This is from a recent article on tv ratings for college football in 2013:

2013 Conference TV Ratings
Rank Conference Avg Viewers Avg Rating # of Rated Gms
1 SEC 3,805,794 2.34 120
2 Big 10 2,920,815 1.84 82
3 ACC 1,961,674 1.25 88
4 Pac 12 1,759,673 1.11 76
5 Big 12 1,625,221 1.01 92
6 MWC 1,010,406 0.65 49
7 AAC 971,983 0.65 60
8 MAC 792,583 0.50 36
9 C-USA 780,254 0.50 42
10 Sun Belt 603,694 0.42 18


So how does everyone feel the ND 5-game schedule and Louisville addition help the ACC in regards to ratings?

I think Louisville's ratings will surprise people. ND will do what ND does.

Pac-12 was 4th?

Louisville has been the #1 TV market for college basketball for 12 consecutive years so it will certainly help in hoops. I agree with the post above in that UofL's ratings will surprise people in football as well.

(08-12-2014 05:49 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  Pac-12 was 4th?

This does not count the conf own network, since not all conf had networks... the stats is from the games shown via ESPN, ABC, FOX.. CBS....NBC..
So PAC only had 76, I am sure whne you add their own network the numbers may be higher...

The 4 ACC games vs. Notre Dame will all get very good ratings this Fall. Of course, 4 games only helps so much. Last year the ACC got pretty good ratings with only 1 game vs. the Irish, so 3 more will help. Next year it'll be 6 games - even better.

The games involving Louisville may not draw as well locally (there just aren't as many people in Louisville as there are in Baltimore) but I think the Cardinals will get more regional and national interest - just a guess.

Now, let UVa upset UCLA, let VT beat Ohio State, let Pitt take down Iowa and let BC topple USC - THEN see what happens to the ratings! Ultimately, it's about winning those non-conference games.

(08-12-2014 07:11 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  The 4 ACC games vs. Notre Dame will all get very good ratings this Fall. Of course, 4 games only helps so much. Last year the ACC got pretty good ratings with only 1 game vs. the Irish, so 3 more will help. Next year it'll be 6 games - even better.

The games involving Louisville may not draw as well locally (there just aren't as many people in Louisville as there are in Baltimore) but I think the Cardinals will get more regional and national interest - just a guess.

Now, let UVa upset UCLA, let VT beat Ohio State, let Pitt take down Iowa and let BC topple USC - THEN see what happens to the ratings! Ultimately, it's about winning those non-conference games.

Definitely. A program that's winning will always have good ratings.

Louisville's football rating are always high because their are a lot of Kentucky fans that are closet Louisville football fans, plus their are a lot of Louisville fans through out Southern Indiana.

(08-12-2014 12:09 PM)7thHeaven Wrote:  Louisville's football rating are always high because their are a lot of Kentucky fans that are closet Louisville football fans, plus their are a lot of Louisville fans through out Southern Indiana.

This is spot on. People say Louisville only attracts eyeballs in the Louisville market, which is certainly not the case. Every single UK fan I know tunes into Louisville games hoping to watch us lose (and frankly, UofL fans do the same with UK). It doesn't matter who they're rooting for, they're watching, which is all that matters. Plus, the number of Louisville fans out in the state has grown exponentially over he last 20 years.

For basketball, as someone already said, Louisville is the #1 market in the country for college basketball.

For football, Louisville has the ability to be a top college football market as well. In 2006, Bobby Petrino's last season the first time around, Louisville was a top 5 media market for college football.
Source: http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releas...e-in-2011/

The following "Big Games" have just been added to the ACC slate

Miami @ Louisville
Louisville @ Clemson
FSU @ Louisville
Louisville @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ Syracuse
UNC @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ FSU

That is a significant number of nationally relevant games to add to the TV schedule.

Notre Dame will certainly help a lot. The Irish, despite what their detractors would have you believe, remain the number one brand and college football. That includes Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, or anyone else you wish to name.

