Scrutiny on rise for men in stripes

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan


I have not been to a hockey game all year and I probably won't:-)
I would say the women's side is a growing entity and someday will be a bigger deal. Maybe not as big as the men's game but it will continue to grow, especially with the addition of the high-flying-dunks.

Until women as a whole support their sports, women's and girl's basketball is not going to get the big attendance or coverage that some would like to see it.

My girlfriend goes to a lot of games with me during the season than most. She has been doing this for years. I primarily only work boy's games and she likes to go when she is not working. I took her to a girl's regional championship last week. I did not tell her it was a girl's game before she left. When we got there and she noticed that it was a girl's game, she immediately state, "if you would have told me it was a girl's game I would have stayed at home." She said this is a very joking manner, but she was really rather serious too. She is the typical women that the women's game is not getting to their games. I went to the game to watch the officials and support a friend of mine on his playoff game. She did more commenting on the game and why she did not like the girl's game than I do. That is the person that is not watching. My girlfriend is not the biggest sports fan either, I never have to twist her arm to watch the Super Bowl or regular season boy's or men's basketball games. Men and women that could not make their 8th grade basketball team are more fanatical about boy's or men's basketball then the athletes that used to play girl's basketball.

Peace