That blows! And to give a weak ass NBC corporate excuse in their reply is beyond sad. Not as sad as their Olympic coverage but in the same ballpark.
Did SportsEngine simply host the YSR rankings page and, if so, couldn't the guy who developed the algorithm just take his software to another site? I'd pay $20 a year to subscribe, I probably look at YSR 200 times a year searching out who my kids are playing and drilling down as to who they have played, common opponents, etc (yeah, I'm one of those parents). I pay a lot more for things I visit a lot less on the internet. Charge clubs $100 a year to use it for tournament bracketing. Seems like you could bring in a decent revenue stream from idiot soccer parents such as myself.
Maybe TeamSnap can take up the baton. Seems as though they host a better team management app, would be a great way to get SportsEngine clubs over to their side. Let's get it back up and running before tournament season. I don't think I can stomach an entire season of GotSoccer and their ridiculous pay-for-play rankings!