(05-27-2019 01:58 PM)rileylives Wrote: (05-27-2019 01:24 PM)WKUYG Wrote: If someone is paying the conference for these games I would think they would pick the games based on what they think would be highest ratings.
Having 10 games of Two CUSA teams will not win out over a P5 team. That's why I dont believe there's a chance the NFL Network will wait till week 5 to jump into carrying games.
The Western vs UofL game time of 3pm was announced one week before CUSA announced this contract. At that point the NFL Network had to have told CUSA some of the games they wanted.
The last time Western played a Sept home game kicking off at 3:30 (Vandy) you had people passing out in the stands from the heat. You had a SRO crowd leaving before halftime because old people and kids could not take the heat. This was a game that went into OT and lost on a 2 point play.
I can not see Western repeating this and especially not with tickets costing $56 to $76 (if its 85+ degrees it will affect tickets sold) unless TV wanted the game
I mean, I don't disagree that Louisville vs WKU* would be a good game. My point is that the TV station is not going to want to have week-long breaks in between broadcasting CUSA games.
Neutral field
If that's the case starting week 1 and going through 10 would benefit the Network a lot more.
Week 5 is conference play and every network is going to have a better game than CUSA vs CUSA.
When CBSSN has a chance to cover a CUSA game they chose a OOC game till they had no other choice.
Houston at Rice
Indiana at Florida International
Virginia Tech at Old Dominion
NC State at Marshall
Middle Tennessee at Marshall
Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic
Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech
Conference USA Championship
If they wanted to carry all CUSA games they would have but I bet those first 4 games had a 2 to 1 or 3 to 1 higher ratings than the last 5. Including the championship game.
Their main concern is ratings...which are usually low for CUSA football. I believe that's why you had a Western @ Tech game for CBSSN last game. Two years before it's ratings doubled the Western vs S. Miss championship game.
These networks are going to pick a P5 team over CUSA vs CUSA if they have that chance. My pick of Western vs UofL has more to do with UofL being a P5 and a start time of 3pm than it being a good game to show. Dont believe Western and UofL got together and said 3pm in Sept is a great time to start a FB game. Not unless TV was involved