FSU and Bama lead nation in TV ratings in 2014

Analyzing 2014 College Football Television Ratings

"Also, in the twenty-five most-watched football games this season (not counting bowls), SEC teams participated twenty three times, Big Ten teams participated eleven times, ACC teams participated eleven times, while Big 12 and Pac 12 teams were only represented one time each as were Army, Navy, and Notre Dame."

"The TexAgs data suggests the following average ratings (I believe I have replicated this correctly).

1. SEC = 4.52 Mil
2. 2.  B10 =2.69 Mil,
3. 3. ACC=2.64 Mil,
4. 4. P 12 = 2.23 Mil,
5. 5.  B12 = 2.01 Mil

The adjusted data suggests the following ratings:
1.  SEC = 2.58 Mil, 
2.  B10 = 1.62 Mil,  
3.  B12 = 1.57 Mil,  
4.  ACC = 1.41 Mil, 
5.  P12 = 1.34 Mil

Finally in the original data there are twelve SEC teams in the Top 25, seven Big Ten teams, three Pac 12 teams, two ACC teams, and one independent team.  In the adjusted ratings there are ten SEC teams, five Big Ten teams, five Big 12 teams, three Pac 12 teams, one ACC team and one independent. "

All of my data is available at my webpage (see the bottom of my page for the links )  and any errors in calculating the number of games each team had rated are my own.  Here is the revised Top 25.
(Assumes no viewers for non-rated games)
Team                           # of average Viewers  Conference      # of rated games

1. Alabama                               6.02                 SEC                 11/13 = 84.6%
2. Florida State                        5.73                 ACC                12/13 = 92.3%
3. Notre Dame                         4.20                 IND                 12/12 = 100%
4. Auburn                                  3.89                 SEC                 9/12 = 75%
5. Ohio State                            3.81                 B10                 10/13 = 76.9%
6. Mississippi                          3.35                 SEC                 10/12 = 83.3%
7. Mississippi State                3.04                 SEC                 8/12 = 66.7%
8. Michigan State                   2.71                 B10                 8/12 = 66.7%
9. Georgia                                 2.62                 SEC                 7/12 = 58.3%
10. LSU                                        2.62                 SEC                 8/12 = 66.7%
11. Texas A&M                          2.56                 SEC                 8/12 = 66.7%
12. Michigan                              2.52                 B10                 8/12 = 66.7%
13. Oregon                                  2.31                 P12                  10/13 = 76.9%
14. Missouri                               2.28                 SEC                 8/13 = 61.5%
15. Oklahoma                            2.17                 B12                 11/12 = 91.7%
16. Southern California           2.11                 P12                  10/12 = 83.3%
17. Wisconsin                            2.08                 B10                 10/13 = 76.9%
18. UCLA                                     2.07                 P12                  10/12 = 83.3%
19. Nebraska                               2.01                 B10                 8/12 = 66.7%
20. Baylor                                     1.97                 B12                 11/12 = 91.7%
21. Arkansas                               1.94                 SEC                 8/12 = 66.7%
22. Florida                                    1.93                 SEC                 5/11 = 45.5%
23. TCU                                         1.80                 B12                 10/12 = 83.3%
24. West Virginia                       1.73                 B12                 9/12 = 75%
25. Ks State and Texas (tie)     1.72                 B12                 10/12 = 83.3%

 Avg Ratings according to rated Data                   Avg TV Ratings “adjusted” 

1. SEC = 4.52 M                                                       1.  SEC = 2.58 M
2. B10 =2.69 M                                                         2.  B10 = 1.62 M
3. ACC = 2.64 M                                                      3.  B12 = 1.57 M
4. P12 = 2.23 M                                                        4.  ACC = 1.41 M
5. B12 = 2.01 M                                                        5.  P12 = 1.34 M

NBC to move Notre Dame football game to cable for first time

"Only Alabama and Florida State drew higher television ratings for their combined games than the Fighting Irish last season."

http://texags.com/s/15550/infographic-2014-college-football-tv-ratings

NC State Bball dorms

Interesting, FSU just finished one of these for football, NC State doing one for basketball.

80% of revenue is in football........this is the ACC folks.


http://www.scout.com/college/north-carolina-state/forums/2515-packpride-sports/13992650-new-basketball-dorms-this-should-really-help-recruiting

"The 62-bed facility, to be named Case Commons Residence Hall, will be inhabited by athletes and other students. Since 1996, NCAA rules have specified that residence halls have to be occupied by at least 51 percent non-athletes. The change represented an attempt to do away with special perks in athletic dorms that were not available to other students."

