Editorial

Women’s Sports Need More Wild Cat Fights Like This One

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Andrew Powell Sports and Entertainment Blogger
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Sports entertainment is the name of the game, and that’s exactly what Ramsey Davis and Maya Gordon provided.

“Who?”

Let me explain: During an SEC Tournament first round game between the Ole Miss and LSU women’s soccer teams (who cares, right?), a brawl broke out between two of the players (now I have your attention again) and it’s an absolute joy to watch.

Three players were ejected after the fight: Ole Miss’ Davis and LSU’s Gordon and Rammie Noel.

Imagine this scenario: You’re on Facebook or Twitter, scrolling down your timeline to see what’s going on in the news and with your family and friends and all that boring stuff. Then, all of a sudden, you see the headline, “How to Watch SEC Tournament, First Round: LSU vs. Ole Miss in Women’s College Soccer: Stream Live, TV Channel” — this was an actual headline from Sports Illustrated.

Yawn. Obviously, you’re going to keep scrolling.

The game itself was even less interesting than SI made it sound. By the time the fight broke out, the score was still 0-0 with about six-and-a-half minutes left in second overtime. Not exactly a thrilling contest.

Now let’s try out this make-believe headline: “Two Women Beat The Hell Out Of Each Other And Also Some Soccer Took Place.”

Sounds much more intriguing, right?

And this is exactly the direction that women’s sports needs to go.

Women’s sports ratings are in the toilet and always have been. Nobody cares enough to buy a ticket to support his local women’s teams. And, most importantly, female athletes continue to cry about not getting paid enough, despite generating minimal revenue.

Considering the sorry state of women’s athletics, why not throw some fights in the mix to spice things up? (RELATED: Why The Gender Wage Gap Is BullSh**)

Get that money, ladies!