(12-07-2011 11:15 PM)Sactowndog Wrote:  

(12-07-2011 08:54 PM)Sactowndog Wrote:  

(12-07-2011 07:31 PM)army56mike Wrote:  

Not that I necesarily want Fresno as part of this mess but you should at least have your data right. The Fresno media market is very misleading because of CA politics. The Fresno media market doesn't include Modesto or Bakersfield which is only 1.5 hours away and tied to Fresno in many ways. Both radio and cable extend far beyond the quoted "media market".

Look up the population of the San Joaquin Valley which Fresno sits in the middle of and is symbolized by the Green V on the back of the helmet: 4,223,808 http://www.greatvalley.org/pub_documents...h_2050.pdf

This also doesn't include the population of the Sacramento metro area which are reached by the Fresno radio stations. That is another million people or so and only 3 hours drive away. I live in Sac and drive to Fresno football games. In addition, the Valley has no Pro football teams and no BCS college teams as competition.

SDSU wants UNLV because they provide a better basketball team to take with them to the Big West so you won't get the real data from them. For anyone who really knows CA, which isn't the big east, the San Joaquin Valley is one of the largest untapped markets for football in the country

I am gonna stop you right here sactown dog. ECU has tried this argument for years. Raleigh is only 90 miles away and our Charlotte viewership is equal to UNC and NC. States. They don't care.

I hear you but let's be clear

Population of North Carolina - 9,535,483
Shared by 4 BCS teams and 1 Pro Team

Population of San Joaquin Valley - 4,223,808
Shared by 0 BCS teams and 0 Pro teams

It really isn't an identical situation




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North Carolina actually has 3 Pro teams, the Hurricanes (NHL), Bobcats (NBA), and Panthers (NFL)