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Chandu
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Re: Twenty/20 - its here to stay
Pretty much true.
That's a subjective statement. If by that you mean it isn't popular to the level of NFL, yes. But things don't have to be at the level of NFL (and will never be) to be declared "accepted". They certainly haven't rejected it. And they are certainly making progress with every little step. To say that there hasn't been astronomical progress with American soccer between 1986 to 2007 and great deal of progress between 1996 to 2007 would be lying.
All of this is in the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" category, which I'm not sure proves what. The fact of the matter is, cricket in USA has made absolutely no progress between 1986 to 2007. Contrast that with soccer in USA. Who's fault is that? The blame surely lies with US cricket bodies (USACA and its various incarnations).
timmyj51;127828 said:Well, have to consider one thing. Soccer's been before
the American public for decades now. Been a couple
of pro leagues in this country, the World Cup, and some
[washed up] superstars. Americans are well versed in
the game and have seen it at its highest level.
Pretty much true.
And still they
haven't accepted it.
That's a subjective statement. If by that you mean it isn't popular to the level of NFL, yes. But things don't have to be at the level of NFL (and will never be) to be declared "accepted". They certainly haven't rejected it. And they are certainly making progress with every little step. To say that there hasn't been astronomical progress with American soccer between 1986 to 2007 and great deal of progress between 1996 to 2007 would be lying.
Now I ask you: if all these things
had be done for cricket (or would be) what would have been
the impact on the American public? What if a
pro 20/20 cricket league were run in the USA for a couple of years with
some big name stars? If all this were in place I'm pretty confident a lot more Americans would warm up to cricket
than they do soccer.
All of this is in the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" category, which I'm not sure proves what. The fact of the matter is, cricket in USA has made absolutely no progress between 1986 to 2007. Contrast that with soccer in USA. Who's fault is that? The blame surely lies with US cricket bodies (USACA and its various incarnations).