Wasn't it about a year ago when Danny and Debbie Downer were boo-hooing the rise of soccer in our mid-sized Southern burbs? A bunch of strange mostly foreign lads kicking around an oddly shaped ball and having the nerve to call it football, er, futbol.
Bye, Felicia! It will never fly!
Of course, it did. Beyond anyone's expectation. It leads us to this weekend for Year Two of Orlando City's foray into mainstream US of A sports culture.
The doubters have largely been silenced, as the frenzy builds for the MLS season-opener Sunday afternoon at the Citrus Bowl.