Sure ESPN will be all over this #SECPNbias

When will the ACC wake up and see these facts, the negative coverage FSU gets at ESEPN and realize, our own network is tearing ACC football down?







Mike Rosenberg ‏@RosenbergMerc 12h12 hours ago

College football's top 25 for most player arrests, broken down by conference. One stands out: pic.twitter.com/1k1iSRLv6Z

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Mike Rosenberg ‏@RosenbergMerc 11h11 hours ago

In fact, about one-third of the top 40 college football teams with the most arrests are from the SEC: pic.twitter.com/80q3GjdD29

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FSU lands internationally known physicist for major post at Mag Lab

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/08/19/fsu-lands-internationally-known-physicist-major-post-mag-lab/32002355/


Florida State University has hired internationally renowned physicist and National Academy of Science member Laura Greene as the the new chief scientist for the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
The significant hire concludes what FSU describes as a decade-long search for a position critical to the advancement of magnetic field research.
“We are delighted to welcome Laura to the MagLab,” said Greg Boebinger, director of the MagLab. “This is a very exciting hire of a highly regarded condensed matter experimentalist who will bring new perspectives and new visibility to the scientific achievements of the MagLab and its user program.”
Greene brings more than 20 years of scientific expertise and teaching experience to the world’s largest and highest powered magnet lab. Her physics research is centered on studies of strongly correlated electron systems and she is known internationally for her discoveries, including those involving Andreev bound states in unconventional superconductors.
“Florida State University is committed to recruiting the highest caliber of research faculty members," said Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander. “Laura is the university’s most recent example — a National Academy Member with a prestigious career that includes several of the world’s most respected scientific institutions.”
Greene’s more than 400 invited talks and nearly 200 publications have earned her Fellowships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Physical Society. She is the winner of the E. O. Lawrence Award for Materials Research from the Department of Energy.
She is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Members are elected to the academy in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The academy membership is one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.
Greene previously served as a Swanlund and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also the associate director for the Center for Emergent Superconductivity, a consortium of researchers from Brookhaven National Lab, Argonne National Lab and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who advance the understanding and control of materials, mechanisms and critical currents of superconductors.
Greene received her undergraduate degree at Ohio State University and completed her master’s and doctoral degrees at Cornell. She started her professional career at Bell Labs and contributed to a number of discoveries that were key to an early understanding of the intrinsic properties of high-temperature superconductivity.
As the chief scientist, Greene will partner with MagLab leadership on the development and articulation of the lab’s scientific vision to advance all seven user facilities located at Florida State, University of Florida and Los Alamos National Laboratory. She will also oversee the lab’s interdisciplinary Science Council, an internal advisory group that explores emerging scientific opportunities for the lab.
“I have so much respect for the quality of research taking place at the MagLab across scientific disciplines,” Greene said. “The organization is known around the world as the premier location for high magnetic field research and for a remarkable commitment to educating the community about how high magnetic field research is relevant to their lives.”
In addition to her role as chief scientist, Greene also will hold a faculty position in the FSU Department of Physics where her work in materials science will contribute to a burgeoning research infrastructure based around the broadly defined areas of energy and materials.

Athletic Facilties Update

http://www.urbantallahassee.com/index.php/theforum/viewtopic.php?p=33142#p33142

The Democrat has a new article about improvements being made to the stadium. Most of it is known information, but I did see a few things I hadn't heard of before.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports ... /31457107/

- FSU is looking to install a large, state-of-the-art scoreboard in the north end zone.
- At the conclusion of the 2015 football season, the demolition of south end zone stands and construction of the main structure of the Champions Club will continue.
- Repair of the east and west stands, which began this summer, will ramp up after the 2015 season as well. The work will include removing the bleachers, sandblasting, addressing rust issues, painting the lower and top decks and replacing the bleachers.
- The vision [for the future] features a modernized Doak Campbell Stadium. The Moore Athletic Center would be a multifaceted football headquarters. A new facility would be designated for Olympic sports and also house a volleyball arena. The basketball training center would be expanded. These are the the long-term goals FSU entertains for academic space and for facilities in other sports, with women’s lacrosse potentially being added as the athletic department’s newest team.

Most surprising to me is that they are already looking to replace the north end zone scoreboard. The current scoreboard was installed in 2008.


http://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/jerry-re-new-scoreboard.31836/
Sorry, I didn't see this thread until this evening (Sunday). I was at the Chamber Conference in Destin hustling the club seat project all weekend. Before I answer your questions, let me report to you that there are a lot of great things happening in our city that involve FSU, FAMU, TCC our Economic Development Council and the Chamber. Exciting times.

