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re: Do most people in the Rant not give a crap about basketball????
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:17 pm to Bryant91092
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:17 pm to Bryant91092
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I love basketball and I'm thrill we hired a competent coach
Grant is a HUGE UPGRADE for BAMA IMO
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Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:17 pm to VolRugby
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how is college baseball a number 2 sport here? just so you know, noone else in the country gives a shite.
Just because they suck. A la Tennessee baseball.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:18 pm to TheJones
until I realize we will still suck and I'll stop going to the games
I figure if we're going to invest in it, we probably need to support the cause
.. This might be what Lebo needs to get this ship turned around..
I figure if we're going to invest in it, we probably need to support the cause
.. This might be what Lebo needs to get this ship turned around..
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:19 pm to thebearisdead
I have always followed Bama in all sports,always will....
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:19 pm to thebearisdead
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I figure if we're going to invest in it, we probably need to support the cause .. This might be what Lebo needs to get this ship turned around..
There are more things around campus that the money could have been used on. Including a new coach
This post was edited on 1/9/10 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:21 pm to TheJones
Yeah I think Grant is the real deal.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:23 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Baseball sucks.
I agree.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:23 pm to FootballHog
Auburn Basketball.....Nuff Said 
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:24 pm to FootballHog
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Are you talking about LSU or the SEC? Because baseball is very popular in the SEC...especially at LSU, Arkansas, and Mississippi State.
College sports in general are very popular in the SEC. During the 2008-09 school year, the SEC was #2 among college conferences in basketball attendance (either total, or by game), and #1 in baseball attendance.
The fact that the entire nation treats the opening rounds of the NCAA Tourney like a national holiday does not make them true fans. It just means that they like filling out pools and pulling for underdog teams they've never seen before.
Fan support for baseball in the SEC is roughly on par with fan support for basketball.
Basketball Attendance, 2008-09
#1. Kentucky 422,547 22,239 (19)
#4. Tennessee 307,239 20,483 (15)
#11. Arkansas 288,781 16,043 (18)
#25. Vandy 225,686 13,276 (17)
#31. SCAR 223,750 11,776 (19)
#37. LSU 217,834 10,373 (21)
#38. Florida 206,547 10,327 (20)
#44. Alabama 179,275 9,960 (18)
#60. Miss. St. 157,111 8,728 (18)
#81. Georgia 120,602 6,700 (18)
#82. Ole Miss 105,969 6,623 (16)
N/A. Auburn -- DID NOT MAKE TOP 100
Baseball Attendance, 2009
LSU 403,056 9,596 (42)
Ole Miss 273,111 7,002 (31)
Arkansas 245,092 7,906 (39)
S. Carolina 231,360 6,804 (34)
Miss. State 157,530 6,058 (26)
Florida 119,252 2,981 (40)
Alabama 116,294 4,010 (29)
Georgia 93,360 2,917 (32)
Auburn 75,801 2,229 (34)
Vanderbilt 70,519 2,431 (29)
Kentucky 53,646 1,676 (32)
Tennessee 46,150 1,357 (34)
TOTAL 1,885,171 4,689 (402)
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:24 pm to Bryant91092
Not Trying to flame, but when was the last time Bama went to the College World Series?
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:25 pm to Bryant91092
I've had season tickets for 20 years in the same seats and Gottfried almost made me give them up. Grant is the real deal but he needs more talent which I believe he can get.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:26 pm to msukb79
I think 97? Wells was kind of like Gottfried. Had good runs with great talent. They never reached their full potential. 
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:34 pm to msukb79
The tournament's setup also doesn't promote regular season basketball discussion, since the regular season doesn't matter that much.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:40 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
Baseball is growing every year in popularity in the SEC. I'd rather go to baseball games than basketball games now, and thats kind of sad.
You can't beat a sunny afternoon at Baum.
You can't beat a sunny afternoon at Baum.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:41 pm to thebearisdead
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I'll care next year once we get into the new arena..
YOu won't fill that one up either.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:47 pm to wmr
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Baseball is growing every year in popularity in the SEC. I'd rather go to baseball games than basketball games now, and thats kind of sad.
Why is that sad?
The way I see it, here is how the various SEC schools fall in terms of baseball vs. basketball...
Solidly Baseball First:
LSU; Ole Miss; Miss. State
Baseball by a Nose:
Arkansas; South Carolina
Still Prefer Basketball over Baseball, but "in play" for a Switch in the Near Future:
Alabama; Georgia; Auburn; Florida
Will Always Be Basketball First Schools (i.e., Northerners):
Kentucky; Vanderbilt; Tennessee
Posted on 1/9/10 at 9:47 pm to wmr
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I'd rather go to baseball games than basketball games now, and thats kind of sad.
I'd feel the same way if I was an Arkansas fan. Thankfully, I'm not.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 10:37 pm to msukb79
i hear pistol pete is a good basketball player.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 10:43 pm to msukb79
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Because people in Mississippi and Louisiana dont have a pro baseball team or a minor league team they really care much for, and they love their college baseball at LSU, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State.
I'm one of the few State fans that remember baseball being all we had back in the mid to late 80's. Football and basketball were in bad shape in the mid to late 80's at State. We were the first profitable (self-sufficient) school in baseball for the SEC.
Posted on 1/9/10 at 10:53 pm to Bankshot
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You can't beat a sunny afternoon at Baum.
Left Field Lounge fans at Dudy Noble Field beg to differ.
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