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Game Time Problem?

Unread post by MtnMan09 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:26 pm

Does anyone think our TV numbers will take a hit because UNC v. Kentucky is on at the same time? We had pretty impressive viewing numbers last time IIRC.

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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 1:21 pm

We will lose some viewers, but not too many. Average college basketball fan doesn't really watch until march madness. Average college football fan looks forward to the bowl season, and I expect most televisions in bars as well as in homes to be tuned into ESPN all day Saturday.
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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by EastHallApp » Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:28 pm

Believe this same basketball event (CBS Sports Classic or something) was the same day as our bowl last year, though I'm not sure what game was opposite ours.

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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by MtnMan09 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:30 pm

/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote:We will lose some viewers, but not too many. Average college basketball fan doesn't really watch until march madness. Average college football fan looks forward to the bowl season, and I expect most televisions in bars as well as in homes to be tuned into ESPN all day Saturday.

I'm not as sure. UNC v. Kentucky is not an ordinary bball game for the Cheat folks, both those that went there and the Wal-Mart crowd. I think they'll watch but would have watched the APP game if the matchup was Tenn v. Virginia or something else.

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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 1:58 pm

MtnMan09 wrote:
/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote:We will lose some viewers, but not too many. Average college basketball fan doesn't really watch until march madness. Average college football fan looks forward to the bowl season, and I expect most televisions in bars as well as in homes to be tuned into ESPN all day Saturday.

I'm not as sure. UNC v. Kentucky is not an ordinary bball game for the Cheat folks, both those that went there and the Wal-Mart crowd. I think they'll watch but would have watched the APP game if the matchup was Tenn v. Virginia or something else.
Given what I witnessed during basketball season while in school (A lot of UNC fans in the student body). I wonder how many App students who are UNC fans too will watch our football team instead.
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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by EastHallApp » Thu Dec 15, 2016 2:39 pm

I would think the impact of people who are both App and UNC fans choosing to watch the basketball game would be negligible on the ratings. I think the bigger question is, for neutral fans who are just flipping around looking for sports to watch, will they go for the big-name (but ultimately relatively unimportant early-season) basketball game or the bowl game between teams they don't know anything about?

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Unread post by CornCobPipes » Thu Dec 15, 2016 2:46 pm

I like the tarholes in basketball only and will record watch later maybe........I LOVE my Mountaineer football first and foremost and will record but watch every single second live while wishing I was in Montgomery!

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Unread post by Yosef84 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 3:30 pm

I think the only App students who will choose the UNC game over the App Bowl game are those who really don't care for football in general and really prefer basketball. More about the sport than the school.

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Unread post by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:36 pm

CornCobPipes wrote:I like the tarholes in basketball only and will record watch later maybe........I LOVE my Mountaineer football first and foremost and will record but watch every single second live while wishing I was in Montgomery!

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Unread post by WVAPPeer » Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:30 pm

One advantage we have for channel surfers is that our game is on ESPN - we would really have a viewer problem with the Cure on CBSSN ---
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Unread post by appaneer1984 » Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:39 pm

I'll be DVRing both games. May watch UNC game after, WILL watch App game over and over again
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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by EastHallApp » Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:24 pm

The first half of our game will also overlap with the second half of the Las Vegas Bowl (Houston-San Diego State), so I'd guess most neutral fans just looking for a game will watch that one unless it's a blowout.

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Re: Game Time Problem?

Unread post by scatman77 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:31 am

MtnMan09 wrote:Does anyone think our TV numbers will take a hit because UNC v. Kentucky is on at the same time? We had pretty impressive viewing numbers last time IIRC.
Did the tarholes play Saturday? Against kentucky? Wow.... who knew? All I know is the Apps were playing and I had no desire to watch or search for any other team regardless of the sport.

Side note: I did hear that the 'holes were saying "their guy scored 47 points and we only lost by 3."

News flash unc-cheat fans: you still lost.
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