If you have some factual evidence to support why you don't think St. John's has an advantage please say so. You are certainly entitled to disagree and have your own opinion. I think I've supported my reasons sufficiently.
Dave.. I started a topic and asked for people to give examples of what distinct media advantages St. John's had over other schools, not just Seton Hall, in today's world. It was a question and I even stated at the end that maybe I am missing something. The back page of a newspaper is just not it because if Paris Horne had gone to say LaSalle and made that dunk in a win over Duke, the same big picture would have been available for his Grandma to have framed and it might have been in a hometown Philly newspaper vs. the Daily News. Even if the NY papers and print media are viewed as an advantage, kids today don't even pick them up sadly. They go online and read everything there and every major newspaper in America is online. The day after a big win, do you think SJU (or any other schools) players are running out to get the News, Post, Newsday, WSJ, NYT, New Yorker or local paper or do you think they are getting on their computers to read ESPN.com so they can see if their huge dunk over Duke made the Top 10 plays. I would bet a lot of money that most of the team is reading Johnny Jungle, Zags Blog and checking Twitter before they even see a newspaper the day after a game.
Steve Lavin has massively raised the standing of the SJU basketball program by improving performance on the court and with his recruiting. Lavin, and Fratto, are certainly VERY media savvy and they know how to work the media to the program's advantage. That being said, none of this will matter this year the team doesn't perform on the court and Lavin will be the first person to admit this and tell you. He has completely grasped and understands the potential giant that St. John's can be because of its media location but don't forget, being in the bright spotlight of NYC can be a hindrance at times as well.
As Newsman said above (and he is probably THE most senior media poster on any SJU related site) New York City is a professional sports town and if the Knicks and Rangers are good this year, like they are supposed to be, St. John's is not the 1st tier story. They might be occasionally but a big Knicks or Rangers win will push them off the back page very quickly. God forbid the team is not strong for a couple of years (as has historically happened with St. John's since Coach Carnesecca left) they quickly become irrelevant. Two years ago the Daily News & Post were barely covering the team and wouldn't even send a local reporter to road games
That being said, a school like Louisville or Kentucky, while not in anything remotely resembling a media capital is THE focus of their sports community all year. They have huge national profiles and their coaches are just "charismatic" as our leader.
This is not at all a knock on St. John's, its just a commetary about the changing media world in which we are all a part of. It doesn't matter where you are located today if you are good or can perform, you are going to get covered, highlighted and ultimately over exposed.