Author Topic: collegiate sports championships (Read 2674 times)

Tre · « **on:** April 06, 2011, 09:23:58 AM »

Which sports are the ones that really count?

basketball (m/w) and football are givens

What about baseball and softball?

Women's soccer = yes, but what about men's?

Tennis should probably count, even if no one can name a single collegiate tennis player. Does golf sneak in?

I'm ok with counting swimming, but I don't know that diving qualifies.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:33:04 AM »

Quote from: Tre on April 06, 2011, 09:23:58 AM

Which sports are the ones that really count?

basketball (m/w) and football are givens

What about baseball and softball?

Women's soccer = yes, but what about men's?

Tennis should probably count, even if no one can name a single collegiate tennis player. Does golf sneak in?

I'm ok with counting swimming, but I don't know that diving qualifies.

Ridiculous question, they all count to the people involved.

tendonitis · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:36:20 AM »

Follow the money, the only ones that matter are football and men's basketball.

ManBearPig... · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:38:53 AM »

a friend of mine played baseball at the university we went to. it was division 1 and apparently a good team.

he had to beg us to come and watch so they could sell enough soft drinks to get uniforms.

aside from basketball and football , the only other sport that really mattered at my alma mater was wrestling. and by matter i mean people would show up and watch that weren't just friends and family.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:50:13 AM »

Quote from: ManBearPig... on April 06, 2011, 09:38:53 AM

a friend of mine played baseball at the university we went to. it was division 1 and apparently a good team.

he had to beg us to come and watch so they could sell enough soft drinks to get uniforms.

aside from basketball and football , the only other sport that really mattered at my alma mater was wrestling. and by matter i mean people would show up and watch that weren't just friends and family.

Collegiate basketball and football are the big sellers, they get the big media contracts, the big draws, etc. Same with pro basketball and football. But most of these kids go in with intention of not turning pro, if it happens, great. If not, most are just happy with getting on with their lives after college but have great stories for their kids and grand kids. I train a lot of the girls from LB softball (D1) and they have to do the same thing as far as selling and fund raising, there is a lot of travel involved in all of collegiate sports so they have to be subsidized somehow, the school cannot cover everything.

CalvinH · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:51:02 AM »

Golf is big for a lot of schools.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:51:49 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on April 06, 2011, 09:51:02 AM

Golf is big for a lot of schools.

USC has a huge golf program.

CalvinH · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2011, 10:04:40 AM »

Quote from: The Coach on April 06, 2011, 09:51:49 AM

USC has a huge golf program.

Oklahoma St. just won the championship...they did it without the reigning amateur champ because he's playing in the Masters this week.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2011, 10:32:39 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on April 06, 2011, 10:04:40 AM

Oklahoma St. just won the championship...they did it without the reigning amateur champ because he's playing in the Masters this week.

He got the amateur invite?

G_Thang · « **Reply #9 on:** April 06, 2011, 10:38:55 AM »

Women's Volleyball is big at the college level, cant catch on professionally esp indoor.

best asses in college sports.

men wont pay $10 for a game but will pay $50 to see men in thongs.

Parker · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2011, 11:18:53 AM »

We can add track and feild and lacrosse---Lacrosse players end up in the Fortune 500 companies. Every Ivy League and wannabe Ivy league university has a good lacrosse team. In fact, they put more stock in the lacrosse team than Football or basketball, all except U oF MD, Georgetown, George Mason, George Washington, American, UNC.