(12-14-2018 10:33 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote: Good work! Of course there's still a lot of noise in the data (e.g. who did they play OOC?), but it's already clear that there are tiers...
Thank you.
Agreed about the "noise", especially in terms of the middle category which looks at both OOC as well as the ACCCG.
As a VT fan I am sure I don't have to tell you, but for others who may not be aware:
Clemson - 5.338 million viewers (ACCCG)
Ohio State - 10.585 million viewers
Tennessee - 5.790 million viewers
Alabama - 5.170 million viewers
West Virginia - 4.740 million viewers
Notre Dame - 4.473 million viewers
Ohio State - 4.310 million viewers
East Carolina - 2.560 million viewers
Notre Dame - 2.449 million viewers
East Carolina - 2.150 million viewers (ABC/ESPN2 Mirror Game)
In terms of the regular season conference category the data shows the Atlantic teams are helped by playing Florida State and Clemson (as well as to a lesser extent Louisville) annually. But this is also true of Coastal teams as well who only get one shot at them every seven years.
Again for VT (regular season conference games that received 2.5 million viewers or higher):
2018 - Florida State - 5.576
2017 - Clemson - 4.693
2018 - Virginia - 3.553
2014 - Georgia Tech - 3.140
2014 - Virginia - 3.050
2017 - Miami - 3.011
Cheers,
Neil