Michael Stein

What did Sands do to piss off the Aussies so much? :lol:

CONCACAF refs are just the worst. There's gonna be a fight in the second half if he doesn't calm things down.

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Watch him score or assist tonight

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Knowing him, he'll hit the post twice tonight, then somehow his first goal will be a golazo against Brazil at the World Cup. :lol:

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Sorry, I have to disagree with this statement. You're 29, all you have to do is put the phone down, get out, do your daily thing and just be approachable, and/or approach women. I talk to women all the time, all throughout the day and most women, at least the ones I engage with, enjoy a conversation. They feel it's refreshing. I'm not trying to date them all but if I see a woman I want to speak with I just strike up a conversation in the context of the moment.

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I do all of this, and quite frequently. No luck yet. It isn't for lack of trying on my part. I have no issues talking to women. Off the top of my head, over the last year I've asked out ten women I met in-person or know in-person that weren't obviously in a relationship when I asked them. One who actually was single politely declined. The other nine were all flattered I asked them out, but said they had boyfriends. Maybe a few of them were lying to be nice, but I now know for a fact at least six of them are in a relationship, so they weren't lying to me. Some of y'all don't understand how much social media has changed the dating game. The majority of the women you would want to date, especially in their 20s, just aren't single, period. And when they are, it's usually for a very short time, unless they're voluntarily staying single.

I hear Hinge used to be great for finding a good match, but they changed the algorithm a few years ago and maybe I’ve only ever experienced the bad algorithm. In my personal experience, Hinge is the app I’ve had by far the least success on. It seems to have the highest concentration of quality women, but good luck ever getting a response if you’re an average guy. I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve probably messaged 300 different women on Hinge over the last three years, and I’ve never gotten a single date from it. I’ve only even gotten two responses and one agreement for a first date, who then flaked on me last minute. I’ll just delete my profile and try again in a year. Not worth the money for me.

I’ve had a bit more success on Bumble, with a few dates over the years. But even Bumble sucks, now that they’ve changed the system so that women don’t have to message first anymore. Bumble is also especially bad with catfish and bot accounts. And most of the women on there use heavily filtered profile pictures.The app I’ve the most success on is CatholicMatch, believe it or not. I met my last girlfriend on there. The women on there tend to be much more serious about finding a relationship, but they can often be immature and shallow, as well, just like on any other app. I don’t use Tinder, because the type of woman I’m trying to find would never be on there. I’m looking for a serious relationship, not a hookup.

There are studies that suggest the number of single men aged 18-29 is roughly double the number of single women, and as crazy as that seems, I absolutely believe it. In my experience, the quality young women who are worth dating are pretty much never involuntarily single. And when they are, it’s not for long, so you have to get lucky with your timing. It just hasn’t happened for me yet. Obviously, there are some quality young, single women out there looking for a husband, but I never seem to meet them when they’re single.

I think dating apps have had the biggest impact on “average” men and women. For the most part, I think really ugly people and really attractive people know where they stand.:lol: But dating apps can make average men feel like garbage and give average women an inflated ego with seemingly endless options. It's been demoralizing, I’m not gonna lie. But I just try to remind myself that I’m not a failure, and that most young men are going through the same struggles I am to find a good woman. I know a ton of good guys that are in the same boat.

I’m 29, and I can confirm dating is awful nowadays. I wasn’t fortunate to meet a great girl at work or in high school/college like almost all of my friends did. It wasn’t for lack of trying, it just didn’t happen for me. I wish we still had the kind of dating environment you older guys grew up with. It’s just doesn’t exist anymore, sadly. Even just going back to the dating world of 10 years ago would be great.

Dating apps are brutal, to the point where I’ve taken a break from them entirely. Just a complete waste of time and money for most guys. When I meet great women in person, they’re almost always already taken. It’s been very disheartening. I’m just trying to improve myself for now, and I’ll try again next summer.

If angry Redditors are to be believed, Ozop Energy Solutions might actually be a scam company. :lol:

Link to OZOP Subreddit

Many people there are saying the CEO, Brian Conway, is a con artist who has also been involved in other shady financial dealings. Several are filing SEC complaints, accusing him of shareholder fraud. Seems like Conway just makes promises involving whatever is a popular futuristic tech for investors, takes the money, and splits the stocks ad infinitum. They are currently no close to manufacturing graphene than any of us.

