Comments on: Orange Bowl ratings no bonanza for FOX

By: huh?

huh? — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:15:00 +0000

How do these add up?

- The 6.1 rating was the lowest ever for a BCS bowl, falling far behind the previous record low of 7.6 for the 2007 Orange Bowl between Louisville and Wake Forest.

- Counting last year's Orange Bowl, which pitted Tech vs. Kansas, which drew a 7.4 rating, the Hokies have now been involved in two of the seven lowest-rated games in the 45 BCS bowls held since 1998

How was 7.6 the previous record low if just last year the Orange Bowl drew a 7.4? Wouldn't that mean VT has been in the two lowest-rated BCS bowls ever (as opposed to two of the seven lowest)?

Can someone clarify? Randy?

By: mike r.

mike r. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:40:06 +0000

Why would the big east lose its bcs bid? They are 3-1 since the split in bcs games. Its hard to argue the fact they don't deserve their bid. The acc has only one bcs win the last ten years. If anybody is in danger of losing there bid it would be the acc. The ratings sucked because the game didnt get the hype as much as other games did.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:41:25 +0000

Doesn't Pitt have 9 National Championships? More than Florida, Penn State, Texas, etc... At least VT has a "Reserved for National Championship" trophy case. Know your history and know that the Big East has the best television markets of ALL the conferences. (BCS and non-BCS)

By: Okie Hokie

Okie Hokie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:25:54 +0000

"Who cares about TV Ratings - It's all about M-O-N-E-Y anyhow!" Agree it's all about the money, but without the TV ratings, you don't get the money! That's why got FOX's poor coverage - BCS went for money vs quality: "Let's see, instead of letting the network who covered CFB all year all over the country broadcast our most important games, we'll give the contract to a company who broadcast ZERO college games." Guarantee none of ESPN/ABC commentators would have stumbled over recalling Bud Foster's last name like Eddie George did: "Bud, Bud, Bud, uh...(look down at the sheet), uh...Foster". BTW, they stink at NASCAR too (minimizing the race screen on last laps to show screens of the driver's wife and his crew chief - who cares?)

By: Bill Lipscomb

Bill Lipscomb — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:15:51 +0000

Fox coverage of All the BCS games was atrocious and have heard this and read this everywhere. No wonder by the time the Orange Bowl arrived viewers were tuning out on their coverage. As die hare college football fans my wife and I watched pretty much all the bowl games but even as a Hokie fan we were very disappointed in Fox and their whole OB presentation. Seemed like they were doing football for the first time ever. ESPN is not the greatest but compared to Fox they were much more entertaining. Go Hokies in 09!!!

By: Golfman2

Golfman2 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:41:10 +0000

I agree with Bob, Utah took it to Alabama and they were ranked #1 for several weeks this season. Come on Obama and push the playoff agenda.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:40:29 +0000

Who cares about TV Ratings - It's all about M-O-N-E-Y anyhow!

GO HOKIES!

PS: My thoughts are that the #1 Team for 2008 National Championship should have been UTAH!

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:11:31 +0000

Although VT's offense did a decent job in the Orange Bowl, for the most part VT's offense has been very painful to watch this season and only the most hardcore purists could get excited about the prospect of a defensive struggle. Given the likely expectation of a low-scoring game involving two non-glamor teams, it's not surprising that viewer interest was low.

By: J.G.

J.G. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:08:12 +0000

I hope all of the BCS games eventually rate at 0.0; maybe at that point, we will have a national playoff system.

By: W&MHokieFan

W&MHokieFan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:09:37 +0000

Per the conversation about Big East teams and football tradition, the University of Pittsburgh has an excellent football tradition and a couple of national championships. True, the last of them came back in 1976 with Tony Dorsett and Hugh Green, but that's not exactly ancient history, is it?

FWIW, the BCS is more likely to expand than contract to fend off anti-trust complaints and creation of a playoff system by the NCAA.