tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post692065980809448595..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: Just a Thought on College Football's PopularityMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-55484094486762903152008-09-04T12:41:00.000-05:002008-09-04T12:41:00.000-05:00This is Atlanta market specific, but last year the...This is Atlanta market specific, but last year the Alabama-Georgia game got a bigger local market share than the Falcons game that week. In every other NFL market the league game was the biggest ratings draw for the weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-72155799970033669402008-09-04T09:14:00.000-05:002008-09-04T09:14:00.000-05:00Michael - I'll challange your point. Not because ...Michael - I'll challange your point. Not because I disagree with you, but because I'm anxious to hear your defenses.<BR/><BR/>The college football numbers were only that high because it drew NFL fans into the mix on the week prior to the NFL season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-81222019022478001932008-09-04T08:50:00.000-05:002008-09-04T08:50:00.000-05:00CFB is definitely undercovered relative to MLB. D...CFB is definitely undercovered relative to MLB. Despite their recent investment in the SEC, I still don't think ESPN really understands the popularity of the game. They just see the ratings and calculate the cost per Neilson point. It reminds me of one of those kids in school that never really understood math processes, but could blindly plug numbers into equations and spit out the results.<BR/><BR/>It's a cultural thing. We just had a large contingent of NY natives move into my work, and they are completely baffled by the cfb talk between various fan bases. The baseball fans among them are even more mystified that no one else wants to talk baseball with them. I tried to explain that to many 'round hyah, baseball is a diversion during the summer when there ius absolutely no other sport to watch, but once cfb starts, it becomes an afterthought at best and annoyance at worse (I don't need score updates on the Rockies and Marlins) until the WS, when the sport briefly registers minimally on the collective sports consciousness once again. <BR/><BR/>A couple of the self professed NFL "fans" among them watched CFB with us this weekend, adopting Syracuse for about a quarter and a half. My favorite part was when they asked questions about the game my sister could have answered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com