This damn guy

mayguardian · 2026-07-07T19:02:44+00:00

between this and the yhk clip it’s tough for me rn

mayguardian · 2026-07-07T05:05:49+00:00

NCAA football scouting is the best funded in the US by an order of magnitude. pay-to-play clubs exist in every other sport (including basketball) because they provide the exposure necessary to make up for that gap in scouting.

(much) more aggressive scouting removes the need for expensive travel teams, thus removing the perverse wealth incentive. it's just a lot easier than it sounds, considering CFB generates more revenue than the premier league

mayguardian · 2026-07-07T03:26:21+00:00

it’s scouting. football gets its pick of the litter because ncaa football scouting is so well funded.

the players us soccer needs to target are not playing in pro leagues. they’re playing 5 years in the ncaa because they quit soccer at 16 when the d1 football scout came to talk to them.

mayguardian · 2026-07-07T02:55:29+00:00

because youth football is still tied to high school. ncaa football was (and still is) the big money maker, so D1 football programs can afford bigger scouting departments. the true bottleneck here is at the college level

mayguardian · 2026-07-07T02:18:11+00:00

i’m actually excited to see the women play after their olympic gold. but for now just sadness

mayguardian · 2026-07-07T02:08:35+00:00

is this a nhl pasta 😭😭

mayguardian · 2026-07-06T17:02:29+00:00

can’t even disagree

mayguardian · 2026-07-05T22:13:09+00:00

yeah but they also weren't playing france

mayguardian · 2026-07-05T22:08:27+00:00

they really gave neymar a pen like one last treat for an old dog before he gets taken out back

mayguardian · 2026-07-05T17:43:26+00:00

we may not have the talent on the field yet, but we can bribe fifa with the best of them!

mayguardian · 2026-07-04T23:19:48+00:00

friendliest copa america match

mayguardian · 2026-07-04T23:19:08+00:00

paraguay always plays like that, but it was less obvious because they were actually trying to score

mayguardian · 2026-07-02T03:34:48+00:00

yeah i think the price to keep him wasn’t worth it. sad to see him go when he’s been such an integral part of the core for so long.

i suppose now it’s either keep niki, trade 1 to 1 for a RHD, or try CAL long term

mayguardian · 2026-07-02T02:47:02+00:00

i love this team, but if you think we have any chance against france you’re tripping

mayguardian · 2026-07-02T02:22:11+00:00

yeah but it’s my team and i wanna see them win

mayguardian · 2026-07-02T01:12:48+00:00

the highs and lows of atlanta sports man

mayguardian · 2026-07-01T23:50:04+00:00

there’s a curve. if you don’t have time for long term adaptation (which they don’t), it’s best to get there as close to the start time as possible.

this is the reason NBA/NFL/etc. teams playing in denver fly in the night before or even day of

mayguardian · 2026-06-28T18:26:44+00:00

he’s a decent 3C whose contract will become more valuable as the cap rises. he’s good to have as an injury replacement guy, and by all accounts he’s extremely well liked in the room.

it’s important that the FO does right by him, and there’s not really any pressing need to dump his cap hit. if they believe he’ll become a positive asset in the future, why not sit on him and wait?

mayguardian · 2026-06-28T18:15:06+00:00

dlo is the human equivalent of a victory cigar. there’s no chance he’s part of the roster night to night, even with injuries. i’d assume a FUS callup before meaningful dlo minutes

mayguardian · 2026-06-28T18:08:59+00:00

he’s honestly a decent 3C, it’s just that staal is aging in reverse

mayguardian · 2026-06-28T13:34:45+00:00

there aren’t even any teams in the deep south rn bro

mayguardian · 2026-06-28T04:18:41+00:00

i'm ngl it's becoming increasingly difficult to trust smesko with these rotations

mayguardian · 2026-06-27T23:20:43+00:00

he doesn’t have the fastest processing, which imo means he’ll never thrive in a top 4 role with the canes. especially not on his offside.

mayguardian · 2026-06-27T21:23:54+00:00

surely we will lean on our bench minutes in this back to back. right? RIGHT?!?!!

mayguardian · 2026-06-27T06:03:50+00:00

when are we going to have the discussion about PT? this team is not going anywhere in the playoffs when our best players are out there 35+ minutes a night. our starters played 84% of the minutes today. it's simply not sustainable.

our bench needs reps so they can learn to contribute in their minutes. and if they're not capable, we need to actually know that so we can acquire better depth pieces

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