Final Four

[Darth_Vol]

I think Pat would be smiling about this Final Four in the sense that this is what she envisioned for women's basketball as she worked tirelessly to grow and improve the game. Great competition and great play as four of the best teams shine on the national stage.

Thank you, Pat, for always putting your sport above your personal goals and ambitions. It was never about you, it was about making women's basketball
great.

Completely agree, last night was the perfect night for the sport. The four best teams with the four best coaches, great players on both sides making clutch plays, throwing haymakers back and forth, it was women's basketball at it's greatest. Reminded me a lot of the Lady Vols-UConn 96 Final Four game, and the 91 National Championship... both classics. Pat is a huge reason the sport has come this far. I can't imagine anything we see tonight from the men will match what we saw last night....

 

[Smallvol#1]

I'm not a fan, but some of the punishment taken in the final minutes/seconds by Tiera were brutal.

Truth. I admired her grit. She knew going in they were coming after her hard and dirty and she did not falter. Made me think of NightTrain. Just tough and determined, as well as talented.

 

[cwbytruckers]

I was absolutely overwhelmed with emotion by the gamesmanship in this contest, as it reminded me of the Glory Days when Tennessee was in such games. I was simultaneously sad that Tennessee is no longer a legitimate player on the biggest stage and yet, surprisingly, still capable of feeling excitement about women's basketball despite that.

Tonight was fun. Two hard-fought games between four excellent programs that the world of D1Women's basketball can be proud were up to the task of putting it all out there in epic battles to the end and THEN SOME.

Everyone won tonight. Good stuff.

I streamed bith games at a truckstop in Oklahoma City. Two of the best games ive seen all season.

 

[cwbytruckers]

I think Pat would be smiling about this Final Four in the sense that this is what she envisioned for women's basketball as she worked tirelessly to grow and improve the game. Great competition and great play as four of the best teams shine on the national stage.

Thank you, Pat, for always putting your sport above your personal goals and ambitions. It was never about you, it was about making women's basketball
great.

Tennessee will be back one day. These great recruiting classes will make sure of that. But Holly needs better assistants to help get them there.

 

[Darth_Vol]

Memo to Vic Shaefer: Don't bench your point guard today....

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Bulldogs are a 2.5 point favorite.

 

[1reVOLver]

Tennessee will be back one day. These great recruiting classes will make sure of that. But Holly needs better assistants the assistants need a better head coach to help get them there.

There. Fixed it for you.:thumbsup:

 

[cwbytruckers]

there. Fixed it for you.:thumbsup:

lol

 

[PRG]

Memo to Vic Shaefer: Don't bench your point guard today....

Bianca Quevas has a torn ACL and won’t be playing. So itty bitty can do her thing without be frustrated! 😁

 

[Volfan2012]

Foul on the catch

 

[Volfan2012]

Waited to long to foul can't let her get a shot off.

 

[Darth_Vol]

The weekend in women's basketball absolutely blew away the clunkers from the men's side....

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Thrilling on-court results could not keep Women’s Final Four ratings afloat, with all three games at or near historic lows.

Sunday’s Notre Dame-Mississippi State Women’s NCAA Tournament national championship had a 2.0 overnight rating on ESPN, down 17% from last year (South Carolina-Mississippi State: 2.4) but even with 2016 (UConn-Syracuse).

Notre Dame’s last-second win tied the lowest overnight for the title game since 2009 (UConn-Stanford: 1.9).

Sunday was no exception. On Friday, Notre Dame’s upset of UConn in the national semifinals delivered a 1.4 rating and 2.3 million viewers on ESPN2 — down 21% in ratings and 17% in viewership from Mississippi State’s upset of UConn last year (1.75, 2.8M) but up 40% and 43% respectively from 2016 (Syracuse-Washington: 1.0, 1.6M).

Despite the thrilling overtime finish, it was the second-least watched late semifinal in at least a decade. Only the 2016 game had a smaller audience. The games aired on a Sunday night prior to last year, and on ESPN prior to 2016.

Earlier in the night, Mississippi State-Louisville had a 0.9 and 1.51 million viewers — down a tick in ratings but up 1% in viewership from last year (SC-Stanford: 1.0, 1.50M) and down 40% and 35% respectively from 2016 on ESPN (UConn-Oregon State: 2.3M).


Women's Final Four Ratings Weak Despite Thrillers - Sports Media Watch

 

[1CHATTVOL]

Thrilling on-court results could not keep Women’s Final Four ratings afloat, with all three games at or near historic lows.

Sunday’s Notre Dame-Mississippi State Women’s NCAA Tournament national championship had a 2.0 overnight rating on ESPN, down 17% from last year (South Carolina-Mississippi State: 2.4) but even with 2016 (UConn-Syracuse).

Notre Dame’s last-second win tied the lowest overnight for the title game since 2009 (UConn-Stanford: 1.9).

Sunday was no exception. On Friday, Notre Dame’s upset of UConn in the national semifinals delivered a 1.4 rating and 2.3 million viewers on ESPN2 — down 21% in ratings and 17% in viewership from Mississippi State’s upset of UConn last year (1.75, 2.8M) but up 40% and 43% respectively from 2016 (Syracuse-Washington: 1.0, 1.6M).

Despite the thrilling overtime finish, it was the second-least watched late semifinal in at least a decade. Only the 2016 game had a smaller audience. The games aired on a Sunday night prior to last year, and on ESPN prior to 2016.

Earlier in the night, Mississippi State-Louisville had a 0.9 and 1.51 million viewers — down a tick in ratings but up 1% in viewership from last year (SC-Stanford: 1.0, 1.50M) and down 40% and 35% respectively from 2016 on ESPN (UConn-Oregon State: 2.3M).


Women's Final Four Ratings Weak Despite Thrillers - Sports Media Watch

Fahr Holly! SOON! She's ruined attendance now for the Final Four!

 

[gule]

I watched 5 minutes of the Nova /Mich game. does that count? lol

 

[Real Info]

Maybe during the last decade of UConns' dominance the fans of WCB found other ways to be entertained. ESPN cut their own throat doing everything they could to turn UConn into the only women's team allowed to be covered. Now ESPN is paying for it and I love it!