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Post by prosem on May 4, 2009 23:29:44 GMT -5
what I don't understand, that with the cuts happening how in the heck can the NCAA sanction Sand Volleyball. Adding a sport when others are being cut.. It seems insane. Or at least very very strange
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Post by simplycurious on May 4, 2009 23:48:42 GMT -5
Amen brother, amen!!
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Post by Mocha on May 4, 2009 23:51:30 GMT -5
Answer= TV ratings! Just look at how much of prime time programming was beach volleyball during the Beijing Olympics.
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Post by prosem on May 4, 2009 23:53:05 GMT -5
Hey, swimming had great rating too. And it is being cut.......Olympic tv ratings are not a measure IMHO for popularity that would be transferred to support for a college sport.
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Post by OverAndUnder on May 5, 2009 7:23:42 GMT -5
Hey, swimming had great rating too. And it is being cut.......Olympic tv ratings are not a measure IMHO for popularity that would be transferred to support for a college sport. Except in swimming the hot sexy college coeds are underwater too much to sell enough Coors Light. Plus nobody looks hot and sexy in a swim cap and goggles. We also don't get to see the hot and sexy college coeds wrap their arms around each other and pat each other on the bottom every time they score. Swimming had great ratings because of the anticipated record-breaking performance of Michael Phelps. But maybe I am wrong, and the prospect of videotaping two hot and sexy college coeds getting dirty together under the warm spring sun has nothing to do with the sport's popularity.
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Post by copiap on May 5, 2009 7:38:17 GMT -5
The expense for adding sand volleyball could be minimal...yes, the initial expense is building a court if one does not exist on campus, but I would imagine in the beginning our fall athletes would be our spring sand athletes also. Until the sport proves to be a hit - then you may see players ONLY wanting to be a sand player...those CA kids who grow up on the beach could excell in this area...
Overandunder...i feel like a cold shower is in order...
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Post by Not Me on May 5, 2009 8:52:35 GMT -5
Hey, swimming had great rating too. And it is being cut.......Olympic tv ratings are not a measure IMHO for popularity that would be transferred to support for a college sport. Except in swimming the hot sexy college coeds are underwater too much to sell enough Coors Light. Plus nobody looks hot and sexy in a swim cap and goggles. We also don't get to see the hot and sexy college coeds wrap their arms around each other and pat each other on the bottom every time they score. Swimming had great ratings because of the anticipated record-breaking performance of Michael Phelps. But maybe I am wrong, and the prospect of videotaping two hot and sexy college coeds getting dirty together under the warm spring sun has nothing to do with the sport's popularity. Going down your path, I wonder how the viewing audience will tune in after they find out the girls aren't in bikinis like they are in the AVP and the olympics?
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Post by Phaedrus on May 5, 2009 8:58:53 GMT -5
Maybe they will have scantily clad cheerleaders in bikinis to compensate. Like in the Olympics.
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Post by karellen on May 5, 2009 9:12:44 GMT -5
Added sand VB now is nuts. The TV argument is moot - people watch sand vb during the olympics because it i the olympics, just like they watch the indoor game. We all know how much indoor collegiate volleyball is on tv, sand vb will not get anymore coverage.
This does not help advance our game.
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Post by pogoball on May 5, 2009 10:40:09 GMT -5
Many of you are having a difficult time getting past the uniforms.
Beach volleyball is one of the best in-person spectator sports because of the atmosphere and environment. It's a great game to play because you are always involved in the action. It is a fun sport to follow because of the drama of the partner switching.
It has much of the same sports appeal of individual performance like tennis & golf, but the added bonus of partnership and team play. As a team sport, it is not as complex as indoor volleyball or basketball, but it is more complex than golf, tennis & baseball.
If you don't currently follow it, I encourage you to give it a try. If you've never been at a well-attended AVP/FIVB event, you need to go at least once (especially if you're lucky enough to have some Brazilian fans in attendance).
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Post by Not Me on May 5, 2009 11:35:05 GMT -5
but and AVP event with Brazillian fans in attendance is far removed from an NCAA sport.
I don't see there being much drama going on at the collegiate level. BTW, the AVP has always been it's most popular when there was no drama among the best teams and you knew who was playing with whom and could expect great on-court action.
I think the collegiate beach VB atmosphere should be compared more to collegiate tennis than the AVP tour.
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Post by OverAndUnder on May 5, 2009 11:52:57 GMT -5
Beach volleyball is one of the best in-person spectator sports because of the atmosphere and environment. This is very true. Indoor volleyball, on the other hand, is one of the best in-person spectator sports because of the speed, athleticism, and execution of strategy in the sport itself. I would much rather watch the USA Men play the Brasil Men in an otherwise completely empty gym and go to the water fountain for drinks during TOs, than watch Branagh and Youngs play Boss/Ross on a crowded beach with a beer in hand. And if you were to put the two scenarios on equal footing by taking away the AVP "atmosphere and environment", would we really get that much enjoyment out of standing next to an otherwise empty sandlot and watching four ladies play what amounts to a pepper drill?
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Post by Phaedrus on May 5, 2009 12:30:10 GMT -5
Beach volleyball is one of the best in-person spectator sports because of the atmosphere and environment. This is very true. Indoor volleyball, on the other hand, is one of the best in-person spectator sports because of the speed, athleticism, and execution of strategy in the sport itself. I would much rather watch the USA Men play the Brasil Men in an otherwise completely empty gym and go to the water fountain for drinks during TOs, than watch Branagh and Youngs play Boss/Ross on a crowded beach with a beer in hand. And if you were to put the two scenarios on equal footing by taking away the AVP "atmosphere and environment", would we really get that much enjoyment out of standing next two an otherwise empty sandlot and watching four ladies play what amounts to a pepper drill? Well said. I bow in deference.
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Post by oldman on May 5, 2009 14:11:18 GMT -5
Beach volleyball is one of the best in-person spectator sports because of the atmosphere and environment. would we really get that much enjoyment out of standing next two an otherwise empty sandlot and watching four ladies play what amounts to a pepper drill? One of the top 5 quotes of all time on Volley Talk!!!!!
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Post by mikegarrison on May 5, 2009 14:31:38 GMT -5
As a team sport, it is not as complex as indoor volleyball or basketball, but it is more complex than golf, tennis & baseball. Golf is not a team sport, even when a team score is kept. 2-person volleyball is not really any more "complex" as a team sport than doubles in any of the racquet sports, and it's nowhere near as "complex" in terms of teamwork as baseball or softball.
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