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It's going to take some time since the coaches hijacked TSC (Almost none still coach ECNL(RL) ). I have no idea if TSC deserved it or not. Younger girls are strong. Both the 13's and 14's going to Norman this Saturday to play Sting and Solar's top teams on the OU soccer field. Energy is playing as well. They get to tour the locker rooms etc. 14's have to play on the practice field. (Which is still nice). Also, Adidas Cup is up 20 teams over last year, even with the cancellation issue. Blitz put in less than 5 teams, WSA about 10. Play local they say......
I have nothing but love for TSC. I have many close friends whose kids play there and remain close with a number of the coaches on the staff. I’m not sure where the hostility toward me is coming from?

Do what you can to keep those 13s and 14s together. Things change once you hit ECNL. The Dallas clubs pool their kids together on their top teams. The top kids from the Dallas area non-ECNL clubs migrate to the ECNL clubs. Those Texas teams will be stronger once they hit U12-U13.

You’re entering a really fun time. Soccer is about to get serious for those teams. Look forward to following your kid’s progress. Please post updates. With TU_Bla kid’s off to college there aren’t many of us left on this board with kids playing high level club ball.

Youth soccer club

It's going to take some time since the coaches hijacked TSC (Almost none still coach ECNL(RL) ). I have no idea if TSC deserved it or not. Younger girls are strong. Both the 13's and 14's going to Norman this Saturday to play Sting and Solar's top teams on the OU soccer field. Energy is playing as well. They get to tour the locker rooms etc. 14's have to play on the practice field. (Which is still nice). Also, Adidas Cup is up 20 teams over last year, even with the cancellation issue. Blitz put in less than 5 teams, WSA about 10. Play local they say......

2024 Election prediction/discussion

I don’t care which party does it. A President firing and replacing Generals as well as other military personnel with his own people is a dangerous thing. History tells us as much.
I disagree. If replacing military officers to improve our military strength and readiness and get rid of programs such as DEI training, then it should be done, no matter who does it or which party. We cannot continue to have a weakened military. This has been shown in the recent years with the wars we’ve been involved with.

We need to get our military back so that we can deter the world through our strength. We’ve given equipment to support Ukraine in their war with Russia and in many cases we can’t repair or replace our equipment as needed.

Kind of like draining our oil reserves to lower gas prices. Our policies should reflect the strength required to show the world we don’t want to go to war but are strong enough to show our enemies that we will.

We don’t need DEI hires manning strategic positions and soldiers unfit for service just to fill hiring quotas.

I served and have family and friends serving and they are appalled how political directives have made us much weaker than we should be.

Our military commanders have recently been more concerned about providing surgeries to transgenders and making our military more diverse than worrying about our readiness to protect our country and our allies.

If strengthening our military requires the firing of some officers, then so be it

GAMES OF INTEREST (11.13.24 - 11.15.24) O R WHO?

ITS GAMEDAY!!!!!! Today OR Who comes across town to lose to the Golden Hurricane. Yep you heard it here first. Lol. Lets keep that winning streak going. IF you notice we are starting to get some of the teams we will be playing taking on teams that we have played such as South Florida getting by UAPB who Tulsa ran away from. At some point we will have that measuring stick.

In other games, North Texas is going up against Minnesota at the same time TU and ORU play.

Today’s games

ORU at Tulsa
Richmond at Charlotte
North Texas at Minnesota

Full Schedule is below

GO TU!!!

Today’s games

AAC Games

TeamRatingTeamRatingTimeTV
Richmond171atCharlotte1506:00 p.m.ESPN+
ORU255atTulsa1477:00 p.m.ESPN+
North Texas74atMinnesota687:00 p.m.Big 10 NETwork

Other Games of Interest (TU Women)

TeamRatingTeamRatingTimeTV
Georgia St.204atJacksonville St.2386:00 p.m.ESPN+

2024 Election prediction/discussion

I hope a president is capable of firing people. If he isn't, I question whether they should be in power. Biden never seemed to fire anyone, which was a joke. He had the worst press secretary in history and let that continue. The president gets to decide on his people. This is standard practice.

My concern with Trump is that he is firing people because he fears they might be "disloyal." That is an awful standard. The wilder part is that I think he probably feels even more empowered by the Supreme Court to do whatever the hell he wants. There are basically no rules for the president anymore.

His warrior board sounds odd. NCOs deciding the joint chiefs of staff? That is utterly ridiculous.

Youth soccer club

No. My kid has never played for a Technico team nor do I have any affiliation with the same. She does train with JM but that relationship dates way back to when he was with Blitz.

