WOW ! playing like babies . <| sep |> Oh of course <| sep |> Joao Mario , haven ' t heard about him in a while . Doing well At inter ? <| sep |> Ali nema sarme i okolina . <| sep |> This is my fav trio of Twice . <| sep |> Sorry for the day delay turkey feast an all . Happy Thanksgiving by the way . As for Germany and Bavaria . No , Germany did not take over Bavaria until after the war when the monarchy crumbled . Early 20 th century European governments are very interesting to study old traditional ways versus new technology possibilities . Very compelling reads if you can get yourself to stay awake for it . <| sep |> I won ' t disagree with you saying that all of the casters did very well this Worlds , but I think the desk lacked character . It was fine early on , but it became very apparent later on . The analyst desk is of course for analysis , but when all it is is analysis it becomes quite stale . If that even makes sense . What I believe that Monte brings to the table is the ability to disagree without worry of what the others think , and in doing so it invokes deeper thought from the others . What this results in is conversations that we normally do not get . Typically it is team A did well here when team B should have done this . While this isn ' t always the case and sometimes the other analysts break out of their shell a little , the desk can frequently get boring to listen to because you feel like you heard the same opinion last game . This isn ' t meant as disrespect to the others that work on the desk because I thought the cast did a great job this year , but I think Monte is capable of facilitating conversations with the other casters that make the viewer really care about the conversation . I won ' t say this is a skill that can or can ' t be developed , but I think without this type of person the desk can get stale more often than not . The way I view it is sort of like a puzzle . Sure , the puzzle can paint a beautiful picture , but if you are missing a piece it is still incomplete no matter how beautiful it looks . Monte may not be the necessary piece to some , but I would hope others could agree his skill to do what I mentioned is the missing piece .