2012 RSL Schedule

Discussion in 'Real Salt Lake' started by 15 to 32, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. wrennywren

    wrennywren Member

    Jul 15, 2004
    San Antonio TX
    Which is what I said. :)

    My point was, looking at just the MSA doesn't tell the whole story. Yes, SLC is still the smallest in the league, but it's a lot closer to some of the cities when looking at DMA's as opposed to just the MSA.
     
  2. RSL Punk 2

    RSL Punk 2 Member

    Sep 11, 2010
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    I don't have a real comment here, except that the list you're linking to has a hilarious typo in it--did they have a fire sale at the Best Buy in Pittsburgh? 1 billion+ TV households? Yikes.
     
  3. kirsoccer

    kirsoccer BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 29, 2007
    I know, I was agreeing with you. :)


    Saw that, but I was too lazy to look for a cleaner link.
     
  4. DadOf6

    DadOf6 Member

    Jul 4, 2005
    Taylorsville, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Must spread rep
     
  5. TheBiff

    TheBiff Member+

    Apr 8, 2011
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    Ecuador
    [​IMG]

    ("Jason Kreis Evil Eye" is the 3rd result for "Jason Kreis" in Google)
     
  6. UPinSLC

    UPinSLC Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    SL,UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    oh man, thats classic.
     
  7. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I still love his reaction to the crotch shot
     
  8. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You can get that one here - worth a good laugh:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6zCsRRCXiU"]Stretchers - YouTube[/ame]
     
  9. RoyalNonesuch

    RoyalNonesuch Member+

    May 10, 2009
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I saw this via Twitter and I don't think I've seen it reposted on this thread.

    It's a simple "strength of schedule" analysis based upon the teams you play, and considering both their home-and-away winning percentages.

    You'll never guess who has the 'easiest' schedule in the West.

    It's LA! Would you believe it! Wow, they're just so lucky.

    http://www.sounderatheart.com/2012/1/5/2685284/2012-mls-strength-of-schedule

    The same guy also ball-parked the "Miles traveled" metric which actually works out well for RSL being kind of in the middle of the West.

    The comments cover most of the stuff you'd expect nerds to argue about.
     
  10. georg

    georg Member+

    May 25, 2009
    Parowan, Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looks like I am again late to this party, only thing I want to add or say is that it's a little sad that the team that plays the best pure futbal is only going to be seen nationally five times.
     
  11. cultureman

    cultureman Member

    Aug 2, 2005
    Take heart my friend. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Those who appreciate RSL will find other ways to watch. I am on the east coast but have loved their brand of soccer for some time now. RSL will have the whole soccer nation watching them come December.
     
  12. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not to nick pick but its worse, its only 4 times. Unless I missed something.

    Or your counting Playoffs/MLS Cup. ;)
     
  13. 15 to 32

    15 to 32 Straw Hog

    Jul 1, 2008
    Salt Lake
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    a seattle fan bitching?! this never happens!

    My response would be that while last year is a valid indicator, it isn't fool proof. SuKC looked to be one of the worst teams before the season started (at least that's how I felt) and at the start of the season it seemed that way. Then bam! (and add the East sucking) they jump to the top of their conference.

    This scheduling makes sense given how the playoffs are setup. The purists may not like it, but if we are going to stick with conference aligned playoffs, I'd rather have the unbalanced schedule
     
  14. Aero

    Aero Member

    Feb 7, 2005
    SLC, Ut
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One thing to take into account is that good teams always have their strength of schedule reduced some because they don't have to play themselves. Not sure the exact amount that affects these particular ratings but it does have an impact. Same thing goes for bad teams. Their schedule usually looks harder because they don't get to play themselves. That may help explain Vancouver's toughest schedule as well.
     
  15. RoyalNonesuch

    RoyalNonesuch Member+

    May 10, 2009
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, not having to play yourself is definitely a factor - as the article outlines.

    At the same time, the 'random' things keep falling LA's way. We have to shore up our collusion theories whenever we can.
     
  16. Aero

    Aero Member

    Feb 7, 2005
    SLC, Ut
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm with you there. I have a tinfoil hat that I keep handy.
     
  17. SenordrummeR2

    SenordrummeR2 Member+

    Jul 21, 2008
    Layton, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cue Jim Mora

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fjDS0jKiE"]Jim Mora Playoffs! - YouTube[/ame]
     
  18. dstorm

    dstorm Member

    Apr 13, 2007
    Salt Lake City
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nah, you won't have any issues ROOTing for RSL this year.

    Overall, not a bad schedule. Starting to get excited for the upcoming season.
     
  19. Section 5

    Section 5 Member

    Nov 8, 2009
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hmmmm....ROOTing? What do you know that we don't? :)
     
  20. kirsoccer

    kirsoccer BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 29, 2007
    ROOT sports (aka FSN RM) is rumored to be the new local broadcast partner for RSL (although I don't think we've seen anything official regarding this.)
     
  21. Section 5

    Section 5 Member

    Nov 8, 2009
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If this is the case, I'm pretty stoked! The quality should be SO much better than KMYU. (Unless they decide not to broadcast it in HD, which I can't even fathom.)
     
  22. UPinSLC

    UPinSLC Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    SL,UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ROOT sports' broadcasts are fantastic, they do a lot (most) of the Timbers and Sounders games locally and their telecasts are really good, high quality HD.
     
  23. Section 5

    Section 5 Member

    Nov 8, 2009
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hmmm...according to CameraMonkey in the KUTV 2.2 DirecTV thread, he is saying that ABC 4 is the new home of RSL. Hmmmm....
     
  24. dstorm

    dstorm Member

    Apr 13, 2007
    Salt Lake City
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I saw it and still don't believe it. I want to see official word.
     
  25. Section 5

    Section 5 Member

    Nov 8, 2009
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    CW is part of ABC isn't it? If so, I'll bet this is where the majority of games would be played, if that is, crazymonkey is correct.
     

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