There are elite Tulsa area girls in the 09, 10, 11 and 12 age groups who play for clubs other than TSC. One of the reasons those age groups are really struggling. I don’t see that changing until there’s a change of ownership at TSC
I think this ownership thing is hilarious. While I think there could be better things, many of these people have acted like children deserved to be fired many times over. They use the for-profit as a cudgel to badger the club while extracting money from kids' parents on their teams. WSA and Blitz are prime examples of this. Wilbert Maximore has never made this much money in his life. But it is a "non-profit" Get out of here.

The only difference is how you file your taxes. You can pay yourself anything. "Reasonability" is a joke, and the IRS never does anything to go after it. If they did, Kenneth Copeland and Osteen would be in jail.

This is the Democratic Party.

This sounds like something that can't be proven , with reports circulating online upon which one side can make claims , but never show proof. You know what that is don't you. I'll wait for Congress to give me a full report.
Fair. When the Wash Post and the local sheriff dismantle the militia story in minutes, it’s not clickbait. And often a situation resolved short of hearings due to the confidential nature of personnel actions. Congress should persist with inquiries and I hope they do.

2024 Election prediction/discussion

You do realize Obama fired 197 officers during a five year period? Please read the first paragraph.

Obama's Military Coup Purges 197 Officers In Five Years​


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Defense: What the president calls "my military" is being cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the administration on matters of policy or force structure, leaving the compliant and fearful.









Why Investors Should Expect More Volatility In 2019
We recognize President Obama is the commander-in-chief and that throughout history presidents from Lincoln to Truman have seen fit to remove military commanders they view as inadequate or insubordinate. Turnover in the military ranks is normal, and in these times of sequestration and budget cuts the numbers are expected to tick up as force levels shrink and missions change.
Yet what has happened to our officer corps since President Obama took office is viewed in many quarters as unprecedented, baffling and even harmful to our national security posture. We have commented on some of the higher profile cases, such as Gen. Carter Ham. He was relieved as head of U.S. Africa Command after only a year and a half because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue mission in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi.

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Rear Adm. Chuck Gaouette, commander of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, was relieved in October 2012 for disobeying orders when he sent his group on Sept. 11 to "assist and provide intelligence for" military forces ordered into action by Gen. Ham.
Other removals include the sacking of two nuclear commanders in a single week — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, head of the 20th Air Force, responsible for the three wings that maintain control of the 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the No. 2 officer at U.S. Strategic Command.

From Breitbart.com's Facebook page comes a list of at least 197 officers that have been relieved of duty by President Obama for a laundry list of reasons and sometimes with no reason given. Stated grounds range from "leaving blast doors on nukes open" to "loss of confidence in command ability" to "mishandling of funds" to "inappropriate relationships" to "gambling with counterfeit chips" to "inappropriate behavior" to "low morale in troops commanded."

Nine senior commanding generals have been fired by the Obama administration this year, leading to speculation by active and retired members of the military that a purge of its commanders is under way.
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration, notes how the White House fails to take action or investigate its own officials but finds it easy to fire military commanders "who have given their lives for their country." Vallely thinks he knows why this purge is happening.
"Obama will not purge a civilian or political appointee because they have bought into Obama's ideology," Vallely said. "The White House protects their own. That's why they stalled on the investigation into Fast and Furious, Benghazi and ObamaCare. He's intentionally weakening and gutting our military, Pentagon and reducing us as a superpower, and anyone in the ranks who disagrees or speaks out is being purged."

Another senior retired general told TheBlaze on the condition of anonymity, because he still provide services to the government and fears possible retribution, that "they're using the opportunity of the shrinkage of the military to get rid of people that don't agree with them or do not toe the party line. Remember, as (former White House chief of staff) Rahm Emanuel said, never waste a crisis."
For President Obama, the military of a once-feared superpower is an anachronistic vestige of an America whose exceptionalism and world leadership require repeated apologies. It must be gutted and fundamentally transformed into a force wearing gender-neutral headgear only useful for holding the presidential umbrella when it rains. It is to be "his" military and used only for "his" purposes.
Yes Obama set the precedent, which is not good. Now Trump is pondering whether to take full advantage of it, which is also not good. They should have both kept their hands off of the military.
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I'd like to see that article too.

No comment from you about the report in the Wall Street Journal about exploring whether they can fire 3 and 4 star military officers? That's a pretty respectable media source that doesn't usually put out statements and/or facts they can't verify.
You do realize Obama fired 197 officers during a five year period? Please read the first paragraph.

Obama's Military Coup Purges 197 Officers In Five Years​


FacebookXLinkedIn
  • 07:01 PM ET 10/29/2013
Defense: What the president calls "my military" is being cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the administration on matters of policy or force structure, leaving the compliant and fearful.









