(11-15-2022 10:04 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(11-15-2022 09:52 AM)slhNavy91 Wrote:  

(11-15-2022 09:16 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  

(11-14-2022 07:15 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(11-14-2022 11:43 AM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  The Human Polls care more about brands. AAC isn't barren, you still have SMU flagship with an exciting offense with Rhett Lashlee. When Memphis is good they grab attention. It seems like Tulane is an remerging brand.

If Tanner Mordecai returns next season, SMU should be a preseason Top 25 in this AAC rebuilding year.

TV Exposure is a big deal too. Aresco getting the most exposure puts the teams in front of the voter's eyes more often than the Sunbelt.

Coastal has been on national TV 4 weeks in a row. The SBC's better teams will get exposure lol. The terrible ODU loss is why we are where we are. Nothing else.

So the AAC gets significantly better coverage.

7 of UCF games on primary channels (ESPN/ESPN2)
2 of CCU games on primary channels (ESPN/ESPN2)

4 of UCF games on secondary channels (ESPNU/CBSSN)
5 of CCU games on secondary channels (ESPNU/AACN/NFLN)

1 of UCF games streaming only
5 of CCU games streaming only

UCF Media Exposure 2022:
ESPN: 2 (Temple, Cincy)
ESPN2: 5 (Louisville, SMU, Memphis, Tulane, Navy)
ESPN2/ESPNU: 1 (USF is TBD)
ESPNU: 2 (GT, ECU)
CBSSN: 1 (FAU)
ESPN+: 1 (FCS)

Coastal Carolina Media Exposure 2022:
ESPN: 1 (App St)
ESPN2: 1 (GSt)
ESPNU: 3 (ODU, USM, JMU)
NFLN: 1 (Marshall)
ACCSN: 1 (UVA)
ESPN+: 5 (Army, FCS, UB, GSU, ULM)

And it isn't just the top of the American, or a team that's leaving next year.

3-7 Navy:
In the AAC contract(s):
ABC: 1 (ND)
ESPN: (SMU)
ESPN2: (UCF)
ESPNU: (Houston, Cincinnati)
CBSSN: (Delaware, Memphis, Tulsa, Temple)
ESPN+: 1 (ECU)
Outside of AAC contracts:
CBS: 2 (AF under mwc contract, Army under America's Game Contract)

It's another of my points -- Fun Belters have it good these days, and I say good on 'em...but they don't even comprehend BETTER.
They don't understand P6.

Thread over there chest thumping over increasing national linear coverage from 15 to 22....umm, yeah, guys, you added the 7 games Disney sub-licensed to NFLNetwork. Almost certainly no money for the conference, and with four of them in the books 272,000 more viewers according to Nielsen. That's still less than half of AAC's national linear coverage.

How about Tulane -- another of the 2023 AAC14 and part of the NY6 conversation:
All 8 Conference games on National Linear:
ABC/ESPN: 1 (Cincinnati)
ESPN: 2 (SMU, Hou)
ESPN2: 2 (UCF, Temple)
ESPNU: 3 (Tulsa, USF, ECU)

3 games on the AAC contract were ESPN+, FCS opponent, UMass, and Sun Belt.
1 OOC game was on ESPN+ on the Big12 contract - vs K-State.

I'm going to do one more of these, and then close out this MattSarzSports tab.

From the bottom of the AAC standings, South Florida:
ESPN2: 2 (Tulsa, Houston)
ESPNU: 3 (SMU, Tulane, BYU)
TBD ESPN2 or ESPNU: 1 (UCF)
ESPN+: 4 (FCS, ECU, Cincinnati, Temple)
On other conference's contracts,
SECN: 1 (Florida)
ACCN: 1 (Louisville)

And again, Coastal Carolina, to compare the top of the Sun Belt to the bottom of the AAC (Tulsa and Temple look a lot like USF in case you were wondering)
ESPN: 1 (App St)
ESPN2: 1 (GSt)
ESPNU: 3 (ODU, USM, JMU)
NFLN: 1 (Marshall)
ACCSN: 1 (UVA)
ESPN+: 5 (Army, FCS, UB, GSU, ULM)