And so the spirit of a professional sporting event or even a college event that you usually get - partisans going crazy and the energy and the spirit of having fans who love the teams - that's all watered down by the fact that the Super Bowl is something that transcends sports and really is a giant corporate event.
The Sounders and NASL may have folded, but the spirit of the recreational and semi-professional players in the area would keep the sport alive until it was readmitted to top-flight soccer twenty five years later.