1 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Everywhere we go, people. 2 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: To fight the way we changed the game. No fe 3 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 2: change me freak away. The divide were filed to drive right. 4 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: We're shopping with jewere upon ras Hey rise up, Hey, 5 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 2: Hey sad he rise up hey, Hey. 6 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: Said hi everyone. Welcome to Rain Weekly. I'm Kile Benning 7 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: here with Laura Shatt. Huge weekend, Huge recap. We are 8 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: now officially in playoff season. 9 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're here. 10 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: We're here. I feel like we've been talking about this 11 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: for the past month and a half, two months. Yeah, push, playoff, 12 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: push as we prepare for the playoffs, blah blah blah. Well, 13 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: guess what. The playoffs are finally here, man it. The 14 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: Rain are actually the first game of the playoffs. We're 15 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: gonna be kicking them off, finishing in fifth place yep, 16 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: and playing Orlando again back to back Orlando. So what 17 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: I thought, rewind. Let's rewind Laura and recap first decision Day, 18 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: which was that game in Orlando. Laura, your thoughts, go 19 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: for it, I mean, back and forth game. 20 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 2: I mean, Marto was obviously very effective right off the bat. 21 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 2: Nobody was surprised. Some really good chances from them, really 22 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: excited for I mean Dicky came up huge bug with 23 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: the goal. Excited to see her get back on the 24 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: score sheet. So a few moments from her where I think, 25 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 2: you know, I think sometimes we forget, or at least 26 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: I forget, how how young she is. I've really seen 27 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 2: her mature over the season, so I'm really excited to 28 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: see her moving forward. But see her get that goal. 29 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 2: Lou Barnes back in the starting lineup, so that was 30 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 2: very exciting. So yeah, there were a couple changes to that, 31 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: but you know, overall, the one one tie. I think 32 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: if it's the regular season, you're going on the road 33 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: to Orlando, you feel pretty good about the tie. You know, 34 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: it feels a little bit bummer because I know we 35 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 2: all wanted a home game, but you know, going on 36 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 2: the road to Orlando, getting that experience and then having 37 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: to go back to Orlando, that's hard. But I think 38 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: that it's a positive that we were just there. 39 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: I completely agree. It was like you could literally call 40 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: it a dress rehearsal. 41 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: Yeah well yeah, I mean same thing with the Thorns 42 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 2: exhibition played earlier. During that At that point, I think 43 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: it was the international break, you know, and like running 44 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: through pks and stuff there. I think that that was 45 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 2: all really positive, kind of a same feel as a 46 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: dress rehearsal and who knew this was gonna end up 47 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 2: being that? 48 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: But here we are, I know, truly still playing amazing, 49 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: unbelievable really and this is. 50 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: She's got on the floor at all. She doesn't think so, 51 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: I don't think so. 52 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: She faster now, asher, possibly stronger, and definitely smarter just 53 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: because the years of experience and that you know, I've 54 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: been She's literally been there, done that with everything everything. 55 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: Jess Fishlock starting up top and yeah, that was interesting 56 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: the entire Actually I wanted to talk to you about 57 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: the top the front three. It was yeah, Fishl, Mercado 58 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: and uh, Fishal, Fishal and Fishlock. Excuse me, it was Fishal, 59 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Fishlock and Mercado. I've actually really liked what we've seen 60 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: out of Maddie Mercado in these past games that she's 61 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: to appear. She's making a ton of stuff happen. It's 62 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: cool to see me official really break into that starting lineup, 63 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: and then seeing Jess Fishlock. I wonder if it was 64 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: experienced or you know, given the moment, given the interesting 65 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: moves by Laura Harvey, what did you think about that 66 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: starting three up top. 67 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: I mean a little bit more of the same. You know, 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: we've seen so many changes that at this point change 69 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: isn't isn't too surprising Mercado, I'd say, you know, coming 70 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: in at the timing she did coming back to the club, 71 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: I wouldn't call it a surprise other than you don't 72 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 2: always see players, you know, take a step away from 73 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: a club, come back to a club and then get 74 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: in the starting lineup so fast and then be such 75 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: an impact player. And we've seen that for a few 76 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: games now, So hats off to her. That's really hard 77 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: to do and she's doing it super well. But you know, 78 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 2: Fish'll and Fishlock up top some really great stuff out 79 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: of them. I mean, we know how Fishlock's been playing. 