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re: 1-7 scheduling model gaining momentum per SI’s Ross Dellinger
Posted on 6/6/22 at 1:18 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 6/6/22 at 1:18 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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And yet, people watch it. More than people watch most other Alabama games, and almost as many as a lot of Alabama games on braodcast (so it isn't an "Alabama thing" only).
1. Alabama/Auburn (10.4M) (CBS)
2. Alabama/A&M (8.3M) (CBS)
3. Alabama/Florida (7.9M) (CBS)
4. Alabama/Miami (5.7M) (ABC)
5. Alabama/Arkansas (5.5M) (CBS)
6. Alabama/LSU (5.1M) (ESPN)
7. Alabama/Ole Miss (4.8M) (CBS)
8. Alabama/Tennessee (4.7M) (ESPN)
That was the whole point. The Alabama/Tennessee is not some specialty matchup that is going to drive the decision of the SEC to choose the 3-6 model when it compares equally to other SEC matchups that Alabama participates in.
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Posted on 6/6/22 at 1:23 pm to gamecockman12
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That was the whole point. The Alabama/Tennessee is not some specialty matchup that is going to drive the decision of the SEC to choose the 3-6 model when it compares equally to other SEC matchups that Alabama participates in.
The combination of Alabama/Tennessee, Georgia/Auburn and 2-3 other games has absolutely driven that decision in the past and is one of the things driving that conversation now, yes.
Alabama/Tennessee as the ESPN night game outdraws every other ESPN game in the country during 2021 outside of Alabama/LSU. The argument that "nobody cares about it" is silly. It's not a marquee, Top 10 national game anymore but it's also always going to draw more eyes in than Alabama vs "insert random non-big 6 SEC team here" given the same channel and time.
This post was edited on 6/6/22 at 1:24 pm
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