UMFan83
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Did you mean to link something? Definitely did mean to lol
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Interesting thread about the parallels to the 2018 Bills who had a new GM take over with a somewhat similar situation. Doesn’t mean that the Bears will end up like the Bills but it gives me a little perspective at least
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I’m not terribly high on Patrick Williams but think the ceiling is still there. There is no one drafted 5-11 that I would definitely take over him. Halliburton at 12 is the first player and he was always considered a late lottery pick. Hard to blame AKME too much there. I also think a 19 year old that just missed 5 straight months needs a little more time to evaluate than 5-6 games.
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Brennen Davies?
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Sucks because he looked so good at times toward the end of last season. I know illini fans were expecting great things from him. Seems like a good dude so I hope he finds somewhere good to land and can thrive
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My fear is they evaluate him based on a garbage roster and then cut bait. But if Fields is a legit great QB I’m thinking he shows enough despite the deficiencies to move forward with building around him. I’m perplexed about some of the stuff this offseason but I’m already seeing articles suggesting that Poles should be fired lol
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Dammit
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This is a good point. Although I'm sure CR would love to win 6-0, they have to be realistic and play for the best shot to get in, which would be the playoff. Apparently yellows from qualifying carry over so it makes sense to sit any of their guys who have yellows during WCQ
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How about the US loses to Costa Rico 3-0 and Mexico loses their match 2-0?
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Inconsequential goal by Panama right?
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If that happens do you play the game in Costa Rica with a neutral strategy and then go uber conservative if they go down by a goal or two, or do you bunker from the start?
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I feel pretty good about the United States’ chances of making the World Cup
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Oh hell yeah 2-0
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This entire cycle we’ve been talking about clinching before the Costa Rica game and with this result the US will not clinch before the last match day :(
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Costa Rica up 2-1 at half. Running through scenarios in my head. If this score holds… If USA wins today - can lose to CR as long as they aren’t blown out If USA draws today - US will need a draw to clinch but will have clinched the playoff If USA loses today - US will need a draw at CR to clinch playoff, win to clinch World Cup. If lose, cannot finish top 3 but will make playoff with Panama loss or tie as long as they stay ahead on GD which they should. I suppose there are scenarios where Mexico also falls apart and plays into these scenarios but assuming it won’t factor in
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Wow
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As bad as they’ve been lately, they’ve won their 2 biggest games during this stretch, games they had to have to stay ahead of the play-in. Gotta give them credit.
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UNC-Duke in the championship game is going to happen just prepare for it now.
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Feel free to demand a trade here to try to recreate the 2006 season
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There's like 8 different threads I can put this pieces of news in but I'll just leave them here so the non-soccer fans can be shocked when the Ricketts own Chelsea
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Guess what 32 idiots who own NFL team did this offseason...
UMFan83 replied to Derwood's topic in Other Sports
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33593932/momentum-exists-nfl-rule-change-24-votes-not-easy-get New OT rules gaining momentum but I'm not sure if I love either 1) Every team is guaranteed a possession before sudden death 2) Team with ball first can win with a TD and 2pt conversion I say both teams get a possession guaranteed: team with the ball first in OT cannot go for 2 if they score a TD, and the team with the ball second has to go for 2pt. Both teams get a possession and in 95% of scenarios we get a winner after 2 possessions unless no one scores. It puts some strategy behind the coin flip. Do you want the first possession where you'll have to force the opponent to score a TD and convert on a 2pt conversation, or the second position where you have control over winning outright -
The qualification path is pretty clear at this point but figured i'd share anyways
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I’m pretty confident at this point. We don’t want it to come down to the Costa Rica match but if we play like we did today we can get a result down there. Obviously that confidence can collapse quickly against a desperate Panama team but I don’t think it will
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Soccer gods are saying “we tried to give you dos a cero, what the heck happened?”
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Obviously will take the draw but obviously feel a little disappointed given the chances the US had. They looked really gassed at the end, glad they could hold on. 2 shots that are converted 90% of the time. If either is converted we’re talking about a historic win. Reyna is so electric even a casual fan can see the difference between him and other players.
