Jesus Christ

Bestbuck36 said:

You're right and I kind of put a lot of those guys in the same categories: high potential but haven't seen it come together yet.

Luna is about as unique as it gets lol. He definitely has a Mexican/ Hispanic build! The only thing I noticed in the last match was that he struggled on any balls in the air, like he's short and can't jump. How often is that going to come into play and will his obvious skill with the ball more than compensate for that? Might be like you said though and may be worth it to have a player with different skills than the rest of the forward players on the roster. The anti-Pepi?

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Well I would say as a group the usmnt is short on energy and aggression. Diego Luna is not. I would say he's a candidate to be a super sub in a couple different positions, striker probably isn't one. (That position is probably wide open as any as well)

Jaxbuck said:

I’d sit this one out but if you have to bet, you can never lose in the long run betting against the reds.

Especially in fucking St Louis

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Lol, picked the Cards for the game but a couple simple props for players.

Probably means Reds win 10-0 and Benson will have 3 home runs and Friedl/Elly go 0fer!

Bestbuck36 said:

Today has too many Karmic events going against each other. It's the middle game so Ted's should over produce but it's against a former pitcher and great one in Sonny Gray which is usually death.

Run away!!

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I’d sit this one out but if you have to bet, you can never lose in the long run betting against the reds.

Especially in fucking St Louis

Today has too many Karmic events going against each other. It's the middle game so Ted's should over produce but it's against a former pitcher and great one in Sonny Gray which is usually death.

Run away!!

AKAK said:

Let me preface this by saying this is not a prediction and also I don't feel like I know who is going to be included, really at all compared to say last time when it was really pretty clear except for 2-3 slots.

But last cycle I made the case for Jordan Morris to at least be considered based on the Idea that he was kind of a unique player in the pool and had the ability to impact matches in different ways than the rest of the group (and he was ultimately selected and played against Wales)

I would say for this cycle, for the same reasons but having very different traits, I would put Diego Luna

I think Malik Tillman is basically a lock as well. de la Torre honestly I don't know but there's a lot of dudes in the central midfield I hate to say it be he bores me about the same amount as Busio, Tessman, Cardoso, etc b

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You're right and I kind of put a lot of those guys in the same categories: high potential but haven't seen it come together yet.

Luna is about as unique as it gets lol. He definitely has a Mexican/ Hispanic build! The only thing I noticed in the last match was that he struggled on any balls in the air, like he's short and can't jump. How often is that going to come into play and will his obvious skill with the ball more than compensate for that? Might be like you said though and may be worth it to have a player with different skills than the rest of the forward players on the roster. The anti-Pepi?

brodybuck21 said:

Fraley does this ALL the time

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Notorious first pitch hitter. If we know this, and the announcers know this, guess who else is going to know this?

So why isn't there a Reds coach who says, hey they are looking for this, cross them up? It's failure from top to bottom, STILL!

DaddyBigBucks said:

We all have our favorites

Randy Gradishar day has always been important to me. But this year might give me a new favorite day in the countdown

If the recently reported 45 day time period holds to the letter, then whatever hammer there is falls on Hop Cassady Day. Fitting I suppose. But recall that Fullback Jamar Martin wore #39, and Tressel referred to him as “a HAMMER” (emphasis his). So if the passing of the sentence is delayed by one day, I might be ok with it

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My all-time favorite buckeye is a linebacker too, #47

Bestbuck36 said:

I'm guessing Ream, Delatorre and Richards find make the WC roster from this group. That's rough

Edit: Tyler Adam's and Brendan Aaronson off the bench probably as well

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Let me preface this by saying this is not a prediction and also I don't feel like I know who is going to be included, really at all compared to say last time when it was really pretty clear except for 2-3 slots.

But last cycle I made the case for Jordan Morris to at least be considered based on the Idea that he was kind of a unique player in the pool and had the ability to impact matches in different ways than the rest of the group (and he was ultimately selected and played against Wales)

I would say for this cycle, for the same reasons but having very different traits, I would put Diego Luna in that category

I think Malik Tillman is basically a lock as well. de la Torre honestly I don't know but there's a lot of dudes in the central midfield I hate to say it be he bores me about the same amount as Busio, Tessman, Cardoso, etc b

NFBuck said:

I'd say these penalties pretty well align with what we've been hearing in the endless rumor mill & what most feel they deserve (though I'd argue 3 year postseason ban is more appropriate given they tainted 3 seasons with their bullshit). We'll see what it ends up being.

The "lifetime ban" for Cheatin' Jim is kind of laughable because that feeb would never return to CFB anyway. He spent his last 3-4 years up there trying desperately to get back to the NFL. But, I guess they have to slap him with something. It would seal him as probably the dirtiest coach in CFB history. I'm unaware of any coaches receiving "lifetime bans." I can recall basketball slimeballs like Dave Bliss, Donnie Tyndall, Todd Bozeman, and Clem Haskins receiving LONG show cause penalties, but I don't think they were actually "lifetime" bans.

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It's great for how history remembers this though. Their best coach since the fall of the Ottoman Empire will be banned from the sport.

Tanner said:

I love seeing big #75. I always think of Mike Vrabel saying low man always wins except when you are facing Orlando Pace

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We all have our favorites

Randy Gradishar day has always been important to me. But this year might give me a new favorite day in the countdown

If the recently reported 45 day time period holds to the letter, then whatever hammer there is falls on Hop Cassady Day. Fitting I suppose. But recall that Fullback Jamar Martin wore #39, and Tressel referred to him as “a HAMMER” (emphasis his). So if the passing of the sentence is delayed by one day, I might be ok with it

“Norman! I’m home!!”

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Said Mrs. Bates.

Zem said:

They're such dumb hitters. When the pitcher clearly lost his command in the 4th, fraley came to bat after he worked hard to strike out benson, then walk lux. He hasn't been throwing strikes Jake; use your head an have an eye. The pitcher was clearly exhausted, you got him on the ropes, make him pitch to you. This is where you can knock him out.

Of course, Jake does the dumb thing - swings at the first pitch , which was off the plate, and let's him off the hook. These guys do not have the requisite cognitive powers to do the right thing.

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Fraley does this ALL the time