As for Louisville, I think their impact on ACC television ratings will be solid. In the years in which they are very good – like a top 10 type team – they will help a lot. People love to watch top 10 teams play. However, nobody lives in that stratosphere forever and there is a reason why Louisville was chosen after PITT, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Rutgers out of the Big East alone.

(08-13-2014 08:31 AM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  Notre Dame will certainly help a lot. The Irish, despite what their detractors would have you believe, remain the number one brand and college football. That includes Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, or anyone else you wish to name.

As for Louisville, I think their impact on ACC television ratings will be solid. In the years in which they are very good – like a top 10 type team – they will help a lot. People love to watch top 10 teams play. However, nobody lives in that stratosphere forever and there is a reason why Louisville was chosen after PITT, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Rutgers out of the Big East alone.

I notice that Syracuse and PITT fans never mention the fact that Miami, VT and BC were all picked first (in that order). Why is that?

(08-13-2014 08:38 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 08:31 AM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  Notre Dame will certainly help a lot. The Irish, despite what their detractors would have you believe, remain the number one brand and college football. That includes Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, or anyone else you wish to name.

As for Louisville, I think their impact on ACC television ratings will be solid. In the years in which they are very good – like a top 10 type team – they will help a lot. People love to watch top 10 teams play. However, nobody lives in that stratosphere forever and there is a reason why Louisville was chosen after PITT, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Rutgers out of the Big East alone.

I notice that Syracuse and PITT fans never mention the fact that Miami, VT and BC were all picked first (in that order). Why is that?

Actually Syracuse was picked before VT. But politics as usual.

(08-13-2014 02:11 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 08:38 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(08-13-2014 08:31 AM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  Notre Dame will certainly help a lot. The Irish, despite what their detractors would have you believe, remain the number one brand and college football. That includes Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, or anyone else you wish to name.

As for Louisville, I think their impact on ACC television ratings will be solid. In the years in which they are very good – like a top 10 type team – they will help a lot. People love to watch top 10 teams play. However, nobody lives in that stratosphere forever and there is a reason why Louisville was chosen after PITT, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Rutgers out of the Big East alone.

I notice that Syracuse and PITT fans never mention the fact that Miami, VT and BC were all picked first (in that order). Why is that?

Actually Syracuse was picked before VT. But politics as usual.

See, what had happened was Syracuse was picked, but then VT cut in line, then BC cut in line... see what I'm saying? (Don't try to sell crazy here - we're all stocked up!)

(08-12-2014 08:19 PM)ULdave Wrote:  The following "Big Games" have just been added to the ACC slate

Miami @ Louisville
Louisville @ Clemson
FSU @ Louisville
Louisville @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ Syracuse
UNC @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ FSU

That is a significant number of nationally relevant games to add to the TV schedule.

Those are nice games... unfortunately Louisville @ Notre Dame and UNC @ Notre Dame doesn't really help the ACC television package... it only boosts the IRISH really.

What those ACC @ Irish games on NBC need to have is good/great ratings - we don't want our teams out-shined in the NBC ratings by Navy and Rice this year or UMass and Temple next year.

What ACC membership does for Louisville is showcase what has been a steady, some times rocky ( see Cooper & Kragthorpe years) rise for our football program. Many fans think Jurich, Petrino 1, and Strong are responsible for our football teaming being where it was at the end of last season. The reality is Jurich predecessor, Bill Olsen, helped lay the foundation for what Jurich has accomplished by hiring Howard Schnellenberger in 1983. That's over 30 years ago. Howard got the dream of PJCS started then. Fans donated money to pay for it and it was already under construction when Tom was hired.

Someone else that deserves credit is Denny Crum. Denny helped fill the cash drawer that Jurich used for seed money to build new facilities for every program at UofL. Denny got the ball rolling in the 70's.

Louisville us far from some overnight sensation. It's been a 30 to 40 year struggle to get to The ACC.

And how does all this help The ACC?

The ACC inherits a football program willing to play any night Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. ESPN will tell you Louisville will play anytime. People tune in too. Louisville vs Rutgers along Louisville vs. WVU games rank as some of the highest rated Thursday night games in ESPN history. There is hope that this years Monday night Miami game joins them. Petrino - The Sequel should help that cause. Like him or hate him his offense is exciting.

