DJ V Lawrence
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It has nothing to do with what a tv station reports interms of attendance. MLS is already the biggest soccer league in America, and soccer has been a major sport in the states since '94. My point is that not every Astros game will sell out. Some games will have around 20-30,000 in Minute Maid Park. That same night, Dynamo might sell out at 32,000 a few times this season. The point is that people are watching, and there's an interest. If so, perhaps the local and national sportscasters should learn more about the players at that time and show highlights of that game. And in terms of the demographics; building multiple demographics is key for MLS. Many kids who want to pursue soccer in America aspire to play the major leagues in Europe. The idea is to turn MLS into another desirable league for the younger generation to want to play for (as well as the USA team of course). MLS also has the corporate sponsors, hardcore fanbase, and network TV deals. (ABC, ESPN, Univision, FSC, etc.). But the league is young and still needs to build it's fanbase. Tap the audience that enjoys playing soccer or follow other leagues. That's where Becks comes in. There's gonna be more major signings to come. I bet U the LA Kings today post-Gretzky are still more talked about and watched in SoCal than they were before Gretzky came in 1988. Market-wise, that's all Galaxy could ask for. Beckham already has Cobi Jones and Landon Donovan to call his teammates. After Jones retires, Galaxy will probably replace him with another American star that could bring more spark on the field. As Becks get people to watch the game and keep the team competitive, other players would steal the show on the field. Younger talent would love to take advantage of Beckham's extra on-field media and build their own markets as he has.
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Currently, it's for every country and is one of the top three sports for every country on earth except us. The big comparisons in American sports has been what Wayne Gretzky did for the L.A. Kings after he was traded from Edmonton in 1988. The Kings went from a slowly covered team to one of the most talked about teams in L.A. and the national media. There's no question that Beckham will make L.A. Galaxy the hottest ticket in SoCal for the next five years. It's fair to say that what happened in the Pele days with NASL won't happen with MLS because most of the money this time will be coming sponsorship, and many Americans follow international soccer more than MLS, so they know who the big-tymers are. So long as MLS teams have a desire to win and think bigger than the U.S., MLS will be aight. MLS, just like NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL, learned from NASL's mistakes. NASL also proves that American fans can very well be interested in attending U.S. soccer league matches. Soccer itself isn't the reason why NASL failed. Bad marketing post-Pele did it. They couldn't maintain the league after all the superstars finished their careers. Also remember, plenty of other leagues in all five popular sports in America have failed; not just NASL. The ticket sales question isn't there anymore. MLS is currently only selling season tickets because the end of the season hasn't been scheduled yet. Even so, teams all over the league have reported record season ticket sales. The highest attendance game for Dynamo at Robertson last season was around 25,000. That number will be passed plenty of times this season. As that number and the interest grows, the media should cover it as such. No false hype. But if more people are attending an MLS game than an NBA or even MLB game in a night, obviously someone's watching. Show some in-depth highlights. It's already happened. Like I said, it's not "is soccer marketable in the U.S." because it obviously is. 75,000 wouldn't pack Reliant when Barcelona came if people weren't interested in attending a soccer match. The question is when MLS will tap that market to the fullest potential. L.A. signing Becks will help spark that, but it's not enough. The league though have put themselves in a position where Beckham is just the beginning. EVERY team will be working to be MLS Superclubs and become one of the top brand clubs in the world, as Galaxy are going for.
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Yeah, it's not the Texans' finest hour, but respect to the Saints for making it to the NFC Championship for the first time. How many cities other than Houston have never won a playoff game and/or made it to the conference championship?
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I take it you're not a sports fan, huh?...
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It's hard to tell. I would HATE to be FC Dallas. They have to face Beckham's Galaxy AND the Chivas Guadalajara. Pachuca's no joke either. We're going against Club America, who almost beat Barcelona in an exibition and the Mexican club more compared to the Yankees than anyone else, a fiesty Morelia, and the dynasty that is D.C. United. If Dynamo repeat the MLS Cup and/or win Superliga this year in the Beckham-era, the team is $1 Million richer, and would be considered one of the storied franchises in North American sports.
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There's a reason why. NFL, MLB, NHL, and the NBA are leagues that are considered the highest level of play for their sport. All other leagues around the world are considered minor leagues compared to those four because they offer more money and sponsorship than any other in their sport. The biggest championships in their sports are national playoffs, and that's where it ends. In soccer, there are so many teams and so many major leagues that there's so many major championships that a team can win. For example, Dynamo will play this year for the title of best team in America minor or major (US Open Cup), best professional team in America (MLS Cup), and best in North America (Superliga). Soccer is probably the only major team sport where we in America watch teams in other leagues play as well as our own. In Europe alone, there's at least seven soccer leagues that have a bigger international audience than any of our leagues of any sport excluding the Super Bowl. The UEFA Champions League may be giving the Supre Bowl a run for it's money though.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4468471.html This Summer is gonna have the first ever Superliga, deciding the best football/soccer franchise in North America. It's gonna happen July 24-Aug. 29. They decided the teams by their history at winning the MLS Cup or the Mexican championship. Teams include: Group A = Chivas Guadalajara, FC Dallas, Los Angeles Galaxy and Pachuca Tuzos Group B = Club America, D.C. United, Houston Dynamo and Morelia Monarcas. This will be the third major championship Dynamo will go for in 2007. They're also in the 2007 US Open Cup, and going for the more coveted MLS Cup. MLS Cup and Superliga will be internationally televised of course.
