ITS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AND LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN. NO SERIOUSLY LOOK AT IT, SINCE ITS ONLY LIKE A HANDFUL OF MLS TEAMS VS THE USL CHAMPIONSHIP AND HOOT MOTHERFUCKIN HOOT OMAHA (PLUS TORMENTA FC)
IT HAS BEEN NICE SEEING u/RAFF_OUT_LOUD TRY AND BRING THE TTT BACK OVER HERE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT THIS TIME WE IGNORE ALL THE WEEKEND GAMES AND PREPARE TO THROW STONES AT EACH OTHER MIDWEEK. WHICH IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT HONESTLY, I HAD A STAR WARS THEME THREAD HALFWAY WRITTEN UP BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WEEK IT WAS.
AND SPEAKING OF CULTS, I WAS TORN THIS WEEK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD TRASH THE MLS TEAMS THAT ARE IN THE OPEN CUP, OR THE ONES WHO AREN'T IN THE CUP AND HAVE ALREADY LOST OUT OF LEAGUES CUP, SO BASICALLY EVERYONE BECAUSE FUCK COLUMBUS.
FOR THE SAKE OF TIME I WILL KEEP IT SHORT THOUGH, BUT NOBODY IS SAFE IN COMMENTS, AND REMEMBER THIS IS A SAFE SPACE SO UNLESS SOMEONE POSTS SOMETHING BAN-ABLE, THEN YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO GET OFFENDED BY ANYTHING THEY SAY. LIKE "AUSTIN AND ATLANTA ARE OVERRATED COUSINS THAT ARE ONLY POPULAR BECAUSE THEIR CITIES ARE SO BORING".
CAPS ON, FLAIR UP, AND FUCK ROSTER CONGESSTION, THEY HAVE A PILL FOR THAT NOW.
ATLANTA VS CHARLOTTE YEAH NOT THAT CHARLOTTE, EVEN THOUGH THE INDEPENDENCE ARE PROBABLY MORE ENTERTAINING AT THIS POINT. NICE OF THE SCHEDULE MAKERS TO TRY AND GIVE WHAT REMAINING MLS HOPE IS LEFT A PASS IN THE FIRST ROUND BUT LITTLE DO THEY KNOW, USL LEAGUE ONE IS STILL THE MOST SUPERIOR LEAGUE IN THE COUNTRY.
HOUSTON VS DETROIT DETROIT IS IN MIDSEASON FORM SO THERE WILL LIKELY BE BLOOD IN THIS ONE, WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN FOR THE OPEN CUP, AND THEN DETROIT WILL GET TIRED AND FALL DOWN THE TABLE AND PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR. HOUSTON DOESN'T PLAY WELL.
DALLAS VS MEMPHIS THIS ONE IS INTERESTING BECAUSE MEMPHIS HAS BEEN PLAYING IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE THIS SEASON AND NOT DOING SO WELL. KIND OF LIKE DALLAS WHO PROBABLY WISH THEY COULD PLAY IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE INSTEAD OF GETTING PUMMELED BY THE NON-MESSI LADS AT THE TOP OF THE SHILED RACE. ALSO HAVE YOU ALL NOTICED THIS MESSI GUY? DUDE WOULD BE KILLER WITH OMAHA.
SAN JOSE VS OAKLAND PROBABLY THE MATCHUP OF THE ROUND RIGHT HERE AS LOCAL SUPREMACY WILL BE DETERMINED AND SAN JOSE HAS NOTHING ELSE TO PLAY MORE. ROOTS ARE NOW HOLDING OAKLAND DOWN NOW THAT THE A'S ARE RUNNING AWAY AS FAST AS THEY CAN, SO THIS IS NOW A LITERAL TURF WAR IN THE BAY.
NYCFC VS COLORADO SPRINGS I REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEXT PRO TEAM JUST FOR THE BANTZ.
SKC VS UNION OMAHA SPEAKING OF HOOT MOTHER FUCKING HOOT, THIS ONE SHOULD BE A BANGER TOO. OBVIOUSLY SKC IS TRASH SO THAT IS FUN, BUT OMAHA ARE PRIMED AN READY AFTER UPSETTING THE MLS ALL STAR TEAM IN THE LAST ROUND.
NEW MEXICO VS REAL SALT LAKE THIS DEVON SANDOVAL CUP IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE TO DETERMINE. IF CHICHO PLAYS THEN RSL DOMINATES, BUT IF HE DOESN'T THEN THEY LOSE. SIMPLE AS THAT. IT WILL ALSO BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF RSL PLAYS THE MONARCHS IN THIS ONE AND IF ANYONE REALLY NOTICES THE DIFFERENCE.
SEATTLE VS LOUISVILLE CLEARLY THE DON PUT THE WORD IN AND IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE LOUISVILLE DOESN'T HOST. WHAT BETTER WAY THAN GIVING THEM AN MLS OPPONENT IN A CRAP STADIUM LIKE STARFIRE. AT LEAST THE SOUNDERS ARE TERRIBLE SO FAR TOO SO THE SHIT FIELD ISSUE WILL LIKELY EVEN OUT.
LAS VEGAS VS LAFC THIS ONE IS ADMITTEDLY WEIRD. LIKE WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH VEGAS. APPARENTLY NEITHER DOES THE DON, OR LAFC, AND I'M NOT SURE EVEN VEGAS KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING BUT HERE WE ARE. HOPEFULLY LAFC LOSES THOUGH SO WE CAN GET MORE WHINE TO GO INTO THE NEXT ROUND.