Episode 38 – In Certain Rooms

Discussed: Olympics, Olympics, Olympics! The Bee in Hope Solo’s Bonnet Returns! Also, we’ve got U-20 rosters galore!

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Shownotes are below!

Olympics!

• Canada won a game! Yay, Canada!
  • Fantastic rally to tie Sweden
  • Also beat GB… should this go under retribution for GB screwing up the buses?
• New Zealand advanced out of group!
  • Aw yisss
  • But won only 1 game. You can do that? -JS
    • You can advance if you throw a game, too.
      • Apparently!
    • Because Brazil lost, that’s why. Duh. -JS
  • US advance to face Canada
    • First USWNT to win the Olympic group, ever.
• Great Britain over Brazil
  • CONSPIRACY http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics–brazil-officials-blast-london-games-officials-after-bus-trouble-leads-to-women-s-soccer-loss.html
  • Brazil falls to Japan
    • The end of Brazil?
    • Japan will face France

Bonnet Rock

• Forgive Hope Solo for actually making you do your job, Brandi Chastain
  • What is actually wrong with Brandi’s commentary
  • Also, failed drug test.
    • It was actually a diuretic, so it didn’t even enhance performance.
• Alex Morgan: The Sass is Back
  • And she brushes teeth
• Everyone’s twitter avatar is Sydney Leroux
  • I am mildly disturbed
  • I think it’s funny and positive. You see a ‘99er changing their avatar to HAO in 2004?

• Goal celebrations
• COMMERCIALS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME
  • Actually happened in the semi vs. Germany in 2004 (we missed Lil’s opening goal), but they were nowhere near as frequent

U-20s!

• Rosters from:
  • Norway
  • New Zealand
  • …not the US
    • http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-20-WNT/2012/08/Swanson-Names-Roster-for-2012-FIFA-U20-Womens-World-Cup-in-Japan.aspx
    • Biggest surprises: Wann on and Brannon off
      • It’s possible Capelle turned the U-20s down; I think this happened in 2008, too
    • Superfluous Tar Heel: Crystal Dunn
    • Superfluous Golden Girl Sure To Disappoint: Morgan Brian, forever
  • Mexico
    • http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=39755
    • A lot of NCAA kids
      • Auburn, Memphis, Nebraska, Santa Clara, etc
• Injuries to:
  • Horan – knee injury, missed last camp
    • Did her pro team pay for that, too?
  • Huerta – in true Bronco fashion, fractured her elbow, out for five  three weeks
    • At least it wasn’t her knee
    • Still on Mexico’s roster!
• Captain America: JULIE JOHNSTON, WOOOOO
  • She’s also one of SCU’s 5 captains
    • No, I’m not joking
  • For the U-20s, this could be key

Speaking of Broncos…