Houston apparently has a
good chance of landing San Jose's MLS team, the Earthquakes. The Houston Earthquakes is a pretty crummy name, but then again the MLS is littered with... uhh... curious names (Real Salt Lake? Citiless MetroStars? Club Diportivas Chivas USA?).
We used to have an indoor soccer team named the
Houston Hotshots. There was a guy named Nebo that used to play for them and my high school had a Nebo fan club that was (no kidding) chalk full of some of the most popular kids on campus.
I'm not a big soccer person, but it's certainly a better fit than
hockey - and doubtlessly less expensive. Houston's vigorous Hispanic population often crowded UH's Robertson stadium for this soccer game or that. It made it impossible to maneuver around campus in a car. If they can attract anything close to that kind of attendence, I think it'll be a success.
If you're astounded by the lack of intellectually stunning commentary, it's because I'm talking about soccer.
Rob Booth is a little more excited and has FURLed a
few worthwhile links.
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