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I bet most still watch the game on TV.  I watch every UGA game on TV if I'm not traveling.  If they play Charleston Southern, I still watch, I'll even go to a sports bar if I don't get the channel.

I can only watch so much CFB in a day, no matter who is playing who.

I watch every Ohio State game unless I am traveling, many times going out to a local Ohio State Restaurant/Bar to cheer with other fans. 

That said, I rarely watch other games unless there is really something that intrigues me or game might effect Ohio State. 

I watch usually from noon to about 9:30, later if it's a really good game.  I can't watch any more.

I'll watch Thursday night if I'm bored and it's a decent game.  Unless this rearrangement leads to more nonfans watching, or more casual fans watching more games, it won't help ratings.

of course the folks here on a CFB board are gonna watch 99% of our team's games
rarely missing one except for a serious reason

it's the other fans that aren't as rabid that don't mind missing a game against a lesser opponent that is a 20 point underdog

a much bigger percentage than our group of fanatics

I usually watch from 11am till 11pm

unless I'm on the golf course for 4-5 hours

yes Sir

if the weather and company are suitable

But the I'm told that their poor fans can't tell the difference between going 8-4 and making a playoff where every one of those 8 wins was earned and every one of those 4 losses was to a quality team, and going 11-1 where only 3 teams on your schedule can challenge you, so 9 of those 11 wins were against teams that can't field a competitive roster against you.

I'm continually amazed that you doubt this.  

“Anytime you’re upgrading the bottom of your roster, the football is going to be better,” Rhule said, “and the overall talent is going to be better.”

While a program like Georgia doesn’t benefit from prioritizing roster spots 85 through 95, Nebraska does. The Huskers’ collective, the 1890 Initiative, dealt them back into the game. With NIL resources at Nebraska’s disposal, gone are many of the offseason worries about cutting the roster to 85 scholarship-caliber players.

“If you’re at 85 and they’re good enough,” Rhule said, “85 is probably enough. But I think 95 is probably a little better.”


https://theathletic.com/5424013/2024/04/18/college-football-scholarship-limit-nil-portal/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

Georgia, which just finished with the No. 1 recruiting class and has seven transfers, is still adhering to the 85 limit. But it is using NIL to keep key walk-ons, including safety Dan Jackson, a potential starter this year who was on the field for the pick six that clinched the 2022 national championship game.

“That’s my standing right now, and how I’m getting school paid for,” Jackson said this spring, adding that he’s paying nothing out of pocket.

Michigan took a more egalitarian approach than other schools, using NIL to fortify the middle and the bottom of the roster rather than concentrating it at the top. A few players, including quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum, had high-profile endorsement deals, but the perception in the locker room was that Michigan had fewer players earning seven figures than some of its direct competitors.