Hello,

Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of The Total Soccer Show. I did not knock

anything down in my recording space while doing that intro. My name is Taylor Rockwell,

and on today's episode, we've got some MLS to discuss later on, but up first there's a U.S.

roster out to be analyzed, dissected, complained about online.

Joe Lowry, how excited are you to discuss the Tillman Brothers on this episode?

I am beyond excited to talk about T&M on this episode of The Total Soccer Show.

I want listeners to know, Taylor saying that he didn't knock something down in his recording

space is the kind of thing that he would say to cover his tracks when he did, fact knock something down in his recording space. But I can really attest to the fact that it was a clean introduction, Taylor, that's well done on your part. It's a tighter space than I'm used to. So there's so many more things to knock over, including drinks near open electrical things that could go poorly. Hopefully not. We'll see how it plays out. Joining us to break down that roster and more, returning to the show after a lengthy absence, it's Jeff. Don't pronounce it like the news agency router. Hello, Jeff. How you doing, buddy? I'm good, and I'm here to be that independent second source confirming that Taylor did not. Yeah. In fact, light his entire recording studio ablaze by pouring a fine scotch over an active electrical outlet.

Thank you for that, Jeff.

Joe is recording from his usual location.

Jeff, where are you today?

It seems like in front of the sun based on the red light that's happening?

Yeah, just about.

It is a, I'm in scenic Tampa here.

I'm spending a couple of days down here at USL headquarters, chopping it up with them. There's going to be some pieces coming up on the athletic, as you'd expect, when I say it's something like that. But yeah, nice to be here. Genuinely just got to the hotel room about two minutes before we hopped on. That's what we call timing, baby. If we were to have, we're not going to do this, but if we were to have a USL quiz, do you feel like you two are uniquely positioned to go back and forth getting like perfect scores on this one? I feel like both of you have got some USL knowledge to bring to the table. I feel like, if I may, I would do well with the NASL to USL transition period. And I would do pretty well with the start of the USL.

I think Joe has cornered me on that many times over along with John Morrissey and several other people. So I would absolutely be going to the bar to get us our next round of drinks, whenever the question is like in 20, 23, this matchup was blah, blah, blah. Just like, I'll go, I'll get the next round. Yeah, I'll get the next round. Hey, yeah, that's not me.

Don't worry about it.

So, yeah, that's my plan.

There we go.

All right, big praise for Joe Lowry.

Then I will come the next round. Yeah, I'll get the next round. Hey, yeah, it's on me. Don't worry about it. So, yeah, that's my plan. There we go. All right, big praise for Joe Lowry. Then I will come to Joe first when it comes to this roster. Joe, so this is 27 player roster for the upcoming friendlies against Columbia and Brazil. That makes me nervous just saying those two teams. What were your initial impressions of this overall squad? Yeah, so this is 27 players,

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