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Or basketball crowd.. Football crowd, etc?
I hear this term very often and the conflict with the MBB tourney and softball got me thinking about it. I go and give to the 4 majors (football/MBB/baseball/softball) and to a smaller extent try to support the golf team whenever I can, but if I had to 'identify', I'm probably part of the 'baseball crowd'.
Baseball first for me
the 3 majors for me, with softball right behind them.
ETA: whatever sport is in postseason gets the nod. id be at a bowl game before a saturday hoops game. id be in new orleans for basketball before baseball or softball weekend. would be at softball regional rather than final weekend for baseball.
Baseball Football Cant tell you which one first
It has to be a tie for me between baseball and football.
I get really amped up and excited for football games. Probably due to the pageantry of it all, the tailgating, the place it has in the culture of the south. It's an full blown event paired with a football game.
I feel at home watching baseball at the Tigue. It's still exciting, but for the most part you can relax and enjoy a good ball game. The crowd is always great and there are a lot of familiar faces every time you go.
Then softball, basketball in that order.
Does my avatar give it away?? 30+ years
Football and Baseball are 1A and 1B with me.
Good juxtaposition with the two. Baseball has always been a love. Probably because I grew up in a great baseball era in the 80s and 90s, but also because at the youth level, baseball was all the rage at that time as well. The Cajuns just so happened to make the CWS run at the pennical of my baseball life. Other factors contributed, but those were the most important.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginScotsman
There's nothing like peanuts, a beer, an old baseball story or two, and watching the Cajuns brand of ball on a Friday afternoon man..
Baseball, the only season tickets I buy but I love going to basketball games as well. I'd probably prefer to watch football on TV
An argument could be made, that when the Cajuns are rolling, basketball games are the most fun to attend. Easy for the family, indoors, 2 hours and you're out, video/sound/lights/cam shots.. Dunks always excite the youngstersQuote:
Originally Posted by raginsaints
Baseball for me.
Baseball and football are almost apples and oranges.
Football:
- 6 home games & for most of us its a full day event.
- Attending football games become a priority because there are only 6 games and again, most of us have quite a bit of money "invested".
Baseball:
- there is nothing more relaxing/fun than to sit at The Tigue and watch as baseball game.
- I wish I could attend every game but attending mid-week games become less of a priority when we have kid activities & school
With that said there is no doubt, if I could only choose 1 sport, I am a part of "the baseball crowd".
My avatar says it all. When not in town playing I am with Jay in my man cave scoring every game. 30+ years also.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajun90
good postQuote:
Originally Posted by GeauxCajuns
Baseball, football, softball, basketball in that order
Baseball. The only season tickets I've ever had. Except this year. :-(
Huge basketball guy, here. I am kicking myself for not appreciating football when I was here. As for baseball, I never really liked it until I was living in Chicago and went to Wrigley. Still don't care for it much, but I'll be out there on opening day.
Basketball for me but I think most of you know that. Reason for this choice not is simply because I enjoy the sport due to It's non stop action. Reason I support this most is because it is the one sport with the potential to bring us the most recognition. Due to the weather issue, the diamond sports are not covered nationally no matter what you accomplish. With so many minor bowl games today, getting into one is not a big deal. Basketball on the other hand brings your school recognition on CBS if you are mentioned on Selection Sunday and that notice goes up exponentially if you pull one upset. I will be the first to admit we have not taken advantage of that potential in recent years. It is still there for the taking however.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeaux
Basketball >> football >>> baseball
I thoroughly enjoyed myself at baseball games last year and this is my second year of baseball season tickets but basketball to me is night and day better
I have season tickets for three sports. But if I had to rank them it would be:
1A - Football
1B - Baseball
3 - Basketball
I am a baseball first guy. They say you always remember the first girl you fall in love with, for me it was baseball. That being said basketball is a very close second and softball a close third. Football is a very distant 4th and maybe even 5th. For many reason this fall I decided I was not going to get invested in football anymore. It is now a social event for me, I see my friends, drink a few beers and maybe a few more bourbons. Winning or losing takes does not excite me one way or the other. I hope we have a winning team and I will go to a bowl, but I would rather see a NCAA Sweet 16/Final Four, WCWS or WS wins for our teams. Those are sports we have a more realistic shot at a national championship. We will never see, in my lifetime, a mid-major football team in the football playoff. The big boys will not allow it.
I agree 100% that the sport at this school that benefits our brand the most is basketball. Hence my crusade on the scheduling problem. While my favorite sport is baseball, I'd love us to dump the amount of money into basketball they we've seemingly dumped into football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
I'm enjoying all the comments about the different sport crowds. Very interesting.
Btw, doesn't the baseball crowd have the reputation of being the more "cerebral" crowd?
I kid.
something to think about could be the level of the sport itself....for example NFL football then NCAA, MLB then college baseball (if not AAA, AA, etc then college- but that would be a different thread), then NBA then NCAA hoops. for this reason I would lean towards Softball as NCAA softball is arguably already at the top rank of its sport. (unless Olympics gets reinstated but then that is only every four years)
Professionally, it's whatever sport is in season.
Personally, it's baseball, basketball then football
Softball has become completely unwatchable for me.
Softball first, then basketball. I feel the same way about baseball that Jay feels about softball. I don't hate baseball, just too slow. Different perspectives I guess.