He was an atrocious game day coach, which was the chief and most public reason he was fired. He despised the MLS and the way they approach youth development, and derided them publicly, which is a big no-no since MLS and USSF are in bed together. He also publicly shamed the players who left competitions in Europe while…

Are you living in 2002? The USA absolutely does have a developmental academy program.

If you want a palate cleanser, there are good young poets out there. Tyree Daye is one of my favorites: http://www.boaatpress.com/tyree-daye

You know, I’ve seen this boat in person (from another boat, I’m not rich or famous enough to ever be on it). It’s impressive but there’s no way the money that bought it was legal, so really it’s just a towering monument to brutal injustice.

Not to excuse the USA’s performance in the last two games, which was atrocious, but I think you’re underestimating CONCACAF. Comparing qualifying for the World Cup through CONCACAF versus through CONMEBOL just isn’t fair.

We’d make the quarters and get hammered. Our women aren’t obviously better, they’re a little better. Look at the Olympics, for example of how easily they’re stopped. The gap between the USA women and the other nations they’re better than is much smaller than the gap between the USMNT and the top nations. Off the top…