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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbine View Post
    This is Louisiana's chance to get international exposure.

    Initially the rest of the world may be more interested in this than US residents will be.
    Does the rest of the world care about college soccer in enough capacity to make it any kind of revenue sport here. I don't think so. Quick, name a famous international soccer player that played in college.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajun55 View Post
    Does the rest of the world care about college soccer?
    No

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajun55 View Post
    Does the rest of the world care about college soccer?
    The rest of the world cares about soccer period.

    Once a few college players make it to the top, the rest of the world will be very interested.

  4. #109

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    Quote Originally Posted by LouisianaB View Post
    Since when is 2019 dated
    Since it's May 2022. It's dated by three years.

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    List of schools that can afford D1 soccer.

    https://www.ncsasports.org/mens-socc...ion-1-colleges


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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbine View Post
    This is Louisiana's chance to get international exposure.

    Initially the rest of the world may be more interested in this than US residents will be.
    Another excellent point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CajunVic View Post
    No
    It’s the most popular sport in the world. It makes the NFL look like cornhole.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbine View Post
    List of schools that can afford D1 soccer.

    https://www.ncsasports.org/mens-socc...ion-1-colleges
    Mostly Northeast or West Coast. The only way they can afford it is because they can field a schedule reachable by bus. You are fighting a losing battle. What a levee to die on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ManAboutTown View Post
    It’s the most popular sport in the world. It makes the NFL look like cornhole.
    It is not the most popular sport where you live or anywhere around here. Pretty important to the financial viability of the proposition. Didn't the league fold the lasts time soccer was tried in Lafayette. You have to have someone to play in a reasonable vicinity for it to be viable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajun55 View Post
    Does the rest of the world care about college soccer in enough capacity to make it any kind of revenue sport here. I don't think so. Quick, name a famous international soccer player that played in college.
    Kyle Rote, Jr.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajun55 View Post
    Does the rest of the world care about college soccer in enough capacity to make it any kind of revenue sport here. I don't think so. Quick, name a famous international soccer player that played in college.
    Kasey Keller.

  12. #117

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZoomZoom View Post
    Kasey Keller.
    Current USMNT goalie, Matt Turner played college ball.

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    With all the billionaires in the world that love soccer, NIL deals could become bigger in soccer than they are in football.


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    Quote Originally Posted by CajunVic View Post
    It is not the most popular sport where you live or anywhere around here. Pretty important to the financial viability of the proposition. Didn't the league fold the lasts time soccer was tried in Lafayette. You have to have someone to play in a reasonable vicinity for it to be viable.
    The league folded for many other reasons than interest or viability, and in Lafayette it was doing just fine.

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    I've said what I said about the program so I will only speak to the type of talent we would get.

    If you could get a coach in here that can properly recruit Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and International Students. You would have a serious program on your hands. UL already has a ton of international students that come over for several of our academic programs. If you can now give athletic scholarships for soccer who is to say you can't get some incredible talent from the international player pool.

    Not to mention Texas and Florida produce fantastic talent and are right next to us as well travel wise. We'd run the South if we could do it. '

    If you are curious as to why LSU-Eunice is top 10 every year for JUCO soccer it is because their coach knows how to recruit Texas and International Players. He would be the ideal candidate to become the first programs head coach. Josh McReynolds. https://athletics.lsue.edu/staff-dir...-mcreynolds/54 . Check out his coaching Bio. Pretty solid.

    Someone donate $4 mil and everything we are discussing can come true we're golden. Anyone got that?


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