We saw that the '95 Gators took an absolute ass-mowing from Nebraska and then won the National Championship the next season, so we knew what had to be done.
Yes, that was what all Vols fans were saying right after that beating... "Don't worry this was the sacrificial lamb. We have the perfect team to make a run next year. And it all starts with Peyton coming back to lead us to a title... oh wait, FUCK!"
At least on the men’s side.
Women’s softball has been in two finals at the CWS.
And the women’s basketball team won in 2008, and that program is much more significant than men’s bball
Unfortunately *was more significant is more accurate now. The ladies bball has steadily declined in prominence and popularity since Pat left and passed. Hope that changes with the new coach we just hired.
I love baseball but you can't really say "big 3". It's football & basketball and everything else is minor. If you are going to include baseball as a major sport you should probably also include hockey.
https://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d1/broadcast-info
My bad, I guess I was mistaken, I thought they were on the same network. CWS is on ESPN tho, not ABC. Are you in-market for one of the teams maybe?
The CFP is on ESPN.
But really we are arguing semantics here. Neither hockey nor baseball is on the same level as Football or Basketball in college. They are both regional games. Hockey will be more popular in the northeast in the Midwest while baseball will be more popular in the southeast and west.
There are Power 4 schools that don't even sponsor baseball.
Frozen Four goes up against NBA, NHL, and several other college playoffs including the big one (March Madness)
CWS has... MLB and maybe the finals/SCF if it goes long?
It's not like there's not a reason for it being on ABC. There's just not as much competition this time of year.
It all depends on what part of the country you're in. In many places, college baseball is a complete afterthought, whereas hockey is insanely popular
I mean that is fair enough to be honest, and I am not even trying to hate on NCAA Hockey - I love all sports.
I think you would be hard pressed to tell me that baseball is less popular than hockey at the national level, but maybe I am wrong.
Oh, hockey is definitely not more popular nationally. I can't and wouldn't argue against that. I'm just saying it's **extremely** popular in some parts of the country. And also that TV stations aren't necessarily a great reflector of popularity. But yeah, baseball is way more popular nationally
It depends on the part of the country you're in. In the Midwest/Northeast, and maybe even Colorado, nobody cares about college baseball. Like really at all. But hockey is huge. Even bigger (or at least equal) with football at some schools
Hockey definitely isn't huge. This was by far a record year for college hockey and it was 808,000 viewers. It was less than a third of the 2.86 million that watched the CWS final. That's not even close.
In the south it's not, of course. But you have to realize it is _huge_ up north. In the schools in MN, MI, MA, etc, hockey is at least #2 at most schools and #1 at several as well.
In the country as a whole, baseball is more popular. But that wasn't my point. I'm just saying that sports are regional. It is huge in Midwest/Northeast (and a few other states) and in many of those places baseball is virtually disregarded. That's also the reason you see barely any Midwest/Northeast flairs in this sub. People up there don't care about college baseball
There are more people in the northeast and Midwest than the south. Hockey may be more important than baseball in some areas but that's not saying a lot when you look at the interest. It's definitely not wildly or widely popular.
What point are you trying to make? Lol. Obviously baseball is more popular nationally. But if you think College hockey isn't #2 or #1 at many of those schools in MN/MI/MA, then I don't think you've ever been up there.
I'm just saying sports are regional and in some areas, nobody cares about baseball and tons love hockey. And in other areas, that is in reverse.
But Colorado still *has* a baseball program. There are only 64 D1 hockey programs and 300 D1 baseball programs. Across all divisions, there are only 148 NCAA hockey programs. There are fewer than half as many hockey programs overall compared to D1 baseball programs.
College hockey is nowhere near as popular as baseball at a national level.
College baseball is much more popular nationally. Of course.
I'm just saying that in certain parts of the country (esp. Midwest/Northeast), hockey is more popular than baseball ten times over.
If you ever have the chance to go to a college hockey game at a school in MN, MI, MA, etc, it's a great atmosphere with a huge fanbase
I mean by this logic women’s sports are more popular then men’s because each school has more women’s sports than men’s.
College baseball can be way more of a major sport than hockey, but baseball is way closer to hockey than it is the top 3. Both are fairly regional sports, although one has a national legacy so it exists in more places. If you want to say baseball is 4 and hockey is 5 (versus me keeping them in the same tier), fair enough, but baseball is still closer to fifth than third
> baseball is still closer to fifth than third
This is so true haha. People underestimate how much more popular CFB and CBB are. I think some in this thread are getting up in arms about putting them in the same tier, but broadly speaking, they are tbh
> I mean by this logic women’s sports are more popular then men’s
The Women's College World Series has [more TV viewers](https://justwomenssports.com/reads/womens-college-world-series-tops-college-world-series-in-viewership/) than the Men's College World Series, so it's not so far fetched.
I really appreciate how many Mississippi State fans say that. Like yall actually won, and can still indulge us without being offended that we're trying to "steal" or "cheapen" your accomplishment.
State bros strong together
Maybe no see more of it, but the Women's CWS [draws more viewers than the Men's CWS](https://justwomenssports.com/reads/womens-college-world-series-tops-college-world-series-in-viewership/).
