Talk:College football on television

Intro
Could someone write a brief intro and/or overview to this article above the table of contents? jareha (comments) 17:39, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * done, and thanks for copyeditting it! Johntex\talk 19:16, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Famous calls and catchphrases

 * Many of these calls are simply big plays where people remember the plays and don't even remember the calls. The call during the Georgia-Alabama game is famous for the call. Mike Patrick has joked about it since then during ESPN broadcasts (see South Carolina-Tennessee broadcast) because his call of that play has become so famous. If someone disagrees, please contribute to this discussion rather than deleting the call. More people heard this call live than the Big Ten Network's call of Appalachian State blocking a field goal against Michigan. Failureofafriend (talk) 22:17, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Agree; I've tagged the whole section as original research. There are two, maybe three that can almost stand without a cite, but the rest should have some reference to establish them as notable (famous). Actually, I'll remove the Appy State and Vince Young calls now as well, as both of those are also examples of Recentivism or worse, boosterism. AU Tiger » talk 01:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Agree. In fact, I propose to change this section to simply famous catchphrases, such as "Not so fast, my friend."  That is probably the only way to avoid people adding calls from individual games that are obviously not notable, and any attendant arguments over notability. - Kgwo1972 (talk) 15:24, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree. "Not so fast my friend," "Hello Heisman," "You're looking live," and "Whoa Nelly" are the only one's that belong. They are also the only ones that could stand alone without a cite. Otherwise, it is very subjective as to what constitutes a famous call or just a famous play.Failureofafriend (talk) 06:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Annual Televised Games

 * This section needs to be the next section to be addressed. The games listed are chosen seemingly randomly. The list is no more subjective than the famous calls and catchphrases list. For example, USC/ND is the only game to be nationally televised every season except 1, FSU/Florida altering between CBS and ABC and often being nationally televised, etc. Georgia/Florida has nationally televised on CBS for years, but it isn't listed. I'm not saying it belongs, but I'm saying this section needs to be either reworked or deleted.Failureofafriend (talk) 06:49, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Longest continuous broadcast

 * Unless NBC had no college football in 1989 and 1990, then they have the longest continuous running coverage of college football games, not ABC. Group29 (talk) 21:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Good catch. ABC has had the longest continuous coverage of regular season games, but not overall, because of NBC's bowl game broadcasts. -Kgwo1972 (talk) 14:04, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Improving this article

 * I am working on adding to this article for a college class. I have a couple paragraphs to add with new citations. Can anyone help me refine my new additions? And where do I post the new additions? Pox202 (talk) 00:15, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd like to insert these paragraphs under the "Decentralization" subheading:

The year after the Supreme Court decision, nearly 200 games were televised, compared to the previous year’s 89. . College football’s television ratings slumped due to market saturation, and the price of a 30 second advertisement plunged from $57,000 in 1983 to $15,000 in 1984 while the combined take from network television fell more than 60 percent.

Despite the monetary suffering of the universities, the additional coverage had a positive impact for fans of college football. “Everyone talks about money, but no one seems to care about the football fan. He is the one who benefited from deregulation. And he isn’t complaining,” said Chuck Neinas, the former commissioner of the Big Eight Conference.

Additionally, television exposure was used as a selling point in recruiting high school athletes. “We’re recruiting all over the country, and it’s nice to be able to go in someone’s home and say, ‘You can turn on the TV and watch the Buckeyes six to eight times a year,’” said Ohio State head coach John Cooper.

Nationally televised games also brought new notoriety, revenue and growth for more obscure leagues that had rarely appeared on television. As the cable networks grew and expanded, they sought more games to fill time. Mid-Atlantic Conference conference Commissioner Rich Chryst attributes his league’s expansion to a deal that put several MAC games per year on ESPN.

Television added to the prestige of college football programs that never would have been imagined in the 1950s, a period when the television was blamed for falling attendance. A 1948 study conducted by the Crossley Corporation at the NCAA’s request found that fans thought watching televised games was equal or superior to watching from the stands. In 1950, a study by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago said that attendance at college football games would have been 40 percent higher if no games had been televised.

In 1949, 17.5 million spectators attended a college football game. In 2012, nearly 50 million people attended college football games.

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Germany
In Germany does Sport1 televise CFB.--JTCEPB (talk) 13:39, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

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