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[KSUftw]

Broke this out of the thread it got buried in.  Thought this would be fun to talk about.  

Knowing for a FACT that Football is still king?
Being able to watch games in public again now that expectations have changed.

Taking a good break from watching the game when there is 3 minutes left in either half because the 3rd string is on the floor.

The football vs. basketball as King debate is a good one.  When I think of the best sporting event, my first thought is March Madness.  Big bracket, full of great teams who finally get to play each other, finding a true Champion at the end that NO one debates, office challenges that everyone loves, and a couple weeks with TV filled with nothing but net.  As an overall event, what beats that?  Olympics are fun and grand, but they don’t come around every year and the super bowl is meh half the time.  Only good thing about the super bowl is the TV sales before it and commercials.  This then brings me to college football.  College football is indeed king of $$, but how about excitement?  Games are a lot more predictable, and your favorite team will usually only have a couple high profile awesome matchups.  The game environment, or at least at K-State, compared to basketball is equal.  Plus, instead of a full day wasted on 1 game for football, you are in and out of a nice arena for basketball watching other games in a comfortable house not dealing with 110 degree weather outside.  But don't be fooled, football has tailgating, which keeps the debate rolling.  My vote:  Basketball, but I sure wish we had more of those exciting outcomes.

It is a tough debate indeed.  I'd have to say that I enjoy college basketball much more than college football.  I think you get more emotion when it comes to basketball because it is such an up and down, fast pace game.  When you look at football, a team will possess the ball for 5-6 minutes on average.  I think the momentum is a big thing with basketball, too.  Nothing is worse when a team works hard for a 2 point basket, just to have the other team come down and shoot a 3 and pull away even further.  When it comes to me getting into a game, I definitely feel more into it with a basketball game.

[DUB]

Can I place a vote for Debate, since we won a NC (even though KU won more recently).  I think we could go all the way once again.  The Cats recruited Maine very heavily and have good "leadership".

Next would be football, since it looks like basketball is reverting back to it's old ways.

 

[Lynch]

Football. Is KING. I wouldn't travel to NYC for an NIT game, but I DID travel to NYC for a 7th(?) place Big 12 bowl game.

[KSUftw]

Football. Is KING. I wouldn't travel to NYC for an NIT game, but I DID travel to NYC for a 7th(?) place Big 12 bowl game.

No one would travel for NIT games, but a ton of people travelled further then NYC for a preseason basketball tourney 2 years ago, and how many more would have travelled as far as it takes for post season NCAA tourney.

[Lynch]

Pinstripe Bowl would be like Round 1 of post season NCAA... And yes you're right I would travel for a preseason basketball tourney in Las Vegas, Cancun, Hawaii or Puerto Rico. I would not travel to NYC between the months of Nov-Feb for a Basketball game unless it's Elite 8 or higher.

[OrangePower42]

I find myself being able to watch a basketball game from start to finish more often than I do a football game.  I think there is less time between action and basketball has the ability to hold my attention much better than football.  Don't get me wrong, I still love football and will be sad when the NFL locks out next year, but college basketball is so intense.  I don't think there is a better time of year than March.  I take a couple days off work to watch opening round games, I definitely don't do the same for Hunger Force KFC Gravy Bowl.

[Lynch]

Honestly this comes down to personal preference. I didn't become a Basketball fan until my Sophomore year in college, and still don't quite understand all the intricate rules. I was always a Football kid that began playing in the 1st grade, I never played Basketball.  I could tell you what plays are possible out of certain formations and if the offense will be charged for illegal formation or not before the snap, but I could not tell you how long a Basketball player gets to shoot a free throw (I assume there is some time limit).

So for me Football will always be King. You don't see 110,000 seat Basketball arenas but you do see 110,000 Football stadiums.

[KSUftw]

They have to make them bigger since you only get 5 or 6 home games.  Tons more for basketball.

[Lynch]

I think if you get into the economics of your last statement you will see that Football still draws more people. Less home games yes. But the ticket prices are higher for regular games and season passes in Football, more availability in tickets with bigger stadium yet high prices. Less availability in basketball areanas (esspecially when season tickets sell out) and lower prices.

Let's looks at Iba vs. B.P. Stadium. Iba has sold a ton of season tickets this year, but during one of their "Premium" games vs K-State it was still only half full, and OSU has a good Basketball team. I don't think you'll ever find B.P. Stadium half full even on a down year.

[Lynch]

BP Stadium. It's funny if you think about it. BP.