On 12/2/17, a 12:30 EST kickoff on FOX.

(09-20-2017 10:16 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  On 12/2/17, a 12:30 EST kickoff on FOX.

Looks like we know who drew the short straw.....

(09-20-2017 11:06 AM)BadgerMJ Wrote:  

(09-20-2017 10:16 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  On 12/2/17, a 12:30 EST kickoff on FOX.

Looks like we know who drew the short straw.....

XII = the number of West Coast viewers who will get up to watch that game...

so we have
Friday- Pac 12 on ???
Saturday-
1230 Big 12 on Fox
4pm SEC on CBS
8pm ACC on ABC
8pm Big Ten on Fox

Big 12 there really spaces things out as well as can be. Plus the next 2 best ones fit as well- AAC noon on ABC and MWC 745 I'm assuming on ESPN.

(09-21-2017 01:46 PM)stever20 Wrote:  so we have
Friday- Pac 12 on ???
Saturday-
1230 Big 12 on Fox
4pm SEC on CBS
8pm ACC on ABC
8pm Big Ten on Fox

Big 12 there really spaces things out as well as can be. Plus the next 2 best ones fit as well- AAC noon on ABC and MWC 745 I'm assuming on ESPN.

The ACC may have been better off in that slot. I would think they would have more eyes on them if not up against the Big 10 time slot.

Pac-12 CCG is on ESPN this year. Game time not officially announced but likely to be 6:00 pm Pacific time.

(09-21-2017 02:02 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 01:46 PM)stever20 Wrote:  so we have
Friday- Pac 12 on ???
Saturday-
1230 Big 12 on Fox
4pm SEC on CBS
8pm ACC on ABC
8pm Big Ten on Fox

Big 12 there really spaces things out as well as can be. Plus the next 2 best ones fit as well- AAC noon on ABC and MWC 745 I'm assuming on ESPN.

The ACC may have been better off in that slot. I would think they would have more eyes on them if not up against the Big 10 time slot.

But Fox has both Big 12 and Big Ten, and they aren't putting either up vs the SEC.

(09-21-2017 02:02 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 01:46 PM)stever20 Wrote:  so we have
Friday- Pac 12 on ???
Saturday-
1230 Big 12 on Fox
4pm SEC on CBS
8pm ACC on ABC
8pm Big Ten on Fox

Big 12 there really spaces things out as well as can be. Plus the next 2 best ones fit as well- AAC noon on ABC and MWC 745 I'm assuming on ESPN.

The ACC may have been better off in that slot. I would think they would have more eyes on them if not up against the Big 10 time slot.

It looks like it all comes down to who's in the game...


Yes, the Big Ten has higher ratings the last 2 years, but not the year before that.

(09-21-2017 03:14 PM)Wedge Wrote:  Pac-12 CCG is on ESPN this year. Game time not officially announced but likely to be 6:00 pm Pacific time.

6 pm in order to maximize the impact of rush hour traffic in Silicon Valley. Even if Stanford is one of the teams it could take 30 minutes after kickoff to fill the stands

(09-22-2017 06:46 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 02:02 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(09-21-2017 01:46 PM)stever20 Wrote:  so we have
Friday- Pac 12 on ???
Saturday-
1230 Big 12 on Fox
4pm SEC on CBS
8pm ACC on ABC
8pm Big Ten on Fox

Big 12 there really spaces things out as well as can be. Plus the next 2 best ones fit as well- AAC noon on ABC and MWC 745 I'm assuming on ESPN.

The ACC may have been better off in that slot. I would think they would have more eyes on them if not up against the Big 10 time slot.

It looks like it all comes down to who's in the game...

Code:

Year    ACC Championship Gm    B1G Championship Gm
----    --------------------    -------------------
2016    3.3 / 5.3 M viewers    5.3 / 9.2 M viewers
----    Clemson / Va Tech    Wisconsin / Penn St
----    --------------------    -------------------
2015    4.1 / 6.9 M viewers    5.7 / 9.8 M viewers
----    Clemson / N Carolina    Iowa / Michigan St
----    --------------------    -------------------
2014    2.7 / 9.2 M viewers    1.8 / 6.3 M viewers
----    Florida St / Ga Tech    Wisconsin / Ohio St

Yes, the Big Ten has higher ratings the last 2 years, but not the year before that.

Looks like Atlanta trumps Madison.

I think Indy is a better spot. But more important having two teams actually playing to get into the playoffs will get the highest ratings. Last year the Championships games were either about one of the top four "locks" not blowing it against an opponent they were supposed to beat handily or in the B1G case two teams not in the playoff.