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PirateDawg

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ESPN saw it coming. They were even pushing the game during the women's basketball games with the announcers talking the game up. It was a desperate plea to get people to watch the game. I can't remember watching a women's basketball game where the announcers talked about a BCS game. If Alabama is back next year it will be even lower.
DoomSlayer said:
Down 27 percent from 25.6 million to 18.4 million, lowest of the playoff era and the lowest since Alabama played Notre Dame in the BCS.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/a...ame-delivers-lowest-ratings-in-over-a-decade/
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aTotal360

aTotal360

Heisman
Nov 12, 2009
22,523
16,273
113
I watched up until halftime and turned it the Unsolved Mysteries channel on Pluto.
 
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The Fatboy

Senior
Oct 18, 2005
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Same. I quit watching after OSU was forced to kick the field goal. I knew they couldn't keep up then.
 
NWADawg

NWADawg

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May 4, 2016
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DoomSlayer said:
Down 27 percent from 25.6 million to 18.4 million, lowest of the playoff era and the lowest since Alabama played Notre Dame in the BCS.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/a...ame-delivers-lowest-ratings-in-over-a-decade/
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This is the one thing that may change the game for the better and drive it back to greater parity. When bama winning every year starts to hurt the big boy wallets, the phantom calls and recruiting blind eyes may change.

NCAA sports are a business first and student function 2nd or 3rd.

I also think this type of change would drive saban to retire while he's on the pedestal and let the next guy take the hit.
 
GloryDawg

GloryDawg

Heisman
Mar 3, 2005
20,661
19,421
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I fell asleep in the middle of second quarter. Woke up post game. I guess I gave them some ratings. I have be told that the first 15 minutes of every hour is what they base ratings on.
 
msudawg12

msudawg12

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Dec 9, 2008
3,966
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Besides Bama fatigue, it doesnt help that the western half of the US has only had a shout a couple of times since reggie bush/vince young.
Oregon made their runs and other than that, not much.

That is a huge number of people that are just checked out from viewing
 
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Go Budaw

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Aug 22, 2012
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msudawg12 said:
Besides Bama fatigue, it doesnt help that the western half of the US has only had a shout a couple of times since reggie bush/vince young.
Oregon made their runs and other than that, not much.

That is a huge number of people that are just checked out from viewing
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Its stunning to think about the fact that Oklahoma and Oregon are the only teams in 7 years to make the CFP from west of the MS River. I think just 3 total appearances of the 28 possible spots over that time.
 
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The Peeper

The Peeper

Heisman
Feb 26, 2008
16,707
12,444
113
He did that gig already and wants no part of it. 6'8" adult lineman don't give a rats arse if he turns red, hollers and the veins in his neck bulge when he looks up into their eyes.
 
Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Nov 30, 2006
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I’d love to think it’s Bama fatigue, and for me at least, it absolutely was. Just sick of the same 4-5 teams always being in the finals

However, I just saw an SI article stating that last weekend’s NFL wild card games were down 20-25% since last year as well. It’s weird. We’re in a time where people are leaving the house substantially less than normal, and some leagues like the NBA are flat out not allowing live attendance, but people are choosing to tune in to sports much less as well.

It’s not what I would’ve predicted, but it seems like people continue to find other things to do to occupy their time. Sports in general has a problem
 
Captain Ron

Captain Ron

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Aug 22, 2012
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As long as I was old enough to know what a first down was, college football is something I have looked forward to like nothing else. I would get fired up over 2 1AA teams playing on the original Thursday night ESPN games. Don’t get me wrong, I still watch, but I am just so “ho hum” about it now. Allowing OSU in although they may have technically been the better of the other choices, playing half of a schedule, did not help.

Although they would not have fared any better, I would have loved to have rooted for Cincy against the Evil Empire instead of some a team that got in mostly on their name.
 
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shotgunDawg

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Nov 13, 2011
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I think the problem is two fold:

1. Yes there is Bama/blue blood fatigue. A competitive league can't thrive when the outcome is known before hand. MLB figured this out with the Yankees in the 1960s when they started the draft and free agency & the NFL has long understood the concept & how much more passion & commitment parity brings small markets like Cleveland, Buffalo, & KC. Not that those teams are all time great franchises, but because the fan base knows there is a path to success, they have hope & hope drives interest.

2. Secondly, I think there is some correlation between passion for a team & being able to attend games. It's hard for people to feel as connected & passionate about a team when they have not recently been surrounded & been able to fellowship with other fans of that their team. Being able to attend a few games a year in a packed stadium, with tailgaiting, walk throughs, etc drives the passion of the sport &, in a year without that, I think passion for sports in general fell.
 
Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Exactly. It’s really not even about who ultimately wins the trophy. It’s about giving fans someone to pull for, and this year’s CFP provided none of that.

It was the biggest slap in the face to the sport in the CFP’s existence because it all but confirmed that no matter how good a season anyone has, you ain’t getting in unless you’re a blue blood or a P5 undefeated. That’s it, and no one else has a chance
 
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patdog

Heisman
May 28, 2007
60,513
31,749
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And between them, they only have 1 CFP win. Out of 21 games total, 14 of them have been won by Alabama or Clemson, with another 5 won by Ohio St. and LSU. Guess which teams are #1, #2, #4 and #5 in recruiting this year. Is it any surprise people are bored with this ****?
 
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maroonmania

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Feb 23, 2008
11,354
1,143
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I hope the ratings were WAY down. Money is the only thing that will force changes. Its all these conferences care about. If TV contract dollars start reducing they will take some action to make the sport more competitive.
 
dog12

dog12

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Seinfeld said:
I’d love to think it’s Bama fatigue, and for me at least, it absolutely was. Just sick of the same 4-5 teams always being in the finals

However, I just saw an SI article stating that last weekend’s NFL wild card games were down 20-25% since last year as well. It’s weird. We’re in a time where people are leaving the house substantially less than normal, and some leagues like the NBA are flat out not allowing live attendance, but people are choosing to tune in to sports much less as well.

It’s not what I would’ve predicted, but it seems like people continue to find other things to do to occupy their time. Sports in general has a problem
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Agree.

In my opinion, the primary problem in sports is this: sports is now more about "entertainment" rather than competition.

Certainly, professional sports (especially the NBA and NFL) has had this problem for years. College basketball also has this problem.

The athletes playing the game want to entertain the crowd rather than win the game.

My position is a "general" statement . . . meaning that, sometimes, there are games where both teams truly compete to win the game. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes it does happen.

Also, this is just my opinion. I'm willing to hear a different viewpoint.
 
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PirateDawg

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This! This is the correct response!

dog12 said:
Agree.

In my opinion, the primary problem in sports is this: sports is now more about "entertainment" rather than competition.

Certainly, professional sports (especially the NBA and NFL) has had this problem for years. College basketball also has this problem.

The athletes playing the game want to entertain the crowd rather than win the game.

My position is a "general" statement . . . meaning that, sometimes, there are games where both teams truly compete to win the game. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes it does happen.

Also, this is just my opinion. I'm willing to hear a different viewpoint.
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Getting sponsors has over ridden fair play. Money has spoiled college football. It is no longer an amateur sport. Demographics and viewership is more important than leveling the playing field. Even some of our fans are happy with just sharing the wealth over competing for the conference. We have reached a sad level where entertainment is king.
 
Bulldog Bruce

Bulldog Bruce

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Maybe the 99% percent read my earlier post and has finally woken up and are tired of supporting those same 10 teams.

The thing that pisses me off the most is the predetermination of NCAA football. The media and the zeitgeist of the entire sport is about those 10 teams. Those teams no matter what will have a spot in the top 15 from day one and it is hard to move them off it. The media continues to confuse MSU and Ole Miss and Iowa and Iowa State and many other non-important teams. The expectation that when Saban retires it is perfectly fine and will happen that Dabo will go to Alabama. That when one of these 10 teams fires their coach it is perfectly acceptable to take the coaches from all the other development schools. Memphis has been pretty good over the past 10 seasons but they keep losing coaches who have success there to other places. It's amazing they have done as well as they have. But it sucks that the predetermined expectation, and it becomes reality, is that you can't win there and as a coach you have to leave. A place like that, or ours, has no chance to change their stars.
 
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Maroonthirteen

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NWADawg said:
This is the one thing that may change the game for the better and drive it back to greater parity. When bama winning every year starts to hurt the big boy wallets, hit.
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This. ^^^. Hate to tell y'all, nobody cares that the mid-bottom of the SEC or B1G have no chance. Only way change will take place is if Bama wins another 3 in a row and The B1G champ and notre dame are the victims.

