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re: when will LSU get a mens soccer team
Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:25 pm to blackjackjackson
Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:25 pm to blackjackjackson
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pro soccer in america is GROWING.
yeah.. i thought and said this in the 90's when US made their biggest world cup push yet and MLS started. 15 years later. pretty much the same. still no local college team other than clubs. that i did play for.
how about soccer works on hockey before trying to overtake the NBA.
some even say lacrosse is growing in popularity as well.
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Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:34 pm to blackjackjackson
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pro soccer in america is GROWING.
pro teams are getting bigger and nicer stadiums.
very possible that pro soccer will easily overtake nba first and slowly nibble away at baseball.
Soccer is more boring than baseball.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:43 pm to fightingtigers98
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Ok, soccer still sucks
Better worry about that quidditch crap taking you over, because I would imagine that it's more entertaining than soccer.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:55 pm to Enigma
Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:59 pm to fightingtigers98
Currently, LSU has the minimum number of sports that are required for Division 1-A schools. Ohio State has twice as many sports as LSU, but I don't see LSU ever having that many sports because every one of the other sports lose money.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:01 pm to fightingtigers98
Not for a long time with title IX
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:01 pm to BigHeadTigerFan
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Message Posted by BigHeadTigerFan I could watch nude chick soccer
Behold the rantards
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:10 pm to Burt Reynolds
Clueless dork factor unusually high on this thread.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:13 pm to fightingtigers98
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watching games are boring... However playing soccer is a lot of fun
And this is it in a nutshell. If you haven't noticed the trends in most of the major sports in America, the driving force I would say is the television dollar. Hell, I can't really stand to watch a soccer game now. 45 minute halves, with NO STOPPAGES (Injuries, cards, penalites, PENALTY KICKS!!!) and no breaks but half time. It makes for difficult TV viewing, especially if you don't have any sort of connection to it already. (Plus I can't watch Arsenal matches whenever- I have a life
) So if American soccer can find a way to make itself a more attractive TV sport, it may increase it's popularity more quickly. Until then, GRIDIRON football is king, and the money sport.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:17 pm to fightingtigers98
Title IX bro
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:18 pm to fightingtigers98
Soccer was meant for the 3rd world.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:28 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
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Not for a long time with title IX
Yep!
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:43 pm to skylane
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Soccer was meant for the 3rd world.
This statement is just ignorant on a number of levels.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 8:57 pm to skylane
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Soccer was meant for the 3rd world.
The dumbest/most ignorant post I've ever read on TD and wow that is saying something 
Congrats
Posted on 5/21/12 at 9:33 pm to fightingtigers98
Here's my take on it:
My son plays high school soccer and I love to watch it. I also enjoy watching the U.S. national teams (both mens and womens). EPL teams and national teams outside of the US I enjoy if I can develop a rooting interest for one of the teams.
Bottom line is I think it's one of those sports where you need a rooting interest (at least for people here in the US who were not raised on it).
It's a very popular sport with the kids. You pass by Burbank park on most weekends I think you're likely to see a game during a large portion of the year. But it hasn't progressed to the point of high popularity either in colleges or even MSL teams.
I think the high school soccer scene is progressing with a lot of traditional football/baseball public schools developing good soccer programs. But it is still pretty much a sport where a few elite private schools tend to dominate the final rounds of the playoffs.
My son plays high school soccer and I love to watch it. I also enjoy watching the U.S. national teams (both mens and womens). EPL teams and national teams outside of the US I enjoy if I can develop a rooting interest for one of the teams.
Bottom line is I think it's one of those sports where you need a rooting interest (at least for people here in the US who were not raised on it).
It's a very popular sport with the kids. You pass by Burbank park on most weekends I think you're likely to see a game during a large portion of the year. But it hasn't progressed to the point of high popularity either in colleges or even MSL teams.
I think the high school soccer scene is progressing with a lot of traditional football/baseball public schools developing good soccer programs. But it is still pretty much a sport where a few elite private schools tend to dominate the final rounds of the playoffs.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 9:36 pm to blackjackjackson
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pro soccer in america is GROWING. pro teams are getting bigger and nicer stadiums. very possible that pro soccer will easily overtake nba first and slowly nibble away at baseball. it's growing whether you want it or not. lsu could be another perfect spot for soccer. h.s. and club teams in louisiana are fast growing.
I've been hearing this for 30 years.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 9:44 pm to fightingtigers98
Soccer Board
Posted on 5/21/12 at 9:51 pm to Gold Tiger
My sons play high school soccer. Before that I had a hard time watching a match. Now I enjoy it better than baseball, except for LSU baseball. Soccer is growing but not very fast.
I think if they made the goals bigger thus creating more scoring the game would be better recieved in the states. Basketball is more exciting to watch but the NBA has done a poor job of marketing their product.
Bottom line LSU is not getting a mens soccer team any time soon.
I think if they made the goals bigger thus creating more scoring the game would be better recieved in the states. Basketball is more exciting to watch but the NBA has done a poor job of marketing their product.
Bottom line LSU is not getting a mens soccer team any time soon.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 10:04 pm to skylane
Yeah..like all of the civilized and uncivilized world except the USA !
You do realize it is the only true world sport...narrow/closed minded people not withstanding..LOL
You do realize it is the only true world sport...narrow/closed minded people not withstanding..LOL
Posted on 5/21/12 at 10:08 pm to tickfawtiger
I find it hilarious that people are "rolling around laughing" at the notion that the most popular sport in the world is "gaining popularity" in America
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