As a hypothetical exercise: what if there was a US States Cup similar to the World Cup?
Rules: Must be born in the state of Texas to be eligible for the Republic of Texas Team. We could say official residents but that only takes 3 years to get, so birth seems to be better. Possibly College attendance could make a player eligible, but probably not.
Sure California would be great, but I think Texas can compete with them and the other possibly strong teams…
| Eric Quill (TB-Missouri City) | Alan Prampin (TB-Dallas) | ||
| Johnny Torres (NE-Dickinson) | |||
| Kirk Wilson (DAL-El Paso) | Chad Deering (DAL-Garland) | Daniel Hernandez (LA-Tyler) | Imad Baba (NE-Humble) |
| Jeff Agoos (DC-Dallas) | Nick Garcia (Indiana-Plano) | ||
| Tony Soto (LA-Dallas) | |||
| Mark Dodd (DAL-Dallas) | |||
Coach:
Bench:
D-Tom Sohen (CHI-Frisco),
M-Esmundo Rodriguez (SJ-Dallas), M-Paul Broome (DAL-Dallas),
F-Gabe Jones (DAL-Georgetown), F-Eric Kvello (NY-Houston)
I Put together rather quick lists for the other 50 states in 4-4-2 lineups.
Below are some quick thoughts.
Be sure to check them out yourself and make suggestions.
Far and Away the Best
California
2nd Tier (can field 11 solid players)
Texas
Florida
New Jersey
New York
3rd Tier (One or two holes)
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Close (A half a side)
Washington
Virginia
Maryland