William449 wrote:
1. Because cross athletes are skinny and almost look sickly. Not the desirable tall, built, sculpted athletes that spend hours in the gym before they even practice. Running high mileage reduces testosterone, and entertainment from competition stems from watching high testosterone men combat eachother head on
2. Nothing about a slow, constant race is cool. It's not fast paced and races don't provide jaw dropping plays. XC races don't provide audiences with plays that need to be replayed or watched in slow motion (already slow enough). A cross country race will never be featured on a top 10 play
3. Very high predictability (the teams with the most talented runners usually win, whereas in football, teams with the most talent aren't guarenteed anything) No underdog stories, no strokes of luck
4. Maybe the biggest one, racing isn't fun, training isn't fun. Playing at the highest stage of football, basketball, soccer, is fun.
hey bro, you're bumping 3 year old threads. Is it a slow day on espn...