Since MLS is entertaining the idea for a single table format and attempting to get rid of the two conference situation. I don't think a 28 game schedule is possible it could be if they added a few more matches. As I read in the news article on Yahoo, they wanted to get a two week break for the Confederations Cup in late june. If they want to keepa 28 match scheudle then 8 of the 9 clubs will play three matches while the 9th opponent will have 4 matches. If the owners want two at home & two on the road for all nine clubs then start the season in the beginning of March and play them till mid september which could mean a couple of wednesday mid week games, but at the same time they could schedule a few Sunday matches which would be a nice thing. Well that's just an idea of course and with the Confederations Cup in late June They could take care of about 2 matches a week if they decide to play a Wednesday & a Saturday match within a week. March & May will have 5 weekend dates while April & June will have 4. When July 4th rolls in It will be on a Friday & they could also have matches on that Sunday the 6th. Well that's my idea. They should work it out with US Soccer for dates on the Open Cup. That's my idea, anyone want to entertain thoughts go ahead.
I don't really care all that much about Columbus and Chicago, but I want to play New York and DCU more often than LA and SJ and the like. I'm opposed to the single table. I don't care if it works in Europe, Latin America, and wherever else they use it, I prefer division play. In every other American league, division rivalries are more common and more prevalent than transcontinental ones, e.g. Yankees-Red Sox, Rangers-Islanders, Devils-Flyers, Packers-Bears, Dodgers-Giants, Knicks-Bulletts, etc. Beyond that, when we live in a country where the distance between the closest league opponents is greater than that between the most remote opponents in some leagues, the travel required emphasizes the usefulness of divisions. Lest we forget, we're talking about a league that busses between Washington and New York rather than chartering a plane. I don't think this plan will come to fruition, but what irritates me is that, if true, MLS is starting to fall into the same trap as many of its fans. Believing that whatever works abroad should work here. Even if this were practical, which it isn't, I'd prefer that MLS were an American version of a soccer league. Rather than a Euro-style league thrust on America. In 2010 and beyond, I want to see a team like the Minnesota North Stars, fourth seed in the playoffs, winners of the Rothenberg Cup, taking on the likes of Club America, Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona, Manchester United, and Juventus in the FIFA World Club Championship. If, as some have speciously suggested, the world would be insulted by our league, our rules, and our nicknames, let them rot.