Now about the scoreboards, let me warn you, this is what we are planning and as you'll see in my answer it can still change based upon a lot of factors not the least of which are engineering studies and budgets

As a poster said earlier, I have grown leery of posting on this board until the project is in stone. The engineering study could alter the budget or the timeline and affect what we do and when. If the project should get changed, but at the risk of being called a bafoon or liar again, I will share with you what we know as of today.

Yes, we have plans to replace the scoreboard in the North Endzone and probably the board in the South too. The North could be 2016. The sourth willl be 2017 at best. The North is envisioned to be larger than that at the south.

Now for what could change it. The structural engineers have some work still to do. On the North side we want to be sure we have a plan for that space right below the board. It would be great if we could use that space for additional offices which athletics needs at some point down the road and want to engineer for it before we put the board up.. It would be more attractive than the banners and serve an important function too. The engineers have some work to do over the next few weeks to confirm that the existing structure is sufficient to support the new board and to look into any support changes needed to prepare for the construction of offices underneath it down the road.

The North board right now is about 160 wide with about 80 feet of video. The board we're exploring would be all digital so the video image could cover the whole 160 foot width oe could show the video on a smaller image with stats or digital ads. A digital board 160 feet wide would be a huge improvement to the stadium experience.

We're also studying audio in the stadium which eminates from that speaker cluster in between the banners.

Jamie mentioned that a new board would be able to provide updated scores which is what the tech guys have told me too. What the video nerds tell me is all those updated scores come on a subscription service feed from a central location and our board -- which is like 9 years old -- isn't capable of handling it. The new board would be. That technology is constantly changing -- like your apple phone -- and becomes obsolete (like our existing board) very quickly..What was true last year may no longer be this year.

The south endzone may also be receiving a new board -- not before 2017 -- but there's more structural questions to be resolved before we know what that board will be. The engineers have calculated weight for the existing board and a larger board in that endzone but also have to calculate wind load as that board becomes a sail in the wind above the building. The contractor can build whatever the engineering report requires but there's an optimum size financially and architecturally and we don't need to spend Booster member money if we have already built a bigger board in the North.

We will build the support structure for the south board when building the Champions Club in 2016 but logistically we can't have the board being installed above the Champions Club while the workers are working below.

All of this is subject to change so this is my report as I know it today. Please be kind to me and Jamie if the plans should change.

2016 is going to be crazy. We'll be working on the South Endzone Champions Club starting in mid November 2015, sandblasting and painting the rest of the stadium (top and bottom), and installing the north endzone scoreboard all before Sept. 2016.

Excuse the following gratuitous solicitation... The scoreboard and enhancements to Doak are being funded by revenue generated by our members annual donation to Seminole Boosters and from revenue generated by the Champions Club. No athletic facility can be funded by the university or the state. So, if you like this project, and want to help us build it, please consider joining the Boosters (www.SeminoleBoosters.com), increasing your 2015 Booster contribution or by purchasing club seats (www.FSUClubSeats.com),

45 Jerry Kutz, Today at 12:25 AM 

nolemanb said: ↑

From what I understand, the club seat section seats can be removed with a maximum capacity of just over 6,000 seats.

Click to expand...

The club seats we are planning to use are attached to rails and not bolted to the stadium pan so they could possibly be moved or removed. This innovative design is being used in the San Francisco 49ers stadium and creates versatility you don't find in older stadium designs.

There are many applications. One that I am intrigued by and will be surveying our club seat buyers about is a table that the club seat buyer could purchase in lieu of a seat that can be placed either in between their club seats, or on either side of their seats, that would make their group of seats a little more private and have some utility. If their needs changed, and they wanted more seats, they'd be able to convert the table to another seat. The tables could be the same width as a club seat (but priced less) which would make it very easy to convert later. You could also go the other way and change out an existing club seat for a table.

83 Jerry Kutz, Yesterday at 11:22 AM 


You are correct.
While some SEC teams have increased stadium capacity the trend in college and pro sports is to convert bleacher seats to wider chair back seats with ample legroom which happens to reduces capacity and to trade out low demand areas for high yield premium club seats and suites.

I just came back from a conference with 1300 of the top stadium Officials and the mantra was retention and yield and 365 day activation of your investment.
Having said all that, we believe that end zone space under the board would be great for multi-purpose.suites with a view of field and office space inside that space. The ROI would be good and much more usable by our student-athletes year round than more end zone bleachers six days per year.

