There apparently is a lack of oxygen in Louisiana.
Canadian__Ninja
Does LSU have a hockey team? If they don’t, then that’s what’s going on here
Maybe. Idk. It’s the only excuse I can think up for them
Carolina_913
The SEC Network is the ESPN family. The fact that ESPN cut away from NHL playoff games to talk about regular season WNBA games should show you where that company’s priorities lie.
togocann49
Whatever fits their narrative I guess.
GoogleyCube
Also no mls, these are just people who are crayon and glue soup as kids
FreshOutOfTheAsylum
Wnba is one of the 4 major sports? Oh uh huh suuure. Lol
SawsageKingofChicago
Lsu only has club hockey so this likely was meant to mean drafts the school participates in. And the sec is headquartered in Alabama anyway so who knows who tweeted it.
trytobenicepei
There’s been a few huge pushes lately. WNBA and for some reason, women’s college softball. There’s a financial push to these, as they have paid promotion happening. I’m guessing this is a result? Maybe actual fan engagement, or maybe a flop viewing party. I dunno. I’ve never seen a game of either.
IMisspelledMyUsrname
There’s more Panthers fans than WNBA fans
ROJEAUX
They are referring to the major sports groups in the SEC, not overall. Southern college sports do not fund collegiate hockey.
Puckz_N_Boltz90
So many Ls in one post lol JaMarcus Russell is the biggest bust in NFL draft history, I’d keep him off the graphic even if the statement is technically true lol
tnfrs
you guys get weirdly fucking upset for the dumbest shit. how many NHLers has the southeastern conference ever produced? why would they mention hockey?
Subtleshiss
Americans
aero_de_bflo
The NHL drafts players before college, so it makes sense. But shouldn’t be called “the 4 major drafts”. Maybe “these 4 major drafts”
Scissors4215
I’m critical of the NHL and it will be knocked out of the “Big 4” professional leagues in NA, but not by the WNBA.
Kindly_League9913
WNBA is trash league compared to NHL if NBA didn’t subsidize the WNBA it would be in bankruptcy the WNBA loses like 50-100 million every season
majorminorminor
WoWwWwWwW
obeseoprah
Is the WNBA now relevant? That’s for the fan to decide
wcrich
What’s the SEC?
ogfuelbone12
Does LSU even have a D1 hockey team? According to lsusports.net they don’t. So yeah, makes sense. That’s foosball country. And now that Hailey Van Lith is coming over from Louisville the deal is sealed. Maybe with the FLA/VGK finals that’ll change. But it’ll take a lot of time and resources. Time and resources the WNBA has put forth.
The_G_89
😂😂😂😂 imagine thinking the WNBA is bigger and more watchable than the NHL.
IWMSvendor
They can’t spell *NHL* in Baton Rouge so makes sense.
jobinator025
We all know in this thread hockey > basketball. Therefore women’s hockey > women’s basketball. It’s a shame the PHF had to fold. ESPN along with LSU and the rest of the SEC are arrogant
cheeseburgerwaffles
Lowest value NHL team: Arizona Coyotes: $464mil
Highest value WNBA team: Seattle Storm: $151mil
I’m glad ESPN lost the rights to play the SCF this year. They give 0 shits about hockey
KossyTakos
hockey players don’t come out of LSU
DesignerPlant9748
As far as I can tell LSU hasn’t had a hockey program in about 5 years.
DesignerPlant9748
As far as I can tell LSU hasn’t had a hockey program in about 5 years.
cialonetc
Stay woke.
StumptownRetro
I don’t even know if LSU has a Hockey program which could be a bigger part of the problem. Pretty much every college has Football, Baseball, and Basketball for Men’s and Women’s. But not all of them have hockey so perhaps that’s a bigger issue on the NHL drafts visibility.
