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If football goes the way of boxing due to rule changes, what sport gets big?
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:58 am
Posted on 12/12/12 at 8:58 am
Let me cross out what won't get big:
*anything violent like MMA, boxing, kickboxing, etc.
*NASCAR--not a sport
*HOCKEY---too regional
*LACROSSE
Here are the 3 that could legitimately replace football 20-25 years from now: (in no particular order)
1. Basketball----Here are the pros: huge college presence, is played nationwide, is international, is an olympic sport.
However, the cons are that the Pro league is terribly run, you need freakish tall people to play (thus 5'9-6'3 white kids and their $ can't play in most cases). Interest is just not there by a lot of people. Also, the fact that US born caucasians never make the all star game really hurts interest.
2. BASEBALL----Pros: Used to be the largest sport, is still very huge in the US, major cities like NY, LA, and Boston are huge into baseball, has many players from many different races, is one of the top sports for latinos who are the largest growing population in the country. Decent college presence.
Cons: The college presence and HS presence is regional, $ is needed to really hone skills in many cases, sport is slow to many, not big international presence.
3. SOCCER----Pros: most popular sport in world, fastest growing sport in US, popular with latinos like baseball, many different body types can play.
Cons: Very poor HS and College presence nationwide. Same weather restrictions as baseball, sport is slow to many just like baseball.
I think baseball and soccer have similar cons. However, the popularity of soccer and simpleness of playing it in backyards would probably make it the biggest sport in the US in 25 years.
I still think baseball will be going strong as a solid #2 though.
*anything violent like MMA, boxing, kickboxing, etc.
*NASCAR--not a sport
*HOCKEY---too regional
*LACROSSE
Here are the 3 that could legitimately replace football 20-25 years from now: (in no particular order)
1. Basketball----Here are the pros: huge college presence, is played nationwide, is international, is an olympic sport.
However, the cons are that the Pro league is terribly run, you need freakish tall people to play (thus 5'9-6'3 white kids and their $ can't play in most cases). Interest is just not there by a lot of people. Also, the fact that US born caucasians never make the all star game really hurts interest.
2. BASEBALL----Pros: Used to be the largest sport, is still very huge in the US, major cities like NY, LA, and Boston are huge into baseball, has many players from many different races, is one of the top sports for latinos who are the largest growing population in the country. Decent college presence.
Cons: The college presence and HS presence is regional, $ is needed to really hone skills in many cases, sport is slow to many, not big international presence.
3. SOCCER----Pros: most popular sport in world, fastest growing sport in US, popular with latinos like baseball, many different body types can play.
Cons: Very poor HS and College presence nationwide. Same weather restrictions as baseball, sport is slow to many just like baseball.
I think baseball and soccer have similar cons. However, the popularity of soccer and simpleness of playing it in backyards would probably make it the biggest sport in the US in 25 years.
I still think baseball will be going strong as a solid #2 though.
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Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:00 am to Moustache
Rugby
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:01 am to Moustache
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sport is slow to many just like baseball.
This is a very big con, it should have been listed first...and baseball is arena football compared to soccer in terms of slowness
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:03 am to Moustache
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BASEBALL
Cons:
162-game regular season.
ETA: If football is replaced as the most popular sport in America (and that's a big if), I think it'll be soccer.
This post was edited on 12/12/12 at 9:05 am
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:04 am to Moustache
I think it will be basketball and soccer because of the cost. Baseball is too expensive now.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:05 am to Moustache
quote:
Let me cross out what won't get big: *anything violent like MMA, boxing, kickboxing, etc.
Too late. MMA is already huge in this country....only going to get bigger
Soccer will pass baseball within our lifetime. Baseball will only go down, while soccer will only go up
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:08 am to Moustache
Rule changes killed boxing? I thought it was pay per view and fighters ducking fights/fighting once a year that killed boxing.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:21 am to Moustache
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BASEBALL
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:24 am to Moustache
If soccer removed goalies, gave 7 points for a goal, and 3 points for a shot over the crossbar, all of America would love it.
I like it the way it is. The beautiful game.
I like it the way it is. The beautiful game.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:33 am to Moustache
quote:
Let me cross out what won't get big:
quote:
*NASCAR--not a sport
already HUGE. TV revenue isn't as much money as football but when's the last time you've been to a football game with 200K+ people in the stands
I've come to realize that all NASCAR races are a weekend party whereas many college/NFL tailgates aren't worth a dam
This post was edited on 12/12/12 at 9:35 am
Posted on 12/12/12 at 9:53 am to Moustache
Basketball and Baseball have the most to gain if football goes on the decline. IMO soccer will always be what it is in the US, and that's a second class sport.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 10:10 am to Moustache
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Same weather restrictions as baseball,
How so?
Posted on 12/12/12 at 10:19 am to Moustache
Soccer, flag football and LaCrosse
Posted on 12/12/12 at 10:50 am to Moustache
It would be the "street" sports of basketball and soccer
And if it happens, then the Golden Age of American Sports will have come to an end
And if it happens, then the Golden Age of American Sports will have come to an end
Posted on 12/12/12 at 11:33 am to Moustache
The thing soccer has going against them right now is that it's very expensive to play at a high level, but that is in the process of changing. When I was growing up, you had to play select soccer in order to face any real competition. The MLS is in the process of building academies for their teams. As these academies grow, the teams will continue to improve until we have a league full of young, homegrown American talent everywhere.
The academies will be huge in big cities where super athletic kids will be offered an opportunity to get into these programs at a very young age. The one thing holding them back, is that they'd have to give up every other sport.
The academies will be huge in big cities where super athletic kids will be offered an opportunity to get into these programs at a very young age. The one thing holding them back, is that they'd have to give up every other sport.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 11:48 am to Moustache
I hope I dont live long enough to turn on the TV and only be able to watch Soccer and MMA. 
Posted on 12/12/12 at 11:48 am to Moustache
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3. SOCCER----Pros: most popular sport in world, fastest growing sport in US, popular with latinos like baseball, many different body types can play.
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