A plan to bring an MLS back to San Jose State University failed after a developer and campus officials could not agree about how much the school should be paid.
Developer Lew Wolff had proposed paying for a new stadium to house a revived Earthquakes Major League Soccer team and college football games on land next to Spartan Stadium. But the deal also would have required use of most of the university's 63-acre south campus for parking for stadium events, including concerts.
Wolff's option to buy an MLS expansion franchise expires in 2009 and hinges on his ability to construct a stadium. He acquired the option last year when the team moved to Houston.
Wolff is the current owner of the Oakland A's.
This is disappointing, but MLS needs to find another option. The Bay Area needs a team as much as the Pacific Northwest does. MLS needs to make itself a national league, without over expanding ala NHL.
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