BCS Bowl Game Ratings Are Down Pretty Significantly in 2012 [UPDATE]

All, College Football, Television Jason McIntyre January 5th. 2012, 1:00pm

Are college basketball games and NBA games pulling viewers away from BCS bowl games? Ratings four three of the four BCS games on ESPN have been dreadful. Rose Bowl? Down. Sugar Bowl? Down. Orange Bowl? Way down. What probably stings even more is that three of the four games were competitive games until the final seconds (or went to overtime).

The only BCS bowl game that saw a spike in viewers in 2012 was the Fiesta (Andrew Luck’s overtime thriller against Oklahoma State). And part of the reason is because the 2011 Fiesta Bowl was such an awful matchup. It was the lowest-rated BCS game last year.

[UPDATE: ESPN has notified me that technically, prior to the Orange Bowl, the network was UP year-over-year when you take the average of the 2012 Rose, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls, even though two of the games were lowered-rated than the year prior. When you factor in the Orange Bowl, that is no longer the case.]

Orange Bowl (West Virginia over Clemson, 70-33): 5.3 rating.
In 2011, the Orange Bowl between Stanford and Virginia Tech drew a 7.1.

Sugar Bowl (Michigan over Virgina Tech, 23-20 in OT): 7.0 rating.
In 2011, the Sugar Bowl between Ohio State and Arkansas drew a 9.5.

Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma State over Stanford, 41-38 in OT): 9.7 rating.
In 2011, the Fiesta Bowl between Oklahoma and Connecticut drew a 7.1 rating.

Rose Bowl (Oregon over Wisconsin 45-38): 11.8 rating.
In 2011, the Rose Bowl between TCU and Wisconsin drew an 13.1 rating. The 2010 Rose Bowl between Ohio State and Oregon drew a 13.8.

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133 Responses to “BCS Bowl Game Ratings Are Down Pretty Significantly in 2012 [UPDATE]”

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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:04 PM
The only BCS bowl game that saw a spike in viewers in 2012 was the Fiesta (Andrew Luck’s overtime thriller against Oklahoma State). And part of the reason is because the 2011 Fiesta Bowl was such an awful matchup. It was the lowest-rated BCS game last year.
The other part of the reason is that it was a great matchup which people were looking forward to, probably as much as people are looking forward to the National Championship game.
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Hef Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
35 total bowl games. The ratings are shown for 4. Of those 4 only 3 decreases. Perhaps “significant” might be a reach this early in the conversation?
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
I lost alot of respect for ESPN during this bowl season
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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Also, I bet the Rose Bowl lost viewership because it was on January 2 instead of New Year’s Day.
/Duffy
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Tim Ryan Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:07 PM
35 total bowl games. The ratings are shown for 4. Of those 4 only 3 decreases. Perhaps “significant” might be a reach this early in the conversation?
The Pizza Bowl ratings had to be up this year.
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cracker jack Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
I just found out that the Mets are paying Bobby Bonilla over a mil per year until 2035. LOLMETS
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Badger Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Also, I bet the Rose Bowl lost viewership because it was on January 2 instead of New Year’s Day.
/Duffy
snark aside…that’s actually a pretty valid reason.
I was going to drink the night away after the botched 16 second drive until I remembered vacation was over and I had to go back to work the next day
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cleet Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:09 PM
I just found out that the Mets are paying Bobby Bonilla over a mil per year until 2035.
The LOL is on you, that story is like 2 years old. Don’t drift off the topic of this fascinating RATINGS post.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Sugar Bowl (Michigan over Virgina Tech, 23-20 in OT):
Another name for an gynecologist.
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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:10 PM
snark aside…that’s actually a pretty valid reason.
I was going to drink the night away after the botched 16 second drive until I remembered vacation was over and I had to go back to work the next day
But you still actually watched the game, right?
