(12-01-2021 04:04 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(12-01-2021 03:58 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(12-01-2021 03:12 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Final Time Slot Analysis:

9/4: Penn State-Wisconsin (FOX), Alabama-Miami (ABC), Georgia-Clemson (ABC)
9/11: Oregon-Ohio State (FOX), Texas A&M-Colorado (FOX), Washington-Michigan (ABC)
9/18: Nebraska-Oklahoma (FOX), Alabama-Florida (CBS), Auburn-Penn State (ABC)
9/25: Notre Dame-Wisconsin (FOX), Texas A&M-Arkansas (CBS), West Virginia-Oklahoma (ABC)
10/2: Michigan-Wisconsin (FOX), Mississippi-Alabama (CBS), Indiana-Penn State (ABC)
10/9: Oklahoma-Texas (ABC), Penn State-Iowa (FOX), Alabama-Texas A&M (CBS)
10/16: Oklahoma State-Texas (FOX), Kentucky-Georgia (CBS), Alabama-Mississippi State (ESPN)
10/23: Illinois-Penn State (ABC), Oregon-UCLA (ABC), Tennessee-Alabama (ESPN)
10/30: Michigan-Michigan State (FOX), Georgia-Florida (CBS), Penn State-Ohio State (ABC)
11/6: Ohio State-Nebraska (FOX), Michigan State-Purdue (ABC), LSU-Alabama (ESPN)
11/13: Michigan-Penn State (ABC), Georgia-Tennessee (CBS), Texas A&M-Mississippi (ESPN)
11/20: Michigan State-Ohio State (ABC), Arkansas-Alabama (CBS), Oregon-Utah (ABC)
11/27: Ohio State/Michigan (FOX), Alabama/Auburn (CBS), Oklahoma/Oklahoma State (ABC)

By Network (Early/Middle/Prime)
ABC: 15 (4/3/8)
FOX: 10 (9/2/0)
CBS: 6 (0/8/1)
ESPN: 3 (0/0/4)
NBC: ZERO

By Conference, Each Team counts separately so a conference game is two for the conference, a non conference game is one for each conference (Early/Middle/Prime):
SEC: 30 (0/18/12)
Big Ten: 29 (19/4/6)
Big 12: 9 (5/0/4)
Pac 12: 7 (1/3/3)
ACC: 2 (0/1/1)
ND: 1 (1/0/0)

Of FOX's 11 wins, 1 team was a Pac 12 (Colo), 1 team was an SEC (A&M), 3 teams were Big 12 (Okl, OkSt, Tex), and the other 17 were Big 10.

Of ABC's 15 wins, 14 Big Ten teams, 6 Big 12 teams, 5 Pac 12 teams, 3 SEC teams, 2 ACC teams. The Big 10 had almost half of the representation. 9 of the 15 games were hosted by a Big Ten team and 7 of the 15 games were Big Ten conference games.

The Alabama game won its time slot 9 times including 3 times when they were on ESPN. Penn State is next with 7. Michigan and Ohio State tied with 5 times each. Georgia, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma won their time slot 4 times each.

Look at all those B1G games - and usually leading the pack. B1G should get the best TV contract because it brings in the viewers.

SEC plus Oklahoma plus Texas in a down year beat Big Ten by 6.

Ohio State-Michigan: 15.893M
Alabama-Auburn: 10.369M

These were the two most watched games of the college football season. The Big Ten had the top game by over 5 million viewers over the SEC.

If anything, imagine how much the "1st choice" will be worth in future years. FOX grabbed it every year for the current contract. In the Big 12, ESPN and FOX alternate it. You don't think ESPN won't want the Big 10 first choice at least half the time now? CBS? How much is that game alone now worth?