Therefore, I will be revising my OZOP purchasing plan from a million shares to zero shares. :lol:

I'll invest in more legitimate companies in the graphene space. The OZOP stock chart is pretty bonkers, and being a scam would partially explain why.

Since y'all loved my thread from three years ago about the Travel Ball Names of SEC Baseball , this year, in honor of the NCAA Baseball Tournament starting this weekend, I have gone through all 64 rosters and compiled this list.

Some are classic travel ball names. Others are just names I found funny, weird, or interesting. All 64 teams have at least one name. I think the 2022 SEC group had a much higher concentration of fun names, but there are some great ones here, as well. It seems that white women across America chose to name their baby boys Gunnar and Jaxon, circa 2005.

Enjoy...


Nashville Super Regional
Axel Melendez, East Tennessee State
Brennyn Cutts, Louisville
Brixton Lofgren, Miami (FL)
Chet Lax, Wright State
Fabio Peralta, Miami (FL)
Jagger Edwards, Columbia
JoJo Williamson, Alabama
McCarty English, Southern Miss
Ozzie Pratt, Southern Miss
Packy Bradley-Cooney, Alabama
Rustan Rigdon, Vanderbilt
Ryker Waite, Vanderbilt
Sawyer Hawks, Vanderbilt
Tagger Tyson, Louisville
Teague Broadhead, Southern Miss

Austin Super Regional
Ace Whitehead, Texas
Bear Madliak, Kansas State
Canon Chester, Houston Christian
Easton Hawk, UCLA
Finnegan Wall, UC Irvine
Gunnar Brown, UTSA
Jax Ryan, Arizona State
Jaxton Andeel, UC Irvine
Jett Ruby, Fresno State
Kasen Khansarinia, UCLA
Katcher Halligan, Houston Christian (he plays first base)
Maximus Martin, Kansas State
Nu’u Contrades, Arizona State
Phoenix Call, UCLA
Rohan Putz, Kansas State
Ruger Riojas, Texas
Ryder Brooks, UC Irvine
Sky Collins, Fresno State
Tazwell Butler, Kansas State
Toussaint Bythewood, UCLA

Fayetteville Super Regional
Cannon Peebles, Tennessee
Cuyler Baxter, Wake Forest
Jaxon Goldberg, Creighton
Jaxon Walker, Tennessee
Kannon Carr, Kansas
Kerrington Cross, Cincinnati
Landen Looper, Miami (OH)
Landyn Vidourek, Cincinnati
Maxton Polad, Cincinnati
Ryder Helfrick, Arkansas
Ryler Smart, Tennessee
Steele Eaves, Arkansas
Stone Lawless, Tennessee
Thaniel Trumper, Kansas
Tyman Long, North Dakota State

Auburn Super Regional
Blagen Pado, Coastal Carolina
Braxton Tramel, East Carolina
Bub Terrell, Auburn
Davin Whitaker, East Carolina
Gianno Merlonghi, Central Connecticut State
Ike Irish, Auburn
Jaxon Appelman, Coastal Carolina
Jaxon Lucas, NC State
McCall Biemiller, Florida
Nelphie Lopez, Stetson
Ryder Woodson, NC State
Saxon Roberts, Auburn
Sean Meth, Fairfield
Thrasher Steed, Steston

Chapel Hill Super Regional
Adonys Guzman, Arizona
Boaz Harper, North Carolina
Braxton Thomas, Cal Poly
Burke-Lee Mabeus, Oregon
Colin Cymbalista, Nebraska
Cooper Littledike, Utah Valley
Cougar Cooke, Utah Valley
Gunner Geile, Arizona
Jax Gimenez, Oregon
Jaxon Jordan, Oregon
Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma
Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma
Mack Higuchi, Cal Poly
Maddox Mihalakis, Arizona
Pryce Bender, Nebraska
Ryley Leininger, Oklahoma
Toby Twist, Oregon
Vinnie Van der Wel, Cal Poly

Baton Rouge Super Regional
Adonis Medina, Rhode Island
Cannon Feazell, Clemson
Chayce Kieck, Clemson
Chayton Krauss, Dallas Baptist
Drew Titsworth, Clemson
Hideki Prather, Clemson
JJ Glasscock, West Virginia
Jaxon Jelkin, Kentucky
Kyuss Gargett, Kentucky
Lleyton Lackey, Clemson
Maddux Scherer, SC Upstate
Mavrick Rizy, LSU
Maxx Yehl, West Virginia
Park Prater, Dallas Baptist
Reef Danner, Little Rock
Rian Schwede, Dallas Baptist
Steele Burd, Clemson
Thayer Tavormina, SC Upstate
Tryston McCladdie, Clemson

