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Miami V.S. Bama 3:30 kickoff

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gacaneaddict said:
Why would you think Miami was going to be prime time? We are borderline top 25 whereas Clemson vs. UGA should be a top 5 matchup.
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Because “primetime television” is all about one thing - ratings.

Miami and Bama both dwarf Clemson and Georgia when it comes to brand/recognition. Clemson will be taking a step back and Georgia has never won a **** thing.

Miami and Bama would draw more all day everyday. Poor choice by abc but who cares.. let’s make little Nickys start to the season living ****!!!
 
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Hoyacane1620 said:
ACC Opening Weekend Schedule


Thursday, Sept. 2
USF at NC State

Friday, Sept. 3

North Carolina at Virginia Tech

Old Dominion at Wake Forest

Saturday, Sept. 4

Miami vs. Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.), 3:30 p.m., ABC

Clemson vs. Georgia (Duke’s Mayo Classic, Charlotte, N.C.), 7:30 p.m., ABC

Colgate at Boston College

Duke at Charlotte

Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech

UMass at Pitt

Syracuse at Ohio

William & Mary at Virginia

Sunday, Sept. 5

Notre Dame at Florida State, 7:30 p.m., ABC

Monday, Sept. 6

Louisville vs. Ole Miss (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta), 8 p.m., ESPN
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Based off that the ACC should be like 9-4 to start the season (and 1 game is H2H)
 
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Canes Legacy said:
Not surprised. Why would the execs want to risk a blowout as a primetime game on opening weekend? Clemson-UGA is the smart choice by them.
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This. Too risky for ABC. Last 2 primetime games we got blown out last year. (Clemson and UNC) Literally the game was over by halftime. They want to believe that we would keep it a game because the UM and Bama brands are huge...but thats a tough choice to make.
 
b caned said:
Because “primetime television” is all about one thing - ratings.

Miami and Bama both dwarf Clemson and Georgia when it comes to brand/recognition. Clemson will be taking a step back and Georgia has never won a **** thing.

Miami and Bama would draw more all day everyday. Poor choice by abc but who cares.. let’s make little Nickys start to the season living ****!!!
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Your weed guy must be balling!
 
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b caned said:
Because “primetime television” is all about one thing - ratings.

Miami and Bama both dwarf Clemson and Georgia when it comes to brand/recognition. Clemson will be taking a step back and Georgia has never won a **** thing.

Miami and Bama would draw more all day everyday. Poor choice by abc but who cares.. let’s make little Nickys start to the season living ****!!!
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b caned said:
Because “primetime television” is all about one thing - ratings.

Miami and Bama both dwarf Clemson and Georgia when it comes to brand/recognition. Clemson will be taking a step back and Georgia has never won a **** thing.

Miami and Bama would draw more all day everyday. Poor choice by abc but who cares.. let’s make little Nickys start to the season living ****!!!
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By taking a step back you mean winning the ACC and playoff contention? I'd sign up for that step back.
 
Jassid82 said:
This. Too risky for ABC. Last 2 primetime games we got blown out last year. (Clemson and UNC) Literally the game was over by halftime. They want to believe that we would keep it a game because the UM and Bama brands are huge...but thats a tough choice to make.
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Miami v UNC was an afternoon game
 
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Gooner#44 said:
LMAO!!!!!!! He got my man so high he stuck in 2000 bro
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HAHAHAHAHHA.

And just so my guy doesn't think I'm only a sarcastic **** (which I am), let's just take a peek at some of the numbers.

The Miami-gator game in 2019, which was literally the only football game occurring on the planet that week--remember, it was "Week 0"--had a 3.4 rating. That wasn't even close to the highest rated game of the season. So, sure, Alabama turns more TVs on than the gator, but the week 0 game when everyone has waited 8 months for football and there's not a singular other game on barely moved the needle.

For comparison's sake, the very next week, the 7:30 ABC game drew a 4.0 rating (Oregon vs Auburn), which was more than our game, and that was at the same time as the 8:00 ESPN game (ND vs Louisville) was drawing a 3.3 rating, which was almost as much as our game.

Miami is still a nice draw, for sure. But let's take our heads out of the sand, please. The Clemson game last year, where both teams were ranked in the Top 10, only drew a 2.6 rating. It was the 4th highest rated game of just that week. We're never, ever, ever, ever getting a primetime spot over 2 marquee programs at this point. 3:30 is just fine. And you know what will draw more viewers for Miami going forward? Winning that 3:30 game.
 
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