Why Investors Should Expect More Volatility In 2019
We recognize President Obama is the commander-in-chief and that throughout history presidents from Lincoln to Truman have seen fit to remove military commanders they view as inadequate or insubordinate. Turnover in the military ranks is normal, and in these times of sequestration and budget cuts the numbers are expected to tick up as force levels shrink and missions change.
Yet what has happened to our officer corps since President Obama took office is viewed in many quarters as unprecedented, baffling and even harmful to our national security posture. We have commented on some of the higher profile cases, such as Gen. Carter Ham. He was relieved as head of U.S. Africa Command after only a year and a half because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue mission in response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi.

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Rear Adm. Chuck Gaouette, commander of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, was relieved in October 2012 for disobeying orders when he sent his group on Sept. 11 to "assist and provide intelligence for" military forces ordered into action by Gen. Ham.
Other removals include the sacking of two nuclear commanders in a single week — Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, head of the 20th Air Force, responsible for the three wings that maintain control of the 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, and Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the No. 2 officer at U.S. Strategic Command.

From Breitbart.com's Facebook page comes a list of at least 197 officers that have been relieved of duty by President Obama for a laundry list of reasons and sometimes with no reason given. Stated grounds range from "leaving blast doors on nukes open" to "loss of confidence in command ability" to "mishandling of funds" to "inappropriate relationships" to "gambling with counterfeit chips" to "inappropriate behavior" to "low morale in troops commanded."

Nine senior commanding generals have been fired by the Obama administration this year, leading to speculation by active and retired members of the military that a purge of its commanders is under way.
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration, notes how the White House fails to take action or investigate its own officials but finds it easy to fire military commanders "who have given their lives for their country." Vallely thinks he knows why this purge is happening.
"Obama will not purge a civilian or political appointee because they have bought into Obama's ideology," Vallely said. "The White House protects their own. That's why they stalled on the investigation into Fast and Furious, Benghazi and ObamaCare. He's intentionally weakening and gutting our military, Pentagon and reducing us as a superpower, and anyone in the ranks who disagrees or speaks out is being purged."

Another senior retired general told TheBlaze on the condition of anonymity, because he still provide services to the government and fears possible retribution, that "they're using the opportunity of the shrinkage of the military to get rid of people that don't agree with them or do not toe the party line. Remember, as (former White House chief of staff) Rahm Emanuel said, never waste a crisis."
For President Obama, the military of a once-feared superpower is an anachronistic vestige of an America whose exceptionalism and world leadership require repeated apologies. It must be gutted and fundamentally transformed into a force wearing gender-neutral headgear only useful for holding the presidential umbrella when it rains. It is to be "his" military and used only for "his" purposes.

2024 Election prediction/discussion

Didn’t see it but that’s an awful and very dangerous precedent.
Was posted late last night above. Here it is, reposted.





Thankfully Generals aren’t political appointments. I haven’t seen much support for Trump in either the FBI or upper military brass. Which I submit is a good thing.

I’m counting on there being enough disdain for Trump at the highest level of the military that this won’t be an issue. Certainly seems to be the case based on comments made by military brass
"The sense of mounting chaos was exacerbated by a Wall Street Journal story that the Trump transition team is considering an executive order that would create a “warrior board,” which would have the power to recommend the removal of three- and four-star officers. The story fueled new fears that Trump — who threatened to fire generals wholesale during the campaign — will purge top brass and politicize the military, after mulling on the trail that he could turn its might on his political enemies when in office."
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So what was that you were saying about Generals not being political appointments? Some of my worst fears are being reported and/or strongly considered only a week after the election. I'm sure all the congressmen that stood up to Trump before will not let this happen. Oh wait, they have all pretty much left political office. Gives me great confidence.

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump was asking if they could get Biden out of office before January 20th. Rubio and Wiles are the only respectable staff appointments so far, and now Rubio is possibly being reconsidered because the rabble rousers in the Maga movement are not happy with him.

I forgot about his top National Security Advisor, he seems like a competent and qualified appointment.(Waltz) But Hegseth is not even close to qualified enough to be the Secretary of Defense. The list of the unqualified does not end with Hegseth, there are many more. They've put out what seems like at least 60% of the cabinet so far. I have a feeling the rest of the so called appointments (recess appointments) will be just as scary as the ones he has already put out.

He's even making appointments that have never existed, in Musk & Ramaswamy. They are in charge of what? Eliminating massive amounts of positions and departments? They have said they are going to gut the government, like it's something to be proud of.

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I'd like to see that article too.

No comment from you about the report in the Wall Street Journal about exploring whether they can fire 3 and 4 star military officers? That's a pretty respectable media source that doesn't usually put out statements and/or facts they can't verify.
Didn’t see it but that’s an awful and very dangerous precedent.
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