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LSU's minimal value to the SEC
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:15 pm
On the eve of LSU's expulsion from the SEC, here is what the SEC will be looking to replace:
The data is from CFBTrack which matches publicly reported Media Watch/Nielsen audiences to 4,848 rated college football games from 2008-2025.
1. LSU is #2 in the SEC in total measured regular season audience.
1. Alabama 958M (almost twice as many games on CBS as anyone across the sample)
2. LSU 645M
3. Georgia 610M
4. Texas 566M
5. Florida 563M
7. Oklahoma 558M
8. Auburn 535M
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State 836M
2. Michigan 688M
3. Notre Dame 632M
4. Penn State 445M
5. Florida State 428M
6. Oregon 370M
7. Clemson 366M
8. USC 360M
9. Nebraska 330M
10. Wisconsin 317M
2. LSU is #2 in average network TV viewership.
1. Alabama - 8.54M
2. LSU - 7.00M
3. Georgia - 6.93M
4. Auburn - 6.81M
5. Florida - 6.11M
6. Tennessee - 5.39M
7. Texas - 5.20M
8. Oklahoma - 4.53M
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State - 6.74M
2. Michigan - 6.34M
3. Florida State - 5.08M
4. Penn State - 4.98M
5. Wisconsin - 4.70M
6. Clemson - 4.60M
7. Oregon - 4.43M
8. Notre Dame - 4.27M
3. LSU is #2 in 10M+ viewer regular season games.
1. Alabama 24
2. LSU 10
3. Auburn 7
3. Texas 7
5. Georgia 6
6. Tennessee 4
7. Texas A&M 2
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State 13
2. Michigan 10
3. Notre Dame 6
4. Florida State 3
5. Clemson 2
Everyone else 1 or 0.
4. LSU is #2 in 10M viewer game frequency.
1. Alabama 24/151 = 15.9%
2. LSU 10/139 = 7.2%
3. Auburn 7/117 = 6.0%
4. Texas 7/142 = 4.9%
5. Georgia 6/124 = 4.8%
6. Tennessee 4/100 = 4%
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State 13/145 = 9.0%
2. Michigan 10/133 = 7.5%
3. Notre Dame 6/158 = 3%
4. Florida State 3/124 = 2.4%
5. Clemson 2/124 = 1.6%
5. LSU is #2 on CBS, the SEC's primary platform for most of the period.
1. Alabama - 8.7M over 79
2. LSU - 7.29M over 45
3. Auburn - 7.02M over 44
4. Georgia - 6.68M over 61
5. Florida - 6.27M over 47
6. Against Alabama, LSU produces the highest average network audience. (Min sample of 2)
1. LSU - 10.1M
2. Georgia - 9.76M
3. Auburn - 9.48M
4. Oklahoma - 8.73M
5. Florida - 8.00M
6. Texas A&M - 7.35M
7. Tennessee - 6.62M (critical rivalry to maintain)
7. LSU participated in the most watched regular season game in the entire 2008-2025 database.
1. 2011 LSU at Alabama. 20.0M viewers
2. 2023 Ohio State at Michigan. 19.1M
3. 2025 Ohio State at Michigan. 18.4M
4. 2022 Michigan at Ohio State. 17.1M
5. 2016 Michigan at Ohio State. 16.8M
The data is from CFBTrack which matches publicly reported Media Watch/Nielsen audiences to 4,848 rated college football games from 2008-2025.
1. LSU is #2 in the SEC in total measured regular season audience.
1. Alabama 958M (almost twice as many games on CBS as anyone across the sample)
2. LSU 645M
3. Georgia 610M
4. Texas 566M
5. Florida 563M
7. Oklahoma 558M
8. Auburn 535M
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State 836M
2. Michigan 688M
3. Notre Dame 632M
4. Penn State 445M
5. Florida State 428M
6. Oregon 370M
7. Clemson 366M
8. USC 360M
9. Nebraska 330M
10. Wisconsin 317M
2. LSU is #2 in average network TV viewership.
1. Alabama - 8.54M
2. LSU - 7.00M
3. Georgia - 6.93M
4. Auburn - 6.81M
5. Florida - 6.11M
6. Tennessee - 5.39M
7. Texas - 5.20M
8. Oklahoma - 4.53M
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State - 6.74M
2. Michigan - 6.34M
3. Florida State - 5.08M
4. Penn State - 4.98M
5. Wisconsin - 4.70M
6. Clemson - 4.60M
7. Oregon - 4.43M
8. Notre Dame - 4.27M
3. LSU is #2 in 10M+ viewer regular season games.
1. Alabama 24
2. LSU 10
3. Auburn 7
3. Texas 7
5. Georgia 6
6. Tennessee 4
7. Texas A&M 2
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State 13
2. Michigan 10
3. Notre Dame 6
4. Florida State 3
5. Clemson 2
Everyone else 1 or 0.
