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UCLA tried a blind pitch fake FG and it worked about as well as you'd expect

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Tannenwald thinks RBNY and StL are the most likely destinations, but it feels like a move that would fit what we've heard from the Rapids FO too.

In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ... ... listen to Steve Wozniak.

Sources: MLS has drastically scaled back its hiring policy around front office and coaching positions. The league has eliminated its minority interview requirements and many of the enforcement mechanisms surrounding those mandates. More details here. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Analysis of the surprise schedule release today view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2025/11/sche...

Curaçao becomes the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup! Less than 200k people! Unbelievable!

David Bowie - Starman The Martian

The response to the MLS schedule change is that its only 1-2 more cold weather games. So lets look. We're losing June, half of July, and May (playoffs only). Games in those months this year: 6: NYRB, PHI, DCU, CIN, CHI, STL, FSL 7: NYCFC, CLB, MIN, SKC 8: COL 9: MNL, TFC Lot more than 1-2...

I don't know what the NFL schedulers have against this weekend but they put the Jets, Dolphins, Commanders, Cowboys, and Raiders on the national games this week. Ouch.

New design drop for Auntie Pho Also my shop is in the midst of a sale including the new drop!

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

John on the C38 Discord made a good point. With the World Cup break this year the Rapids have likely already played their last ever 4th of July game.

“What’s sad is playing at home and getting booed, hearing them shout ‘Vasco out,’ or yelling ‘p*to’ at the goalkeeper. Maybe that’s why they always take us to the United States.” - Raul Jiménez Wow. Damming words from the Mexico 9.

I've been thinking about HOW, not WHY, MLS made their schedule change and man, its not hard to look at it and ask why they didn't do it better. 1/?

In case your tree needs a beholder or a gelatinous cube: oldworldchristmas.com/a/bundles/du...

SCOOP: @jacobfeldman.bsky.social and I got details of MLS's revised Apple deal - Ends in June 2029 (3.5 years early) - Apple gave up 2027 opt-out - MLS gets: $200M in 2026, $107M for 2027 "sprint" season, $275M in final two seasons Via @sportico.bsky.social 👇 www.sportico.com/leagues/socc...

MLS and Apple have reworked their deal so that it terminates at the end of the 28-29 season. MLS gets a little bit of extra money ($50M net), but deal ends earlier. Seems like it was a genuine compromise and could still be extended. www.sportico.com/leagues/socc...

Here's a quick look at how the current MLS spring-to-fall calendar and the new summer-to-spring calendars will line up. Final schedule tbd, but estimating ~75% of full capacity match weeks (where all 34 teams play) will overlap.

My wrap-up after a big day of MLS news view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2025/11/mass...

Newest addition to the collection: This amazing Queen of the South 1994-1995 75th Anniversary kit!

I’m noticing that MLS’s sprint season to deal with the transition is going to be 14 games long. AKA, just long enough to play everyone in your conference once.

They can’t even do a transitional season right! At least the #JLeague came up with a specially formatted competition that will suit the calendar and be unique and fun! What are we doing here?

I’m not trying to beg, I’m just saying that the blueprint is here in Japan and other leagues should take note. Not like anyone remembers how the #JLeague and NPB resumed play with crowds months before any U.S. league managed to do the same during Pandemic Year 1…

From ESPN colleague @lizzybecherano.bsky.social ...MLS approves calendar change, but there's no agreement yet with the MLS Players Association on the switch. One source described the talks between #MLS and the #MLSPA as "teetering". preview.espn.com/soccer/story...

"Rodriguez noted noted the league’s principle is to not have a team play more than three games in a row on the road or at home." Can we please put the "put northern teams on the road for 3 months" idea to bed now? Its always been stupid and unworkable and the league is saying the same thing.

The #JLeague: - Spent all of 2023 making a largely convincing public case for fall-spring - baked in two years to get ready plus a transitional tournament that it hopes will build enthusiasm ahead of the World Cup - Will start after the WC and hopefully capture momentum from strong Japan showing

Man I remember being so excited when the US was picked as a host country and Seattle seemed likely to get games. Now it's clear there was no point in that excitement. These games were never going to be for me.

If the Rapids could get him on a TAM deal...

As promised, I take my lumps reviewing my 2025 predictions for the Rapids. view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2025/11/fina...

KSE has a new job listing: Project Manager, Brand Strategy - Colorado Rapids www.teamworkonline.com/multiple-pro...

As always I am open to commissions from US soccer outlets on how the #JLeague has spent 3+ years preparing for its transition to fall-spring.

This disaster keeps barreling down the tracks. Meanwhile, as @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social has reported on, Japan is doing their calendar switch right, with plenty of shared information for the clubs and the fans.

Why is this a much more cognizant and hopeful rationalization for the Democrats vote than anything the Democrats themselves put out? www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Item...

If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?

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Rough week for Tommy Smith's Braintree town. Lose their FA Cup match against a local rival Chelmsford City a league down on Saturday, lose the National League ex-Rapids derby against Jack Price's Brackley Town on Wednesday, and lose to Wealdstone today. Up the mighty Stones!

Cobb and Yapi headed to U-21 camp

I don't think I've reported this publicly or not but: The Colorado Rapids pushed hard for Brian Gutierrez this summer. Was one of their top options after selling Djordje Mihailovic. Colorado landed on a club-record deal for Paxten Aaronson, of course.

The Broncos are about the least impressive 8-2 NFL team I've ever seen. They are 8-2 though so...

Player decisions, 2025 view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2025/11/play...

Real Salt Lake casts off Zac MacMath in its end-of-year roster seasons.

Note to self, stop buying Square Enix games because this is a disaster waiting to happen www.endlessmode.com/article/squa...

Both Jack Price (Brackley) and Tommy Smith (Braintree) started and went the full 90 in today's National League ex-Rapids derby. Brackley won 1-0 on a second half PK and Price picked up a yellow card late for time-wasting The result keeps Braintree in the relegation zone and pushes Brackley to 14th

Growing odds Nashville gets its first snow before Denver for this first time...ever (on record)

Ralph Macchio is 64 today. That's 12 years older than Mr. Miyagi (actor Pat Morita) was when The Karate Kid was released.

For the Rapids, its groundhog day...again view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2025/11/its-...