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Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:09 pm to Night Vision
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:09 pm to Night Vision
Some of this has to do with the teams they have played, not the actual team itself.
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Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:10 pm to travelgamer
Sure ...
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:41 pm to Tex117
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Oklahoma is the only surprising team in there.
OU had that Michigan game that probably boosted their viewership...
And I think the Auburn game was early enough in the SEC season that it brought in viewers that it wouldn't bring in if it were played now.
The game in Dallas always gets pretty high ratings.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:45 pm to Night Vision
Holy cow, first six teams are SEC
I'm honestly surprised A&M isn't on the list. Particularly given they played ND. Probably start picking up more viewers now that in top 5.
I'm honestly surprised A&M isn't on the list. Particularly given they played ND. Probably start picking up more viewers now that in top 5.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:48 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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guess the world famous The Ohio State University!!! is not so world famous, after all.
Shhh. Don’t tell daddy JD Vance that. He loves dem Buckeyes
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:54 pm to Night Vision
All this tells us is that Greg Sankey got absolutely dog-walked on the conference TV deals. The B1G gets roughly $200 million more annually on their deal. $1 billion vs $811 million.
Hopefully when they go to 9 conference games that'll open the window to rework the deal since ABC/ESPN will get more inventory.
And on the other side of the coin CBS, FOX and NBC overpaid for the Big Ten and this data will absolutely be used against the Big Ten when their deal is up in 5 years.
CBS may bow out and will wait on the SEC.
Hopefully when they go to 9 conference games that'll open the window to rework the deal since ABC/ESPN will get more inventory.
And on the other side of the coin CBS, FOX and NBC overpaid for the Big Ten and this data will absolutely be used against the Big Ten when their deal is up in 5 years.
CBS may bow out and will wait on the SEC.
This post was edited on 10/23/25 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:56 pm to Night Vision
LOL @ OSU all the way down to number 7. SEC is still king even when LSU sucks.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:56 pm to Night Vision
Embarrassing look for those teams that can't pull more viewers than the entire population of the state in which they are located.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:02 pm to Night Vision
So….per capita by state.
Alabama #1
LSU #2
Alabama #1
LSU #2
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:47 pm to Night Vision
Miami, probably averages 5600 fans a game.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:49 pm to BZ504
CBS game of the week Saturday is Minnesota @ Iowa. 
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:54 pm to Night Vision
What's funny is a lot of those views for Bama is hoping to watch them fail.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:57 pm to TideSaint
This is a function of the SEC having a ton of ranked vs ranked games that are compelling.
The big 10 has like 3 programs worth a damn so they have about a grand total of 5 good games a year. The SEC can do that in 2 weeks.
The big 10 has like 3 programs worth a damn so they have about a grand total of 5 good games a year. The SEC can do that in 2 weeks.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 7:57 pm to Night Vision
Mizzou fans are in shambles
Posted on 10/23/25 at 8:09 pm to Boomer00
Not me, it's largely a function of preseason rankings that have proven once again to be BS.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 8:12 pm to StansberryRules
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The big 10 has like 3 programs worth a damn so they have about a grand total of 5 good games a year. The SEC can do that in 2 weeks.
Make fun of them all you want. They won the last two championships. Beat em in the playoff.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 8:16 pm to Wishbone85
LSU with nearly as many viewers & an even smaller population than OK.
Both are national brands.
Both are national brands.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 8:18 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Uh, surely you don’t expect UT or A&M to draw >30 million viewers, ‘cause that’s the population here in Tejas.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 8:25 pm to Night Vision
Did they misspell Missouri?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 9:12 pm to Gunga Din
Ah. Fair enough. Definitely RRS is huge. (As is just Michigan generally).
Be curious what the average is. Like. What’s the Oklahoma viewership against some vanilla team.
Be curious what the average is. Like. What’s the Oklahoma viewership against some vanilla team.
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