MLS Handful of Games then Decision Day GDT - Kansas Delanda Est

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whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

https://twitter.com/SoundersFC/status/1452018454387515397
https://twitter.com/stuholden/status/1454905535862501381

Anyway...

Revs unsurprisingly got the Shield, which they clinched while at 69 points (nice) and the single season points record, which they can still add to. Cincy got their third straight Wooden Spoon and are 4 goals away from conceding the most goals in a season, which was set by...2019 Cincinnati. All of Texas got eliminated from the playoffs and there's a not-unreasonable chance that all of California does as well ( :laugh:

). Before we get to Decision Day this Sunday there's a game tonight (LAG @ Seattle), tomorrow (Vancouver @ LAFC) and a handful of Wednesday matchups (including Houston @ Montreal, which serves as the final intraconference matchup before MLS Cup and Houston's final game of the season as they're already eliminated and there's an odd number of teams in the league). Decision Day will see all of the East games kick off at 3:30PM EST and the West games at 6PM EST (and I will be stuck in an SUV for the entire time, but thankfully not driving). No word yet on what the nationally televised games are, probably will be announced on Thursday.

And remember, gently caress KC.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2021 23:22

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 07:42

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

ffs

# ¿ Nov 2, 2021 03:27

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Oh what loving horseshit, that's a PK

# ¿ Nov 2, 2021 03:43

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Thankfully Rui didn't miss that PK.

# ¿ Nov 2, 2021 04:21

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Keeper / crossbar :argh:

Uninspired performance, refs didn't help, feels like a one-and-done playoffs this year.

# ¿ Nov 2, 2021 05:02

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Go Austin

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 02:14

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

I forgot that Adrian Healey became Austin's announcer and was confused as to why an ESPN broadcast was on ESPN+

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 02:25

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 02:30

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

HAHAHHA, gently caress you KC.

Anthony Precourt can still go drown in piss though.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 03:25

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Taylor Twellman: "And now you understand why #MLSAfterDark trends in the night time"
Me: ....................

Edward Mass posted:

You�re welcome, Seattle.

Thank you and the players on the pitch who delivered that result and basically nothing else related to your team.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 04:06

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

RSL bad

# ¿ Nov 4, 2021 04:23

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Moktaro posted:

Tejas on the bottom as God intended.

And it's not even close either. They could all be 11+ points behind the next best team (San Jose) at season's end.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2021 19:39

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Alright, time for the goddamn Decision Day effortpost.

code:

Seed   Club             Points  Wins  GD
-------------FIRST ROUND BYE------------
 1     New England (ss) 73      22    25
-------------FIRST ROUND HOST-----------
 2     Philadelphia (p) 53      14    13
 3     Nashville (p)    53      12    22
 4     NYCFC (p)        50      14    20
-------------PLAYOFFS-------------------
 5     Atlanta          48      12     7
 6     Orlando          48      12     0
 7     NYRB             47      13     6
-------------ELIMINATED-----------------
 8     Montreal         46      12     4
 9     DC               44      13     0
10     Columbus         44      12    -1
11     Miami (e)        38      11   -18
12     Chicago (e)      34       9   -16
13     Toronto (e)      28       6   -25
14     Cincinnati (ws)  20       4   -36

Seed   Club             Points  Wins  GD
-------------FIRST ROUND BYE------------
 1     Seattle (p)      59      17    20
-------------FIRST ROUND HOST-----------
 2     SKC (p)          58      17    19
 3     Colorado (p)     58      16    13
 4     Portland (p)     52      16     1
-------------PLAYOFFS-------------------
 5     Minnesota        48      13    -2
 6     Vancouver        48      12     0
 7     LA Galaxy        47      13    -4
-------------ELIMINATED-----------------
 8     RSL              45      13     0
 9     LAFC             45      12     5
10     San Jose (e)     40      10    -8
11     Dallas (e)       32       7    -9
12     Austin (e)       31       9   -18
13     Houston (e)      30       6   -18

This Sunday will be Decision Day, which is something the league ~~copied from Europe~~ came up with a few years ago after realizing that having all of the games kick off at the same time makes things more exciting. However, with so many teams and conference play involved, there will be two sets of kickoffs, with 1 nationally televised game in each set and a whiparound show on the league's various social media platforms to keep track of all of the games simultaneously. Playoffs this year are the top 7 teams in each conference, with the #1 seed getting a first-round bye. Tiebreakers go Points --> Wins --> Goal Differential --> Goals For --> not going to get past this point. Plenty of ink has been spilled about all the scenarios and wackiness that might occur, so I'll just leave links for for that rather than doing a copy-and-paste job. Matchups and a quick blurb on each below:

