Time to de-lurk and introduce yourself!

Originally from Pearland. Currently attending UT-Tyler, who has a pretty good D3 soccer program themselves. One could call this FC Dallas territory, but I think that’s giving Tyler too much soccer credit. I’ve really only met 2-3 people outside of students at the university that have any interest in European leagues, much less the MLS.

Haven’t really lived in Houston full time since the Dynamo moved in and yet to make it to a game, shamefully. It seems to work out that every time I head south, the Dynamo are on the road or I had to work. Something about a 9pm Saturday night game followed by having to be at Reliant to work the parking lots at Texans games at 6am… I just couldn’t pull the trigger.

I’ve previously contributed a bit to a University of Michigan sports blog, and as of last year, I was probably one of 5 media members covering college baseball in the Midwest. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the real paying job, so it fell by the way side this season.

I’ve been following the Dynamo since 2008 when I moved back to Texas, but I didn’t start following closely until about half way through last season. It’s been easier with the added content here and the increased soccer coverage on television since the WC.

I appreciate the work you guys do and keep it coming.

Vamos Naranja. Been following the Dynamo since 2008 when I moved back to Austin. Have to turn to blogs like this for my Orange news since most soccer sites are only interested in the friggin’ EPL.

I’ve lived in Houston/South East Texas my whole life, other than a few years in San Antonio. I’m the type of guy who roots for the team from your hometown. Which means that I could never really get into MLS until the Dynamo came to town. I wanted the league to do well, but I needed to have something in Houston before I ever really started following the league. I’ve been following the Dynamo since day one.

I played soccer (poorly) pretty much though college. If I tried to play today I’m pretty sure it would kill me. I work for Germans…who are a little more accepting of things like watching soccer games at my desk, or leaving work to go drink at a pub and catch a world cup, or some other important game, which is nice. I’m also a big fan of all of Houston’s other major franchises, especially the Texans, and bounce around a bunch of the other SBN sites.

Love soccer. Love rooting for hometown teams. So I desperately wanted a team in Houston. I always wanted a team I could love, cry, and scream for but I couldn’t get attached to one in the EPL or La Liga. So when I moved back after graduating from college in 2005 and the news broke that we were getting a team, I was all in. I’ve played soccer since I was seven. I played club, high school, and intramurals in college. And A TON of pick-up games along the way. I’m currently playing in a co-ed league on Mondays and a weekend mens league. I love that the MLS is growing and that we have an active, vocal, and knowledgeable fan base to support it. I’m very excited about the Dynamo this season and proud of the front office. I thoroughly having other soccer smart people to discuss The Orange with. Thanks.

I currently live in New Orleans (hence the NOLA in NOLACuse) and I went to Syracuse University (hence the Cuse in NOLACuse…original SN huh?). I am a couple years removed from school now. I am an architect and a huge sports fan. I went to high school in the Philly area, so my allegiances pretty much all fall to Philly teams. That actually includes the Union, but believe it or not I am a Dynamo season ticket holder. I will explain.

My fiance lives in Houston. We both love soccer. She actually plays in two different rec leagues in Houston. I am also a big soccer fan, but until the Union came along I didn’t really have a team to root for. Through my fiance though, I have come to root for the Dynamo. After attending a game last year she and I talked about how much fun it would be to have season tickets once I lived in Houston. So for my birthday, even though I don’t live in Houston yet, she bought season tickets for the both of us. When she did that I decided I better start getting to know this team a little better. I love SBN and the SBN Dynamo blog seemed a natural place to turn.

Also, being a Syracuse die-hard it’s easy to root for a team in Orange.

Anyway, that’s my Dynamo story so far. In the interest of furthering my Dynamo story, anyone know about job openings or archtiects in Houston? (Lol)

P.S. I cannot wait to see what Koke brings to the squad.

Born in Houston but moved around a bit…growing up with 7 other brothers sports has just always been second nature to us. Whether baseball in the backyard (it was a big yard), basketball in the driveway or football in the street we’ve always been playing. Then I got to college and decided to play intramural soccer and was hooked like immediately. So I’ve played mostly pick-up games since then but with some good competition…finally joined a Sunday league this year and loving it (over 30 league for us time-fighters) plus play every Wednesday night at a regular pick-up game. Anyhoo, I watch most European leagues regularly (Chelski…sorry, I liked them before Roman and I’m sticking with them) & some South American leagues but when the Dynamo came to town it was like the heavens opened. Like papabear, it helps that I work for a company that comes from a football-mad country (its a Brazilian company, so perhaps that’s an understatement) so its understood that if you’re watching or following some footie its cool as long as the work gets done.
All that being said, I know I just started posting recently and have been posting like mad but its because I’m so, so happy I can talk soccer with people who clearly love the Dynamo and soccer in general. Even for those of us who aren’t experts we can ask questions without getting the whole “oh you don’t know that? pfft” treatment…everyone’s really cool about being open and accepting of questions and input. Thanks for having the guts to start this up and for accepting everyone’s thoughts, inputs and opinions. Hopefully this will reach more people who will find this place an online home and we can talk soccer and rally support for the Orange Peeps.

Hey everyone, I’ve commented a couple of times but mostly lay low and read the blog. Great stuff. I’ve lived in Houston my whole life and have followed the Dynamo since they moved here. I’ve been a Manchester United fan for as long as I can remember. My father did his schooling there and that’s who I watched growing up. I recently started up a MLS site of my own with fans of all 18 teams covering the teams. You can find that at total-mls.com.

Lastly, I just want to say to the staff at DT, keep up the great work. This is the place I come to for all my Dynamo news.

hey all,

I am from the Houston area, graduated from Texas State and now live and work in Memphis, TN. I have a ton of family in the area, though so I try to come back once a year or so and see a game. I have yet to be able to make a playoff game.
I started following the Dynamo in ‘07 after seeing a game on ESPN. You know, hometown team, played well… I’m in. But I have to admit, I didn’t really take MLS seriously until the Beckham deal. That made me realize, even thought it never panned out, that MLS was and is serious about being a good league. Now, I’ve sort of come to the opinion that I’m not particularly concerned about whether or not the league ever becomes known as the best league in the world. I just want to be able to take my kids to see games and grow up with the game.
I have never played organized soccer. I started playing pickup games, and thanks to a few enthusiastic friends, learned more about the game after living in South America for a while. So, I came to the game in my 20’s. It’s sad because I love it so much more than any other sport I grew up playing. I even remember coaches trying to recruit me to play in high school, but like a typical Texas kids all I cared about was football. There ya go.
Glad to have you guys, and an outlet to feed my interest.
Dale Dynamo!