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ButtersBC Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:10 PM
I just found out that the Mets are paying Bobby Bonilla over a mil per year until 2035. LOLMETS
Pretty smart move based on the time value of money…could have paid him that million 10 years ago when it was worth a lot more or in 2035 when it will be but a blip on their payroll
My only problem with this post is the assumption that people are watching college basketball in large enough numbers to shift TV ratings
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Gaseous Clay Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
That Bonilla story is more like 20 years old, but this ratings shit is fascinating
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Faulkner Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Also, I bet the Rose Bowl lost viewership because it was on January 2 instead of New Year’s Day.
The Rose Bowl should be immutable.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:12 PM
I just found out that the Mets are paying Bobby Bonilla over a mil per year until 2035. LOLMETS
That was well known, but I mentioned this a few weeks ago. He gets 1.2 from the Mets, plus 700,00K a year or so from the Orioles, and 200K a year for some payment from MLB. A cool $2 million a year for a guy who hasn’t played in a decade. Talk about an awesome agent.
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cursedcleveland.com Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Michigan may be back, but their ratings aren’t.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:12 PM
So let’s talk about this. Target brand Metamucil is so vastly inferior to Walmart brand Metamucil. It’s ridiculous.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:12 PM
http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-05-16/mets-will-be-paying-bobby-bonilla-for-next-25-years
$0.5M from O’s till 2015. Here’s a link.
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HawkEye Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
So you saying that ratings for BCS bowls with mediocre teams playing in them are not good? Jarring
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angry Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
This again? Please stop with the posts about how tv ratings mean something.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
The Rose Bowl should be immutable.
The NFL is king.
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cleet Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
My only problem with this post is the assumption that people are watching college basketball in large enough numbers to shift TV ratings
I can understand that point of view if you root for Wisconsin.
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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
My only problem with this post is the assumption that people are watching college basketball in large enough numbers to shift TV ratings
Agreed. It’s a rather half-assed conjecture based on absolutely nothing whatsoever. If JMac were to pull the ratings from NBA and college games that went up against those Bowl games for this year and last year, then he might have something. Unless of course those ratings didn’t match up with his narrative. Then he’d have nothing. Except the modicum of respect some commenters are willing to give him temporarily until he does something that outrages them.
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
So let’s talk about this. Target brand Metamucil is so vastly inferior to Walmart brand Metamucil. It’s ridiculous.
Walmart knows their clientele.
I prefer reduced fat cheez-its to normal cheez its.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Pretty smart move based on the time value of money…could have paid him that million 10 years ago when it was worth a lot more or in 2035 when it will be but a blip on their payroll
Pretty sure that it was like deferring $10M to get $25M. No way an agent restructures without a clear benefit to client = clear benefit to himself.
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KC Resident Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Orange Bowl (West Virginia over Clemson, 70-33): 4.5 rating.
I’m guessing there aren’t a whole lot of cable tv viewers in West Virginia or amongst Clemson fans.
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Badger Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:14 PM
But you still actually watched the game, right?
Right. More a comment on why casual fans may not have watched the game.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Agreed. It’s a rather half-assed conjecture based on absolutely nothing whatsoever.
What about the fact that most games are on ESPN. If they were on network I may have tuned in.
/didn’t watch the few that were on network
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Well, the Orange and Sugar pitted retards against each other and everyone knew that all 4 teams sucked, so that makes sense. The Rose being down is a bit odd as it was always going to be a great game. The Fiesta was huge, though last year’s was so bad that it was always going to be up.
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Are college basketball games and NBA games pulling viewers away from BCS bowl games?
This made me laugh
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:15 PM
I prefer reduced fat cheez-its to normal cheez its.
Same for wheat thins. But really whole grain mini club crackers are awesome. The problem is slicing the cheese small enough.
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cracker jack Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:16 PM
A cool $2 million a year for a guy who hasn’t played in a decade. Talk about an awesome agent.
Thats what you call a sweet pension
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ButtersBC Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:16 PM
I can understand that point of view if you root for Wisconsin.
I quit on them after the Butler game last year (looking like I made the smart move this year) but don’t even Big Monday games draw less than a million? And what games were on that were taking eyes away from the BCS games anyhow?
