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The D&C is firing up the Rhinos coverage, the Rhinos staff are working like crazy, thousands of people have their lovely new season tickets, Danny Earls is signed and expected in town in a couple of weeks, and Bo Bice is getting ready to entertain the fans.

Now if only the weather man would cooperate.........

Honestly, I'm a lot more excited about what's going on off the field (heck, I'm excited that there will BE a season!). But, I am really hoping that getting back home helps kickstart the team and doesn't just create more pressure that just makes things worse.

So, get your ponchos ready as the re-opening of PAETEC Park may just see weather that is very much like what we saw at the stadium's original opening!

News & Notes:

- US Soccer.com has some more videos from the USWNT's 6-0 win over Canada and Abby & crew's visit to the Today Show.

- Bob Bradley has announced his 33 player pool for the three upcoming USMNT friendlies versus England, Spain, and Argentina. SBI.net has his breakdown of the selections.

- Look who's jersey is in the DC United V-Dub garage!

- I can't believe that there are only 714 reasons to love Ben Olsen......

- Speaking of injury riddled DC United players, Josh Gros is helping out Peter Nowak as an assistant with the U-23 MNT.

- US Soccer.com has another podcast interview with Dave Sarachan up now.

- The Herald News has the story of how high a price MLS may be putting on Jozy Altidore.

- Will Beckham leaving create a vacuum that sucks down MLS? Somehow, I doubt it.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any comments or complaints to news@soccersam.com. James promises to read (but not to respond) to all of them.