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The lack of knowledge on publicly available information is pretty mind-boggling. Miami -even at 7-5 thus getting less good networks and timeslots - was still a top 25 to top 30 draw. For those who can’t do math, the entire Big Ten and SEC are 34 teams (for now). Obviously, there are teams in the top 25 that are not in those conferences but you get the general extraction point.Of course it does. However, what percentage of the college football viewing market in SFL does the University of Miami provide? Hopefully it's enough to satisfy B1G desires.
Markets matter, but it’s more about the national overall audience, especially for somebody like Fox who sells more of their inventory that way. It’s also about what matchups would result and what rivalries are continued, reestablished, or possibly initiated.
A 24/7 poll of 1600 recruits in 2023 - meaning players that weren’t even born the last time Miami was pretty much relevant- still had Miami ranked as a top 10 brand.
The things some people worry about in this entire conversation are pretty pointless. Miami brand value is so strong that even after 20 years of sucking and having a basically 500 record, the school still draws, despite being among the smallest alumni and student bases in CFB Div 1. Don’t let empty seats because of mediocrity and ****** schedules get you confused about national brand appeal and TV ratings upside.
All the networks know what happens to ratings when Miami is good or plays a name brand and they know the floor is still better than 80% of college football even Miami sucks.
That’s not being a homer that’s just ******* facts.
My fear is not based on any of that kind of crap - to the degree that it exists it is around that I am not a big believer in Miami’s ability to get out of their way at times until proven differently, or an unforeseen wildcard - even though my strong view remains that we will be playing USC sometime in the not too distant future - and it won’t be an out of conference game or only because of a playoff matchup or god forbid meeting in the whogivesa**** bowl.
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