On Thursday morning, Major League Soccer announced its full 2016 season schedule would be revealed at 3 p.m. ET, and each team's social media account was full of excitement.
The mood was positive as fans waited patiently, the outlook of their respective 2016 campaigns soon to be revealed:
It's schedule release day #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/glOId3rk0F
— Toronto FC (@torontofc) January 7, 2016
Today, our 2016 schedule is released.
Current mood. https://t.co/CtQVkVd8Ri #Quakes74 pic.twitter.com/afdaDwWQ6X
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 7, 2016
The New England Revolution simply couldn't wait - they sent a series of "e-mails" to Major League Soccer as that 3 p.m. deadline approached:
From: #NERevs Fans
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 1:44 PM
To: @MLS
Subject: RE: Schedule, 2016 pic.twitter.com/Ca6X1tM46b
— NE Revolution (@NERevolution) January 7, 2016
From: @NERevolution
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 1:59 PM
To: @MLS
Subject: RE: Last-minute calculations pic.twitter.com/wJNMeQUZRZ
— NE Revolution (@NERevolution) January 7, 2016
From: #NERevs Fans
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 2:31 PM
To: @MLS
Subject: RE: Schedule, 2016 pic.twitter.com/1vJgaUpLc6
— NE Revolution (@NERevolution) January 7, 2016
Three o'clock came and went, and then we learned the schedule release had been delayed!
Just received word that the @MLS schedule release will be delayed a little bit. pic.twitter.com/cuUIC2gfAm
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) January 7, 2016
From: #NERevs Fans
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 3:03 PM
To: @MLS
Subject: RE: Schedule, 2016 - Delay pic.twitter.com/eExiQ9YDUC
— NE Revolution (@NERevolution) January 7, 2016
The LA Galaxy then got everyone's hopes up with this Tweet ...
BREAKING: The #LAGalaxy announce 2016 @MLS Full Regular Season Schedule: https://t.co/IfdE7B2gMC pic.twitter.com/PJUYjI1Ine
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) January 7, 2016
... which everybody fell for; it was as cruel as a Rickroll prank could be:
.@LAGalaxy @MLS You had me at schedule. Well played. pic.twitter.com/7Ixf04Nw3Q
— Impact de Montréal (@impactmontreal) January 7, 2016
And so, everyone waited:
Just patiently waiting for the schedule to drop. #justkidding
WHERE IS IT?! pic.twitter.com/vabxS1Z0DX
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) January 7, 2016
Fans even began using the hashtag #MLSScheduleIsLateBecause.
#mlsscheduleislatebecause Steve Clark was meant to deliver it pic.twitter.com/UvFlrAIRve
— Mike Donovan (@TheMikeDonovan) January 7, 2016
Until, finally ... the schedule dropped, and all was well in the world!
From: #NERevs Fans
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 4:19 PM
To: @MLS
Subject: RE: Schedule, 2016 pic.twitter.com/NlBgA0lfMX
— NE Revolution (@NERevolution) January 7, 2016