Why isn't college baseball as big as football & hoops?

[sevenyearhawk]

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[JohnnyUtah]

because a lot of the kids actually suck

[chum1]

People don't find it as interesting to watch.  It's really no more complicated than that.  Any further explanation would involve making boring comparisons between various flawed psychological theories.

For the same reason, college football is way, way more popular than college basketball.  The #1 vs. #2 game last night was on ESPN in prime time.  College football is on ABC in prime time almost weekely.

[cas]

Basically no media exposure. I really enjoy baseball as a whole, but I think the CWS is one of the most entertaining things on TV during the summer.

[sevenyearhawk]

Someone on Tigerboard said that it is media coverage, and it isn't very interesting, but if more attention were devoted to it ... citing the CWS.

My thoughts are: if ESPN can televise poker and bass fishing, then why not devote more energy and effort to collegiate baseball!

[Wildcat Jack]

No connection during the season.  The playoffs don't happen until school's out.

It's a southern only sport in college.  Season starts in February, CWS in June...not a level playing field for most of the nation.

MLB has ruined the average fans perception of the game....station to station baseball sucks

Need to speed the game up...and yes it can be done.

[ednksu]

some one on one of those threads hit it on the head.  It is because high schoolers are put into a farm system right out of the gate.  Lets be honest College Basketball and Football are farms for their prospective leagues.  The talent for baseball leaves the college ranks with the left overs who don't get signed.  If there was not a developed farm system in baseball there would be better talent on the collegiate fields and that in turn would make for more interesting baseball.

[Rick Daris]

Why isn't Rowing as popular as football? Why isn't paper scissor rock as popular as college baseball? You could ask a million questions like this. One big reason is that good high school baseball players don't go to college. They enter the draft. This isn't true in football and basketball.

[kstate16]

some one on one of those threads hit it on the head.  It is because high schoolers are put into a farm system right out of the gate.  Lets be honest College Basketball and Football are farms for their prospective leagues.  The talent for baseball leaves the college ranks with the left overs who don't get signed.  If there was not a developed farm system in baseball there would be better talent on the collegiate fields and that in turn would make for more interesting baseball.

that's simply it, really. it's interesting to a lot of people, but such a large majority of the talent goes straight to the minors.

[Wildcat Jack]

I find it hard to believe it's all a talent issue.

talent level is higher in both nba and nfl....but popularity is still as great or greater on the d-1 level in those sports.

[kstate16]

I find it hard to believe it's all a talent issue.

talent level is higher in both nba and nfl....but popularity is still as great or greater on the d-1 level in those sports.

ya but in both those d1 sports the athletes are required to play in college out of high school.

[Wildcat Jack]

I find it hard to believe it's all a talent issue.

talent level is higher in both nba and nfl....but popularity is still as great or greater on the d-1 level in those sports.

ya but in both those d1 sports the athletes are required to play in college out of high school.

Still doesn't make the logical connection.  If talent level were the be-all end-all then  ncaa b-ball/f-ball would be vastly less popular than the professionals

[WildCatzPhreak]

Too slow paced.  Not enough excitement.  Not enough talent.

[Eskimo Joe]

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[cyclist]

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PING!!!!  I hate that f#@king sound

True dat !

[chum1]

MLB is also way behind NBA and NFL.