I may just run that headline into the ground. It seems that the US Open Cup will continue to frustrate, anger, and disappoint me until the final is played and the tournament is over. Only then might I get a respite from being continually irked by the condition and treatment of the Open Cup, and it will all come back in less than a year to haunt me once again.

Today, it's this lovely bit of news: The US Open Cup semifinal between DC United and Rochester Rhinos will not be broadcast in video. If you're unsurprised by that, then you've got the proper mindset; you've learned that nothing is ever as it should be when it comes to our little domestic cup, and that the best thing to do is to lower your expectations. Good for you.

Unfortunately, no matter how unsurprised I am by this no-video news, it still riles me up to no end. I'm still incensed that the Open Cup is allowed to go on, withering on the vine, while no one with any real ability to help it grow (or merely survive) does anything. There is absolutely no excuse for the semifinal of this tournament to be played in the dark. None. If DC United or Rochester won't foot the bill of putting it online, then US Soccer should be stepping up to fill the void. Contract it out, cover the Rhino's expenses, or just find a few freelance broadcasters in the area willing to put the game up somewhere. It simply can't be that difficult.

US Open Cup fever...Catch It!

But don't worry about trying to watch it, because it's not available.

Argh.