I'm lovin' it that CC was Time Athlete of the Year.. .. not "Female" Athlete of the Year. This lady is good at LIFE !! Whatever she does , she does it incredibly well. ❤
Great content and points made about Clark as usual, but a small clarification: you said that "it's not really a good comparison" of Clark's reg season finale last yr vs Ohio St being #1 in Fox's women's bball ratings vs USC-UConn's #2 rated Fox game because of March vs Dec game and that there were a bunch of NFL games USC-UConn was competing against - however that's not quite right, plus it's not just a one-way street here with the ratings negatively affected only for USC-UConn as you implied. There were also factors the other way too, that resulted in the Iowa game's rating not being as high as it could've been, and others that boosted USC-UConn's ratings, so let's break down all the factors: USC-UConn Dec 2024 game's ratings were affected somewhat or significantly by: + Juju vs Paige = the 2 most popular women's college players by far this season, and this rivalry's been promoted in the media since the beginning of the season, and they both balled out in this game. Plus, their best teammates, Kiki and Strong, respectively, aren't exactly chopped liver and had been lighting it up also. + A top 10 matchup, #7 USC at #4 UConn, of 2 of the 3 (along w SC) most hyped teams this season and preseason #3 & #2, respectively. Both are loaded with top talent, including USC with 5 5-star & 7 4-star players including the #1 recruiting class and arguably #1 transfer class, and UConn with almost all 5-stars (11 5-stars, 2 4-stars) + For the final 6:21, neither team led by more than 3 pts and it came down to the final possession + Sat 8pm start time = a primetime game, which naturally gets more ratings than afternoon games + There were no other NFL games on at the same time, and almost no other men's or women's college basketball games on at all (and definitely no other significant games) - There was 1 college football game played at the same time, #9 Tenn vs #8 Ohio St - although, that game was a blowout from the 1st quarter-on - Late Dec matchup is early in the college basketball season so not as many fans may be invested or paying attention as they will be come March Contrast those with factors that affected the Ohio St-Iowa March 2024 game: + Clark playing in her final home game and surpassing Maravich's scoring mark + A top 10 matchup, #2 Ohio St at #6 Iowa (though nowhere near the talent of the above two teams; 4 5-stars & 4 4-stars for Ohio St vs 1 5-star & 3 4-stars for Iowa) + Final Iowa home game just before conference and NCAA tourneys so more fans would generally be invested/paying attention vs Dec games - Sun 1pm start time - excluding the NFL, this timeslot is not usually a ratings winner especially compared to primetime slots - It wasn't close most of the game, with Iowa at a double-digit lead in the 1st qtr and for most of the 2nd half, including just about the entire latter part of the 3rd qtr and entire 4th qtr - Ohio St didn't have anywhere near the hype or (social) media presence so there was no rivalry of Clark's to promote (neither Sheldon nor McMahon, their top stars, really had any hype at all on a national level) - This game DID have to compete for ratings with 3 other high-profile college basketball teams who played games at the same time: Reese's #9 LSU vs Kentucky, where she went for 22 & 14, undefeated #1 SC vs a pretty good Tenn team (who lost by 8 here but gave SC its closest game of the season the next week, with the ridiculous Cardoso buzzer 3 bailing out SC), and on the men's side defending champ #3 UConn (who would win it all again) vs a pretty good Seton Hall team. All this doesn't invalidate your overall point obvioiusly, but I just wanted to point out that there's a lot more nuance when considering factors that affected the ratings for both games.
Rosalina, i found it hard to concentrate on what you were saying, i was distracted by just how beautiful you are (just an honest observation). All the best with your Channel.
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I'm lovin' it that CC was Time Athlete of the Year.. .. not "Female" Athlete of the Year.
This lady is good at LIFE !! Whatever she does , she does it incredibly well. ❤
Great content and points made about Clark as usual, but a small clarification: you said that "it's not really a good comparison" of Clark's reg season finale last yr vs Ohio St being #1 in Fox's women's bball ratings vs USC-UConn's #2 rated Fox game because of March vs Dec game and that there were a bunch of NFL games USC-UConn was competing against - however that's not quite right, plus it's not just a one-way street here with the ratings negatively affected only for USC-UConn as you implied. There were also factors the other way too, that resulted in the Iowa game's rating not being as high as it could've been, and others that boosted USC-UConn's ratings, so let's break down all the factors:
USC-UConn Dec 2024 game's ratings were affected somewhat or significantly by:
+ Juju vs Paige = the 2 most popular women's college players by far this season, and this rivalry's been promoted in the media since the beginning of the season, and they both balled out in this game. Plus, their best teammates, Kiki and Strong, respectively, aren't exactly chopped liver and had been lighting it up also.
+ A top 10 matchup, #7 USC at #4 UConn, of 2 of the 3 (along w SC) most hyped teams this season and preseason #3 & #2, respectively. Both are loaded with top talent, including USC with 5 5-star & 7 4-star players including the #1 recruiting class and arguably #1 transfer class, and UConn with almost all 5-stars (11 5-stars, 2 4-stars)
+ For the final 6:21, neither team led by more than 3 pts and it came down to the final possession
+ Sat 8pm start time = a primetime game, which naturally gets more ratings than afternoon games
+ There were no other NFL games on at the same time, and almost no other men's or women's college basketball games on at all (and definitely no other significant games)
- There was 1 college football game played at the same time, #9 Tenn vs #8 Ohio St - although, that game was a blowout from the 1st quarter-on
- Late Dec matchup is early in the college basketball season so not as many fans may be invested or paying attention as they will be come March
Contrast those with factors that affected the Ohio St-Iowa March 2024 game:
+ Clark playing in her final home game and surpassing Maravich's scoring mark
+ A top 10 matchup, #2 Ohio St at #6 Iowa (though nowhere near the talent of the above two teams; 4 5-stars & 4 4-stars for Ohio St vs 1 5-star & 3 4-stars for Iowa)
+ Final Iowa home game just before conference and NCAA tourneys so more fans would generally be invested/paying attention vs Dec games
- Sun 1pm start time - excluding the NFL, this timeslot is not usually a ratings winner especially compared to primetime slots
- It wasn't close most of the game, with Iowa at a double-digit lead in the 1st qtr and for most of the 2nd half, including just about the entire latter part of the 3rd qtr and entire 4th qtr
- Ohio St didn't have anywhere near the hype or (social) media presence so there was no rivalry of Clark's to promote (neither Sheldon nor McMahon, their top stars, really had any hype at all on a national level)
- This game DID have to compete for ratings with 3 other high-profile college basketball teams who played games at the same time: Reese's #9 LSU vs Kentucky, where she went for 22 & 14, undefeated #1 SC vs a pretty good Tenn team (who lost by 8 here but gave SC its closest game of the season the next week, with the ridiculous Cardoso buzzer 3 bailing out SC), and on the men's side defending champ #3 UConn (who would win it all again) vs a pretty good Seton Hall team.
All this doesn't invalidate your overall point obvioiusly, but I just wanted to point out that there's a lot more nuance when considering factors that affected the ratings for both games.
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Rosalina, i found it hard to concentrate on what you were saying, i was distracted by just how beautiful you are (just an honest observation). All the best with your Channel.