Texas/Alabama in primetime on ESPN had the same number of viewers as Colorado/Nebraska at Noon on FOX?
And FSU/LSU the week before in primetime on ABC had more viewers than Texas/Alabama?
Yeah, ESPN could be in for some trouble.
This argument seems starnge to me. If players have been gettng paid all along, then why don't the guys paying them just do it openly now? Why are they asking for $24/month from the fans?
I hear what you are saying and I like the analogy. I think for a lot of people the argument is that the pile of s*** was in plain sight and we jumped anyway just because we were tired of the mud.
If I could trade Harsin for Jimbo with all the contract stuff at each school staying just as it is right now, then sure. Not sure what we have to loose. There's little to no hope as things stand at the moment.
That whole contract fiasco leading up to the 2017 SECCG really soured me on Gus and that was even before he lost the game. Combine that loss with the bowl game loss and Auburn looked foolish for working on a cntract extension during the season. Gus should have been told to check back in January to discuss a contract extension and pay raise. The whole fear that he was going to bolt to Arkansas was complete nonsense and cost us dearly.