As for basketball, our popularity speaks for itself. Check out the ratings for the NCAA Tournament Final Four when Louisville played Michigan.

Bottom line is The ACC beat The Big 12 to a program that will do anything to be successful. Like it or not Louisville wants to win. Our programs are committed to being successful every time they step on the field, court or get on the water.

Fans love to watch a winner. Louisville is building strong season ticket bases for volleyball, men's and women's soccer, baseball and women's basketball.

Unlike some of the other programs that have switched conferences in the last decade, money is not an object at UofL. If it can be bought or built and it makes our programs successful, it will be done. Jurich will see to it. Louisville fans will see too it.

On November 28, 2012 Tom Jurich said Louisville will make The ACC proud. We are about to start.
CJ

(08-14-2014 12:03 AM)IceJus10 Wrote:  

(08-12-2014 08:19 PM)ULdave Wrote:  The following "Big Games" have just been added to the ACC slate

Miami @ Louisville
Louisville @ Clemson
FSU @ Louisville
Louisville @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ Syracuse
UNC @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ FSU

That is a significant number of nationally relevant games to add to the TV schedule.

Those are nice games... unfortunately Louisville @ Notre Dame and UNC @ Notre Dame doesn't really help the ACC television package... it only boosts the IRISH really.

What those ACC @ Irish games on NBC need to have is good/great ratings - we don't want our teams out-shined in the NBC ratings by Navy and Rice this year or UMass and Temple next year.

1) Agree - it would be bad if Navy or Rice got better ratings than UNC or Louisville @ Notre Dame

2) One more thing the games @ Notre Dame bring is full national exposure on free tv. Coupled with the other ACC TV exposure, that is a nice recruiting tool!

(08-14-2014 12:03 AM)IceJus10 Wrote:  

(08-12-2014 08:19 PM)ULdave Wrote:  The following "Big Games" have just been added to the ACC slate

Miami @ Louisville
Louisville @ Clemson
FSU @ Louisville
Louisville @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ Syracuse
UNC @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ FSU

That is a significant number of nationally relevant games to add to the TV schedule.

Those are nice games... unfortunately Louisville @ Notre Dame and UNC @ Notre Dame doesn't really help the ACC television package... it only boosts the IRISH really.

What those ACC @ Irish games on NBC need to have is good/great ratings - we don't want our teams out-shined in the NBC ratings by Navy and Rice this year or UMass and Temple next year.

I get what your saying but I think your ignoring the fact that these games will bring the ACC into all regions of the country.

Lets say for example UNC plays an excellent game at ND and the national audience sees it. It may make them tune in next time UNC is on. The Notre Dame games are an opportunity to showcase ACC product (especially in regions outside our own) whether or not it is on an ACC TV package or not.

(08-17-2014 04:23 PM)ULdave Wrote:  

(08-14-2014 12:03 AM)IceJus10 Wrote:  

(08-12-2014 08:19 PM)ULdave Wrote:  The following "Big Games" have just been added to the ACC slate

Miami @ Louisville
Louisville @ Clemson
FSU @ Louisville
Louisville @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ Syracuse
UNC @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame @ FSU

That is a significant number of nationally relevant games to add to the TV schedule.

Those are nice games... unfortunately Louisville @ Notre Dame and UNC @ Notre Dame doesn't really help the ACC television package... it only boosts the IRISH really.

What those ACC @ Irish games on NBC need to have is good/great ratings - we don't want our teams out-shined in the NBC ratings by Navy and Rice this year or UMass and Temple next year.

I get what your saying but I think your ignoring the fact that these games will bring the ACC into all regions of the country.

Lets say for example UNC plays an excellent game at ND and the national audience sees it. It may make them tune in next time UNC is on. The Notre Dame games are an opportunity to showcase ACC product (especially in regions outside our own) whether or not it is on an ACC TV package or not.

Great Point.

FlossY Out...