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Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:37 pm to rmnldr
It's Alabama that's taking the fun out of college football. Their previous CBS SEC games were won by margins of 59 and 38. This game was closer but no more entertaining to watch. What's good for the Tide blunts viewership for college games.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:41 pm to AHM21
If this game were a sitcom they'd kill it. I mean 3.7 is pathetic. Surprised CBS execs still think this game means something. Oh, for the days when a competent Abc sports ran by roone arledge carried the best games. CBS hasn't got a damn clue.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:43 pm to stat19
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Hands down, you've been the meltiest corn dog on the secRant
Grats.
It’s the truth though. LSU goes into each year thinking the goal is to beat Alabama and you see teams that should be undefeated going into Bama dropping games to State and Troy.
People aren’t showing up to see LSU beat Syracuse or even Auburn because they only care about Alabama.
This focus on Alabama and this endless pursuit to beat them since 21-0 got Les fired, has caused them to miss out on recruits, and has completely flattened the fanbase.
The culture had to change and I think it’s starting now. The program and fanbase needed a reset.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:47 pm to rmnldr
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It shouldn’t be the prime time game. It doesn’t even need to be a focal point of either teams’ seasons. I’m so over Alabama. Just needs to be treated like another game so the program and fanbase can recover
Baw don't stop ridin
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:54 pm to tigerbaiter1033
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People are bored with Bama. Their games aren't competitive or fun to watch.
Think it’s more of Bama fatigue
It's probably some Alabama boredom
Whoops. America disagrees with you.
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16 college football games among most-watched non-NFL/Olympics events of 2016
No. 3: Alabama/Clemson College Football Playoff Championship (15.0 rating, 26.18m viewers)
No. 10: Alabama/Washington Peach Bowl Playoff Semifinal (19.34m viewers
No. 11: Clemson/Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Playoff Semifinal (19.24m viewers, no rating available)
No. 16: Michigan/Ohio State regular season (9.4 rating, 16.84m viewers)
No. 22: Stanford/Iowa Rose Bowl (7.4 rating, 13.55m viewers)
No. 25: Florida State/Michigan Orange Bowl (11.7m viewers, no rating available)
No. 28: Alabama/Florida SEC Championship (6.6 rating, 11.09m viewers)
No. 29: Notre Dame/Texas regular season (6.4 rating, 10.95m viewers)
No. 33: Alabama/LSU regular season (5.8 rating, 10.39m viewers)
No. 38: Notre Dame/Ohio State Fiesta Bowl (5.6 rating, 9.76m viewers)
No. 41: Louisville/Clemson (5.5 rating, 9.29m viewers)
No. 42: Penn State/Wisconsin Big Ten Champi0nship (5.3 rating, 9.19m viewers)
No. 43: Ohio State/Wisconsin regular season (5.2 rating, 8.96m viewers)
No. 44: Mississippi/Oklahoma State Sugar Bowl (5.1 rating, 8.94m viewers)
No. 45: Michigan/Florida Citrus Bowl (5.1 rating, 8.76m viewers)
No. 49: Texas A&M/Alabama regular season (5.0 rating, 8.46m viewers)
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The 12 most-viewed college football games of 2015-16
12. Alabama 29, Auburn 13: 9.3 million
11. Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28: 9.8 million
10: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13: 9.8 million
9: Ohio State 42, Virginia Tech 24: 10.6 million
8. Ohio State 42, Michigan 13: 10.8 million
7. Michigan State 17, Ohio State 14: 11.1 million
6. Alabama 30, Louisiana State 16: 11.1 million
5. Alabama 29, Florida 15: 12.8 million
4. Stanford 45, Iowa 16: 13.6 million
3. Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17: 15.6 million
2. Alabama 38, Michigan State 0: 18.6 million
1. Alabama 45, Clemson 40: 26.1 million
As of 10/31 of 2017
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:55 pm to tarzana
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Tide blunts viewership for college games.
Year in and year out you usually see Bama's name throughout the most watched games. Not every single game obviously, but Bama draws.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 8:58 pm to secuniversity
Did any other network/game show high/higher ratings?
I think most just expected Bama to win big because LSU hired an idiot.
Turns out....Bama is not as good as they think they are. But...they are still really good. Plus...the REC ....errr....X factor of playing at home.
I think most just expected Bama to win big because LSU hired an idiot.
Turns out....Bama is not as good as they think they are. But...they are still really good. Plus...the REC ....errr....X factor of playing at home.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:00 pm to rmnldr
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I’m so over Alabama.
I don't blame you
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:06 pm to rmnldr
It's Alabama that's taking the fun out of college football. Their previous CBS SEC games were won by margins of 59 and 38. This game was closer but no more entertaining to watch. What's good for the Tide blunts viewership for college games.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:39 pm to AHM21
Nope. Means less gumps could afford tv's this year
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:45 pm to lsuson
We were couple of missed passes from taking it to the wire. Nobody beats Trailer Owners like LSU, 9 times since 2000. DWI....
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:50 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Bama games have absolutely zero drama to them.
They have 99% of teams beat before they get off the bus.
They have 99% of teams beat before they get off the bus.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:50 pm to tarzana
I think there were probably less viewers in part because of the status/perception of each of these teams coming into the game. LSU is decent but probably not as good as some years in the past, and Bama is ostensibly a really good team again, so a lot of people probably didn't tune in thinking it wouldn't be a very competitive game.
I still don't mind this game being in primetime because each year it is one of the most physical games and you get to see some of the best players in the country go at it. Despite the fact that this game has come to be controlled by Bama over the last 7 years, some of the matchups have been classics: 2011, 2012, 2014 were all really good games. Even these past two games were hard fought and competitive, not as if Bama just blew the doors off of LSU.
All this being said I agree that it might be cool to find another game to put in the primetime slot at least every other year. Maybe find some good cross-division games that don't happen too often, like UGA-LSU next year, AU or Bama vs FLA whenever those teams play again, provided FLA is decent.
I still don't mind this game being in primetime because each year it is one of the most physical games and you get to see some of the best players in the country go at it. Despite the fact that this game has come to be controlled by Bama over the last 7 years, some of the matchups have been classics: 2011, 2012, 2014 were all really good games. Even these past two games were hard fought and competitive, not as if Bama just blew the doors off of LSU.
All this being said I agree that it might be cool to find another game to put in the primetime slot at least every other year. Maybe find some good cross-division games that don't happen too often, like UGA-LSU next year, AU or Bama vs FLA whenever those teams play again, provided FLA is decent.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 9:50 pm to Land Clam
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People are bored with Bama.
Bama is one of the most-watched teams in football
Posted on 11/6/17 at 10:01 pm to AHM21
LSU is the most popular team across the county. Alabama has made people quit enjoying college football
Posted on 11/6/17 at 10:05 pm to AHM21
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LSU has killed CBS’ rating
Good. frick cbs
Posted on 11/6/17 at 10:05 pm to secuniversity
That guy put a lot of effort into showing that Bama had 1 of the top 10 most-watched games this year.
Posted on 11/6/17 at 10:35 pm to AHM21
No body wants to watch a mediocre LSU team or another boring Bama machine team. Bama fatigue is real outside of Bamaland.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 1:56 am to AHM21
It's not on LSU.
Alabama is a boring television brand. Alabama doesn't excite anyone outside of gumpland and some sidewalkers scattered across the southeast.
Alabama is a boring television brand. Alabama doesn't excite anyone outside of gumpland and some sidewalkers scattered across the southeast.
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