Eastern Conference - 3:30PM EST
Atlanta @ Cincinnati - Cincinnati is 3 goals conceded away for tying the record for most goals conceded in a season, set by...2019 FC Cincinnati.
Chicago @ Columbus - Reminder that Caleb Porter has never had back-to-back playoff seasons and that Columbus basically needs a meteor strike or two to get in at this point.
Orlando @ Montreal - Loser probably stays at home. Unfortunately for one of those teams, said home is in Florida.
NYRB @ Nashville (ESPN) - Red Bulls are hanging on to the last playoff spot and their 12 year playoff streak by a single point. Good news is one more point will do it and Nashville have 17 ties on the season.
Miami @ New England - New England's month-long regular season victory lap comes to its conclusion.
Philadelphia @ NYCFC - Fight for the #2 seed. At least someone's getting some use out of Yankee Stadium in November. :v:

DC @ Toronto - DC need a slightly smaller meteor than Columbus to get in.

Western Conference - 6PM EST
LAFC @ Colorado - The top two seeds in the West will be getting CCL berths^*. Colorado is currently 3rd and has 1st within their reach. LAFC is probably screwed.
RSL @ SKC - *points to thread title*
Minnesota @ LA Galaxy (FS1) - Another "loser probably stays at home" match, but this time with negative goal differentials on both sides.
Austin @ Portland - The second most pointless game this matchday as Austin have long been eliminated and Portland is locked in at the #4 seed.
Dallas @ San Jose - The most pointless game this matchday as both teams have been eliminated for quite some time now.
Seattle @ Vancouver - #1 seed, Cascadia Cup and a spot in the CCL all on the line here for the coolest and best^** team in the league.

I can't wait to watch all of this...while in the back of an SUV due to a work trip :smith:

^{*Usually the US' 4 spots go to the two Conference winners, the MLS Cup winner and the US Open Cup winner. As that tourney has been cancelled, the USOC spot is going to the next best regular season record holder. SEA/SKC/COL are all 5+ points clear of the non-NE East teams, hence West #1 and #2 will be getting guaranteed CCL spots. #3 could still get a spot if #1/#2/NE wins MLS Cup.}
^{**Just ignore that 14 point chasm between them and New England}

whypick1 fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Nov 7, 2021

# ¿ Nov 6, 2021 20:31

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

2 decided seeds. Portland is locked in at #4 in the West to go along with NE's blitzkrieg of the East.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 19:04

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Me: I wonder which game in the East I'll watch
My phone barely able to a 2G signal: About that...

E: my complaining worked!...or getting close to a university town, take your pick.

whypick1 fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Nov 7, 2021

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 21:50

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Montreal is probably going to want to have scored on that 1v1.

E: way to go Atlanta

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 22:07

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

East playoff field as it stands:

#1 NE - Bye
#7 ATL @ #2 PHI
#6 NYR @ #3 NSH
#5 ORL @ #4 NYC

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 22:40

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Orlando

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 22:57

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Said good-rear end goal:
https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1457468895418322947

Montreal should probably spend less time arguing offside calls and more time scoring not-offside goals.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 23:08

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

And Montreal gets a red card, they're hosed now.

Yeah, definitely a red card tackle. Could've snapped Darryl Dike's ankle.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 23:21

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Atlanta realized they're playing Cincinnati, have stopped sucking.

drat fine volley by Josef

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 23:25

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Montreal

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 23:28

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

East playoff field:

#1 NE - Bye
#7 NYR @ #2 PHI
#6 ORL @ #3 NSH
#5 ATL @ #4 NYC

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 23:39

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Oh cool, Seattle has no Ruidiaz, no Paolo, no Lodeiro and Morris on the bench :shepicide:

# ¿ Nov 7, 2021 23:47

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

lol Vancouver

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 00:33

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Well I guess it's good that I'm stuck on 2G so I couldn't see that equalizer.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 00:48

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

shirts and skins posted:

Vancouver looks better than this half Sounders squad

Sounders need to win for that 1 seed though

I mean, Colorado could cough up a 3 goal lead...

...so yeah, could really use another goal now

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 01:48

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

G-Hawk posted:

hahahaha that la galaxy own goal

Uff-da

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 01:51

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

G-Hawk posted:

please score rsl, thanks

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 02:09

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Going into the playoffs winless in 6 is sub-optimal, but I'm not going to lose sight of the fact that gently caress KC.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 02:20

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

West playoffs:

#1 COL - Bye
#7 RSL @ #2 SEA
#6 VAN @ #3 SKC
#5 MIN @ #4 RSL

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 02:28

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

G-Hawk posted:

hahaha gently caress the galaxy

decision day delivers

Ohio, Texas and California all out of the playoffs. Glorious

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 07:42

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

*plays the world's smallest violin for Boog*

# ¿ Nov 8, 2021 02:48

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