I wasn't basing it on just 1 game. Although both Gonzaga and Xavier

are established mid-major basketball programs. In Xavier's case it was established long before someone coined the term "mid-major." I was basing it off various articles I read over the years. The articles examined the "Cinderella" story, which group (power conference vs. mid-major) got better TV ratings in the later rounds, and whether the 2 groups can continue to coexist or a divorce between the 2 groups is inevitable.
[Post edited by VTHokie2000 at 03/29/2017 10:09AM]

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Posted: 03/29/2017 at 10:09AM

UNC-UK most watched elite 8 in 4 years. Gonzaga-Xavier not so much. -- HOO86 03/28/2017 4:57PM

I guess they could spin it to sell the network but it will not -- Colonel Jessup 03/29/2017 09:14AM

Yeah, if it's FSU-South Carolina, nobody is watching. -- reestuart 03/29/2017 12:52PM

Power conferences rule and mid-majors drool. I think ESPN or CBS -- VTHokie2000 03/28/2017 5:15PM

Not a power conference thing. UNC & UK are biggest programs there are. -- chuckd4vt 03/28/2017 6:56PM

Wazzou vs. Miss State would still get better ratings than -- VTHokie2000 03/28/2017 8:57PM

South Carolina / Baylor got 1.0. Gonzaga's last two games crushed that -- Colonel Jessup 03/29/2017 09:27AM

As usual, you are spot on Colonel. Couldn't agree more. ** -- Calamitous 03/29/2017 1:10PM

I wasn't basing it on just 1 game. Although both Gonzaga and Xavier -- VTHokie2000 03/29/2017 10:09AM

Those articles weren't comparing lower P5 programs -- Colonel Jessup 03/29/2017 5:24PM

Yes, you are correct that is usually the case ** -- VTHokie2000 03/29/2017 5:35PM

That's debatable. Gonzaga seems to draw like the old BE schools** -- Calamitous 03/29/2017 06:10AM

Didn't Gonzaga just do lowest in 20 years for an elite 8? What's to debate? -- Stech 03/29/2017 07:21AM

Fair enough. -- Calamitous 03/29/2017 1:05PM

UNC-UK was up 5% over last year. The game last year had Gonzaga vs Duke. -- reestuart 03/29/2017 5:14PM

If the numbers for the UF-USC game weren't great, then how much -- VTHokie2000 03/29/2017 5:13PM

I edited while you were replying. Their numbers were actually decent. -- reestuart 03/29/2017 5:16PM

UF/USC & UNC/KY were on CBS. Gon/Xav & KU/OU on TBS -- Colonel Jessup 03/29/2017 5:36PM

Yeah, they'll get a boost from being the only game on, -- reestuart 03/29/2017 6:16PM

Even though I referenced a specific game, I was also thinking -- VTHokie2000 03/29/2017 5:28PM

Good question? The tourney may be a little different from -- reestuart 03/29/2017 5:35PM

Even if the NCAAT is slightly different than the BCS, would it be -- VTHokie2000 03/29/2017 5:42PM

I just think the two postseasons are vastly different. Football -- reestuart 03/29/2017 6:14PM

Wish VT had a couple of the Zags big men. ** -- hokie4ever 03/29/2017 10:46AM

I wasn't basing it on just 1 game. Although both Gonzaga and Xavier

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