The Big East has gone through a lot of transformations over the years losing a lot of teams. The experiment of having Boise and San Diego join the Conference was a great idea, but it failed before they played any football. I will not say that it was doomed to fail because it could have worked, but planning for the long term did not occur. In order for the Big East to make a western division they should have added more western schools immediately to make it geographically more feasible. They did not do that so there were questions that kept causing problems.
Yet I do not see the loss of Boise as a bad thing because in all honesty they wanted to much from the conference. If the Big East accepted the deal they would have said that all of the other schools are not worth as much. It is never a good idea to put all of your eggs in one basket. Especially for a program that would leave the Big East or MWC if the PAC12 ever wanted to become the PAC16. Boise is a great program that should be ranked higher than it is football wise. When it comes down to it they did what they felt was necessary, and who can blame them for that.
Also looking at it the conference was having a hard time expanding westward. Most fans could see that trying to obtain schools like BYU, Air Force, UNLV, and others did not seem possible. There was definitely interest, yet not enough to get them to sign on the dotted line. As a fan having those schools would have been great, but I know it boils down to who you can work with. Most of the western school the Big East Targeted did not seem like supportive business partners. In the chaos of conference re-alignment supportive programs are a tough commodity to come by, but if you have it than do what ever you can to keep it.
Focusing on the positive for some reason the Big East may find it hard to gain membership in the west, however they have found success in the East coast, the south, and even Texas. With this knowledge they can concentrate on obtaining and developing programs that are geographically more stable for traveling. While also creating rivalries between academic institutions because of their locations. Fans will be able to travel more to games against rival schools. As much as I love Boise I do not love it enough to see a Uconn vs Boise football game in Idaho.
Losing the Catholic 7 was a big blow for the Big East Conference. Especially since historically it was made to give the basketball schools a chance to be recognized nationally. It was very successful for years, and made basketball powerhouses. However, basketball was also destructive for the conference in the long run. With a basketball oriented conference football was only able to grow, but so much. Anyone who knows college sports is aware that football is the biggest money maker, and can give a school national recognition by having a winning season or even appearing in a bowl game.
Losing the Catholic 7 may be a good thing for the conference in the long run. Now it can focus on developing the programs that have committed to being in the conference for all sports. As well as the schools that are left are great building blocks for the future. UCF, USF, Houston, ECU, Tulane, Memphis, CinCy, UConn, Navy, Temple, and SMU are great institutions academically and for athletics. Just with these schools they are still in better shape than C USA, the Sun Belt, Mac, and can without a doubt compete with the MWC.
The Big East may not be the SEC or ACC, however with the 11 building blocks they have with more to be added in the future the conference has a possibility to become competitive. In football they have schools that are on the rise, basketball schools that are still competitive, and academically more desirable than most of the schools in other conferences. The Conference is not dying it is just going through evolution. Yet most writers will not say that because they get more viewership trashing than helping others to understand.
Thank You
Jonny Jones
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
the 20th Major League Soccer Team?
It has come to the attention of those who watch Major League soccer that the twentieth team will definitely be in NYC. It will most likely be the New York Cosmos because of the stars that are associated with it, and the marketability of the Franchise name. The name was made famous by Pele, and has touched generations of Soccer or futbol lovers. The commissioner of Major League Soccer wants the team to be the Cosmos in New York City because of the Market place, and it will definitely of the future of the League. New York City is a proven success of supporting the growth of franchises, and providing leagues with extra revenues. Everyone does business here, there are tons of tourists attractions, a lot of money is spent, and there is more diversity than almost anywhere else in the United States. Just look at how the Yankees have carried Major League baseball for years, and without them baseball would lose a considerable amount of money.
I am not against the NY Cosmos becoming a Major League Franchise I am just not sure they should make it the 20th team. In order to create a franchise and build a stadium in New York City it will take a very log time to get started and finish it. First there is finding a space to build a stadium, building the stadium, and then getting everything in order. This will take two to three years to complete, and that is the best case scenario. There are plenty of rewards to make up the costs, however I do believe we will hinder the growth of future Major League Soccer teams by waiting on the NY Cosmos. I think that we should give two other Cities the oppurtunity to become official teams, and within then let the Cosmos Franchise in when everything is complete for them to begin their first season.
Instead of New York I have seven Cities instead who would make better choices to invest in now to help the growth of Major League Soccer. These Cities are as follows Cleaveland, St. Louis, Detriot, Orlando, Pittsburg,and phoenix. These Cities are great to help grow the game of soccer in the United States, and provide more options for extra television money. Cleaveland and Detriot are easy places to start up Franchises. Detriot already has a stadium that is not being used, and all it needs is a year or two to revenote it to be more soccer specific. Cleaveland does not have a soccer specific stadium, however the City is craving entertainment, and a successful soccer team could provide it. They have had soccer teams in the City before and fan turnout has always been very positive. They also have plenty of land in the City that is not being used so they could get one built within seventeen months, and play one season at the Cleaveland Browns stadium to get people use to going to games. Both Detriot and Cleaveland will also help television ratings for the MLS.
