Texas_Wreck53
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Thought this link was pretty interesting about College fan bases in general and GT and figured I would share it here.
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That is a great presentation,
I would say that GT falls squarely in the Stanford & Cal box that they talk about in terms of slide 25.
The slide on pg 6 basically says there are 6 ACC schools (GT being one of them) that have larger fanbases than would be expected based on both the number of undergrads at the school - though other slides show that even with that GT has a small fanbase by P5 standards (#40 in FBS).
I think the presentation is interesting and is directionally correct as long as you don't look too closely at the absolute rankings. I was curious about their methodology, so I looked into their data sources. Turns out that the rankings are not much more than educated guesses with various adjustments thrown in the mix. A lot of data, nicely presented, but not necessarily accurate. It's a tough ask to get precise data on fanbase size.Miami higher than FSU?
These stats are not limited to fannies in the stands. Most of this study would be eyes on the television. Don't be fooled about Miami's draw around the country.Miami does NOT have more fans than FSU
I agree, the presentation is looking at, to the best of its ability, fan size based on eyeballs. Not fansize based on number of fans in the stands. Those are 2 related, yet quite different metrics.These stats are not limited to fannies in the stands. Most of this study would be eyes on the television. Don't be fooled about Miami's draw around the country.
I think this is correct. Ohio State, Notre Dame have national followings whereas Alabama is much more regional. Miami may still benefit from having been a nationally popular team back in the day. Not bad for a small private school.I agree, the presentation is looking at, to the best of its ability, fan size based on eyeballs. Not fansize based on number of fans in the stands. Those are 2 related, yet quite different metrics.
Alabama is NOT regional. uga might be, but not Alabama.I think this is correct. Ohio State, Notre Dame have national followings whereas Alabama is much more regional. Miami may still benefit from having been a nationally popular team back in the day. Not bad for a small private school.![]()
anecdotal, but I very rarely see Alabama logos and merch outside of the southeast. I can't remember the last time I went anywhere in this country that I didn't see someone repping uga.Alabama is NOT regional. uga might be, but not Alabama.
I don’t doubt what you say. We each have our anecdotal observations. Mine is that I see Notre Dame fans everywhere, even in other countries, whereas in some states I have spent time in I have never seen an Alabama shirt or jersey. Massachusetts, Colorado and Utah would be three examples. Point is I am sure if you looked hard enough you could find Alabama fans everywhere. But having to look hard proves the point. It’s not the same saturation level that you see in other states for Ohio State and Notre Dame.I live in Chicago and see it all over the place. One of my son’s teammates has a sister that will be a freshman at Alabama next year. She knew about Alabama because of their football team.
I travel almost every week across the country, I’ve seen Alabama hats and t-shorts in Arizona, Portland, Oklahoma City. I’m in Watertown, South Dakota right now and there was a woman wearing an Alabama shirt at the Subway where I got lunch today.
I only see uga in Georgia or South Carolina. Nothing empirical, just observational.
I agree, the presentation is looking at, to the best of its ability, fan size based on eyeballs. Not fansize based on number of fans in the stands. Those are 2 related, yet quite different metrics.
I just got back from a 2 week vacation out West and I didn’t see one single bit of uga gear the whole time, it was glorious!anecdotal, but I very rarely see Alabama logos and merch outside of the southeast. I can't remember the last time I went anywhere in this country that I didn't see someone repping uga.
I think John McKay put it best after USC lost to ND 51 - 0:I don’t doubt what you say. We each have our anecdotal observations. Mine is that I see Notre Dame fans everywhere, even in other countries, whereas in some states I have spent time in I have never seen an Alabama shirt or jersey. Massachusetts, Colorado and Utah would be three examples. Point is I am sure if you looked hard enough you could find Alabama fans everywhere. But having to look hard proves the point. It’s not the same saturation level that you see in other states for Ohio State and Notre Dame.