Welcome back class. How was your time away? Did you get to do some traveling? Maybe a little relaxing? I hope so, because HOLY CRAP THE PLAYOFFS ARE JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY! If you need a refresher, here’s where things stand in the West. Austin FC can wrap up the 2nd seed with a point…
Month: September 2022
Magic Number/Playoff Update Heading into the Final Run
I first off want to apologize to our loyal readers. Since I was not proficient in CONCACAF Champions League rules (because it’s CONCACAF), I did not realize that Montreal (or Toronto/Vancouver) are not able to use MLS spots to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. As a result, the 3rd place race with Montreal only…
La Murga Report – 9/17/22 vs. Nashville
The match-by-match report on La Murga de Austin’s setlist and an analysis of which songs correspond to goals scored or conceded by Austin FC.
The Definitive Austin FC Giveaway Index – Netspend FanBand Bracelet (9/17/2022 vs. Nashville SC)
There are very few things in life better than getting something for free. It’s why the human race has engineered ways to fire hot dogs, t-shirts, and tacos out of a compressed air cannon. We here at The False Nine, in our attempt to cover all aspects of Austin FC fandom, have come up with…
Yoga Pose Of The Match 09/14/22 vs. RSL
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Chicken Prediction: Frying Nashville
Holy smokes, were we wrong. The boys in verde had an exemplary second half, leading the team to glory. With hindsight being 20/20, I should’ve known better. You see, gentle reader, that, after consuming their prognosticating snack, a trail that can only be described as a molten brown crayon running amok on the ground made…
MLS Cheering Guide – Week 32
It’s been a grueling 3 ½ months, but this weekend marks the last set of games before MLS finally takes a break for international play. Austin FC enters the festivities needing nothing more than a draw at home against Nashville to guarantee at least one playoff match at Q2 Stadium. But that doesn’t mean we…
La Murga Report – 9/14/22 vs. Salt Lake
The match-by-match report on La Murga de Austin’s setlist and an analysis of which songs correspond to goals scored or conceded by Austin FC.
The Expected Different Attitude for Winning Games (xDAWG)
The revolution started many years ago, when a security watchman at a Pork and Beans plant named Bill James spent all of his free time devoting his considerable intellect into something trivial: he tried to come up with better ways to understand the sport of baseball. Those first Almanacs sold in the dozens of copies,…
Magic Number Update 9-(9/15)
Wow! Honestly, I had expected to clinch a playoff spot earlier, but I’ll more than gladly take a Djitte substitute hat trick to get us over the top! It felt like all of Central Texas exhaled all at once as Djitte took over this match. With last night’s win, Austin eliminated Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake,…