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re: Pac-12 zooms past Big Ten, SEC in college sports revenue
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:56 pm to Cheese Grits
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:56 pm to Cheese Grits
I understand you argument and you provide good facts.
I just don't believe or know that SEC fan will tune in considering what I've read on this board that last 6 years of denigrating every other sport that wasn't football.
I'm not sure a fanbase is there.
Maybe it is...maybe once the SEC gets good in these other sports people will take pride. I don't know. Will the Unis...invest in these year round sports to support the Network?
Football can only do so much. And unlike the Pac - there isn't a long long history of winning or support for Olympic sports in the SEC.
I just don't believe or know that SEC fan will tune in considering what I've read on this board that last 6 years of denigrating every other sport that wasn't football.
I'm not sure a fanbase is there.
Maybe it is...maybe once the SEC gets good in these other sports people will take pride. I don't know. Will the Unis...invest in these year round sports to support the Network?
Football can only do so much. And unlike the Pac - there isn't a long long history of winning or support for Olympic sports in the SEC.
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 9:58 pm
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Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:15 pm to Zamoro10
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I just don't believe or know that SEC fan will tune in considering what I've read on this board that last 6 years of denigrating every other sport that wasn't football.
This board is often far out of touch with fans of schools. If 15,000 folks show up for a gymnastic meet at Alabama or 24,000 show up for a women's basketball game at Kentucky it seems pretty obvious there is a fan base.
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Maybe it is...maybe once the SEC gets good in these other sports people will take pride. I don't know.
I think that is part of it, but the bigger part will be long term fans who have been priced out of football by the corporate folks moving in. Say you have been Alabama football fan all your life but can no longer afford to go. You probably don't stop being a fan but maybe you start attending basketball or baseball because it is easier to afford. My guess is that is where the growth will come from.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:16 pm to Zamoro10
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If the B1G added Johns Hopkins it certainly was not for football
Yes, Johns Hopkins and some other schools are going to be apart of the B1G for Lacrosse. It is a money making sport for many schools in the northeast.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 10:35 pm to Zamoro10
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I just don't believe or know that SEC fan will tune in considering what I've read on this board that last 6 years of denigrating every other sport that wasn't football.
I'm not sure a fanbase is there.
Maybe it is...maybe once the SEC gets good in these other sports people will take pride. I don't know. Will the Unis...invest in these year round sports to support the Network?
Football can only do so much. And unlike the Pac - there isn't a long long history of winning or support for Olympic sports in the SEC.
It doesn't hurt that the conference's best all around program happens to be playing in the state with the most TV sets in the footprint. UF has had big TV deals for years to show the Olympic sports.
I think there is a pretty large fanbase already for every school that wants more access to different sports. I don't really see why the SEC would be any different than any other conference.
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 10:38 pm
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