Comments on: USSF 2nd Division Soccer Schedule Close to Release; Some Details Revealed

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:00:59 +0000

Groundhog’s day, only six more weeks until we get a schedule!

By: Buck

Buck — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:52:35 +0000

USL could whip up a good sked every year in Florida in between a few long evenings in the local Bars… obviously USSF has a different system.

By: Brian Quarstad

Brian Quarstad — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:30:10 +0000

Thanks for the positive endorsement.

I’m just not sure at this point. There seems to have been some issues this week with the schedule and a few team owners. So who knows, perhaps the change everything but I doubt it. All teams and the USSF met in Chicago on Friday. Lets hope they worked something out and the schedule is out soon.

By: Jeff Thompson

Jeff Thompson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:24:08 +0000

BQ,
This is my first post after reading your comments for some time. You are a journalist. The people you have gotten information from are whatever you want to call them. Please don’t get mad at Alex or anyone else and please keep finding out whatever you can for us. I do follow K and J league stuff (after being stationed there, Go Bluewings) so maybe V-league would be fun??

On topic, will the groups have to allign with geography? Planes in and out of P.R. might make them an east coast team rather than southern team and Austin might fit better with Tampa, Miami and Carolina with Southwest flights, just saying sometimes proximity is not the best way to lump teams, airlines are to be considered.

By: Buck

Buck — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:14:19 +0000

“and this year’s regular season schedule will take all the teams into early October” – by Brian Quarstad

Which is really screwed up with Playoffs after that running the Season super LATE~! – So much for interfacing w/MLS late skeds… & so much for a few USSF Div 2 ringers moving on to MLS Playoffs, so much for all the guys USSF Div 2 loses every year to Indoor in the end of Season runs up to Playoffs, etc, etc…

By: Manmhunt

Manmhunt — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:59:43 +0000

Is this damn schedule ever going to come out!!??

By: Brian Quarstad

Brian Quarstad — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:30:47 +0000

pseudo-journalism.? Really? Explain that one to me. They guy has reported on US and international soccer for years, and has done countless interviews, etc… No one else is giving people this information. Why is that not called journalism?

Sure Karik had good connections with Miami FC. But I know as a reporting partner, he also had excellent connections with many USL people that were sometimes calling him and telling him information throughout the story.

“Journalism is the craft of conveying news, descriptive material and opinion via a widening spectrum of media. These include newspapers, magazines, radio and television, the internet and even, more recently, the mobile phone. Journalists—be they writers, editors or photographers; broadcast presenters or producers—serve as the chief purveyors of information and opinion in contemporary mass society.”

Seems to me he certainly fit that criteria.

By: Ken Jamieson

Ken Jamieson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:43:06 +0000

CoconutMonkey, while there may be some merit to experimenting with “goal judges” and other innovations, such “tampering” would not be allowed by FIFA.
The old NASL got into hot water for its shoot-out and 35-yd line offside (how many people remember that one), almost to the point of the league being outlawed by FIFA. Such action would have disqualified all players, coaches and referees in the league from any FIFA competitions, including the World Cup.
While becoming a renegade league might sound romantic to some, the bottom line is in today’s football world it would seriously impact the quality of players and officiating in the league.
Unfortunately, we are bound to follow FIFA to the letter and not try to go it our own way.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:13:00 +0000

It’s not about pouting about the choice. It’s about full disclosure and pseudo-journalism. Someone hired someone – good for them. But it’s about people pretending to be what they’re not. Or failing to disclose their conflicts of interest.

By: Brian Quarstad

Brian Quarstad — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:10:08 +0000

I have said as much Bart. But for now, people want to talk about the season and so do I. There is no doubt each side is posturing for control again next year. But we are 2.5 months away from kickoff. Lets focus on some positive for a change, shall we?