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It’s viewership that drives advertising rates.

Author: Hensou (9999 Posts - Joined: Dec 21, 2022)

Posted at 2:47 pm on Dec 29, 2025

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Eyeballs are more important than in stadium attendance.
Many of the stadiums have sparse attendance.

Many people watch a lousy bowl game because they have money on it.

Replies to: "It’s viewership that drives advertising rates."

Photo Of ‘Embarrassing’ College Football Bowl Game Crowd Sparks Concern, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 10:06am 12/29/25 (15) [View All]
- But, but, what about all the extra practices & the young guys playing for the experience? - ELP - 1:50pm 12/29/25
  - I think the extra practices were worth it for non starters. The games are a joke. - ndphysics - 2:09pm 12/29/25
- The games are boring and they suck especially with NIL. Balls need to die. - LanceManion - 12:19pm 12/29/25
  - Dead ball foul! [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:37pm 12/29/25
- The NCAA left a vacuum in college sports and lost control of the college football. Bowl games became - jimbasil - 11:01am 12/29/25
  - I think bowls can survive but they definitely need to reinvent themselves somehow [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:25pm 12/29/25
- This was entirely predictable given the new "system". No other way for it to go... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:51am 12/29/25
  - Gambling will keep those lower tier bowls alive. - Hensou - 11:45am 12/29/25
    - It’s butts in the seats and advertising paying big bucks. How long will Kellanova want to invest - whatsamataU - 1:59pm 12/29/25
      - It’s viewership that drives advertising rates. - Hensou - 2:47pm 12/29/25
        * [NT] - Hensou - 7:08pm 12/29/25
        
        Thats basically Advertising. I was in that business… [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:23pm 12/29/25
        Viewership drives advertising rates. [NT] - Hensou - 7:08pm 12/29/25
    - Possibly. Makes the situation even sadder... - TakethetrainKnute - 1:36pm 12/29/25
- This is nothing new. As long as advertisers keep the money flowing to ESPN/Disney, - Clem - 10:49am 12/29/25

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