(03-12-2012 07:11 PM)johnbragg Wrote:  Buckaineer:

Let's imagine a school called NC Tech. If they were getting the same ratings in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro for their games against UCF, Memphis, UAB, Houston and UTEP than NC State was getting for games against Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, BC, Maryland and Virginia, would NC Tech be a good candidate for the Big East?

I don't believe for a second that ECU games against the opponents you mentioned are getting better ratings across NC than NC state was getting for their games against all the opponents you mentioned on a week to week basis. ECU compared all of their games over two seasons and averaged that out to compare to some games--they don't say which for UNC and NC State in a few markets in NC. We don't have enough data to know what this even means. UNC and NC State may have had many more games on--some with higher ratings by far than any of ECU's and then their games with non conference opponents also on but with marginal ratings. ECU may have had fewer games on, but those on were against higher ranked opponents and include bowl games. None may have been higher ranked than the UNC or NC State highest ranked games, but since there were fewer the average is higher overall--who knows--its impossible to tell.