They love @JoeCorona15 in TJ. They love him in SD. He embodies what #Xolos are all about. What a man. What a moment. #USMNT #LigaMX pic.twitter.com/6GT68mTeqU— Nate Abaurrea (@NateAbaurrea) January 16, 2017
So this cat is saying Xolos wining the title felt like a win or vindication for SD sports. Lol no. Xolos is not a San Diego team. I have to disagree. Just because you have thousands of people originally from Tijuana living in SD, and go down there for games, doesn't make xolos relevant in the SD sports team world. I applaud his enthusiasm though. And he is not bad a commentator imo. Better than some already "established" guys on Spanish tv..like shit Univision commentators.
I had trouble believing that also but 8000 crossing over the border for every game is a ton. I had no idea it was that much. I do remember SD sports covering it so it is considered local news. Can SD claim it as their title also....I'm not sure. My snobby ass rejected the notion of OC teams being part of LA.
What do you think about my arguments about English broadcasting 1. That it is not as exciting and spanish is preferred. 2. That only pochos who dont speak Spanish may be interested, but if a pocho doesnt speak spanish, high percentage is he doesnt even like Soccer. Amirite on #2?
You seem caught up in the numbers. Yes you're right on your 2nd point. I don't think they're expecting to double their viewership though, just bring in more, however small that may be.
cool, someone agrees with me. lol alrighty then. This is what I was saying. Only rare cases of cultural adoption from parents/relatives can ensure non spanish speaking pochos embrace soccer. I fall into a category of a super rare case. I grew up not watching soccer with dad or speaking spanihs. I grew up in non mexican area. My dad did have me play soccer, so I grew up doing that and when high schooll came around i had Roberto Baggio and Marco Van Basten posters on my wall., then until 2000 did I watch Mexican soccer. Most pochos who cant speak spanish will be listening to rap, playing basketball on the park calling eachother the N word.
I've seen snippets of coverage in local news outlets, but for the most part Xolos is pretty much ignored in the San Diego market. So I find hard to believe that them winning the championship had any effect on the local professional sports scene. I do agree that 8 thousand people crossing to see the game is a lot, but where is this number coming from?. You would see reports of increase traffic at the border on game days,. I've never heard of that. Now, I'm sure there are events here and there where they invite Xolo players to some Mexican grocery market or something like that. Like @Chiquitibum's xolo mascot sighting and such..But even that hardly heard off. There was a Xolos vs Atlas game at Mesa College not long ago..did you even hear about it?
People come from OC to see their team play Xolos - Americanistas, Chivistas, etc. So, the number crossing isn't even all San Diegans. Xolos can try to make it an SD thing and they should, really ... BUT, it's soccer. No one in the mainstream of US Sports takes it seriously.
I think that was what Nate was saying. When Xolos plays Wilas or Chivas, ppl will travel from SD or LA. He says Liga games sell out the stadium, CopaMX not so much. Some Mesa College game isnt gonna grab jack for attendance.
That's even worse when supporting the argument about Xolos being a SD team. They are nit even crossing to see Xolos play. LOL Nah, there are some Xolos supporters living in San Diego, but Xolos ain't relevant in SD,
It's a well used move in tech...you don't have to win over every customer...let's say you attract/keep pochos or non mexican fans that can now follow along and be fed a story in English because you're now providing that service, you're able to not only retain an at risk audience but you can also seed and generate a new revenue stream in a very passive way...not by building a team from scratch or by engaging in expensive marketing you do it by streaming to a platform that can reach billions and in a language that is spoken by many people throughout the world...that keeps the MLS on it's heels because it can poach potential MLS fans and assure LigaMX fans introduced to the product either through family or friends stay with the product...this isn't done to kill the MLS it's done to strengthen one's position and not let viewers who don't speak Spanish leave the platform and go to another where content is delivered in English. This is similar to what Instagram has done with their snapchat like features...they're not trying to compete with snapchat, they simply don't want people leaving their platform and disengaging.