If there is any Open Cup game the Colorado Springs Switchbacks wants to win, it's this one.
On any given day when I am out and about the town of Colorado Springs wearing any sort of Switchbacks gear, I am faced with the same question. "Oh we have a pro soccer team here?". At this point I start to tell them about our USL team, our playoff success, our nearly unstoppable home record, most of which is negated with the followup question "So you're the minor league team for the Rapids?". At which point I sigh and say no, we're our own team, with no affiliations.