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Post by slxpress on Sept 16, 2023 12:10:31 GMT -5
As well the players, coaches, and serious fans should pressure the powers that be to get referees to whistle MORE borderline throws. The third contact is supposed to be hit. If serious fans question non-calls the casual viewer is going to see a play that seems unfair and that’s a turnoff that dampens the mood and enthusiasm. The advertisers that ESPN is courting don’t want casual people surfing away if they see a ‘foul’ go uncalled. Missles are exciting, guided missles and tips are confusing. If people want to say the game should be officiated tighter, I feel like that's a legitimate point of view. I don't see it the same way. I just want it officiated consistently. If you're going to call a throw, call a throw consistently. If you're not going to call it consistently, then calling it every now and then doesn't cut it for me, even though it pleases people who wish it would be called at all. But talking about advertisers and casual fans as if it adds to the argument is silly. Ever watch an NBA game? Or how the call of holding in football has changed over the decades? Casual fans want excitement. I don't think that's as compelling of an argument as you seem to think it is.
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Post by juancook on Sept 16, 2023 12:15:30 GMT -5
Mountain out of a molehill antics going on in here. Lol. Both (state of) Wisconsin and Nebraska events are great for the exposure of our beloved sport. Honestly, who cares about the semantics?
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Post by slxpress on Sept 16, 2023 12:17:39 GMT -5
Mountain out of a molehill antics going on in here. Lol. Both (state of) Wisconsin and Nebraska events are great for the exposure of our beloved sport. Honestly, who cares about the semantics? And to mollify the Nebraska fans, there's no question by anyone which event was greater. No question! I don't understand the need to piledrive how great of an event it was, and how nothing else measures up to it. They don't. But other events can still be great, too.
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Post by vergyltantor on Sept 16, 2023 12:35:49 GMT -5
Mountain out of a molehill antics going on in here. Lol. Both (state of) Wisconsin and Nebraska events are great for the exposure of our beloved sport. Honestly, who cares about the semantics? My point exactly. Why use semantics to separate two events of the same sport played with the same equipment and under the same rules?
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Post by juancook on Sept 16, 2023 12:43:45 GMT -5
Mountain out of a molehill antics going on in here. Lol. Both (state of) Wisconsin and Nebraska events are great for the exposure of our beloved sport. Honestly, who cares about the semantics? And to mollify the Nebraska fans, there's no question by anyone which event was greater. No question! I don't understand the need to piledrive how great of an event it was, and how nothing else measures up to it. They don't. But other events can still be great, too. Agreed. In the end, it’s great for the game. I’ll never understand the need to hold a record or monumental achievement over another fan base just to rub it in. Even from the fan base of the teams/schools I support. If it’s good for the game, then I’m all for it and in support of whoever wants to hold their own monumental event. I’ll probably even try and show up to be a part of it!
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Post by gazelle1 on Sept 16, 2023 12:56:25 GMT -5
And to mollify the Nebraska fans, there's no question by anyone which event was greater. No question! I don't understand the need to piledrive how great of an event it was, and how nothing else measures up to it. They don't. But other events can still be great, too. Agreed. In the end, it’s great for the game. I’ll never understand the need to hold a record or monumental achievement over another fan base just to rub it in. Even from the fan base of the teams/schools I support. If it’s good for the game, then I’m all for it and in support of whoever wants to hold their own monumental event. I’ll probably even try and show up to be a part of it! Agree that both events were good and will have positive impacts on women's sport. The difference is that one event was good for women's college volleyball in the US, and the other was good for all women's sports all over the world. You can bet that whoever is hosting the next Women's World Cup soccer tournament will try and break the Nebraska record, and that is nothing but good for women's sport globally.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 16, 2023 17:16:18 GMT -5
Wisconsin and Marquette set the indoor volleyball attendance record. Nebraska set the outdoor record with Omaha in a football stadium. What's the big deal? The big deal is that the two events don't belong in the same discussion. The Wisconsin/Marquette match is only a record if you include several qualifiers; It was an indoor event as opposed to outdoor, it was a volleyball event (as opposed to women's WNBA basketball games, which have drawn bigger crowds), and it was specific to the US (I can't find any data on worldwide attendance but I would guess women's volleyball in Turkey, Italy, and Brazil have drawn bigger crowds to games). The event in Nebraska was the largest crowd to witness a women's sporting event. Period. That is true across all sports, all countries, and all time. No qualifiers needed. Nobody suggested that Wisconsin/Marquette had the most fans of any women's sporting event ever. Why are you attacking a straw man?
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