Cosmos did (CFC lost to them in the 2015 championship game), but Miami didn't. Regardless, though, neither would be able to field any paid players, which changes the calculus dramatically.
If they have 20 players on each team, that's over 200,000 jobs. That is something worth investing in. It's a very stupid endeavor, but this is America, and America has proved time and time again stupid endeavors sometimes succeed.
At least a bunch of lower division colleges/ high schools are about to get some revenue for their athletic fields.
Lol shots fired. I know these leagues have a history of folding or overreaching and that you have to genuinely care enough to post in these threads but you almost seem like you want them to fail.
Well of its D3 certified there'll be a bond to cover any missed payments, won't there? "As specified for each division, the league must require each team to post with the league or, if so directed, with the Federation, an adequate performance bond or other security to secure the performance of the teams’ obligations (including, without limitation, player and staff salaries and wages, stadium lease commitments and third party vendor obligations in addition to commitments by each team to the league) for the current season."
No, I would prefer they did not. That said, I have been at this long enough to have seen this movie several times. You can rarely go wrong taking the under with startup leagues. The startup period is almost always rocky. It's worse when you make the kind of decisions the NISA's various brain trusts have made.
( A ) Thanks for shitting on the joke. ( 2 ) Not all of these ephemeral 10,000 teams (which I perceived wolfp10's statement to be about) could be D3.
You’re not wrong. However, I know it’s easy to be jaded but isn’t sports about the eternal optimism that there’s always next year or another chance.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten. The landscape has evolved pretty substantially over the last 20 years to the point where ventures like this can be more easily accepted and taken seriously because the sport itself is more easily accepted and taken seriously. Of course, now the customer is more discerning and so you have to step up your game. It's no longer enough to be the Cincinnati Riverhawks. It comes down to money (and expertise). Even more than hope springing eternal, THAT'S what sports is all about.
In this case "another chance" could be certain teams ditching NISA for USL L1 in 2020. It would be unfortunate because I think NISA was a good idea.
I think it's a little premature to be sticking the fork into NISA. There is clearly a market and an appeal for having independent teams, otherwise NPSL would have no market to L2. Again, NISA was really just a sanctioned port in the storm for the Founder's Cup teams and it's probably going to be be pretty volatile while it's evolving. On the flip side, MLB just made 42 new prospective L1 owners where a turnkey franchise might fit perfectly into their now empty front offices and stadiums.
The leadership of NISA has been very supportive of adding the Cosmos organization to their league and has approved our application for membership. We expect to have more information to share with our fans in the coming weeks.— New York Cosmos (@NYCosmos) November 20, 2019
Commisso, Silva, Matt Driver, DCFC cosplayers, & potentially Palmer all in one league. Man this is going to be an awesome train wreck to watch.
There's a market. With wide variance from place to place. But mostly, a small market. It's the vocal cosplayers who insist their flavor of the month is the most authentic that make you believe there's a bigger market for it. They actually haven't done that yet. And likely won't without a whole bunch of billable hours.
Here we go. Only ever lobbed at the independent clubs, never at groups like Timbers Army or Forward Flock for some reason.