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re: If football goes the way of boxing due to rule changes, what sport gets big?
Posted on 12/12/12 at 10:00 am to Moustache
Posted on 12/12/12 at 10:00 am to Moustache
NASCAR also has the problem that its harder for people to work on their cars. there's still a dedicated group of "car guys", but cars are now so sophisticated, its much rarer for people to have working on cars as a hobby. And one of the things that drove NASCAR's popularity is, obviously, car guys. And automoting or whatever you call it, as a hobby, is in decline.
Rugby is still 20-30 years away. That's not a knock, that's just how slowly things work. Take basketball, which first started to gain popularity in the 60s and then with the more opened up game in the 70s. It didn't become huge until the late 80s or early 90s. And that's with a sport that had an establish pro league dating back to the 50s.
It takes a long time to establish a sport. Lacrosse has the same problem.
Rugby is still 20-30 years away. That's not a knock, that's just how slowly things work. Take basketball, which first started to gain popularity in the 60s and then with the more opened up game in the 70s. It didn't become huge until the late 80s or early 90s. And that's with a sport that had an establish pro league dating back to the 50s.
It takes a long time to establish a sport. Lacrosse has the same problem.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 10:10 am to Baloo
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Lacrosse has the same problem
Always was weird to me that this was a predominantly northern sport since it's played outside. I think there are some high schools in LA now that have teams though so at least some kids have the opportunity to play now.
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