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Why doesn't Sportscenter ever highlight college baseball

Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:20 pm
Posted by LSUstephen17
Houston
Member since Aug 2010
13112 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:20 pm
It's very rare they show highlights does anyone know the reason why?
Posted by Jack Daniel
In the bottle
Member since Feb 2013
25555 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:21 pm to
It's not urban enough
Posted by LakeViewLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2009
17730 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:22 pm to
Not enough diversity in skin color.

ESPN is very racist, and basis their programming off of things like skin color.
This post was edited on 5/19/17 at 11:24 pm
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
11243 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:22 pm to
Because they have to talk about Lebron. Go to the More Sport Board, you'll see what I mean.
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
13148 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:23 pm to
Because virtually no one cares about college baseball. Yes, at LSU, State, and maybe 5-6 other places fans care. But most fans know zero about college baseball and that's a shame. It's a great sport.
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
158781 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:23 pm to
because most don't give a shite
Posted by defreak
Les Miles' Dog House
Member since Sep 2004
676 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:24 pm to
Money
Posted by skydawg1
Member since Sep 2014
97 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:25 pm to
Because it's still Softball season.
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5097 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:29 pm to
Average attendance for all of college baseball is probably under 2,000 people.
Posted by gar90
Member since Sep 2009
6062 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:37 pm to
Because outside of the SEC, UNC/Duke area, and Columbus Ohio nobody gives a damn about college sports compared to pros.
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
60555 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:47 pm to
Because Connecticut sucks at it.
Posted by unlimited
Eunice
Member since May 2004
1956 posts
Posted on 5/19/17 at 11:57 pm to
Sportscenter shows highlights?
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57527 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 12:15 am to
why would a national sports channel cover college baseball? Outside of the SEC nobody even knows it exists, and even in the SEC it isn't very popular.

I was at walk ons tonight and every TV except 2 were college baseball, the other 2 were the NBA playoffs. You will not find a situation like that anywhere else in the world
This post was edited on 5/20/17 at 12:15 am
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15864 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 8:08 am to
Same reason they don't highlight college hockey or lacrosse. No one gives a shite nationally
Posted by otowntiger
O-Town
Member since Jan 2004
15656 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 8:43 am to
Because very few people outside of Baton Rouge care a whole lot, frankly.
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
21810 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 8:43 am to
I'm an LSU grad and couldn't give 2 shits about the LSU Baseball team personally. Or any other college baseball team.
Posted by Grilled Bald Eagle
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
1069 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:00 am to
In terms of national interest, college baseball falls somewhere below the national kindergarten double-dutch tournament and above the WNBA. Without the interest, they can't sell ads, and without ads they won't show it.

Keep in mind that outside of relatively small pockets of typically fairly low population areas, college baseball isn't particularly popular. In major areas you've usually got an MLB team or maybe even a solid established AAA team that the area's baseball fans are going to follow. Hell, even in the popular areas its a handful of schools that are popular enough to turn a profit with their baseball program alone. Step outside of the LSU-area bubble and you'll see that college baseball is an afterthought to most.
Posted by LSShoe1030
Kenner
Member since Aug 2014
761 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:38 am to
But wait until the NCAA tournament starts. Then they will start showing highlights because all of a sudden they care once they start showing the games on ESPN and ESPN 2
Posted by double d
Amarillo by morning
Member since Jun 2004
16451 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 12:00 pm to
Because outside of a small area in the south nobody gives a shite about college baseball.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131476 posts
Posted on 5/20/17 at 12:06 pm to
Because outside of a few Southern states nobody really cares.

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