80 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: Now we're heading into the playoffs. I mean, now we're 81 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: here with the playoffs, but heading into that Orlando game, 82 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,559 Speaker 2: I kind of feel like maybe Laura Harvey is still 83 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: like putting some folds and things, moving some things around, 84 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 2: because that hasn't stopped all year. 85 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, so. 86 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: You know, you know Laura Harvey, you know, she's a mastermind. 87 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: I'm sure she had the scenario in her head that 88 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 2: she might be going back to Orlando I wouldn't be 89 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 2: surprised if she's looking at some folds in that lineup 90 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: to see what she might want to do going into 91 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: this first playoff game. 92 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,239 Speaker 1: I actually think that that's a great shout out, experimenting, 93 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: sort of seeing what she could exploit, what she couldn't exploit, 94 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: maybe doing some unexpected things, just to see to get information, 95 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: to gather that that data and that information, because she 96 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: I mean, she is like a computer. She just is 97 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: constantly well. 98 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: We know she's been using chat, GPT, she all of that. 99 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: You know what humans are all just batteries, That's what 100 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: we are. Has anyone else seen the matrix? Go watch 101 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: the matrix? 102 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've seen them all. Yep, No, I follow. 103 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: She is downloading all of that information, and she just, 104 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: you know, taught herself a lot of things. Let's sort 105 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: of go through maybe some what some of those things 106 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: were that she might have learned from this game of Orlando. 107 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: I mean, what did we what did we learn from Orlando? 108 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: And what did we learn? What did we take away 109 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: from where we are? I guess right now you already 110 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: brought up Jordan Bugs goal being huge. I completely agree. 111 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: Getting her back on the score sheet was massive. That 112 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: new new look attack. I don't even think you can 113 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: call it a new look attack when it's a new 114 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: look every single game. So it's just the look of 115 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: the day. It was the attacking look of the day. 116 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: Is there anything, really any lessons that we learned that 117 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: we can take going into round one of the playoffs? 118 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely. I mean one would be, you know, whether 119 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 2: whether this is gonna be the starting lineup for the 120 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: next game or not. I think there's a lot to 121 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: be learned on that turnaround, and I think we're gonna 122 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: see some things that are the same. I think we're 123 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: gonna probably see some things that are different. I don't 124 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: know that we could predict them all right here right now. 125 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I learned that already that's not gonna happen. 126 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 2: But I really think that that fishlock move is interesting. 127 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: I love the freedom her going forward. We know that 128 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: she's unlocked the attack for the rain all year, when 129 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 2: she's had the freedom to go forward, pushing her further forward. 130 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 2: I find that find that intriguing at this point in 131 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: the air. I also like seeing her start. I don't know, 132 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 2: you know, I would imagine the playoff game she's going 133 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: to start instead of coming off the bench at some 134 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: point and then being the super sub that she's been, 135 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: which has been electric every single time it's happened. So 136 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: it'd be interesting to see where she goes. And then 137 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: you know, I don't know, honestly, there are so many 138 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 2: options up top Montas here obviously coming in. One other 139 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: thing that I thought was really interesting about this game 140 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: was the way the goals were scored, both teams getting 141 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 2: caught on the back post, and so I think that 142 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: that's going to play a part too in preparation on 143 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 2: how both teams are are aware of those longer balls, 144 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 2: either from wide channels or more central because that seemed 145 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: to catch people off guard. 146 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: Interesting. Interesting, Okay, Well, the entire playoff picture is we 147 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: will be facing as we've been speaking about, Orlando at 148 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: Orlando November seventh, five pm coverage on Prime. We are 149 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: the first playoff game of the playoffs, which is pretty 150 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: dope that we get to do. 151 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: I love it. 152 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: That's amazing. 