Pinstripe Bowl Ratings Plummet With Rutgers

[Noexcuse]

RU was forced to give away thousands of tickets for free to avoid a complete PR disaster...

Isn't that standard proceedure for them though? I swear, a couple of years ago when they were paying FIU in Miami the tv crew showed one section of the stadium and there were a number of elderly men in the crowd wearing ill fitting Rutgers t shirts. I figured Rutgers gave away freebies to retirees down there to make it look like they actually had a following.

 

[SWC75]

RutgersAl can only be in one place at one time.

 

[prez41]

Rutgers athletic department is now claiming dominance over Pitt after a rare year where Pitt lost to them in hoops and football (they included women's hoops, too, to make themselves feel better). Jealousy is an ugly thing. As I have stated before, I am glad it is Syracuse and Pitt going to the ACC. Not being associated with Rutgers or WVU will be good for both schools.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Rutgers athletic department is now claiming dominance over Pitt after a rare year where Pitt lost to them in hoops and football (they included women's hoops, too, to make themselves feel better). Jealousy is an ugly thing. As I have stated before, I am glad it is Syracuse and Pitt going to the ACC. Not being associated with Rutgers or WVU will be good for both schools.

I liked playing WVU. Where else will we find a win to pencil in the schedule every year?

 

[xc84]

No, more like Howard Sprague.

Right show but wrong Howard. Rutgers is playing Opie (Ron Howard).

 

[TexanMark]

BTW, in my haste to post yesterday ratings actually dropped 20% (however our ratings 2.63 were about 25% higher than Rutgers 2.1).

 

[Hoov50]

Guys, I am pretty sure it is Cecil "The Diesel" Howard on their schedule.

 

[RUseaweed]

according to this article, the drop was 5%, implying that the rating was not a 2.6 last year.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/college_football_average_bowl.html

do you guys have any other sources for what the rating was last year?

 

[TexanMark]

according to this article, the drop was 5%, implying that the rating was not a 2.6 last year.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/college_football_average_bowl.html

do you guys have any other sources for what the rating was last year?

Check the original posting...2.63 has been out there since last year

 

[RUseaweed]

Check the original posting...2.63 has been out there since last year

no i saw that, it's a link to the bcs website. i was wondering if you had seen the 2.6 referenced elsewhere. the birmingham news had last years as a 2.2.



http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/01/college_football_bowl_ratings.html

some of the numbers are the same as those on the bcs website (noteably the bcs games) but then the numbers for some of the smaller bowls are different. i've only compared a few, first is birmingham news, second is bcs website.

meineke 1.98 vs 2.3
military 1.48 vs 1.72
independence1.44 vs 1.68

it looks like in most cases, the bcs website has higher numbers than what the birmingham news is reporting. neither are affiliated with neilson obviously, so i'm just wondering if anyone has any different sources to compare against.

 

[sutomcat]

Ratings down 20% despite a better day of the week this year.

2.63 vs. 2.1

The ACC wasn't stupid.

The Pinstripe Bowl reportedly has a four year contract with the Big XII and the Big East, set to expire after the 2013 season. It will be interesting to see what happens then.

By that point, the ACC will have a considerably bigger imprint in the Northeast than the Big East, which will be left with UConn, and possibly Rutgers and maybe Navy (the ACC will have BC, SU, Pitt and Maryland, with VT, UVa also relatively near by).

I think their ideal scenario is to get an agreement between the ACC and the Big East, creating scenarios where former rivals from the Northeast can face each other in bowl games with something extra on the line. The Big XII has not brought a lot of fans to the first 2 games and I don't think they are ever going to do so. This would be their best chance to get a big buzz about the game and to get sellouts.

The real question is, will the Pinstripe want the Big East anymore? If UL and RU leave for the Big XII, you can make a good argument that the Big XII would be better to have than the Big East, since it has bigger fan bases, travels better and would provide more interesting matchups than the Big East for the ACC. West Virginia, UL, RU in particular would be a lot more enticing for the Pinstripe than UConn and the Island of Misfit Toys.

Link

 

[zibby]

Right show but wrong Howard. Rutgers is playing Opie (Ron Howard).

 

[FranCuse]

Rutgers athletic department is now claiming dominance over Pitt after a rare year where Pitt lost to them in hoops and football (they included women's hoops, too, to make themselves feel better). Jealousy is an ugly thing. As I have stated before, I am glad it is Syracuse and Pitt going to the ACC. Not being associated with Rutgers or WVU will be good for both schools.

I loved Dorsett when we struggled and I was a young kid when Dorsett was so dominant. He was one of my favorite players growing up. I wanted him to dominate (except against us). ...and I was at Archibold when he tore us up. I thought he was one of the best backs ever and I wanted him to always be succussful. He was a nightmare when we played against him. I was crushed when he went to the Cowboys thouth. Wanted them to lose and have Tony have a great day and not be the problem. Alway wanted him to be a
Bill!!!!

 

[WickedOrange]

LOL

http://rutgers./showmsg.asp?fid=642&tid=152054659&mid=152054659&sid=988&style=2

"I think you hit every excuse in the book why Syracuse outdrew you in Bowl ratings."

 

[BORZAK]

Rutgers athletic department is now claiming dominance over Pitt after a rare year where Pitt lost to them in hoops and football (they included women's hoops, too, to make themselves feel better). Jealousy is an ugly thing. As I have stated before, I am glad it is Syracuse and Pitt going to the ACC. Not being associated with Rutgers or WVU will be good for both schools.

I LIKE UWV, WISH YHEY WERE GOING ACC.