OU, Bowl Games TV Ratings

[the Saint]

From The Wiz of Odds:
Bowl games are all about TV ratings, and no team consistently boosts numbers like Florida State.

Ed Gunther of The National Championhip Issue took the average rating for all bowl games played from 2002 through this past season and compared it to when a particular team played in a game. The Seminoles played in eight bowls, and the total boost to share points was 11.05.

Texas was second at 9.5, Notre Dame third at 8.27, Michigan fourth at 7.28 and Ohio State fifth at 7.05.

At the bottom of his list is Oklahoma, which totaled minus-12.49.

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[Texas Taps]

I would think a lot would have to do with the bowl itself and the opponent

 

[the Saint]

But, as the article points out, that isn't the case with OU.

 

[Texas Taps]

I was referring to the claim that FSU is the sole reason that ratings increase for the bowl they play in