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Originally Posted by timmynausea
On the November 2, 2006, Thursday night telecast of #3 West Virginia Mountaineers' 44–34 loss to #5 Louisville Cardinals delivered an average of 4,916,000 households (based on a 5.3 rating), the biggest household audience ever for a Thursday night game on the network and the second-biggest college football audience ever for an ESPN game (any day or time slot).
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Indeed. And everything I've heard about WVU is that their fans are crazy for the team. Bowls love 'em, because the fans will travel and people will watch.