Happy end of season friends. What a way to go. An empty stadium and four players still giving it their all.

CJ being a pest to opposing goalies while they time waste is my favorite thing. I love him so much.

1) I have sympathetic face pain with CJ 2) there have been 8 cards in this game 3) the children have deemed CJ “the toughest guy in the world”

Obrian and Sabo coming in

McConaughey appears to just be wandering the lower levels of the Lexus club touching people

The children are coated in blue cotton candy, have a trash can worth of popcorn, and are threatening the team with a baseball bat if they do not stop heading the ball.

Halftime subs include Zan, Julio, and Calvin (CJ)!

Friendly reminder: we had more added time in this half than in the USOC final

THAT’S SOMETHING BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO GET US OUT OF THIS MASSIVE HOLE!!!

Just need three more penalties to win boys.

We’re so back. Comeback starts now. Hells to the yeah.

I swear to whatever gods may or may not exist. I will shin kick Uzuni if he decides to take this (if Dickerson calls it a pen)

You and me both

Admin can suggest a pretty good visualization online course for anyone trying to pretend like they aren’t here/watching this.

Oh. WOW. Whoever would’ve predicted that this is how an Uzuni penalty would end? What? Everyone?! Oh…yeah….shit

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Whenever he gets up, can I make a Son-rise joke? Cause oh no he’s dead… oh wait he’s fine.

Texas Tifo Solutions never misses

We were younger then, in our salad days.

I dub this game AN UTTER CALAMITY! Discussion between admin and a host debated a 3-1 loss and a 3-0 loss. Seems we were too optimistic, too high on life in light of the Freeze firing.

In an effort to reframe the general playoff anxiety and overwhelm from half a dozen screaming children, admin has found the humor. Austin FC player touches the ball: YAHHHHHHH LAFC Player: NOOOOOOOOO General: I WANT NUGGETS

The preteens in admin’s section are adamant that it’s nugget time. So who is in for a 231 #nuggie party? Anyone? Maybe someone finds admin the impossible wild nuggies? It’s been 25 minutes of nugget based hostage negotiations

A proud Austin FC tradition for our home playoff game: the crew having to put out a smoke box fire 💚🖤

Current conspiracy theory: Nico banned the team barber from using platinum blonde dye after the USOC loss. Punishment for Zan, Dani, and 20s Wolff.

Post sub tea party! (Drinks break?) CJ here to be an impact player. Ice in his veins.

The best part of failing is knowing it’s because you got in your own way! (Admin has been reading about mental management in sports performance)

#USOC2025 Final: For the third time in the last 20 years the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final features two teams making their first Finals appearance. Get ready by reading our championship final preview by @chucknolanjr.bsky.social. Kickoff in an hour! thecup.us/2025/09/30/2... #EveryoneN #AustinFC

First half thoughts: -Admin hopes Mukhtar dies of the incurable condition of being a little bitch; -Austin has better and more chances than Nashville; -DPs matter; -Austin had good luck attacking Najar over the top. Maybe put more speed on the pitch to take advantage?

Brutal honesty. I know Tagseth is not Forsberg. The flow is similar. But give the kid a few years to lose the baby-fat in his face/his family and the resemblance will be uncanny.

Take some self-talk lessons from Riley talking to the 4th official: “Look at you holding up that sign. You’re doing so well babycakes. I’m proud of you. Making no calls over there. So good”

Don’t know why there’s such a bias against inappropriately timed piggy back rides

Admin is optimistic for #AustinFC but is mindful of BJ’s coaching philosophy.

While there’s an immediate break in play I’d like to announce two favorite things about this slate of refs: 1) almost all women (best Penso, Brook Mayo, Katheryn Nesbitt) 2) Rosendo Mendoza is only responsible for holding up a board and is limited in the poor reffing he can do

Is there a website that can tell me what city Ted Cruz is in? Mostly need to know he’s not attending a certain sporting match 😬😬😬

20 minutes to kickoff and Nashville supporters are doing “we love ya” which is the second most rousing rendition admin has heard sung by supporters in yellow (to a tiny arena in a Swedish town, you haven’t lived until you’ve heard “we love ya” in Swedish at a UEFA Women’s Champions League Game)

Why is my brain stuck on McKinze Gaines?

Rise and shine podcast fans! Happy 100th episode to us. We re-live the USOC match from Wednesday both from our couches and in stadium, top performers, what did Nico do right, is CJ a club legend?, and much much more!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Multiple podcasters agree, Calvin is him

The Open Cup matters. The Final Oct 1 | Q2 Stadium

We have a new episode out that really, really tries not to talk about the game that was. Seth teaches history, in turn Seth learns about our Pop-Tart overlords, and more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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I genuinely feel bad for anyone who would’ve been put up against Stuver for this… hometown crowd was 1000% going to bring the pressure, and dude is a WALL 💚🖤

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Your suffering pod all stars are locked in for the MLS All Stars Skills Challenge. Seth is the designated survivor

Hardest goals to score at this tournament: penalties, somehow.

Special pod drop for y’all as we interview Dorking Wanderers owner/manager Marc White about running a club, being on Welcome to Wrexham, 12 promotions in 23 years, referees, mascots and more! Some game chat from last night begins about 52:00 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Do we consider Uzunis goal breaking whatever fire Fagu placed on the team when he left?

A MASSIVE “thank you” to whoever did the necessary sacrifices, prayers, and/or magic necessary to get Uzuni to break the 21 game dry spell. 💚🖤

And with the request for a restaurant to drizzle ranch onto pizza revealed, my sincere hope for a Kipp Keller redemption arc is over. Was really pulling for you buddy but that is several steps too far, with love from several midwesterners (from places more midwestern than STL)