All things FSU: January 2025

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

# School 5 Year Average
1 Michigan 110,235
2 Penn State 106,750
3 Ohio State 102,108
4 Texas A&M 100,156
5 Alabama 100,091
6 LSU 99,561
7 Texas 97,565
8 Tennessee 93,936
9 Georgia 92,760
10 Nebraska 87,599
11 Auburn 85,924
12 Florida 85,791
13 Oklahoma 83,073
14 Clemson 80,557
15 Notre Dame 76,108
16 Wisconsin 75,328
17 South Carolina 74,988
18 Michigan State 69,959
19 Iowa 67,775
20 Washington 66,220
21 Florida State* 65,390
22 Arkansas 62,914
23 Virginia Tech 61,137
24 USC 60,316
25 BYU 59,058
26 Iowa State 58,847
27 Ole Miss 57,337
28 Kentucky 57,155
29 NC State 56,137
30 Purdue 55,370
31 Texas Tech 54,643
32 Mississippi State 54,402
33 Oklahoma State 53,999
34 Oregon 53,384
35 Missouri 53,367
36 West Virginia 52,892
37 Miami (FL) 52,535
38 Utah 49,833
39 Kansas State 49,609
40 North Carolina 48,019
41 Colorado 47,579
42 Louisville 47,415
43 Arizona State 47,262
44 Pittsburgh 46,653
45 UCLA 46,075
46 Minnesota 44,743
47 Indiana 44,126
48 Baylor 44,087
49 TCU 43,834
50 Virginia 42,796
51 UCF 42,758
52 Rutgers 42,504
53 Arizona 42,279
54 Illinois 40,166
55 California 39,992
56 Georgia Tech 39,223
57 Syracuse 37,308
58 Maryland 36,345
59 Cincinnati 36,030
60 Boston College 35,734
61 ECU 35,373
62 Fresno State 35,095
63 Stanford 34,746

HOW BIG IS YOURS? 🤔
Avg. Football Attendance, through 17 Nov

Lots of interesting nuggets in the latest attendance data, especially for teams having unexpected seasons!

Here's the update, including yesterday: ⤵️
Which surprises stand out?

...besides my fav retro logo? 😜 pic.twitter.com/32Dx4gNpdD
— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) November 17, 2024

ACCCG TV ratings 2009-24

ACCCG ratings 2009-24

Lifted from the main board, I assume they are accurate:

2024: 6m, 4th out of 4 P4 Conferences
2023: 7.03m, 5th out of 5
2022: 3.47m, 5th of 5
2021: 2.66m, 6th (also behind AAC CCG)
2020: no CCGs
2019: 3.97m, 5th out of 5
2018: 4.2m 4th out of 5, .2m ahead of the Pac CCG

This is from sports media watch: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2019/12...c-clemson/

2019 4.0m
2018 4.2m
2017 5.4m
2016 5.3m
2015 7.9m
2014 10.1m
2013 5.7m
2012 2.0m
2011 2.8m
2010 3.0m
2009 2.5m

Most Wins - Last 50, 25 Years & ACC the last 10 years

Most Wins - Last 50 Years
(1975-2024)

481- Ohio State
465- Oklahoma
462- Alabama
459- Georgia
445- Michigan
441- Penn State
439- Nebraska
436- Florida State
435- BYU
434- Clemson
419- Florida
417- Texas
414- Miami
405- USC
401- LSU
— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) January 28, 2025

https://csnbbs.com/thread-1004687.html

Winning % for all 17 ACC teams over the last 10 seasons:

85.0 Clemson
61.6 Miami
60.3 NC State
58.4 SMU
57.3 Florida St
56.7 Pitt
55.9 Louisville
53.5 UNC
52.4 Virginia Tech
50.8 Wake Forest
50.0 Duke
50.0 Stanford
47.0 California
46.3 Boston College
45.5 Syracuse
43.0 Georgia Tech
42.5 Virginia

Over the last decade, these are the ACC teams that won 10 or more games during the season including bowls:

