Nick Against the World (71 Viewers)
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Well that's true. I like to see these people off stage, they can be very strange when they're not performing. If you liked the documentary bit of this, you may want to see "Comedian". It's mainly focused on Jerry Seinfeld but it also has lots of other comedians talking about what it's like to be one.
No offense to those from Norway, however we really gave them a beating tonight and I dont even think we played entirely well. Arena fielded fringe players such as Pat Noonan, Josh Wolffe, Zavagnin, and the elderly Eddie Pope, however we still beat a seemingly lethargic Norweigan side rather easily. Of course players such as Riise and others were missing, and while I didnt recognize many of the players today...I thought they would give us more problems than winning 5-0.
My boys really worked the ball well in Norway's defensive third and we really worked the ball around nicely on the wings, especially Dempsey and Hejduk on the right flank. Its great to see Twellman finally put away some goals for the National Team and I would like to see him be fielded next to McBride...Taylor has fantastic skill and should probably make the trip overseas within the next year. It was also nice to see Clint Dempsey have a big game because he certainly needed it...I thought he was our best player in the first half and really troubled some of his defenders. We certainly played better than I expected with all these second-string players, which is good news because we MUST beat the Czechs in the opening game this summer in Germany.
Hopefully this is what Arena will be able to field come June:
Keller
Cherundolo - Onyewu - Bocanegra - Convey
Dempsey - Reyna - O'Brien
Donovan - Beasley
McBride (Twellman)
That side could cause anybody problems, and if we put tons of pressure on the Azzurri like the English clubs pressure Italian sides, we could really give them some problems. Donovan and Beasley hovering behind the loan striker McBride looks absolutely fucking sick.
My boys really worked the ball well in Norway's defensive third and we really worked the ball around nicely on the wings, especially Dempsey and Hejduk on the right flank. Its great to see Twellman finally put away some goals for the National Team and I would like to see him be fielded next to McBride...Taylor has fantastic skill and should probably make the trip overseas within the next year. It was also nice to see Clint Dempsey have a big game because he certainly needed it...I thought he was our best player in the first half and really troubled some of his defenders. We certainly played better than I expected with all these second-string players, which is good news because we MUST beat the Czechs in the opening game this summer in Germany.
Hopefully this is what Arena will be able to field come June:
Keller
Cherundolo - Onyewu - Bocanegra - Convey
Dempsey - Reyna - O'Brien
Donovan - Beasley
McBride (Twellman)
That side could cause anybody problems, and if we put tons of pressure on the Azzurri like the English clubs pressure Italian sides, we could really give them some problems. Donovan and Beasley hovering behind the loan striker McBride looks absolutely fucking sick.
swag said:
I'm sure I qualify as an elder around here, whether I like it or not. 
Meteorology is pretty damn targeted. This can be both good and bad, IMO. I.e., it could be targeted enough that you'll appear very focused and with specific skills when you graduate -- which can be very key for an employer looking for that sort of thing. On the downside, it might not give you a lot of "cross-over" potential -- though that's often due more to short-sighted and narrow-minded employers than due to any limits in a meteorologists' academic background, IMO.
And if you're that targeted, jobs could be a little harder to come by -- but with fewer applicants. Just be prepared to move a bit if your career in the field progresses.
Meteorology is pretty damn targeted. This can be both good and bad, IMO. I.e., it could be targeted enough that you'll appear very focused and with specific skills when you graduate -- which can be very key for an employer looking for that sort of thing. On the downside, it might not give you a lot of "cross-over" potential -- though that's often due more to short-sighted and narrow-minded employers than due to any limits in a meteorologists' academic background, IMO.
And if you're that targeted, jobs could be a little harder to come by -- but with fewer applicants. Just be prepared to move a bit if your career in the field progresses.
There are also many different options involved with meteorology...not only the positions at local television stations like most people think..
