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"College baseball is not a big sport" – By the Data
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:23 am
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:23 am
Nothing personal against all of the hardcore college baseball fans on this board willing to die on the hill defending the relevance and importance of their beloved sport with the sensitivity of 7th grade girls at a Sadie Hawkins Dance. Also, it's all subjective and you'd have to operationalize and define "big," but my question is how can college baseball possibly be a big sport when very few college baseball teams actually turn a profit.
Arkansas is one of just a few college baseball programs to have turned a profit. According to a June 2020 report from the Omaha World-Herald, just 15 of 299 NCAA Division 1 baseball programs, including Arkansas, did so in 2019.
Also, how can college baseball be a big sport when way more people watch women's college softball than men's baseball and it's not even close?
TV Numbers: WCWS, championship crush MCWS in ratings
Arkansas is one of just a few college baseball programs to have turned a profit. According to a June 2020 report from the Omaha World-Herald, just 15 of 299 NCAA Division 1 baseball programs, including Arkansas, did so in 2019.
Also, how can college baseball be a big sport when way more people watch women's college softball than men's baseball and it's not even close?
TV Numbers: WCWS, championship crush MCWS in ratings
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Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:23 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
Uh oh, you've done it now.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
If nothing else, it's a nice diversion in the spring? 
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
dont give a shite what the rest of the country thinks, college baseball is fantastic.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
You just kicked the nuts of most all travel ball parents who ever lived.
I hope you are proud of yourself.
I hope you are proud of yourself.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:25 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
Ole Miss turns a profit in baseball, and I'm pretty sure State and LSU do as well.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:25 am to Pickle_Weasel
Even in the SEC only 4 schools do.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
I don't know of anybody on this board that is going to argue that college baseball is bigger than football or basketball. At best it's the 3rd most popular.
That doesn't mean that it's not the most enjoyed sport from April - June
Not sure what the intention of this thread was.
That doesn't mean that it's not the most enjoyed sport from April - June
Not sure what the intention of this thread was.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
I’d guess womens basketball draws more people nationwide.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
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Nothing personal against all of the hardcore college baseball fans on this board
Sure. That’s not why you started this thread at all
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
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Uh oh, you've done it now.
I'm going for my personal best Downvote total with this one. The college baseball people on this board are militant and stick together strong
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:27 am to CBandits82
I love college baseball compared to the pros. Having a good team makes it even better, but I've always enjoyed college baseball. It also helps that its basically the last big sport that is still budget friendly to attend compared to football and even at times basketball.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:27 am to Turf Taint
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You just kicked the nuts of most all travel ball parents who ever lived.
I hope you are proud of yourself.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:28 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
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I'm going for my personal best Downvote total with this one. The college baseball people on this board are militant and stick together strong
Notice it's the Moo States and South Carolinas who have to prop up baseball.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
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Also, how can college baseball be a big sport when way more people watch women's college softball than men's baseball and it's not even close?
Bc ESPN has gone way too woke and made sure to shove women's softball and the WCWS down our throats compared to the men's.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Pygthagorean Theorem
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It also helps that its basically the last big sport that is still budget friendly to attend compared to football and even at times basketball.
Thank you.
Not sure why college baseball gets so much hate here.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:34 am to Pygthagorean Theorem
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Bc ESPN has gone way too woke and made sure to shove women's softball and the WCWS down our throats compared to the men's.
This. It's not like college baseball is on ESPN as much as woke garbage being pushed.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
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LINK: TV Numbers: WCWS, championship crush MCWS in ratings
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This marks the third time since 2015 that the Women’s College World Series has outdrawn the CWS in terms of TV viewership in the Championship Series.
So, 3 times in 7 years WCWS has drawn more. Wow. So, dominating. I'd argue it depends on the teams involved. Michigan/Florida WCWS is going to draw a lot better relatively for that year in softball than a MSU/Vandy final in the CWS.
Also, I'm sending over my tourney ball nephew, Paxton, to scissor kick you in the nads.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
I love you.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to XWing atAliciousness
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That doesn't mean that it's not the most enjoyed sport from April - June
What other sports are you comparing baseball to over that time period? Women's volleyball?
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