Kyle Smith 👑

Equal parts Sports, Technology, & Booze.

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

Welp this settles it.. I was a little worried I was gonna have to suppress some “this doesn’t feel right” guilt while celebrating THE SHIT AHT OF AMERICA but now I know..

THE DECISION WAS MADE BY AN INDEPENDENT VOTING COMMITTEE

🗣 CONSCIENCE CLEARED BABY

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[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

So to recap what happened with the USMNT:

• Balogun received a bogus red card
• VAR protocol isn't followed (no slow-mo)
• Trump calls Infantino to ask about the process
• US Soccer lawyers preapre & submit an appeal

FIFA's independent 18-person disciplinary committee then met, approved the appeal, and told Balogun he could play in Monday's match against Belgium.

That's what everyone is complaining about?

All rules were followed, and that same process is open to every other country. The only difference is everyone knows the red card was a mistake to begin with.

[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

@ryanhammer09 Fuck Mexico. Anyone who truly supports the USMNT would NEVER root for Mexico. Their players and their fans behave disgracefully.

[Gavin McHugh @gavinmchughh]

Maybe the greatest American video ever filmed

[Bill Walsh @wwalsh]

Balogun was in on goal. He beat the defender and was about to score.
No red card. No penalty. No yellow card. No foul. No review.
The bizarre thing is that Fox Sports showed a replay that began just AFTER the defender let go of the arm. So weird. How could the officials miss this? And how could the TV crew miss it as well? @USMNT

[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

@notthefakeSVP SVP is a ball knower

[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

@TomFornelli So was beating the pants off Bosnia-Herzegovina

[Fanatic Perspective @Fan_Prspective]

That red card lets me know we don’t have proper home field advantage.

Ain’t no way in Hell a red card coming out for that at Azteca in Mexico City.

[Paul Carr @PaulCarr]

Folarin Balogun is the third player to score a goal and get a red card in the same World Cup knockout-stage match…

2026 🇺🇸 Folarin Balogun, R32 vs BIH
2006 🇫🇷 Zinedine Zidane, final vs ITA
2002 🇧🇷 Ronaldinho, quarters vs ENG

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

Just a reminder that USMNT striker Folarin Balogun received a red card after a VAR check on this challenge.

Earlier in the tournament, Lionel Messi didn’t get a yellow card or even a VAR check for a similar challenge.

[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

The absolute truth.

[Sickos Committee @SickosCommittee]

Load bearing Ream.

[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

@FIFA care to comment? Go fuck yourselves. I don't care what you have to say. #FREEFLO

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Friendly reminder that FIFA golden boy Messi received no punishment after this foul earlier in the tournament.

[ESPN @espn]

"VAR made their recommendation to the referee based on slow-motion and still replays, which is not aligned with VAR protocols."

@andydaviesref believes VAR made the incorrect decision on Folarin Balogun's red card.
https://t.co/dXTyO1KwLY

[Whataburger® @Whataburger]

Free burgers for @balogun 😡

[Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen]

I am not entirely convinced this part of the VAR protocols was followed here.

[Budweiser @budweiserusa]

They can’t stop us. America moves ON ⚽️

[Budweiser @budweiserusa]

Go USA, RT to pass it on. ⚽️

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

Have weather forecasts seemed less accurate lately? There's a major contributing factor: nearly half the morning weather balloons in the Lower 48 are "missing."

This is an ongoing crisis that is degrading critical severe weather forecasts that we all rely on. It's having real, tangible impacts on degrading forecast quality.

If you work in transportation, agriculture or commerce, this should matter to you.

Regardless of the causes, this negatively affects people of ALL political backgrounds. Weather affects everyone. And it's impacting ALL of us negatively.

We can't look at weather balloon data that doesn't exist. We can't pump nonexistent data into models. We can't rely as heavily on models that don't "know" what's happening above our heads.

This is especially concerning for severe weather forecasts. We can't go 18 hours without ascertaining how the atmosphere is layered, how much storm fuel has built up and if severe thunderstorms are going to erupt. The Storm Prediction Center has even acknowledged forecasting frustrations in at least one public bulletin.

As an atmospheric scientist myself, I can say firsthand – the forecasts I'm able to offer you are less accurate than they would otherwise be. I'm not able to predict severe weather with the confidence I normally would. That is extremely concerning.

The United States is "supposed" to launch balloons at 0Z and 12Z ideally – a.k.a. around 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time. That's not happening. Many sites, due to staffing issues stemming from broader political and organizational issues, have pushed to 18Z, or early afternoon. That's not helpful for morning severe weather forecasts. In other words, you get less lead time. Less advanced notice. Quicker ramp-ups and ramp-downs to the forecast.

We're not able to get jet stream, temperature, moisture or wind profiles of the atmosphere each morning like we otherwise would.

Moreover, the World Meteorological Organization encourages 12Z soundings; that data is shared via the Global Observing System (GOS) under the World Weather Watch (WWW). That's not happening.

[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

Tim Ream is a brickwall back there.
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[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

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[Kyle Smith 👑 @KCSmitty27]

Florian Balogun is an excellent human being. And so is AJ Hawk.
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[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

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