Quote:I disagree to some extent. Right now there are a lot of great athletes under 6'3 that focus on basketball with virtually no shot of ever becoming a pro. If soccer gets popular enough that some of those are two sport athletes, they could start choosing soccer at higher levels because of the better shot of making money at it.

 

Also, it's unlikely that a player could excel at the highest levels of football and soccer. At the World Cup the players run 7-11 km during the 90 minutes. That requires a body built for endurance, not for short distance explosion which is the main requirement in football.

 

In other words, we don't need the Lebron Jameses or Adrian Petersons of the world to choose soccer, we need the Tim Picketts of the world. For the non-FSU fans, we need guys who are great athletes and competitors who are the wrong body type to be elite in the top 2 sports in this country. Because really, there's not a lot of overlap in the type of athlete each sport demands. 

 

I don't see where you are disagreeing.  That's basically what I was saying.

 

Most guys who grow up now a days see their chance at becoming pro in either basketball or football.  If you can get some of those guys to migrate over, thats where they will excel.  The problem is convincing them thats where they need to go.  When I was young, I played soccer until I could play football/baseball.  It was the beginning to an end for me. 

 

I would much rather take a shot on playing professional soccer....some of those guys make tons of money.

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