re: The lack of stat keeping ESPN does for College baseball

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the demand for Walmart would drop considerably if they tucked their building off in some back corner of a town that was a pain in the arse to get to and had no signs.

there is a reason they put them in the places that see the most traffic (near major highways, interstates, etc) and put up massive signs.

if the customer has to do all of the work to find you, you’re going to lose a shite load of customers.

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Yeah, that is a terrible analogy. EVERYONE in the US needs food and home supplies. And many people would (and do) go out of their way to purchase them at the lowest price. People don't shop at Wal-Mart only because of the convenience (In fact, many times it's not convenient). They do so largely because of the prices.

Not everyone "needs" college baseball. Would there be a bigger market if it were more widely broadcast? Sure. But probably not in any significant number that would warrant the extra expense for the networks. The season starts far too early for their to be much interest from people living in the northern part of the country. It's in the 20's, 30's, 40's in much of that area and will more or less remain so at least thru March. And many of those schools have hockey teams that draw an inordinate amount of interest for a "minor sport".

College baseball is not, nor ever has been wildly popular across the US. That's ok. It doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy it or be a fan. It just means it's going to remain more of a niche sport where the largest fan support base is located in the same region that has the largest college football support...mostly because of the lack of pro teams.