krambman
Posts: 3,606
Sep 19, 2011 3:44pm
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/the-geography-of-college-football-fans-and-realignment-chaos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+nyt/rss/Sports+(NYT+>+Sports)&seid=auto&smid=tw-nytimessports
This is a very interesting read when considering why conferences choose certain schools when they decide to expand.
One thing of note, Rutgers is the most popular college football team in the NY television market, with a sizable lead ahead of Notre Dame, so adding Rutgers would make it more likely for the BTN to get onto TV in New York than adding Notre Dame would. S&L finally has some hard data instead of just anecdotal evidence or alumni numbers to support his argument.
I also found it interesting that the most popular team in America in terms of viewership and support is, yep, The Ohio State University. Michigan is second and Penn State is third, proving yet again that the B1G is the most popular conference in college football.
This is a very interesting read when considering why conferences choose certain schools when they decide to expand.
One thing of note, Rutgers is the most popular college football team in the NY television market, with a sizable lead ahead of Notre Dame, so adding Rutgers would make it more likely for the BTN to get onto TV in New York than adding Notre Dame would. S&L finally has some hard data instead of just anecdotal evidence or alumni numbers to support his argument.
I also found it interesting that the most popular team in America in terms of viewership and support is, yep, The Ohio State University. Michigan is second and Penn State is third, proving yet again that the B1G is the most popular conference in college football.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Sep 19, 2011 3:49pm
great read thanks!
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Sep 19, 2011 4:39pm
Interesting article. Obviously not an exact science, as they point out, but it does show some trends. Thanks for sharing.
BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Sep 20, 2011 9:40am
Not sure where all these Rutgers fans are hiding here in the NYC area! They all must be down the shore while the rest of us are watching our games at our alumni bars haha
PS, hey Automatik, nice meeting you last weekend!
PS, hey Automatik, nice meeting you last weekend!
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Sep 20, 2011 9:46am
Suck on this Cats Gone Wild and Speedofsand. Stats don't lie. Great find Krambman.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 20, 2011 10:00am
Tiernan;904125 wrote:Suck on this Cats Gone Wild and Speedofsand. Stats don't lie. Great find Krambman.
Keep in mind that this isn't too surprising, as the only things left to do in the Rust Belt are manufacture meth and watch football.
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June18
Posts: 298
Sep 22, 2011 7:28pm
Pretty cool. If I was a numbers guy my head would be spinning.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 23, 2011 11:35am
Tiernan;904125 wrote:Suck on this Cats Gone Wild and Speedofsand. Stats don't lie. Great find Krambman.
You are right stats don't lie. 5 in a row until that ends other conferences don't have much room to talk.
ernest_t_bass
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Sep 23, 2011 11:36am
I'm a big fan of "Gography"
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 23, 2011 11:42am
nobody gives a fuckernest_t_bass;907899 wrote:I'm a big fan of "Gography"
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 23, 2011 11:46am
OOOOOO. Yeah!Pick6;907905 wrote:nobody gives a fuck