153 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 2: I love that we can I love that we can 154 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 2: go into that game, we can hopefully get the w 155 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 2: and then we can sit back and we could just 156 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 2: start scouting for the next games and watching everybody and 157 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 2: see everything unfold. 158 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: I just I love the setup for the rain, I 159 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: love being the first It's just it's it's the best, 160 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: all right. The rest of the matchups, Washington will be 161 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: hosting Racing Louisville, Louisville coming up with a win to 162 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: counter and see courages win on decision day and keep 163 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: them in the playoffs. Kansas City will be hosting Gotham, 164 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: and Portland hosting San Diego. These are some really good matchups, man, Like, 165 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: I yeah, I'm kind of obsessed with these. God, I 166 00:08:55,840 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: don't even know where to start, all right, Yeah, okay, 167 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: so here's where I'll start. Here's where I'll start. So 168 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: I was on the NWSL's Instagram page and they did 169 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: all of their analysts did their like bracket predictions, and 170 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: for like the first round, it was a split decision 171 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: for our game. But the one that I noticed. And 172 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: this is funny because I have a question on here 173 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 1: Laura to talk about who's most likely to upset, and 174 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: my upset choice was Ash actually that Washington would lose, 175 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: and every single NWSL analyst picked Washington to advance. So 176 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: oh yeah, interesting. 177 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: Interesting, I mean I got a handed to Washington. They've 178 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 2: been a lot of fun to watch this year. The 179 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 2: way they're able to get forward with numbers, the way 180 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 2: they're able to get numbers behind the ball, I think 181 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 2: it's very unique. And they've obviously finishing second behind case 182 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 2: with them just sprinting out front with what did they 183 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: end with here, I'm looking a sixty five points just 184 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 2: I mean, that's wild stuff. But Washington's looked for really good. 185 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 2: I've got to say, though, Racing Louisville has had quite 186 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: the run here, them getting in at seventh. In their 187 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: past five they haven't lost, They've got three wins, they've 188 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: got two ties. Washington. Obviously, Rodman being out is a 189 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 2: fold and that's unfortunate. I would have loved to watch 190 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 2: her in the playoffs. But that will change some things. 191 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 2: But it's not like Washington doesn't still have an arsenal 192 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,719 Speaker 2: of people that are very capable of just taking the 193 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 2: torch and running. But I do think that Racing Louisville 194 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 2: might have a shot at that game just because of 195 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: how they've been playing, how they've taken advantage of momentum. 196 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: They've just been a little bit different to watch. I 197 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 2: think in the second half of the season, I mean, 198 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 2: for a while there, right we weren't sure if they 199 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 2: were going to be in the playoff picture, and they 200 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: were oh yeah, they just went on. They've had some 201 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 2: good momentum. There's something to be said for momentum. 202 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, agreed, all right. The other match is obviously Casey 203 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: versus Gotham. That's a tough one. Kansas City got interesting draw, 204 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: I would say getting Gotham because. 205 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 2: Gotham was just in third. 206 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: They were just a bird and they've just kind of 207 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: had like they ended their season not well. 208 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 209 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: Now we're talking about how Louisville kind of had a 210 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: good run at the end of the season. Gotham had 211 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: a bad run at the end of the season. Yeah, 212 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: but they have the type of players who have so much. 213 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a really crazy first round draw for 214 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: me for Kansas City to have finished in first with 215 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 1: sixty five points and they're playing Gotham. That was not 216 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: on my Bengo card at all. Now that Mortland San 217 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: Diego is just a toss up for me. I have 218 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: no idea what's going to happen in that game. 219 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: I you know, I think obviously Portland has a history 220 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 2: of bringing crowds, and I think that that that might 221 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 2: play a. 222 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: Role in that. 223 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,839 Speaker 2: You know, San Diego was hot for a while. I 224 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 2: don't think that they're after the turn. Their second half 225 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: of the season was quite as hot, but they've kind 226 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 2: of hung on and then you know, they've won some 227 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: games as of late. I don't think at all you 228 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: can put San Diego to the side, but you also can't. 229 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 2: I mean, the Thorns technically are favorite. They're the three seeds, so. 230 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: Which I did not. Also, I didn't have Portland getting 231 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: the three seed on my bingo cardy either. That. Yeah, 232 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: I mean crazy, it is crazy. 