Why is Notre Dame still the lead story on SportsCenter even when they are not picked to finish this year in the top 25? Even the most optimistic Irish fan would have to admit that a BCS bowl would be a major accomplishment this season. Despite all the pundits claims that Notre Dame is irrelevant, a capitalist society is governed by the laws of supply and demand. If the secondary ticket market is any indication, Notre Dame still rules the college football world.
If you didn't follow the link, Ticket City released the top 25 games of the 2007 season as judged by market ticket price. Notre Dame is playing in an astounding 5 of the top 25 including 4 of the top 5 games - Penn State(1), USC (3), Michigan (4), BC (5), and UCLA (21).
The reigning national champs and preseason favorite USC both play in 4 of the top 24 games, followed by Michigan, LSU, Ohio State, and Alabama appearing in 3 each. Only USC, Michigan, and Florida appear in two of the top ten.
So while sportswriters and pundits are ready to turn the page on ND season, don't think for a minute that the programmers and advertisers don't recognize the appetite for ND in the marketplace. (I'm sure Brian of MGoBlog will argue that it's because ND football players are concentrated in the Mendoza school of business, but HLS puts the kabosh to that)
3 comments:
I believe you are ranked just above Western Michigan University. You should thank your lucky charms that you are not playing the buckin' Broncs! Just ask West Virginia, Indiania and Iowa in November what feels like to get your ass kicked by the Broncs!
The Broncs have a fatal weakness in their kicking game - a flaw which has historically kept them down compared to their MAC brethren.
The WMU kicking game has always been near the top of the conference. The only exception was in the early 80s when there seemed to be a kicker that seemed to be operating with a perpetual hangover.
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