I had a similar Saturday. Saturday morning I watched paint dry. After that was watching water freeze. At 3:00 I watched grass grow. Exciting!!!

I didn't know they televised soccer.

Since they don't have electricity in those third world countries where it's really popular, I didn't think it would be feasible...

Do me a favor and go look up when the Red Sox played their first game and their last game. Please report your findings here.

That's actually not true, billay. You're not accounting for the Spanish language broadcast on Univision. This is the first year that MLS has partnered w/ Univision for an MLS Cup broadcast, so I don't blame you for glossing this fact over, even though it's quoted in the article.

U.S. televisions accounted for nearly a 1.2 share across ESPN and Univision.

But, yeah, they need to not schedule the game opposite college football conference championship games. That much is undeniable.

Where was it at on attendance?

it didn't help that the two fanbases in the championship game were Utah and Kansas.

1.2 amazing!

it was on TV during Mizzou/Auburn, Texas/Baylor and other must-see football games.

I never said a lot of people watched it! Only that it wasn't actually the least-viewed MLS Cup final ever.

WNBA gets higher ratings.

I don't understand why popularity of a sport matters from a fan perspective.

I'm going to assume that billay is a huge fan of One Direction fan since he clearly feels that popularity is what's important.

There were some damn good games on at the same time. They had to compete.

I'm going to assume he's a fan of One Direction for other reasons.

KC has a soccer team?

I did actually know that, but what I couldn't understand was why they were playing outdoor soccer on December 7.

Those poor people were already being subjected to watching soccer, do they have to freeze their asses off as well?








I kid, I kid

I think the college slate followed by a NFL Sunday killed some of the run in the days afterward as well. Kevin Harlan mentioning it during the Chiefs game was about all I heard about it nationally.