The space between the roof and the bottom of the scoreboard is ample for that suite space and offices but we have structural engineers verifying so we can build it when ready.

This is our current thinking and subject to change.

 

73 Jerry Kutz, Monday at 8:01 PM 

Arrest Nation has recorded 347 arrests/citations/charges in 2015

How can FSU be where it is on the list, but get so much of the negative coverage it gets?

Multiple SEC teams ahead of FSU.....why does FSU get such a disparate amount of negative coverage?

Amazing how money affects college football.  It hurts FSU to not be in a powerful conference. 


Arrest Nation has recorded 347 arrests/citations/charges in 2015


"
Here is a closer look at the statistics for 2015:
Arrests/Citations/Charges by Month (Recorded by Arrest Nation)
January 2015 – 63 Arrests/Citations/Charges
February 2015 – 32 Arrests/Citations/Charges
March 2015 – 54 Arrests/Citations/Charges
April 2015 – 55 Arrests/Citations/Charges
May 2015 – 55 Arrests/Citations/Charges
June 2015 – 22 Arrests/Citations/Charges
July 2015 – 57 Arrests/Citations/Charges
August 2015 – 9 Arrests/Citations/Charges
Sports Categories
1. College Football – 115 Arrests/Citations/Charges
2. Former – 89 Arrests/Citations/Charges
3. Pro Football – 36 Arrests/Citations/Charges
4. College Basketball – 35 Arrests/Citations/Charges
5. Soccer – 15 Arrests/Citations/Charges
6. Pro Basketball – 13 Arrests/Citations/Charges
7. Coach – 8 Arrests/Citations/Charges
8. College Baseball – 6 Arrests/Citations/Charges
9. College Lacrosse – 5 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T10. Boxing – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. College Wrestling – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Mixed Martial Arts – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Pro Hockey – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T11. College Hockey – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Minor League Baseball – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Pro Baseball – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T12. Athletic Department – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. College Golf – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. College Soccer – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. College Track and Field – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. TV Personalities – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T13. Agent – 1 Arrest/Citation/Charge
. College Swimming & Diving – 1 Arrest/Citation/Charge
. Front Office – 1 Arrest/Citation/Charge
. Radio Personalities – 1 Arrest/Citation/Charge
. Tennis – 1 Arrest/Citation/Charge
Teams/Schools
1. University of Florida – 9 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T2. University of Arkansas – 6 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. West Virginia University – 6 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T3. Louisiana State University (LSU) – 5 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Alabama – 5 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Iowa – 5 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Western Kentucky University – 5 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T4. Indianapolis Colts – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Indiana University – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Iowa State University – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Mississippi State University – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Green Bay Packers – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Colorado – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) – 4 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T5. Atlanta Hawks – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Baltimore Ravens – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Clemson University – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Georgia Southern University – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Lehigh University – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Michigan State University – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. New Orleans Saints – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Solano Community College – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Nebraska – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of North Carolina – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Tennessee – 3 Arrests/Citations/Charges
T6. Allan Hancock College – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Arizona State University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Bowling Green State University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Bradley University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Charlotte Hornets – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Cincinnati Reds – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Chicago Bears – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Denver Nuggets – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Florida State University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. New York Jets – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Northern Illinois University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Oklahoma State University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Penn State University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Perth Glory FC – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Phoenix Suns – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Saginaw Valley State University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. San Francisco 49ers – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Syracuse University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Temple University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Texas Tech University – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Arizona – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Central Florida – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Delaware – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Massachusetts – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Montana – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Pittsburgh – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. University of Southern Mississippi – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges
. Virginia Tech – 2 Arrests/Citations/Charges"

Stats of the Day

Funny thing about these stats, the same day ESPN puts these out, it is running an article about why the ACC has the worst rep........because you say it over and over.

Why has the ACC gone with a network that is actively taking it down?


David Hale ‏@DavidHaleESPN 1h1 hour ago

Non-con true road games vs. P5/AQ, last 10 yrs:

SEC - 59 games (.492 win%)

ACC - 92 (.435)
P12 - 61 (.426)

B1G - 65 (.415)
B12 - 45 (.378)

 

 

David Hale ‏@DavidHaleESPN 1h1 hour ago

How have conf reps developed though? Win % when include neutral fields/bowls:

SEC - .596

P12 - .491

B12 - .469

ACC - .435

B1G - .378