4. LSU is #2 in 10M viewer game frequency.
1. Alabama 24/151 = 15.9%
2. LSU 10/139 = 7.2%
3. Auburn 7/117 = 6.0%
4. Texas 7/142 = 4.9%
5. Georgia 6/124 = 4.8%
6. Tennessee 4/100 = 4%
Replacement candidates:
1. Ohio State 13/145 = 9.0%
2. Michigan 10/133 = 7.5%
3. Notre Dame 6/158 = 3%
4. Florida State 3/124 = 2.4%
5. Clemson 2/124 = 1.6%
5. LSU is #2 on CBS, the SEC's primary platform for most of the period.
1. Alabama - 8.7M over 79
2. LSU - 7.29M over 45
3. Auburn - 7.02M over 44
4. Georgia - 6.68M over 61
5. Florida - 6.27M over 47
6. Against Alabama, LSU produces the highest average network audience. (Min sample of 2)
1. LSU - 10.1M
2. Georgia - 9.76M
3. Auburn - 9.48M
4. Oklahoma - 8.73M
5. Florida - 8.00M
6. Texas A&M - 7.35M
7. Tennessee - 6.62M (critical rivalry to maintain)
7. LSU participated in the most watched regular season game in the entire 2008-2025 database.
1. 2011 LSU at Alabama. 20.0M viewers
2. 2023 Ohio State at Michigan. 19.1M
3. 2025 Ohio State at Michigan. 18.4M
4. 2022 Michigan at Ohio State. 17.1M
5. 2016 Michigan at Ohio State. 16.8M
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Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:18 pm to lsu711
When LSU is playing lower level teams in their new conf their viewing numbers will tank dramatically.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:22 pm to lsu711
Put em out!!!!
Easily replaceable with UNC, FSU, NC State, Georgia Tech, Virgina Tech, Arizona, Texas Tech, TCU, Clemson, Duke etc. etc.
Easily replaceable with UNC, FSU, NC State, Georgia Tech, Virgina Tech, Arizona, Texas Tech, TCU, Clemson, Duke etc. etc.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:22 pm to lsu711
Sure is a lot of Daddy BAMA at the top of those categories.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:26 pm to cajunbama
Lol you scared
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:27 pm to lsu711
I don't think you'll get those numbers when you're playing in your new conference airing on The CW.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:29 pm to lsu711
My god you coonasses are in a stage of perpetual meltdown.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:31 pm to this board
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My god you coonasses are in a stage of perpetual meltdown.
There are, at this moment, 12 threads on the first page started by fans of other teams about LSU/Kiffin.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:33 pm to CatfishJohn
To quote LSU fans….
“Well it is an LSU message board”
Ole Miss fans started a thread about Louisville. LSU fans proceeded to shite and vomit all over it to make the thread about LSU.
“Well it is an LSU message board”
Ole Miss fans started a thread about Louisville. LSU fans proceeded to shite and vomit all over it to make the thread about LSU.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:35 pm to this board
They also started a thread trying drum up support for clempson.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:36 pm to lsu711
LSU bout to take the Sunbelt to new heights!
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:39 pm to CatfishJohn
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There are, at this moment, 12 threads on the first page started by fans of other teams about LSU/Kiffin.
Remember in that other thread just a bit ago when you said you thought Emmitt Smith was an a-hole for not letting you fanboi him when he was just trying to get a drink?
To say that wasn't really how it was, you offered an example of how you almost fainted and had an orgasm when you saw Tiger Woods from across the room one time?
Anything you have to say about anything is suspect at this point.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:42 pm to lsu711
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average network TV viewership. 1. Alabama - 8.54M
2. LSU - 7.00M
3. Georgia - 6.93M
4. Auburn - 6.81M
5. Florida - 6.11M
6. Tennessee - 5.39M
7. Texas - 5.20M
8. Oklahoma - 4.53M
Do you see how closely packed together these teams are?.... and TX and OU are underrepresented here because 90% of the sample was from when they were in the Big 12. Since joining the SEC they've seen their average viewership skyrocket.
Average regular season viewership the past 2 seasons:
8.29M- Georgia
7.77M- Alabama
7.59M- Texas
7.22M- Ohio State
6.37M- Michigan
6.34M- Oklahoma
6.20M- LSU
The last two seasons since OU and TX joined, LSU is 5th in the conference in average viewership.... and pretty far back from the Top 3 in the league.
What exactly does it do to the SEC to lose literally one of 9 programs that routinely bring in big viewership?
Yall are way overplaying your hand if you think puffing your chest as the 5th most watched team in the conference is going to make everyone cater to your demands to cheat.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:42 pm to lsu711
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On the eve of LSU's expulsion from the SEC, here is what the SEC will be looking to replace:
Your argument is that LSU is a bunch of #2?
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:43 pm to Nado Jenkins83
You guys started a thread to beg to not get kicked out
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:44 pm to Nado Jenkins83
Oh no rival fans are pulling against their rival!
I hate to break it to you but some LSU fans are doing the same thing
I hate to break it to you but some LSU fans are doing the same thing
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:49 pm to JayAg
Link?
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:52 pm to this board
Pretty lame. I do make it public but I would rather play every team on the schedule at their highest ranking possible
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:53 pm to Nado Jenkins83
This one.
Posted on 9/2/26 at 5:54 pm to Robustusk
Well we made rings in 2011
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