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:16 PM
I prefer reduced fat cheez-its to normal cheez its.
What are you, some kind of idiot?
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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:16 PM
What about the fact that most games are on ESPN. If they were on network I may have tuned in.
/didn’t watch the few that were on network
I meant that the conjecture was based on nothing written in the post. He just asked the question and didn’t attempt to answer it.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:16 PM
So you’re saying you need Ohio State in a BCS game to bring ratings?
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St. Bear Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Pretty smart move based on the time value of money…could have paid him that million 10 years ago when it was worth a lot more or in 2035 when it will be but a blip on their payroll
A bit of revisionist history, but the available market rates have been so low the past few years, this isn’t as much of a slam dunk as it seemed. If they had invested the money in a guaranteed interest account at the time, they’d be sitting pretty. But having to scrounge up the payments given the current investing environment is tougher than they anticipated.
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cassino Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:17 PM
I blame those NFL assholes for forcing these games to be moved off of New Years Day
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
He just asked the question and didn’t attempt to answer it.
You must be new. Here at TBL with call it the Jason McTibble. The only surprising thing is that it wasn’t asked in the title of the post, and then completely ignored.
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KC Resident Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
WWoS -
Buy yourself a dedicated cheese slicer. It doesn’t even have to be a fancy one like this one.
You can slice cheese as slim as you want.
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
What are you, some kind of idiot?
As someone who always was in the “reduced fat stuff is all inferior to the normal stuff” camp — reduced fat Cheez-Its are better than the normal ones. If you are bringing in the flavored Cheez-Its its a non starter because the flavored ones are all much better.
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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Same for wheat thins. But really whole grain mini club crackers are awesome. The problem is slicing the cheese small enough.
“The bread is half the size of the meat and cheese!”
“Why would you keep folding it?”
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:19 PM
The Pizza Bowl ratings had to be up this year.
my BAC rating was up at the Pizza Bowl this year.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
That turned Bonilla’s original $5.9 million salary to nearly $30 million.
A bit of revisionist history, but the available market rates have been so low the past few years, this isn’t as much of a slam dunk as it seemed.
If you have an investment strategy that has better return than 500%, not counting that you could invest annual returns as you go, please share with the rest of us.
/hands st. bear a 5
//waits for a 20
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
I just can’t dig on the reduced fats. Though, reduced fat Cheez Its are better than normal Cheese Nips.
Last night I got on the wrong bus and ended up at the Highland Park Zoo and had to walk the two miles back home, I stopped at the Shop n Save near my house to get some Cheez Its, I think I earned them.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
the number of bowl games, which are meaningless in the big picture, are the reason why some ratings are down.
i mean, just imagine if the NFL picked the super bowl teams, yet still made other teams play to see who won their divisions in the 30 days between the end of the season and the super bowl.
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ButtersBC Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
A bit of revisionist history, but the available market rates have been so low the past few years, this isn’t as much of a slam dunk as it seemed. If they had invested the money in a guaranteed interest account at the time, they’d be sitting pretty. But having to scrounge up the payments given the current investing environment is tougher than they anticipated.
Interesting, I’ll have to think on this…been awhile since I’ve putzed around with financial planning spreadsheets
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ms621 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
You must be new. Here at TBL with call it the Jason McTibble. The only surprising thing is that it wasn’t asked in the title of the post, and then completely ignored.
Fair enough.
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phillymantis915 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:20 PM
Here’s an idea…put all of the damn bowl games on or around New Years Day and not this spread it out over the week and have the BCS game one week afterwards. No reason that Cotton, Orange and Sugar shouldn’t be on NYD.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:21 PM
I just can’t dig on the reduced fats.
I just think of them as “increased portion” rather than “reduced fat”.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Well, the outback bowl and gator bowl pitted retards against each other
/made more accurate
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cracker jack Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:21 PM
As someone who always was in the “reduced fat stuff is all inferior to the normal stuff” camp — reduced fat Cheez-Its are better than the normal ones. If you are bringing in the flavored Cheez-Its its a non starter because the flavored ones are all much better.
