(01-10-2018 12:18 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(01-10-2018 11:46 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(01-10-2018 10:49 AM)JRsec Wrote:  

(01-10-2018 09:50 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  The ratings this year definitely bucked the trend, which has favored intersectional matchups.
4 of the top 5 games were either North/South or East/West. So were 5 of the top 7.
This despite the fact that Southern teams have fairly dominated the playoff landscape (at least 2 each year and this year 3 teams from the South).

if interested, more here: http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2018/0...as-of.html

Well there were 4 from the greater South. Oklahoma is more Southwestish these days.

Yes, many drew too many parallels with LSU - Alabama 2011 (the conference angle) and not Alabama - Clemson the last two years (deep south angle).

But LSU vs Alabama wasn't a good comparison, because LSU vs Alabama was a rematch while Alabama vs Georgia wasn't, which made the game much more similar to Alabama vs Clemson, two deep south teams playing.

Good points both. I think the rematch thing is a bid deal. I do think it's worth noting that OU/UGA drew better (6th all-time) - in an earlier time slot - than Clemson/Bama (not top 10). It included teams from 2 regions (even if neighboring regions).

They gotta do something about the timing of that second CFP game. IIRC, Alabama vs Clemson didn't start until after 9 PM eastern time, and they kicked it off when OU/UGA was still going on, and nobody was going to turn away from that game at that time.

I ended up only watching the first half because I was just too bushed from a long day.