233 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 2: I mean I think that there are some parallels with 234 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 2: their youth with the rain. People kind of wrote them 235 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 2: off with retirements and things, and you know, you gotta 236 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 2: hand it to like a a Sam Coffee and obviously 237 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 2: a lot of other players who have stepped up and 238 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,559 Speaker 2: made just a great run out of this year. So 239 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,599 Speaker 2: I yeah, I mean you got to hand them to it, 240 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 2: hand it to them at third San Diego could win 241 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 2: that game, But I I that one, that one isn't 242 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 2: at the top of my upset list. We'll just say 243 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 2: that way. 244 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: No, I agree with that. I agree with that. I 245 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: don't know why Washington, for me, has played when you 246 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: watch them, it just seels pretty when Yeah, it just 247 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: there's like a grace to watching Washington play. But I 248 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: think with that trinitymen for some reason, I'm just I listen, 249 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: they are a team. They are not a one play 250 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: They're not the LA Galaxy. Let's just say that. And 251 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: if no one knows understands the reference that I just made, 252 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: look up how the LA Galaxy did that, and go ahead, 253 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: look them up. 254 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 2: Look that up. 255 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: They are not anywhere close to that. They are a 256 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: complete team. Uh. But I was just I was very 257 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: surprised to see that they were the one team. Well, 258 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 1: everyone picked Kansas City. Everyone pick Kansas City, everyone picked Washington. 259 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: Speaking of Washington and Kansas City. So we are on 260 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: the side of the bracket obviously with the one seed. 261 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 2: M hmm. 262 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: Do you think that we got the better side of 263 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: the bracket, Like, would you rather I guess potentially play 264 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: is Kansas City or Washington in the next round. 265 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 2: That's you know, that's what that's that's a great question, 266 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 2: Kily And yeah, no, I I think it's specifically hard 267 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 2: because let's remember that we gotta win against casey early, 268 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 2: and we've had tight games. Bet our last game with Washington, 269 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 2: I'd say, was the one that felt like more of 270 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 2: a spread, where Washington just had a very good game 271 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 2: and that wasn't our best game. And I think there 272 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: were various factors for that, But I don't I don't 273 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 2: think that Casey is a terrible matchup for US, or 274 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 2: I guess it's not as big of a hill to 275 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 2: climb as maybe it might be for other clubs. I 276 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: still want to obviously give them all the credit in 277 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 2: the world. What they've done this season and the number 278 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 2: of games that they won is really just off the 279 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 2: charts amazing. But that's that tends to be a lower 280 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: scoring game that both teams kind of grind out. They 281 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 2: seem to have a harder time breaking us down. Maybe 282 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 2: then some other matchups, So either way, you're gonna have 283 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 2: to go through them, you know, to to win it all. 284 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: So I guess, I guess Casey. But I mean. 285 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: It's poison. 286 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 2: It's really a pick as a pick your poison. 287 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: It's a poison, man. I mean, this just goes to show. 288 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: I know that we harp on the parody of this 289 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: league all the time, but there was no easy matchup 290 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: that we. 291 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 2: Could have asked for. 292 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: No mean obviously unfortunate that we're not gonna be able 293 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: to host, because that's an amazing opportunity. But in terms 294 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: of who we're playing, I mean, Orlando is tough, Kansas 295 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: City is tough, Washington is tough, Portland is tough, Gotham 296 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: is tough. San Diego is tough. All of these teams 297 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: are tough. Yes, there's your own matchup where I'm like, okay, 298 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: well we'll get through this and then we'll. 299 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 2: Then there's this easier matchup. No, that dialogue never occurs. No, 300 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 2: you get past one very difficult matchup and then the 301 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 2: other one's right around the corner. 