What is the U.S. Open Cup? Searching the internet provides you no lack of information on the history of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition. It is the oldest cup competition in U.S. football and one of the oldest in the entire world (est. 1914). It is an annual domestic club competition along the same lines as the prestigious Football Association (FA) Cup in England (a competition amongst all professional and amateur clubs in England).
Here is an experiment for you – ask people you know if they know what the Lamar Hunt Cup is. If they are not sure – ask them if they have heard of the U.S. Open. Of course they know of the USTA’s U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, NY (tennis) and the USGA’s U.S. Open (golf). Lamar Hunt? “I have no idea what you are talking about.” Well, many “soccer fans” in the U.S. have never heard of the Lamar Hunt Cup.
Why is this such an unknown event amongst US sports fans, including “soccer” fans?
(Next: Part 2 “What Happened?”)
Quakes update:
Here is an experiment for you – ask people you know if they know what the Lamar Hunt Cup is. If they are not sure – ask them if they have heard of the U.S. Open. Of course they know of the USTA’s U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, NY (tennis) and the USGA’s U.S. Open (golf). Lamar Hunt? “I have no idea what you are talking about.” Well, many “soccer fans” in the U.S. have never heard of the Lamar Hunt Cup.
Why is this such an unknown event amongst US sports fans, including “soccer” fans?
(Next: Part 2 “What Happened?”)
Quakes update:
The Q’s played a U.S. Open qualifier game last night at the SB San Siro vs the NY Red Bulls. Only reserves from both teams started and played most of the game. Why would a team not field their starting 11 in order to qualify for one of the oldest domestic cup competitions in the world? More on this later.
Next game: Saturday May 2nd against Chivas USA at the SB San Siro.
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