Orlando is the only City in Florida that I could see a soccer team doing well. Miami is the worst City for Franchises because even when they do well most people are to busy doing other things. There is a night club in the Dolphins stadium, and more people would rather do that than go to the game. The florida Marlins are not a horrible team, and yet they can never get the stadium filled. Tampa Bay is just as worse because some fans will not even show up for playoff games. That is horrible when people will not show up to see their team qualify for the playoffs. It is not because fans do not want to go it is mostly because those things cost money, and the job market it terrible. Orlando is a great City with a lot of wealthy people, and those who are willing to spend their money. Even when the Magic are doing terribly, the stadium is full. I say would say its the best way to keep a soccer franchise in Florida.
St. Louis is a City that loves soccer and has a rich history of it. It may seem like a dying City, but it is really busy during the day, and people love night life. Also a lot of people who work in St.Louis own homes outside of it to avoid high taxes, but are regularly ticket holders for the Cardinals and Rams. A team here would do well, and help create rivals in the Midwest. As for Pittsburg and Phoenix they would serve mostly one purpose to create rivals within their regions. Yes they would help the league gain television money, and add extra reveue. The rivalries would be great to watch on television for people of Pennsylvania. Pittsburg vs Philadelphia is always a great rivalry and helps clients create strong bonds with teams who represent their cities. Phoenix would rival those in Califonia and texas. Arizona has a gigantic Latin poppulation like most states in that region, and would give clients more options of teams to cheer for. Regional rivalry is a big part of why Euope and other countries dominate soccer. Without regional rivalry it is hard to get people involved with the sport.
Lastly I think that unlike most leagues around the world Major League Soccer should go up to 30 or 32 teams. We are a bigger country unlike most soccer nations, and need more teams in order to stay compete, and cultivate the talent that is available not only in the country, but from around the world. All other leagues have at least thirty teams, and they are able to compete with everyone else in baseball and basketball. FIFA will not stunt the growth of the United States because of the differences between other countries, and if we are going to succeed in ways that work for us.
Thanks for Reading
JonnySoccer
I am not against the NY Cosmos becoming a Major League Franchise I am just not sure they should make it the 20th team. In order to create a franchise and build a stadium in New York City it will take a very log time to get started and finish it. First there is finding a space to build a stadium, building the stadium, and then getting everything in order. This will take two to three years to complete, and that is the best case scenario. There are plenty of rewards to make up the costs, however I do believe we will hinder the growth of future Major League Soccer teams by waiting on the NY Cosmos. I think that we should give two other Cities the oppurtunity to become official teams, and within then let the Cosmos Franchise in when everything is complete for them to begin their first season.
Instead of New York I have seven Cities instead who would make better choices to invest in now to help the growth of Major League Soccer. These Cities are as follows Cleaveland, St. Louis, Detriot, Orlando, Pittsburg,and phoenix. These Cities are great to help grow the game of soccer in the United States, and provide more options for extra television money. Cleaveland and Detriot are easy places to start up Franchises. Detriot already has a stadium that is not being used, and all it needs is a year or two to revenote it to be more soccer specific. Cleaveland does not have a soccer specific stadium, however the City is craving entertainment, and a successful soccer team could provide it. They have had soccer teams in the City before and fan turnout has always been very positive. They also have plenty of land in the City that is not being used so they could get one built within seventeen months, and play one season at the Cleaveland Browns stadium to get people use to going to games. Both Detriot and Cleaveland will also help television ratings for the MLS.
Orlando is the only City in Florida that I could see a soccer team doing well. Miami is the worst City for Franchises because even when they do well most people are to busy doing other things. There is a night club in the Dolphins stadium, and more people would rather do that than go to the game. The florida Marlins are not a horrible team, and yet they can never get the stadium filled. Tampa Bay is just as worse because some fans will not even show up for playoff games. That is horrible when people will not show up to see their team qualify for the playoffs. It is not because fans do not want to go it is mostly because those things cost money, and the job market it terrible. Orlando is a great City with a lot of wealthy people, and those who are willing to spend their money. Even when the Magic are doing terribly, the stadium is full. I say would say its the best way to keep a soccer franchise in Florida.
St. Louis is a City that loves soccer and has a rich history of it. It may seem like a dying City, but it is really busy during the day, and people love night life. Also a lot of people who work in St.Louis own homes outside of it to avoid high taxes, but are regularly ticket holders for the Cardinals and Rams. A team here would do well, and help create rivals in the Midwest. As for Pittsburg and Phoenix they would serve mostly one purpose to create rivals within their regions. Yes they would help the league gain television money, and add extra reveue. The rivalries would be great to watch on television for people of Pennsylvania. Pittsburg vs Philadelphia is always a great rivalry and helps clients create strong bonds with teams who represent their cities. Phoenix would rival those in Califonia and texas. Arizona has a gigantic Latin poppulation like most states in that region, and would give clients more options of teams to cheer for. Regional rivalry is a big part of why Euope and other countries dominate soccer. Without regional rivalry it is hard to get people involved with the sport.