302 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, there is none. There is no such thing. Just 303 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: going through the schedule, so everyone is where Washington and 304 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: Racing Louisville or put A playing nine am on November eighth, 305 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: Casey Gotham nine to thirty am on November ninth, and 306 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: Portland versus San Diego twelve pm on November ninth. Here's 307 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: another question, morning games. What is the difference in playing 308 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: a game at nine am versus a game at seven pm? 309 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: Because you just don't see that a lot in the 310 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: Big Four in America. Like we'll just say, like the 311 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: Big Four like MLB, you're not going to ever see 312 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: a nine am game NFL. It's never gonna actually be 313 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: ten am because it'll be one pm where you're playing it. 314 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 315 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's even a wrinkle playing in 316 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: the morning, but I feel like that has to make 317 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: a big difference. Athletes are such creatures of habit, and 318 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: a nine am game versus even a one pm game 319 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: that has to make some sort of difference in preparation. 320 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: I don't know what that difference is. I'm sure in 321 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: your experience you coached and played in both. If there's 322 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: a preference, let me know. And I think that's how 323 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: it affects things. 324 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, generally players, I mean, and then you have travel 325 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 2: at it in and have to travel at it in 326 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: traveling distance and they're gonna, you know, come in days 327 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: in advance and all that stuff. But when you go away, 328 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 2: if you have an early game that tends to throw 329 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 2: the clock off even more, I would say generally, Again, 330 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 2: everybody's different, but I would say generally athletes don't want 331 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 2: to play that early. They would rather have a one 332 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 2: o'clock just get into a rhythm, gives you more time 333 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 2: to eat without disrupting your sleep patterns as much. The 334 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 2: preparation is a little bit more natural. So and I 335 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 2: would say generally people like to sleep in a little 336 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 2: bit more. And if I mean, if you're playing at 337 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 2: a nine o'clock time slot, you got to back that up. 338 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 2: I mean you're getting up at five something six. So 339 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 2: that's that's a big ask for a lot of people. 340 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: So obviously most people are gonna want that later time 341 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 2: slot for sure. Yeah. 342 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: I just I mean, I am on a group chat 343 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,719 Speaker 1: with my aunt who has three teenage daughters who are 344 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: all playing fast pitch softball, and the entire thing is 345 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: always up. We got the six am game today, the 346 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: six am game, the eight am game, and then the 347 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: four thirty pm game. 348 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, then you got to close out the night. 349 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 2: You gotta get out night. 350 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, so you know, and that is not even close 351 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: to the same level that these athletes are playing at. 352 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: I I just see nine am and I go, wow, 353 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: that feels really tough. 354 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 2: That is very tough. No, you've hit it. It's spot on. 355 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 2: It is it is a it's a tough ask. I'm 356 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 2: a little bit surprised by it. I wouldn't be surprised 357 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: if after the experience maybe it's addressed, but there's got 358 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 2: to be some great reason for it. I mean, it 359 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 2: wouldn't be happening if there wasn't a specific reason to 360 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 2: to schedule. 361 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: Then no, completely agree, But I also agree that that's 362 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: got to be an off season discussion of some kind. 363 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 2: I would think. 364 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: So, yeah, it's just to me, it reads or willing 365 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: to take the nine am rather than you know, we 366 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: wanted to we want to take the nine am. Yeah, listen, 367 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: there's nothing wrong with you know, being a good soldier, 368 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: absolutely nothing that I know. I know firsthand what it's 369 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: like to you know, be a good soldier and you're 370 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: a newer league and you have other you know, you're 371 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: not necessarily blah blah blah blah, all that stuff. I understand. 372 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: But let's one pm. Let's get a one p Can 373 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: we make these? 374 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 2: Yeah? I think I think a one pm kickoff is 375 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 2: pretty standard. But yeah, I mean the nine am is 376 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 2: is unfortunate, but I mean hopefully there's some some good 377 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 2: coverage and it's avoiding something that was necessary. And but 378 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 2: I do think that in the future that will be discussed. 