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@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:
@rockchalkjayhawk Really? Didn't realize that. Guess I need to pay attention a little better!
Ha! :)
@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:
@RockChalkinTexas That international team is awful. They're missing so many big names it really taints what we're doing to them. I follow golf fairly closely and couldn't tell you who half of those guys are. Jon Rahm? No. Rory? No. Cameron Smith? No? Matthew Fitzpatrick? No. Victor Hovland? No. That's the 5 top ranked International players in the world and none are playing. Meanwhile only one of our guys in the top 10 isn't playing.
@wissox didnāt catch the reason for your replyā¦but FYI, the Presidentās Cup (if youāre talking about that), is non European based players, thus the reason for missing guys like Rahm, etc.
And that field!!! Wow. Hoping to find a story that explains the really bad pitch.
Oh, I have to say that these friendlies seem so unorganized. VAR, no VAR? Who knows. Even the broadcaster ESPN didnāt know the answer. It was used once, but not again on blatant, cardable fouls. Weird.
Well, didnāt realize they were playing today, so just finished watching!
Entirely forgettable in every way. Uninspired. Lackluster.
The first half was really lazy and bad. Sooo many giveaways. Slight improvement in the second half.
Agree with @focojayhawk . How can you even critique individual offensive players when they hardly touched the ball?
Japan just outsmarted and outplayed the US in every way. Berhalter gets an F for tactics today.
If I recall, Dest didnāt get back in time and his man scored?
Anyway, not a good looking team at all today. No Pulisic and Weah. Pulisic likely would not have helped much given we couldnāt really get the ball forward, but Weah may have helped with some runs to open up some space.
The mystical Reyna touched the ball a few times. Got a cross in. Another time he dribbled from one side of the field to the other, refusing to pass to anybody. Lost that possession I believe. He looks slow and disinterested.
On Japanās second goal, our defenders simply refused to defend. Three or four guys were to all sides of the oncoming goal scorer, none stepped up and ever got close to him. Just donāt understand that at all. Zero effort to stop him.
Anyway, that was disappointing, but not a big deal in the big picture I guess.
@focojayhawk said in USMNT:
It's interesting how dismissive Berhalter is of Tim Ream. I know he hasn't been awesome for the USMNT in the past, but he's a captain and starter on a Premier League team and yet can't even make the roster? Even with CCV and Richards out!
I like the idea of Weah at the 9. Sargent has played well recently so we'll see if his form holds. The issue seems to be getting the best players on the field and with such great wingers and such a vacuum up front, it'll be interesting to see what Berhalter does. Sadly I think it ends up with Ferreira at the 9. Hard pass.
I think Berhalter's big plan for the back line is simple: have some recovery speed.
Guys like Brooks and Ream don't fit that mold.
Smart plan or not, that appears to be the main prerequisite. speed (ish).
Berhalter likes to hold a high line with defenders. That means they need to be able to play catch up and get back quickly.
Ream seems decent enough. more plodding and strong than speedy though.
@drgnslayr said in We're the best:
@bskeet said in We're the best:
Joeās Donuts
Oh shizzzz! That's the name of the late night bakery. Joe's Donuts. On 9th Street, right? Do you remember the cross street... was it Indiana? Mmmmmm..... hot glazed!
Yup. that's the address. So good...
@approxinfinity said in USMNT:
@rockchalkjayhawk his handling is exceptional when at top form, speed is good, aerials good, passing good. Only knock is that he can be sticky, but thats a product of youth. The hype is warranted because we need a healthy Reyna to make any real noise this WC
i'm all for it! His pop was one of my all-time faves.
OK, i admit it's just an unusual, weird feeling. 2-0 and leading at the half in game 3!
Garth summed it up nicely: "Makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym-class."
@approxinfinity said in USMNT:
Gio did ok for Dortmund today. Didnt play the whole game but had a positive inpact. Berhalter was there.
What kind of player comparison would you have for Gio? Skills?
I havenāt seen him play enough to have an idea.
@approxinfinity said in USMNT:
Wish Weah could play the 9. I think hes one of our best 11 but not our best top left or right. Pulisic and Reyna. And Aarsonsen has been playing centrally for club. We will see there.
