http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12...c-12-2015/
1.64 million viewers tuned in for the FCS quarterfinal game of Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State.
Being on ESPN at noon. It'll be a nice comparison to the bowls.
Richmond vs NDSU will be on ESPN 2 at 8pm EST this Friday and
SHSU vs Jacksonville St on ESPNU at 4pm EST this Saturday.
Looks like NDSU is carrying the FCS banner for TV coverage and the games involving them are on the main ESPN channels.
Good to see the FCS playoffs getting more exposure.
(12-16-2015 04:21 PM)MWC Tex Wrote: [ -> ]http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12...c-12-2015/
1.64 million viewers tuned in for the FCS quarterfinal game of Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State.
Being on ESPN at noon. It'll be a nice comparison to the bowls.
Richmond vs NDSU will be on ESPN 2 at 8pm EST this Friday and
SHSU vs Jacksonville St on ESPNU at 4pm EST this Saturday.
Looks like NDSU is carrying the FCS banner for TV coverage and the games involving them are on the main ESPN channels.
Good to see the FCS playoffs getting more exposure.
People have heard of Northern Iowa as well with their upset wins over Iowa State in recent years. MVFC football games could be a big ratings for the whole conference if they could move up as a whole.
Jacksonville St and NDSU played a classic DII championship game back in the 1980's, IIRC.
I think NDSU had the game won and then JSU kicked the game winning FG as time expired. And that was the only year NDSU didn't win the DII championship from 1983 - 1986 ... or something like that.
Doubt many current NDSU fans would remember that, though some probably will. So it would be nice to "get revenge" on them, all these years later.
Still waiting to exact revenge on Eastern Washington, for 2010.
Without looking it up, my recollection is that FCS playoffs have drawn good ratings on the second Saturday of December the past few years.
I noticed that ESPNU had Northwest Missouri State beating West Georgia. I wonder how D2 schools could do on ESPN and ESPNU for their games?
A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
(12-16-2015 04:21 PM)MWC Tex Wrote: [ -> ]http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12...c-12-2015/
1.64 million viewers tuned in for the FCS quarterfinal game of Northern Iowa vs North Dakota State.
Being on ESPN at noon. It'll be a nice comparison to the bowls.
Richmond vs NDSU will be on ESPN 2 at 8pm EST this Friday and
SHSU vs Jacksonville St on ESPNU at 4pm EST this Saturday.
Looks like NDSU is carrying the FCS banner for TV coverage and the games involving them are on the main ESPN channels.
Good to see the FCS playoffs getting more exposure.
That's been the trend in recent years, for the NCAAs in all sports. More lacrosse, FCS playoffs, baseball, etc. broadcast on the ESPN networks.
(12-17-2015 01:17 AM)NoDak Wrote: [ -> ]A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
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Since ESPN wants to cut costs and save money? Why not give up Thursday and Friday P5 games and give the spot up for G5 conferences? Bring some FCS schools up with their own special ESPN contracts for home games, but still be a part of a conference like the special treatment for Boise State?
Jacksonville State Sun Belt Conference Brings a very good football product that the SBC needs right now.
Portland State MWC Brings one of talked about stories of 2015 for beating Washington State and beat North Texas for a record score of 68-0. This could give a boast for Portland State for having a special tv contract for home games shown on the ESPN Networks.
Youngstown State MAC One of the better football Ohio products right now. Beat Pittsburgh at home a couple of years ago, and lost by a couple of points to Pittsburgh this year.
North Dakota State MAC The best FCS school the past several seasons which could bring strength to the MAC's overall football product.
James Madison CUSA They could be reunited with Old Dominion.
Delaware CUSA They will be with James Madison to follow.
Stony Brook MAC This could give Stony a boast to join up.
South Dakota State MAC Would give North Dakota State a travel partner.
Missouri State SBC or CUSA Either one could be a good start for them, but SBC would be a downgrade for basketball, and so would CUSA. They need to use those 2 conferences to build a stronger football to gain a better conference.
Illinois State MAC Could help with the Northern Illinois to anchor the west.
Montana and Montana State MWC, since they both have to go as a pair.
Sacramento State MWC Another California school to join MWC.
Eastern Washington MWC
Liberty MAC
Indiana State MAC
Albany MAC
Central Conn. State MAC They are public in a large city.
