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Not LSU related but one question in regards to the USC Trojans baseball facility upgrades
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:01 pm
USC is apparently updating their football, soccer and baseball facilities. The baseball stadium will upgrade to 2,500 seats!
How does a program that has 12 natties have such a poor program now. I get that their run was in the 70s, but damn. Hell even for multiple decades there was a west coast baseball fear in Omaha and these guys were never present. Incredible to see them boast 2,500 capacity in their recent announcement.
How does a program that has 12 natties have such a poor program now. I get that their run was in the 70s, but damn. Hell even for multiple decades there was a west coast baseball fear in Omaha and these guys were never present. Incredible to see them boast 2,500 capacity in their recent announcement.
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Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:02 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
2500 is generous for a base that doesn't care for it
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:04 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
MLB in town so no one cares about college baseball
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:05 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
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USC
there are sports that rank higher on their food chain there, also sometimes you have to pick and choose where you're going to spend when it comes to complying with Title IX
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:06 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
L.A. honestly doesn't seem like a sports city other than for the Dodgers and Lakers. You might get some bandwagon seasons for other teams here and there like the Kings when Gretzky was there and USC under Carroll, but Dodgers/Lakers are the only 2 teams that seem to have a consistent following independent of their performance or players/coaches they have
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:13 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
College athletics in the state of California just isn’t as big as it is here.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:21 pm to WaterLink
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L.A. honestly doesn't seem like a sports city other than for the Dodgers and Lakers. You might get some bandwagon seasons for other teams here and there like the Kings when Gretzky was there and USC under Carroll, but Dodgers/Lakers are the only 2 teams that seem to have a consistent following independent of their performance or players/coaches they have
They just had 82,000 for MLS
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:23 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
Outside of the south, not many places give a rat’s arse about college baseball.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:27 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
Was there in March and it is very bad. A food truck outside of stadium was all they had. Scoreboard was very basic. I doubt that the upgrades will move the needle much for USC.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:28 pm to DhanTigers212
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College athletics in the state of California just isn’t as big as it is here.
Yeah that metro area is over double the population of Louisiana. Close to triple. It's a pro sports area and mainly basketball and baseball.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:37 pm to WaterLink
Have you every thought about what kind of people tat might not like college baseball and then wonder about Los Angeles?
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:37 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
It's really as simple as there is other shite to do in LA besides watching college baseball... not the case for Baton Rouge.
I say that as someone who is a huge baseball fan that grew up in BR, but I mean we gotta use common sense here.
I say that as someone who is a huge baseball fan that grew up in BR, but I mean we gotta use common sense here.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:38 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
UCLA is another powerhouse program. Unless they’ve upgraded, they seat what, 1200 when we played out there in the Regional in what, 2010?
With all the things to spend the sports and entertainment dollar on in Southern California, college baseball is way down the list.
With all the things to spend the sports and entertainment dollar on in Southern California, college baseball is way down the list.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:43 pm to timlan2057
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With all the things to spend the sports and entertainment dollar on in Southern California, college baseball is way down the list.
got to beef up the women's water polo and field hockey facilities baw
Posted on 7/15/23 at 3:54 pm to Broski
You say there's nothing to do here, but it's not a cornfield in the middle of Kansas. Sure, it's not LA, but there is plenty do do around here. If you have kids that play sports, or go to church on Sundays, You really have to put in the effort to get to the Box.
The BR area has what, 600K people? So LA has 25x more people. You would think the the law of averages would mean you could get at least half as many people to show up at a USC baseball game. Filling that stadium would essentially be the equivalent to getting 100 people to show up at an event in BR.
Even Stanford, which has expectations of Omaha year in and year out has a small ballpark. I think it holds 5700, but looks much smaller. College baseball just isn't big in the west. The main thing is that the Pac-12 just doesn't prioritize it. It's like the SEC used to be with basketball.
The BR area has what, 600K people? So LA has 25x more people. You would think the the law of averages would mean you could get at least half as many people to show up at a USC baseball game. Filling that stadium would essentially be the equivalent to getting 100 people to show up at an event in BR.
Even Stanford, which has expectations of Omaha year in and year out has a small ballpark. I think it holds 5700, but looks much smaller. College baseball just isn't big in the west. The main thing is that the Pac-12 just doesn't prioritize it. It's like the SEC used to be with basketball.
This post was edited on 7/15/23 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 7/15/23 at 4:12 pm to LSUSkip
Back when USCw playing in the CWS against LSU, the Trojans didn't even have their own radio station carrying the games. They had to piggy back on a local station.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 5:18 pm to Keltic Tiger
That's one of the issues of many. I know if there was an effort by the media in LA or at USC to cover it, they could build interest. I don't know how much radio airtime in LA costs though.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 5:27 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
College baseball for the most part is a terrible product
Posted on 7/15/23 at 5:31 pm to Broski
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It's really as simple as there is other shite to do in LA besides watching college baseball... not the case for Baton Rouge. I say that as someone who is a huge baseball fan that grew up in BR, but I mean we gotta use common sense here.
There’s plenty to do in Austin and DFW and UT and TCU have no problem drawing huge crowds. It’s as simple as people there don’t give a shite
Posted on 7/15/23 at 5:45 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Nobody at USC cares about college baseball. Most water polo matches have better crowds and a million times better atmosphere.
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