re: The reason I'm glad the US is out of the World Cup

If only we had a soccer board... If you do not pull for America, then go somewhere else. The World Cup is great and brings out folks to watch.

What may be even more interesting is that Tuesday's game, which Belgium won 2-1 in extra time to eliminate the U.S., also outdrew all but two college football games from the 2013 season.

The BCS championship game between Florida State and Auburn was the top-drawing college football game of the season at 14.8, according to sportsmediawatch.com. The only other 2013 college football game with a better rating that U.S.-Belgium was the Rose Bowl game between Stanford and Michigan State (10.2).

ALSO: Even thought played during the day, Tuesday’s knockout game exceeded the average viewership for the most recent World Series and NBA Finals, events that took place during prime-time when more people were home to watch.

“Soccer is breaking through and gets its deserved recognition without taking anything away from the other big American sports,”