This is all kinds of wrong. Reduced fat cheez its are bland and gross, and the flavored ones are too strong and messy and gross. Regular Cheez-Its, best cracker of all time.
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Rusty Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Talk about an awesome agent.
Eh.
Simmons saying how savvy it was that KG’s agent got him deferred money so he could ride out the lockout was so stupid. Implied KG was too dumb/inept/careless to just, I don’t know, save some of the millions he was making.
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St. Bear Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:22 PM
That turned Bonilla’s original $5.9 million salary to nearly $30 million.
A bit of revisionist history, but the available market rates have been so low the past few years, this isn’t as much of a slam dunk as it seemed.
Well, I was just addressing the time value of money comment by Butters. I didn’t know any of the specifics.
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Last night I got on the wrong bus and ended up at the Highland Park Zoo and had to walk the two miles back home, I stopped at the Shop n Save near my house to get some Cheez Its, I think I earned them.
If you live in Pittsburgh — which I think you do. I would guess you stopped at the Exxon station for your Cheez-Its. They have this slushpuppy\icee drink there called like Gator Juice or something like that and it is the greatest frozen drink ever concocted. It is a nectar of the gods.
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phillymantis915 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
If you have an investment strategy that has better return than 500%, not counting that you could invest annual returns as you go, please share with the rest of us.
Please write a check to either Bernard Madoff or the King of Nigeria. Or hell, I’ll take your $20 and put it on a number on roulette.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
The Rose Bowl should be immutable.
heh. +1.
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
This is all kinds of wrong. Reduced fat cheez its are bland and gross, and the flavored ones are too strong and messy and gross. Regular Cheez-Its, best cracker of all time.
I can get behind the Cheez-It being the greatest cracker of all time
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Last night I got on the wrong bus and ended up at the Highland Park Zoo and had to walk the two miles back home
Not far from my favorite basketball courts, Mellon Park
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:24 PM
If you live in Pittsburgh — which I think you do. I would guess you stopped at the Exxon station for your Cheez-Its. They have this slushpuppy\icee drink there called like Gator Juice or something like that and it is the greatest frozen drink ever concocted. It is a nectar of the gods.
Wow. I was right next to the Exxon next to the Highland Park Bridge and had no idea such a product existed. Big mistake on my part.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:24 PM
hot and spicy cheez-its are the best.
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HawkEye Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
If you are bringing in the flavored Cheez-Its its a non starter because the flavored ones are all much better.
Tabasco Cheez-Its >>>>>>>>>>>>> All others
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cleet Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
but don’t even Big Monday games draw less than a million? And what games were on that were taking eyes away from the BCS games anyhow?
I agree CBB games in no way take awya viewers I just wanted to make a Wisconsin joke. Difficult team to watch and I am an avid CBB fan.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Reduced fat cheez its are bland and gross, and the flavored ones are too strong and messy and gross.
GFY
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:26 PM
I’m with CJ on the flavored Cheez Its. Flavored Triscuits are fucking horrible too. Just too strong.
Not far from my favorite basketball courts, Mellon Park
Where are those? I know there’s the Mellon Park down near Bakery Square but am not sure if that’s what you’re referring to.
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:26 PM
I live about a mile away from Mellon Park. Played in a great summer league there in high school.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:26 PM
If they are too messy, CJ, just eat them out of a bowl of milk, like cereal.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Listen WWoS, a portion of Cheez Its is an entire box split 70/30 between me and the dog, and if it’s a flavored kind, I’m going to die of a heart attack.
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Not far from my favorite basketball courts, Mellon Park
Let me guess; you played great D and shot the lights out from 3
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Rusty Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
If you have an investment strategy that has better return than 500%, not counting that you could invest annual returns as you go, please share with the rest of us.
To go from $5.9 million in year 1 to $35 million 40 years later would only require less than a 5% annual return.
