Hmmmm…who could’ve seen this coming?
Sure there are a lot of assumptions that can be made here. A few thoughts:
- Could it be because of the number of SEC vs. Cupcake games being played the first two weeks? Maybe…but
- You still had some SEC vs B1G and ACC games. Generally, some good matchups and the previous weekend that featured six games with ranked teams squaring off should’ve boosted over those cupcakes, right? But…
- With the expanded playoffs, do these matchups matter as much? And does anyone even watch Notre Dame versus nobody anymore? The games aren’t even worth watching. But…
- With conferences playing more conference games, that should’ve made better watching…but…
- There are still cellar dwellers in conferences. Just as interesting as a cupcake game.
Who knows. Maybe it could be like college basketball you don’t know who’s playing this year or not, too?
I wonder what kind of viewership you’d have had if you flipped the LSU and Texas games?
Maybe it’s television’s fault altogether. Thanks, Mickey.
We have been at the games so we can’t watch tv.
I think there are a multitude of reasons. Each chips away a small segment. I suspect that some of it has to do with the portal. So many teams now turn over such a large percentage of the roster each year that you really aren’t cheering for the players in a lot of cases, only the laundry that’s on the field.
Wait. “But TV ratings are up” is the go-to defense to any criticism of the current state of college athletics. Good to finally see some evidence of push-back from fans.
My interest in the Dawgs is as strong as ever. I will admit though that my interest in games not involving UGA has gone way down. It grates on me that EVERY team has a QB transfer and a whole cast of new players. Wake me up when the goose is dead.
The goose isn’t dead yet, but she doesn’t look so well.
Too, too, too, too many TV ads. They shortened the game and just increased ads.
The emphasis on the CFP and NC have killed interest for fans that know their team is going to always be on the outside, looking in.
Local interest, rivalries and conference standings don’t mean much today..all the emphasis is on getting to the tournament.
GFY, you miserable, greedy POS mouse.
Got a great team?
Lose two games and your season is over because you probably aren’t getting in.
It’s the haves and the have-nots and the have nots are tuning out..
Consider PSU (sorry…but they’re a good example)…PSU was once a top program and now without much hope of making the CFP and much of Pennsylvania is tuning out..that’s a lot of eyeballs.
Let Ohio State trip up…or ND…as Michigan and PSU have..and the interest will keep withering.
There is so much entertainment today..and so many things to do..that the goose is sick and probably doomed.
When the playoffs start in December rather than September like they should, wtf do they expect?
Still a net win for Disney because there’s enough additional product in this system to make up for modest declines like these.
Its a less interesting product.
Yep, there’s some young MBA from Wharton or some other place that doesn’t get a shit about CFB telling the suits at Disney not to worry about per game viewership decline. The real number overall is up because they created a tournament. If per game viewers continue to decline, they will just move to 16, then 24, then 32 teams in the tournament.
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