Kent

Dad. Husband. Auburn and Philadelphia sports.

[Ellen Carmichael @ellencarmichael]

The most interesting part of the red card saga isn't the ruling. It's how differently Americans and Europeans process the idea that they might have been wronged.

Europeans are fundamentally different from Americans in one particular way: they expect life to be aggravating and at times unfair. It's just a fact of moving through the world. I joke that in Europe, the customer is always wrong. You didn't read the fine print. The only pharmacy in town is closed every other Tuesday for three hours, and even if the times weren't posted, that's still your problem. Too bad if you want the bill, because the waiter's on his union-mandated half-hour smoke break, and you're just going to have to wait.

To quote the great Mark Knopfler: sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. There's something freeing in that. Things are less in your control, so there's less angst in managing your expectations.

In America, things couldn't be more different. We simply can't accept a wrong left unrighted.

The flight attendant sneezed handing you a drink on your one-hour flight? 15,000 frequent flyer miles. Didn't like your appetizer? A replacement is on the way, and the whole course comes off the bill. There's a reason our interstates are lined with trial lawyer billboards.

Europeans have turned complaining into a continental pastime with no expectation that the universe owes them a remedy for their grief. You gripe about the train being late, your friends nod solemnly and everyone goes back to their apéro. In America, we launch a full-blown investigation of the train system, sue the government (and its contractors) that allowed for the tardiness and hold a Congressional hearing on the state of national infrastructure.

So to an objective observer, the red card shouldn't have happened, and VAR was a travesty. To Americans, our star player shouldn't be unfairly banned from a match we couldn't afford to lose for a card he so obviously didn't deserve.

Who cares that FIFA used a little-used reversal to fix it. Who cares that other people are mad about it. We. Were. Wronged. It was unjust. It must be corrected. We would accept nothing less.

Europeans waxing poetic about the sanctity of the game are, of course, talking about a governing body whose last tournament host was decided via confirmed cash bribes — one that imposed dress codes on women, shrugged off widespread allegations of modern slavery and reconfigured the entire tournament calendar to suit the host country. Which is exactly the point. If you've made peace with all of that, at least enough to watch the tournament four years later, a probationary suspension isn't actually a scandal.

Maybe that's the real divide. Over millennia, Europeans have made peace with being the bug. Americans have never once considered it, and apparently, we're not about to start now.

[College Football Zone @CollegeFBonX]

Me watching all this then ordering a miller lite and asking him to turn on the Kansas State vs Baylor game

[PMT Stats @PmtStats]

Imagine drafting both of them in the same draft

Deciding you want neither of them

Only getting one 1st rounder, 29 games of Anthony Davis, and Max Christie in return

[Kurt Busch @KurtBusch]

Thank you, everyone, for the well wishes, support, & love for my brother and our family. I reflect back on the days Kyle and I raced anything we could get our hands on.
I will forever be grateful for the memories we made, the lessons you taught me, and the brotherhood we shared.

[Noah Lewis @Noah_Lewis1]

The No. 7 truck, with the name “Busch” displayed in the back window, is pushed into the garage stall this morning at Charlotte Motor Speedway…

#NASCAR

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

And folks still wonder how @RyderCupEurope have won 9 of the last 12 Ryder Cups....

[// @aggzzx]

The relationship between a ousted GM and his star draft pick is a better love story than any show released in the last 10 years

[Tyler DeLuca @TylerDeLuca]

Embiid reacting to the “We Want Boston” chants now becomes an all-time moment after that Game 7 performance and win

[Kevin Negandhi @KevinNegandhi]

Don’t want to hear any 1st round crap. Sixers were down 3-1. They were blown out multiple times. They took down a Celtics team 3 times in Boston. A team many felt could win the East. A franchise that has haunted us for decades in the postseason. You’re not gonna downplay this.

[Luke Arcaini @ArcainiLuke]

The shot.
The ding.
The popcorn flying in the air.
The stick launched into the crowd.

Poetry. THE FLYERS ARE MOVING ON!

[mike knows ball @d0cdank]

This is the most Philly clip of all time

[NBC Sports Philadelphia @NBCSPhilly]

we are all Gritty rn

[Ava Graham @_avagraham]

The fact that the Phillies could walk across the street to support the Flyers is another reason this city is so special. Fans bought Flyers tickets after the Phillies postponed the game and again, just WALKED on over.

I wish the stadiums would stay this close forever🫶

[Dirty Mo Media @DirtyMoMedia]

There's a kid in Carson Hocevar we can all relate to.

[Aidan Powers @aidan_34_powers]

It’s 2022

The Eagles are dominating

Jalen is an MVP candidate throwing it to AJ Brown

They’re up by so much, Kelce is wearing Batman masks on the sideline

Phillies are on a magic carpet ride

“How many more wins Topper?!”

Dancing On My Own playing at every Philly bar

[Shelfy @RealShelfy]

Mike Vrabel was in a loving relationship the last time the Phillies won a baseball game

[Life of a Philly Fan @PhillyFanLife]

watching the fucking Celtics seal the win and then immediately flipping over to see the Phillies lose their 10th straight

[Rimsha Bhardwaj @heyrimsha]

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