rayzofheat Posted December 4, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 10 Content Count: 210 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/07/2008 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The FIFA sports game franchise has caused soccer to take off. If you don't think it has, you are blind. ESPN constantly shows soccer matches, and NBC Sports just payed about 10x more money to bring the English Premier League to their station than what anyone will pay to bring the Big East to theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-by-Marriage Posted December 6, 2012 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 355 Content Count: 4,741 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/25/2004 Share Posted December 6, 2012 A few articles about the stadium. Vinik being involved in this while on the board at Liverpool is a great sign. http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/dec/04/5/memeto1-big-thinkers-are-just-what-we-need-now-ar-579129/ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/28/report-tampa-soccer-specific-stadium-plans-works http://www.vsi-stadium.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 12, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 197 Content Count: 10,251 Reputation: 270 Days Won: 14 Joined: 08/16/2005 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I was told yesterday that this has pretty much zero shot of ever happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmhatter Posted December 13, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 576 Content Count: 8,174 Reputation: 268 Days Won: 6 Joined: 09/02/2007 Share Posted December 13, 2012 i wish it would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-by-Marriage Posted December 14, 2012 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 355 Content Count: 4,741 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/25/2004 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I was told yesterday that this has pretty much zero shot of ever happening. They had that "private meeting" at the Tampa Club, then nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyboarder Posted December 14, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 34 Content Count: 470 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/18/2007 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Good lord I have been hearing that soccer is the next great sportsince i was a kid...forever. Nothing like 1 to 0 scores and players taking dives all the time. Only way I will watch it is if they play dodge ball for half of the game. You may not be the demographic soccer appeals to. And the one it does is growing at significant proportions in this country. Me? Total white dude. And I fully dig soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southshore26 Posted December 14, 2012 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 104 Content Count: 4,442 Reputation: 161 Days Won: 9 Joined: 09/30/2007 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Sounds like Orlando City is going all in to get MLS by 2014.... probably better suited there. We'll keep the Rowdies. Works easier for me personally... #RCTID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted December 14, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 410 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Sounds like Orlando City is going all in to get MLS by 2014.... probably better suited there. We'll keep the Rowdies. Works easier for me personally... #RCTID Well...um...what they announced was that they will be awarded a team next year! (Oh, they did mention that they needed to find someone to build them a stadium before that will happen). I'm hoping one side or the other gets it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southshore26 Posted December 14, 2012 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 104 Content Count: 4,442 Reputation: 161 Days Won: 9 Joined: 09/30/2007 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Sounds like Orlando City is going all in to get MLS by 2014.... probably better suited there. We'll keep the Rowdies. Works easier for me personally... #RCTID Well...um...what they announced was that they will be awarded a team next year! (Oh, they did mention that they needed to find someone to build them a stadium before that will happen). I'm hoping one side or the other gets it done. Thanks... I hadn't herd all the details... Simply that they were putting all the chips in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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