I wonder how many of the 1.4 million people were St John’s fans
Ratings are in and they were phenomenal
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Does St John's have Fans?? Even Pitino hated HIS Team
Indiana State and Hall making it definitely helped. Much more attractive matchup then if Georgia played Utah in final. Nice to have this many eyes watching us get the victory last night.
Haha. Definitely a few that post here and Pitino among the 1.4 million. If I were a SJU fan I would’ve declined an opportunity to lose to Seton Hall for a 3rd time too, but thanks for your support and bump in tv viewership.
Too bad the NCAA did not consider this true Jerry1992
Still hanging on the presser. It was genius. They didn’t lose another game until they were eliminated in BET.Does St John's have Fans?? Even Pitino hated HIS Team
Also had plenty of DePaul and Georgetown in that streak…. Which was certainly part of his thinking
Seton Hall-Indiana State was most-watched NIT Championship since 2010
The Seton Hall-Indiana State showdown drew 1.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched NIT game since 2013.
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1.4 is a big number based on the landscape
That’s a great rating for the NIT. It’s our most-watched game this season, better than some NCAA Tournament games, and about the same as our 2016 BET championship. A bunch of people got a first/rare look at Seton Hall last night and the program nailed the opportunity.
With the men and women in the final four and Seton Hall winning the NIT in a great championship game that drew large viewership numbers it hopefully gives our Commissioner some solid talking points in our negotiations with Fox on our next contract.
All those viewers were treated to a great game, no doubt about it. The game was deserving of those numbers. I only wish espn could have spared just a few moments to let the players and the coach speak on the hard fought victory and their extraordinary run to the title. All the same, this is very good news.
Very meaningful tournament for Seton Hall. They made the best of tough spot and earned a lot of great, much-needed publicity.
Also hoping the good feels and potential to achieve even higher helps bring back our top players.
Also hoping the good feels and potential to achieve even higher helps bring back our top players.
and perhaps equally as important they earned respect as a team that competes till the whistle blows as the final few minutes of the championship game demonstrated. SH deciding to go to the NIT has proven to be the right move and as noted was a significant plus for the program .
Those are awesome national numbers and the fans who tuned in got a great game to watch. Anecdotally, a lot of people who I don't often talk to reached out to me during the tournament. People were definitely conscious of us, which is good.
There will always be snubs. Hopefully next year we do better in the non-con and there aren’t 5 bid stealers. Then maybe we’ll avoid the cut like decision and politics.
I’m hoping this is a springboard like the end of 2018-19 was into 2019-20 but that would require continuity of top players which is unlikely. 🤷♂️ Tell me we’re getting Richmond and/or Davis back to add to Coleman, Addae-Wusu, Felton, and some quality impact transfers for improved depth and we have something.
A couple things came together to give this NIT some juice.
First, the snubs. ISU was getting attention as the most deserving mid major well before selection Sunday and when they didn’t get in it became an instant story in the media.
Second, the perception around SHU was that they should have been the 4th team from the BE. The buffoonish committee chair added to the story with confused responses as to why SHU was left out even with a 15 point win over UCONN.
Third, the whole story around how the #2 rated conference only got three teams in.
Fourth, the stand alone, only college hoops game on TV on a Thursday night, almost like an appetizer for the big weekend ahead.
So there was awareness and some curiosity around ISU and SHU and the timing of the actual game could not have been more perfect. It was a great opportunity for SHU and they took advantage of it. Lemonade out of lemons indeed.
First, the snubs. ISU was getting attention as the most deserving mid major well before selection Sunday and when they didn’t get in it became an instant story in the media.
Second, the perception around SHU was that they should have been the 4th team from the BE. The buffoonish committee chair added to the story with confused responses as to why SHU was left out even with a 15 point win over UCONN.
Third, the whole story around how the #2 rated conference only got three teams in.
Fourth, the stand alone, only college hoops game on TV on a Thursday night, almost like an appetizer for the big weekend ahead.
So there was awareness and some curiosity around ISU and SHU and the timing of the actual game could not have been more perfect. It was a great opportunity for SHU and they took advantage of it. Lemonade out of lemons indeed.
His answer about the Connecticut win was absurd and reflective of the entire process. We also led Connecticut by 7 or so when Clingan was hurt in the second half, not to mentioned lost 2 games when Richmond was out. You don’t go down these rabbit holes.
And now coincidentally Seton Hall and Connecticut can sweep for the Big East!
Being the only college game on that night helped for the gambling piece too. I know a few guys who followed it solely because it gave them something to bet on that evening.
Unfortunate timing their beat down of us happened in the BE tourney and not that UBS game. I’m sure the optics didn’t help our bubble case.
Agree 100%. I always laugh when I hear tournament games don't matter. The reality is they can't really help you unless you win the tournament but they can definitely hurt you. Face it, I bet there were a number of committee members that hadn't seen us play all year up until that St. Johns game. With the P5 schools getting more & more powerful, the bubble is a dangerous place to be for non P5 schools.
On a side note, St Johns peaked too late but I think they might have done some serious damage in the NCAA Tournament. They were neck & neck with UCONN in the BE semis, something that hasn't really happened since that Creighton beat down.
Agree on both points.
I think because they were also a bubble team - although it seems from the Committee's eyes not as close to dancing as many here thought -- the timing wasn't ideal.
Pitino is a one-game tournament scenario is always dangerous, and for whatever reason they were playing their best at the end of the season. Reading the Braziller stuff, I think the injuries to Luis, Dingle and Ledlum hurt them coming together, and you can tell Pitino wasn't enamored with the talent level well before his infamous rant. That's the risk when you bring in an entirely new team of portal kids and freshman. Look at Georgetown this year? I never thought they'd be as abysmal as they were.
St Johns fans so obnoxious they keep saying they kept it close with Connecticut 2x, we beat them by 15!
14.2 million for the Iowa/Conn woman's game. I don't follow the women's numbers historically but that has to be ridiculously good. Caitlin Clark and gambling = exposure.
He also smoked us and Creighton and lost to UConn by 5 in BET. They were a different team after that post game.
How much is that 1.4 million do we think Iowa State brought? I have to think you guys did a lot of the heavy lifting there.
That is a nice piece of data to add to our case as we go into our negotiation with Fox.
That is a nice piece of data to add to our case as we go into our negotiation with Fox.
I doubt Iowa State brought anything to the table.
I do think the basketball-mad fans of the state of Indiana as a whole and Indiana State in particular may have brought a good chunk of the audience.
I'm sure we pulled our share of the weight as well.
It's a pretty impressive number but it's also one data point. The folks at FOX are probably more concerned with the ratings when they're broadcasting our games.
