I'm starting to think there isn't much to say on these, but maybe we'll find a rabbit to chase around somewhere. To the maps for the first time in three weeks! The incredible people at 506 Sports make an NFL TV coverage map every week. I enjoy the minutiae of sports more than actual sports in most cases, and I love geography, so this one of my favorite sports-related things to look at. I've been sharing with a group chat and adding some of own highlights and analysis. The length of this endeavor has now exceeded the socially acceptable limit for a post in a group chat, so it's going to live here for as long as I remember to write it. This week's map post can be found here: 506 Sports Week 13 Coverage Map CBS Single Denver at Houston is the sort of national game, with the great Ian Eagle on the call. He's one of the best, and pretty underrated, I think. No Bills this week, so upstate New York gets that one too, along with souther SEC country. The splitting o...
Choose your preferred pop culture lede: 1. I’m just sitting in my seat and waiting for some goals! (to change these games) 2. Josh Wolff definitely has a method, but is it a system or anything resembling a process ? During the 2023 season, the Austin FC online realm was full of discussion about Josh Wolff and his “system”, “style” and any other term that essentially stands in for “how this team is working together to try to score goals.” To make sure we are all starting from the same point, I will give my basic understanding of the Wolff/Austin FC system: The goal is to disorganized the opponent with the ball, while maintain high levels of possession and using that possession to create high-value chances at shots on goal. Austin has also attempted to maximize set pieces, frequently utilizing short corners and long throws, but that’s not what we’re discussing right now. The above-mentioned discourse included, and still includes, discussions of whether the style of play and focus on po...