Re: College Sports? he mentioned which way it is trending -- and it certainly isnt in a good direction. they have the large markets locked up so it will always bottom out at a consistent level, but the rest of the country is moving on and people younger than 40 just dont care about baseball as much as they used to.
Re: College Sports? in 2 of the last 3 years, the NFL has dropped in total attendance compared to the year before. does that mean the NFL is trending down?
Re: College Sports? Not sure I understand your point, unless you are contradicting your previous statement.
Re: College Sports? my point is that none of these leagues can keep breaking attendance records every year. but the get portrayed differently by the media MLB has seen a slight drop in attendance 2 of the last 3 years = Trending the wrong direction NFL has seen a slight drop in attendance 2 of last 3 years = NFL holding strong despite recession MLB gets a 7.5 tv rating in US for all star game = baseball is on it's way down NFL gets a 7.1 tv rating in US for pro bowl = football is still king
14 MLB clubs average 30,000 per game attendance. Only 4 clubs in the bigs average less than 20,000. Sure, the NFL has far more sellouts (because they play one time a week). But baseball is in no way, shape or form, in the tanks. We wouldn't see teams like the Rangers trading for Cliff Lee if it were.
Re: College Sports? oh i agree and attendance doesnt say too much about longterm growth/decline of a sport. the main problem is hardcore baseball fans are old and dying, and younger people dont care as much.