Athens Super Regional
Brex Caldwell, Oklahoma State
Campbell Smithwick, Ole Miss
Cayden Sheffield, Georgia Tech
Chris Sleeper, Binghamton
Gunnar Bingham, Murray State
Gunnar Dennis, Ole Miss
Harley Goodner, Duke
Jaxon Diamond, Murray State
Jeff Lougee, Duke
Judd Utermark, Ole Miss
Kash Ferris, Oklahoma State
Kayden Campbell, Georgia Tech
Kingsley Guthrie, Murray State
Kolby Branch, Georgia
Kollin Ritchie, Oklahoma State
Macon Winslow, Duke
Marcello Mastroianni, Duke
Sean Youngerman, Oklahoma State
Slate Alford, Georgia
Stormy Rhodes, Oklahoma State
Thorpe Musci, Georgia Tech
Treyson Peters, Western Kentucky

Corvallis Super Regional
Ace Reese, Mississippi State
Blaydon Plain, Florida State
Caedmon Parker, TCU
Canon Reeder, Oregon State
Carmelo Musacchia, Northeastern
Daniel Guevara Castro, St. Mary’s
Dawson Santana, Oregon State
Dax Whitney, Oregon State
Duke Stone, Mississippi State
Gianluca Shinn, TCU
Jax Traeger, TCU
Jaxson West, Florida State
Jeter Polledo, Bethune Cookman
Kole Klecker, TCU
Maddox Riske, USC
Makoa Sniffen, St. Mary’s
Maison Martinez, Florida State
Maximo Martinez, USC
Pico Kohn, Mississippi State
Ryder Dykstra, USC
Sax Matson, USC
Stone Simmons, Mississippi State

Rough start to the season for A&M. Most of Texags is already ready to fire their coach in Year 1. Very similar to the Rant :lol:

That’s the best half we’ve played in a long time. Some outstanding sequences of play. We passed around the Jamaicans like they were barely there most of the time.

Interesting to see Jedi pushed so high up and inverted when we have possession, but it worked great. I’m excited to see what Poch will do when we finally have the full arsenal of players to work with.

Jamaica look like they have no interest in playing. They have a solid team on paper, but it just rarely comes together. They might still qualify for this World Cup by default.

I would expect Josh Sargent to start up top tonight. He’s the kind of hard-working, physical #9 needed to implement Pochettino’s ideal high-pressing system.

Interested to see who we’ll start in goal and if Tim Ream is one of the center backs.

A lot of people were speculating the Pulisic might come off the bench tonight instead of starting, because Poch seemed to imply he was a bit tired coming in from Milan. We’ll see.

Excited to finally begin this new era!

Alexi grew up in suburban Detroit (same town as Tim Allen), which can be a pretty conservative area compared to the city itself.

Alexi has kind of become the US Soccer version of Stephen A. Smith over the last 10 years or so. He enjoys attention, even if it means pissing people off or spitting outlandish hot takes he doesn’t really believe. Every once in a while, I think the genuine Alexi shines through, and I really like that version of him when he isn’t playing a character on TV.

I’ve seen interviews of him from 1993 before the ‘94 World Cup, and he seems like a super chill guy that would be a blast to hang out with.

I’m still kinda shocked he’s posting this so publicly, given the general political affiliation of soccer fans and pundits in this country. :lol: This board of course has far more conservative posters, because TigerDroppings mostly has users from the Southeast. It’s fair to say that hardcore American soccer fans generally skew more left politically, and the far-left portion of the fanbase is extremely outspoken and visible to the point where the USSF and MLS feel the need to pander to them, which is off-putting to the people we want to attract to grow the sport.

I used to be a pretty active poster in the MLS subreddit until the summer of 2020, when it became incredibly toxic and almost indistinguishable from an ANTIFA subreddit. I got my account flagged for arguing with some Sounders fan that Ben Shapiro isn’t a Nazi and using that word so loosely is dangerous and stupid. That experience really soured me to participating further in that community.