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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/macncheeseface on 2023-09-03 22:51:34.

After discussion in the game threads yesterday about the…design choices…for the new scorebugs debuted by Fox and NBC this season, I decided to figure out which networks are actually wasting the most screen real estate with their obtrusive graphics.

So, I took a screengrab from each network yesterday, threw it into Photoshop, and counted how much of the screen was devoted to three categories:

  1. The scorebug [in red at the links below]
  2. The ticker [green]
  3. Other branding (network logo, “LIVE”, etc) [blue]

A gallery of all of our contestants is here

So without further ado…

Network Image % Scorebug % Ticker % Other Branding % Football!
NBC EXAMPLE 5.38% 0% 0.16% 94.47%
CBS EXAMPLE 5.38% 0% 0.79% 93.84%
ESPN+ EXAMPLE 6.75% 0% 0% 93.25%
BTN EXAMPLE 6.55% 2 0% 0.54% 92.91%
Fox (Big Noon) EXAMPLE 7.17% 2 0% 0.86% 91.97%
CBSSN EXAMPLE 5.28% 8.13% 0.66% 85.93%
Pac 12 Network EXAMPLE 4.57% 9.53% 0.24% 85.66%
FS1 & Fox (non-BNS) EXAMPLE 6.07% 2 7.91% 0.41% 85.61%
ESPN Networks EXAMPLE 7.06% 10.12% 0% 82.81%
ABC EXAMPLE 7.29% 9.99% 0.47% 82.25%
NFL Network EXAMPLE 4.73% 19.12% 1 0.56% 75.58%

1 NFLN scales down the video to accommodate their ticker, so I included the wasted space for letterboxing in the ticker category

2 Since the teams’ logos, nicknames, and rankings extend outside of the “box” on new Fox scorebug, the exact size will vary depending on the teams playing (bonus fun fact: the clock box of the Fox scorebug is not parallel to the score box, and is slightly tilted to the right 😵‍💫)

So now, for the first ever u/macncheeseface CFB scorebug awards:

🏆 Smallest scorebug: Pac 12 Network! (RIP)

🏆 Smallest ticker (for networks with a full-time ticker): FS1!

🏆 Least overall screen space devoted to graphics: NBC Sports!

Congratulations to all of our winners, and congratulations to all of us who get to watch college football once again.