I'm sure he was mostly referring to the WNBA, which only exists at the level it does because of subsidies from the men.

Mar 24, 2025
7:43:12pm

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And to a lesser extent, the same is true for women's college sports (and several men's sports). They exist above the level of intramurals because they are propped up by football revenue.

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Why do CBers like to bag on Women’s Basketball?

ATX

Mar 24, 7:17pm

Maybe it's that time of the month?

TLCougar

Mar 24, 7:18pm

RE: Why do CBers like to bag on Women’s Basketball?

Eddie

Mar 24, 7:19pm

Because it is shoved down our throats and

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:20pm

Yeah, that’s not it. It’s definitely not shoved down anyone’s throats

ATX

Mar 24, 7:23pm

I don’t want ESPN telling me how I am supposed love an awful product.

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:28pm

ESPN owns the content. You don’t think they should advertise it or promote it.

ATX

Mar 24, 7:31pm

Track is great content for me as an aficionado

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:33pm

So it boils down to "I don't like it, therefore ESPN should cater to my needs."

Byron McNertney

Mar 27, 3:07am

I’m going to have to disagree. The amount of coverage relative to interest has

gwalker

Mar 24, 7:37pm

It is. ESPNs Twitter acct, website is constant WNBA & WCBB. Many don't like it

pinolero

Mar 24, 7:42pm

RE: Yeah, that’s not it. It’s definitely not shoved down

kansascougar

Mar 24, 8:29pm

Because it's forced on us.

kccougar

Mar 24, 7:21pm

How? Is someone making you watch it?

ATX

Mar 24, 7:26pm

Yes. Like YoutubeTV forcing it into the 3-in-1 and 4-1 picture options.

kccougar

Mar 24, 7:36pm

Because program titles don't specify women's basketball. It has long been that

Schultz is back

Mar 24, 7:56pm

This is 100% accurate. The amount of exposure and promotion is so out of whack

elmerfudd

Mar 24, 7:48pm

I don’t think this is really a CB thing

BenTheBoss

Mar 24, 7:22pm

Oh it is a cb thing. For no reason at all they will just post randomly

ATX

Mar 24, 7:23pm

Usually right after they search Google for the Top 25 and are given the women's results.

kccougar

Mar 24, 7:27pm

I’ve never met someone who likes women’s basketball. The product is terrible

BenTheBoss

Mar 24, 7:43pm

18 million tuned in last year to the title game. You've met someone, guaranteed.

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 24, 7:45pm

I like it. I know that's rare. I get why people don't like it but I don't

ATX

Mar 24, 7:46pm

If the networks and large companies would stop doing what’s been described in

gwalker

Mar 24, 8:50pm

It goes well beyond CB. If you don’t think so you don’t get out much.

gwalker

Mar 24, 7:53pm

Its not just here. Its everywhere. People dont respect a fraud league

chismoso

Mar 24, 7:24pm

So you don’t believe Women should have sports in college? You don’t think as a

ATX

Mar 24, 7:28pm

We can build leagues

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:29pm

Those are stupid questions and have nothing to do with what I said

chismoso

Mar 24, 7:30pm

Not being a Karen. I’m actually interested and you said women’s basketball would

ATX

Mar 24, 7:37pm

I'm sure he was mostly referring to the WNBA, which only exists at the level it does because of subsidies from the men.

kccougar

Mar 24, 7:43pm

It’s not just women’s college sports that are subsidized by men’s bball and

verykheen

Mar 26, 12:25pm

No one is saying that. Gymnastics, track, volleyball, tennis, etc

kccougar

Mar 24, 7:39pm

It’s already been proven that there is no commercial interest in women’s basketball

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 24, 7:41pm

That's not the argument or the initial question. The question was why go out of

ATX

Mar 24, 7:50pm

It's virtue signaling

Blueto

Mar 24, 7:31pm

I thought it was semi interesting last year

Unibro

Mar 24, 7:31pm

I just wish that they would spend more energy promoting women’s volleyball or track or something more enjoyable to watch

Indy Coug

Mar 24, 7:31pm

This!

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:36pm

Because it’s not good basketball and isn’t at all entertaining

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 24, 7:33pm

For me, it isn’t just that the basketball is bad. It is the constant whining

crack

Mar 24, 7:37pm

This is in regards to the WNBA.

crack

Mar 24, 7:38pm

This was posted in the NCAA category, not the WNBA.

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 24, 7:38pm

I saw that late. I read women’s basketball and thought of the WNBA.

crack

Mar 24, 7:40pm

Mostly, the BYU women's team sucks.

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 24, 7:37pm

There is truth to this but it is more than that

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:41pm

You keep saying that but there are people that can watch women’s basketball

ATX

Mar 24, 7:45pm

It is a push back against the heavy promotion

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:53pm

Because it’s BORING. My wife played soccer in college…. Despises watching

Peterbilt

Mar 24, 7:42pm

Men's soccer ain't all that exciting to watch, either.

Ghost of Peanut

Mar 24, 7:54pm

Top leagues are but men’s college soccer isn’t interesting

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:56pm

Even the top leagues aren't interesting to most Americans.

ATX

Mar 24, 8:09pm

There are soccer haters but if you like any sort of soccer the EPL

Archaea

Mar 24, 8:20pm

They are great I agree but not to most Americans. Soccer is still a kids sport

ATX

Mar 24, 8:25pm

I’m not a soccer fan at all

Peterbilt

Mar 24, 8:09pm

If BYU WBB were a top 10 team, more CBers would be liking WBB. I enjoy watching

OBXCougar

Mar 24, 7:50pm

The top five usually slaughter everyone else.

Archaea

Mar 24, 7:55pm

BYU is like the USA. I’ll watch and cheer for sports I wouldn’t pay attention to

gwalker

Mar 24, 8:52pm

This

Archaea

Mar 24, 9:04pm

I’m pretty sure there’s no one on CB who likes WBB MORE than MBB - even if

OBXCougar

Mar 24, 9:17pm

The comments here whenever women’s sports (or really anything concerning

Banjo

Mar 24, 9:30pm

well you asked....

BYU Grounds

Mar 25, 12:16pm

This is probably the dumbest argument of the bunch. I can find plenty

ATX

Mar 25, 12:54pm

This is just one example. WNBA are not able to dunk...

BYU Grounds

Mar 25, 4:15pm

The question wasn't why don't you like it. Its why do people go out of

ATX

Mar 25, 4:55pm

It’s okay. We don’t have to like the same things. You can watch all

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 25, 4:43pm

Again y'all can't read. I didn't ask anyone to like it or watch it.

ATX

Mar 25, 4:56pm

I didn’t say you did. You started a thread asking why people don’t like women’s basketball and

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 25, 7:32pm

I said why bag on it. Its obvious why they don't like it.

ATX

Mar 25, 8:04pm

So you wanted to know why they bag on something they don’t like?

Skeptical Optimist

Mar 26, 7:06am

There are a TON of things I don't like that I don't spend any time commenting on

Eddie

Mar 26, 12:40pm

People do it for the response…. You’re giving them what they want

Peterbilt

Mar 25, 7:59pm

Obviously lol.

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