Has Weah played wing back?
I betcha Weah could play wing back! hmmm...
Reyna i see started for Dortmund against Man City. Only watched first half. uneventful. I don't see the brilliance of Reyna yet. I hope we do, but in all his starts for the national team, he's not done too much to prove otherwise. I have seen him make a handful of plays, but with all the glory placed upon him, i'm still waiting for more.
He's young though.
@approxinfinity said in USMNT:
Im not impressed by our defense in general. I think besides the 9 problem, we might not point at one person on the D and say this guys a problemā¦ but we should point at the whole group and say this is a problem. Dest is a solid offensive player but not a solid defender. Yedlin is too old, Scally is too young, Cannon is ok, and I dont think i know who Vines is. Zimmerman and Long are the prefered CBs i think, Richards and Long will competeā¦ its been too long and i cant remember my impression of Carter Vickers. Im afraid good teams are going to eat this defense alive.
Well said @approxinfinity !
I think our defense was at one point our strength. Still could be. Without Miles Robinson, it's worse for sure. I liked that central pairing with Zim.
IMO you don't need brilliant defenders on the outside backline. Most of those kind of players across the globe seem offense oriented now. If Dest and Yedlin or whoever can stay in front of their guy, hustle back, don't do stupid stuff, they should be fine.
Agree on CCV. he's been out of the loop until recently.
@AsadZ said in Week 2 (already?) - Chiefs vs. Chargers:
@rockchalkjayhawk Not so well in this game, Kelce and Hardman did most catching.
Unlike previous years, the good thing about this new group is that every week somebody else would step up. Thus opposing teams have to plan for all targets and not just Hill and Kelce.
That Chargers secondary is tough. seemed like nobody could get open regularly. Certainly hope that's not the norm! Scantling and JuJu are quality, proven WRs. I expect them to shine at some point.
@approxinfinity said in USMNT:
Missing Weah. And our 9 still doesnt feel settled.
Missing Weah for sure. Think heāll be a super sub or starter?
But, our 9 will not be settled before the World Cup. Is Dempsey still a available???
I just hope he chooses a 9 who can run around and press on D. Any scoring on top of that would be gravy.
2-0!
How do yāall think our new receivers fared?
What a thread!
Way back when I was at KU in the 80sā¦
I have two main food memories:
ā Late night Pyramid Pizza delivery to the dorm.
ā Yellow Sub. Dang were those subs good. Crunchy on the outside. I want one now!
As far as bars, my group of friends mostly hung out at The Hawk. The best ever was fill up your Hawk glass nights for a buck or whatever. Man, Iām remembering stumbling home across campus from The Hawk. No clue how we made it up and down the hill without major injury!
Occasional treks to Johnnyās for a burger and brew.
Cogburns / The Bottleneck was a great place to see live music.
For KU games, Me and my buddy would grab last row seats behind the basket so we could lean against the rail, stand. Didnāt have to camp out back then. Great view of the action underneath the hoop. And a great spot to watch Ron Kellogg hit ā3sā before they were 3s from the corner.
Memories!
I take tremendous issue with Joe Scally being on the final roster, if he makes it.
He's been tremendously awful for the USMNT. I haven't seen his play for club, but man has he been bad for the US.
Vickers i'm hoping is just a temporary replacement for Robinson's roster spot.
Forward: like it matters! ha.
Looks like we have a tune up roster named for the USMNT.
Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Sean Johnson, Ethan Horvath
Fullbacks: SergiƱo Dest, DeAndre Yedlin, Reggie Cannon, Joe Scally, Sam Vines
Center backs: Walker Zimmerman, Chris Richards, Aaron Long, Cameron Carter-Vickers
Central midfielders: Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Luca de la Torre, Kellyn Acosta, Malik Tillman
Wingers/attacking midfielders: Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson, Gio Reyna, Paul Arriola, Jordan Morris
Strikers: Jesus Ferreira, Josh Sargent, Ricardo Pepi
@nwhawkfan said in Game day - Week 1 vs. Cards:
@rockchalkjayhawk said in Game day - Week 1 vs. Cards:
@nwhawkfan said in Game day - Week 1 vs. Cards:
Omigod, I jinxed him
Jeez, @nwhawkfan !!! You sure did.
