It irks me that the Cosmos name, logo, and colors are in this crap league. I dream of NYRB getting them. Likely not going to happen.
In theory. In practice, I find the Cosmos to have by far the most myopic and annoying fanbase in all of American soccer. I am probably being unfair because I've mainly been exposed to their militant, lunatic fringe, but it does seem like something about that name & logo has a special attraction to the deluded. Ironically, many Cosmos fans objected to the MetroStars for playing in NJ, even though the MetroStars played in the very same stadium that the Cosmos played in during their old NASL heyday.
I think the addition of a NY team that actually plays within the five boroughs put an end to any slim chance the Cosmos had of building some sort of alternative to "RBNJ".
In any case, there are 12 teams in NASL.
To MLS (1): Minnesota
To USL, rumored (2): Ottawa, Tampa Bay
Would be warmly welcomed by USL (3): Carolina, Indy, Jacksonville
Questionable Stability (3): Miami, Puerto Rico, Edmonton
Probably Folding (2): Rayo OKC, Fort Lauderdale
New York Cosmos (1): New York Cosmos