Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

You are trying to make some abstract point, whereas I am talking about the actual U.S. game, which I suspect you did not even watch. While I think “sucked” is too strong a term, I think the ENTIRE defense of the U.S. was suspect, Matt Turner excepted. We were disorganized, didn’t keep our shape, did not close down the attacker with the ball, and there always seemed to be at least one Netherlands player wide open in the box. On the third goal, the Netherlands player who scored was standing on the back side of the six yard box, literally with his hand up, completely unmarked for what seemed like forever. I actually yelled, “Is someone going to cover the guy with his hand up?” We made it too easy for them, and not just on defense.

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

So the round of 16 a 1 from a group plays a 2 from another? Are the groups selected randomly or is there seeding?

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

It’s alphabetical.

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

Ahh, the beautiful game!! So they use the Greek spellings?

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

Our guys were tired and made mistakes. Fourth big game in a row, and we are not deep. They weren't making those mistakes earlier in the tournament.

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

There was seeding. Also, an effort to distribute the teams from different regions.

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

Somewhere I saw some really good suggestions for making soccer more interesting.

First, the player positions are too complicated and there are too many. Maybe just have 3 players forward on offense, two on defense, and one in the goal.

Then, the field and goals are way too large, so maybe shrink them down.

And the ball is way too big, and maybe use something to hit it with instead of kicking and heading it all over.

Finally, cover the field in ice.

Re: Especially when it's El Tri
 

If you can appreciate it that way, it shouldn't be hard to transition to appreciating it the way it is.

Re: Implanting Bill Gates's Micro-chips In Brains For Over 20 Years!
 

I basically took Con law pass/fail, so 'lil help- if Trump can throw out the constitution what impact would some dumb court decision have? For that matter, I have a kid in law school, should I tell him not to bother taking con law?

Re: Implanting Bill Gates's Micro-chips In Brains For Over 20 Years!
 

Tell him to pay on credit.

Re: Implanting Bill Gates's Micro-chips In Brains For Over 20 Years!
 

Upon discarding of Constitution we default to Napoleonic Code.

That's all I can offer. I only took two years of French.

Re: Implanting Bill Gates's Micro-chips In Brains For Over 20 Years!
 

Borrow from Uncle Sam. It's all, or mostly, likely to get forgiven anyway.

They just kicked out the loan repayment pause until next summer (or until Courts can decide if the forgiveness plan is legal). That's three and a half years of debt forbearance.

That's a long time. People change their lives considerably based on assumptions, expectations, and needs arising over an expanse of time like that.

Laches, detrimental reliance, promissory estoppel, expiration of state statutes of limitation for breach of contract claims, changed circumstances... there are going to be a number of arguments made by debtors for never resuming payments. And add to that the default rate increase from people just saying "fuck it... I like this lifestyle to which I'm accustomed... I'm not paying that loan" and those who can't pay as a result of covid occasioned changes in the labor market.

Re: Implanting Bill Gates's Micro-chips In Brains For Over 20 Years!
 

Just tell him that it's more fun if they ice the field.

Not o.k.
 

Never mind, I couldn’t get the image to not be ginormous.

Re: Not o.k.
 

Understand the challenges. That’s the main reason I never send dick pics.