[Husker] Dance (No real Husker Content)

[Kurt Holst]

How about some numbers to contrast the "I think" part of this thread:

(from 2006)
"CBS’s 26 tournament telecasts averaged a 6.3 rating — with an average 
of 6.959 million households watching — down 9 percent from last season 
(6.9), but up 2 percent from 2004.  The NCAA tournament championship 
game between Florida and UCLA drew an 11.2 Nielsen rating for CBS, down 
25 percent from last year’s final."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12157406/

(from 2007)
"The first three days of "March Madness" telecasts -- Thursday, Friday 
and Saturday -- averaged a 5.5 overnight household rating/12 share, 
according to preliminary data released Sunday by Nielsen Media Research. 
That's up 2% from 2006's 5.4/12 and the best three-day average since the 
5.5/12 in 2002."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i56b3e1536d8623e9570088799275dd62

2005-6 college football bowls (partial):
Alamo - NU vs Mich, 5.41
Peach - LSU vs Miami, 5.22
Capitol One - Wisc. vs Aub, 5.18
Holiday - OU vs Oregon, 5.06
Rose - USC vs Texas, 21.7
(average of 4.46 for all 28 bowls, by averaging individual games ratings)
http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/tvratings

IMHO, a college football playoff involving 8 or 12 or 16 teams would be 
a much larger ratings/advertising event than March Madness.

Kurt Holst
Florida

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