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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 12h

this sounds like a nightmare for me.

Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 12h

Gameday to start the day and the lead game on SC at night. Two undefeated teams and Heisman frontrunners + the game was great.

But IU vs. Oregon struck out in terms of ratings.

I wrote about why that is and how it explains how CFB fans watch the sport.

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Indiana-Oregon's disappointing ratings explains everything about college football's TV landscape

Indiana's upset of Oregon got fewer viewers than three SEC games this past weekend, but that shouldn't be much of a surprise.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 13h

Kirk was one of the most notoriously sensitive people we cover, which makes it so weird to me that he spreads himself so thin making appearances he doesn't need to, which inevitably leads to criticism about some take he has.

Want to throw less interceptions? Throw the ball less.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 13h

There are a lot of sports media people who used to have high-profile network gigs, who are now mostly doing their own show/podcast.

Depending on how recent the change, I sense many are comfortable, enjoy the work more, and from a distance seem happier now.

Happy to see it.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Herbstreit did a fine job calling the biggest CFB game of the week for years but doing Thursday night NFL, Gameday Saturday morning, and a Saturday night CFB game (sometimes in a different city!) is pretty clearly too much and the work suffers for it

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

Kirk Herbstreit admits he ‘quite often’ wakes up and doesn’t know what city he’s in

Kirk Herbstreit has a schedule that would break most people. He works Thursday Night Football for Amazon, hosts College GameDay on Saturday mornings, and calls the biggest college football game of the week on Saturday afternoon or night for ESPN. It’s a grind that has him crisscrossing the country every week, and it’s taking a Read more... The post Kirk Herbstreit admits he ‘quite often’ wakes up and doesn’t know what city he’s in appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 2d

I think the difference between ESPN’s two NFL booths is pretty minimal at this point.

Both are B grade booths (maybe one B+ and the other a B). IMO Aikman has regressed a little of late and the Fowler, Orlovsky, and the Riddick booth has settled into a good groove.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 2d

Awful Announcing has a higher than average amount of desktop traffic than most sites.

On most days I look at it and triggers me back to watching a close swing state on election night (tablet being a shitty third party candidate).

Let’s go desktop! We can win this one

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 2d

My article on a crazy scenario for Fox.

They used one of their first 3 picks to get the Ohio State vs. Penn State (9+ million viewers last two years)

A few insiders now tell me 30% chance they now pick USC at Nebraska with a higher chance if USC beats ND and PSU loses to Iowa.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 2d

Fox might not pick Ohio State-Penn State for Big Noon anymore

Sixteen days ago, Penn State was ranked third and hosting No. 6 Oregon. For Nittany Lions fans, all was going according to plan, and the 2025 season was still “their year.” Three losses later, including two to conference afterthoughts UCLA and Northwestern, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin, rocking State College and the college Read more... The post Fox might not pick Ohio State-Penn State for Big Noon anymore appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 4d

Between Penn State losing their third in a row and Indiana winning at Autzen, would give anything to be on a mega booster group text thread right now.

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 4d

Jerry Neuheisel is the media darling, but will UCLA head coach Tim Skipper get any credit?

The UCLA Bruins football program has experienced an epic turnaround since firing head coach DeShaun Foster. 0-3 at the time, the Bruins almost pulled off a road win against Northwestern in their first game following Foster’s firing. A week later, their once-moribund offense came to life, scoring 42 points in a shocking upset of Penn Read more... The post Jerry Neuheisel is the media darling, but will UCLA head coach Tim Skipper get any credit? appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 4d

So where are we Cody Campbell right now (1-10)? 1 being total grifter, 10 being altruistic white night.

Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 4d

Have as many tight ends as you want on the field but having Jeremiah Smith AND Carnell Tate on the field on passing third downs is a no brainer.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 4d

Time will tell, but this just reeked of a bunch of people with personal relationships struggling to be objective in any meaningful way

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 4d

‘College GameDay’ crew does everything possible to defend Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick is under immense pressure for the nightmare unfolding at North Carolina everywhere it seems… except for the set of College GameDay. Belichick has piloted a disastrous start to the season against power four competition at UNC. The Tar Heels’ overall 2-3 record covers up the fact that they are 0-3 against major conference Read more... The post ‘College GameDay’ crew does everything possible to defend Bill Belichick appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 5d

Ohio- Where you can no longer crack a weed drink and check your Bluesky DMs because Republicans are tackling all of the major issues facing citizens.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 7d

Trickle down NIL is real

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 7d

Looking for a good recent documentary recommendation.

Something actually good and not fluff. So probably nothing on Netflix.

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 8d

This guy is journalism royalty. His mother, April, was a famous tv reporter in New York City for Channel 6 News.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 8d

Some scoops in here: Adam O'Neal is telling people he will helm The WaPo's flagship opinion podcast, spending upwards of four hours a day on it. He's also indicated, per a source, that he plans to remain in his current job for decades. www.status.news/p/washington...

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 8d

Reddit is the best social network

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 9d

Oh god she’s doing it again

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 9d

Whatever gripes I may have had in the past about TNF, 9:30 AM games or MNF doubleheaders , I’m now fully supportive of all of these things.

The world is often bootyhole and I will take any extra window of football you can give me.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 9d

I am retracting my previous tweet after discovering there is a TikTok channel which is just ushers at Ohio State games doing choreographed dances.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 9d

The Big 12's last TV deal was a fire drill to ensure they survived vs the Pac 12.

Next TV deal needs to prioritize partnering with 1-2 companies that make them top CFB priority. ESPN has them behind SEC and ACC. FOX, second behind B10.

Can't keep being shuffled to the bottom.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 9d

This suddenly feels like we are speed running a Finebaum and ESPN divorce.

Can they get through this season?

This whole thing just kind of came out of nowhere and is snowballing.....quickly.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 9d

Paul Finebaum reportedly banned from ESPN after touting possible Senate bid, network denies

One week after ESPN college football personality Paul Finebaum first publicly expressed interest in running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican, the story has taken on a life of its own. On Monday, Outkick’s Clay Travis reported that the Disney-owned network had canceled all of Finebaum’s “network appearances on all shows, including some that Read more... The post Paul Finebaum reportedly banned from ESPN after touting possible Senate bid, network denies appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 9d

I watched video from a European news outlet that said social media usage peaked in 2022 and has been trending down since.

Gave me a little optimism.

Then the last 30 seconds said "except in North America, where social media is at all-time highs".

Bleh. We're cooked.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 10d

There are four (or perhaps more) WR in the NFL whose first name is Xavier.

Every week a prop bet on total Xavier touchdowns should be a thing.

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