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re: Can the people who do not like college baseball kindly shut it?
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:39 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:39 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
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If I'm pumped after a big friday night win against a ranked team and someone tells me, "its college baseball, no one cares", its not going to take away from my enjoyment.
Nor should it.
However...
If you are not offended or surprised that college basketball threads here get a couple of "its basketball who cares" around here its either hypocritical or just plain funny that folks get upset when there is the same responses to a sport that is far less popular than basketball
This post was edited on 2/16/14 at 3:41 pm
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Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:41 pm to thesoccerfanjax
quote:In the SEC, there is absolutely a big three. Numbers show that as an objective fact.
But the reality is there is no "Big three".
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:41 pm to kilo
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If you are not offended or surprised that college basketball threads here get a couple of "its basketball who cares" around here its either hypocritical or just plain funny that folks get upset when there is the same responses to a sport that is far less popular than baseball
I agree and never talk bad about basketball. I wish LSU was worth a shite at it though.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:43 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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college baseball is about as relevant as women's volleyball.
First off, sports are dumb.
The "relevance" is solely determined by the people who enjoy a given sport.
When I see yankee schools selling out 100k tickets for outdoor hockey in the freezing cold, I feel like they are almost from a different country than me. I don't hate on it, but its just not my thing. Its not a part of my life and so I find it surprising that so many people care about college hockey.
In the south, we like college baseball. SEC baseball games are fun. They are well-attended, and a really relaxing environment in which to support your alma mater (or your tshirt school of choice).
I like that we are in the minority in liking CBB. It reminds me of why I like the South. Its different.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:43 pm to thesoccerfanjax
quote:I don't think anyone who says that college baseball is as popular as women's volleyball in the south is at risk of being labeled a thinking man.
Is this you starting to mount the "baseball is a thinking man's game" horse?
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:44 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
Yep, a mid tier average team in a mid tier average hoops conference. Sucks. But gotta stay optimistic, maybe they'll be hot for the autobid conference tournament....maybe.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:45 pm to CRAZY 4 LSU
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I agree and never talk bad about basketball. I wish LSU was worth a shite at it though.
I agree and the only time I disparage college ball is to rustle up a few deserving jimmies on the SECr but this thread was just asking for this discussion.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:45 pm to Politiceaux
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In the SEC, there is absolutely a big three. Numbers show that as an objective fact.
Yes, and to even suggest baseball is on the same level by any measure as either football or basketball is laughable.
There are like five schools in the SEC that really, truly care about baseball and they happen to be the five schools here on this board with the most posters. Out in the real world, even in SEC country, hardly any one cares even a little bit about college baseball.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:46 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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But at the end of the day, college baseball is about as relevant as women's volleyball.
And some people like volleyball.
I don't think fans of baseball or volleyball care whether or not someone else thinks the sport is/isn't "relevant"
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some here tend to overstate it's importance in the grand scheme of college athletics.
I haven't seen anyone do that.
But so what if someone does?
How is that any skin off of your nose?
I despise basketball. I don't watch it, nor do I care a lick about it.
And recognizing that basketball fans dont give a crap what I think, that's the first time I've ever said that here.
Instead, I simply choose not to click basketball threads.
Who knows--maybe I'm an outlier on the whole deal?
Then again, I attended a university that doesn't choose to do things a certain way, "just because everyone else does."
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:46 pm to Politiceaux
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I don't think anyone who says that college baseball is as popular as women's volleyball in the south is at risk of being labeled a thinking man.
I'm talking nationwide here. Volleyball is big on the West coast.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:48 pm to EKG
Yea the main point of this thread should be if you don't like baseball, basketball, or whatever sport and you see a thread about it why the frick would you feel a need to go in said thread and tell the people in there that you don't care? Different strokes for different folks.
This post was edited on 2/16/14 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:48 pm to thesoccerfanjax
quote:Link to me, or anyone else, saying that it is?
Yes, and to even suggest baseball is on the same level by any measure as either football or basketball is laughable.
quote:Ruh roh. Now I won't cheer for my alma mater's team playing America's pastime.
Out in the real world, even in SEC country, hardly any one cares even a little bit about college baseball.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:49 pm to Politiceaux
You sure are taking this personally. I cheer for my alma mater in baseball and watch nearly all the games. Even went to most home games when I was a student.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:53 pm to thesoccerfanjax
quote:oh
I'm talking nationwide here.
quote:The leading school for paid attendance on the West coast had an average of 2,432 while being located in a huge city, only hosting 17 matches and never having to deal with weather.
Volleyball is big on the West coast.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:53 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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Is this you starting to mount the "baseball is a thinking man's game" horse?
The OP isn't that intelligent. He got caught in a lie in his original post and is trying to save face.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:53 pm to thesoccerfanjax
quote:No, I'm genuinely asking you to link me to all these mythical posters who claim that college baseball is as popular as college basketball.
You sure are taking this personally.
This post was edited on 2/16/14 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:54 pm to Politiceaux
The total attendance at the end of the year for several SEC schools will show a higher number of attendees for baseball than for basketball.
Hell, we even did it Pelphrey's last year at Bud Walton.
Hell, we even did it Pelphrey's last year at Bud Walton.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:55 pm to Evolved Simian
quote:Well then, seems we may now /thread.
And, for the record, I like college baseball.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:56 pm to Politiceaux
Don't care enough to search and link. But it happens all the time.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 3:56 pm to Politiceaux
I've never heard that either. I think most P&G baseball fans could care less if no one watched. I don't watch MLB at all, just a few SEC games. I either attend or watch the LSU baseball games because I follow the team and enjoy it.
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