Which Type Of Sports Do You Prefer To Watch?

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:50 am

I didn't include high school because they don't get much broadcasting coverage as college or pro.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:08 am

I only put pro because the only college I watch is football and sometimes basketball. But I'll watch almost any pro sport.

bigredmed1 · Post by **bigredmed1** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:32 am

Depends on the sport. Pro hockey and baskeball are better than college level. Paralympic track is more fun to watch than regular track. Paralympic rugby is more fun to watch than regular rugby. Cricket and mens soccer are boring no matter who is playing. Football and girls soccer are both head injury factories that result in too many people permanently damaged in life altering ways to be ethically supportable. Hockey has made serious efforts to deal with risk of head and neck injuries. Football has not. Till they do, I am out. Same with girls soccer. Fix the concussion and neck injury risk for high school girls, or I remain out and a vocal critic.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:03 pm

Personally, I prefer college football over the NFL.

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:38 pm

I generally prefer pro, the only real exception is that I do like college hockey.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:55 pm

Depends on the sport...

Baseball - Pro
Football - Pro
Hockey - Tie, All hockey is great!
Basketball - College

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:07 pm

Depends.

Baseball - pro
Football - college
Basketball - college
Hockey - pro
Soccer - pro

I tend to be more invested in college sports because its more personal to me despite living in cities with pro teams the past 7 years. I also think I've become a bigger fan of Iowa State sports than Nebraska, even though undergraduate me thought that doing so would make me a traitor. But to call me an avid sports fan would be generous.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:21 am

I once told my mom that the Nebraska/Oklahoma rivalry was one reason why college football was better than the NFL.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:58 am

mrsticka wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:21 am I once told my mom that the Nebraska/Oklahoma rivalry was one reason why college football was better than the NFL.

I remember giving a speech in speech class about why college football is better than pro football.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:26 pm

Louie wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:58 am
mrsticka wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:21 am I once told my mom that the Nebraska/Oklahoma rivalry was one reason why college football was better than the NFL.
I remember giving a speech in speech class about why college football is better than pro football.

Yeah? What did the class think of it?

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:23 am

I prefer professional football, but I always have a soft spot for the Huskers. I prefer professional football because of the definitive scheduling process... You win games, you lose games. In college it's kinda funky to me. You beat who? You lost to who? It's based too much on the opinion of people.

I definitely prefer pro football, basketball and baseball because there's a definitive process. College sports involve more opinion and emotion, which is great if you prefer that approach.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:51 am

mrsticka wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:26 pm
Louie wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:58 am
mrsticka wrote: Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:21 am I once told my mom that the Nebraska/Oklahoma rivalry was one reason why college football was better than the NFL.
I remember giving a speech in speech class about why college football is better than pro football.
Yeah? What did the class think of it?

heck I can't recall that much detail. I'm sure I convinced myself that I was right though.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:28 pm

The MLB playoff system is kinda weird. You've got 2 Wild Card games. One for the American League and one for the National League. Then the Best-of-5 Division series, then Best-of-7 Championship series and finally the World Series which is also a Best-of-7.

What if there were 4 Best-of-3 Wild Card series? 2 for both leagues. Then the Division Series which is still Best-of-5, followed by the Championship Series which is still Best-of-7. And finally the World Series as a Best-of-9? Too much? Yeah, I think so, too. That would pretty much guarantee baseball being played into November. And I don't think a lot of people would like that. Baseball is not a November sport.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:51 am

mrsticka wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:28 pm What if there were 4 Best-of-3 Wild Card series? 2 for both leagues.

I personally don't think the wildcard teams deserve any more accommodation. There's definitely a lot of reasons they do it the way they do, and like you said, not running late is a large part of it.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:20 am

I will always choose the NBA over any other college or pro league in any sport.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:15 am

I know how the NBA playoff system goes–Conference Quarterfinals, Conference Semi-finals, Conference Finals, then the Finals to decide the champion. Each round is a Best-of-7 series.

But how does the NHL playoff system work? Is it like the MLB and NFL? Wild Card, Division, Championship? Then finally the Stanley Cup?

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