Just put out an advertisement that says "sweet 16 against the Chicago Fire and former German national team captain Bastion Schweinsteiger." 30 k +
If Sac and Seattle get to face off, my tires would be squealing in the direction* of Tukwila so fast! * That would be north.
Do teams make money in the USOC? If not if someone paid $2.5 million to sponsor it maybe MLS teams would start taking it seriously Prize money for making round of $50,000 for making the last 16 $75,000 for last 8 $100,000 for last 4 $125,000 for last 2 $200,000 for the winners Total $2.25 million I'm full of good ideas
To be fair, 250K + 60K + 15K (3 or 5) = 355K to 385K But they also do reimburse teams for their travel up to 12-15K (I forget the exact number). So in the first round alone, they could have paid out up to 14 X 15K = 420K, 2nd around 390K, 3rd 195K, 4th 240K, 5th 120K, 6th 60K, 7th 30K. I do not know if the finalist team that travels also gets the expenses reimbursement on top of the price money or not. So almost 2 million in expenses by the USSF.
Doesn't USSF have a $100M surplus?? That COULD do wonders to promote the Open Cup, and provide a decent chunk of Prize money to encourage teams to take it more seriously............which could drive more fans to watch it, which could entice a network to televise the tourney...... Just Sayin......
I wouldn't advocate USSF spending significantly more than they do on the US Open Cup. I like the format, and find the competition intriguing, but I think there are better outreach programs and other ways they could spend their money.
Told you I was full of good ideas. Get a sponsor and add those amounts to the existing prize money. MLS should get sponsored too, "Adidas Major League Soccer" has a ring to it.
After the whistle in Cincinnati! The roar of 30,000 was unbelievable. Good show @fccincinnati #USOC2017 @DieInnenstadt @BaileyBastards pic.twitter.com/rW2wmJj2Xh— Soc Takes (@SocTakes) June 15, 2017 Ready for Chicago #OpenCupFever
Whats the logic in having the two texas teams play in the "central" division while a team from ohio and chicago play in the south?
Texas is west of the Mississippi River. That's the traditional dividing line and it's hard to overcome such thinking.
The names for two of the pods aren't great, but each of the groups was as geographically compact as possible.
Because the draws are rigged and they wanted Chicago at cincy and Atlanta at Miami. This is soccer, duh