Comments on: NCAA Tournament Final Draws 12.1 Nielsen Rating, Down Nine-Percent From 2011 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/ Sports, Media, Entertainment Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:21:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: BeerManhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627979 BeerMan Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:36:36 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627979

You know those rating systems are flawed. They don’t take into account houses that have more than two television sets and other things of that nature.

I guess I have to take you at your word, No. 2. You have a great day, fellas!

]]> By: José Ovechkinhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627909 José Ovechkin Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:49:51 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627909

You forget about last year’s shit show? 22-19 at halftime or some shit like that. Give me athletic freaks over Hoosiers any day of the week.

Not what I meant by compelling. At least last year I had a rooting interest. This year the game wasn’t close and I’ve never hated 2 championship teams more since MSU played Florida in 2000.

]]> By: Milk Steak To Gohttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627872 Milk Steak To Go Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:53:18 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627872

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll probbaly be liquid most of the day anyways and I’m sure we’ll play some sort of scramble game. Appreciate it.

The course is BYOB. That, with all you can golf, leads to cases, Jack, Jim, and Cuervo in carts at all times.

]]> By: scriptyhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627844 scripty Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:37:05 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627844 You know those rating systems are flawed. They don’t take into account houses that have more than two television sets and other things of that nature.

]]> By: payasohttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627830 payaso Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:29:43 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627830

love the ratings down narrative. zmog! college hoops only beat 5 WS games and 4 NBA finals games and every bowl game but one … but ratings are down year to year!

It’s like rain on your wedding day.

]]> By: squawkboxhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627828 squawkbox Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:28:28 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627828 Combine an early, beautiful spring (global warming and all, you know?) with year-round little-league baseball for my kid and I watched very little basketball this year.

I need to get a TV on the deck or patio.

]]> By: Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawkshttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627826 Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:28:09 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627826 It’s pretty clear that if you like a sport with declining ratings like NCAA hoops, it makes you less of a man.

]]> By: MPhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627821 MP Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:25:01 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627821

love the ratings down narrative. zmog! college hoops only beat 5 WS games and 4 NBA finals games and every bowl game but one … but ratings are down year to year!

/brain melts

]]> By: garmyhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627819 garmy Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:24:40 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627819 Skip Bayless!

]]> By: Hefhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627817 Hef Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:23:48 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627817

love the ratings down narrative. zmog! college hoops only beat 5 WS games and 4 NBA finals games and every bowl game but one … but ratings are down year to year!

So when it’s a sport you actually watch, you don’t care about ratings, but when it’s the 10 other sports that you only see clips of ratings mean something?

]]> By: Clayton Cargillhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627816 Clayton Cargill Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:23:47 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627816 love the ratings down narrative

yes, yes you do.

]]> By: Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawkshttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627814 Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:22:24 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627814

love the ratings down narrative. zmog! college hoops only beat 5 WS games and 4 NBA finals games and every bowl game but one … but ratings are down year to year!

Honest question. How many times have you used the “ratings are down year to year” as an opening to “bury” a sport?

/zomfglmao

]]> By: sportsgal116http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627813 sportsgal116 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:20:55 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627813 I’m so boooooooooored.

]]> By: Jason McIntyrehttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627812 Jason McIntyre Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:18:57 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627812 love the ratings down narrative. zmog! college hoops only beat 5 WS games and 4 NBA finals games and every bowl game but one … but ratings are down year to year!

]]> By: PL StabbinKabinhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627811 PL StabbinKabin Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:17:51 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627811 And yea we just hung out at the cabins, there’s not shit to do down there.

]]> By: PL StabbinKabinhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627810 PL StabbinKabin Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:17:04 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627810

Did you guys bring booze and just hang out at the cabins? I cant imagine there being much to do in Millersburg, Ohio

We went into town about 10 minutes away but pretty much brought all our own booze. Of course we ran out and had to make a put stop. The cabin is a pretty cool set up. Right on the course. Wake up and tee box one is right out your front door. It’s a cool set up. It’s a ridiculous course. We played a scramble and i don’t want to fathom what my score would have been if we didn’t.

]]> By: Jim Harbaugh Scramblehttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627809 Jim Harbaugh Scramble Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:16:22 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627809 Two big name schools and the ratings are down? Is this the end of college basketball?

]]> By: Hefhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627803 Hef Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:11:51 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627803 Whenever people talk about ratings my mind immediately goes to this Onion article:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/im-not-afraid-to-try-popular-new-things,10767/

]]> By: vajayjay redickhttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627801 vajayjay redick Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:11:26 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627801

The NCAA needs to move the Final Four to a Thursday/Saturday format. Hardly anyone but the two teams involved give a shit about the game on a Monday night.

This. And the College football championship needs to move off Mon. Night as well.

]]> By: KC Residenthttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/03/ncaa-tournament-final-draws-12-1-nielsen-rating-down-nine-percent-from-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1627800 KC Resident Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:10:33 +0000 http://thebiglead.com/?p=172500#comment-1627800 Duffy’s turn to write the RATINGS post?

I have noticed that JMac is farming out his typical posts. Yesterday he had CRM writing about athlete girlfriends. I have also noticed considerably fewer posts out of JMac. He must have some new behind the scenes responsibilities at USA TODAY/FSV/THEBIGLEAD.

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