Adjust the numbers accordingly for appropriate years. I’m jumping in late.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Where are those? I know there’s the Mellon Park down near Bakery Square but am not sure if that’s what you’re referring to.
Used to ball with the Pitt women’s team there. It’s right at Fifth/Penn IIRC (if those two roads even intersect…). Might be a blind or deaf school around there too.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Used to ball with the Pitt women’s team there. It’s right at Fifth/Penn IIRC (if those two roads even intersect…). Might be a blind or deaf school around there too.
Yeah those are the ones I’m thinking of. I’m dogsitting for my lady this week a few blocks the other way up Penn (hence getting on the wrong bus last night, goddamn multiple 87 buses). There are deaf children signs but I always figured those were fake.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Let me guess; you played great D and shot the lights out from 3
Nah… I spent more of the game ripping on my crews haircut and games.
Might be a blind or deaf school around there too.
I think this is just not true.
To go from $5.9 million in year 1 to $35 million 40 years later would only require less than a 5% annual return.
But investing the $1 million per year? You are basically trading a 10 year delay in getting started on that 5%, to gain $25M.
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cracker jack Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Listen WWoS, a portion of Cheez Its is an entire box split 70/30 between me and the dog, and if it’s a flavored kind, I’m going to die of a heart attack.
Exactly. I have a handful and feel like I am going to keel over.
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:30 PM
No one cares except the advertisers, Jason.
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KC Resident Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Esiason piled on the third-year player on Wednesday, telling Boston’s 850-AM that, “If you watched Mark Sanchez the last month of the season, he was like a chihuahua standing on Madison Avenue and 36th Street entering the Midtown Tunnel, eyes bigger than you-know-what, and just so shaky.”
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payaso Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
How do these numbers compare to the newly expanded NFL-style FCS playoffs?
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johndewar Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Flavored Triscuits are fucking horrible too. Just too strong.
Bought a box of the Olive Oil and Cracked pepper triscuits to serve with cheese at my house over the holidays. They were pretty good.
The Garden Herb triscuits overwhelm anything you eat with them.
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KC Resident Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Let me guess; you played great D and shot the lights out from 3
Nah… I spent more of the game ripping on my crews haircut and games.
Don’t forget ripping on their gear.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
5.9M * 5% interest for 40 years = 39M
1M at 5%, adding 1M a year for 30 years = 79M
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
*71M
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Listen WWoS, a portion of Cheez Its is an entire box split 70/30 between me and the dog, and if it’s a flavored kind, I’m going to die of a heart attack.
If my wife sees this thread she is going to think you are me.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Bought a box of the Olive Oil and Cracked pepper triscuits to serve with cheese at my house over the holidays. They were pretty good.
Again. Serving of Triscuits = entire box and a block of Cracker Barrel special aged reserve cheddar. Too much flavoring. Those are the most acceptable ones though. Cheese Triscuits? HORRID.
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Also, ESPN3. When you find out how much they made off their pay-per-click and 15 second promo ads, you be sure and let us know.
Until then, stop providing me with information I can fucking Google.
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cleet Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Flavored Triscuits are fucking horrible too. Just too strong.
Sun dried tomato and olive oil is my shit.
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Breesus Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Is there any way Michigan can play in all 4 BCS games?
/TV executive
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Is there any way Michigan can play in all 4 BCS games?
/TV executive
The fuck does this have to do with snacking?
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mmonast Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
This again? Please stop with the posts about how tv ratings mean something.
Of course it does, if these same shitty teams (Michigan, vt, Clemson, wv) were in a playoff system then fan interest would be through the roof
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
The Tabasco Cheez Its are really good. Especially with red pepper hummus.
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Until then, stop providing me with information I can fucking Google.
if you google Iowa and Running Backs what do you get?
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Of course it does, if these same shitty teams (Michigan, vt, Clemson, wv) were in a playoff system then fan interest would be through the roof
Let’s all try to guess how McTibble will spin it when the BCS title game ratings are way down too.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
if you google Iowa and Running Backs what do you get?
a dime bag and herpes
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mmonast Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Might have been mentioned above but the white cheddar cheeze it’s are fucking amazing
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vezina Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
anyone hear larry the cable guy’s radio ad for prilosec, some kind of tailgate party at the sb?
he sounds like he’s 87
/might be ot
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Rusty Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:42 PM
All of these games were on ESPN instead of ABC, iirc.
