Awful Announcing
We still don't know exactly how this partnership came together or what the source of friction is between Fox, the Big Ten, and schools like Ohio State.
So many people tuned in to Fox for Ohio State-Michigan that Big Noon Kickoff had one of its best viewership numbers ever.
The network is seeking around $70 million for the game.
"We did not have a camera angle to determine when the ball was loose as opposed to when it crossed the goal line."
"In no universe should he be allowed to play another down."
Just one Big Ten team cracks Nielsen's top-10 most-watched, while the SEC has seven.
Nearly three million more viewers watched Ohio State blowout Penn State than watched a tight top-15 matchup between Vanderbilt and Texas in the same window.
Alabama's win over Georgia averaged 10.4 million viewers.
Miami's win averaged 6.5 million viewers on ABC.
The game averaged 9.7 million viewers on ABC.
Between a top-5 matchup that included a quarterback named Manning, and Nielsen's new methodologies, Fox smashed last year's viewership marks.
"...football fans will not miss any of the action this weekend."
"Don’t give up, your breakthrough is coming."
The former Michigan staffer was famously accused of buying and transferring tickets to acquaintances to scout future opponents.
"I know that there have been conversations about that and what that's gonna look like on Saturday..."
"I said, 'OK, what is the job description?'"
"We get the way the contracts are written. All we were hoping for is a little more balance and a little flexibility."
It's unclear what each network's level of interest is.
