There is no nice try Dude. Those are the numbers. ACC is clearly not #1 In NY. Likely a similar scenario in Massachusetts with teams like Rutgers, UConn, and Penn st having more presence than ACC schools.
Cuse TV ratings suck and clearly do not back up your claims of all these millions of people who watch. Attendance also confirms that although there are millions of people in the area few actually attend games.
TV ratings
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-...v-ratings/
Week 14
no rating
Week 13
0.1 166K 3:30 PM Syracuse/Pittsburgh ESPNU
Week 12
no rating
Week 11
no rating
Week 1
no rating
Week 9
no rating
Week 8
no rating
Week 7 (Obviously a result of FSU)
1.3 1.95M 12:00 PM FSU/Syracuse ESPN
Week 6 (Obviously a result of Louisville)
1.1 1.64M 7:00 PM Louisville/Syracuse ESPN
Week 5
No rating
Week 4
No rating
Week 3
0.2 254K 12:00 PM Syracuse/Cent. Mich. ESPNEWS
Week 2
No rating
Week 1
No rating
Cuse TV ratings are downright terrible. Only 4 games even had a rating all year and 2 were obviously about the opposing team. There might be millions of people in NY but few watch Cuse football. I was actually surprised how bad it was when I looked. I knew Cuse was not a factor in college football but I thought at least a few people watched them, clearly I was wrong. Cuse gets beat by MAC teams on a regular basis for gods sakes.
And for attendance. Lets just say it confirms my point as well. Being located in a highly populated does not mean those people are interested. Clearly they are not. Cuse obviously brings zero value for football.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 7:30 PM #12 (FCS) Villanova* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN3 W 27–26 2OT 41,189
September 13 12:00 PM at Central Michigan* Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU W 40–3 25,531
September 20 12:30 PM Maryland* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 20–34 40,511
September 27 8:00 PM vs. #8 Notre Dame* MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ ABC L 15–31 76,802
October 3 7:00 PM Louisville Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 6–28 37,569
October 11 12:00 PM #1 Florida Statedagger Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 20–38 43,295
October 18 12:00 PM at Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ACCRSN W 30–7 25,107
October 25 7:00 PM at #20 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPNU L 6–16 80,031
November 1 3:00 PM NC State Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCRSN L 17–24 40,787
November 8 12:30 PM #22 Duke Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN L 10–27 39,331
November 22 3:30 PM at Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ESPNU L 7–30 32,549
November 29 12:30 PM at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) ACCRSN L 7–28 30,267
You average about 40k and you claim to bring a state with 20 million. Laffin. That's not even remotely close. Iowa has less than 3 million people and both Iowa and ISU average over 60k. NY and MAss have nearly 40 million people and average 40k at BC and Cuse.
Essentially we have confirmed that nobody watches Cuse games in person or on TV and that the ACC is a distant second to the B1G in NY.
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