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@JoshChavis65 My U10 and U9 daughters are the same. They play high level competitive in Florida, but the World Cup has moved the needle for them. They’re viewing soccer much different now. Super cool.

I can’t speak for the entire country, but I can speak for my own backyard. My baseball-obsessed 7 year old hasn’t ever so much as touched a soccer ball in his life and now he’s spending his evenings out here pretending he’s Flo Balogun. I don’t think it’s possible to overstate the impact this World Cup will have on this sport’s popularity in America.

@shai_branover @travisyost They have zero SEC championships

@travisyost This. This is the way. No European nation can handle the SEC.

United States really should’ve put all of the knockout round games in SEC towns. “Oh you wanna beat America in the round of sixteen? Great. You’ll do it in Tuscaloosa.”

@Blacklib1978 @AdamdotH It’s the second most difficult group behind Group I based on FIFA world rankings.

@AdamdotH lol … also giving one of the easiest groups imaginable is helpful too

The USMNT suddenly turned into one of the most complete team in international soccer as soon as we divided the game into four quarters. You connect the dots.

@TheAthletic @HenryBushnell No one cares what color they are.

Half of the U.S. men’s national team is Black. After decades of overwhelmingly White teams, the makeup of this team is powerful, writes @HenryBushnell.

@usmntonly @FIFAWorldCup trying to replicate what ESPN and @WVUBaseball team brought us the last few weeks…

ABSOLUTE GOOSEBUMPS AS THE ENTIRE STADIUM SINGS 'TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS' WITH THE USMNT PLAYERS AFTER THE WIN AGAINST AUSTRALIA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 ❤️❤️❤️

@CWSShotBoard You would have had a lot more money and WVU would have been much higher had you not been a d*ck to @PatMcAfeeShow.

The all time top 8! @WVUBaseball climbed into the top 5 and @OleMissBSB nearly had a second pennant on the wall. We'll see if @OU_Baseball or @DiamondHeels have what it takes to join the Pantheon of the Greats! #roadtoroccos

@Callihan_ I thought Glasscock was getting pretty high praises before injury? He was a top 150 player out of high school. Wild that we have a Glasscock and Coonradt on the team 😅

Predicting what #WVU's pitching rotation could look like in 2027 si.com/college/westvi…

@ChadAnglin26 @TheRyenRussillo @DraftKings And he says Mbappe runs an 11 second 100m. If that’s true, there are probably over 1000 college DBs, WRs, and RBs faster than that lol 😂

@TheRyenRussillo @DraftKings No, the 220 lb NFL football players may not have the potential to play elite soccer but look at every 5’10” 180 lb cornerback at every FBS, FCS, and D2 school.

Can we stop assuming NBA and NFL players would be good at soccer? @DraftKings #DKPartner

@TheRyenRussillo @DraftKings Mbappe running 100m at 11 seconds is hilariously slow. 😂 that can’t be accurate and does not help your argument in the least bit if it is lol

@Callihan_ I don’t think we’ll be able to keep Barjam’s bat out of the lineup. I think he’ll either be DH, 2nd, or SS.

Way-too-early projection of #WVU's 2027 starting lineup si.com/college/westvi…

@WV_Opossum2 No

There is only one thing I know for 100% fucking sure We should be wearing the baseball WV and NOT the flying WV, in every fucking baseball game this is not a debate, I am correct.

@OvertimeMcBee Where would GK go… he’s a sophomore?

Have seen a few different comments on whether GK will be staying or leaving, so I’ll share what I’ve heard over the past month. I’ve heard from multiple different sources he’ll be staying, maybe that can change but I’m 99% confident he’ll return.

@samw4567 Not even close to intentional. Once his foot got onto his ankle he absorbed the momentum and rolled off of it so he wouldn’t hurt the dudes ankle. He could have easily slid through it if he wanted to. Dudes don’t roll out of a slide for nothing.

This should be looked into

@mgtnquasar Hey laid off the slide and rolled so he wouldn’t hurt the dudes ankle. Didn’t slide through it at all… people are retarded.

Baseball "purists" are the must insufferable crybaby pussies on earth istg

@WVUPlzWin He’s a senior so…

@CollinDunl79294 @Big12Believer @MikeAsti11 Who were the only two teams to reach a Super Regional each of the last 3 years?

