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Why does football get so much more attention nationally than basketball?
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:23 pm
Other than QB basketball takes so much more skill and coordination, it’s way more free flowing, there is a ton more action.... so why is football so much more popular?
I have 2 theories
1. Since your favorite football team only plays once a week and only 12-18 times a year the games are a bigger deal and mean more
2. Most people weren’t skilled enough to play high school basketball but since a high school football team needs like 20 people to be competitive almost anyone who weighs over 100lbs can make the team
Just curios really. I’m guilty of it too, I like basketball way more than football but follow LSU football closer than any other team
I have 2 theories
1. Since your favorite football team only plays once a week and only 12-18 times a year the games are a bigger deal and mean more
2. Most people weren’t skilled enough to play high school basketball but since a high school football team needs like 20 people to be competitive almost anyone who weighs over 100lbs can make the team
Just curios really. I’m guilty of it too, I like basketball way more than football but follow LSU football closer than any other team
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 9:24 pm
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Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:25 pm to Tiger1242
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2. Most people weren’t skilled enough to play high school basketball but since a high school football team needs like 20 people to be competitive almost anyone who weighs over 100lbs can make the team
This dumb. Basketball is the most casually played sport there is.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:27 pm to Tiger1242
Because we love football more...much more
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:29 pm to Hester Carries
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This dumb. Basketball is the most casually played sport there is.
True, but high school programs only have 20-25 players in it total (including JV and freshman teams). Football programs have double or even triple that, plus you have 22 possible starting spots as opposed to 5 in basketball. Also many football positions don’t really require skill just athleticism or size
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:29 pm to Tiger1242
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2. Most people weren’t skilled enough to play high school basketball but since a high school football team needs like 20 people to be competitive almost anyone who weighs over 100lbs can make the team
almost every child that played sports growing up had a basketball goal or one easily accessible to them. It also doesn't require anyone else to go out and shoot. You can't go play football by yourself. Way more people play basketball recreationally than they do football. Hell, even the kids that aren't good enough to play on the high school basketball team will still play with their friends. There aren't nearly as many people playing pickup football games.
Football is more popular, IMO, because of the violent nature of the sport and the super humans that play professionally. People have always gravitated towards violent competition dating back thousands of years. We're all savages at our core
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:34 pm to Tiger1242
Just like jazz takes way more musicianship than rock but people just wanna rock. That and the 3 point line has killed basketball.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:38 pm to Zappas Stache
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That and the 3 point line has killed basketball.
this is just not true
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:38 pm to Tiger1242
College ball product is terrible sans the tourney, which oddly is arguably the greatest sporting event
NBA product is terrible as a whole bc of primadonna superstars among many things
NBA product is terrible as a whole bc of primadonna superstars among many things
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:38 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:very true. It's not like basketball has exploded in popularity since its introduction or anything
That and the 3 point line has killed basketball.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:41 pm to Tiger1242
#1 is absolutely true, but not the full reason. Football is simply a superior sport when the referees don't suck and take the game into their hands. Scoring is harder, the hits are harder, it's super complex at so many levels, and there's some degree of parity, so it's interesting each season.
Basketball was gaining in popularity for years, then the Warriors and Cavs happened. Ruined it for a bunch of people.
Basketball was gaining in popularity for years, then the Warriors and Cavs happened. Ruined it for a bunch of people.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:44 pm to Tiger1242
Football is a much more interesting sport. Tons more variety and strategy in terms of situations, formations, play calling, scoring, clock management, coaching decisions, etc.
Basketball is extremely repetitive. Nobody remembers a single shot in any basketball game ever played outside of the final few minutes.
Basketball is extremely repetitive. Nobody remembers a single shot in any basketball game ever played outside of the final few minutes.
This post was edited on 3/5/20 at 7:43 am
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:45 pm to Zappas Stache
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That and the 3 point line has killed basketball.
There is literally no sound argument for your assertion.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:46 pm to Spelt it rong
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Ruined it for a bunch of people.
How?
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:47 pm to Tiger1242
For me, it's because football emphasizes team and basketball (particularly the NBA) emphasizes individual. A lot of NBA fans are cleat chasers.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:50 pm to VADawg
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lot of NBA fans are cleat chasers.
What NBA player wears cleats?
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:53 pm to wildtigercat93
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What NBA player wears cleats?
It's an expression. A lot of NBA fans are fans of players, not teams.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 9:54 pm to Tiger1242
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since a high school football team needs like 20 people to be competitive
Want to know how we can tell you never played football?
Posted on 3/4/20 at 10:01 pm to Spelt it rong
quote:remember how the lakers and spurs won every championship before them?
Basketball was gaining in popularity for years, then the Warriors and Cavs happened. Ruined it for a bunch of people.
and the bulls before that
and the lakers and celtics before that
Posted on 3/4/20 at 10:07 pm to JJ27
I love when people do the “questioning your numbers!!!” Internet move when clearly someone is generalizing or guessing.
Obviously their are exceptions to my totally made up number tough guy
Posted on 3/4/20 at 10:15 pm to Tiger1242
basketball isn't good to watch on tv
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