379 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: I will say thank you for saying that that the 380 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: coverage is going to be really good because it is 381 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: going to be very very good. And w SAL has 382 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: a great slate of broadcasts and broadcasters on all of 383 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: their national broadcasts, so you know, tune into Prime, tune 384 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: into all of the channels that will be having all 385 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: these games. They are going to be available everywhere. Unfortunately 386 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: not locally, we don't have local rights, but you know, 387 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: fallow along with us on Rain Weekly and our social channels, 388 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: and we will be all about the Rain as they 389 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: steadily advance in these playoffs. Because I am a good feeling, 390 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: I have a very good feeling. Seattle has had good 391 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: sports juju this year, for sure. 392 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 2: Yeap very much. So it's been it's been a great 393 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 2: year and. 394 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: Been a really good year to be a fan of 395 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: in the Pacific Northwest. And I'll even give it to 396 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: Oregon in Portland, it's been a good year to be 397 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 1: a fan of your teams as well. 398 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 2: So you know, that's so kind of you to just 399 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 2: throw everybody in the Northwest, and you throw everyone in 400 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 2: there so inclusive. Keeli, I love it. 401 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: We all know who the big brother and the little 402 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 1: brother is. I think very aware, which is which all right, 403 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: good playoff talk. When we come back we'll have more 404 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: on Halloween and some of the fun Halloween costumes that 405 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: we saw across nw South, So stick with us, all right. 406 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: So I am now on Sidney laruez Instagram account because 407 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: she always does great Halloween costumes every single year and 408 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: this year is no different. She was in Bumblebee and 409 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: her two kids are Muhammad Ali and a and a butterfly. 410 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: Well like a butterflying like a bee. You can't hit 411 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: what your eyes don't see. 412 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 2: She's so cool. I should come up. I mean, that's wonderful. 413 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 2: I mean I didn't know that that was the thing. 414 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 2: Maybe it wasn't a thing and it was her thing 415 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 2: and she she just brought it to the table. But 416 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 2: that's that's great. 417 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: That's a very I knew that she would have a 418 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: good one. Any other players who you think I should 419 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,959 Speaker 1: be looking up? Who you think would have a good Halloween? 420 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,719 Speaker 2: I'm trying to think. I you know, there was at 421 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 2: one point I saw a few, and I'm trying to think. 422 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 2: I don't even remember who they are. I got to 423 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 2: look it up. I don't know if it was on 424 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 2: NWSL's instagram or where I saw them, but I didn't 425 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 2: see a lot of them, but I'm sure that there 426 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 2: were some. I just agree the best. 427 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: It's it is the best holiday, you know. Speaking of 428 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: NWSL retirements, I know you brought that up and I'm 429 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: on Instagram and this totally reminded me. Kristin Press also 430 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: played her final minutes for n w SL for l 431 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: A Angel City. 432 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 2: Speaking of Kristin Press and congratulations to her. So that 433 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 2: was better sweet. I know she took her cleats off 434 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 2: and took a moment as you know. Oh that's that's 435 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 2: really beautiful. 436 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: Actually it really is. 437 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 2: But did you see her in to Beneath Halloween? 438 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: No? 439 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: Okay, no, no, no, okay, I remember that one. You 440 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 2: can look up their podcast, but you got you gotta 441 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 2: play on Wicked there. 442 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, I already know, and I'm so excited, 443 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. 444 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 2: And they were elaborate. 445 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: They were. 446 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 2: They were very good, very detail oriented as you'd expect. 447 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, they are. 448 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 2: This is. 449 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 1: This is next level Halloween, everybody. Yeah, Kristin Press is 450 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: the good Witch I see. And then up there they 451 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: are on their podcast dressed Oh my god, look at Tobin. Yeah, 452 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 1: I mean they went all out and they look great. 453 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 2: They absolutely dominated Halloween. Oh my gosh. Oh, I had 454 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 2: a great idea, the two of them. They're brilliant the line. Yeah, no, 455 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 2: it was brilliant, absolutely brilliant. 