We stack up better when taking a closer look

by Coach Gillespie , Omaha, Thursday, May 21, 2026, 14:54 (4 days ago) @ Aaron (Shakespeare)

I took out the playoff games. Had we been in - we would almost certainly have drawn 10M+ viewers.

ND-Miami was the #3-rated early season (Aug-Oct) game of the year, behind Arch's Texas debut vs the Buckeyes and the 44-41 OT Georgia-Tennessee game.

ND-A&M was the #7-rated Sept game. Four of those were juggernauts above 10M viewers: the above-mentioned UGA-Tenn thriller, LSU-Clemson, Bama-Georgia, and Michigan-OU. Our A&M game reached just over 6M viewers, closely behind Florida-Miami and LSU-Ole Miss.

We didn't play a marquee matchup after that game. But when we play a good team, we draw.

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Scheduling, economics, and what should Pete do? - beattherush, 2026-05-21, 08:42
- As much heat as we're taking for the '26 schedule - KGB, 2026-05-21, 10:47
  - Seems like this resolves itself in 2028 —> - Bill, 2026-05-21, 17:46
    - If those games hold up. - beattherush, 2026-05-22, 07:11
    - Was this really a Swarbrick disaster? Should he have known - BillyGoat, 2026-05-22, 06:14
      - We're in a weird gap period. - KGB, 2026-05-22, 08:00
      - Several factors - beattherush, 2026-05-22, 07:28
        
        Your Alabama and OSU examples do not hold up. - PMan, 2026-05-22, 08:23
        
        Fair point - beattherush, 2026-05-22, 09:25
        
        Saban never shied away from a big game or two - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-22, 09:43
- The TV ratings issue for ND - Dallasdomer, 2026-05-21, 09:21
  - Yes and no - beattherush, 2026-05-21, 13:38
    - I think your "recover" question is the key - Jeff (BGS), 2026-05-22, 20:24
    - Aren't we basically the old CBS? Good #'s, bad demographics - cdawg, 2026-05-21, 13:45
      - An excellent point - beattherush, 2026-05-22, 07:13
        
        The Catholic Church has fucked us too. - Grantland, 2026-05-22, 08:45
        
        If Freeman sticks around for another 3-5 years - KGB, 2026-05-22, 08:15
        
        Yeah, agree with this - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-22, 08:47
  - Objectively, we may be less of a TV draw than in the past - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-05-21, 11:43
    - We stack up better when taking a closer look - Coach Gillespie, 2026-05-21, 14:54
      - Also when averaging out the full season vs. other blue blood - Captain Robb, 2026-05-21, 16:04
        
        Nice summary. - beattherush, 2026-05-22, 07:16
        
        Florida's number is deceiving - KGB, 2026-05-21, 16:33
    - We are a sleeping giant as a TV property IMO. - KGB, 2026-05-21, 12:01

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We stack up better when taking a closer look