Quote:
Originally Posted by ThrobProng
There is no reason to think that with enough time and patience, women's sports can't become as big as men's sports...even in the same sports currently dominated by men's leagues.
The only thing that would make it unrealistic is if women's sports are inherently inferior products that not even women prefer to watch over men's sports.
|
I doubt women’s sports in most cases will ever be bigger than men’s sports. But several have a good shot to be much more popular than they are today and pull in respectable numbers. I don’t think the quality of play matters nearly as much as you think it does. I know several parents of teenage athletes who follow women’s athletes because they can relate.
But I think you’re also missing on how much star power, game day experience and media blitzing matters. Both men and women were way more into USWNT and women’s tennis when Alex Morgan and Serena were relevant vs when they’re not. And now you see it with Caitlin clark. You have your typical fan girls who don’t know shit about ****, but lots and lots of men seemed to love watching the women’s final four even knowing it was a much more inferior product.