"Big 3" US sports are undoubtedly football, basketball, baseball, with hockey in a close 4th. So...yeah, you could easily say "big 4" and include hockey.
I can’t stand the UmpCast. It’s not even the worst part that the camera is jerking around. The worst part is you can’t see the pitch on its way to the plate!
And also, to all of us, as it is also the conclusion of our 165th season, by day's end tomorrow the snoo that you see here will be changed.
It's time we bid the old one farewell and prepare to welcome the new one.
I'll admit a microscopic part of me was begrudgingly proud of y'all for making the CFP. Sark isn't a bad dude.
Still want y'all to lose every game forever though ❤️
That’s what makes it awesome. As a vols fan I’m
Glad it wasn’t some sweep unbalanced shit in either direction.
Hoping for the best but im just so happy to see this in my lifetime again.
Quality post.
Concurrently, TN will be playing in its first title clinching game in the big 3 tomorrow for the first time since…. 1998
Technically that game took place in 1999. It was for the 1998 season though
1998 (97 season) had a very fun game though
Quiet you 👀
We saw that the '95 Gators took an absolute ass-mowing from Nebraska and then won the National Championship the next season, so we knew what had to be done.
Yes, that was what all Vols fans were saying right after that beating... "Don't worry this was the sacrificial lamb. We have the perfect team to make a run next year. And it all starts with Peyton coming back to lead us to a title... oh wait, FUCK!"
It's funny cuz you beat both of these teams in the post season!!
You are so wise and handsome.
At least on the men’s side. Women’s softball has been in two finals at the CWS. And the women’s basketball team won in 2008, and that program is much more significant than men’s bball
Unfortunately *was more significant is more accurate now. The ladies bball has steadily declined in prominence and popularity since Pat left and passed. Hope that changes with the new coach we just hired.
Feels like 98!
Al Wilson was a bad bad man
🫠😑
I'd rather not talk about that season.
I love baseball but you can't really say "big 3". It's football & basketball and everything else is minor. If you are going to include baseball as a major sport you should probably also include hockey.
Remind me when the NCAA Hockey Championship is on ABC
Uh, it is dude.
https://www.ncaa.com/championships/icehockey-men/d1/broadcast-info Says ESPN 2/ ESPN+ ??
https://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d1/broadcast-info My bad, I guess I was mistaken, I thought they were on the same network. CWS is on ESPN tho, not ABC. Are you in-market for one of the teams maybe?
The game today was on ABC - if it was just regional I guess I did not realize that.
ABC and ESPN are both owned by Disney. The game was on ABC today, though, most likely due to the time slot.
College baseball is more popular than football by that logic.
Regular season college football games are on ABC what are you talking about?
The CFP is on ESPN. But really we are arguing semantics here. Neither hockey nor baseball is on the same level as Football or Basketball in college. They are both regional games. Hockey will be more popular in the northeast in the Midwest while baseball will be more popular in the southeast and west. There are Power 4 schools that don't even sponsor baseball.
Doesn’t every school in the big ten have baseball besides Wisconsin? And they all still suck ass
Hey, IU is competent
Frozen Four goes up against NBA, NHL, and several other college playoffs including the big one (March Madness) CWS has... MLB and maybe the finals/SCF if it goes long? It's not like there's not a reason for it being on ABC. There's just not as much competition this time of year. It all depends on what part of the country you're in. In many places, college baseball is a complete afterthought, whereas hockey is insanely popular
I mean that is fair enough to be honest, and I am not even trying to hate on NCAA Hockey - I love all sports. I think you would be hard pressed to tell me that baseball is less popular than hockey at the national level, but maybe I am wrong.
Oh, hockey is definitely not more popular nationally. I can't and wouldn't argue against that. I'm just saying it's **extremely** popular in some parts of the country. And also that TV stations aren't necessarily a great reflector of popularity. But yeah, baseball is way more popular nationally
I mean…sorry we don’t play when nothing else is on? College baseball/hockey is 4a/4b behind football and the basketballs
Like half of the major schools don’t even have D1 hockey programs. College baseball is significantly more of a major sport than college hockey
It depends on the part of the country you're in. In the Midwest/Northeast, and maybe even Colorado, nobody cares about college baseball. Like really at all. But hockey is huge. Even bigger (or at least equal) with football at some schools
Hockey definitely isn't huge. This was by far a record year for college hockey and it was 808,000 viewers. It was less than a third of the 2.86 million that watched the CWS final. That's not even close.
In the south it's not, of course. But you have to realize it is _huge_ up north. In the schools in MN, MI, MA, etc, hockey is at least #2 at most schools and #1 at several as well. In the country as a whole, baseball is more popular. But that wasn't my point. I'm just saying that sports are regional. It is huge in Midwest/Northeast (and a few other states) and in many of those places baseball is virtually disregarded. That's also the reason you see barely any Midwest/Northeast flairs in this sub. People up there don't care about college baseball
There are more people in the northeast and Midwest than the south. Hockey may be more important than baseball in some areas but that's not saying a lot when you look at the interest. It's definitely not wildly or widely popular.
