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Official: USC/UCLA Joining B1G in 2024
- Thread starter TFrazier
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For what it's worth, here's a ranking of the most watched college football programs in 2021.
Average number of views per game:
1. Ohio State — 5.22M
2. Michigan — 4.74M
3. Alabama — 4.64M
4. Penn State — 3.87M
5. Georgia — 3.61M
6. Oklahoma — 3.46M
7. Auburn — 3.22M
8. Michigan State — 2.89M
9. Notre Dame — 2.84M
10. Oregon — 2.57M
11. Wisconsin — 2.41M
12. Nebraska — 2.29M
20. Iowa — 1.64M
21. Purdue — 1.63M
24. Minnesota — 1.28M
26. Indiana — 1.24M
29. UCLA — 1.18M
32. Southern Cal — 1.11M
38. Washington — 985K
39. Maryland — 971K
41. TCU — 907K
42. BYU — 893K
46. Stanford — 778K
58. Rutgers — 488K
74. Houston — 232K
76. California — 222K
Average number of views per game:
1. Ohio State — 5.22M
2. Michigan — 4.74M
3. Alabama — 4.64M
4. Penn State — 3.87M
5. Georgia — 3.61M
6. Oklahoma — 3.46M
7. Auburn — 3.22M
8. Michigan State — 2.89M
9. Notre Dame — 2.84M
10. Oregon — 2.57M
11. Wisconsin — 2.41M
12. Nebraska — 2.29M
20. Iowa — 1.64M
21. Purdue — 1.63M
24. Minnesota — 1.28M
26. Indiana — 1.24M
29. UCLA — 1.18M
32. Southern Cal — 1.11M
38. Washington — 985K
39. Maryland — 971K
41. TCU — 907K
42. BYU — 893K
46. Stanford — 778K
58. Rutgers — 488K
74. Houston — 232K
76. California — 222K
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Hence the focus on ND and Oregon. Markets are a legitimate factor, but so are viewers.
Somewhere in this thread, I shared a similar stat -- but over a 5-year period. The reason being, a single season may have just had some good matchups (or bad) for TV viewing purposes. That tends to even out over a larger time period.
USC, for example, was the 16th most watched team over a 5-year span (I believe it was 2015-19). Impressive, as some of their games are not on at ideal hours, especially for those on the East Coast. And USC went unranked three of those years. In other words, their ceiling is higher than 16th.
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Why leave out the Portland area market? Someone posted a list pegging PDX at #22.
Another post I missed or forgot I saw. My bad.
Completely agree that the longer time span tells you more.
I was at the upper Rogue today...the rumor in the Cascades is that certain people may be reaching out to ND to offer them the shoe deal of the century if they join the B1G
Addidas USA?
I have lived in Dallas for 22 years. This is an understatement. Outside of Fort Worth no one cares about TCU unless they have a family connection. There were some casual fans in the Andy Dalton era when they were playing in the Rose Bowl and really good. But since then no one cares. There are WAY more Nebraska fans in DFW than TCU fans. It is a very small school.
I'd like to know how many people in NorCal are watching college football on Saturdays. Very few compared to other markets I bet. To the extent it's even a sports market it's a pro sports market.
I am looking directly at TV market share for the closest local area. Eugene has its own ranking on the TV Market list and its own specific DMA.
For the purposes of that list I posted, it was really about the exact direct market or closest to it if it did not have its own specific market. Notre Dame is the only outlier you can not really hold to a direct local marketing estimation.
But I do agree, Portland absolutely would be in the mix when looking at the larger marketing picture. (Which was posted by @Plague of Crickets, which was great to provide further context, thank you for posting that).
Theres also a anti so cal thing, the something new, like bama in the championship.
IF So Cal or UCLA are winning and beating Oregon/Washington, it flips.
The something different, something new should be USC and UCLA going to the Big on its own.
Not sure Oregon or Washington could do the same. Especially consistently
Yeah if we hadn't left then I don't see any way we'd get in now. We got kicked out of the AAU, for BS reasons or not, and our football product has been outright atrocious since Bo was fired. (I still think he should have been. It's replacing him that was botched.)
In 2010 we were at the peak of any post Osborne success. The Suh era, Big XII champ game against Texas we should have won. Could have been undefeated or one loss in both 2009 and '10 except for some weird flukes. Defense stacked with all conference, NFL talent. We were "only" nine years away from playing for a NC, meaning high school recruits still had memories of us being good from when they were kids.
Now? Shhhhhhhh..... No AAU and bad football. No way we'd get in.
Osborne was a genius to make the move when he did.
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