Vamooooooos #GoSpursGo

Upon further review, when attempting to see when the foul we called occurred, we found it didn’t actually occur so let’s go to halftime. What a well-officiated league!

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And yet these advocates have hindered affordability and green space access in this city by blocking any housing in any part of town that might have more than one unit per tract. Time to retire the Old Environmentalists as the flag bearers of Austin’s environmental future.

Spurs back. End-to-end domination by the silver and black. #GoSpursGo

The best part about IFAB’s meddling around the handball rule is that there is a specific exemption for when a teammate blasts the ball off your hand. Unless it’s a deliberate handball, in which case it’s a penalty. Luckily, the word “deliberate” now means 6 different things depending on the day.

Today is always such a tough day for those of us in our thirties. It’s when we come to terms that the ACL lineup ten years ago being better than today’s announced lineup is entirely based on the fact we are very close to being The Olds.

Keys to the Spurs after game one for me include making three pointers (duh) and figuring out how to be physical with the Wolves. Wolves were way smarter at bodying up and not getting called for it, especially setting screens, which really paid off down the stretch.

After conceding 8 goals in 180 minutes against San Jose and Toronto, the #AustinFC defense has not allowed a goal in the 180 minutes since. Additionally, Austin FC allowed 10 shots on goal in these last two home matches, compared to 27(!) in the previous two.

this is because xG is an entirely made up number with arbitrary algorithms for people who don’t have the time to watch matches up the verde and black (MLS’ algorithm had it finishing at 2.2 - 1.9 in favor of Austin, which is technically better but in no way accurately represents that match.)

Quite easy to blame Arne Slot for Liverpool being abysmal for the first 25 minutes, but we probably also need to criticize the players who decided to be completely dissociated at the start of a big match against your rivals. Nobody seemed to want it until it was already 0-2.

At “the greatest stadium in the league”, Miami has failed to beat: Austin (26th) New York Red Bulls (22nd) New England (7th) Orlando (25th) Possibly time to accept that Miami are an eminently average team at the moment.

One of the people on this stage says we should emulate San Antonio’s Via Metropolitan Transit and re-do Project Connect with busses. It is the one who is actively suing to stop the project on the basis of the deal being unclear to voters. We should stop taking him seriously. #KUTFestival

Brett Yormark? The guy who banned tortilla throwing at Tech and decided to bring the ankle-breaking glass court to the Big XII basketball championships? I cannot imagine who thinks that would be a good idea for a league that depends on stadium atmosphere and uninjured stars.

Spurs - Timberwolves Game 4 in Minneapolis will be the same day as Austin FC - Minnesota United in St. Paul. Big day for the South/Central Texas Alliance.

We literally just want to be able to buy Austin FC II jerseys, have matches at reasonable hours, and have $5 tickets. Let’s not overcomplicate things.

So uh either Don Garber’s Twitter account has been compromised, or he’s just created an epic shit storm for the league. The person he is replying to is the Premier of British Columbia. x.com/thesoccerdon...

I feel nominally better that LouCity took the Dynamo to extra time on the road in the Open Cup. I believe it is a coping mechanism.

round two.

Y’all will be absolutely stunned by how you pronounce that name. Godspeed, Apple TV commentators.

I support the #MoveTheCaps campaign. To Hastings Park.

I’m trying to think of a worse idea and frankly all I am able to come up with are things that have already been enacted by the Republican Party.

me after my team gets eliminated in the playoffs again by LAFC

Puro.

If only ESPN had a way to communicate that the Spurs game was starting on ESPN2 through some sort of audiovisual means.

A lot of this for me is because the lack of other options that make attacking runs. Uzuni and Facu need people to create space and feed off of, and Nelson frequently does that well. It’s also why I love Kolmanic/Biro bombing down the flanks though it occasionally creates defensive problems.

Real ballers know how cool the Unified Game is.

Toronto FC right now are that incredibly enjoyable mix of Not Good but also Inevitable that makes it super hard to turn off any match they are in.

Dylan Harper: very good at basketball

We still don’t have any sort of explanation as to how we ended up with 14 minutes of added time last night, do we? Felt like it was collective psychosis, with no significant stoppages somehow resulting in nearly an extra third of a half being tacked on.

My concern with the Nico Out approach is that you’ll get a false dawn when Dani/Owen/BV9 come back and a different manager gets slightly better results. The lack of any appreciable depth amidst the injury bug is the bigger problem now: we have conceded more goals after 75’ (10) than before (9).

Absolutely horrendous from PRO tonight. Davy Arnaud is all of us right now.

I see we have sent out the lineup to minimize long-term damage from PayPal Park’s dangerous turf. Heavy on the youths, light on the senior players with a lot of minutes this season.

For future TDP staffers considering open letters against the party leader: getting 36 signatures from a potential pool of thousands is a big indicator that you shouldn’t publish your demand.

BACK TO BACK FOR LOVB AUSTIN

My support for the Whitecaps staying in Vancouver is unwavering. My support for the Whitecaps moving to the Eastern Conference is also unwavering because they are hella scary. savethecaps.com

Brave of Democratic Party staffers who have led the state party to zero election wins since 1994 to speak up and say that things aren’t being run to their liking.

I take cold comfort in knowing that my team’s struggles could actually be worse. Very cold comfort. The magic of the Cup works in mysterious ways.

Congratulations to Wes and the entire Black Hart team for winning the real Peace Prize despite continuing to wage an unrelenting war on MLS away fans’ livers.

If Penso insists that Nashville deserved a penalty in the box last year for that contact in the Open Cup, then she absolutely had to make that foul call against Stuver today on the Galaxy goal. Let’s have some standards, please.

Fun Spurs Facts: The San Antonio Spurs have won six games against their in-state rivals; a series set totaling seven games. Tottenham Hotspur have won seven games all season; a season currently totaling 31 games. The More You Know.

The colossal disaster that is FIFA might just ruin the legacy of the entire World Cup. Every single piece of news indicates the arrogance of the organization is failing the soccer fans of US, Mexico, and Canada, at least on the non-sporting side.

This happens because Austin is the only city well past lean. It gives local gov ability to actually enact leftish policies. An argument could be made for Dallas. — 2024 margins for Harris: — Travis County (Austin): 69-29 Dallas: 60-38 Bexar (SA): 54-45 Harris (Houston): 52-46 Tarrant (FW): 47-52

Nap-inducing Liverpool performance just enough to keep next week in play. Hard to see Slot surviving without advancing.

Nu Stadium thoughts: - This is nowhere near the best stadium in the league. Not even top 5. - Concerned that prominent figures got curated access and didn’t responsibly review. - The stadium is not complete. Glaring problems like leaky roof and dripping pipes show why scissor lifts were back on Sun

More thoughts tomorrow, but for now: we ruined the coronation even with MLS stacking the deck in Miami’s favor. Awesome to see the away fans and squad bring the A game. #AustinFC

Update from the Nu Stadium: there are no more hot dog buns in this section of the stadium. We have hot dogs. Just no buns. #AustinFC

Still lots of construction in and around Nu Stadium before #AustinFC kickoff, now less than 36 hours away. And they still don’t have a certificate of occupancy, apparently. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...