re: The real reason US Soccer won't become a powerhouse anytime soon

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I think the argument is people will watch anything with America plastered on it. Professional curling hasn't exactly taken off.

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where are the olympic watch parties then?


Someone actually argued that the watch parties were made up by the media.....how in denial can some people be

I enjoyed the US team's run as much as anyone. My eyes were glued to the TV for the entire game and I was legitimately upset when we lost.

However, am I now supposed to care about MLS here in the US? Do I care when KC plays?

No.

If I'm to be absolutely honest, I mostly cared to see the United States win.

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i'll wager my wits against your pompous arse any day of the week.

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You'll wager your wits?

Something tells me you already lost.

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we don't need small town america to give a frick

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This.

This ain't (what passes for modern day) country music.

Think weekend matches outside of us were drawing around a 5.0...which is a really nice rating

Who said it would? If soccer gains even 1 new fan who regularly watches games, then it's a net positive for the sport in this country. Of course everyone who watched the US play is not a "soccer fan" and never will be. But some will.

cas4t

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not sure why you're getting all this backlash

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Because I'm Killz and these tards are just a pompous cliche who believe their remarks rustle me when in fact I laugh at their pathetic attempts.

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small town America does show up for other sports. I graduated with a class of 92 and we sold out the big 3 sports

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Exactly. My graduating class was around 100 and pretty much the entire town showed up for football and basketball...especially football. Didn't hurt that we had multiple state championships, but all towns in the conference (titles or not) were that way.

We most definitely showed up for the Big 3 sports, infact moreso than metropolitan schools such as KC and STL schools. I know this because we had to play several big city schools to reach state title games.

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If I'm to be absolutely honest, I mostly cared to see the United States win.

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Umm, this is true for every single person that watched the world cup. Germans mostly tuned in to watch Germany win. Algerians mostly tuned in to watch Algeria win.

Saints fans mostly tune in to watch the Saints win. Cardinals fans mostly tune in to watch the Cardinals win.

It's mostly why people watch sports! To watch their team win. And why are you a fan of, say, the Cowboys or Saints or the Cubs... because you were born there (or had family born there). I was born in the U.S.A. so I root for U.S.A. Why is this so hard for the anti-soccer crowd to understand?

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So I'm wrong, right?


If I'm so wrong, why do most small towns (population less than $5,000) not even offer soccer as a sporting option?

We had football, basketball, track & field, and baseball. All other small towns of similar size spread out thru the state offered the same thing. If you wanted to play soccer, you would have to travel to a larger city nearly 1.5 hours away.

If you liked soccer in my town, you were stereotyped by adults.

The football coaches used soccer to insult a player who wasn't performing at 100 percent. In their eyes, there was nothing worse than soccer. That sport was for girls.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

If America is to embrace soccer, it needs to happen in small town America too.

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How many basketball and football players at skill positions come from a small-town of less than 5,000 people 1.5 hours away from a big city?

Probably very few.

The vast majority of athletes come from decent-sized cities or the surrounding metro areas.

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The real reason US Soccer won't become a powerhouse anytime soon
So I'm wrong, right?


If I'm so wrong, why do most small towns (population less than $5,000) not even offer soccer as a sporting option?

We had football, basketball, track & field, and baseball. All other small towns of similar size spread out thru the state offered the same thing. If you wanted to play soccer, you would have to travel to a larger city nearly 1.5 hours away.

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If America is to embrace soccer, it needs to happen in small town America too.

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I think the reason why small towns don't have more involvement is b/c of the lack of colleges that offer mens soccer. If you grow up in any small town around here, and your dream is to play sports for your favorite team, LSU, then why waste your time perfecting your soccer skills? I live in a small town, and we do have a soccer program. But after U10 we have to beg kids to play to field a team.