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Yes, angry Texas fans, this is indeed real.
Kelley Ford of KFordRatings, one of the most well-known compilers of advanced statistical profiles on the internet, is always thinking up interesting new ways to look at the stats his system yields. No statistical profile is perfect, of course, but one of the things that sets Ford apart is the level of detail and innovation he puts into some of these numbers.

Accordingly, he has begun to put together "watchability scores" for any given game on the calendar. The ingredients to those scores are the projected quality of the teams involved as well as the competitiveness of the matchup— a pretty straightforward mix of factors.
Ford will release these watchability scores each week to show what the best game is in given time slots— pretty handy to consult, really! But, today, he dropped the top-30 teams in average watchability score— and the Aggies came in as a top-5 team in the rankings, while one other team in particular... did not.
Statistics show Texas A&M to be more watchable team than Longhorns in 2025
If these numbers are any guide, there will be more people tuning in to catch the Aggies' games than there will be for those down in Austin:
The interesting thing here is that Texas is projected as the top team in Ford's rankings— so if Arch doesn't turn out to be what some of the pundits surrounding the program have projected (and at this point, let's face it— how could he?), then their watchability score will only decrease as their team quality does.
Of course, the opposite is true for the Aggies, who are by all accounts pretty underrated at this point (though Ford's model has them as a team that could well be in playoff discussion by the time the end of the season rolls around). They have a definite upward trend line here.

Some Texas fans, I'm sure, would want to argue that this low watchability score is due more to their opponents not being as good— which, of course, would mean that they have a much softer schedule. Maybe you're cutting your nose off to spite your face, there.
In reality, these are two top-ten teams that should have plenty of eyes on them throughout the year, both with big time road matchups over the course of the season. These numbers will look different by the end of the season, of course, even if the relative positions don't change— but this is a pretty interesting tidbit, nonetheless.
 

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