Y ain't NCAA baseball as alluring as the MLB or 2 certain other NCAA sports? Metal bats? Slow pitches?

Question

Hey, how come "America's pasttime" hasn't stirred up excitement @ the NCAA level? Is it those metal bats & slow pitches? I'm kinda wondering y Rice, UC Irvine, CSU Fullerton, etc. ain't as attractive 2 future big leaguers as USC, FL, OK, etc. is 2 future NFLers or Duke, MD, UCLA, CT, etc. is 2 future NBA guys. & has the NCAA, certain universitys, or big leaguers who went 2 such colleges seriously tried 2 market or promote college baseball?

Answer 1

because in college sports(basketball and football) when u see a great player u can say "wow i cant wait till he turns pro" but in baseball it takes forever for them to actually get to the big leagues.

Answer 2

NFL and NBA have traditionally drafted out of the NCAA, while with baseball collegiate drafting is a more recent phenomena. Baseball has a Minor League farm system that is older than the NBA. NCAA baseball is on a huge growth curve. The last few years have seen some really exciting baseball. In a few years some of the baseball schools (Cal-State Fullerton, Irvine Rice) will be as recognizable names as basketball schools (Duke, Gonzaga etc.)

Answer 3

this answer is very simple. in the other ncaa sports you see these players go from there straight to the pros. but in baseball the first overall pick might not be seen in the mlb for whoo knows how many years. and even if ncaa baseball was televised more it wouldnt help. the veiwer wants to see the transition in 1 or 2 seasons. that doesnt happen in baseball. As far as the allure for the players to a colledge, well the tools for a baseball player are polished in the farm system a, aa, aaa, as to the nfl or nba its done at the colledge level. Making a roster in the nfl or nba isnt as selective as making a roster in the mlb

Answer 4

I enjoy college baseball but realize it is not as BIG as the majors. In my opinion, it is because the general fan does not know who the college players are. ESPN has made strides to try to bridge this gap by having Regional, Super Regional and the College World Series Broadcast. ESPNU has started airing regular season games as well as Fox Sports. This will help stir up interest. Look at Mississippi State last weekend at the Super Regionals. In two games they set records of attendance. Over 11,000 for a Friday at 11:00 start. That number was larger than 3 other sites combined attendance. Then over 13,500 on Saturdays clincher. Miss State fans really appreciate their baseball as well as a few select others around the country.

Answer 5

In basketball and football, the NCAA is in essence their minor leagues. All the stars are playing there, waiting to go to the draft. But baseball players decide whether they want to go to the minors, or to college; most of the major universities are playing at the upper minors A league level, so the playing experience is similar. And the system is skewed towards the players going pro. That's why baseball doesn't catch on as well in college.

Answer 6

Because not all the NCAA school's have quality baseball programs. The warmer weather teams attract more quality players. Maybe if some big time tv money made it's way to college baseball things would be a little differant.

Answer 7

Because college baseball, is just a step towards the MLB, you'll still have to go through the minors...
and NCAA baseball, is really just preparing these kids, putting them on wieght programs and learning more... College got me ready for the minors, if you compare the two, college players can't even be placed in the same catagory as MLB players, going from college to minors was probably the biggest change for me!

Answer 8

i think its becuase in the case of football and basketball the when the bestplayers get drafted useem them on their respective teams the next year but in baseball it might be 5 years before they make the majors

Answer 9

pitchers can hit around 95 on the gun its not slow pitching. Maybe no one watches it because its never televised.