456 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: This is so amazing. Okay, here's another just thing that 457 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: I love about NWSL, and I think it also ties 458 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: into my love for real housewives of any city. 459 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 2: Oh. 460 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,479 Speaker 1: I love watching grown women continue to act like youngly 461 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: like young girls. And I mean that in like the 462 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: most complimentary way, like to you know, I don't care 463 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: how old you are, if you're thirty, if you're forty, 464 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: if you're fifty, if you're ninety, if you're five. Halloween 465 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: is supposed to be fun and you should dress up 466 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: like whoever you want to be and go all out 467 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: and have a photo shoot. It looks like they did 468 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: multiple photo shoots, which is also awesome. Anyway, Happy Halloween 469 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 1: body to all who celebrate. It was really really fun. 470 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: And go check out Christian Press and Tobin Heath's Instagram 471 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 1: because I'm blown away. That was a great shout out, 472 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: and also huge congratulations to Christian Press or her retirement. 473 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: So many retirements every year in NLW solid feels it 474 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: almost feels like we're in that period of this one 475 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: amazing class of players are all kind of on their 476 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: way out and retiring, and they're like ushering in a 477 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: new It almost feels like a new era is approaching. 478 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, obviously we've had that. You know, that 479 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 2: just happens over time. 480 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: It happens out over time, for sure. Yeah. 481 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 2: I mean the first real I think way that people 482 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 2: remember was like it was early two thousands when you 483 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 2: had like Mia and Joy and Julie and Lily and 484 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 2: Chastaine all kind of went at the same time. And 485 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 2: then there were you know, a few more, and then 486 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 2: you had the other wave where you know, on back 487 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 2: and people started to retire, and the last couple of 488 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 2: years you've got so run and you got Barns. 489 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: You like, you just have that whole class of players. 490 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, it almost feels like the third or fourth, like 491 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 2: a bigger wave. Obviously there's been some greats in between. 492 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 2: Carly Lloyd wasn't too long ago. But yeah, this has 493 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 2: been a This has been a big one. And I 494 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 2: mean probably in part with there are a lot more 495 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 2: opportunities now for these players, whether they are going into 496 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 2: coaching or they're going into some non soccer aspect or 497 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 2: you see a lot of these players going into some 498 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 2: sort of broadcasting. You've seen a lot of podcasts pop up. 499 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 2: There's just a lot of opportunities now for players, and 500 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,479 Speaker 2: there's a lot of young players coming into which is exciting. 501 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 2: So you see these like seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty year olds, 502 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 2: people four going college. That's a new thing. So it 503 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 2: almost kind of come together and yeah, I mean, we're 504 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 2: getting to praise and thank some greats while we're also 505 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 2: looking forward to some new talent totally. 506 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: Also, something that's really cool that NW ASLTAS and nw's 507 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: little broadcas is they do like a seminar every year 508 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: where they invite current and former players to learn the 509 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: land the landscape of broadcasting. Yeah, he's so smart. That 510 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 1: is so smart, teach, because first of all, I guarantee 511 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: you not every former athlete wants to be on camera 512 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: or on air. 513 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 2: A lot of people you are almost scared of it. 514 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: Like the assumption is, you know, oh, this former athlete 515 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: wants to do broadcasting. That means they must want to 516 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: you know, have the microphone and blah blah, which, honestly, 517 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: by the way, is great and we need more voices, 518 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: and especially more former player voices. Amazing, but I guarantee 519 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: you that there's probably even more who would love to 520 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: do any of the other things behind the scenes too. 521 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 2: Oh yeah. I mean, I just love the organization of 522 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: it and the forethought of it, and that there are 523 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 2: starting to be these opportunities for our athletes to continue 524 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 2: in related fields and that there are now these pathways 525 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 2: and you know, these groups and these communities where they 526 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 2: can get together and they can learn and they can 527 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 2: do these things together. And not just because it's a 528 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 2: big right, that's a big change. You're on a team, 529 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 2: you have this camaraderie, right, and then you don't have 530 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 2: that in the same way, but in a way, you 531 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 2: kind of get to continue it. You get to get 532 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 2: back together with maybe a new cohort or a new group, 533 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 2: and then go into something else. So I think anything 534 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 2: that helps these athletes move on to their next step 535 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 2: is a big positive