AggiesAreWe

First of all, we here at SETXsports, like you have so many times referred us to, don't consider Houston to be in our area. So when this thread was started asking if basketball is king here in Southeast Texas, I was not including Houston in any of my thoughts. I do understand in the inner cities that football is not the most economic thing to do. I believe that's why they have multiple schools sharing football stadiums, it's more feasible. But in this area, or rural as been labeled, that is not the case. I have seen more people get excited and support their 5-5 football teams than ones supporting their 22-8 playoff bound basketball teams. As for the suggestion the majority of people are always looking forward to basketball season around here, I'll just refer you to our numbers here on our site, they don't lie.

When is the Bronco Relays?

I will agree that in some cases the profit % is greater in basketball than in football. But the bottom dollar numbers will still be greater in football.

I did not leave out that football costs more, I believe that to be the obvious, just like the number of fans attending these sports. But this thread was started with the arguement of basketball generating the same revenue as football, and that's ridiculous. I understand all the reasons that you stated as to why "some" of the numbers are slanted in favor of football, but the fact still remains the same. If you want to break it down so that it looks much better for basketball, please do. But it doesn't change anything. I am as big a supporter for high school basketball as they come, but I can even see the writing on the wall.

As far as popularity goes, it's still football in this area. A local school can have tremendous success in basketball but not so much in football and it will be shown by the support that they get. But let that same school start winning in football and you will see the support for their successful basketball team pale in comparison to the football support. I broadcast both these sports along with baseball for this site, I have seen it with my own eyes. Schools that are traditionally successful in basketball that start getting successful in football will see the support for football be dramatically more than basketball. Even if it's just one year of success in football out of the last 10 years for that particular school, for that one year, football will be KING at that school. It is what it is.

Nope. Just got off the phone with Hamshire-Fannett officials and the game time is still 7pm.

I will say this, yes, basketball in this area has been more successful as far as teams winning championships and going deep in the playoffs than what football has done. But to suggest that basketball generates the same amount of money as football is ridiculous. I know from personal experience that we here at SETXsports can get way more sponsors for football than we ever thought about getting for basketball. It's almost apples and oranges. There are the exceptions to the rule (HJ, Silsbee) but trust me, I have tried other schools for basketball sponsors and it just ain't happening. Football on the other hand, well, they actually come to us most of the time. So, as a product that one needs to sell, football is definetly KING here locally over basketball. As for the gate reciepts, just ask any local football ref or basketball ref and they will tell you were the money is, it's football. I'll just use my home town school Silsbee as an example. Tiger football on average has about 5,000 or more attend their home football games. That's at least 25,000 home attendance for the season. For basketball, Silsbee normally gets 10 home games (only had 7 this year) and they average about 800-1000 for those games. So the most would be 10,000 home attendance for Silsbee basketball. The ticket prices are lower for basketball games than football and football in Silsbee has season ticket holders, guarenteed money even if they don't show up. It's not close as far as the money generated from these two sports. Football wins. I am pretty sure it's that way for 90% of the schools in our area, sans the HJ's, Kountze's, and Spurger's. Football generates more revenue, case closed. It may cost more than basketball, and in some cases basketball may profit more, but the arguement was what generated the most revenue and well, it's not even close.

This game will be broadcast here tonight!

Please guys, don't let this one be like the Silsbee/WOS game.

WOS had only 3 balls reach the outfield. One fly out, 2 base hits.

WOS wins scoring 9 runs on 2 hits. 22 free trips to first by the Tiger pitching is just too much to overcome.

squeeze wins it

18th walk, bases loaded

17th walk. :

K for the second out.

Runner now at 3rd on Wild pitch.

WOS now with the winning run at second after the sacrifice bunt. 1 out

K, but runner reaches first on pass ball. Typical for Silsbee pitching tonight.

Actually, Scoggins only faced 4 batters, he can pitch Friday night.

1,2,3 again for the Stangs. To the bottom of the 10th.

Silsbee has used 4 pitchers, WOS just 2. Silsbee has 10 hits, WOS 2 hits.

Strikeout to end the inning. Go to the 10th, tied at 8.

4th balk now on the Tiger pitching. Winning run now at 3rd. 2 outs

It's funny you say that because that's just what Silsbee is, very young. Silsbee has 1 senior on the team, no juniors, the rest soph. and freshman.

Those are included in the 16, right?? NO!