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lol. My username, which I’ve had since Hornfans, is a nod to the song Still Fly from 2002. I’m just a middle class whitish Mexican guy that worked up through software sales and made really good real estate decisions since 2008. Otherwise, I’m an idiot that likes to have a good time. I do own one single Gucci suit though and you can borrow it. Regardless, there is too much commercial traffic through neighborhoods (in all areas) that are not paying attention and are only interested in doing as many jobs as they can in a work day. I get it, you have to make a living…. But we can’t let our kids ride bikes because of this constant flow of speeding construction vehicles.

No, its the same.

I live less than a quarter mile from there and cross that intersection almost every day. I mostly drive a golf cart, so obviously I don’t run over anybody, but the amount of construction in this neighborhood has reached a point that is no longer acceptable. I feel like we’re dodging F250’s driven by people without drivers licenses and there are nails and screws all over the road. It’s basically F250s with trailers running stop signs all over the hood. I just got back into town and don’t know who this is, but I’m already furious. I can’t let my fucking kids ride bikes on the street. F250s with trailers. Edit: and yes, I know F250s with trailers is the way construction is done and how people make a living. Slow down is my point.

Let’s fuck this place up.

This was the plan all alongg

Not trying to aggy you guys, but it’s felt like a “next year” team since May. Lots of injuries, lots of excuses, but it felt like it wasn’t ever going to come together. Time to let some kids play. I have some thoughts on next year, but will be its own thread.

5 runs seems insurmountable. Even if we had 18 innings to get it.

Yeah I’m just kidding. I actually hate them. I spent a couple months in Venezuela after college. Got sick to death of them and cachapas. My friends mom made some good sandwiches with arepas, but they contained a ton of meats, cheeses and dressings. Gets old the next morning when you have arepas, crema con sal, and coffee. And then arepas for lunch. Just longing for a tortilla. God bless Mexico.

Instead of U.S. they should just say Katy. Which is lovely to be able to scoop some arepas on the way into Houston.

This is good for all of us. Except maybe old what’s her name.

I stopped applying after 10 years. Just assumed they saw my Hispanic sounding name and laughed their asses off and mocked my application.

I heard he insisted on wearing his uniform backwards.

So much “meh” in the rumored target list. If you’re a starter on the US team and you see Viera as your manager, you’re probably thinking “I’m already a better player than you were, and my dad is probably a better soccer coach”. Neither of those thoughts would actually be true, but not sure he does enough to get young kid’s respect and attention from the beginning.

Demention eh?

I’m not saying I agree with the take. But Landon had the Kobe gene of competitiveness, but not quite the talent. I love those types of people and I love Lando. Not sure it’s the right guy though.

I came to CR for 2 min

Pussy shit

Dammit

I get that Klopp wants a nice vacation. But after a few months even places like Marbella and St Tropez get old. Doing nothing can get really boring. The US job may not be Italy or Brazil, but it’s pretty cush job compared to those and with really high upside. Just sit there at your villa and watch tape of the players, schedule calls and short trips to have dinner with the euro players. Hold practice sessions at your villa. Fly to Miami or New York or Dallas or LA or wherever for a few friendlies and camps. Get out of the group in the WC. Be a hero. You don’t even have to go play at Granada or Honduras to qualify. Surprised he shot it down so fast.

Let’s fucking go

Spot on. I think I mentioned this before but I had a long conversation (and many bottles of wine) with Claudio Reyna and his mouthy wife at a Christmas party in 2022. They actually weren’t invited back this year because she was so cloak room mouthy… and they moved out of Austin. Anyway, he made this same point in relation to his son. Saying essentially that Gregg runs a system and some of the best players in the pool don’t fit his ideal system players. We both agreed it was stupid. That was also the night they told me that he was a woman beater and that some news would come out and take him down. It came out, but of course he cockroached his way through it. I have Claudio’s # but never texted him. Not going to start now. Also- I was thinking about US teams in the past and how you felt about them from a skill level, system and as a cohesive team. This current teams seems the most talented, but I don’t trust anything about them. I remember 2010, driving from Johannesburg to Rustenburg for the US-England game. I told my friends on that drive that I thought we’d beat England. They then listed off all the players England had. But I was like, “we have some guys that just play like guys and the play for each other. England doesn’t”. We didn’t win that game. But we won the group with the goal against Algeria being one of the monumental moments in American soccer. That was a far less talented but super cohesive team. Gregg’s teams just feel gross.

“Long term vision”

I’ve always appreciated Jesse Marsch’s style of attack and I think it actually could have worked in the premier league but Leeds was never going to give him the talent to execute it reliably. Ultimately, I think at this stage we need some big name that the players will automatically trust. I mean, Klopp is perfect. A tactician that can evaluate the player pool and put people in the right positions, a guy that comes with credibility amongst the players and fans, personality to handle much more pressure than the USMNT would present. Come on you fucks in the league office. Make a move. Do your jobs.

It’s kinda funny to get worked the fuck up about some players that probably won’t see a college field until 2026 or beyond. By that point Sark will be coaching at Manchester United, Elko will be at Cy Fair, Venables will be at Arlington Renegades, and Texas will be coached by WatsonX.