Bowl Game TV Ratings Are Out.......

[HogDawg]

The TV Ratings are out for the bowl games:

Independence Bowl - LA Tech vs Miami - 2.37 million viewers. A +31% increase from previous year

New Orleans Bowl - UAB vs App State - 963K viewers. A -30% DECREASE from previous year


https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/col...ll-tv-ratings/

[champion110]

Just shows how much the Indy Bowl needs us, but can't admit it.

[DFWDawg]

The game was on at Saltgrass Steakhouse in Irving, TX. I had family in town for the holidays and it was already on when we got there. Had to take a picture for posterity.

[Brad]

That evening after the game, my family and I went to eat at Maddox Steakhouse in Brigham City (in the heart of Utah State country). I was wearing a Tech shirt and had about half a dozen people stop me to talk about the game.

Travel Tip: If you are ever in northern Utah or southern Idaho, Maddox Steakhouse is a must-do. It is not too far from Promontory Point.

[olddog75]

Just shows how much the Indy Bowl needs us, but can't admit it.

The question is what would the ratings be if we played a sunbelt team in the Indy Bowl. App. State was the reason most folks watched the NO Bowl.

[HogDawg]

It shows you how much exposure Amik missed by not playing. The good news is, he wasn't missed and we did okay without him. Two and a half million viewers is as a lot.

Here's a run down of LA Tech's bowl viewership the last 6 years. Please note that the Bulldogs have played in front of almost 11 million TV viewers in its' last 6 bowl games (actual number is 10.871 million TV viewers for 6 bowl games).


LA Tech vs Illinois drew 2.30 million viewers for the Heart of Dallas Bowl back on Dec 26th, 2014. The rating was 1.5.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings-archived/3/


LA Tech vs Ark St in 2015 (Dec 19th) New Orleans Bowl drew 1.45M viewers (much more than this year's game between Appy St and UAB, which only drew 963K) and a .09 rating.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings-archived/2/


LA Tech vs Navy in 2016 (Dec 23rd) drew 2.341M viewers for the Armed Forces Bowl game in Ft Worth.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings-archived/



LA Tech vs SMU in 2017 (Dec 20th) drew 1.250M viewers for the Frisco Bowl, which was a 57% increase over the previous year.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/01/college-football-bowl-ratings-increase/


LA Tech vs Hawaii in 2018 (Dec 22nd) drew 1.16 million viewers for the Hawaii Bowl, which had an unusual 10:30 PM EST start time.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/12/college-football-bowl-ratings-decline-saturday/


LA Tech vs Miami in 2019 (Dec 26th) drew 2.37 million viewers, which was a 31% increase over the previous year

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/col...ll-tv-ratings/

[Dwayne From Minden]

It shows you how much exposure Amik missed by not playing. The good news is, he wasn't missed and we did okay without him. Two and a half million viewers is as a lot.

I thought about Amik's not playing and reasons given - for hopefully a 5th round draft choice

Then I watched Lynn Bowen for UK play on New Year's eve and how he drove his stock through the roof and probably secured himself a late first round pick or early 2nd round pick by leaving it all on the field in the Wildcats bowl game - he will not be drafted as a qb but that kid can play and is a playmaker

[HogDawg]

I thought about Amik's not playing and reasons given - for hopefully a 5th round draft choice

Then I watched Lynn Bowen for UK play on New Year's eve and how he drove his stock through the roof and probably secured himself a late first round pick or early 2nd round pick by leaving it all on the field in the Wildcats bowl game - he will not be drafted as a qb but that kid can play and is a playmaker

This is EXACTLY the point I kept emphasizing to the naysayers (Johnnylightnin, Dowty, DallasDog, etc....) before our Indy bowl game. If you are trying to increase your value for the draft, why in the world would you avoid the team's biggest stage? It just makes good business sense to go thru with the live interview.

[PawDawg]

(Indy Bowl's $2.2M payout vs NO Bowl's 825K payout)

You do realize we don't get the same payout for the Indy as two desired P5s (SEC and ACC) would have received right?

Also, we are lucky to get enough money to break even when 7 teams from C-USA are bowling. The money is pooled and paid out according to each team's expenses first.

[HogDawg]

You do realize we don't get the same payout for the Indy as two desired P5s (SEC and ACC) would have received right?

Also, we are lucky to get enough money to break even when 7 teams from C-USA are bowling. The money is pooled and paid out according to each team's expenses first.

I think everybody here knows that. Each conference likely has a different payout structure too, but we don't need to get into those weeds either. So, while your comment is factually correct, it just doesn't matter to the overall conversation, unless we want to start a separate thread discussing how each bowl pays its participating teams and maybe measure them against each other.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I thought about Amik's not playing and reasons given - for hopefully a 5th round draft choice

Then I watched Lynn Bowen for UK play on New Year's eve and how he drove his stock through the roof and probably secured himself a late first round pick or early 2nd round pick by leaving it all on the field in the Wildcats bowl game - he will not be drafted as a qb but that kid can play and is a playmaker

That's exactly right. I hated it for Amik and hope he doesn't or didn't get scammed.

[DocMarvin362]

I thought about Amik's not playing and reasons given - for hopefully a 5th round draft choice

Then I watched Lynn Bowen for UK play on New Year's eve and how he drove his stock through the roof and probably secured himself a late first round pick or early 2nd round pick by leaving it all on the field in the Wildcats bowl game - he will not be drafted as a qb but that kid can play and is a playmaker

True, the KY QB made some money last week bring able to run through a Bud Foster defense, but you can't compare a QB that touches the ball every offensive play and rushes 30 times, to a DB that if plays right won't have a ball thrown in his direction.

[Dwayne From Minden]

True, the KY QB made some money last week bring able to run through a Bud Foster defense, but you can't compare a QB that touches the ball every offensive play and rushes 30 times, to a DB that if plays right won't have a ball thrown in his direction.

He is not slated to be a qb at the next level -

There is some correlation - Amik will have to be more than just a DB at the next level if he wants to claim a roster spot - he could of played special teams during the bowl - out coaches could of highlighted him

The KY QB had a lot more to lose than Amik, and yet he was willing to take the risk

Amik - not so much

[HogDawg]

He is not slated to be a qb at the next level -

There is some correlation - Amik will have to be more than just a DB at the next level if he wants to claim a roster spot - he could of played special teams during the bowl - out coaches could of highlighted him

The KY QB had a lot more to lose than Amik, and yet he was willing to take the risk

Amik - not so much

Yep.

[THEarmada]

Perk of playing a P5. Miami’s national brand definitely didn’t hurt.