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
How does you dog eat Triscuits, mole? Doesn’t it have awful gas/the trots after something like that?
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HuskerDawg Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
All of these games were on ESPN instead of ABC, iirc.
Not true. Last year they were on ESPN as well.
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
if you google Iowa and Running Backs what do you get?
a dime bag and herpes
yep, all inside a nice little folder with your transfer papers
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CodenameDuchess Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
I blame ESPN and there focus on the title game only. It’s become and epidemic. College Game Day used to be appointment TV for me. They would talk about every single game, every important player. I used to have a pretty good grasp on everything that was going on in college football across almost every team and every conference BCS and Mid-Major. Every Thursday night there would be a big Mountain West game be it BYU vs Utah or Colorado State vs Air Force, Tirico, Herbie, and EA would do the game. Sure those teams weren’t great but it was entertaining and certainly preferable to watching Friends or Will and Grace on Thursday night. Then College Game Day would prep me for every game that weekend, The ND game on NBC the SEC game on CBS, the Big Ten game on ABC, the ACC or Big East game on ESPN, the Pac-10 Game on Fox Sports and then the late nigh WAC or MWC game on ESPN to close the night. Either way I knew a little something about those teams and when bowl season came around I would end up watching the teams that I ended up enjoying.
Now, they spend 80% of the time pimping the national title game or only talking about teams that may be in the national title game. Back in 1999 I had watched TCU and LaDainian Tomlinson, I saw Brian Urlacher play for New Mexico during a Thursday night ESPN game. Now I don’t know shit about any mid-major player that isn’t on BSU. Hell I don’t know much about any SEC team besides LSU and Alabama.
ESPN has done this by not allowing people to become invested an anything but the biggest deal and it’s not just CFB. Baseball Tonight is 5 minutes of highlights and a 25 minutes breakdown of the Red Sox and Yankees next series, NFL Primetime is 10 minutes of highlights a 30 minute breakdown of the NFC East, 10 minutes of Tebow and 10 minutes of what wrong with Romo, NBA coverage is 80% Heat/Lakers 10% Knicks/Celtics and 10% the rest of the league. You cannot force feed the public Turkey and expect them to give a shit about the rest of the buffet.
Fuck ESPN
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Might have been mentioned above but the white cheddar cheeze it’s are fucking amazing
This.
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mmonast Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Let’s all try to guess how McTibble will spin it when the BCS title game ratings are way down too.
College football fans don’t give a shit about ratings?
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Rusty Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Not true. Last year they were on ESPN as well.
Wiki lied to me, then, Husker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Whew! just finished writing my 2,000 sentences:
I will never bet on Klimpsun again.
I will never bet on Klimpsun again.
I will never bet on Klimpsun again.
I will never bet on Klimpsun again.
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
I agree with the sentiment above regarding flavored triscuits. WAY too overpowering. Especially if you want to serve them with dips or cheeses or meat.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Wiki lied to me, then, Husker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl
It’s 2012 bro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
How does you dog eat Triscuits, mole? Doesn’t it have awful gas/the trots after something like that?
Dog doesn’t get the Triscuits. Only Cheez Its or Wheat Thins.
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spencer096 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
/pees on this post
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Rusty Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:52 PM
It’s 2012 bro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl
Depends.
/digs in
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
I had a Fudge Stripe cookie last weekend and it blew my mind. I forgot how delicious those are.
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SouvenirCity Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
The Wheat Thins BIG crackers are awesome. I like ‘em big.
/no coop
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Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Depends.
/digs in
JPQ doesn’t comment here anymore
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
They used to have the SunDried Tomato Wheat Thins and those were the cats pajamas.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Rye Triscuits. Discuss.
