Atiba Hutchinson showed once again that he is the most over looked, great player in Concacaf. Completely bossed the game.
I finally returned to this thread because a Ohio State had the first scoring opportunity and eventually got on the score board first with a touchdown.
I love you JK. Just great. JK: “We thought it might be a good idea to keep consistency with the position Fabian Johnson is playing with his club.” #USMNT— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) November 14, 2015 JK: “We’re glad to have Darlington Nagbe with us now, but we need to give him time and opportunities to grow with this group.” #USMNT— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) November 14, 2015
Oh, you lowly Revs ... #JonathanKraft guarantees soccer-specific stadium much closer to Boston by 2035, but likely "much sooner." #BlazerCon— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) November 14, 2015 2035 ...
I wish we could hear the clip, to know if this was all in joking or if it was totally serious. Because man is it telling if it is serious. It's not funny if he was trying to be funny, but it's hilarious if he was being serious.
Better than nothing. Although, 20 years from now may mean that Gillette may need to be replaced with the way stadiums "go out of style"/lack money making amenities as the owners say.
Like Miami creating private seats with televisions for fantasy or the Cabana w/ pool in Jacksonville. The Dome in St Louis is 20 years old and is considered so outdated, that the team is going to move. They put money for a renovation 5 years ago. I hate stadiums and teams that use public money. Even my own teams.
Its extremely unfortunate that you see college football (or maybe football in general) as a threat to soccer, to the point you needed to post this. Its pretty clear from the success of the NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, college basketball, golf, tennis, etc. there's plenty of room for multiple sports in this country. But then given your long...distaste...every time the topic of college football comes up in this thread I'm not surprised.
I guess we are "enemies of soccer". I am already called an "enemy of the fire" by banned member iron.
I specifically refer to college football, not the NFL, and am happy to explain why. I'll leave out my general criticisms of it because they're not relevant here. Two facts: 1. MLS has found that the best time to play its games is on Saturday evenings, and thus presumably wants to play as many of its games then as possible. 2. MLS' two big English-language TV partners have college football on during Saturdays in the fall, making them unavailable to MLS during the "business end" of the season. This results in MLS' Decision Day and playoff games having to compete against the ratings behemoth that is the NFL. No other sport does this. The NFL, the most popular TV sport in the country, doesn't play on Saturdays. NBA/NHL/MLB play on Saturdays but that's only a fraction of their games. College basketball mostly plays during the soccer off-season, and the big tournament games are on a network MLS isn't on. NASCAR (and IndyCar/F1) have most of their races on Sundays. I agree there is plenty of room for lots of sports in the American landscape, but one singularly competes in the same space that MLS would love to be.
Maybe you should just shut your goddamned mouth about college football, MS29. We're all sick to death of your shit and you could take it somewhere else where people care, like the breakroom at the DMV.
My car wouldn't start tonight at the grocery store. A guy walking to his truck offered to give me a boost. He owned an auto body shop here in town. I was on my way in no time. Nice people make your day. BTW I hate Chevrolet and will only buy a Honda or Toyota in the future.
I'm pretty sure both ESPN and FOX have heavy coverage of college basketball conference tournaments, not to mention the NIT. Yes the NCAA's are on CBS but the two weeks before the tournament as the MLS season gets started has a lot of overlap.
I have thought for a few years now that MLS's television revenue jump may not take place from within, but from the outside in the form of overseas broadcast rights. I think that MLS offers a unique opportunity to cash in on the summer lull in Europe when the club seasons are in their offseason. A soccer crazy continent with fewer options and an appetite for the game ..... sounds like a big area for growth. The US market will be the bread and butter of any broadcast right. Most of the leagues efforts should be put into expanding the ratings here. But they would be failing in their duties if they didn't try to make an impact in Europe in particular, and the rest of the world in general.