http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/...19422103=0

Not sure if this was mentioned, but Rice vs. Miss. St. had a 2.7 rating in Houston, whereas Houston vs. Vanderbilt had a 2.6 rating in Houston. Looks like people in Houston and Texas prefer Rice!

"BBVA Compass Bowl (Houston-Vanderbilt): National 1.8 (2.5 million households); Houston 2.6; Dallas-Fort Worth 1.7; San Antonio 1.4; Austin 2.4.

Liberty Bowl (Rice-Mississippi State): National 1.7 (2.4 million households); Houston 2.7; Dallas-Fort Worth 2.5; San Antonio 1.8; Austin 4.0."

(01-10-2014 04:40 PM)WIowl Wrote:  http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/...19422103=0

Not sure if this was mentioned, but Rice vs. Miss. St. had a 2.7 rating in Houston, whereas Houston vs. Vanderbilt had a 2.6 rating in Houston. Looks like people in Houston and Texas prefer Rice!

"BBVA Compass Bowl (Houston-Vanderbilt): National 1.8 (2.5 million households); Houston 2.6; Dallas-Fort Worth 1.7; San Antonio 1.4; Austin 2.4.

Liberty Bowl (Rice-Mississippi State): National 1.7 (2.4 million households); Houston 2.7; Dallas-Fort Worth 2.5; San Antonio 1.8; Austin 4.0."

Do those ratings take into account how many households turned off the Liberty Bowl game at the end of the 1st half? J/K

Good numbers. A bit telling of Rice's recruiting footprint especially with regard to Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas Ft. Worth.

(01-10-2014 04:45 PM)Pan95 Wrote:  Do those ratings take into account how many households turned off the Liberty Bowl game at the end of the 1st half? J/K

Yes! Fewer than turned off the BBVA Compass Bowl at the end of its first half. 24-0 Vandy with UH having 22 yards in total offense!

A better question might be how many turned each game off after the 3Q.

Liberty Bowl - All but the Owl diehards and masochists.
BBVA Compass Bowl - Not so many. 24 all to start the 4Q.

(01-10-2014 04:45 PM)Pan95 Wrote:  Do those ratings take into account how many households turned off the Liberty Bowl game at the end of the 1st half? J/K

Yeah, the Compass Bowl was a dog before halftime, but the second half was something else. I was hopeful that UH would take Rice off the hook for the biggest blowout of the bowl season.

Were both games on the same channel (ESPN?). I can't recall now what channel the Compass Bowl was on. Rice's game was on a Tuesday afternoon whereas UH's game was a Saturday morning/afternoon - which normally would mean the UH game should get a better rating. But Dec. 31st isn't typically a big work day for most folks so that's probably a wash.

(01-10-2014 06:03 PM)I45owl Wrote:  Yeah, the Compass Bowl was a dog before halftime, but the second half was something else. I was hopeful that UH would take Rice off the hook for the biggest blowout of the bowl season.

I was hoping the same thing about the Aggies immediately following the Liberty Bowl, but then JFF showed up for the 2nd half.

I really don't think that more people from Texas watching the Liberty Bowl was a good thing for Rice.

(01-10-2014 06:18 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Were both games on the same channel (ESPN?). I can't recall now what channel the Compass Bowl was on. Rice's game was on a Tuesday afternoon whereas UH's game was a Saturday morning/afternoon - which normally would mean the UH game should get a better rating. But Dec. 31st isn't typically a big work day for most folks so that's probably a wash.

What's interesting is that BBVA Compass won nationally, but Rice won those Texas markets. That implies that the Compass had the structural advantages (e.g. larger pool of fans home to watch a game).

Of course, the numbers (1.8/1.7 National, 2.5/2.6 Houston) are so close that Houston is basically a push.