Clemson: 9 times
FSU: 4
SMU: 3
Miami: 2
Syracuse: 2
Stanford: 2
Louisville: 1
Wake: 1
Va Tech: 1
UNC: 1
Pitt: 1

Sunday, January 26, 2025

National Title CFB TV Ratings

Elite article by ACC FOOTBALL RX and National Title Games, 1985-2023 ratings

Here are the TV ratings for all college football national championship games from January 1986 to January 2023:

SEASON	DATE	BOWL	GAME		NET	RATING	Vwrs(M)
2022-23	Mon, 1/9/23	CFP	UGA	TCU	ESPN	8.7	17.223
2021-22	Mon, 1/10/22	CFP	UGA	Ala	ESPN	12.1	22.563
2020-21	Mon, 1/11/21	CFP	Ala	OSU	ESPN	10.3	18.653
2019-20	Mon, 1/13/20	CFP	LSU	Clem	ESPN	14.3	25.588
2018-19	Mon, 1/7/19	CFP	Clem	Ala	ESPN	13.8	25.28
2017-18	Mon, 1/8/18	CFP	Ala	UGA	ESPN	15.6	28.443
2016-17	Mon, 1/9/17	CFP	Clem	Ala	ESPN	14.2	25.266
2015-16	Mon, 1/11/16	CFP	Ala	Clem	ESPN	15.0	26.182
2014-15	Mon, 1/12/15	CFP	OSU	Ore	ESPN	18.6	34.148
SEASON	DATE	BOWL	GAME		NET	RATING	Vwrs(M)
2013-14	Mon., 1/6/14	BCS	FSU	Aub	ESPN	14.8	26.205
2012-13	Mon., 1/7/13	BCS	Ala	ND	ESPN	15.1	26.38
2011-12	Mon., 1/9/12	BCS	Ala	LSU	ESPN	14.0	24.214
2010-11	Mon., 1/10/11	BCS	Aub	Ore	ESPN	15.3	27.316
2009-10	Thu., 1/7/10	BCS	Ala	Tex	ABC	17.2	30.776
2008-09	Thu., 1/8/10	BCS	Fla	OU	FOX	15.8	26.767
2009-10	Thu., 1/7/10	BCS	ALA 37	TEX 21	ABC	17.2	30.776
2008-09	Thu., 1/8/09	BCS	UF 24	OK 14	FOX	15.8	26.767
2007-08	Tue., 1/7/08	BCS	LSU 38	OSU 24	FOX	14.4	23.069
2006-07	Mon., 1/8/07	BCS	UF 41	OSU 14	FOX	17.4	28.795
SEASON	DATE	BOWL	GAME		NET	RATING	Vwrs(M)
2005-06	Wed., 1/4/06	Rose	TEX 41	USC 38	ABC	21.7	35.630
2004-05	Tue., 1/4/05	Orange	USC 55	OK 19	ABC	13.7	21.419
2003-04	Sun., 1/4/04	Sugar	LSU 21	OK 14	ABC	14.8	23.937
	Thu., 1/1/04	Rose	USC 28	MICH 14	ABC	14.3	23.871
2002-03	Fri., 1/3/03	Fiesta	OSU 31	MIA 24	ABC	17.2	29.104
2001-02	Thu., 1/3/02	Rose	MIA 37	NEB 14	ABC	13.8	21.559
2000-01	Wed., 1/3/01	Orange	OK 13	FSU 2	ABC	17.8	27.240
1999-00	Tue., 1/4/00	Sugar	FSU 46	VT 29	ABC	17.5	26.962
1998-99	Mon., 1/4/99	Fiesta	TEN 23	FSU 16	ABC	17.2	26.112
SEASON	DATE	BOWL	GAME		NET	RATING	Vwrs(M)
1997-98	Fri., 1/2/98	Orange	NEB 42	TEN 17	CBS	13.3	n/a
	Thu., 1/1/98	Rose	MICH 21	WSU 16	ABC	17.6	n/a
1996-97	Thu., 1/2/97	Sugar	UF 52	FSU 20	ABC	17.9	n/a
1995-96	Tue., 1/2/96	Fiesta	NEB 62	UF 24	CBS	18.8	n/a
1994-95	Sun., 1/1/95	Orange	NEB 24	MIA 17	NBC	11.4	n/a
1993-94	Sat., 1/1/94	Orange	FSU 18	NEB 16	NBC	17.8	n/a
1992-93	Fri., 1/1/93	Sugar	ALA 34	MIA 13	ABC	18.2	n/a
1991-92	Wed., 1/1/92	Rose	WSH 34	MICH 14	ABC	15.4	n/a
		Orange	MIA 22	NEB 0	NBC	11.0	n/a
1990-91	Tue., 1/1/91	Orange	COL 10	ND 9	NBC	18.3	n/a
		Citrus	GT 45	NEB 21	ABC	9.7	n/a
1989-90	Mon., 1/1/90	Sugar	MIA 33	ALA 25	ABC	7.4	n/a
1988-89	Mon., 1/2/89	Fiesta	ND 34	WVU 21	NBC	17.0	n/a
1987-88	Fri., 1/1/88	Orange	MIA 20	OK 14	NBC	20.8	n/a
1986-87	Mon., 1/2/87	Fiesta	PSU 14	MIA 10	NBC	24.9	n/a
1985-86	Wed., 1/1/86	Orange	OK 25	PSU 10	NBC	21.3	n/a

