Other Sports **2012 Sporting Kansas City\Soccer Thread** - Page 141

|Zach| · 04:13 PM

Sporting Kansas City was eliminated from MLS Cup contention after losing to Houston 2-1 aggreagate over the span of two games. They finished the year as US Open Cup Champions and a Kansas City team record of 63 points.

MLS Cup Final | LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo | December 1st, 3:30 CT

Final Regular Season Eastern Conference Standings
Full MLS standings here.

2012 US Open Cup Champions.

**Old Dog** · 11-04-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

This piss ass performance is turning me off to soccer once again. I try to get into this sport but over and over I see the dumbest rules that negatively effect the game in my opinion.

I apologize if you thoght I was "talking down" to you. I didn't know if you realized it was a home and home thing.

I do agree though that it makes roughly as much sense as a monkey ****ing a football, or futbol if you prefer.

**the Talking Can** · 11-04-2012, 04:53 PM

seems like a dumb waste of a season to play a two game series (in which no advantage for the superior regular season team exists)

but that's the sport

memyselfI · 11-04-2012, 04:53 PM

This game was lost at half time when Vermes gets on national tv and whines about the officiating and pace of the game. Loser mentality.

Not even Marty did that IIRC.

ArrowheadHawk · 11-04-2012, 04:53 PM

Another note on the format - Why is it only done in one round and not all rounds if that is the way they want to do it?

**Old Dog** · 11-04-2012, 04:55 PM

It's done in two rounds (conference semifinals and conference finals), but my guess is $$$

ArrowheadHawk · 11-04-2012, 04:55 PM

I feel sorry for the fans that rode a bus for 15 hours to watch that crap.

WoodDraw · 11-04-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

Another note on the format - Why is it only done in one round and not all rounds if that is the way they want to do it?

$$$$

I think pretty much every other league in the world does a straight home and away single table. But the owners here don't like that

ArrowheadHawk · 11-04-2012, 04:59 PM

Well I'll be watching on Wednesday. Hopefully they can pull a miracle.

**Reaper16** · 11-04-2012, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WoodDraw

$$$$

I think pretty much every other league in the world does a straight home and away single table. But the owners here don't like that

MLS DOES need a balanced schedule table format with no playoffs. And I say that as a fan of a team who would not have won MLS this year in such a format. San Jose is built to win MLS anyway its played. SKC is built to do exactly what they do: lose in the playoffs because they can't score goals.

memyselfI · 11-04-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

I feel sorry for the fans that rode a bus for 15 hours to watch that crap.

Hopefully the game being on Wed. will keep their loud and obnoxious fans at home. They are the WORST of the traveling fans. Even Seattle's fans were classier. The Fire's are also pretty wretched.

Deberg_1990 · 11-04-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by the Talking Can

seems like a dumb waste of a season to play a two game series (in which no advantage for the superior regular season team exists)

but that's the sport

My thoughts s well.....they have as long a regular season as MLB, then no playoff advantage? Weird?

memyselfI · 11-04-2012, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

MLS DOES need a balanced schedule table format with no playoffs. And I say that as a fan of a team who would not have won MLS this year in such a format. San Jose is built to win MLS anyway its played. SKC is built to do exactly what they do: lose in the playoffs because they can't score goals.

Exactly, and that is on the coaching who prefers a hunker down defensive style of play. It's great when you can win regular season games 1-0. But it puts you at a TERRIBLE disadvantage in post season when wins and losses don't count nearly as much as GOALS SCORED.

Stanley Nickels · 11-04-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

This piss ass performance is turning me off to soccer once again. I try to get into this sport but over and over I see the dumbest rules that negatively effect the game in my opinion.

The MLS adopted its playoff format from the Champions Cup League, because American audiences tend to value playoffs more than the traditional European leagues' format.

So, you're either going to get the home-and-home format--and therefore, a playoff-- or the team with the highest points at the end of the season will be crowned champions. Would you rather the latter?

**Reaper16** · 11-04-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

My thoughts s well.....they have as long a regular season as MLB, then no playoff advantage? Weird?

The team that earns the most league points DOES earn a spot in CONCACAF Champions League. So that's something at least.

MLS needs a table format with a balanced schedule -- everyone plays a home and an away against everyone. Top 3 in the table get a CONCACAF Champions League spot, and the winner of the U.S. Open Cup gets U.S.'s 4th CCL spot.

Stanley Nickels · 11-04-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

My thoughts s well.....they have as long a regular season as MLB, then no playoff advantage? Weird?

? We got a bye in the playoffs. How is that not an advantage? We get home field for the second (and final) leg, and know how many we need to score. How is that not an advantage?

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