In steps, University of Utah and leases out there college football field, to be converted into a football pitch for days that ReAl has a home game. Great we get to watch the athletes of the MLS play in Utah and learn more about what I've come to find out is a wonderful and glorious game that the majority of the world plays.
The only time I played Soccer was when I was 6-8 years old, and just remember wearing the reversible blue and white AYSO jerseys. And having orange wedges at halftime, and a CapriSun at the end of the game. Youth soccer nowadays, the teams have all different colors of jerseys just like real professional sports, wish I had more choices when I was younger.
Now as I watch the professionals play the game, I am starting to love it, and I love watching a 0-0 game, my father and most of my family on the other hand doesn't get why a 0-0 Final score is such a great thing to watch. Typical Americans who don't like sports unless many points are put on the scoreboard.
But trying to get the people around me to enjoy football isn't what this rant is about, this is about finally after 4 season OUR team is moving out of their leased home into their true ReAl Home.
Why am I so excited for this date (October 9th, 2008). Well first of all Rice-Eccles Stadium is not dimensionally correct to have a football pitch in the stadium. It's only set up for college football. The CFB lines and yard measurement numbers are still down on the field, and the pitch lines are in yellow but it can get so confusing for fans and probably as the players. That's probably not the only thing that annoys the fans, players and ME.
The grass isn't real grass, it's artificial turf, so it makes it look so unprofessional and almost indoor soccer-ish. The ball plays so much different on turf than regular grass, giving RSL an advantage and disadvantage all at the same time.
Advantage: because it's their home pitch and the players know how the ball bounces on this surface.
Disadvantage: because they play on real grass on the road therefore not only are they playing in enemy territory they are also playing on a different surface.
Another reason I'm glad that we are moving into the ReAl Home is because the stadium seating is so large, and it has two bowls (lower and upper), the upper is closed for ReAl games and open for UofU football games. This makes it look like there isn't very many fans to see the game, which is false because Utah fans have really embraced the team and the world's game. We have been top of the league in attendance all years of our existence, with 10,000 - 12,000 fans watching.
So bring on the NY Red Bulls on October 9th, 2008. I'll be waiting to watch the ReAl Home get christened with a WIN, and see how are players like to play on a real grass HOME PITCH.
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