I glanced. Their methodology is lacking
Weighted average, with more weight given to this past year. So it has recency bias.
Doesn't account for the day/time slot.
Doesn't account for the network. So it ignores the biggest aspect of tv viewership, the national access.
Doesn't account for the massive difference between regular season numbers and the post season numbers when setting their baseline average.
Doesn't account for opponent (OOC vs Conference).
Doesn't account for how viewership data changed this past season (now it is Nielsen + Big Data from streaming).
And I'm not just blindly criticizing. My big data project is almost done. I've got 11 years of data for every single FBS game (over 8,000 games). So I know the details that they are discussing and the details of what they are leaving out. Their analysis is too simplistic given all the factors involved with college football tv viewership.
Edit: Yes this is the same project that I've referenced in the past, but I added significantly to the data and added in the 2025 season. The final data cleanup should be done within a week and then I just need to visualize the data for others to be able to consume.
** Edited by HokieAl at 3/13/2026, 3:20:23 PM
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This is an interesting pod cast on
-- Big12 guy
Mar 13, 2026 at 02:33 PM ET
Big12 guy
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03/13/26 02:33 PM ET
I glanced. Their methodology is lacking
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-- HokieAl
Mar 13, 2026 at 03:13 PM ET
HokieAl
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03/13/26 03:13 PM ET
Statistics versus details
-- 1947Sunbowl
Mar 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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03/18/26 12:29 PM ET
I'm not trying to sell it, but their conclusions are interesting. **
-- Big12 guy
Mar 13, 2026 at 03:25 PM ET
Big12 guy
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03/13/26 03:25 PM ET