adcorbett
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RE: How to possibly save the Big 12
(12-18-2016 11:37 AM)Sactowndog Wrote: (12-14-2016 01:55 PM)adcorbett Wrote:
- RK Footprint Conference
1 93,024,131 Big Ten
2 91,304,127 SEC
3 67,806,747 ACC
4 62,810,305 Pac 12
5 41,598,136 n.Big East
6 37,718,302 Big XII
7 33,774,929 AAC
8 27,995,648 Conf USA
9 25,454,065 Mtn West
This is how it would look if you included the entire state where each school is located
- RK By state Conference
1 110,838,029 ACC
2 102,855,156 AAC
3 93,024,131 Big Ten
4 91,304,127 SEC
5 89,059,323 CUSA
6 80,568,070 N.BE
7 62,810,305 Pac 12
8 54,038,399 MWC
9 37,718,302 Big XII
How do you count markets? For example, how did you assign the Sac-Stockton-Modesto market? Or the Redding market? Or Bakersfield? If you gave the PAC full State counts how do you justify that when the affinity maps don't show it nor do the headings on the newspapers?
I have them all listed on my spreadsheet. But it's too long to list here. Yes I have the entire state of California for the PAC 12, Because the cover enough of the state (more than 50%) as primary teams, and have a big chunk of area where one of them is second or third, to get the nudge. And I give zero input to the NY times affinity maps, based purely on where they get their data (FB likes). I would agree that portions of western PA don't appear to be highly concentrated Big Ten, but again it's more than 50% of the state where they are primary, and another big chunk where they may be number 2. Plus the Big Ten Network distribution, and ability to so do in that area at full in market coverage, make it a hard point to argue. And what is this "noozpaper" thing you mention?
With most college programming now national, instead of regional coverage, it is harder to clearly define who is what, especially with syndication going by the wayside, I'd describe it as if all of an instate or in region teams' games are available in your area, and you have a large following, even as the secondary team, that is enough to claim for your map, so long as you ALSO have a primary market to join it to. Meaning, you can't just be secondary everywhere. You need a primary market, and then you can also claim your secondary markets. If big enough you can claim being third in a market. After that, not really. In the case of California, the markets are so big, that the areas you asked about, even as the secondary teams in some markets, combined with their primary markets, they pretty much cover the entire state. But it doesn't mean others don't also have claims to some metro areas.
(This post was last modified: 12-19-2016 02:45 PM by adcorbett.)
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