Men's NCAA Soccer Championship

[covcaj]

Places like Louisiana would be prime for collegiate soccer. No major professional teams at all.

MBB at least has the potential to pay for itself and, conceivably, even make a few bucks with the right coach/team. Soccer does not. Travel would be more expensive, and if you got 500 spectators for a home game, that would be a lot.

[CAJUNSby90]

Places like Louisiana would be prime for collegiate soccer. No major professional teams at all.

How did the swampcats do?

[covcaj]

Places like Louisiana would be prime for collegiate soccer. No major professional teams at all.

For the championship.
11 December 2023
Final
Clemson 2–1 Notre Dame

Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 4,449

[CAJUNSby90]

For the championship.
11 December 2023
Final
Clemson 2–1 Notre Dame

Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 4,449

Bob marlin can draw that kind of crowd.

[UL_Cajuns]

Yes. Acadiana is a youth soccer hot bed now. We need a men's team now and $2 Nattys at the games!

[CAJUNSby90]

Yes. Acadiana is a youth soccer hot bed now. We need a men's team now and $2 Nattys at the games!

Make Moore Park Great Again

[CajunNation]

MBB at least has the potential to pay for itself and, conceivably, even make a few bucks with the right coach/team. Soccer does not. Travel would be more expensive, and if you got 500 spectators for a home game, that would be a lot.

Soccer plays half as many games as basketball. At most, they would have 5 or 6 flights.

[JMV JustMyView]

That will never happen.

I know.

[CajunRebel]

American (Most) dont care about SOCCER.

Lots care.

Soccer ratings on US TV are getting up there with NBA, MLB, and NHL games, and MLS just became the second highest attended domestic soccer league in the world.

But they just don’t care about college soccer.

Youth soccer in the US doesn’t funnel into high school and colleges like basketball, football, and baseball do. It funnels into academy and pro teams. If you’re a talented high school player, you’re already playing for an MLS team’s developmental program or you’re on a club team that plays against them. Once you turn 18, you’ll be playing professionally somewhere. If you’re a REALLY talented player, you’re probably already playing for a European academy or pro team.

[CajunNation]

That's correct Rebel.

We need to think outside the box a little. In this new age of NIL/portal, what about we form a partnership with a MLS club? Collegiate soccer programs would be smart to think of themselves as a developmental league for the MLS. Give us some of your young guys and we can offer them an education as well.