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re: How can you even make the case that college baseball is part of a "Big 3"?
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:17 pm to memphisplaya
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:17 pm to memphisplaya
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Name them
Name what? Womens basketball? I am not advocating for WBB to be part of a Big 3. I am saying there is no Big 3, only a Big 2.
Oh....and a lot of UCONN, Baylor, and Tennessee I would assume.
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Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:17 pm to Monticello
Repeat, the big 3 is the big 3 b/c of professional sports, the college sport success doesnt matter. football, basketball, and baseball are the 3 big professional sport. College athletes go to those leagues to make the most money. Those are the big 3 sports.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:18 pm to Monticello
Just out of curiosity,
What are the TV ratings of the NCAA tournament compared to the NCAA baseball tournament, or any other televised college sporting championship?
What are the TV ratings of the NCAA tournament compared to the NCAA baseball tournament, or any other televised college sporting championship?
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:20 pm to beardkp
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Repeat, the big 3 is the big 3 b/c of professional sports, the college sport success doesnt matter. football, basketball, and baseball are the 3 big professional sport. College athletes go to those leagues to make the most money. Those are the big 3 sports.
No need to repeat. I read it the first time and your thought is still irrelevant since we are discussing college sports.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:20 pm to Monticello
Booooooo
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:23 pm to memphisplaya
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I doubt anyone here could without googling
Not googling, but I will go with, in no particular order:
UConn
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Stanford
And they all get more airtime on national TV than any college baseball game ever.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:23 pm to AUCE05
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The CWS was the best post season college tourney.
Stop.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:23 pm to Monticello
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No need to repeat. I read it the first time and your thought is still irrelevant since we are discussing college sports.
not really, since again, basseball being apart of the big 3 sports has nothing to do with college sports......so your discussion is irrelevant
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:24 pm to memphisplaya
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Name them
Just because you can name the last whatever in Baseball doesn't mean everyone else should be, some follow baseball, its called MLB.
Ask any Mizzou fan which matters more to them, the Cards/Royals or the Tigers...
2000 UCONN
2001 Notre Dame
2002 UCONN
2003 UCONN
2004 UCONN
2005 Baylor
2006 Maryland
2007 Tennessee
2008 Tennessee
2009 UCONN
2010 UCONN
2011 TAMU
2012 Baylor
2013 UCONN
2014 Notre Dame/ UCONN
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:27 pm to DaleDenton
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Ask any Mizzou fan which matters more to them, the Cards/Royals or the Tigers...
I'll say Tigers given the options, but I'm a Cubs fan.
We're not all from our home state like the rest of you hicks.
Mizzou's got pull.
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:27 pm to thefloydian
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Most people have never seen a single inning of college baseball because it's a shite sport.
It isn't but if they haven't seen an inning how would they know anyways?Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:28 pm to East Coast Band
Skip Bayless summarizes college baseball well here: LINK
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My TV was still on ESPN2, which was showing the NHRA O'Reilly Midwest Nationals. I remembered that, before dozing, I had watched North Carolina and Oregon State playing for the championship of the College World Series.
From college baseball's national championship to the National Hot Rod Association? Nothing against ESPN2, for which I do a show. But can you imagine college football's or basketball's national championship game on ESPN2 followed by drag racing? What, this event doesn't even rate a postgame show?
Good God, the College World Series can't even compete in the ratings with the Little League World Series! Last summer, "Baseball Tonight" sent its A team -- Peter Gammons, John Kruk, Harold Reynolds -- to analyze the 11- and 12-year-olds! That was one reason the biggest stars of last year's Little League World Series -- Dante Bichette Jr.! Kalen Pimental! -- remain bigger stars than the two North Carolina pitchers recently drafted in the first round.
Odds are you've never heard of left-hander Andrew Miller, who went No. 6 to Detroit, or of right-hander Daniel Bard, taken 28th by Boston. If either of these guys had been taken in the equivalent spots in the NFL or NBA drafts, you'd know the 40 times and verticals of their grandmothers.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:30 pm to Monticello
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Daniel Bard
Didn't know he played for UNC until now.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:32 pm to Mizzeaux
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I'll say Tigers given the options, but I'm a Cubs fan.
I didn't feel like listing all the MLB teams, should have put a /etc, but I figured it would be self explanatory. I would have an easier time listing all of the pro Football, Basketball, Baseball and Hockey teams before I could name the last 10 baseball NCs.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:33 pm to Monticello
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Skip Bayless
Sorry you don't have a mind of your own and can't decide for yourself what you find interesting and enjoyable instead of judging what's good based on what ESPN thinks is TV worthy.
You probably think poker and bowling are better sports since ESPN shows them.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:33 pm to Monticello
Skip bayless?? 
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:35 pm to DaleDenton
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Didn't know he played for UNC until now.
90% of fanatical MLB fans could not tell you where the stars of their team played college ball. 1. because most MLB stars skip college, and 2. because college baseball is irrelevant.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:36 pm to CockRocket
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You probably think poker and bowling are better sports since ESPN shows them.
They are on ESPN2 just as the biggest games of the College Baseball season.
Other sports championships are aired on ESPN/ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX because, well, they matter to people.
ESPN2 catches all the secondary sports, hence the 2 in the title of the station.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:37 pm to DaleDenton
What a terrible argument. Posted on 4/7/14 at 9:38 pm to Monticello
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90% of fanatical MLB fans could not tell you where the stars of their team played college ball. 1. because most MLB stars skip college, and 2. because college baseball is irrelevant.
Yeah, I was somewhat surprised to learn Jonathan Papelbon was 1. from Baton Rouge, LA, and 2 played for Ms. State.
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