New Hampshire MAC
Wichita State MWC/AAC Either conference could be very interested in a start up football team, and get a very top notch basketball team.
Long Beach State MWC They are in the Los Angeles tv Market and could be a replacement school if MWC loses San Diego State to the PAC 12.
Lamar SBC A former Sun Belt school should be brought back in.
Sam Houston State and McNeese State SBC Both schools could help bring more strong football teams into the conference. SBC adding strong FCS schools in their footprint could make them better than C-USA.
Chattanooga SBC They could come along if they could bring East Tennessee State.
Eastern Kentucky MAC/SBC They are more closer to the MAC schools than the SBC.
VCU AAC/C-USA This is very interesting. Conferences do want the Richmond tv market. Richmond seems not interested in upgrading, but rumors a few years ago that VCU could be targeted by FBS conferences if they add football. If they do add football? AAC might want to grab them up even though they are new, but they could used them as a pair with Wichita State to balance 2 new start ups.
Dayton MAC Dayton wants to upgrade their conference alliance. Since they have no chance to join the Big East? They could add scholarships, get a major donation campaign for upgrading their facilities, and join MAC at first, and maybe join AAC later. They do sound series about moving to something better.
West Texas A&M MWC One of the D2 schools that does have an FBS size stadium. They do need some donations and upgrade their facilities to get up to par.
Cal-Irvine MWC than to PAC 12 They are afraid to be left behind by their sister schools. Many of the California schools are seriously considering restarting or adding football to keep up with their big brothers in academics and in athletics.
Fullerton State and Northridge State MWC could restart football, and start playing in the mWC.
Other possible candidates I could see could move up?
Jackson State
Mankato State
Northern Iowa
Eastern Illinois
Western Illinois
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wayne State, Mich.
Tennessee State
North Florida
West Florida
Florida Gulf Coast
Colorado State-Pueblo MWC (could be grooming them to replace Colorado State in the MWC in the future. Could be renamed Pueblo State.)
Milwaukee
Washburn
NW Missouri State could be renamed to Missouri State-Maryville.
Cal-Davis
Cal-Poly
There could be others. I would like to see Omaha re-start their football to be FBS as well.
Idaho and New Mexico State could get the former Big Sky schools, and the Big West schools to form a new FBS conference.
New FBS conference could be formed in the central plains from the Dakotas with Omaha, Washburn, maybe Central Oklahoma, Sam Houston State, Lamar, West Texas A&M, Colorado State-Pueblo, NW Missouri State, Manakato State, Western Illinois and McNeese State. New SE conference could be formed with Jackson State, North Alabama, Alabama State, Kennessaw State, Tennessee State, East Tennessee State, West Florida, Florida A&M, North Florida and Florida Gulf Coast.
New Northeast conference could be formed with Dayton, U. Mass., New Hampshire, Youngstown State, James Madison, Delaware, Old Dominion, Stony Brook, Western Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Towson and Central Conn. State.
(12-17-2015 01:17 AM)NoDak Wrote: [ -> ]A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
Trolls gonna troll.
Must be why the DII/DIII games get a million, right?
(12-17-2015 08:47 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 01:17 AM)NoDak Wrote: [ -> ]A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
Trolls gonna troll.
Must be why the DII/DIII games get a million, right?
He (NoDak) is correct...sure NDSU/UNI would bring in more viewers than say Colgate vs Sam Houston...but it was basically the only game on that day besides Army/Navy. A 0.4 and 1.6M viewers is not a good rating for that time slot when their was no other real CFB competition.
(12-17-2015 09:00 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 08:47 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 01:17 AM)NoDak Wrote: [ -> ]A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
Trolls gonna troll.
Must be why the DII/DIII games get a million, right?
He (NoDak) is correct...sure NDSU would bring in more viewers than say Colgate vs Sam Houston...but it was basically the only game on that day besides Army/Navy. A 0.4 is not a good rating for that time slot.
No, my argument is correct.
The DIII national championship game doesn't get a million, if it's the only football on that day.
I never said a million is "good".
(12-17-2015 09:09 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 09:00 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 08:47 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 01:17 AM)NoDak Wrote: [ -> ]A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
Trolls gonna troll.
Must be why the DII/DIII games get a million, right?
He (NoDak) is correct...sure NDSU would bring in more viewers than say Colgate vs Sam Houston...but it was basically the only game on that day besides Army/Navy. A 0.4 is not a good rating for that time slot.
