Re: Research Project

yeah...

remember all those stadiums filled with football players at the super 
bowl? and baseball players at the world series? and basketball players 
at the nba finals? me too...

yup... players watching the finals definitely determines a sport's 
viability as a spectator sport...

music on tap: phish 12/31/02

dusty
srhodes at drew dot edu
he buried all his memories of home
in an icy clump that lies beneath the ground

xvector5 wrote:
> If ultimate were a great spectator sport, wouldn't you think that
> EVERYONE participating at nationals would show up to watch the finals?
>  In my experience (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) this is not the case.
>  Whatever the participants at nationals are doing on Sunday, the
> majority of them are not watching the finals of their own sport. 
> Ultimate players generally come to tournaments to play.  Some spectate
> once their run is over, many more just consider the contest over and
> find something else to do.