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The Astros are looking to sign Richard Hidalgo http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4464563.html
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Is the golf course nice enough to host an Open? Or is it meant to be a community course?
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/4462484.html Glenn Davis of the Houston Chronicle believes the new stadium should be built Downtown.
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Splashtown USA Water Park At 21300 Interstate 45 N.
DJ V Lawrence replied to KimberlySayWhat's topic in Historic Houston
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Congrats to Mutombo passing Kareem as 2nd on the all-time blocked shots list against Kareem's old team, the Lakers! Congrats also for giving the Lakers their worst loss of the season! Also, Webber just became a free-agent. Should the Rockets consider him, or are we already championship bound?
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All jokes aside, I hope they have the coaching thing all settled before draft day on both offense and defense. Mike Sherman is reportedly talking to the Cardinals about being Mr. Head for the team.
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I agree with you. I also think Carr has what it takes to be a great QB, and I also think the team had a lot of rookie starters. There was too much dependance on QB. Where was the running game and running protection before the Colts at the end of the season? I also hope they're able to make more Demeco-caliber picks in the 2nd/later rounds.
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I'm surprised Trace Adkins isn't on the bill.
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That's EXACTLY what we should do, if anything because Carr/Rosenfels' not that bad of a starter/backup combo either. I don't want to have to watch the Texans do that "transition year" things again. The time to draft a QB came and gone last year. It's time to focus of winning over .500 next season and seasons to come. Drafting a starter QB is just out of the question.
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Tuesday, Feb. 27 ------- George Strait Wednesday, Feb. 28 ------- Los Lonely Boys Thursday, March 1 -------- Reba McEntire Friday, March 2
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Don't forget Adrian Peterson (RB) from Oklahoma, Glenn Dorsey (DT) from LSU, and Gaines Adams (DE) from Clemson. Those three, plus the ones Trae mentioned, are the current list to choose from for the Texans because since we're #8 in the draft, at least two of them will be left at the eighth spot. And if anybody is drafted higher than those guys, the Texans have a chance to make a steal at the draft. I expect Russel, Smith, and Quinn to be drafted in the top five. (Russell to the Raiders, Smith to the Browns, and Quinn to Tampa Bay.) Anything else is a toss-up. I think the Texans are in a great position for a team that finished 6-10 last season when it comes to next season.
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I'm not sure what the status on Ronaldo is, but he's definately past his prime, and I can't see him playing in the next World Cup. Figo just recently signed with Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia. No telling what his future is in professional or international play. The MAJOR news is Beckham though. He's still in his prime, has plenty of years left in him, and will probably still start for England in 2010. According to ESPN, Beckham may be in negotiations to sign with LA Galaxy, which would be the biggest signing in MLS history. Not sure how the U.S. covered his Real Madrid signing, but when that happened, over 100 countries broadcasted the signing live. Victoria Beckham has reportedly been house-hunting in L.A., David has a youth camp there, and rumor has it that Beckham has been considering a Hollywood career after retiring. Also, he's only 31. Real Madrid is also reportly in negotiations to re-sign Beckham to a record contract for two years. Even if that happened, he'd only be 33 by the end of that contract. Another factor is the fact that Real Madrid just signed another midfielder star, Fernando Gago of Boca Juniors from Argentina. Becks likes to be the star and doesn't like the bench, so that may also come into a factor as to if he would sign with Galaxy at 31 or not. Toronto's stadium will also be the Canadian national stadium. De Rosario, star on Dynamo, already turned down moving to Toronto FC and re-signed with H-Town. But if he's able to lead the Canadian national team to some important wins and turn them into World Cup qualifying contenders, who knows how long it would be until T-Town's stadium would have to be expanded.
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Oye oye oye. Too much hype because he was QB of NBC's favorite team, Notre Dame. If Calvin Johnson, wide reciever from Georgia Tech, is still available at the 8th spot in the draft, should the Texans draft him in the first round? (he just announced today that he's in the draft).
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I think he is.
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I call it the BrokeBack Mountain game, 'cause those Cowboys sure screwed themselves...
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His attitude didn't seem to affect the team that much. What DID affect the team seemed to be his dropped catches. The dude alwayz seems injured. This season, it was his hands. They said his thumb, right? He has an offseason to recover, then he'll be aight. In terms of Owens, he shouldn't be THE star reciever on the Cowboys. He should be A reciever on the 'Boyz. Too much media attention was put on Owens, and that has nothing to do with the Cowboys, Owens, or football. That's the media's fault. The dude supposedly "attempted suicide", when it turns out he took the wrong combination of supplements and pain medication. But that somehow made front pages and headline news? People put too much emphasis on his "distractions" when in fact the only thing it distracted was fantasy football.
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The Houston Texans have beaten the Dallas Cowboys more times than the Dallas Cowboys have beaten ANYBODY in the playoffs for the last ten years. When you play like the Texans have, you may lose...but when you play like the Cowboys have, you suck >