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re: Basketball sucks and still makes more money
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:03 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:03 pm to lsupride87
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The actual LSU basketball team does materially worse than the actual LSU baseball team in recent years.
This. Basketball gets a technical boost because of SEC splitting the tourney money. But that's because the country cares more about NCAA basketball than baseball (and that's another discussion in and of itself).
Baseball makes a great deal more money than basketball if you only look at the money that the teams themselves actually make: ticket and concession sales, merchandise, etc. To be fair basketball plays something like 30ish regular season games while baseball plays in the 50s, but the PMAC does hold more and baseball leads by a significant enough margin in ticket sales dollars to say it makes more money fair and square.
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Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:06 pm to chipdouglas96
The details are derailing this thread. You're overall point is correct though. Whether baseball makes slightly more right now or not is irrelevant to your idea in the OP. Imagine the revenue you could bring in by investing in the basketball program. There's money to be made out there.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:19 pm to chipdouglas96
And this was last year with the Ben Simmons hype. Baseball will probably have a bigger profit than basketball in 2017.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:48 pm to ForeverLSU02
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:02 pm to MorbidTheClown
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#LSU baseball made $2.59M on tickets sold in 2015-16.
That's the most of any sport at the school. Except, of course, for football's $38M.
That's doesn't mean anything when basketball makes that and more on TV contracts.
Tickets are not the only method of making money on sports.
This post was edited on 2/20/17 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:20 pm to Lacour
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Baseball is a dying sport across America.
LSU fans are bliss in terms of how little college baseball is cared across the scope of America.
I work in Philadelphia...had a conversation at work and people didn't even know that college baseball was a thing. Disclaimer: I work for a pro sports organization
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:31 pm to LSUButt
quote:How is that relevant? They dont celebrate Mardi Gras up there, so should we shut it down here?
LSU fans are bliss in terms of how little college baseball is cared across the scope of America.
Consistently, LSU baseball outdraws LSU basketball. It is what it is. Now, the point that basketball has far greater potential to make money is extremely accurate. But outside of LSU riding the coattails of the contract money made by other schools, the program does not make more money currently at LSU.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:34 pm to chipdouglas96
quote:. Yes. Agreed. Basketball is #2 whether the numbskulls around here want to admit it or not.
Even with a crappy team it still makes more money than every sport on campus sans football, even our beloved and precious baseball.
Just think if we actually invested in the program, how much money could be made
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:36 pm to lsupride87
quote:you can't take that out of the equation. It's like saying if your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle. It is a fact that basketball makes more money than baseball. Period. It is irrelevant where it comes from.
But outside of LSU riding the coattails of the contract money made by other schools,
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:41 pm to otowntiger
quote:Ok.
you can't take that out of the equation. It's like saying if your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle. It is a fact that basketball makes more money than baseball. Period. It is irrelevant where it comes from.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:42 pm to otowntiger
quote:But it isnt here. It isnt even number 3 right now. And if you cant admit that you are nuts.
Basketball is #2 whether the numbskulls around here want to admit it or not.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:43 pm to chipdouglas96
No, you are wrong. The only programs at LSU that don't lose money are baseball and football.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:53 pm to dgnx6
False
Posted on 2/20/17 at 5:12 pm to dgnx6
The number don't lie. Reguardless of where the money comes from( tv, ticket sales, concessions, advertising) basketball generates more revenue, and with a good team has the potential to generate more
Posted on 2/20/17 at 5:18 pm to Lacour
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Baseball is a dying sport across America.
Football (thanks to concussions and never ending games) is a dying sport across America.
Fixed it for you!
Posted on 2/20/17 at 5:19 pm to ForeverLSU02
Baseball is whitey's last bastion. Who cares about it, the game is boring and the only reason people watch it is because it is LSU performing well. Can anybody tell who won the College Baseball world series last year without looking it up NO
Posted on 2/20/17 at 5:20 pm to MorbidTheClown
People are obsessed with tickets sales. TV is where the money is.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 5:51 pm to lsupride87
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Part of the money is the split each sport receives from the SEC. That is a great bit larger contract for basketball.
The actual LSU basketball team does materially worse than the actual LSU baseball team in recent years.
This. Socialism is great when you're dragging your arse like the basketball team. And the hell of it is that SEC baseball up and down compares very well with the rest of the country, it's just that LSU is the undisputed leader.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 6:00 pm to Patches
Besides being a racist you're stupid too. Coastal Carolina won the world series last year dingbat.
This post was edited on 2/20/17 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 2/20/17 at 6:16 pm to foshizzle
So if you take out baseball tv revenue share, Where are they? Remember the profit is only $1.5 million with the t.v money.
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