And so on this District Final Husky Gameday, I'm running back the blogtheme that undoubtedly contributed to our win on Tuesday. We've beaten our opponent tonight twice this season, but each match was scoreless at halftime. I think we're a bit more talented, but they did just knock off the unbeaten regular season champs (and were the only team to hold them to at least a draw during the district campaign). That's got our kids' attention. I don't expect we'll be as disinterested as the regular season champs were.
Pretty simple equation: we play like we're capable, I like our chances. Kick's at 6:00 pm. Up the Huskies.
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poltico reads gheorghe, and the thievery isn't particularly subtle: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/27/democrats-shadow-cabinet-brand-00353690
ReplyDeleteat the risk of making some (all?) of you vomit in your mouths, the hot dc rumor du jour is that elon musk, stephen miller, and miller's wife katie have been part of a polycule that's breaking up, and that katie miller is leaving stephen for elon. what a fucking grotesquerie this administration is.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty gross thought for the morning.
ReplyDeleteCame here to say good luck tonight. That's what I get, I guess.
Had to google "polycule."
ReplyDeleteSecond grossest GTB entry starting with poly- behind the TR polyps post.
Just the finest people with the purest intentions are running our country, eh?
ReplyDeleteI like Rob, am also quite sports superstitious. I ate Stouffers Mac and Cheese as my pregame meal all throughout high school. I wore the same sleeveless undershirt underneath my jersey for every game for 3 years. And I also took a quick shower after early warmup/shootaround during my time at Chowan. I’ve had a bunch of other random rituals but those are the ones that lasted the longest.
ReplyDeleteprobably predictably, we played down to the level of the opponent a bit. came out fast, hit the woodwork 45 seconds in. then slugged it out for 80 minutes. our frosh keeper made a sick save to keep us in it. two five-minute overtimes, followed by two five-minute sudden death overtimes, still scoreless. frosh keeper made a save on a breakaway in the final 30 seconds of the second sudden death overtime.
ReplyDeleteon to penalties. we missed our first, our frosh keeper saved their first. both teams converted their second. we converted our third - they kicked one over the bar. we made our fourth (the frosh keeper took it - little fucking badass), they did, too. our striker converted our fifth and final kick to win the match and win the title and send us to the regional tournament. up the huskies!
Way to milk the drama out of that comment, gaffer. Congrats!
ReplyDeletecouple noteworthy items from the match, pep guardiola doesn't have to deal with this shit category. we were missing our two backup outside backs (one due to injury, the other due to attending her college orientation), and our starting right back aggravated a nagging ankle injury early in the second half. threw a freshman into the fire who hadn't seen the varsity pitch in two months. kid stepped up. every champion needs players to step up when they're called upon.
ReplyDeletekid i was counting on to be our first penalty taker cramped and then rolled her ankle, so she was out. senior captain who i was also counting on begged off - i'm actually proud of her for making the hard decision that she wasn't ready. she told me the frosh keeper would bury hers, which is why i selected her. and god damn if she wasn't right.
Well hell. That’s a damn good win. And a sing that those girls trust their coach.
ReplyDeleteHaliburton took 7 shots tonight. He’s great but thats criminal disengagement. You are your teams engine. You have to shoot more than that. If only to press the opponent.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of circumstances, darn fine win for our Huskies. On to regionals!
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