Jon Rothstein: ‘The 2025 Final Four did not disappoint’
"I have not seen in my lifetime a Final Four that was better in terms of the quality of the three games
"I have not seen in my lifetime a Final Four that was better in terms of the quality of the three games
The network averaged 15.3 million viewers across Saturday's games.
"It was a heck of a game."
After a record-setting first weekend, March Madness viewership has come down to Earth.
Duke-Houston will be the featured matchup at 8:49 p.m. ET.
"He is a little sh*t, you know?"
"That is actually prophetic."
"Release the hostages, and there's a chance for peace. Don't, and there's going to be death and destruction."
"Bring the hostages home."
"Hey, ESPN! Disney’s not writing my check right now"
The Tigers' historic first win in Rupp Arena since 1988 saw most of its second half not televised.
"The SEC has been officiated as football this year. … And that’s not going to be the same whistle they get in the NCAA Tournament."
"That should be 19 grand."
The Tigers will take on the Tennessee Volunteers in a top-10 matchup.
NIL and the transfer portal have made things tough for social media and sports information teams in college sports.
"IT'S DROPPED! IT'S DROPPED! AUBURN WINS! AUBURN WINS! AUBURN WINS! 43-41! FOUR OVERTIMES! AUBURN WINS!"
Elko's "our focus is single-handedly on Texas...I meant on Auburn" blunder came back to bite him.
"Do I need to do your job and my job?"
"When you go from early November to early April, you have to eliminate as many distractions as possible. That was a distraction."
"Houston, you have a problem."
Randall Dickey, who filled in for Smith over the past two seasons, will take over as the full-time analyst
Fortunately for Alabama fans, their game was not Nielsen rated.
"The roster was what it was. Everybody can make their own determination on that..."