I have thought about Finance in the past and have spoken with my cousin who works for a consulting firm, however, it took him quite a while to find his job even though he graduated cum laude from Wayne State. But its Finance is certainy huge in today's world, and I have not thought about the possibility of such organizations needing meteorologists. But seeing that risk management firms and insurance agencies need the expertise of climatologists, there could be some nice opportunities in the weather and finance, even though you wouldnt really think about it.
I know we've improved so much and that we are able to compete with some of the best teams, but i just still can't get it through my head to take the US team seriously. I just don't see how a trident of Donnovan, Beasley, and Mcbride could compete with say Del Piero - Totti- Luca toni (with cassano and gila) or Ronaldinho - kaka - adriano, or any of the major world sides. I don't understand how a bunch of guys who play as average players for sides like Fulham can compete with the worlds best
Thats what everybody said last time around too, however we saw what that same trident produced against the likes of Fernando Couto and the rest of the Portuguese defense and Germany. Not to mention the already aging defense of ours shutting down Figo and Rui Costa for most of the match.
It doesnt always matter how good you are on paper...what matters is how you click and perform with your mates on the pitch. The Totti and Vieri combination we have witnessed in the past sure looks lovely on paper, however when they got on the pitch they did absolute fuckall, especially that clown of a player Totti. In some ways I'm glad we dont have that imbecilic circus star on our side because he would demand so much of the ball that it would suffocate the rest of the team's fluidity. The great thing about Beasley and Donovan is that they work very well together and have the chemistry to produce something on the big stage even though they dont have the experiance or skill a la Del Piero and Cassano. You can pack your side with star after shining star, however that doesnt guarantee anything unless your name is Brazil. And even thats questionable.
I hate to bring up the likes of Greece and Porto over and over again, however if you have a side of average players who work for each other and work better together than a bunch of arrogant stars, anything is possible.
It doesnt always matter how good you are on paper...what matters is how you click and perform with your mates on the pitch. The Totti and Vieri combination we have witnessed in the past sure looks lovely on paper, however when they got on the pitch they did absolute fuckall, especially that clown of a player Totti. In some ways I'm glad we dont have that imbecilic circus star on our side because he would demand so much of the ball that it would suffocate the rest of the team's fluidity. The great thing about Beasley and Donovan is that they work very well together and have the chemistry to produce something on the big stage even though they dont have the experiance or skill a la Del Piero and Cassano. You can pack your side with star after shining star, however that doesnt guarantee anything unless your name is Brazil. And even thats questionable.
I hate to bring up the likes of Greece and Porto over and over again, however if you have a side of average players who work for each other and work better together than a bunch of arrogant stars, anything is possible.
I didn't mean that I don't think the USA will succeed, I meant I don't understand how they do so well with their squad. As a player, I'm aware that chemistry between a team is more important than all the skill in the world, but it's still hard to imagine the US stopping any of the top teams. (Obviously it can be done, as it has before)
I'm American but I'll admitt I really don't follow the US team very closely. In any game I cheer for them, but I don't know shit about the players/starting line up or whatever, in that aspect I'm mainly just educated with the Europeans.
Yeah, Seb. On paper, even Germany doesn't look all that impressive. But the team play really comes out with tight squads -- even if they aren't loaded with stars.
The USA completely does not add up when you look at it from a star power and marketability standpoint. But if you looked at Euro 2004, for example, the general rule was if you were in a Nike or Adidas commercial, you pretty much sucked and the people who didn't have commercial endorsements 0wn3d your ass.
The USA completely does not add up when you look at it from a star power and marketability standpoint. But if you looked at Euro 2004, for example, the general rule was if you were in a Nike or Adidas commercial, you pretty much sucked and the people who didn't have commercial endorsements 0wn3d your ass.
Andy, the USA National Team will hold its pre-World Cup camp in Cary, NC in May, just as they did prior to the 2002 WC. Dude, the stadium is 0.7 miles from my office - literally around the corner. Come on down and we can first watch Juve win the CL while getting drunk as monkeys and then let Burke drive us to the stadium to heckle the shit out of Landon Donovan.