FB: Liberty League

[Patrick Coleman]

That's really bad news for a program which started with 51 student-athletes this season. That's a lot of injuries/attrition.

[IC798891]

That's really bad news for a program which started with 51 student-athletes this season. That's a lot of injuries/attrition.

And even that 51 was a red flag, because they had 63 last year. For comparisons sake, at this point in their life cycle, Utica's roster listed 130 players -- yes a much bigger school, but still.

Things are clearly not working there. I still cannot believe they played the second half, even in the truncated fashion they did.

[stlawus]

Somebody needs to stage an intervention with the In the Huddle crew. Some of the most bizarre behavior you'll ever see on social media, and with the current state of social media that is saying something. 

[IC798891]

Could you share for those of us who don't use X?

[Caz Bombers]

Somebody needs to stage an intervention with the In the Huddle crew. Some of the most bizarre behavior you'll ever see on social media, and with the current state of social media that is saying something. 

do you mean Frank losing his mind that the pro women's soccer team that plays at Audi Field in DC gets to use their own home stadium for a playoff match on Saturday and not the USMMA-Coast Guard game that maybe 14 people in America not related to one of the players give a damn about?

[Patrick Coleman]

I mean, more than 14 people certainly do -- they've probably sold more than 10,000 tickets to this game, since it's in the federal hub of Washington, D.C., where lots of alumni live.

When I was SID and then a broadcaster at Catholic U., in D.C., we hosted both USCGA and USMMA and they both had lots of people for our little regular season games with them.

That being said, it's definitely not how I would engage in that conversation, and while I haven't said that to Frank about this conversation, I've said it to him in the past, so I feel it's OK to repeat it here.

[ITH radio]

Yeah, but the comment you made effectively disrespecting the D3 service academies the day before Veterans Day kind of showed how you engage in these conversations. That's been happening for almost 30 years, but that's for another day.

I will agree with him (Pat), however, that I think Frank took things too far in going back and forth with random Karens on X, and like Pat, I've said that to him in the past too, but when he's passionate about something, he goes all in. In spite of this, at least a couple of the academies senior administrators have thanked him for fighting this fight in public because they can't.

As an attorney this is a clear breach of contract by the NWSL, and the negative impact to the academies, the players (who will be more at risk playing on a beat turf surface assuming the game is moved back to the evening), their families who paid for tickets and are travelling to DC from all over the world, not to mention the entire D3 playoff selection timing deserved at least some reaction from the national D3 media - and not a snarky one. Just my .02.

[Jonny Utah]

Somebody needs to stage an intervention with the In the Huddle crew. Some of the most bizarre behavior you'll ever see on social media, and with the current state of social media that is saying something. 

do you mean Frank losing his mind that the pro women's soccer team that plays at Audi Field in DC gets to use their own home stadium for a playoff match on Saturday and not the USMMA-Coast Guard game that maybe 14 people in America not related to one of the players give a damn about?

I mean this is still a crappy outcome for the Service Academies.  Shame on this soccer franchise for doing this, regardless of the contractual obligations.  And do we really know the exact binding contractual obligation that was signed here?  We really can't be looking at legal action, as in the end the game is still being played and there was some sort of financial compensation. 

Frank is on the right side here, but as an attorney he goes into litigation mode with trolls on X and things tumble from there. 

But in the end no big deal.  The game will be played at night, people have a chance to day drink and party more, and we might have a great game that hopefully we can all watch.

[Patrick Coleman]

Yeah, but the comment you made effectively disrespecting the D3 service academies the day before Veterans Day kind of showed how you engage in these conversations. That's been happening for almost 30 years, but that's for another day.

That's just complete BS, and I'd delete it for being patently false if I didn't think it would create more trouble.

[ITH radio]

Fair enough, but at least one pair of SID/ADs from the servicemember schools found it in poor taste from our communications back and forth on what's been happening.

That said I'd be happy to underwrite the cost of a Brian Lester story (or whomever you'd choose) to highlight this story if that would be helpful.

[Patrick Coleman]

Those folks can reach out to me and communicate directly to me if they want me to know something. They don't need to go through you.

I did expect this clusterf--- would have been solved by now and we'd cover the final result of what happened.

[Patrick Coleman]

Here's the post that I would presume JB is referring to:

https://x.com/d3football/status/2120281279690317994

[Jonny Utah]

Here's the post that I would presume JB is referring to:

https://x.com/d3football/status/2120281279690317994

Ok.  This is too silly to even go into anymore.  I deleted my other post. 

[tony/troy]

Here's the post that I would presume JB is referring to:

https://x.com/d3football/status/2120281279690317994

Ok.  This is too silly to even go into anymore.  I deleted my other post. 

It has been addressed enough. How about getting around to the first set of prior to the last week of football playoff projections at least for the 16 teams most likely to be playing on Nov. 21!!!. And then do the late Saturday night projections when the NPI numbers are final and you know exactly which 24 got byes for Nov. 21 and which 16 did'nt.