Whenever I discussed the merits of USL with my friends who hadn’t heard of the league (of which there were one or two) one of the first big benefits I’d bring up was how easy it was to watch the games. The league might struggle with its identity at times, but at least you could easily stream all of the matches live on YouTube. Not only that, you could bring the streams up later to rewatch at your leisure. It just made it so convenient to be a fan of the USL.
That’s exactly why I was concerned when the big announcement came earlier in the year that all USL matches would be moving to the newly launched ESPN+ going forward.