I don't think that up for debate. Professional anything has better talent.

The issue is whether the college level game could use marketing and television coverage to grow a fan base and ultimately make some money. Soccer and Baseball are really untapped at the college level. If they got more visibility would they grow fans? I think they may.

We know football and basketball do, but there may be a growth area in these other team sports.
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Posted: 03/06/2017 at 2:09PM

How can ACC soccer capitalize on all of this soccer craze? -- HOO86 03/05/2017 4:42PM

There is definitely opportunity with this. -- hokie-c 03/06/2017 07:30AM

I don't see college soccer blowing up... -- BROman Hokie 03/06/2017 1:11PM

Well stated. ** -- Old Line Hokie 03/06/2017 6:45PM

Given there is a national team level to football, collegiate -- VTHokie2000 03/05/2017 5:18PM

Like baseball, best players won't play for a college. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/06/2017 10:37AM

I don't think that up for debate. Professional anything has better talent. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 2:09PM

Key difference is best 18 and 19 yr olds play college fball and bball. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/06/2017 5:44PM

True, but another key difference is -- RTFC 03/06/2017 10:50PM

Only because those sports don't have an academy system -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 8:05PM

For whatever reason, best players aren't competing for VT or FSU. -- chuckd4vt 03/07/2017 11:37AM

I think you missed the point. The best players (US or International) -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 12:27PM

What? EXACTLY my point. Not having best players hurts the game. -- chuckd4vt 03/07/2017 3:32PM

I am not sure "hold college soccer back" is the right way to look -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 4:19PM

I understood. Point remains, VT isn't gonna score big bucks off soccer. ** -- chuckd4vt 03/08/2017 2:41PM

I agree that VT will never make large sums of money from soccer -- VTHokie2000 03/09/2017 3:47PM

I wasn't comparing collegiate football with professional football -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 2:32PM

I'm more interested in the trend than in Right Now though. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 3:34PM

I wasn't suggesting that college soccer should go head to head with -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 3:52PM

The overall growth of the sport would have to fuel it. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 5:49PM

Honestly I believe the European leagues will be a bigger factor -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 8:03PM

This leaves football as the only fall sport to sell the ACC Network. -- HOO86 03/06/2017 8:30PM

That may be an unfortunate reality given the USSF's primary -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 9:22PM

I disagree because MLB teams are still drafting collegiate players -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 12:00PM

If college went to wooden bats, it would climb. -- OBX 03/06/2017 12:11PM

I am not sure if that would be true or not given that HS baseball -- VTHokie2000 03/06/2017 12:25PM

Both the Cape Cod league -- mancunian 03/07/2017 08:44AM

When I was younger (born in '77) I used to attend Turks games -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 10:54AM

Valley League went to wood bats in the early 90s. ** -- mancunian 03/07/2017 11:06AM

They will not switch due to costs. -- Atlee Hokie 03/07/2017 07:40AM

When I played LL in the 80s every player brought their own bat -- VTHokie2000 03/07/2017 10:47AM

I don't think that up for debate. Professional anything has better talent.

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