I’ve seen tons of stuff regarding media market size/share. I decided I’d take a look at a simple metric: Population within 100 miles of P4 schools (plus us)
I used the statsamerica.org site.
Top 25
1 Rutgers 29.78M
2 UCLA 19.23
2 USC 19.23
4 Northwestern 13.08
5 UConn 12.78 (does not include NYC boroughs)
6 Maryland 12.77
7 Cal 12.35
8 Notre Dame. 12.35
9 Stanford 11.86
10 Texas A&M 10.46
11 UCF 10.18
12 Mich St 9.83
13 SMU 9.68
14 Ga Tech 9.64
15 Georgia 9.62
16 BC 9.46
17 Baylor 9.39
18 Cincinnati 9.38
19 TCU 9.34
20 Houston 8.58
21 Michigan 8.51
22 Wake Forest 8.05
23 Ohio St 7.29
24 Florida 7.26
25 Miami 6.89
12 of 23 (less us and ND) have punched there P4 ticket since 2012.
Other brand factors (plus/neutral/minus) include; State/Flagship vs Private (Financial support), Regional rivals/Other P4’s in radius, Regional sports culture (NYC has 60 hs with football versus Texas with over 1500), School/Alumni size, Other viewing competition (pros, nightlife, etc), and Misc (ie religion, military, etc), History. I see many pluses/neutrals for UConn above. In addition to the obvious no. 5.
7 other P4 tickets were punched, BYU (also rep 18M Mormans), 4 Corners (convenience?), OR/WA (1/2 price plus partners for UCLA/USC), Mizzou, TX, OK were lateral.
I suspect some of the previous alignment nonsense will eventually be resolved when sports specific conferences and tiers are establish to maximize brand factors. Following the division model of pros, For example Six regional Tier one football conferences (Northeast, Southeast, South, Midwest, Southwest, West) with 60 or 72 teams.
I think when the dust settles UConn will be fine. We just seem to be very well positioned.
I used the statsamerica.org site.
Top 25
1 Rutgers 29.78M
2 UCLA 19.23
2 USC 19.23
4 Northwestern 13.08
5 UConn 12.78 (does not include NYC boroughs)
6 Maryland 12.77
7 Cal 12.35
8 Notre Dame. 12.35
9 Stanford 11.86
10 Texas A&M 10.46
11 UCF 10.18
12 Mich St 9.83
13 SMU 9.68
14 Ga Tech 9.64
15 Georgia 9.62
16 BC 9.46
17 Baylor 9.39
18 Cincinnati 9.38
19 TCU 9.34
20 Houston 8.58
21 Michigan 8.51
22 Wake Forest 8.05
23 Ohio St 7.29
24 Florida 7.26
25 Miami 6.89
12 of 23 (less us and ND) have punched there P4 ticket since 2012.
Other brand factors (plus/neutral/minus) include; State/Flagship vs Private (Financial support), Regional rivals/Other P4’s in radius, Regional sports culture (NYC has 60 hs with football versus Texas with over 1500), School/Alumni size, Other viewing competition (pros, nightlife, etc), and Misc (ie religion, military, etc), History. I see many pluses/neutrals for UConn above. In addition to the obvious no. 5.
7 other P4 tickets were punched, BYU (also rep 18M Mormans), 4 Corners (convenience?), OR/WA (1/2 price plus partners for UCLA/USC), Mizzou, TX, OK were lateral.
I suspect some of the previous alignment nonsense will eventually be resolved when sports specific conferences and tiers are establish to maximize brand factors. Following the division model of pros, For example Six regional Tier one football conferences (Northeast, Southeast, South, Midwest, Southwest, West) with 60 or 72 teams.
I think when the dust settles UConn will be fine. We just seem to be very well positioned.