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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 791377" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>The US women's soccer team is FAR more successful than the US men's soccer team. It's not even close. Women are usually always the favorites to win big tournaments like the Olympics, World Cup, Gold Cup, etc. Men have been struggling to even qualify for the Olympics and World Cup recently. That said, I wouldn't say the men's team are "pretty consistent losers", nor would I say people are "far more interested in the women's team". The US Men's team is still considered one of the "giants" of CONCACAF, and men's group stage games in the World Cup and Gold Cup finals are consistently one of the highest rated events in sports during that year.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, on field success does not always equate into business success when it comes to women's sports. There's a LOT of fanfare during big tournaments for the women, but there's less so during qualifying rounds or exhibitions. To take it further, look at the men's and women's domestic soccer leagues. The women's pro league is hanging on by a thread and have even contracted while the men's pro league is now thriving and commanding northwards of $300 million franchise fees. Men's players can now earn generational wealth like in other big American sports. The women that represent our national team are forced to go overseas and play for other clubs to supplement their incomes. The NWSL (women's pro league) is actually supplemented by US Soccer federation (that's partly why the women earn less than the men).</p><p></p><p>Rounding back to the thread topic, from a business perspective it makes sense for the NCAA to save some money for the women's tournament because it only pulls in a fraction of the revenue the men's tournament does. From a political standpoint, given social media and the ability of coaches and players to control the narrative, it's just dumb. From a moral standpoint, given the objective of the NCAA (a "nonprofit" organizations that give equal opportunities to all student athletes) it's equally as dumb. The NCAA is clueless when it comes to reading the room and doing what's right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 791377, member: 360"] The US women's soccer team is FAR more successful than the US men's soccer team. It's not even close. Women are usually always the favorites to win big tournaments like the Olympics, World Cup, Gold Cup, etc. Men have been struggling to even qualify for the Olympics and World Cup recently. That said, I wouldn't say the men's team are "pretty consistent losers", nor would I say people are "far more interested in the women's team". The US Men's team is still considered one of the "giants" of CONCACAF, and men's group stage games in the World Cup and Gold Cup finals are consistently one of the highest rated events in sports during that year. Unfortunately, on field success does not always equate into business success when it comes to women's sports. There's a LOT of fanfare during big tournaments for the women, but there's less so during qualifying rounds or exhibitions. To take it further, look at the men's and women's domestic soccer leagues. The women's pro league is hanging on by a thread and have even contracted while the men's pro league is now thriving and commanding northwards of $300 million franchise fees. Men's players can now earn generational wealth like in other big American sports. The women that represent our national team are forced to go overseas and play for other clubs to supplement their incomes. The NWSL (women's pro league) is actually supplemented by US Soccer federation (that's partly why the women earn less than the men). Rounding back to the thread topic, from a business perspective it makes sense for the NCAA to save some money for the women's tournament because it only pulls in a fraction of the revenue the men's tournament does. From a political standpoint, given social media and the ability of coaches and players to control the narrative, it's just dumb. From a moral standpoint, given the objective of the NCAA (a "nonprofit" organizations that give equal opportunities to all student athletes) it's equally as dumb. The NCAA is clueless when it comes to reading the room and doing what's right. [/QUOTE]
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