Comments on: Kansas State For BCS Title Would Be a Great Story, But Notre Dame Would Be Better For Bottom Line

By: squawkbox

squawkbox — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:47:07 +0000

I care about the BCS Championship being a close/watchable game. Something that rarely happens.

Agreed.

Our chances are good this year since we’re sure not to have a B1G team in it.

By: Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel

Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:45:24 +0000

As a fan, who cares about the ratings. The teams that win deserve to play for the title. Not the one that will get the most ratings.

Yes, but then again you’re at the Jets/Irish/Ratings Blog

By: AMalz7

AMalz7 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:35:55 +0000

As a fan, who cares about the ratings. The teams that win deserve to play for the title. Not the one that will get the most ratings.

By: José Pippen

José Pippen — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:13:41 +0000

After watching last years Cotton Bowl, gotta say I’m almost as surprised by Kansas St’s upswing as I am by the extended abortion that’s occuring at Arkansas

By: vajayjay redick

vajayjay redick — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:56:33 +0000

Alabama has sketchier ones than this would be and people count them.

Like last year…

/mulligan bowl’d

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:50:00 +0000

Clearly. Put up the 2012 title on the stadium walls if they go 12-0. Just call a jeweler and get one of those crystal footballs made.

Would have no problem if they claimed their own National Championship if they went undefeated. Alabama has sketchier ones than this would be and people count them.

By: Jim Harbaugh Scramble

Jim Harbaugh Scramble — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:43:44 +0000

Not in this post, sheriff. That’s a different post

who reads the posts? I had to stop after the headline. Figured it was an ND puff piece.

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:43:27 +0000

Just call a jeweler and get one of those crystal footballs made.

Devin Smith would probably drop it.

By: scripty

scripty — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:42:43 +0000

Ohio State
I approve. AP #1 after they’re the only undefeated team in the land.

Clearly. Put up the 2012 title on the stadium walls if they go 12-0. Just call a jeweler and get one of those crystal footballs made.

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:38:34 +0000

Ohio State

I approve. AP #1 after they’re the only undefeated team in the land.

By: ATLDan

ATLDan — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:38:22 +0000

tl;dr a completely fucking obvious post.

I’m eagerly awaiting this spring’s “Grizzlies would be a great story, but Lakers would be better for bottom line” headline.

By: Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel

Blue Horseshoe Loves Anacott Steel — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:33:02 +0000

Who was the guy who kept trying to say Mississippi State was a great win because they were #11 at the time?

That would be me.

/Eating Crow

By: starkweather

starkweather — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:31:45 +0000

The ratings thing isn’t entirely dependent on historical interest, though. Public awareness is a dynamic thing and the BCS title game is not going to have “terrible” ratings in any case. It would benefit from Notre Dame, sure, but the network has 3 or 4 weeks to get the “story” of the game out there and there’s no reason they can’t sell Oregon. K State… I’ve got a bad feeling about them finishing undefeated. But there are plenty of places to plug that narrative before the game comes around. The worst thing that could happen for ratings is for the game to be a rematch of two teams that already played a horrible game against each other just a few weeks earlier.

By: HawkEye

HawkEye — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:31:02 +0000

shouldn’t we be more concerned with true #1 v. true #2 and not ratings?

Nope, we need 16 teams in the playoff to have the “most fair” system to select the champion. Also helps that it’d be more dramatic (RAITINGS!!!) and make more money.

By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:29:43 +0000

Who was the guy who kept trying to say Mississippi State was a great win because they were #11 at the time?

Blue Andacot Steel maybe.

By: Mantis Toboggan

Mantis Toboggan — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:29:38 +0000

I care about the BCS Championship being a close/watchable game. Something that rarely happens.

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:29:10 +0000

shouldn’t we be more concerned with true #1 v. true #2 and not ratings?

As Stark mentioned, this post isn’t really concerned with ratings. It is window dressing.

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:29:10 +0000

Ohio State

By: starkweather

starkweather — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:27:48 +0000

shouldn’t we be more concerned with true #1 v. true #2 and not ratings?

Not in this post, sheriff. That’s a different post

By: AllWhoYonder

AllWhoYonder — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:26:25 +0000

Kansas State saw Cotton Bowl ratings drop 15 percent.

to be fair, the Ark v. KSU matchup wasn’t as compelling as LSU v. TAMU the prior year which has to contribute to that drop.