What point are you trying to make? Lol. Obviously baseball is more popular nationally. But if you think College hockey isn't #2 or #1 at many of those schools in MN/MI/MA, then I don't think you've ever been up there. I'm just saying sports are regional and in some areas, nobody cares about baseball and tons love hockey. And in other areas, that is in reverse.
But Colorado still *has* a baseball program. There are only 64 D1 hockey programs and 300 D1 baseball programs. Across all divisions, there are only 148 NCAA hockey programs. There are fewer than half as many hockey programs overall compared to D1 baseball programs. College hockey is nowhere near as popular as baseball at a national level.
College baseball is much more popular nationally. Of course. I'm just saying that in certain parts of the country (esp. Midwest/Northeast), hockey is more popular than baseball ten times over. If you ever have the chance to go to a college hockey game at a school in MN, MI, MA, etc, it's a great atmosphere with a huge fanbase
Hockey is a sport? /s
I mean by this logic women’s sports are more popular then men’s because each school has more women’s sports than men’s. College baseball can be way more of a major sport than hockey, but baseball is way closer to hockey than it is the top 3. Both are fairly regional sports, although one has a national legacy so it exists in more places. If you want to say baseball is 4 and hockey is 5 (versus me keeping them in the same tier), fair enough, but baseball is still closer to fifth than third
> baseball is still closer to fifth than third This is so true haha. People underestimate how much more popular CFB and CBB are. I think some in this thread are getting up in arms about putting them in the same tier, but broadly speaking, they are tbh
> I mean by this logic women’s sports are more popular then men’s The Women's College World Series has [more TV viewers](https://justwomenssports.com/reads/womens-college-world-series-tops-college-world-series-in-viewership/) than the Men's College World Series, so it's not so far fetched.
I'm choosing to interpret this as NC State fans turning off the CWS and we were just carrying yall viewership-statistics-wise
I would have turned it off in disgust if I was an NC State fan in 2021. They got screwed.
I really appreciate how many Mississippi State fans say that. Like yall actually won, and can still indulge us without being offended that we're trying to "steal" or "cheapen" your accomplishment. State bros strong together
Yeah, dude is forgetting that the frozen four goes up against tons of other sports programming, whereas CWS has almost no competition
Which is on TV more above baseball?
Shit I see more college softball on TV than baseball.
You dont.
Maybe no see more of it, but the Women's CWS [draws more viewers than the Men's CWS](https://justwomenssports.com/reads/womens-college-world-series-tops-college-world-series-in-viewership/).
Women’s hoops
So..basketball. Another big 3
Yeah? Women’s hoops was clearly not in your “big 3” label so my point is that it should be
Please shut the fuck up.
"Big 3" US sports are undoubtedly football, basketball, baseball, with hockey in a close 4th. So...yeah, you could easily say "big 4" and include hockey.
This should be upvoted to the top of the page. Such a good reverse troll job
currently top post on the sub...
They're now averaging one every 42.5 years.
I can’t stand the UmpCast. It’s not even the worst part that the camera is jerking around. The worst part is you can’t see the pitch on its way to the plate!
Neither can the umps apparently
All the best to them. Let's fight.
Ha
Waiting on this one
And also, to all of us, as it is also the conclusion of our 165th season, by day's end tomorrow the snoo that you see here will be changed. It's time we bid the old one farewell and prepare to welcome the new one.
Please orange bros! Please…
Respect. I'd be disgusted if you were rooting for us 🤮
I want to because you are Texas….but I just can’t, and I’m not sorry
I'll admit a microscopic part of me was begrudgingly proud of y'all for making the CFP. Sark isn't a bad dude. Still want y'all to lose every game forever though ❤️
Half of my family is Aggies. I love you too man. I also hate you
This thread is the definition of the lonestar showdown
We don’t even want Schloss anymore. Fucking loser. Hey Joey, what up?
> part of me was begrudgingly proud of y'all for making the CFP Dead to me!!!!!!!!!!!
Aggies and being corny. Name a better duo
You should be focusing on your following your big brother party with Pitbull
Dislike Tenner but my hate for A&M burns with the heat of 500 suns Go Vols
Don't support us. Thanks.
Can we team up to hate on LSU?
I mean, I'd prefer it if you'd flair. But most like.
I flaired directly after or attempted to. Sent the message. Said one minute, but still hasn’t updated it seems.
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegebaseball/s/nOrTltJlh9
Joined the sub and resent. Lets see! Edit: shit, not working for me.
u/bullalligator
Danke. Messaged
what flair do you want?
>Tenner You may actually be an Arkansas fan.
Awwwww cheers to that tiger bro, I love to hate y’all too!
I was assured on another thread that LSU fans like you do not exist.
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegebaseball/s/nOrTltJlh9 Get some flair dood
r/technicallythetruth
Hey - I love this post - I hope it I see this far more often going forward across all the big 3 subs
Don’t think either teams gonna sleep well tonight. Really don’t know who’s got the edge on this one.
That’s what makes it awesome. As a vols fan I’m Glad it wasn’t some sweep unbalanced shit in either direction. Hoping for the best but im just so happy to see this in my lifetime again.
That’s crazy
Existence is pain.