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"College baseball is not a big sport" – By the Data
Posted by Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:23 am
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100Nothing 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
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by MetroAtlantaGatorFan on 10/27/22 at 10:23 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
Uh oh, you've done it now.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by NickSwisher 
on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt TuffnutsIf nothing else, it's a nice diversion in the spring? 
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by CBandits82 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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Turf Taint 
on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:24 am to Sgt TuffnutsYou 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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Pickle_Weasel 
on 10/27/22 at 10:25 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:25 am to Sgt TuffnutsOle Miss turns a profit in baseball, and I'm pretty sure State and LSU do as well.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by MetroAtlantaGatorFan on 10/27/22 at 10:25 am to Pickle_Weasel
Even in the SEC only 4 schools do.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by XWing atAliciousness 
on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt TuffnutsI 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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Septiger on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt TuffnutsI’d guess womens basketball draws more people nationwide.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by lsufball19 on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to Sgt Tuffnutsquote:
Nothing personal against all of the hardcore college baseball fans on this board
Sure. That’s not why you started this thread at all
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re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Sgt Tuffnuts on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
on 10/27/22 at 10:26 am to MetroAtlantaGatorFanquote:
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
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Pygthagorean Theorem 
on 10/27/22 at 10:27 am to CBandits82
on 10/27/22 at 10:27 am to CBandits82I 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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Sgt Tuffnuts on 10/27/22 at 10:27 am to Turf Taint
on 10/27/22 at 10:27 am to Turf Taintquote:
You just kicked the nuts of most all travel ball parents who ever lived.
I hope you are proud of yourself.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by MetroAtlantaGatorFan on 10/27/22 at 10:28 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
quote:
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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Pygthagorean Theorem on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Sgt Tuffnutsquote:
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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by wadewilson on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Pygthagorean Theorem
on 10/27/22 at 10:30 am to Pygthagorean Theoremquote:
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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by Pickle_Weasel on 10/27/22 at 10:34 am to Pygthagorean Theorem
on 10/27/22 at 10:34 am to Pygthagorean Theoremquote:
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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by clamdip on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to Sgt Tuffnutsquote:
LINK: TV Numbers: WCWS, championship crush MCWS in ratings
Quote from article:
quote:
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.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by mizslu314 
on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to Sgt Tuffnuts
on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to Sgt TuffnutsI love you.
re: "College baseball is not a big sport" – By the DataPosted by PeleofAnalytics on 10/27/22 at 10:36 am to XWing atAliciousness
quote:
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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