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U.S. Track & Field not DYING!
1) MEDIA
More meets on TV with increased air time & better coverage. Cable a big help; Olympics in Athens should make track "bloom." Newspaper coverage could improve but at least not getting worse. Still has significant exposure in Sports Illustrated.
2) INTERNET
I think amazing amount of websites worldwide is helping to promote our sport. Congrats to T&F News for theirs & to Satch who tries to make message board not just for crabby old guys & stat geeks.
3) OTHER SPORTS IN SLUMP
a) Baseball boring & definitely on decline;
b) Golf down until Tiger ends his own slump;
c) Pro football less interesting each year, at least in my area - games way too expensive for average fan;
d) College sports always big due to regional interest but has lots of problems which are getting worse; i.e., Colorado & St. John's sex scandals;
e) Pro basketball - no Jordan - only white guys are from overseas with names you can't spell or pronounce. Players worst role models & crybabies in all of major sports. Also, Satch is tiring of watching huge guys like Shaq dunking or shooting foul shots.
4) CONCLUSION
Hey man, I miss the old days of track, too, but the future is cautiously "O.K."
1) MEDIA
More meets on TV with increased air time & better coverage. Cable a big help; Olympics in Athens should make track "bloom." Newspaper coverage could improve but at least not getting worse. Still has significant exposure in Sports Illustrated.
2) INTERNET
I think amazing amount of websites worldwide is helping to promote our sport. Congrats to T&F News for theirs & to Satch who tries to make message board not just for crabby old guys & stat geeks.
3) OTHER SPORTS IN SLUMP
a) Baseball boring & definitely on decline;
b) Golf down until Tiger ends his own slump;
c) Pro football less interesting each year, at least in my area - games way too expensive for average fan;
d) College sports always big due to regional interest but has lots of problems which are getting worse; i.e., Colorado & St. John's sex scandals;
e) Pro basketball - no Jordan - only white guys are from overseas with names you can't spell or pronounce. Players worst role models & crybabies in all of major sports. Also, Satch is tiring of watching huge guys like Shaq dunking or shooting foul shots.
4) CONCLUSION
Hey man, I miss the old days of track, too, but the future is cautiously "O.K."
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