@Big12Believer @MikeAsti11 See the thing WVU fans don’t understand, one season doesn’t define a program, their standard along with what UNC has been doing IS ACTUALLY Omaha

It's reasonable to be disappointed that WVU's magical run came to an end, but it's necessary to keep perspective. It's very clear this is far from the ceiling for the Mountaineers. It may seem out of nowhere for those unaware, but Omaha was the logical next step. West Virginia will be back and Omaha is now the standard.

@JSanders_LXXI You’ve never been walked-off on a Grand Slam in the bottom of the 9th in the playoffs… and it shows.

Lost a lot of respect for WVU today. Stuff like that is gonna come around and bite you at some point.

@PeterAppel23 Did you watch the WVU/UNC game? 4 of 5 runs gifted. 1 by ump missed 3rd strike call, other 3 by 2 errors in one inning. It was a tie ball game in 7th both teams finished with 8 hits, 8ks, and 2 ERs.Against #5 team in the nation. Not even close to “laying an egg” or “lifeless”.🥴

Tuesday College Baseball BEST BET 🍀 Record: 25-19 (+7.69 U) ⚾️ | West Virginia vs Troy: 2pm EST Win or go home. All hands on deck. West Virginia got the best of Troy the first time these two teams played. It was an epic battle, as both teams traded leads until the eighth inning, when WVU finally broke through in the eighth with two runs to secure a 7-5 victory. It was anyone's ballgame, which was surprising considering WVU's ace had led them to easy victories all season. However, Troy knocked him out in the third inning. WVU had no issues with Troy's pitching either. Watching the game, it felt like these two teams were very pretty evenly matched; WVU just happened to come out on top that day. WVU laid an egg in Game 2 against UNC, while Troy beat the brakes off a great Ole Miss squad. Carrying that momentum into this game, combined with a lack of pitching options for West Virginia, Troy can absolutely pull off the upset. Dawson Montesa is the likely starter for WVU. He's a solid arm, just not on the level of Cole or Yehl. His 3.74 SIERA is respectable, but he has a major walk problem (5.0 BB/9). He has also been prone to allowing the long ball, surrendering 13 home runs in 71 innings. That's not a great recipe against this powerful Troy offense, which is averaging 9.8 runs per game over its last 10. Troy has hit nearly twice as many home runs as WVU this season and holds a slight edge in both OPS and wRC+. This team is also battle-tested, playing the seventh-hardest strength of schedule in the country compared to WVU's 46th-ranked schedule. Cooper Ellingsworth is the likely starter for Troy. On the surface, the numbers look ugly with an ERA north of six, but the underlying metrics tell a different story. He owns a 3.55 SIERA, which is better than Montesa's 3.74 mark, and his walk rate is nearly half of Montesa's while striking out close to ten per nine innings. I firmly believe Troy enters this game with more momentum after its latest win, while WVU looked lifeless in its most recent outing. It's difficult to beat a good team twice, and this time, Troy will have the last ABs. Montesa is more proven than Ellingsworth, but the superior SIERA and K-BB profile has my attention. WVU has the overall pitching advantage, but it's not enough to justify a line of this size. Don't be shocked when Troy pulls off the upset. The Pick: Troy ML (+186) - Risk 0.5 U @BetMGM If you read this far, thank you! The best way to support these free picks and write-ups is by liking this post, RT, or leave a comment! 🙏

@MarioNawfal I stepped on one of those once… bit the sh*t out of my leg. Have to be careful.

🇬🇷 Limp Bizkit just brought the chaos to Greece for the first time ever. Thousands of fans going absolutely feral with massive mosh pits, wild crowd waves at night. Nu-metal is supposedly dead. The footage disagrees. Writer: Monica

@imcintyre2002 @coalcountrywvu Without the missed called strikeout in first and 3 unearned runs due to 2 errors… we go into bottom of 9th up 2-1.

@coalcountrywvu Sadly I say even if we can beat Troy, we can’t beat UNC twice in a row. They seemed like the better ball team tonight, even with the crucial errors we gave up. Hope the boys prove me wrong though. It’s NOT impossible!

Guys...the season is not over.