Most wins in a single bowl game WITHOUT a loss

Most wins in a single bowl game WITHOUT a loss 📈 pic.twitter.com/ZWbYfWlb4q
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) January 24, 2025

All Time AP Top 25 Streaks

https://t.co/2uX0jUQHZY pic.twitter.com/OZ5fcHm5IH
— Big Ten information. College football fan (@Genetics56) January 21, 2025

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Snow at Doak & FSU 1/22/2025

Good morning from Florida State University! ❄ pic.twitter.com/505NhViZHK
— Florida State University (@FloridaState) January 22, 2025

Drone tour from Tallahassee! via @tropicalupdate pic.twitter.com/XFmHNaZlwQ
— Warchant.com (@Warchant) January 22, 2025

Sunday, January 19, 2025

What the top 75 college sports programs are worth

In aggregate, the SEC is worth roughly $13.3 billion, an average of about $832 million per school; followed by the Big Ten at about $13.2 billion, an average of roughly $734 million per school; the ACC at roughly $10 billion, or about $558 million per school; and the Big 12, at roughly $6.7 billion, or about $420 million per school.

College Athletics Valuations 2024

Rank	Program	Valuation	Revenue	Conference	City	Public/Private
1.	Ohio State University	$1.32B	$280M	Big Ten	Columbus, OH	public
2.	University of Texas at Austin	$1.28B	$271M	SEC	Austin, TX	public
3.	Texas A&M University	$1.26B	$279M	SEC	College Station, TX	public
4.	University of Michigan	$1.06B	$230M	Big Ten	Ann Arbor, MI	public
5.	University of Alabama	$978M	$200M	SEC	Tuscaloosa, AL	public
6.	University of Notre Dame	$969M	$224M	ACC	Notre Dame, IN	private
7.	University of Georgia	$950M	$210M	SEC	Athens, GA	public
8.	University of Nebraska	$943M	$205M	Big Ten	Lincoln, NE	public
9.	University of Tennessee	$940M	$202M	SEC	Knoxville, TN	public
10.	University of Oklahoma	$928M	$199M	SEC	Norman, OK	public
11.	Penn State University	$924M	$202M	Big Ten	University Park, PA	public
12.	University of Southern California	$923M	$212M	Big Ten	Los Angeles, CA	private
13.	Louisiana State University	$916M	$200M	SEC	Baton Rouge, LA	public
14.	University of Florida	$865M	$189M	SEC	Gainesville, FL	public
15.	University of Wisconsin	$838M	$198M	Big Ten	Madison, WI	public
16.	Clemson University	$800M	$196M	ACC	Clemson, SC	public
17.	University of Oregon	$780M	$151M	Big Ten	Eugene, OR	public
18.	University of Arkansas	$776M	$167M	SEC	Fayetteville, AR	public
19.	University of Kentucky	$775M	$174M	SEC	Lexington, KY	public
20.	Auburn University	$772M	$195M	SEC	Auburn, AL	public
21.	University of Iowa	$747M	$167M	Big Ten	Iowa City, IA	public
22.	Michigan State University	$740M	$171M	Big Ten	East Lansing, MI	public
23.	Stanford University	$687M	$180M	ACC	Stanford, CA	private
24.	Florida State University	$673M	$170M	ACC	Tallahassee, FL	public
25.	University of Illinois	$665M	$148M	Big Ten	Champaign, IL	public

