LSU has like 15 national championships in the last 25 years...(i have no idea the real numbers) let's not pretend LSU isn't one of the Biggest brands in all of Sports. LSU is a Monolith. Some schools are known for one sport. LSU is known.
I’m not saying LSU isn’t a brand. They are.
But college sports is more regional while the NFL is national.
And it shows. Like I said earlier, the highest rated LSU game (vs USC) only got about 8 million while the Saints averaged 15 million per game.