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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
jrut
I grant you a point, and you have to go off the deep end. If your statement was true, then Churchill HS boys would sell out every game and the girls games would be played in front of an empty gym.
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What are you talking about? Do you even know? I am not talking about every single program in the country. I am talking about the general trend in boy's and girl's basketball across this country. This is not about one area or one program.
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
But the boys sometimes draw less than the girls because the girls won the state championsip and the boys won 3 games. IN YOUR AREA, you may have this issue of girls ball always being substandard to boys (or IN YOUR OWN MIND, you may just have this perception). It is not an issue here, and that is why attendance is good for the girls games, and better for winning girls team than for losing boys teams. Fans back a winner, and come back again and again because the games are great.
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Again, you are one of those individuals than gets upset because someone makes a point opposite of the one you hold. This has nothing to do with individual programs. I can show you a few "individual" programs
in my area where the girls out draw the boys. But that is the exception, not the rule. And if it was the rule, the WNBA would not be struggling.
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Ask Tennessee or U-Conn fans if the men are superior in their locale. The women rule there. They don't just sell tickets at these schools for NCAA tournament games. Tennessee and U-Conn averaged over 13,000 fans per regular season home game - including cupcakes. That outdraws 3 NBA teams with their higher caliber men's ball. They either have an exceptional number of seriously impaired individuals in Tennessee and Connecticut, or the fans follow the quality.
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Individual programs. How many other D1 Women's programs that can make that claim? And on top of that, you picked two of the most successful women's programs in history to make that point. And UConn Men's had a following long before they became a national power. And that program only won a single National Championship.
The issue is not about one or two progams, the issue is whether or not they can sell the entire league and draw interest outside of a couple of places. If they cannot do that, the drive behind the UConn or Tennessee is not going to save it. Terrosie (sp?) is college basketball's best player, and I can tell you that the average fan has no clue or could care less about who she is. She will be a WNBA Player some day (if the league does not fold before then) and I bet the average sports fan would not recognize her if she walked right by them. Holesclaw from Tennessee at the height of hear fame when she was at Tennessee was in an airport and not anyone but my officiating friend recognized her. At the time she was the best player and no autographs, no "yooooooo!!!!" comments, everyone just left her alone. The WNBA need the average fan to follow their sport. They cannot even get the hardcore, everyday basketball fan to care. It is not anyone's particular area that is going to save the WNBA. If they cannot get National Television money to support the league, they are in big trouble.
Peace