Category: Whimsy

  • Moving to Black and Red United

    Howdy all! Over the last few days I was offered, and accepted, a position as a contributor to Black and Red United, the D.C. United blog on SB Nation. So, going forward, you can find all of my rumor mongering (and more!) over there. I’m excited by the opportunity to write there and keep providing…

  • The dangers of SOPA/PIPA

    Now, this is obviously not a political blog and I will rarely, if ever again, bring politics into your soccer. As you may know, many websites are participating in a strike against SOPA and PIPA, two bills currently proceeding through the House and Senate, respectively. These bills, besides being impossible to implement, strike against the…

  • All-Virginia Team

    On Jason Davis’ blog, Match Fit USA, there is an experiment to try and create soccer teams of people just born in one of each of the 50 states.  As I live in Virginia, and feel more affinity to it right now than Ohio(born and raised) or North Carolina(grad school), I took at stab at…

  • Vuvuzela Hero and other gimmicks

    The USA needs a gimmick.  No, not the national team itself.  They have trademarked American Grit, allowing them to get scrappy wins and play above their nominal talent level.  But no, ESPN is the king of gimmicks, and yet they’ve tried to market the World Cup with things like British announcers, top-tier studio talent, and…