Oh, this is a great, great vibe to start our Challenge Cup discussion.

All right, we've got almost 50 folks in here.

I think we can get started.

I mean, I do want to start just right off the bat in terms of,

let's start with a question, do you care about the Challenge Cup this year?

Go.

I care about it in that it's our first chance to see two new

expansion teams play and there's a couple other teams that have gone through some pretty you know

moderate to large reworks in the off season so and like the soccer sense i'm interested in it in

like the any other sense I'm interested in it in like the any other sense. I'm like,

all the other contextual issues, like the timing, the scheduling, the players and their issues

with like the calendar and everything and, you know, what kind of financial incentives are you

are you offering players for winning this? Like's you know like you and i have said many

times and ever so much like competitions and challenges and rewards just like you have to

implement it correctly so yeah i do think it's going to be an interesting thing i think angel city right, in San Diego are really kind of the two teams that everyone is going to be looking at in this tournament. Like not just us, right, and not just the fans. But like this is kind of a chance for other teams to finally get some film on these two teams and kind of figure out like where they're at. And so that's, I think,

factor number one. But yeah, to your point, I mean, one of the games that I have to watch in my

preview, honestly, is Louisville and Kansas City tonight, I think, is one of the most interesting

matchups just in terms of two teams that have kind of gone through, you know, some work on the roster

after technically what was both an expansion year

start for both of them. We have so many new head coaches in this league, right? And we finally are

going to at least maybe get a look at some of the depth that's happening. You know, I looked at the injury report last

night and kind of smiled a little bit when I saw, you know, players like Megan Rapino on that list.

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