Never seen a kicker do that before, on pristine turf.Seen it in college, and it's probably happened plenty of times in high school. Not in the NFL though.
Ironically I did the same thing to my ankle before a season opener once (but on the soccer field). In my defense, it was a muddy mess. Planted my left foot, slipped in the mud and my ankle nearly did a 360! Missed the entire season. Ouch.
Hope Butker is OK.
@nwhawkfan said in Game day - Week 1 vs. Cards:
Omigod, I jinxed him
Jeez, @nwhawkfan !!! You sure did.
Never seen a kicker do that before, on pristine turf.
Holy shit.
I read a story about Liverpool yesterday.
Basically called out some of the older guys for absolutely slacking on offense and defense.
Alexander Arnold was hammered for his lack of give a shit on defense, or getting back to play and defend after his runs up the wing.
I didn't watch the game, so i can't say.
@approxinfinity said in Generic soccer thread:
Down goes Tuchel! Zero surprise.
Wait, they fired Tuchel? Wow.
Weston McKennie with a UCL goal today for Juventus!!! Very nice header.
Finally got around to watching Chelsea/West Ham.
Chelsea is kind of a mess. Every offensive player just seems lost, stifled, restricted, tied down, boxed in, not sure what to do or where to go on the pitch.
It's like they have a team of wingers but only the wingers who aren't playing whatever Tuchel defines as wing aren't allowed to venture to the wing. so weird.
Pulisic did nothing of note, nor did anybody else in the first 70 minutes.
Good news for Och?
Seems like the Jazz are in full rebuild mode. More of their players will be on the move. Hoping that clears a spot for him to get some serious PT!
Ha, just read the KU Sports story on the Och trade.
Totally forgot that Cleveland did the exact same thing with Wiggins! Traded him before he even got a practice in!
Wow. Cleveland.
No clear path to a lot of minutes in Utah, but i'm no NBA player expert. Seemed like he had a shot at minutes in Cleveland, maybe even as a starter.
But any place has to be better than Cleveland, right? At least he can have a few wives now in Utah.
Hey, good news for Sergino Dest!
AC Milan agree loan deal for Sergino Dest (Di Marzio)
7 hours ago 16:00
Sergino Dest has been linked with a host of top European clubs this summer but has now found a new club, for this season at least.
Di Marzio has reported that a full agreement has been reached between Barcelona and AC Milan for the signing of the USMNT right-back. He will move on loan for the duration of this season and the Italian champions are likely to have the option to purchase him permanently at the conclusion of the loan
Early rumors were the Chiefs were trying to trade Ronald Jones.
Iām guessing they are still trying, and thatās why he made the 53 man.
I still like Jones. He could easily be a starter if he runs hard.
Some of the positions they chose to overpopulate were odd for sure.
@focojayhawk said in Generic soccer thread:
I just can't see how this is good news if he plays so sporadically. If he's "Captain America" and plays so infrequently then it's hard to believe that he'll be in top form in November we the USMNT needs him
yup. Tuchel needs to come to his senses and get his front line in order.
Well, today's the day for some big roster moves.
The Chiefs are down to a 53 man roster, like the rest of the league.
A bit of a surprise that they parted ways with DL Danny Shelton and Stallworth. I thought Shelton was a lock.
The OL moves were a tiny surprise...releasing Austin Reiter and keeping Prince.
No surprise signings yet, but stay tuned!
This just inā¦not sure this is great news, but at least heās on a quality club still.
Pulisic to stay at Chelsea (The Athletic)
Christian Pulisic will continue with Chelsea in the upcoming season, according to The Athletic.
The London club has decided to keep the 23-year-old despite interest from Manchester United, Newcastle United, and some other clubs in Spain and Italy.
Well, i'm guessing that the one game i saw Leeds play with all that speed and energy was an outlier...they looked like nothing of the sort today in a loss vs BHA. Still enjoyed watching the US guys.
