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Old Wed Oct 17, 2007, 11:10am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by gordon30307
Easy explanation of why college football and the NFL have the highest ratings.

GAMBLING.

Super Bowl Sunday generates the most action of any sporting event.

It's also why Soccer will never make it. Over/Under 3.
People bet on things they are interested in. Whatever the reason, baseball is far behind football the when you cannot outdraw or get higher ratings during the time when your sport is celebrating a champion.

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