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[QUOTE="McLovin, post: 3828200, member: 9450"]
I'd argue that outside of Duke, Kentucky and UNC, there aren't many teams with a consistent "national" profile in CBB. The "casual" fan of the game will always flock to watch those three teams because they are always given the primetime spots. But outside of those 3, no team pulls that type of audience who tunes in "just cause". I'd bet that 80% or 90% of the viewers for the rest of CBB have a strong vested interest in one of the teams playing and are specifically tuning in for them.

Will I tune in for a match-up of Texas vs Baylor? Sure. Villanova vs Creighton? Sure. Louisville vs Clemson? Sure. But I'm not planning my evening around watching those games like I do with UConn. If they happen to be on TV while I am flipping through the guide, I might tune in. And FS1 is right next to ESPN/2 in the guide, so it's not like I have to scroll through 1,000 channels to see what's on.

Let's not pretend that people are really tuning in for Virginia Tech vs NC State on ESPN2 any more than Creighton vs Butler on FS1, just because it's on an ESPN network.
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