Are you really suggesting a 15-member committee (elected? appointed?) that would vote on an ongoing basis whether we keep the coach? This would be a circus. There is already a board of directors that can remove the GM who can remove the coach. You can argue that the directors (or Earnie) are not doing their job well, and we should vote in new people on the board (or get rid of Earnie). Fair enough. But if the system isn't working, adding another layer to the system isn't going to help.
[1] The state of education in America is, overall, extremely poor. That you would think "the cancel culture" is a reflection of the state of American education is a very poor reflection on the state of American education. The assumption here being that this country was where you were educated. [2] Apparently those "kill switches" aren't triggered when the leadership of Chicago House indulges shamelessly in nepotism and self-enrichment. Although no doubt they would be triggered if some hapless employee was to question the culture of nepotism and self-enrichment. [3] Successes? ......................................
1) cancel culture is the widespread inability to understand or tolerate complexities. It's Idiocracy come to life. 2) They could also be like anyone else who runs an administration...they tend to bring in their own people. That doesn't make nepotism right, it just doesn't mean that there's some corrupt Bidenesque nefarious purpose behind it. 3) Second in the gold cup is a success. It is not the optimal success, but it is a success nonetheless. Sucks, yeah, but given the squad failed to qualify for the previous world cup it is a move in the right direction (ahead of the other qualifiers who beat us out). This program needs small steps, which that was one of.
This isn't "cancel culture." This would be a targeted boycott against a key sponsor to get them to pressure the sponsored entity to act in a manner aligned with the interests of their fans. Pardon me for not relying on your assurance that Jay will fire his brother when it's appropriate. (also, this goes beyond Ber and Earnie - I would boycott VW until MLS and the Fed are decoupled). You're gaslighting. Berhalter has not had successes. Success came in spit of him, not because of him. And, he said so. He said the guys did not play "the system" in the first half against Mex. It won't come to fruition. The male US national teams are failing miserably at every level, trying to play Jay's Brother's system. Donovan today said that the players look like they weren't trying against Canada. The U-17's looked like they weren't trying in the WC. The U-23's looked like they weren't trying against Brazil. All the players, from top to bottom, are confused by the system and are playing unenthusiastically. The U.S. will not qualify for the WC with Jay's Brother as the manager. How long do you want to wait? The U-23's will not qualify for the Olympics playing Jay's Brother's System. How long do you want to force it on them? What's embarrassing is that it's required. It is the only logical choice for long time diehard fans of the team. I'm not going to boycott the team. I can't. And, it wouldn't make any difference. I certainly can boycott VW. And, the U.S. soccer community repeating the egregious crimes VW committed will move the needle. Like I said - when AO rolls out a Boycott VW TIFO, things will happen.
The late comedian George Carlin once said that public education in America is intentionally bad because the owners of America want to keep it that way. A critically thinking and well educated population is dangerous to those in charge.
I am done. I am not even watching another game until both both Berhalter's are gone. The coaching "search" was a giant middle finger to every one of us. It's corruption, it's nepotism, it's incompetence, they lied transparently right to our faces and it's confirmed by Tab Ramos. WSJ: USSF Struggles Deepen The brother of the U.S. men’s coach, who is the chief commercial officer for the federation, is reported to be a candidate to be the next CEO and in recent years has weighed in on decision-making about soccer staffing usually left to technical experts or coaches, a prominent former player and coach says.
In short, Chicago has done to our sport what it has done to the country. It sure is a happenin' town.