Iowa's Caitlin Clark clearly propelled NCAA women's basketball viewership.
Everyone agrees, Caitlin Clark is a superstar athlete.
On March 3, 2024, Ms. Clark became the all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader in basketball, breaking the late Pete Maravich's 54-year-old record.
More than that, she was so popular across the U.S. while playing for the University of Iowa's basketball team that she drew capacity crowds and record TV audiences while playing a sport that has historically received only a fraction of the attention of men's college basketball and other men's sports.
NBC News: Caitlin Clark says goodbye to Iowa fans as school announces her jersey number will be retired.
Taking Clark's recent success to an even higher level, her metrics are off the charts.
This discussion with Dan Wetzel, Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger shares the viewpoint that women's college basketball and the WNBA will likely get a slight boost in attendance in the upcoming seasons, but the incredible surge of interest and viewership will generally drop back to pre-Caitlin Clark levels.
More important than any of the historical examples and analogies that may or may not be relevant, there is an ongoing debate in cybersecurity about metrics and future trends.
Simply stated, there is intense discussion about what's going to happen next.
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In summary, there is tremendous debate in both the public and private sectors regarding metrics.
Many of those same questions occur in sports and other areas of life.
Various outcomes can be tested with various exercise scenarios, in the same way that sports teams practice various game scenarios.
There are different views regarding how Caitlin Clark will perform when she joins the Women's NBA next season.
Most people believe she will, at least initially, draw big crowds when she joins the Indiana Fever in the upcoming season.
FINAL THOUGHTS. On a personal level, I really enjoyed watching Caitlin Clark play basketball for Iowa.
To this point, the Caitlin Clark metrics are undeniable.
Only time will tell, but cyber pros can watch and learn.
Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author.
This Cyber News was published on securityboulevard.com. Publication date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:28:04 +0000