should more college baseball games be televised?
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Doing it might work for some local affiliates, but it certainly wouldn't work on a national level. There simply isn't enough viewership (and therefore money) to get sponsorships for the games. I would think that a few cities with big college programs would get those games on TV somehow, but those would probably be the exception. You have to get enough money to pay for the TV crew to travel to the road games, and that expense adds up pretty quickly.
132454
If you're interested particularly in baseball, I know MLB broadcasts all their games through the internet(subscription fee applies).  They also have historic games available for download.
68035
I think it would allow smaller teams to have a much better shot a winning bigger games than the bcs. and it would have the national championship game with he only two undefeted teams (if there are any)
430853
no...they dont get major games aka super bowl, ncaa championship (mens), world series, or baseball all star game
322734
For the same reason that many Northern baseball teams play the first month or so of games on the road in the South: Northern weather in February or March is not very amenable to baseball. This fact is the impetus for a very weighty discussion of equity among collegiate baseball teams as the Southern schools have a definite advantage due to the weather. Back to the question, it would be very difficult for teams like the Brewers, Yankees, and Red Sox to play games during the spring at home. Furthermore, it is a logistical issue, as having so many teams in such close proximity to each other cuts down on travel costs.
453823
I care about it.  It's definitely not boring when you are in the stadium, and when you are watching good teams play.  In fact, the average score has been increasing for the last five years.  It should be more interesing than before.
617863
I agree with cooley.  The are not overall fixed.  However, by extending the series, companies can make money on broadcasting and advertisement.  Sometimes, I feel the refs are biased in their calls..but for the most part I don't think they are fixed.  I really feel the first round should go back to a 5 game series.
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It’s hard to walk through campus these days without thinking of summer. Bascom Hill has become a sea of sunbathers, T-shirts have emerged from their North Face shells and Frisbees fill the streets. It’s inescapable. And with the signs of summer comes another inescapable thought — baseball.\n\nThe Madness of March has run its course, the football team is back on the field for spring workouts, and fans around the country shift their attention from the arena to the ballpark. It’s baseball season.\n\nThe Big Ten is currently four games into its conference schedule, with Illinois and Minnesota tied atop the standings. College baseball is in full swing from Penn State to Iowa, with one notable exception. The University of Wisconsin is the only Big Ten school that does not field a varsity baseball team.\n\nThis is nothing new. Baseball has been relegated to the club ranks at UW for years, and for years campus sports editors have taken up the cause. The Athletic Department is well aware of the situation.\n\nThe powers that be are not on some kind of anti-baseball crusade. They don’t hate baseball or apple pie, and they did not disband the program to promote a hidden softball agenda. Their hands are tied by Title IX, an outdated piece of legislation that has claimed men’s soccer programs throughout the NCAA and all but outlawed men’s volleyball in the Midwest. Barry Alvarez and company undoubtedly want to bring baseball to Madison, but they must navigate through a myriad of economic obstacles to make it happen.\n\nWisconsin is one of just six Big Ten schools to field a men’s hockey team and one of eight to field a men’s soccer team. Only five Big Ten universities offer both. To introduce a varsity baseball program while maintaining both hockey and soccer and keeping funding at its current level for major programs like football and basketball, the Athletic Department will have to get creative.\n\nThe move carries economic and political implications which cannot be overlooked. Changing the athletic budget is no small matter, and Alvarez must not do so without considering the impact it will have on everyone involved. Title IX complicates the situation, forcing universities to abide by an artificial financial standard rather than allocating funding freely to fit the needs of its teams.\n\nEstablishing a baseball team will require adept manipulation of funding and a measure of compromise. To start a baseball team, Wisconsin must either scale back funding for existing men’s programs or increase funding for women’s programs.\n\nThe move may involve either adding women’s teams or cutting men’s teams. The drawbacks of both are clear. The former will increase the total budget of the Athletic Department, and the money must come from somewhere. The latter will end a men’s sports program, which is a drawback in itself.\n\nTitle IX has placed the Athletic Department in a difficult position. There is no easy solution here. But it can be done.\n\nEvery other school in the Big Ten has found a way to support a baseball team without running afoul of Title IX. Five have managed to do so without sacrificing hockey or soccer. Each school has taken a different approach, but one way or another they have all worked it out.\n\nPurdue, Illinois and Northwestern opted to streamline their athletic departments. While all three found room for baseball, the universities each support fewer than 20 teams. None of the three schools fields a men’s hockey team, and only Northwestern offers men’s soccer.\n\nOhio State and Penn State took the opposite approach. These schools decided to expand their operations to accommodate Title IX, pumping extra funds into the women’s programs to allow them a proportional increase in men’s funding. The remaining six Big Ten schools fall within these two extremes.\n\nOhio State boasts the Big Ten’s most bloated athletic department, with 36 teams (17 men’s teams, 19 women’s). In order to make the nu
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I would have to blame Minor League Baseball and the money that can be earned from signing a Minor League contract.   A lot of players opt to no go to college and sign the minor league contracts because they can make Millions guaranteed out of high school.  \n\nBecause the star power and talent level is diminished, the discrepancy in quality within college baseball is actually very startling between schools.  Some like how games are high scoring like 18-7 but the best games in all sports are close ones not blowouts.  There are a many schools who always remain baseball powerhouses while other schools consistently actually have little chance of ever fielding an elite team.  Thus, college baseball is not even nationally televised and even adds to a cyle of obscurity and lack of interest.  Not even the College World Series title game is televised anymore.\n\nBasketball and Football's "Minor League" is college athletics.  \n\nAgain, blame the Minors and the money that they have.
