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JWsleep · 07-12-2005, 08:53 PM

No, but they do show the national team on occasion. Given that they do so, and the Spanish language networks are showing the games, why not show them? It's hard to build national support if the national team games aren't on nationally. This is about building fan base outside of me, TAFKAS and NM redskin! It seems like an attitude thing--lots of sports are on ESPN, but soccer doesn't always get on--it's "not really an american sport," unlike lumberjacking and the world's strongest man (who always seems to be Norwegian or something...). Or so it seems to me. C'mon! This is the most popular sport in the world, and we're actually pretty good at it, which comes as a surprise to many people.

07-12-2005, 08:53 PM	#5
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 56 Posts: 4,719	Re: Booo to ESPN No, but they do show the national team on occasion. Given that they do so, and the Spanish language networks are showing the games, why not show them? It's hard to build national support if the national team games aren't on nationally. This is about building fan base outside of me, TAFKAS and NM redskin! It seems like an attitude thing--lots of sports are on ESPN, but soccer doesn't always get on--it's "not really an american sport," unlike lumberjacking and the world's strongest man (who always seems to be Norwegian or something...). Or so it seems to me. C'mon! This is the most popular sport in the world, and we're actually pretty good at it, which comes as a surprise to many people. __________________ Hail from Houston!