In addition to just getting a US League Soccer team which will play at COTA, Austin is getting the Columbus Crew. The City Council just approved building a stadium on City Land near the Domain.

Awesome!!!!

No one will drive to cota with the mls in town right?

who?mikejones said:

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No one will drive to cota with the mls in town right?

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Two Million people in the metro area and growing fast. Also ticket prices will probably be different and COTA will have better parking. But you are right, the Austin Bold has said its possible if MLS came that they could have to move the franchise if the area can't support both. The thing about USL its more set up for local rivalries. Teams already in OKC, Tulsa, San Antonio and Rio Grande Valley, and starting next year Austin, Albuquerque and El Paso.

jeffk said:

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Austin Italic FC?

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shut it down folks

Reading some announcements on twitter, I think just calling them Lonestar or Lonestar SC would be interesting. I know we have to the city name in this country though.

You already have LONESTAR Soccer club in Austin area. Whatever the name, hope it is not something corny or unrelated to this area.

Due to Ohio's Modell rule, they have to make one more attempt to sell to a local owner before they can pull up stakes.

Isnt it in court? Im unsure how the city would enforce such a rule.

ChipFTAC01 said:

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Due to Ohio's Modell rule, they have to make one more attempt to sell to a local owner before they can pull up stakes.

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I see one little problem with that. The "owners" in MLS don't really own the team, the league does.

Can't wait for the intramural like, wannabe Euro-y name they come up with.

I think the state AG is pursuing it.

It sounds like the only prayer for that is to just gum up the works so bad that Precourt and MLS just give up trying to move the team. I am not even sure how the Crew qualify as being subject to that law (which is for teams playing in a "tax-supported" facility) considering the fact that Lamar Hunt (ie the Crew themselves) originally paid for that stadium.

Anyone against Austin Crew? I dont think I'd mind that. I fear it will be something really dumb though.

I'm curious how much they change (name, uni color, logo, etc) what they keep the same.

AgGrad99 said:

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Anyone against Austin Crew? I dont think I'd mind that. I fear it will be something really dumb though.

I'm curious how much they change (name, uni color, logo, etc) what they keep the same.

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I'd be fine with that too but I bet Precourt is going to want to distance them as far away from the history of the Crew as possible.

I had that thought too.

I'll be curious to see how it all shakes out. They have a lot to do in a short amount of time.

My preference for American teams generally, is that the best results come from using whatever historical names may exist if possible. So it would be nice if the name would be Austin Lone Stars, but I think a local youth club has kinda taken on that name. Also I guess its not like we're talking about an identity like the Timbers, Earthquakes, Sounders, etc or even like the Tampa Bay Rowdies or whatever either.

I thought I read somewhere trademarked names were Austin FC and Austin Atheltic.

Austin Gender Fluid FC

In honor of the former club and embracing the new faces of Austin, they are going with the Austin Asstechs

Seriuos team name guess-

Id go with the bats. Or something related to bats.

And we can still go with moonbats for thr crazys.

My guess is that Columbus keeps the team name and records and gets bumped to the front of the line for expansion.

"As a Dynamo fan now in Austin I'm a bit torn, but the way Dynamo ownership seems a rather disinterested in the team is more than a bit frustrating as a fan. Here's hoping Precourt is willing to make an investment in the Austin club that will make them competitive."

This. I'm in the exact same boat.

Ferg said:

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My guess is that Columbus keeps the team name and records and gets bumped to the front of the line for expansion.

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They might pacify the city by letting them keep the team name and record, but I don't think they get bumped to the front of the line for expansion.

The attendance hasn't really been that great (toward the bottom of the league), there is a new expansion team in Cincinnati (which is only 2 hours away) which seems to have a lot of excitement, they couldn't come to terms on the stadium with the Crew owner, etc..

It is possible they pull together a bid and get it done but I don't think they would be favorites at this point and I can't see the MLS seeing a reason to bump Columbus over the other expansion candidates.

Socialism at work ( stadium built by taxpayers ) !

It's funded by PSV. not the taxpayers.

The land, was completely dormant and unused for many many years. Now it will actually bring money into the city.

Yup, privately financed stadium, city retains the rights to the land, receives rent after year 5 and benefits from development around the site including co-development of a rail station. At least read up on the situation before commenting.

AgRyan04 said:

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"As a Dynamo fan now in Austin I'm a bit torn, but the way Dynamo ownership seems a rather disinterested in the team is more than a bit frustrating as a fan. Here's hoping Precourt is willing to make an investment in the Austin club that will make them competitive."

This. I'm in the exact same boat.

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I'm not a huge FCD fan but I attended a couple games every year since the stadium was down the street from my old house.

I'll definitely root for this team...as long as nasty orange isn't the jersey color!

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I'll definitely root for this team...as long as nasty orange isn't the jersey color!

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with the Dynamo down the road, and already orange, I'm thinking they'll go a different direction.