Seven Possible Reasons for Flagging NFL Ratings Resonate with the Public South Orange, NJ, October 27, 2016 — Viewership for NFL games is down approximately 12% this season, sending league and club officials in search of reasons. A Seton Hall…
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Sports Poll featured by CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN and the Sporting News
The Seton Hall Sports Poll, conducted by the Sharkey Institute and sponsored by the Stillman School of Business, was featured in articles by CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, the Sporting News and Yahoo Sports. This most recent poll queried the…
Lebron Is Still King When Endorsement Matters, According to Seton Hall Sports Poll
LEBRON IS STILL KING WHEN ENDORSEMENT MATTERS, ACCORDING TO SETON HALL SPORTS POLL James Has Edge Over Curry Among Consumers Retired Manning, Somewhat Deflated Brady Top Football Endorsers South Orange, NJ, September 27, 2016 — LeBron James is more likely…
Americans Show Disapproval of Kaepernick’s Actions But Support His Right to Protest
South Orange, NJ, September 22, 2016 — Americans disapprove by nearly 2 to 1 (with many having no opinion) of San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s sitdown/kneeldown during the playing of the national anthem in protest of police violence against people…
New Poll: By over 2 to 1, USA Believes NFL not Honest in Recent Years on Subject of Head Injuries
BY OVER 2 TO 1, USA BELIEVES NFL HAS NOT BEEN HONEST IN RECENT YEARS ON THE SUBJECT OF HEAD INJURIES 29% VIEW LEAGUE LESS FAVORABLY ******* Both men and women agree – 73% Say Women’s soccer team pay…
Seton Hall Sports Poll in Media Across the Country
Seton Hall’s latest Sports Poll gauged public opinion on star athlete approval ratings, ticket purchasing, PED use, the most admired sports accomplishments and the most anticipated sporting events. The poll and its findings were featured by media outlets across the…
Becca Pizzi vs. Peyton Manning, Millennials to the Rescue
In the most recent edition of the Seton Hall Sports Poll, we asked 762 people from across the nation: Which athlete’s recent sports accomplishment do you most admire? And here were the choices: Peyton Manning’s second Super Bowl win Denny…
Rick Gentile and Seth Everett Podcast on Sports Poll, Athlete Popularity
Manning’s Public Approval Unscathed by Recent Accusations; Curry Still Well Behind LeBron, Kobe, in Approval Poll
Pizzi’s 7 Marathons-7 Continents-7 Days Draws Near-Super Bowl Attention South Orange, NJ, February 25, 2016 — Despite recent accusations hurled at Peyton Manning over PED use (by Al Jazeera) and his behavior in college, his approval ratings remain high among…
Super Bowl 50 Advertising, are you Paying Attention?
According to the most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll, a whopping 68% of all Americans plan on watching Super Bowl 50. That’s roughly 218 million people, not counting the international numbers. Why? Well, because it’s the Super Bowl. But given…
Seton Hall Sports Poll, January 2016, Super Bowl and Politics
WHEN SUPER BOWL INTERSECTS POLITICAL SEASON, WHAT’S THE MOST COMPETITIVE CONTEST OUT THERE? And Which Candidate Would You Want Coaching Your Team? South Orange, NJ, January 28, 2016 — With the Super Bowl coming right as the presidential primary season…
A Working Response To Stadium Terror
By Sean Lintott Working at a sports venue doesn’t seem like a dangerous job on the surface. I never entertained the idea that large sports venues like MetLife Stadium, where I intern, could be the target of a major terrorist…
Sports Poll Cited in MarketWatch on Fantasy Sports, ‘Gambling’ and how to Invest in DFS
Professor Scott Rothbort of the Stillman School of Business cited findings of the Seton Hall Sports Poll in an article he wrote for MarketWatch. In the article, “4 ways to make money on fantasy sports without gambling,” Rothbort, the founder…
Poll Results Featured in NY Daily News, NJ.com, The Record, Legal Sports Report and USC/USA Today Sports, ‘Fields of Green’
The Seton Hall Sports Poll’s results were featured in the NY Daily News, NJ.com, The Record, Legal Sports Report and Fields of Green, an online partnership between USA TODAY Sports Media Group and the USC Sports Business Institute A discussion about…
Seton Hall Sports Poll November, 2015
73% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY ARE ‘CONCERNED ABOUT ATTENDING A SPORTING EVENT IN A LARGE VENUE’ IN WAKE OF PARIS ATTACKS South Orange, NJ, November 19, 2015 — 73% of Americans say they are either very or somewhat concerned about…
Rick Gentile in The New York Times, ‘Blood and Sport’
Rick Gentile, Seton Hall faculty member and Director of the Seton Hall Sports Poll, was featured in this NY Times video report that looks at the violence of football amidst concerns about the health and well being of football players. …
Seton Hall Sports Poll Update
Seth Everett gives the latest Seton Hall SportsPoll update: MLB’s World Series vs. NFL; interesting result for sports stadium billboard sponsorship and perceived effect (1 minute, 27 seconds).
New Jersey Bill: DFS ‘Not Gambling’ but Should be Regulated by Gambling Commission
Interesting article in NorthJersey.com on Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and the prospect of it being regulated in New Jersey. The article’s author, John Brennan of The Record, notes that New Jersey is the “nation’s No. 2 gambling state” behind Nevada…
Baseball: The Most Excruciating Sport
If boxing is the cruelest sport (it is), then baseball is, perhaps, the most excruciating. In the middle of July in the midst of a 162 game season it is excruciating in the sense that it seems as though it…
Public Divided on Whether Fantasy Sports Commercials Should Run During Televised Games; Governor Christie’s ‘Really?’ Comment on Debate May Have Rung True
South Orange, NJ, October 29, 2015 — Despite ongoing investigations by the Justice Department and the FBI into whether daily sports fantasy games are a form of gambling, the American public is divided on whether commercials for those sites should…