They do pull numbers in other areas, but not enough in the networks eyes to

be considered any more than regional.

College Football has to be a national sport to get the numbers the networks want/need. That means heavy saturation in all of the major population areas. I will stick with that ascertain.
[Post edited by Stech at 04/20/2016 07:45AM]

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Posted: 04/20/2016 at 07:45AM

ESPN needs to be a better partner to the ACC, after Big 10 rights deal reve -- goldendomer 04/19/2016 8:06PM

I'm not sure what compels ESPN to treat the ACC better -- Tailgate Guru 04/20/2016 12:03AM

But, ESPN is nourishing the accendancy of the SEC and trashing ACC. -- KnoxHokie 04/20/2016 11:54AM

NBC has the properties -- mrcaniac 04/20/2016 11:03AM

There is a Nielsen Television Thread Below you need to go review. -- HOO86 04/20/2016 12:22AM

Again, that only looks at the ten highest rated games -- Colonel Jessup 04/20/2016 08:18AM

Yes. By all means. -- HOO86 04/20/2016 08:29AM

Basketball means squat -- Tailgate Guru 04/20/2016 01:22AM

The Gap might be 10-20%. It sure ain't double. ** -- HOO86 04/20/2016 08:26AM

Even 10% is a pretty big gap when the pie is divided 5 ways ** -- Tailgate Guru 04/20/2016 09:31AM

Blasphemy ** -- FlyFishingHokie 04/20/2016 07:32AM

Good article...things are setting up nicely. ** -- Stech 04/19/2016 8:25PM

This is getting laughable now. ** -- chuckd4vt 04/20/2016 01:32AM

I agree...there will be plenty of smiles when the deal is done. ** -- Stech 04/20/2016 12:32PM

What? Maybe ESPN has no money to spend. And- -- KnoxHokie 04/19/2016 11:23PM

ESPN has money to spend. They didn't on this deal. ** -- HOO86 04/20/2016 12:23AM

Stech, I respect you man but this looks terrible for the ACC -- ColumbusHokie 04/19/2016 10:35PM

If ESPN had spent their money on the B1G, then the ACC would need -- Stech 04/19/2016 10:55PM

Either way you slice it, if the ACC goes to NBC we are -- goldendomer 04/20/2016 2:48PM

Agree. Anyone moving to NBC is likely to help ND ** -- reestuart 04/20/2016 7:13PM

I really hope this all breaks the ACCs way -- 244oshag 04/20/2016 07:23AM

Thanks for the response. ** -- ColumbusHokie 04/20/2016 06:03AM

All due respect, the SEC and B1G are not just regional -- Tailgate Guru 04/20/2016 12:09AM

Which is why the recent ratings figures are important. The networks know -- daveinop 04/20/2016 08:30AM

They do pull numbers in other areas, but not enough in the networks eyes to -- Stech 04/20/2016 07:45AM

Ohio State and Alabama are 18 telecasts combined. -- HOO86 04/20/2016 12:17AM

Remove OSU and Bama and you have: -- Tailgate Guru 04/20/2016 01:38AM

Would also put NW in the "irrevelant" category too. -- EDGEMAN 04/20/2016 08:58AM

I agree with you that the NW of old is in the "irrelevant" category. -- VTHokie2000 04/20/2016 9:16PM

I don't think there is any question about that. Now maybe they can. ** -- HOO86 04/19/2016 8:19PM

They do pull numbers in other areas, but not enough in the networks eyes to

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