DoggyP93
The local Little League all star team is a bigger draft than the WNBA
zookeeper4312
I mean LSU doesn’t have a hockey team (I assume) so I think they are using this to shove a narrative as ESPN loves their completely meaningless stats
RustyG98
Ya’ll, we can shit on this decision without shitting on the WNBA. I get that they’re the butt of the joke but they’re also the most successful version of women’s professional sports we have at the moment. For your wives, daughters, mothers, etc who love sports, please find it in your heart to extend some tolerance or even support for women’s leagues.
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There apparently is a lack of oxygen in Louisiana.
Does LSU have a hockey team? If they don’t, then that’s what’s going on here
Maybe. Idk. It’s the only excuse I can think up for them
The SEC Network is the ESPN family. The fact that ESPN cut away from NHL playoff games to talk about regular season WNBA games should show you where that company’s priorities lie.
Whatever fits their narrative I guess.
Also no mls, these are just people who are crayon and glue soup as kids
Wnba is one of the 4 major sports? Oh uh huh suuure. Lol
Lsu only has club hockey so this likely was meant to mean drafts the school participates in. And the sec is headquartered in Alabama anyway so who knows who tweeted it.
There’s been a few huge pushes lately. WNBA and for some reason, women’s college softball.
There’s a financial push to these, as they have paid promotion happening.
I’m guessing this is a result? Maybe actual fan engagement, or maybe a flop viewing party.
I dunno. I’ve never seen a game of either.
There’s more Panthers fans than WNBA fans
They are referring to the major sports groups in the SEC, not overall. Southern college sports do not fund collegiate hockey.
So many Ls in one post lol JaMarcus Russell is the biggest bust in NFL draft history, I’d keep him off the graphic even if the statement is technically true lol
you guys get weirdly fucking upset for the dumbest shit. how many NHLers has the southeastern conference ever produced? why would they mention hockey?
Americans
The NHL drafts players before college, so it makes sense. But shouldn’t be called “the 4 major drafts”. Maybe “these 4 major drafts”
I’m critical of the NHL and it will be knocked out of the “Big 4” professional leagues in NA, but not by the WNBA.
WNBA is trash league compared to NHL if NBA didn’t subsidize the WNBA it would be in bankruptcy the WNBA loses like 50-100 million every season
WoWwWwWwW
Is the WNBA now relevant? That’s for the fan to decide
What’s the SEC?
Does LSU even have a D1 hockey team? According to lsusports.net they don’t. So yeah, makes sense. That’s foosball country. And now that Hailey Van Lith is coming over from Louisville the deal is sealed. Maybe with the FLA/VGK finals that’ll change. But it’ll take a lot of time and resources. Time and resources the WNBA has put forth.
😂😂😂😂 imagine thinking the WNBA is bigger and more watchable than the NHL.
They can’t spell *NHL* in Baton Rouge so makes sense.
We all know in this thread hockey > basketball. Therefore women’s hockey > women’s basketball. It’s a shame the PHF had to fold. ESPN along with LSU and the rest of the SEC are arrogant
Lowest value NHL team: Arizona Coyotes: $464mil
Highest value WNBA team: Seattle Storm: $151mil
I’m glad ESPN lost the rights to play the SCF this year. They give 0 shits about hockey
hockey players don’t come out of LSU
As far as I can tell LSU hasn’t had a hockey program in about 5 years.
As far as I can tell LSU hasn’t had a hockey program in about 5 years.
Stay woke.
I don’t even know if LSU has a Hockey program which could be a bigger part of the problem. Pretty much every college has Football, Baseball, and Basketball for Men’s and Women’s. But not all of them have hockey so perhaps that’s a bigger issue on the NHL drafts visibility.
The local Little League all star team is a bigger draft than the WNBA
I mean LSU doesn’t have a hockey team (I assume) so I think they are using this to shove a narrative as ESPN loves their completely meaningless stats
Ya’ll, we can shit on this decision without shitting on the WNBA. I get that they’re the butt of the joke but they’re also the most successful version of women’s professional sports we have at the moment. For your wives, daughters, mothers, etc who love sports, please find it in your heart to extend some tolerance or even support for women’s leagues.