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
I really like wheat thins, especially covered in extra sharp wisconsin cheddar cheese, but the reduced fat triscuits are healthier.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
I am a low sodium Wheat Thins/Ritz guy…fuck salt.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
The best cheese for crackers though is port wine cheese.
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
I am a low sodium Wheat Thins/Ritz guy…fuck salt.
I assume you get your taste of salty flavor from all the cock you’re sucking then? Love it or leave it, bro.
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spencer096 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
wheat thins are the tits.
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Nada Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Orange Bowl (West Virginia over Clemson, 70-33): 4.5 rating.
In 2011, the Orange Bowl between Stanford and Virginia Tech drew a 7.1.
So many people are saying they won’t watch the BCS title rematch because defense = dull. But a game that saw a 70-point explosion on one side didn’t get watched either. I have stopped trying to understand.
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WWoS Stayed At a Holiday Inn Express Last Night Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
/pees on this post
/dries the post
//puts sandwich on post
///hands to spencer
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KingGrizz Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The TLC Kashi crackers and Trader Joes multigrain crackers are A level crackers.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
I assume you get your taste of salty flavor from all the cock you’re sucking then? Love it or leave it, bro.
Wouldn’t know…but it sounds like you do.
/3rd grade comeback
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Cowboy Mike's Red Hot Ricochet Barbecue Sauce Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:02 PM
/3rd grade comeback
I would have a comeback, but I have to get my cum back from your mom’s face first.
/doesn’t really work in written words
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Babar 2.0 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:02 PM
So many people are saying they won’t watch the BCS title rematch because defense = dull. But a game that saw a 70-point explosion on one side didn’t get watched either. I have stopped trying to understand.
The Baylor/Washington game was competitive though. This game was over before the 2nd half kicked off (including my ill-advised Under bet).
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PurdueMatt Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:02 PM
Aren’t these going to fluctuate up or down depending on the ssize of the team’s fanbases? I don’t see a trend.
Would a playoff fix this?
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sportsgal116 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Spencer, can you please get in here and rinse off all the cum with your pee? thanks.
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vezina Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:06 PM
how are we to judge who’s NC if bama wins? because they won the game called the national championship? point diff?
dog ate a bunhc of grass this morning then barfed it up. foamy white/green and of course tried to lick it up
/stupid dog!
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phillymantis915 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:10 PM
The TLC Kashi crackers and Trader Joes multigrain crackers are A level crackers
Winner
/TJ’s hummus is the shit as well
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arkbadger Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Tabasco Cheez-Its >>>>>>>>>>>>> All others
Tobasco cheez-it’s with french onion dip. game over.
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spencer096 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Spencer, can you please get in here and rinse off all the cum with your pee? thanks.
ive been drinking mountain dew since you posted that so im ready to roll.
/unzips
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spencer096 Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:45 PM
[UPDATE: ESPN has notified me that technically, prior to the Orange Bowl, the network was UP year-over-year when you take the average of the 2012 Rose, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls, even though two of the games were lowered-rated than the year prior. When you factor in the Orange Bowl, that is no longer the case treated this post like r.kelly treated a teenager.]
fixed.
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vajayjay redick Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 3:36 PM
TCU and LaDainian Tomlinson, I saw Brian Urlacher play for New Mexico during a Thursday night ESPN game.
Blame the Mountain West and their regional TV contract. MWC games arent on ESPN. Boise had way fewer ESPN games this year than when they were in the WAC.
Also the Rose Bowl may have been down a little because of the date switch, ya know, since it’s never been on January 2. I’m sure people were confused as hell.
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fanaticsportsandcards Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Can’t say I’m surprised at the ratings…Only game that really matters is LSU – Alabama….unless your team is playing in one of the other bowl games.
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oskie Says:
January 5th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
shocker! gator bowl had osu and florida and was higher than a year prior that had miss st and michigan. alabama vs msu was in the cap one bowl last year and was higher than nebraska vs south carolina. and florida vs penn state from last year was higher than michigan st vs georgia. hmmmm, what could this mean?