We talk live during a mid-week Timbers meltdown, talk Bacon, go deep on refereeing on a whole and lose it on several other topics.

Track Breakdown:

1': Intro, Timbers losing hard and fast

2': "Glass Cannon" marketability, and leadership

6': NWSL, the Thorns and finding a real rival

14': "This is probably why I'm going to die young" ... NWSL Playoff "Predictions"

18': NWSL "state of the league" conference call breakdown-ish

22': Hopeful future NWSL expansion cities, and sponsorship talk, for some reason

28': Microsoft-Reign Clippie jokes

30': "Chappie" bad refereeing, and "allowing" physical play in MLS.

(Mike references/badly summarizes Aaron Gordon​'s excellent "Behind the Scenes of MLS's Efforts to Improve Officiating"​)

44': "Don't trust an aging attacker to care enough to play holding midfielder."