Do you really care about the men's or women's NCAA basketball tournament? If so, why?

[Heather Shay]

Do you really care about the men's or women's NCAA basketball tournament? If so, why?

[Cyndee]

College sports has been a part of Americana for so long, however these days it's like big business, endorsements, TV revenue, on and on.... I don't invest any time in it myself, but I'm happy for all the folks that like it, there is something for everyone, cheer the young people on....

[KatieSC]

I do not really care for the men's tournament all that much. I started to watch a lot more of the women's games because there were more on TV, especially out west. I was out in the mid-west and west a lot this past year. Seeing Caitlin Clark do so well was intriguing as well. The women's games are just as good as the men's games. I guess, I always thought about whether I would have played basketball if I had been born female. Probably. 

 

One thing that shocked me when I was reading a story about Caitlin Clark though, was that even as the expected #1 pick in the WNBA draft, her annual salary will only be $80,000. Yeah, I understand the economics as the WNBA games are not watched as much. It would help if the networks had more of them on TV. Clark will make more money from NIL endorsements, but it is interesting without a doubt.

 

The salaries in the NBA are ridiculous, as are the salaries in professional baseball. Discussions for another day. 

[Ashley0616]

I used to be more into it but if my Ole Miss Rebels are playing then yes I will support them.

[KymmieL]

I don't give 2 shites about the tournament. I would watch a game, if the Wyoming Cowboys/Cowgirls were playing. Since neither got a ticket to the dance. I could care less.

 

Kymmie

[VickySGV]

Men's sports to me, even in the NCAA are no longer actual sports.  They are entertainment spectacles for the masses, ala the Roman Gladiator stuff.  The have become great entertainers and provide just enough violence to be thrilling to several thousand people who would be better off if they were doing the exercising, but hay, they pay money to watch the mock combat with no real care for actual sport.

[awkward-yet-sweet]

Nope.  I'm not much of a sports-watcher, especially of sports I don't play.  And at my height, basketball simply isn't going to happen.  And basketball really isn't much of a thing where I live, although some churches may have a hoop in the parking lot for teens to use casually.  Its mostly football and soccer, which makes sense due to accessibility in a rural environment.