Christian Lowe
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That’s not true. It’s always been popular around me in South Carolina because Clemson and USCe have been traditional powers in the sport. Tennessee just didn’t care because they weren’t.Someone should remind them no one in this country even cared about college baseball outside of a small fringe... until TV and his Rowdy Roster and Daddy hats showed the hell up in Knoxville.
Also ESPN+ streaming has grown it massively. Before only 2-3 big games and the CWS was televised. Now every game even for mid majors are. That’s the biggest difference outside of power school regions
I will also add that the rise of visibility for the college game has been coupled with the collapse of visibility in MLB. Only a few tv providers carry Bally sports, and even then you only get to watch your regional team. Outside of that you get a game on ESPN every Sunday and that’s it. It’s insane how little MLB is on national TV now compared to when I was a kid