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Because it's on cable now. I think the first Bcs title game on espn was 2011 or 12. Naturally the ratings will be lower as not everybody has cable.
Richmond is the Spiders.
Be sure to TIVO "Ow, My Balls!" while you're watching the 2-13 East Tennessee State Pepsis lose to the 4-12 Richmond University Marlboros in the Brawndo Bowl, bro.
Either more people are watching, or they are not.
I assume the point is that ratings are an outdated way to measure popularity and more importantly profitability. For example, do ratings include people streaming the broadcasts via WatchESPN and the revenue generated there?
I think you're looking at it too simplistically. Take the Music City Bowl. In 2010 it was 1.7 and in 2013 it was 1.4. So yeah, using those two numbers it appears to have "declined." But in the two years between it was 4.2 and 2.7. So it really went up before it declined. There are also bowls where it's pin balled like the Outback (3.5, 7.1, 5.1, 4.3) and Peach (4.2, 4.3, 3.6, 4.8). I don't think these numbers reflect "that viewership is declining."maybe it was...still shows that viewership is declining, not getting better.
It tells a pretty basic story that TV viewership was down, pretty much across the board.
Maybe 2010 was the highest ratings ever.
No it doesn't. It's two points on a graph...all it shows is that one was higher than the other.maybe it was...still shows that viewership is declining, not getting better.
It tells a pretty basic story that TV viewership was down, pretty much across the board.
Maybe 2010 was the highest ratings ever.
If you're only willing to look at things from a black and white perspective like that, then I don't know what to tell you. Not worth my time.
The year to year fluctuation of some bowls has to be due to what day of the week the game happens to fall on and what teams are playing in the game. The week between Christmas and New Years has nothing else to offer on TV so any football fan should be watching the bowls and some casual sports fans too.I think you're looking at it too simplistically. Take the Music City Bowl. In 2010 it was 1.7 and in 2013 it was 1.4. So yeah, using those two numbers it appears to have "declined." But in the two years between it was 4.2 and 2.7. So it really went up before it declined. There are also bowls where it's pin balled like the Outback (3.5, 7.1, 5.1, 4.3) and Peach (4.2, 4.3, 3.6, 4.8). I don't think these numbers reflect "that viewership is declining."maybe it was...still shows that viewership is declining, not getting better.
It tells a pretty basic story that TV viewership was down, pretty much across the board.
Maybe 2010 was the highest ratings ever.
ETSU disbanded football in 2003 and are the Buccaneers.Richmond is the Spiders.
Be sure to TIVO "Ow, My Balls!" while you're watching the 2-13 East Tennessee State Pepsis lose to the 4-12 Richmond University Marlboros in the Brawndo Bowl, bro.
32 million fewer in 2013 than 2010. Case Closed.The year to year fluctuation of some bowls has to be due to what day of the week the game happens to fall on and what teams are playing in the game. The week between Christmas and New Years has nothing else to offer on TV so any football fan should be watching the bowls and some casual sports fans too.I think you're looking at it too simplistically. Take the Music City Bowl. In 2010 it was 1.7 and in 2013 it was 1.4. So yeah, using those two numbers it appears to have "declined." But in the two years between it was 4.2 and 2.7. So it really went up before it declined. There are also bowls where it's pin balled like the Outback (3.5, 7.1, 5.1, 4.3) and Peach (4.2, 4.3, 3.6, 4.8). I don't think these numbers reflect "that viewership is declining."maybe it was...still shows that viewership is declining, not getting better.
It tells a pretty basic story that TV viewership was down, pretty much across the board.
Maybe 2010 was the highest ratings ever.
32 million fewer in 2013 than 2010. Case Closed.The year to year fluctuation of some bowls has to be due to what day of the week the game happens to fall on and what teams are playing in the game. The week between Christmas and New Years has nothing else to offer on TV so any football fan should be watching the bowls and some casual sports fans too.I think you're looking at it too simplistically. Take the Music City Bowl. In 2010 it was 1.7 and in 2013 it was 1.4. So yeah, using those two numbers it appears to have "declined." But in the two years between it was 4.2 and 2.7. So it really went up before it declined. There are also bowls where it's pin balled like the Outback (3.5, 7.1, 5.1, 4.3) and Peach (4.2, 4.3, 3.6, 4.8). I don't think these numbers reflect "that viewership is declining."maybe it was...still shows that viewership is declining, not getting better.
It tells a pretty basic story that TV viewership was down, pretty much across the board.
Maybe 2010 was the highest ratings ever.
Well...to be clear...fewer people watched this year than 2010, right? I'm sure you can take other two year points on the graph and claim that more people are watching...for example, if you take 2010 and 2011, what's the result? I don't know....I'm asking.
Your point is too broad. Fewer people are watching on their TVs than three years ago. How many were streaming these games? Does it make up the difference? You can't ignore that potentially significant chunk of viewers.
Really? Should be?
Everybody should throw a random drive-by punch of a post at Ramblin Wreck every so often. I approve of the extra effort applied to this one.
They're back in 2015.ETSU disbanded football in 2003 and are the Buccaneers.Richmond is the Spiders.
Be sure to TIVO "Ow, My Balls!" while you're watching the 2-13 East Tennessee State Pepsis lose to the 4-12 Richmond University Marlboros in the Brawndo Bowl, bro.
You guys are right, college football bowl games are more popular than ever. We'll probably be see in a few more pop up in the next couple of years to take advantage of this new found popularity.
Holy #### dude. Do you overreact to one word like this always? No one gives a #### what you're watching to be honest.
When people talk about the "good old days" when bowls actually "meant something", they're not referring to 2010.
Ditto for high school sports. Way to be, like, the 10,000th best team in the world, East Aberdine Christian Prep. The New Zealand All-Blacks could probably kick your ###, and they don't even know what football is.
