Comments on: Is college basketball actually in shambles?

By: firstcauseproject

firstcauseproject — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:35:17 +0000

The players don’t get paid, and their endeavor is one of the biggest cash cows’ in entertainment. If they’re old enough to go to war, they’re old enough to decide that their talents are fit to earn money from–especially if their income background dictates they seriously need a way to support themselves or their families. We can’t stop them from taking their talents to the open market any more than we can stop any other high school graduate from doing as they see fit…

By: jacksprat57

jacksprat57 — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:55:52 +0000

@coach 1959 So, it’s your opinion that the “right” of overweight frat boys to count coup on their rivals matters more than the rights of (mostly) indigent young men of color to earn their daily bread? Drop dead.

By: jacksprat57

jacksprat57 — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:55:03 +0000

So, it’s your opinion that the “right” of overweight frat boys to count coup on their rivals matters more than the rights of (mostly) indigent young men of color to earn their daily bread? Drop dead.

By: coach1959

coach1959 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:42:53 +0000

C,mon, this game would be much better to watch — and develop some team/player loyalties — if the players had to be at least two years out of HS to play pro. Three years would even be better, but one step at a time.

By: critter69

critter69 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:04:22 +0000

At least Dauster didn’t directly go with a “where are the superstar players we need to pump up to pump up the popularity” BS.

Dauster – people have a favorite college team, and they follow that team for years and years, even decades. There is a four year limit on how many years a player can play college basketball, so the ‘superstar’ five years ago is no longer there, yet the fans still root for the college.

And it’s fun to watch a so-so or even good player gain experience and become a major force in the game. And remember, not every great team has one superstar, but many times is a collection of very good players who play as a team, not as a supporting cast to a superstar.

By: indianaviking

indianaviking — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:28:31 +0000

Wait, NASCAR, NBA, MLB and College Football are more popular than College Basketball? Since when?

- Joe in Bloomington, IN

By: LPad

LPad — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:31:13 +0000

Is there a reason why every sport has so-called experts that thinks people can only follow one sport at a time?

I’m a football, basketball, and baseball fan, pro and college except college baseball. I have no difficulty in watching my teams play. I am fully aware that basketball starts in October and November and am capable of watching both sports and football. I do not need to wait until after the superbowl to realize that college basketball exists.

You want to improve college basketball replace some of these awful refs that pay more attention to getting in tv timeouts instead of the game with some that will call a loose ball foul when someone jumps on a player that slipped with the ball.

By: brotherlove2012

brotherlove2012 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:36:21 +0000

That one and done thing is making the game much less interesting. The gap between the majors and mid-majors as far as getting top recruits seems to be widening every year. What makes the college game attractive to me is the variety of systems and the coaching aspect of the game, But now as top athletes are leaving earlier, it’s the players quality that is suffering, and it’s also ruining the pleasure of seeing a team progressing over a couple of years.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:01:40 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of great things about college this year, and nary a thing wrong with it.
I love the college game far better than the NBA game.
My problem with the college game are kids leaving early.

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:00:48 +0000

It seems just fine to me.

By: rich859

rich859 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:33:36 +0000

As someone who lives in Lexington, I have no clue what this story is talking about. Make college basketball MORE popular???