771608
Yep!!!!  Another way to exclude 75% of the country from great football games every week.  I say, put it on CBS, NBC, or FOX, so those of us with out NFL Network, or even cable, can enjoy a nice thursday night game.
1172091
The 20-minute halves give college basketball way more spunk and if you were to give the NBA 20 - minute havles rather than quarters it would definetely increase viewers. College basketball is more fun to watch because it is continous. Its kind of like soccer in the rest of the world. Since the game doesnt have a lot of breaks there isnt much time for commerical and we dont have to channel surf sice there are few commericals. Now if there were 2 more intermissions there would be triple the commericals there are now. Now on the actual game's effects the games would probably be a more dramstic or closer score.During intermissions teams are able to adjust and try to find a plan. This would allow teams to stay close or make a bigger spread.Since it is continous its fun watching the players play and not the coaches because most of the play call and decisions go into the hands of the players and the coachs dont have the chance to make 3 million changes. The top players would also get more rest which may have a good or bad impact. If your main man is JJ Redickk hes going to adjsut his shooting and shoot more. Now when hes 0 of 20 for 3's its not that fun, but if JJ has to be taken out or has to try something different there might be more teamwork and thats what makes college basketball fun. The change may not seem big but if it occurs college basketball will be very different even though cutting halves doesnt sound big.
708706
I agree, bring it on. One of the best games I have seen in a while, it was truley #1 vrs #2. If they do not meet again,it is ok because to me that was the national championship.
311068
I love watching them all, but I think the SB stands out, Not unlike the NCAA tourney, it's one and done, so you know every game, players give it that (unattainable, but sounds cool) "110%." Like someone else said, commercials in SB used to carry a lot of anticipation, but in recent years thanks to TiVo, great ads are far and few. But ultimately, it depends on the matchups... defense-oriented snoozers suck.
657878
Yes, absolutely. It would end the controversy over who is the champion each year. College football is the only NCAA sport that doesn't have such a championship. There might be some conflict with the Bowls but I am sure that could be worked out. Certainly, sportscasters are keen to see it happen so I think it will eventually.
917794
Without a doubt! Many deserving teams will get shut out. For example, Wisconsin, who is currently 8th in the BCS cannot play in a BCS game because a conference can only bring a max of 2 teams. What a shame. Also, with so much league inparity, the thought of Lousiville or Rutgers going to the "championship game" base solely on record and a computer score is scary. Let them play it out!!!
1010760
yes, and it began to do so after television came along.  American football is much more friendly to television viewing than baseball is, mainly because most of the action can be contained in the camera shot.  Basketball is another example of a sport whose popularity has been enhanced by television, while hockey has been unable to capitalize on the tube because of the difficulties of following the puck on a conventional TV (though HD televisions are clear enough to pick it up).\n\nAnother reason is that the NFL has done a far better job at running its league's affairs than baseball has.  All thirty-two teams (save for one or two badly run franchises) have at least a halfway decent chance at the playoffs every year.  The same cannot be said for baseball.
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EVERTONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION.\n\nFOR ME, LIVE CRICKET IS 100% WORTHY TO TV TELECAST.\n\nBUT, AFTER 10 OR 15 YEARS THE TREND MAY CHANGE.\n\nI FEAR  PEOPLE  FED-UP WITH CRICKET SLOWLY.