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<blockquote data-quote="skygusty_rivals" data-source="post: 129528035" data-attributes="member: 1500287"><p>I was talking about how the four different sources for the different years compiled the statistics, not what Nielsen did or even what SMW did.&nbsp; However Nielsen has its own problems as far as being accurate and the SMW site is admittedly incomplete.&nbsp; I believe now that the inflated 2015 numbers are because of the 3 playoff games were included although as I said, your yearly sources do not say what methodology they used when they compiled the statistics.&nbsp; I wouldn't put complete faith in those data even though I find the SMW numbers interesting.&nbsp; SMW definitely lists all the bowl games and all the playoff games. What those other 4 separate reporting agencies did to compile their charts is not obvious.&nbsp; What is absolutely clear though from the SMW numbers is the importance of making the playoffs and what a potential cash cow they are.&nbsp; Tremendous viewership for those games and likely way higher than what Nielsen calculates.&nbsp; Only the Rose Bowl came close to the numbers posted for the playoff games.&nbsp; Pretty interesting also to look at the numbers for potential Big12 candidates.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="skygusty_rivals, post: 129528035, member: 1500287"] I was talking about how the four different sources for the different years compiled the statistics, not what Nielsen did or even what SMW did. However Nielsen has its own problems as far as being accurate and the SMW site is admittedly incomplete. I believe now that the inflated 2015 numbers are because of the 3 playoff games were included although as I said, your yearly sources do not say what methodology they used when they compiled the statistics. I wouldn't put complete faith in those data even though I find the SMW numbers interesting. SMW definitely lists all the bowl games and all the playoff games. What those other 4 separate reporting agencies did to compile their charts is not obvious. What is absolutely clear though from the SMW numbers is the importance of making the playoffs and what a potential cash cow they are. Tremendous viewership for those games and likely way higher than what Nielsen calculates. Only the Rose Bowl came close to the numbers posted for the playoff games. Pretty interesting also to look at the numbers for potential Big12 candidates. [/QUOTE]

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