wickham Wanderers. Birmingham City has two matches in hand 2053 02:01:28.439 --> 02:01:32.319 on Wrexham. Wrexham right now nineteen matches played and forty 2054 02:01:32.359 --> 02:01:35.600 points in their one goal behind Wickham in goal difference, 2055 02:01:35.920 --> 02:01:39.039 but right now with a little bit of activity going on, 2056 02:01:39.079 --> 02:01:42.399 So about the halfway point of the season, forty six 2057 02:01:42.479 --> 02:01:45.680 matches and they played either seventeen eighteen or nineteen. Wrexham 2058 02:01:45.720 --> 02:01:49.000 right now in the second automatic promotion spot to the 2059 02:01:49.039 --> 02:01:55.680 Skybet Championship behind Wickham Wanderers by one goal in goal difference. 2060 02:01:56.079 --> 02:02:01.600 So that's that's where we are. So we come back tomorrow, 2061 02:02:02.119 --> 02:02:05.680 we will go through all the other things up. Do 2062 02:02:05.760 --> 02:02:07.880 we have a move? Do we have a move? Do 2063 02:02:07.920 --> 02:02:10.159 we actually do we have? Do we have we have 2064 02:02:10.319 --> 02:02:14.800 a move? From Tom Bogert Okay, RSL have agreed to 2065 02:02:14.800 --> 02:02:17.800 a deal to acquire Tyler Wolf for fifty thousand dollars 2066 02:02:17.840 --> 02:02:21.520 in GAM from Atlanta United. Tyler Wolf sixty one appearances 2067 02:02:21.520 --> 02:02:24.119 with Atlanta after signing a homegrown deal five plus one 2068 02:02:24.159 --> 02:02:27.960 and six hundred and forty two minutes in twenty twenty three. 2069 02:02:28.159 --> 02:02:30.880 So RSL have agreed to a deal to acquire Tyler 2070 02:02:30.960 --> 02:02:38.520 Wolf from Atlanta United for fifty thousand dollars in GAM. 2071 02:02:39.399 --> 02:02:41.319 So this is why you guys. You guys are on 2072 02:02:41.399 --> 02:02:45.720 top of it, absolutely absolutely on top of it. So 2073 02:02:45.760 --> 02:02:47.520 you guys are a lot faster on the draw than me. 2074 02:02:47.720 --> 02:02:51.159 So uh so Tom Bogert Tyler Wolf to RSL for 2075 02:02:51.239 --> 02:02:54.600 fifty thousand dollars in gam So there you go, sixty 2076 02:02:54.640 --> 02:02:57.479 one appearances with Atlanta after signing a homegrown deal. So 2077 02:02:58.760 --> 02:03:01.640 thank you Alex for the siren. And we'll be back 2078 02:03:01.680 --> 02:03:05.039 at again tomorrow morning at nine oh five where we 2079 02:03:05.079 --> 02:03:09.279 will discuss things. So we've got the Don Garber State 2080 02:03:09.319 --> 02:03:11.479 of the Union. We've got to get into stuff from 2081 02:03:11.479 --> 02:03:17.000 the Independent, Jim Ratcliffe ishing on Manchester United saying that 2082 02:03:17.039 --> 02:03:19.600 they're mediocre and not elite, the whole Dan Ashwood situation. 2083 02:03:20.000 --> 02:03:22.159 Find out what else happens in the half day trade window, 2084 02:03:22.159 --> 02:03:25.359 which has an hour and fifty one minutes left in it, 2085 02:03:25.840 --> 02:03:28.760 and we'll find out what else is going on as 2086 02:03:28.800 --> 02:03:30.520 we go. See here's my list, and that's what we're 2087 02:03:30.640 --> 02:03:32.439 going to be doing this week. But once again, remember 2088 02:03:32.479 --> 02:03:34.920 tomorrow is not live. It is going to be not 2089 02:03:35.000 --> 02:03:37.560 live in the morning, live in the afternoon because I've 2090 02:03:37.560 --> 02:03:40.119 got to be at the Georgia twow. I just dated 2091 02:03:40.159 --> 02:03:44.800 myself there Mercedes Been Stadium for meet and greet, getting 2092 02:03:44.800 --> 02:03:47.039 ready for the High School Football Championship. So it'll be 2093 02:03:47.279 --> 02:03:52.039 an SDH after lunch and we'll see what has yielded 2094 02:03:52.079 --> 02:03:54.960 with the morning has yielded tomorrow as we get you ready. 