Re: Regional Bias... does it exist? Should it exist?
Even the pro hockey fanbase isn't exactly big (compared to other sports, as well as overall) in the non-traditional markets.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but to gain hold in the COLLEGIATE area of the big four (baseball, football, basketball, hockey) is even a bigger task in the non-traditional markets. You think hockey could gain enough of a stronghold in the southeast (yes I know about UAH) to make it worthwhile? It's 99% football/basketball. You get to the middle south/middle of the nation, you can add baseball to that mix. Go west coast? 3 of the big 4, also.
Even in a robust economy, there's only so much money to go around, and even if you toss all that money towards a program, you have years of tradition, upbringing, and general interest in the sport to fight against.
Originally posted by komey1
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And correct me if I'm wrong, but to gain hold in the COLLEGIATE area of the big four (baseball, football, basketball, hockey) is even a bigger task in the non-traditional markets. You think hockey could gain enough of a stronghold in the southeast (yes I know about UAH) to make it worthwhile? It's 99% football/basketball. You get to the middle south/middle of the nation, you can add baseball to that mix. Go west coast? 3 of the big 4, also.
Even in a robust economy, there's only so much money to go around, and even if you toss all that money towards a program, you have years of tradition, upbringing, and general interest in the sport to fight against.
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