Lastly I think that unlike most leagues around the world Major League Soccer should go up to 30 or 32 teams. We are a bigger country unlike most soccer nations, and need more teams in order to stay compete, and cultivate the talent that is available not only in the country, but from around the world. All other leagues have at least thirty teams, and they are able to compete with everyone else in baseball and basketball. FIFA will not stunt the growth of the United States because of the differences between other countries, and if we are going to succeed in ways that work for us.
Thanks for Reading
JonnySoccer
Monday, June 6, 2011
Reaction to America Losing to Spain 6/4/11
The United States soccer team did not produce any real results against Spain. Wait you know what that is not true at all because we did come out of this learning a few things about ourselves. I remember getting things ready for the game. I got the chips, a 12 pack from taco bell, and a six pack of Coronas. Do not worry I am 21 years old so I just made it as my local bartenders have told me. I sat down and turned my television to ESPN. I was very excited until I saw the line up that Bob Bradley chose to play, and I immediately began to get worried. I am felt like I had wasted time buying beer and instead should have gotten something to do shots with because I did not want to remember this game.
As a New Yorker I was very happy to see Tim Ream and Juan agudelo of the Red Bulls play for the U.S. They are both young and talented players who will have great careers as time moves forward. However, a lot of other players that have gotten caps for the U.S were not present. A lot of young players that played for the World Cup a year agao, and in some international friendlies that have provided a lot of talent for the U.S were not there. Also Davies who is a proven scorer as his time with D.C United has shown, but was not chosen. Most people that Bradley chose were people that were not heard of and some were not even starters for their respected clubs.
Bradley said he needed to see what his team was capable of as well as how this line up would fair against the best. Honestly I do not think you even need to try this experiment to know the results. The least Bradley could have done was start Clint Dempsey to help with the attack and take some pressure off the younger players. He did put in Clint, however the damage was already done and the fans were not happy. I am really surprise Freddy Adu was not given an oppurtunity to play at all for this match. I would have definitely given him an oppurtunity to showcase some of the skills he has been able to learn in Europe.
As a coach I think Bradley has helped the United States a lot since Bruce Arena. We are a competitive team, we do the best we can, and we have played descent. However, I think that we need to change of philosophy of football. We produce a lot of Mid-fielders and defenders as a country, but not to many proven scorers. As much as I love Bradley I would like to see an International coach from Spain, Italy, or even Mexico to take over in order to get us a winning recipe. As well as help our players develop into better scorers.
The only thing that was really good about the match this week was seeing the new talent that the MLS showcased this weekend. A lot of the starters were gone so a lot of guys who would not get a chance to play a lot this year were able to. I think this needs to continue in a way to get more of the younger guys playing more. I wish the MLS was more like the MLB. Set up a couple of minor league teams so that your younger players could be fit for league action, and get more playing time. If you have the most talented player in the Super Draft then why would you keep him benched. I would rather play him or send him to the minor league system to get him in Shape. We need to invest more into our players and give them not just time, but oppurtunities to develop.
Thanks
Jonnysoccer
As a New Yorker I was very happy to see Tim Ream and Juan agudelo of the Red Bulls play for the U.S. They are both young and talented players who will have great careers as time moves forward. However, a lot of other players that have gotten caps for the U.S were not present. A lot of young players that played for the World Cup a year agao, and in some international friendlies that have provided a lot of talent for the U.S were not there. Also Davies who is a proven scorer as his time with D.C United has shown, but was not chosen. Most people that Bradley chose were people that were not heard of and some were not even starters for their respected clubs.
Bradley said he needed to see what his team was capable of as well as how this line up would fair against the best. Honestly I do not think you even need to try this experiment to know the results. The least Bradley could have done was start Clint Dempsey to help with the attack and take some pressure off the younger players. He did put in Clint, however the damage was already done and the fans were not happy. I am really surprise Freddy Adu was not given an oppurtunity to play at all for this match. I would have definitely given him an oppurtunity to showcase some of the skills he has been able to learn in Europe.
As a coach I think Bradley has helped the United States a lot since Bruce Arena. We are a competitive team, we do the best we can, and we have played descent. However, I think that we need to change of philosophy of football. We produce a lot of Mid-fielders and defenders as a country, but not to many proven scorers. As much as I love Bradley I would like to see an International coach from Spain, Italy, or even Mexico to take over in order to get us a winning recipe. As well as help our players develop into better scorers.
The only thing that was really good about the match this week was seeing the new talent that the MLS showcased this weekend. A lot of the starters were gone so a lot of guys who would not get a chance to play a lot this year were able to. I think this needs to continue in a way to get more of the younger guys playing more. I wish the MLS was more like the MLB. Set up a couple of minor league teams so that your younger players could be fit for league action, and get more playing time. If you have the most talented player in the Super Draft then why would you keep him benched. I would rather play him or send him to the minor league system to get him in Shape. We need to invest more into our players and give them not just time, but oppurtunities to develop.
Thanks
Jonnysoccer
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