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re: Attention all Missouri baseball fans
Posted on 3/14/13 at 8:29 pm to LSUtoOmaha
Posted on 3/14/13 at 8:29 pm to LSUtoOmaha
Yes, part of the capital campaign for facility improvements is for baseball. Hopefully fans will support it.
One issue we have is weather. Baseball season starts in February, and Feb and March can still be pretty cold here. We had to cancel some games because of snow. Fans here just don't go out to watch a 3pm game when it's 35 degrees. As it warms up, more people come to the games. The other issue we have is the Cardinals. That's Missouri's baseball team, no question. Because by the time it's warm enough to be outside and enjoy games, the Cards season has started too.
I'm hoping this SEC move will have a positive impact on our baseball program and that we see it improve in a few years. We were decent in the Big 12. We aren't in the SEC. There's work to be done.
One issue we have is weather. Baseball season starts in February, and Feb and March can still be pretty cold here. We had to cancel some games because of snow. Fans here just don't go out to watch a 3pm game when it's 35 degrees. As it warms up, more people come to the games. The other issue we have is the Cardinals. That's Missouri's baseball team, no question. Because by the time it's warm enough to be outside and enjoy games, the Cards season has started too.
I'm hoping this SEC move will have a positive impact on our baseball program and that we see it improve in a few years. We were decent in the Big 12. We aren't in the SEC. There's work to be done.
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Posted on 3/14/13 at 8:39 pm to semotruman
They're putting money into the facilities. None into a coach yet. I'm sure TJ will get a couple of years in the SEC before any decisions are made about whether or not he's made for the job in the SEC. Everyone expects us to not win much this year, so I think he'll get next year as well at least.
My biggest beef has been the University's lack of putting money or effort into promoting the team. I'm in St. Louis and while there's a good amount of football and basketball talk, I can tell you I have heard ZERO mentions of the baseball team on the radio.
The University initially blocked the COMO radio station from streaming games online because they wanted everyone to pay $10/month to listen to games. Problem with that is, if you have a product like LSU or SC, you can get away with that. If you have a populous that knows nothing about your team because you don't promote it, they'll never pay for it and your not reaching out and getting your product to the people to create the demand.
My biggest beef has been the University's lack of putting money or effort into promoting the team. I'm in St. Louis and while there's a good amount of football and basketball talk, I can tell you I have heard ZERO mentions of the baseball team on the radio.
The University initially blocked the COMO radio station from streaming games online because they wanted everyone to pay $10/month to listen to games. Problem with that is, if you have a product like LSU or SC, you can get away with that. If you have a populous that knows nothing about your team because you don't promote it, they'll never pay for it and your not reaching out and getting your product to the people to create the demand.
Posted on 3/14/13 at 10:17 pm to semotruman
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We were decent in the Big 12. We aren't in the SEC. There's work to be done.
I don't get that because, correct me if I am wrong, but the Big 12 still had Texas, Oklahoma, A&M and even Nebraska was "decent" enough that I remember seeing them in Omaha with us one year last decade I think it was.
And I know we've faced A&M, Oklahoma and Texas in Omaha in recent years.
If you were "decent" among those guys, you should at least be able to compete ... make things interesting, correct?
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