Last month, the Rapids announced that their affiliation with the Charlotte Independence would end, and that going forward, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks would be their USL affiliate. Naturally, this announcement garnered both its fair share of criticism and praise alike.
How should Rapids fans feel about it?
From my perspective, this is an overwhelmingly positive thing for the Rapids. However, my view on this is probably similar to a great number of other Rapids fans. I have never been to a Switchbacks game, and aside from seeing them on Twitter and catching parts of an occasional game online, I don’t know much about them.