***2024-25 CFB Playoff/Bowl (Dec. 17-Jan. 20) Games Thread***

[Die4Cy]

Our most viewed games this year:

6.9 million CCG
6.8 million Pop Tarts Bowl
2.28 Iowa
2.01 k state
1.91 Utah
1.24 TT
1.22 WV
1.20 Baylor

Safe to say it was the most “watched” season in Iowa State history? On top of that, we were often going up against the biggest game of the day

UGA Bama, Ohio State Oregon, UGA Texas, A&M Texas, ect.

ISU needs to sustain some success. The fact of it is that they are slowly building their brand and viewership at a time when the powers that be want to pull the ladder up behind the brands they already have. We'll never be Alabama, but there's plenty of room to grow if we can keep winning.

Those over the air channel games are still the bread and butter of viewership, even as we all become more accustomed to streaming and hunting down the games we watch wherever they are.

 

[BCClone]

ISU needs to sustain some success. The fact of it is that they are slowly building their brand and viewership at a time when the powers that be want to pull the ladder up behind the brands they already have. We'll never be Alabama, but there's plenty of room to grow if we can keep winning.

Those over the air channel games are still the bread and butter of viewership, even as we all become more accustomed to streaming and hunting down the games we watch wherever they are.

Playing CU and BYU next year should help the numbers.

 

[CloniesForLife]

6.8 million for the Pop Tarts bowl. Peaked at 8.7 million.

Bowl games don't matter huh?

 

[cloneclone]

It's too bad Michigan stinks. Bama should be getting run right now

 

[CloniesForLife]

For anyone denying bowls still matter.

One of the highest visibility opportunities of the year.

Turns out end of season games for trophies for mean something. I absolutely despise the bowl games don't matter narrative. If bowl games don't matter then a huge chunk of regular season games don't either

 

[JUKEBOX]

If we use 850k average for the regular season with the 6 regular season games listed in the second post, that would mean the other 6 were under 100k average.

Missing games:
* North Dakota (FS1, 315k)
* Arkansas State (ESPN+, ?)
* Houston (FS1, 372k)
* UCF (FS1, 526k)
* Kansas (FS1, 720k)
* Cinci (Fox, 1M)

So I'm guessing the ESPN+ one is really low. Maybe like 100k?

If we assume Arkansas State at 100k, the regular season average was 1.07M/game this year which I think is higher than usual (which probably makes sense because we were good and had a lot of games on network television this season).

Anyway, the bowl game completely annihilates many of the regular season games for viewership.

 

[Die4Cy]

We watch because it's about to be over for 9 months.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

It's too bad Michigan stinks. Bama should be getting run right now

This bama team is comically inept today. I don’t know if it’s coaching or effort but bama on its way to be the next OU.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

How is Milroe considered a first round draft pick? He's been downright terrible against the second string of a 7-5 team.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

How is Milroe considered a first round draft pick? He's been downright terrible against the second string of a 7-5 team.

Bama QB syndrome. They all get drafted and are all extremely mediocre/bad. Same for OSU QB’s. Gotta be hard going to the NFL and have your WR be worse then they were in college

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Love when announcers heap praise on a QB like Milroe for getting a bachelors and Masters in 4 years. That just means bamas degrees aren’t worth **** or he got hand waves through.

 

[FinalFourCy]

ISU needs to sustain some success. The fact of it is that they are slowly building their brand and viewership at a time when the powers that be want to pull the ladder up behind the brands they already have. We'll never be Alabama, but there's plenty of room to grow if we can keep winning.

Those over the air channel games are still the bread and butter of viewership, even as we all become more accustomed to streaming and hunting down the games we watch wherever they are.

All true.

In that regard, a lot of programs that have improved their brand did so by winning with fun offenses (high scoring). I certainly didn’t mind winning in a high scoring game rather than some of the rock fights we had in similar moments

 

[jdoggivjc]

Let me guess what they’re saying in SECland today… “Bama would have shown up to play if it were a playoff game, and would have kicked that team’s ass… wait - what Tennessee game are you even talking about?”

 

[FinalFourCy]

Bama QB syndrome. They all get drafted and are all extremely mediocre/bad. Same for OSU QB’s. Gotta be hard going to the NFL and have your WR be worse then they were in college

Not just WRs. OL, defense etc. Nearly always playing with a lead with the better roster

 

[Daserop]

Love when announcers heap praise on a QB like Milroe for getting a bachelors and Masters in 4 years. That just means bamas degrees aren’t worth **** or he got hand waves through.

It's "business management"

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Bama QB syndrome. They all get drafted and are all extremely mediocre/bad. Same for OSU QB’s. Gotta be hard going to the NFL and have your WR be worse then they were in college

It isn’t necessarily their WRs, OL, etc are worse. It’s that your opponents are way better.

Bama/OSU’s very best opponents (UGa, Michigan, etc.) may have 10-15 NFL starters (being generous). Well every team you play in the NFL will have 22 NFL-caliber starters.

 

[12191987]

No way the announcer just said “The SEC hasn’t been overwhelming this bowl season”, right?

 

[Gonzo]

Michigan taking a page out of KF's game management, not even trying for a first down, kind of hope they lose.

 

[12191987]

Missing the sack on that last Alabama drive was a big deal.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Leaving the wide side of the field completely open on that punt return is a choice.