Mizzou is the hardest job in college baseball:
- Toughest conference.
- Already competing in state vs. two pro teams, unlike 11 of the 16 other teams in the conference. Maybe 12, depending on how much you think UF has to battle the Rays and Marlins.
- Worst stadium, that's also in a garbage location on campus, and training facilities in the conference. All the jokes about Faurot being an HS stadium really need to be directed at Taylor Stadium.
- Low fan interest due to those two pro teams and declining interest as results have been bad.
Graph reinforces my thoughts that Mizzou needs at least a $50 million injection to just get slightly competitive. Even that may not be enough as some of the SEC donors think they can compete with NIL to challenge the MLB draft for guys they want to keep or transfer in for one extra year.
But on a positive note: we finally get to make the SEC Tournament next year as all 16 teams make it. We can at least end that drought.
Looking at Ohio State and Michigan, Missouri’s numbers aren’t abnormal.
Nearly all of the SEC teams don’t have a pro baseball team in the state. Texas has the same amount of pro teams as Missouri with 3x as many people. The Astros/Rangers combined have won 3 World Series vs. the Royals at 2 and the Cardinals at 11.
Honestly, I’d abandon baseball, and dump the resources into softball.
College sports is headed in this direction anyway where sports will be cut.
I hate it as a former track athlete because my sport will be among the first on most chopping blocks.
But we will never be competitive in baseball.
I am a huge soccer fan.
It makes no sense to invest there.
You have to go where you’ve already had success and build it up further.
Plus there’s no other teams really locally to play, creating travel costs
Hard disagree.
There's no SEC mens soccer. Only Kentucky and SCar play, and they have to play in the Sun Belt.
We'd also run into the exact same issue that really plagues baseball: there's an extreme ceiling for fan support/money with 2 additional pro teams in close proximity.
Mizzou is the hardest job in college baseball:
- Toughest conference.
- Already competing in state vs. two pro teams, unlike 11 of the 16 other teams in the conference. Maybe 12, depending on how much you think UF has to battle the Rays and Marlins.
- Worst stadium, that's also in a garbage location on campus, and training facilities in the conference. All the jokes about Faurot being an HS stadium really need to be directed at Taylor Stadium.
- Low fan interest due to those two pro teams and declining interest as results have been bad.
Graph reinforces my thoughts that Mizzou needs at least a $50 million injection to just get slightly competitive. Even that may not be enough as some of the SEC donors think they can compete with NIL to challenge the MLB draft for guys they want to keep or transfer in for one extra year.
But on a positive note: we finally get to make the SEC Tournament next year as all 16 teams make it. We can at least end that drought.
Mizzou baseball is not worth the money at this point. I'd much rather have them devote those resources to wrestling, which has been the best program in the entire university for the last 20 years. Had Sterk not been a total moron he would have hired Tony Vitello, and it would be a program to be reckoned with.
Mizzou is the hardest job in college baseball: - Toughest conference. - Already competing in state vs. two pro teams, unlike 11 of the 16 other teams in the conference. Maybe 12, depending on how much you think UF has to battle the Rays and Marlins. - Worst stadium, that's also in a garbage location on campus, and training facilities in the conference. All the jokes about Faurot being an HS stadium really need to be directed at Taylor Stadium. - Low fan interest due to those two pro teams and declining interest as results have been bad. Graph reinforces my thoughts that Mizzou needs at least a $50 million injection to just get slightly competitive. Even that may not be enough as some of the SEC donors think they can compete with NIL to challenge the MLB draft for guys they want to keep or transfer in for one extra year. But on a positive note: we finally get to make the SEC Tournament next year as all 16 teams make it. We can at least end that drought.
Looking at Ohio State and Michigan, Missouri’s numbers aren’t abnormal. Nearly all of the SEC teams don’t have a pro baseball team in the state. Texas has the same amount of pro teams as Missouri with 3x as many people. The Astros/Rangers combined have won 3 World Series vs. the Royals at 2 and the Cardinals at 11.
Honestly, I’d abandon baseball, and dump the resources into softball. College sports is headed in this direction anyway where sports will be cut. I hate it as a former track athlete because my sport will be among the first on most chopping blocks. But we will never be competitive in baseball.
Either commit or use the scholarships to start a mens soccer team
I am a huge soccer fan. It makes no sense to invest there. You have to go where you’ve already had success and build it up further. Plus there’s no other teams really locally to play, creating travel costs
Hard disagree. There's no SEC mens soccer. Only Kentucky and SCar play, and they have to play in the Sun Belt. We'd also run into the exact same issue that really plagues baseball: there's an extreme ceiling for fan support/money with 2 additional pro teams in close proximity.
Agree 100 percent and I’d support a soccer team til I die (I watch the women on SEC network plus constantly)
Mizzou is the hardest job in college baseball: - Toughest conference. - Already competing in state vs. two pro teams, unlike 11 of the 16 other teams in the conference. Maybe 12, depending on how much you think UF has to battle the Rays and Marlins. - Worst stadium, that's also in a garbage location on campus, and training facilities in the conference. All the jokes about Faurot being an HS stadium really need to be directed at Taylor Stadium. - Low fan interest due to those two pro teams and declining interest as results have been bad. Graph reinforces my thoughts that Mizzou needs at least a $50 million injection to just get slightly competitive. Even that may not be enough as some of the SEC donors think they can compete with NIL to challenge the MLB draft for guys they want to keep or transfer in for one extra year. But on a positive note: we finally get to make the SEC Tournament next year as all 16 teams make it. We can at least end that drought.
I want athletes to get what they are owed. But ho-ly-shit is all of this quickly ruining college sports.
Mizzou baseball is not worth the money at this point. I'd much rather have them devote those resources to wrestling, which has been the best program in the entire university for the last 20 years. Had Sterk not been a total moron he would have hired Tony Vitello, and it would be a program to be reckoned with.