I thought this may be helpful to the "national brand" discussion
https://twitter.com/SuperWestSports/status/1611828131924709376?s=20&t=anTJNMrnQuBaTFR9qBravg
Ignores who they played.
UW at 18.4 while being exiled to the Hinterlands of cfb viewing makes more of a case than Oregon playing Georgia (the majority of the boost) and UCLA.
UW got two games on a Friday when they played major games, for Christ sake.
And before you say "well yeah, the networks think UW won't draw eyeballs." the main factor in all of that was that UW was expected to have a 7 win rebuilding year coming off of 2021.
National brands don’t get relegated to the hinterlands. Oregon consistently outperforms University of Washington in TV viewership, irrespective of timeslots and opponents.
You can twist yourself into a pretzel all you want, searching for meaningless metrics to explain away Washington’s diminished brand, in context with its big brother five hours to the south, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t mean anything.
More people are interested in watching Oregon play football than they are Washington. Recruits are more interested in attending Oregon and they are Washington. Congrats on your win in November. More people are interested in watching Oregon play football then they are Washington. Recruits are more interested in attending Oregon and they are Washington. Congrats on your win in November. It was epic and I’m sure will fill you with a lifetime of memories.
That's a great story.
Shitgene is shitgene.
"Big brother" to the south
Nobody walks through UW's campus and looks at the two schools objectively and thinks that.
Your coach sucks. You're going to get fucking ass blasted up here next year little guy.
Make sure to bring your "Uncle Phil" hat with you so that you have something to feel good about when you look at up at the scoreboard.
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