For those of you wondering, as i was, how this was aggravated assault...
Assault in Kansas is any intentional act or threat of action that reasonably causes a person to feel afraid of impending bodily harm. Threatening to beat someone, when said in a menacing or angry manner, is an assault if the victim believes or could reasonably believe that he is about to be struck or injured.
Aggravated Assault Defined
A felony in Kansas, aggravated assault is an assault that is committed:
with a deadly weapon
while disguised in a manner designed to conceal identity, or
with intent to commit any felony.
Aggravated assault in Kansas is a severity level 7 felony. Aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, in uniform or properly identified and engaged in the performance of his duties, is a severity level 6 felony.
@nwhawkfan said in Generic soccer thread:
Eddie Howe
I honestly didn't even realize Jesse Marsch was American! ha. dunno anything about him. he did look excitable on the sideline. So, i don't know his drama. I do know that Leeds played a pretty entertaining match. Their style of play brought some energy to the pitch. I haven't really watched Leeds lately, so i can only assume they play that way all the time.
Two pretty entertaining EPL games over the weekend.
The Leeds/Chelsea game featured three Americans (at one point). Pulisic, Adams and Aaronsen. I think Leeds may be my new go to team to watch. That means I can finally break out that Leeds cap I bought in England 20 years ago! They are all over the place, as you can imagine with the later two US guys. They shut out Chelsea!
And somehow Newcastle scored three on Man City for a tie.
I think the Chiefs are stacked with mediocre-ish RB talent. Nothing really wrong with any of them, but they donāt seem to be on that next level. But, is that OK given our offensive approach at times? I think it is.
Per Ronald Jonesā¦I like him too. he is skilled, but he seems to have a rep for putting the ball on the turf.
@approxinfinity said in Joe Dooley:
Im thrilled! I do wonder what this means for other things.
Yup. My tiny brain goes straight to wondering if a firing/suspension looms with the NCAA stuff. Hope not.
Looking like the WR Justin Watson signing is paying off so far. he seems to be getting open deep, over the middle. like it!
Dooley! Heāll come in handy for that Missouri game. š„
Wow! meant to watch that, and i spaced @nwhawkfan . i watched a bit of their last game. did not look good.
Chiefs sign Danny Shelton for defensive line rotation.
Ugh. We all love our former Jayhawks, but over the years Talib has sure made it tough.
I was actually shocked he was hired on as a broadcaster. Wonāt be long until heās let go, I imagine.
Sounds like was the instigator from what Iāve been reading.
Pee wee football.
Just stupid.
@approxinfinity missed that one. no doubt both coaches were acting a fool. yet highly entertaining!
There were some serious no calls in that game. I can see how the players and managers were on edge.
@approxinfinity said in Generic soccer thread:
Also its easy to say but i think Man City could easily run away with it. Amazing talent around De Bruyne. Ridiculous.
Clearly head and shoulders above the rest of the EPL.
@approxinfinity said in Generic soccer thread:
Watched both games, actually almost all of the Premiere League games this weekend. It didnt disappoint! Jesus is going to be a monster for Arsenal this year. I think they could finish top 4 and bump Chelsea.
Did you see the end of the Chelsea Everton game? Tuchel and Conte got into it. Battle of the psycho weenies
Crazy! That was one of those games where if you looked away for two seconds you missed something! Entertaining.
Tuchel was clearly the aggressor from what I saw. Acting like a little immature beotch on more than once occasion. But fun to watch!
I missed the main semi brawl during the water break? What happened?
@nwhawkfan said in Generic soccer thread:
As for the other side of Manchester...I got a chuckle watching Brentford play giant killer against Man United. 4-zip after the first half hour.
Truly awful defending, and that included DeGea, who's usually solid in goal. All this from a club with more than ten times the payroll of Brentford.
Ever since Alex Ferguson retired as manager they've been on a long decline, and with Liverpool up next there's no relief in sight. How the mighty have fallen.
Man U seems like a bit of a complicated mess at the moment.
Wow! Anybody see DeBruyneās amazing goal this morning? Wow. What skill.