http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2018/...gures.html

1. AAC with 6 games that aired on ABC full national or reverse mirror.
2. 8 games on ESPN.
3. Bulk of games were either on ESPNU (17) or CBS Sports (13).
4. Navy numbers are low due to a separation of their home games under a separate contract. As I recall, when AAC gets new media deal this will no longer be the case.

(12-04-2018 09:37 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2018/...gures.html

1. AAC with 6 games that aired on ABC full national or reverse mirror.
2. 8 games on ESPN.
3. Bulk of games were either on ESPNU (17) or CBS Sports (13).
4. Navy numbers are low due to a separation of their home games under a separate contract. As I recall, when AAC gets new media deal this will no longer be the case.

Cincinnati didn't get much love this year. Only 1 on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

(12-04-2018 12:43 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-04-2018 09:37 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2018/...gures.html

1. AAC with 6 games that aired on ABC full national or reverse mirror.
2. 8 games on ESPN.
3. Bulk of games were either on ESPNU (17) or CBS Sports (13).
4. Navy numbers are low due to a separation of their home games under a separate contract. As I recall, when AAC gets new media deal this will no longer be the case.

UC was bad last year and the home schedule was mediocre this year. Several of those broadcasts were slotted prior to the start of the season. We did have a game on ESPN (UCLA) but it did not count in Matt's analysis because the Bearcats were on the road.
Cincinnati didn't get much love this year. Only 1 on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

I suspect that next year we'll have less action on CBS Sports and ESPN U on the heels of this past season and a better home schedule.

(12-04-2018 12:43 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-04-2018 09:37 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2018/...gures.html

1. AAC with 6 games that aired on ABC full national or reverse mirror.
2. 8 games on ESPN.
3. Bulk of games were either on ESPNU (17) or CBS Sports (13).
4. Navy numbers are low due to a separation of their home games under a separate contract. As I recall, when AAC gets new media deal this will no longer be the case.

Cincinnati didn't get much love this year. Only 1 on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

ESPN for the UCLA.
UC opened at UCLA but that was part of PAC12 contract. These numbers are for conferences controlled games.

(12-04-2018 12:43 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-04-2018 09:37 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2018/...gures.html

1. AAC with 6 games that aired on ABC full national or reverse mirror.
2. 8 games on ESPN.
3. Bulk of games were either on ESPNU (17) or CBS Sports (13).
4. Navy numbers are low due to a separation of their home games under a separate contract. As I recall, when AAC gets new media deal this will no longer be the case.

Cincinnati didn't get much love this year. Only 1 on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

Let's look at Cincinnati's schedule for games that were controlled by the AAC, and see how it compared to non-AAC controlled games:

Ohio at Cincinnati - ESPNU
Ohio's only other Saturday games were on ESPN+ or ESPN3, except the game vs Virginia which was played in Nashville due to Hurricane Florence and was on ESPN2

USF at Cincinnati - ESPNU
USF at Illinois - Big Ten Network

Temple vs Cincinnati - ESPNU
Temple at Maryland - Big Ten Network
Temple at Boston College - ESPNU

SMU at Cincinnati - CBS Sports
SMU at Michigan - Big Ten Network
SMU at North Texas - Stadium

Tulane at Cincinnati - ESPNU
Tulane at Ohio State - Big Ten Network
Tulane at UAB - Facebook

Navy at Cincinnati - ESPNU
Navy at Air Force - CBS Sports
Navy at Hawai'i - CBS Sports
Navy at Army is on CBS this week

UConn vs Cincinnati - CBS Sports
UConn at Boise - ESPNU
UConn at Syracuse - ESPN News

ECU at Cincinnati - CBS Sports
ECU at Virginia Tech - ACC Network
ECU at NC State - ACC Network

UCF vs Cincinnati - ABC
All of UCF's other games were controlled by the AAC

Overall, I'd say that the AAC's contract gave Cincinnati better exposure than another conference's TV contract would have.

(12-04-2018 02:32 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(12-04-2018 12:43 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(12-04-2018 09:37 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://mattsarzsports.blogspot.com/2018/...gures.html

1. AAC with 6 games that aired on ABC full national or reverse mirror.
2. 8 games on ESPN.
3. Bulk of games were either on ESPNU (17) or CBS Sports (13).
4. Navy numbers are low due to a separation of their home games under a separate contract. As I recall, when AAC gets new media deal this will no longer be the case.

Cincinnati didn't get much love this year. Only 1 on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

Let's look at Cincinnati's schedule for games that were controlled by the AAC, and see how it compared to non-AAC controlled games:

Ohio at Cincinnati - ESPNU
Ohio's only other Saturday games were on ESPN+ or ESPN3, except the game vs Virginia which was played in Nashville due to Hurricane Florence and was on ESPN2

USF at Cincinnati - ESPNU
USF at Illinois - Big Ten Network

Temple vs Cincinnati - ESPNU
Temple at Maryland - Big Ten Network
Temple at Boston College - ESPNU

SMU at Cincinnati - CBS Sports
SMU at Michigan - Big Ten Network
SMU at North Texas - Stadium

Tulane at Cincinnati - ESPNU
Tulane at Ohio State - Big Ten Network
Tulane at UAB - Facebook

Navy at Cincinnati - ESPNU
Navy at Air Force - CBS Sports
Navy at Hawai'i - CBS Sports
Navy at Army is on CBS this week

UConn vs Cincinnati - CBS Sports
UConn at Boise - ESPNU
UConn at Syracuse - ESPN News

ECU at Cincinnati - CBS Sports
ECU at Virginia Tech - ACC Network
ECU at NC State - ACC Network

UCF vs Cincinnati - ABC
All of UCF's other games were controlled by the AAC

Overall, I'd say that the AAC's contract gave Cincinnati better exposure than another conference's TV contract would have.

Exposure was pretty good. By comparison

Big Ten
Rutgers- 10 games on BTN, one on FOX
Illinois- 9 games on BTN, 3 on FS1
Minnesota- 7 games on BTN, 3 on FS1 and 2 on ESPN 2

Big Twelve
Baylor- 8 games on FS1, one on ABC and one on ESPN
Kansas- 4 on FSN, 4 on FS1, one on ESPN 2, one on ESPN
7 schools with only 9-10 games broadcasted on television.

Looks like those figures also don't include the nationally broadcast CCG which drew an impressive 2.1, about 3.3 million viewers (mostly impressive because it was competing directly with the SEC)