No, my argument is correct.
The DIII national championship game doesn't get a million, if it's the only football on that day.
I never said a million is "good".
NoDak's comment was hyperbole...Currently NDSU is the #1 draw in the FCS...but it is not comparable to what a good G5 or any P5 school will pull for numbers.
Schools that upsets P5 schools do get ratings. After Appalachian State's win over Michigan? The next season, they played LSU, and a lot of people tuned in to see if they could pull off another miracle. They didn't. The Oregon and Eastern Washington drew in a lot of viewers because Vernon Adams took on his old school. It was a pretty good game, and Eastern Washington made it a show keeping up with them. Washington's little brother almost pulled off a miracle.
I bet NW Missouri State could have pulled in the viewers since they are in the Kansas City's tv market. People make a big deal about a local team made it to the post season, and do get a lot of local tv coverage. NW Missouri State could fit well within the D1 because they do fall into a large tv market in a suburb area of the Kansas City area. They don't have an FBS competitor in their area.
Ok I'm bowing out of this convo...enjoy
(12-17-2015 09:15 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 09:09 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 09:00 AM)TexanMark Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 08:47 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 01:17 AM)NoDak Wrote: [ -> ]A station identification logo for an hour on ESPN would draw a million. It's not the names, but it's the only football on now.
Trolls gonna troll.
Must be why the DII/DIII games get a million, right?
He (NoDak) is correct...sure NDSU would bring in more viewers than say Colgate vs Sam Houston...but it was basically the only game on that day besides Army/Navy. A 0.4 is not a good rating for that time slot.
No, my argument is correct.
The DIII national championship game doesn't get a million, if it's the only football on that day.
I never said a million is "good".
NoDak's comment was hyperbole...Currently NDSU is the #1 draw in the FCS...but it is not comparable to what a good G5 or any P5 school will pull for numbers.
Sure, but his post said that any football game on ESPN would get a million.
He's was trolling. End of story.
(12-17-2015 09:24 AM)DavidSt Wrote: [ -> ]I bet NW Missouri State could have pulled in the viewers since they are in the Kansas City's tv market. People make a big deal about a local team made it to the post season, and do get a lot of local tv coverage. NW Missouri State could fit well within the D1 because they do fall into a large tv market in a suburb area of the Kansas City area. They don't have an FBS competitor in their area.
You live in your little world don't you? Maryville is 100 miles from Kansas City. It's not a suburb of Kansas City. It's out in the middle of nowhere and is in the St. Joseph tv market.
(12-17-2015 10:24 AM)MissouriStateBears Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 09:24 AM)DavidSt Wrote: [ -> ]I bet NW Missouri State could have pulled in the viewers since they are in the Kansas City's tv market. People make a big deal about a local team made it to the post season, and do get a lot of local tv coverage. NW Missouri State could fit well within the D1 because they do fall into a large tv market in a suburb area of the Kansas City area. They don't have an FBS competitor in their area.
You live in your little world don't you? Maryville is 100 miles from Kansas City. It's not a suburb of Kansas City. It's out in the middle of nowhere and is in the St. Joseph tv market.
On a more serious note ... is there any desire among the fanbase of NW MO to move up to DI?
That would make a great travel partner for UNO, in the Summit. And if Summit football could get off the ground, they'd be a good add potentially. That would also cement NDSU's recruiting in the KC area.
(12-17-2015 10:28 AM)MplsBison Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 10:24 AM)MissouriStateBears Wrote: [ -> ] (12-17-2015 09:24 AM)DavidSt Wrote: [ -> ]I bet NW Missouri State could have pulled in the viewers since they are in the Kansas City's tv market. People make a big deal about a local team made it to the post season, and do get a lot of local tv coverage. NW Missouri State could fit well within the D1 because they do fall into a large tv market in a suburb area of the Kansas City area. They don't have an FBS competitor in their area.
You live in your little world don't you? Maryville is 100 miles from Kansas City. It's not a suburb of Kansas City. It's out in the middle of nowhere and is in the St. Joseph tv market.
On a more serious note ... is there any desire among the fanbase of NW MO to move up to DI?
That would make a great travel partner for UNO, in the Summit. And if Summit football could get off the ground, they'd be a good add potentially. That would also cement NDSU's recruiting in the KC area.
Some schools know their place. Northwest is one of those. Perfect D2 school.