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The NBC contract renewal should be interesting. They set a record low ratings in 2019, bounced back with a huge year in 2020 and then dipped almost 50% last year. There’s no doubt when they’re good the nation cares but just like most schools who’s fanbase isn’t made up of mostly alumni, when they’re not really good, nobody cares. Brian Kelly was huge for them. They were a 7 win program for the twenty years before he got there. I’m curious if Freeman can keep them in contention.They singlehandedly own one of the votes for the cfp or anything else that happens with it. They also sell more road or neutral game tickets than anyone, much less their TV ratings. We can hate them with a passion all we want, but until all that changes their independence and level of power at the big boy table isn't going anywhere.