I noticed that. Who cares about Lacrosse? I did think it was funny when ESPN abbreviated "Lacrosse" on their website, it was called "Lax". I guess in ESPN's opinion, Lacrosse "gets you movin'..." :lol:
I watch college baseball only because of LSU. But I can watch almost any college football game. You have to be a big baseball fan to watch games not involving LSU. I can't even watch most pro games unless its the playoffs. But most big cities have pro teams and of couse lots of interest. ESPN is all about ratings and college baseball doesn't have it. But can't imagine lacrosse having good rating either.
$$$...period. You can use this as an asnwer for pretty much anything, if you don't understand why something is the way it is.:thumb:
Fan attendance at most college baseball games is low anyways. Lots of empty seats, as many people don't put college baseball high up on their priority list. Obviously, for the most part that isn't the case at LSU but it is at many schools. Baseball in general is a slow paced sport and college players are just amateurs. The people that watch college baseball are the hardcore fans of it, not much hope for fairweather fans unless its something exciting and dramatic like the CWS.
I'm not talking about college baseball games being televised like football or basketball. I know it would lose money until CWS rolls around (and maybe even then too). All I'm saying, baseball is one of the three most popular sports in America. As such, the nightly SportsCenter or FoxSports should cover a rundown of the scores (even if it's only with a srolling ticker) and maybe a highlight or 2 every so often. Obviously, time constraints would limit this Top 10 teams or so. I think the game has enough popularity to warrant that much, especially if said network (ESPN) is broadcasting the CWS later in the year. The goal in doing so is to target the casual fan and generate more interest to it by the time the post season arrives. Hence, larger ratings and more money.
I also love to watch LSU!:tigbas:, but I will watch any college sport. I love college sports period. I very seldom watch professional sports of any kind. It is just not my cup of tea.:lol:
If the college game continues to become more popular each year at the grass roots level, maybe one day it will get more notice and exposure on all of the sports networks and telecasts; we've seen that happen in the SEC, ACC and Big 12. It wasn't too long ago that most college teams played in a glorified high school stadium or worse, now there are great stadiums being built all around the country, fan interest is on the upswing, more teams are having success and maybe due to the new scheduling teams from up north will be more likely to generate more enthusiasm, better teams and more recognition. Right now many of the better players that do not get in a good baseball school down south or out west would rather play at a juco for a year or two, if the programs in the midwest and NE start getting better a lot of these kids may opt to play there. The less regional the sport becomes the more interest will develope.
Good point. Trouble is, southern and western teams get a lot more practice time in - plus baseball isn't a good sport in the cold, period. And colleges can't go to Florida for their season prep. So, I don't see the elitists in the North and Northeast getting giddy about it any time soon. I think the only hope for more national (versus local) coverage is that it becomes so lucrative that the fat cats can no longer ignore it. Compare football blogs and websites, podcasts, etc to NCAA baseball blogs, websites, podcasts, etc....even the fan bases don't really measure up. Fan enthusiasm = money, and money talks. :geaux:
Agreed. And as for Lacrosse....even though it's largely an east coast/northeast/midwest sport, they play it in some of the country's largest TV markets....
Plus - it's bada$$. Short of Rugby, Lacrosse is a sport whose players I most want to go drinkin' with (not whorin' tho....) :grin:
