My list would be similar but the criteria would be:
Quality and consistency of coaching, best at recruiting/poaching players, most screaming and yelling parents, MVP drunks, pounds of trash left at fields, then the hot moms and uniforms would kick in. Albion would be higher based on the last 2 points, I dig those stripes and multi colored kits.
GalaxyDad makes a lot of good points. 1. Resources of MLS academy programs, no brainer. 2. Ability to poach/recruit players. The 2 academy teams have players from most of the other academies, as well as top players from top teams. So do Laufa and TFA. 3. Level of performance at multiple levels, within academy, and outside of it- consistency of the overall program? We all know Simon, Infamee likes to post...interesting (or inflammatory to some) viewpoints, what's also interesting is his inability to answer a simple question that requires a bit of critical thinking and explanation. Asked him one in the other thread in 03's, and one above. So I'll just figure he likes to give the opinion, trash people, and leaves it at that. No worries either way, but I would like to hear what he has to say about the questions I posed. Especially if he can do it in a manner which is legible, thought out, and without name calling and additional insults. We'll see.