Get the B1G and ND crying about it.... which Herbstriet already mentioned the lack of parity early this season..... then maybe scholarship numbers change.
 
dorndawg

dorndawg

Heisman
Sep 10, 2012
9,355
10,682
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This isn't a Bama problem. Viewership of college football as a whole was down about 30% all season:

College football ratings are down 30 percent year over year. Furthermore, by this point in the 2019 campaign, 22 games had drawn at least 4 million viewers. This year? Nine.
Below is a look at the 10 most-watched games so far in 2020, compared with a similar point in 2019.
2020
1. Georgia-Alabama (Oct. 17) — 9.61 million viewers
2. Tennessee-Georgia (Oct. 10) — 5.77 million
3. Alabama-Ole Miss (Oct. 10) — 4.89 million
4. Texas-Oklahoma (Oct. 10) — 4.81 million
5. Texas A&M-Alabama (Oct. 3) — 4.76 million
6. Miami-Clemson (Oct. 10) — 4.61 million
7. Mississippi State-LSU (Sept. 26) — 4.44 million
8. Duke-Notre Dame (Sept. 12) — 4.32 million
9. Auburn-Georgia (Oct. 3) — 4.22 million
10. Miami-Louisville (Sept. 19) — 3.8 million
2019
1. Notre Dame-Georgia (Sept. 21) — 9.29 million
2. LSU-Texas (Sept. 7) — 8.63 million
3. Oklahoma-Texas (Oct. 12) — 7.25 million
4. Oregon-Auburn (Aug. 31) — 6.86 million
5. Michigan State-Ohio State (Oct. 5) — 6.68 million
6. Michigan-Penn State (Oct. 19) — 6.66 million
7. Texas A&M-Clemson (Sept. 7) — 6.46 million
8. Florida-LSU (Oct. 12) — 6.45 million
9. Auburn-Florida (Oct. 5) — 6.43 million
10. Ohio State-Nebraska (Sept. 28) — 6.14 million

https://footballscoop.com/news/a-look-at-the-college-football-tv-ratings-so-far-this-season/

In fact, viewership of almost all sporting events is down. My guess is streaming services are snagging these eyeballs.

 
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Bill Shankly

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Captain Ron said:
As long as I was old enough to know what a first down was, college football is something I have looked forward to like nothing else. I would get fired up over 2 1AA teams playing on the original Thursday night ESPN games. Don’t get me wrong, I still watch, but I am just so “ho hum” about it now. Allowing OSU in although they may have technically been the better of the other choices, playing half of a schedule, did not help.

Although they would not have fared any better, I would have loved to have rooted for Cincy against the Evil Empire instead of some a team that got in mostly on their name.
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Notre Dame was the one that shouldn't have been in.
 
BlueRidgeMtns

BlueRidgeMtns

All-Conference
Nov 29, 2016
5,522
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This is how I feel. I'm going to watch it, but it feels like all the fun is being sucked out of college football. I remember watching and thinking every week is huge because of the postseason implications. Now, it's just a battle for who will get into a bowl game just outside of the playoff that nobody gives a **** about.
 
BoDawg.sixpack

BoDawg.sixpack

All-Conference
Feb 5, 2010
5,829
3,538
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In a covid/lockdown year it doesn't make a lot of sense. You'd think with all the working from home and unemployment that people would have more time to watch sports.
 
dorndawg

dorndawg

Heisman
Sep 10, 2012
9,355
10,682
113
If memory serves, there was a brief period of time (May maybe?) where golf was just about the only sport playing, and got some monster ratings for a few random tournaments.
 
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DoggieDaddy13

All-Conference
Dec 23, 2017
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People in the country that followed college ball had built a connection to teams like Coastal, Cincy and even Liberty. Ohio State played how many games? all of them uninteresting and hardly entertaining. Teams that crash the party or beat the odds always make for interesting television.

And nobody enjoys watching Bama anymore, except Bama alums, the inbreds and the inbred Bama alums.
 
mstateglfr

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Feb 24, 2008
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Seinfeld said:
I’d love to think it’s Bama fatigue, and for me at least, it absolutely was. Just sick of the same 4-5 teams always being in the finals

However, I just saw an SI article stating that last weekend’s NFL wild card games were down 20-25% since last year as well. It’s weird. We’re in a time where people are leaving the house substantially less than normal, and some leagues like the NBA are flat out not allowing live attendance, but people are choosing to tune in to sports much less as well.

It’s not what I would’ve predicted, but it seems like people continue to find other things to do to occupy their time. Sports in general has a problem
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Yes. This ^ all day long. Viewership is down almost across the board for sports. Reading into why with an agenda is 17ing sad.
Ultimately, people are occupying their time in different ways now.
 
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