2095 02:03:54.960 --> 02:03:58.000 But yet, it'll be after lunch tomorrow and we will 2096 02:03:58.319 --> 02:04:01.840 get into the action on your Tuesday. No doubt, no doubt, 2097 02:04:01.840 --> 02:04:04.800 Fast draw Alex absolutely true four card. So that is 2098 02:04:04.880 --> 02:04:07.199 another go round here at SDH. Thanks to Bart, thanks 2099 02:04:07.199 --> 02:04:10.880 to AB and thanks to y'all. And actually, no, I'm 2100 02:04:10.920 --> 02:04:14.399 driving for the championship, so I'm gonna be in the 2101 02:04:14.399 --> 02:04:16.199 parking deck because i gotta be there for like fifteen 2102 02:04:16.239 --> 02:04:19.560 hours and I'm actually staying at a hotel downtown. I'm 2103 02:04:19.600 --> 02:04:22.640 not driving back home after each day because I need 2104 02:04:22.680 --> 02:04:28.760 to get a place to be settled and crash practically 2105 02:04:28.800 --> 02:04:31.279 immediately and then get up and then go back into 2106 02:04:31.640 --> 02:04:34.920 the dome and get back to NBS and do all that. 2107 02:04:34.960 --> 02:04:37.039 But no, drive it in tomorrow and then for the 2108 02:04:37.119 --> 02:04:39.680 Championships Monday Tuesday Wednesday, And like I said, we're working 2109 02:04:39.680 --> 02:04:41.960 on the host thing for next week to try to 2110 02:04:42.000 --> 02:04:44.119 figure out who can host and who can hang out 2111 02:04:44.159 --> 02:04:46.039 and all those kinds of things, because I'll be at 2112 02:04:46.039 --> 02:04:50.840 Mercedes Benz Monday Tuesday Wednesday, and then the boss has 2113 02:04:50.960 --> 02:04:54.880 called a road trip for her company Christmas party, so 2114 02:04:54.920 --> 02:04:58.000 we're flying to Chicago and that takes me out of 2115 02:04:58.039 --> 02:05:00.640 Thursday and Friday because of playing of it ability. So 2116 02:05:00.720 --> 02:05:04.000 next week we'll be guest hosts and we'll see what 2117 02:05:04.119 --> 02:05:07.079 can go. We'll see what goes next week with the 2118 02:05:07.119 --> 02:05:09.560 High School FOOTBA Championships with me. I'll be listening. I'll 2119 02:05:09.560 --> 02:05:11.199 be watching like the rest of you and boosting all 2120 02:05:11.239 --> 02:05:14.640 of our numbers. So back at it again tomorrow afternoon 2121 02:05:15.239 --> 02:05:18.000 and we'll break everything down. But the big news that 2122 02:05:18.159 --> 02:05:20.800 just broke, Thank you Alex Tyler Wolf heading to RSL 2123 02:05:22.159 --> 02:05:24.960 in the half day trade window, setting up spots so 2124 02:05:25.199 --> 02:05:27.640 mucha ploty all played safe, everybody, since it is the 2125 02:05:27.680 --> 02:05:29.560 end of the show that means I get to do this. 2126 02:05:29.600 --> 02:05:33.159 We'll be back at it again at some point tomorrow afternoon, 2127 02:05:33.159 --> 02:05:36.880 probably after launch or something, and we'll bust it and 2128 02:05:37.239 --> 02:05:39.520 we'll see what else is going on. So once again, 2129 02:05:39.760 --> 02:05:42.520 out the door, which plot all played safe. Love you 2130 02:05:42.560 --> 02:05:43.840 all very much, We'll see you later.