FSU in Lincoln 1980 Letter Bobby Letter

This game right here in 1980 really set everything in motion. FSU came to Lincoln and won. You guys own a 6-2 series lead over us. pic.twitter.com/jnR5HtaJez
— Shawn (Big Red Bass Player) (@Ajkh79) December 6, 2024

Teams with multiple appearances in the National Championship game (BCS & CFP eras, 1998-2024)

Teams with multiple appearances in the National Championship game 🏆

(BCS & CFP eras, 1998-2024) pic.twitter.com/nlpidFZCow
— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) January 16, 2025

The last 12+ win season for each P4 team

The last 12+ win season for each P4 team 🏈

Has your team ever accomplished 12+ wins in a single season? What about your rivals? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/BB2vRpPasY
— CFB Tracker (@MatchupTracker) January 8, 2025

Top 25 college football teams by Instagram followers in January 2025

Top 25 college football teams by Instagram followers in January 2025 (official team accounts). https://t.co/fjAcfsq3So pic.twitter.com/Ltddp17Ck4
— SkullSparks (@SkullSparks) January 6, 2025

Most accomplished FSU golfer to play on the PGA Tour?

most accomplished golfer to play on the PGA Tour?

Jeff Sluman 6 Wins, 1 Major, $18.1 Million, 700 Events
Hubert Green, 19 Wins, 2 Majors, $2.6 Million, 607 Events
Paul Azinger 12 Wins, 1 Majors, 14.5 Million, 587 Events
Kenny Knox 3 Wins, 0 Majors, $1.6 Million, 378 Events
Nolan Henke 3 Wins, 0 Majors, $3.6 Million, 347 Events
George McNeill 2 Wins, 0 Majors, $12.2 Million, 318 Events
Jonas Blixt 3 Wins, 0 Majors, $10.5 Million, 235 Events
Daniel Berger 4 Wins, 0 Majors, $25.2 Million 207 Events
Brooks Koepka 9 wins, 5 Majors, $43.4 Million 182 Events
Hank Lebioda 0 Wins, 0 Majors, $3.4 Million 120 Events
Vincent Norrman 1 Win, 0 Majors, $1.9 Million, 49 Events

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Blue Blood Poll 2025

Over 175,000 votes

% that view the program as a “Blue Blood”

94% Alabama
94% Ohio State
86% Michigan
84% Notre Dame
81% Oklahoma
78% USC
77% Texas
72% Nebraska
- - - - -
42% Penn St
42% UGA
32% Miami
29% LSU
27% FSU
24% Florida
15% Tennessee
15% Clemson
8% Washington
5% Auburn
— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) January 23, 2025

Friday, January 3, 2025

Most Watched US Broadcast 2024

Most Watched TV Shows of 2024

NFL: 72 College Football: 4 Olympics: 2 Women's CBB: 1 MLB: 1 NBA: 0 NHL: 0 Men's CBB: 0 MLS: 0

If you're curious about 2020-2023, here ya go. https://t.co/zG1OUFPd9Y pic.twitter.com/6re5Bj1A92
— Eben Novy-Williams (@novy_williams) January 3, 2025

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