At the end of the day, Germany really get nothing additional out of beating our ass on Thursday over drawing us. I mean, they can park their players and draw and still win the group. Or, as you say, they can ball out and risk injury. Say what you will, but Germany is a tournament team which means they are smart and…

I stopped reading after you called the Turducken a shitty frankenfood. Well, no, I didnt, but still man. Harsh. Turduckens are where food orgies happen.

Am I the only one hoping Russia beats Belgium and takes group H? How awesome would a second round, USA - Russia match be? Smokin Joe Biden would be talking Putin's ear off in the stands about how bad ass his Trans-Am is. Please make this happen, soccer gods...

Too many people watching I guess. Makes me feel like im watching a low def tube tv from the 80's for 60% of the game. The stream is pretty bad.

The Cotton Bowl. Spain - South Korea. One of the fondest memories of my childhood.

Sepp Blatter will call anyone who complains about the grass raycess.

I's seriously wondering how this isnt a bigger deal. They said 12 stadiums with magical air conditioning drones. 4 years later and now its 8 stadiums with no ac, magical or otherwise. I really wanted to see magic AC drones, dammit!

Hey, if its good enough for Fenway its good enough for Manaus.

I got a long wheel base ten dollar bill at 30-1 that the US will win the group. I'm so confident I'm buying a 4k projector for my house tomorrow. On credit. Booooosh!

I forget which coach, so my apologies, but his thoughts on the matter seem to make the most sense to me:

can you write an oral history, please? I'm dying over here. Love stories like this!

challenge accepted.

When Greg mentioned a team that can counter quickly against high pressure he was referring to Germany. If Loew has his squad right and healthy they will dissect Brazil.

he's channeling his inner Homer Simpson! "Something was said, not good!" Thinks, thinks, thinks, responds after everyone goes home.

There are over 400 billionaires in the world. There are only 30 NBA franchises. The Clippers franchise will sell for well over this amount.

the celebration video came out before the Ghana game. I'll never understand how, with that bit of motivational speech being out there for the taking, Bradley didn't manage to incorporate that into his pregame speech. Had he played that, and said nothing else, we destroy Ghana instead of coming out flatter than…

one thing klinsman preaches is not respecting your opponent on offense and just going at them with what you got. Like, you can't be afraid that it's Brazil and be tentative on the attack. Who better to do that than a bunch of young guys who don't know any better? I love this squad.

this is the squad that will shock the world when they beat Germany. Just you watch. Julian Green will show shades of Michael Owen in France 98.

I read Nate's book and he spends a lot of time chronicling his treatment for various ailments. What was most surprising to me was how quickly he seemed to bounce back from injuries that would sideline mere mortals. They constantly inject him with this or that and provide him pills that are more than just tylenol. …

I wonder what the pay back is on this stadium? 500 mill of private money? I wonder how many kids, or roads, tax breaks, or police officers, could have benefited from that kind of scratch