(08-14-2018 08:59 PM)Hallcity Wrote: I think you need a remedial course in civics if you think electoral votes are allocated simply according to population. Each state gets two extra electoral votes, one for each Senator, which gives an advantage to states with smaller populations, which the B1G and SEC have a lot of. You’re also conveniently overlooking the fact that the ACC has a school in Indiana which has a strong following in Chicago. You’re also heavily football scentric. The SEC’s engagement is in football. There are far more basketball games broadcast. In any case, if the report that the ACC has already signed contracts with many cable operators are accurate, the ACC must not be having problems selling its network.
As though that really changes the math. Without the US Senate:
SEC: TX 36 + AR 4 + LA 6 + MS 4 + AL 7 + GA 14 + SC 7 + FL 27 + KY 6 + MO 8 = 119
B1G: MN 8 + IA 4 + WI 8 + IL 18 + IN 9 + OH 16 + MI 14 + PA 18 + NJ 12 + MD 8 = 115
Pac12: CA 53 + WA 10 + OR 5 + UT 4 + AZ 9 + CO 7 = 88
ACC: FL 27 + SC 7 + GA 14 + NC 13 + VA 11 + PA 18 + NY 27 + MA 9 = 126
From ACC+3 to ACC+7. A net difference of 4 which given the number sizes is a low single digit percentage error.
I'm overlooking ND because in football they have their own contract with NBC and it's pretty well established that football is, depending upon which source you agree with, around 3/4 to 4/5 of the TV revenue. Let's toss in Indiana for ***** and giggles:
SEC: TX 36 + AR 4 + LA 6 + MS 4 + AL 7 + GA 14 + SC 7 + FL 27 + KY 6 + MO 8 = 119
B1G: MN 8 + IA 4 + WI 8 + IL 18 + IN 9 + OH 16 + MI 14 + PA 18 + NJ 12 + MD 8 = 115
Pac12: CA 53 + WA 10 + OR 5 + UT 4 + AZ 9 + CO 7 = 88
ACC: FL 27 + SC 7 + GA 14 + NC 13 + VA 11 + PA 18 + NY 27 + MA 9 + IN 9 = 135
Net +3 to Net +16. About a 10% difference. By no means a grand slam or a game changer.
Yes there are more basketball games broadcast. But they have WAY lower ratings. There's so many basketball games that an individual game doesn't have much meaning in the context of the season. In football there are so few games that ALL OF THEM matter a great deal to the season.
Random week of the CFB season last year:
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-...s/#2017wk6
12 games with a 1.0 or better rating.
Random week of the CBB season had just 2 games with a 1.0 or better:
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/02/...t-of-home/
And the National Championship game between Villanova and Michigan drew less than half the rating of any CFP game:
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/04/...-michigan/