NDSU Coastal tv ratings 1.47 million

[tony]

True. As hammerhead noted, with NFL going Saturday this week there is really no "good" time to catch ratings. Also-Don't let the UND friend you bet with see this kind of context when you gloat about ratings.

Why not show them the context?

There is no context in which 700,000 viewers for the hockey championship game versus 1.4 million for a quarterfinal FCS game (both on ESPN) supports the idea that NCAA hockey > FCS football.

I've been hearing that hockey is such a huge deal compared to FCS football for a long time. If you want to offer an argument to support that contention, you are welcome to trot it out.

[IzzyFlexion]

Have any of you enthusiasts put this on the HYB yet? /no purple aka......I'm serious Clark.

[tony]

Have any of you enthusiasts put this on the HYB yet? /no purple aka......I'm serious Clark.

I'd rather not see that. I brought up the TV ratings comparison more as a defense against obnoxiousness than a call to be obnoxious. I don't see the need to go their board and rub their noses in anything.

A lot of us are going to be mingling with the extended family, friends, and the related acquaintances. Some of that latter group, knowing I'm a Bison fan, are liable to bring up how awesome hockey is and how inconsequential NDSU football is (although I've been getting less and less of that.) Usually, if somebody says that NDSU is doing terrible at something, I just say that nobody said going DI was going to be easy, but if they press too hard (and I've been known to dole out more rope to folks like that), then, and only then, is it fair to smite them with The Beatstick of You Asked For It. You don't want to tick Santa off this close to Christmas.

Bottom line: Facts like this are something you just keep in your back pocket until needed.

[Tatanka]

I'd rather not see that. I brought up the TV ratings comparison more as a defense against obnoxiousness than a call to be obnoxious. I don't see the need to go their board and rub their noses in anything.

A lot of us are going to be mingling with the extended family, friends, and the related acquaintances. Some of that latter group, knowing I'm a Bison fan, are liable to bring up how awesome hockey is and how inconsequential NDSU football is (although I've been getting less and less of that.) Usually, if somebody says that NDSU is doing terrible at something, I just say that nobody said going DI was going to be easy, but if they press too hard (and I've been known to dole out more rope to folks like that), then, and only then, is it fair to smite them with The Beatstick of You Asked For It. You don't want to tick Santa off this close to Christmas.

Bottom line: Facts like this are something you just keep in your back pocket until needed.

This. I won't waste the oxygen or brain cells going over to that board.

[BisonTeacher]

although I've been getting less and less of that.

I still have a lot of it. Had the argument of how popular hockey is with a sioux fan today as a matter of fact. I love it when their trump card is..."But its the 'State of Hockey' "

[mnriverbison]

Why not show them the context?

There is no context in which 700,000 viewers for the hockey championship game versus 1.4 million for a quarterfinal FCS game (both on ESPN) supports the idea that NCAA hockey > FCS football.

I've been hearing that hockey is such a huge deal compared to FCS football for a long time. If you want to offer an argument to support that contention, you are welcome to trot it out.

As you said yourself, our next (and more important game) will draw about 33% the audience of the game we want to pretend is a sign of FCS popularity. In truth, we were in a favorable time slot on a favorable network. That is important context.

[mnriverbison]

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[daddy daycare]

I still have a lot of it. Had the argument of how popular hockey is with a sioux fan today as a matter of fact. I love it when their trump card is..."But its the 'State of Hockey' "

Minnesota is, in fact, the "State of Hockey." The talent coming from Minnesota trumps any other sport in the state. I'm sure more kids dribble a pumpkin or play football, good for them. When it comes to pure skill and high end talent the numbers speak for themselves. Comparing football and hockey in any form is ridiculous. I am a certified puck head who loves the Gophers, Wild or any hockey game on TV for that matter.

[Bison 4 Life]

Minnesota is, in fact, the "State of Hockey." The talent coming from Minnesota trumps any other sport in the state. I'm sure more kids dribble a pumpkin or play football, good for them. When it comes to pure skill and high end talent the numbers speak for themselves. Comparing football and hockey in any form is ridiculous. I am a certified puck head who loves the Gophers, Wild or any hockey game on TV for that matter.

Football is played everywhere, hockey is played in a very small part of the country. It's a niche sport like lacrosse. There are only 59 teams in all of Division I college hockey, many of them Division II and III schools.

They obviously refuse to acknowledge this but it's staring them right in the face.

[EndZoneQB]

I still have a lot of it. Had the argument of how popular hockey is with a sioux fan today as a matter of fact. I love it when their trump card is..."But its the 'State of Hockey' "

Except the "State of Hockey" is Minnesota...lol