Comments on: Austin Aztex release their USL schedule while the rest of the league waits http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/#comment-297 Matthew Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:13:11 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=2256#comment-297 You're right in that this summer the Express will be playing, so it's the only competition that I'm aware that is active in play (I don't know about the Arena Football team, as when they get started back up, they may play in the summer). That's one of the reasons we're excited as there isn't as much competition between the Aztex and other sports in central Texas. The only exceptions are in August and September, when gridiron football gets started up. However, that's only a couple of weeks of the regular season. As far as the Lance Armstrong comment, I'm not a big cycling fan, so I have no investment in anyone's opinion on him. Although, to date, I haven't heard any proven evidence beyond the French press's bletherings on this. You’re right in that this summer the Express will be playing, so it’s the only competition that I’m aware that is active in play (I don’t know about the Arena Football team, as when they get started back up, they may play in the summer). That’s one of the reasons we’re excited as there isn’t as much competition between the Aztex and other sports in central Texas. The only exceptions are in August and September, when gridiron football gets started up. However, that’s only a couple of weeks of the regular season.

As far as the Lance Armstrong comment, I’m not a big cycling fan, so I have no investment in anyone’s opinion on him. Although, to date, I haven’t heard any proven evidence beyond the French press’s bletherings on this.

]]> By: Super Rookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/#comment-295 Super Rookie Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:52:21 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=2256#comment-295 Which of these sports besides the farm baseball team are playing in mid-summer? Just curious. P.S. Did you like my insult of Lance Armstrong? I thought it was funny...then again I am not a fan of Mellow Johnny and his new bike shop in downtown. Which of these sports besides the farm baseball team are playing in mid-summer?

Just curious.

P.S. Did you like my insult of Lance Armstrong? I thought it was funny…then again I am not a fan of Mellow Johnny and his new bike shop in downtown.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/#comment-294 Matthew Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:57:47 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=2256#comment-294 First off, down here, University of Texas sports is not just an event to occupy time, but it's a religion. So as with most places in the country, "football" is not played with a oblong pig skin. So UT sports are huge in and of themselves. Besides that, we also have the Round Rock Express, which is a farm team for the Houston Astros owned and operated by the family of Nolan Ryan, and we have a farm hockey team for the Dallas Stars moving in this year (we had a professional hockey team in the Austin Ice Bats, but they folded last year). We also have semi-pro baseketball, the Austin Toros, that are a farm team to the San Antonio express. So although we don't have anything on the MLB, NFL, or NBA level, we do have sports besides BBQ. First off, down here, University of Texas sports is not just an event to occupy time, but it’s a religion. So as with most places in the country, “football” is not played with a oblong pig skin. So UT sports are huge in and of themselves.

Besides that, we also have the Round Rock Express, which is a farm team for the Houston Astros owned and operated by the family of Nolan Ryan, and we have a farm hockey team for the Dallas Stars moving in this year (we had a professional hockey team in the Austin Ice Bats, but they folded last year). We also have semi-pro baseketball, the Austin Toros, that are a farm team to the San Antonio express. So although we don’t have anything on the MLB, NFL, or NBA level, we do have sports besides BBQ.

]]> By: ERic http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/#comment-293 ERic Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:43:39 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=2256#comment-293 Other options? Round Rock Express. Austin Toros D-League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs. The Arena Football League team folded, but a new indoor team is starting up this summer, and football of any type trumps damn near anything that's not UT. And there'll be a Stars ice hockey farm team in Cedar Park (NW suburb of Austin) starting up as well. And just saying 'besides U of Texas' sweeps a lot under the rug. The UT men's sports teams (baseball, basketball and football) are all top 20, so they take up damn near all the sports oxygen in town. Oh, and thank you, USL for making Austin look really stupid now. "Be assured, the full USL-1 Schedule will be released today." OK, now it's the 23rd. On the one hand, I haven't really been that concerned. MLS, which starts before the USL, still hasn't released theirs yet. Then again, USL-1 has a lot fewer teams than MLS. *sigh* I just love being back in the USL. Other options? Round Rock Express. Austin Toros D-League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs. The Arena Football League team folded, but a new indoor team is starting up this summer, and football of any type trumps damn near anything that’s not UT. And there’ll be a Stars ice hockey farm team in Cedar Park (NW suburb of Austin) starting up as well.

And just saying ‘besides U of Texas’ sweeps a lot under the rug. The UT men’s sports teams (baseball, basketball and football) are all top 20, so they take up damn near all the sports oxygen in town.

Oh, and thank you, USL for making Austin look really stupid now. “Be assured, the full USL-1 Schedule will be released today.” OK, now it’s the 23rd.

On the one hand, I haven’t really been that concerned. MLS, which starts before the USL, still hasn’t released theirs yet.

Then again, USL-1 has a lot fewer teams than MLS.

*sigh* I just love being back in the USL.

]]> By: Super Rookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/#comment-292 Super Rookie Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:02:24 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=2256#comment-292 What the other sport options in Austin? Besides UofTexas I can't think of anything else as competition...unless you consider Lance Armstrong's doping denials. What the other sport options in Austin?

Besides UofTexas I can’t think of anything else as competition…unless you consider Lance Armstrong’s doping denials.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/01/22/austin-aztex-release-their-uls-schedule-while-the-rest-of-the-league-waits/#comment-288 Matthew Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:39:10 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=2256#comment-288 What I heard was that the league told the teams that they were going to announce the release of the schedule yesterday around mid-day. In an effort to continue to build excitment in a city like Austin that has a lot of sporting options, the Aztex notified two press outlets (ABC affiliate KVUE, and local paper "The Austin Chronicle") about an impending press release. The league then recanted their decision due to a logistical issue (not of the Aztex doing), with about an hour left before the earlier scheduled announcement. Unfortunately, you can't call a "mulligan" with the press. I agree, the league has taken too long to get the schedule out (which is organized in one of the most backwards ways possible), and when they announce to the clubs it's going to be released, they pull it back with an hour before the planned announcement. The league has to find a better way to manage the logistics of scheduling and announcing fixtures if they want to draw fans in, and compete with not only MLS, but other tier 1 sports (gridiron football, basketball, baseball, etc). What I heard was that the league told the teams that they were going to announce the release of the schedule yesterday around mid-day. In an effort to continue to build excitment in a city like Austin that has a lot of sporting options, the Aztex notified two press outlets (ABC affiliate KVUE, and local paper “The Austin Chronicle”) about an impending press release. The league then recanted their decision due to a logistical issue (not of the Aztex doing), with about an hour left before the earlier scheduled announcement. Unfortunately, you can’t call a “mulligan” with the press. I agree, the league has taken too long to get the schedule out (which is organized in one of the most backwards ways possible), and when they announce to the clubs it’s going to be released, they pull it back with an hour before the planned announcement. The league has to find a better way to manage the logistics of scheduling and announcing fixtures if they want to draw fans in, and compete with not only MLS, but other tier 1 sports (gridiron football, basketball, baseball, etc).

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