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What is the largest factor that leads to disinterest in College Baseball?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:34 pm
I, for one, grew up playing baseball. Feel in love with the sport at a young age and that passion hasn't wavered since. In your individual experience, if it pertains to you, what is most off-putting about the current state of the sport? This isn't a discussion about where it ranks or how it compares with other sports or a flame fest between the history and success of other schools. I am just curious on a personal level as to why it holds such little importance to some compared to other collegiate sports. Factors to ponder on: fan/alumni support, regional location, endowment, success level, players forgoing college, rules and regulations, etc. 
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 5:41 pm
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:35 pm to pivey14
It not being football.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:36 pm to pivey14
Quality of play is terrible.
I watch 150+ Braves games a year + have a mini season ticket plan in ATL.
Going to college games is just terrible in comparison to me. Hate all the small ball.
I watch 150+ Braves games a year + have a mini season ticket plan in ATL.
Going to college games is just terrible in comparison to me. Hate all the small ball.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:36 pm to pivey14
Media coverage, the sport being more of a "go attend the games" rather than watch type deal, and the fact that half the country doesn't have great weather for the time it starts.
Add that to the fact that most of the best players go directly to the minor leagues and its vastly overlooked as a sport.
Add that to the fact that most of the best players go directly to the minor leagues and its vastly overlooked as a sport.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:38 pm to pivey14
Boring 3 hour games is the worst part.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:39 pm to pivey14
aluminum bats
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:39 pm to pivey14
The majority of elite prospects is probably number one. weather is probably #2. college baseball needs the Big 10 to be good with so many highly populated states
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:40 pm to pivey14
1. The best baseball players never play in college
2. Each individual regular season game has very little importance to the outcome of a season.
3. It's a slow, boring, dying game that is losing interest nationally, even in MLB.
4. You can't drink beer in the stands.
5. It's even more boring on tv.
6. The players don't even get full scholarships.
2. Each individual regular season game has very little importance to the outcome of a season.
3. It's a slow, boring, dying game that is losing interest nationally, even in MLB.
4. You can't drink beer in the stands.
5. It's even more boring on tv.
6. The players don't even get full scholarships.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:41 pm to pivey14
Womens basketball is better.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:42 pm to pivey14
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What is the largest factor that leads to disinterest in College Baseball
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College Baseball
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Baseball
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:42 pm to pivey14
Lack of talent, like watching a good high school team. So many kids go right to the minors from HS and skip college, a good college team has what 2 or 3 actual MLB prospects if that? Usually have 1 stud pitcher and 1 or 2 good bats that may make double A/triple A ball maybe?
Minor league teams all over the country that offer a lot more across the board to go watch instead, especially if you are a fan of their MLB team.
Minor league teams all over the country that offer a lot more across the board to go watch instead, especially if you are a fan of their MLB team.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:49 pm to pivey14
Easily the #1 factor is the fact that the best baseball prospects rarely play college baseball. Imagine if the likes of Adrian Peterson, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Percy Harvin, Reggie Bush, Jadaveon Clowney, and Vince Young never played a down of college football. That's probably what would have happened if the NFL allows players to declare for the draft straight out of high school like MLB does. The interest in college football would go down dramatically.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:50 pm to pivey14
Minor leagues
Small ball
I love the sport and grew up playing it up until my senior year of HS, but I understand why many won't watch. I went to watch us play Princeton last weekend, and my God I was bored to tears
3 hours of 1-0, 2-1 games are boring as hell
Small ball
I love the sport and grew up playing it up until my senior year of HS, but I understand why many won't watch. I went to watch us play Princeton last weekend, and my God I was bored to tears
3 hours of 1-0, 2-1 games are boring as hell
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:50 pm to pivey14
Small ball and slow play. Both can be nearly completely eliminated.
Maybe the new seams will help the small ball (I think someone here has already posted some evidence to this).
The number of times a batter steps outside the box during his bat slows down the game. Get in there, get set, and swing already. The MLB implemented the one foot in the box rule this year. If that improves the speed of the game at that level, it needs to be a rule in college.
Maybe the new seams will help the small ball (I think someone here has already posted some evidence to this).
The number of times a batter steps outside the box during his bat slows down the game. Get in there, get set, and swing already. The MLB implemented the one foot in the box rule this year. If that improves the speed of the game at that level, it needs to be a rule in college.
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:52 pm to pivey14
Too many innings.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:57 pm to pivey14
I attend 30 or so college baseball games a year counting the SEC tournament. I attend maybe 7 football games a year. If I had to give up one; I would give up football.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:01 pm to pivey14
The fact that its baseball.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:02 pm to pivey14
Baseball sucks big fat purple hippopotamus dicks, at any level.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:05 pm to pivey14
Because it's baseball.
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