It's interesting to see just what sports think are better than others. A lot of it is based off of solely what their favorite sport is and sometimes people just love college sports more than pro. I was bored and I was trying to think how I would rank these from best to worst. And I realize my opinions are very different from when I was younger. But anyway from best to worst, these are what I think the order should be.
Best-NFL football
It's probably the anticipation of waiting to see the games played every Sunday. And maybe at times it was the fantasy football aspect as well. Whichever reason, the NFL is the most exciting sport. With only 16 games and each team playing just once a week, the regular season is much more exciting than an 82 game basketball season and a 162 game baseball season. These are the games I look forward to watching the most. Not to mention the playoffs being one loss and you're done. And of course the Super Bowl is the biggest spectacle and the most watched event not just in sports but in comparison to anything. Bottomline is an off year in the NFL is still much better than a typical year in the NBA or MLB.
2nd best-NCAA basketball
This is mainly due to March Madness. I think the combo of the NFL regular season and the Super Bowl give the NFL a slight edge. But March Madness alone almost makes up the difference. Pretty much by like junior high I would skip school on the first 2 days so I could watch all the games I could. And if it isn't awesome enough already, March Madness on demand is literally the greatest invention. Now you can watch more than just the game on tv. You can see all of the games that are being played. This is honestly a very close call in my mind. Anyone who likes college bball better than the NFL I definitely understand. Either way, these are definitely the best 2 sports.
In the middle-NCAA football
This would probably be number one if it wasn't for the BCS. I can't put a sport in the top 2 that has a horrible system of determining who goes to the championship. In addition, it just keeps finding more ways to screw up. Everything else about college football is great. A lot of the conference races are exciting and the race for the Heisman is always a highlight. That's why the BCS is so frustrating as college football could definitely compete with the top 2 sports without it. But as I said the BCS drops it to 3rd.
Not quite the worst-NBA
This is where most people will disagree with me. But this is where my personal preference comes into play. Because with Michael Jordan playing, the NBA was the greatest thing to watch. It was the first sport I got into. And it was the most I've ever enjoyed sports. Since MJ retired (from the Bulls not the Wizards) it has gone completely downhill. But partially because bball is my favorite sport and no matter what I find my most loved and hated teams in basketball more than anything else, I still prefer the NBA over baseball. My favorite current athlete is in the NBA, Dwyane Wade as is my most hated athlete, Kobe Bryant. I still have a lot invested in the NBA and while I realize it doesn''t touch any of these other sports, there's still a lotta reason to like it.
The worst-MLB
Maybe a lot of this is frustration of my favorite team having the longest streak of not winning a title in any sport. But even with that, baseball is the sport that can get me bored quicker than any other sport. I'm not overlooking the aspects that make it great. But now it seems very tainted with the steroid scandal. In the last couple of years, it's gone way downhill for me and it at times has taken a lot of effort to get back into it. That plus it doesn't help that we haven't had an entertaining World Series in 6 years. I think when the World Series has been boring for that long, it makes it even more difficult to want to keep watching it. I'm also one of the few people that doesn't obsess over opening day. It's just so meaningless. there's 162 games. I can't get interested till the summer. A lot of people love baseball and don't get me wrong I have nothing against it. But of the 5 major sports, it's definitely my least favorite.
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You put up good arguments, but I'm going to have to disagree with you. NCAA basketball has got to be the best thing ever. March Madness is my favorite time of year, I find it hard to go to classes and pay attention when I would rather be sitting at home watching the games. It's times like when Mario Chalmers hits the 3 to go into OT when you really don't even like Kansas. Or the time when I actually cried when Stephen Curry and stupid Davidson beat on my Badgers--that was a low of college bball. I would prob agree with you on NBA, it's near the bottom. But you've got to admit the Lakers/Celtics series was pretty exciting.
Ya, it's a tossup. College bball is very close. I just love the NFL but it could go either way. As for the NBA ya of course last yr's Finals was exciting. Watching the Lakers get beat down and Kobe looking pathetic is always great to watch.
My rankings:
1. College Basketball
2. College Football
3. NFL
4. NBA
5. MLB
I love the passion and environment in college sports. You don't get the experience you do at college venues in professional arenas. March Madness is amazing, but since I'm a college basketball fan, I love watching the nonconference games and the Feast Week tournaments. College football is also amazing because every game is a playoff. If you lose you may be elimnated from the national championship.
I'd put the NHL and the MLS over the MLB. The baseball season is wayyyyy too long, it needs to be cut by 30 games. Baseball playoffs are exciting, but that's really it.
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