1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Coming to you from fabulous Las Vegas. The right side 2 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: is the winning side. The late move is the correct move. 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Sports betting capital of the world. We all know when 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: a sharp like me weighs in the lines move, it's 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: a party for your ears. This is the buffet with 6 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: Chad and Scooch. I want to buy that guy at buffet. 7 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Here we go. Hello, Welcome to the buffet with Chad 8 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: and Scooch. I am Chad Millman of the Action Network 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: on the phone with me from the Orleans representing all 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: the BOYD Gaming books in the state of Nevada, Mr 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: Bookmaker himself Scooch, Bob Scoochy. How you doing, buddy? I'm good? 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: How are you? I am good. Listen, it's Monday afternoon 13 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: here in the East Coast. Uh, it's Monday morning where 14 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: you are in Las Vegas. We have a massive show 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: today because we have to recap what happened in the 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: Sweet sixteen, in the Elite eight, which was full of 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: like four or five pretty bad beats um in a 18 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: variety of ways. We have to preview the final four, 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:17,559 Speaker 1: including the miracle that is Loyola of Chicago. UM. And 20 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: we have to do a little, little, tiny bit on 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: MLB season win totals, just just a little tiny bit 22 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: um and later on in the show, Uh, we're gonna 23 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: have some special guests. At this point, we know we 24 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: have Stanford Steve Coughlin from ESPN and s v P Felika, 25 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: Chris Felika, Christ the Bear Felika. He has not decided 26 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: if he's going to join us yet or not, so 27 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a mystery. We're not gonna know until 28 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: we record tomorrow afternoon. Scooch Scooch jab scooge. So what 29 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: do I want to start first? Do I want to 30 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: start with the fact that I had Loyola in the 31 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: second half plus two and a half and if Nevada 32 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: Renou was in the penalty I probably would have won that. 33 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: Or do we want to start with all of the 34 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: people who had um uh Michigan minus four and a 35 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: half against Florida State and those people who didn't get 36 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 1: a chance of the free throws because they didn't file 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: with ten seconds left. Or do we want to talk 38 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: about Duke Kentucky being ten points under the total with 39 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: fifty five seconds left, only to end up going to 40 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: overtime and going way over the total. Like, there are 41 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: so many bad beats to talk about from this weekend. 42 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: I don't know where to begin. I know they depending 43 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: on what side you were on in a lot of 44 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: those games, you were even either uh, you know, euphoric 45 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: or you were throwing stuff at your TV set, one 46 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: of the two, because they could have went either way 47 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: in some crazy last minute or last second decisions both 48 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: by you know, coaches and players just really affected in 49 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: certain situations, didn't affect the outcome of the game, but 50 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: certainly affected the outcome of your betting ticket. And uh, 51 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: you mentioned all the games, and actually there was another 52 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: game to Kansas and and Clemson where it seemed like 53 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: there was plenty of time to foul Kansas with when 54 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: Kansas was up by four. And there was another game 55 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: where they were laying four and a half or five 56 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: depending on what you had, Matt, and uh, they just 57 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: couldn't get to the guy and he was able to 58 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: just run out the last six seconds of the game 59 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: and before they were able to foul. So a lot 60 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: of games that just came down to the last second. 61 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: And you know, in the sports book, you can just 62 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: hear the us and the odds, you know, they go 63 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: from from cheering loudly to then suddenly everything just got 64 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: just completely quiet. It's uh so, you really know what 65 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: side the the audience needs. What side did people need 66 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: this weekend? Like in the second half of the Loyola game, uh, 67 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: which I was on Loyola plus two and a half, 68 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: um where it was most of the book this weekend, 69 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: um so the book we needed all the underdogs. Um 70 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: with the exception of the Syracuse Duke game where they 71 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: took the plus eleven points in that one, so that 72 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: that that wasn't good, But we needed all the underdogs. 73 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: Uh so, particularly in that in that Michigan game against 74 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: Florida State, that was the big one that we really 75 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: needed Florida State. Uh so. Uh obviously I thought we 76 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: had that one lost. Uh Florida State pulled within three 77 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: and four, and then all of a sudden, Michigan goes 78 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: up by ten. I I pretty much thought it was 79 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: over then, but Florida State makes a little a little 80 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: bit of a comeback and uh and boy when they 81 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: didn't foul him, I'll tell you I was pretty happy 82 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: because four wasn't the best number. We were at three 83 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: and a half, we were at four and a half 84 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: so it wasn't It wasn't the best number of the outcome, 85 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: but it was certainly better than Michigan by five for us. 86 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: So uh uh that that that worked out for the books. 87 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: And like I said, most of the the betters in 88 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: the in the sports book, we're not happy with that outcome. Yeah, 89 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: that was. When you're in the sports book, is it 90 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: easier to tell the side that is happy or the 91 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: side that is sad? So it's definitely, Uh, well that's 92 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: a good one. Uh. The sad crowd is silent, so 93 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: it's easier to tell the happier side that the happy side. 94 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: They're cheering, they're yelling. Um. Like I said, if I'm 95 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: getting sidetracked in my office and I'm not paying attention 96 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: to the game, when I hear that eruption of cheers, 97 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: I know that, you know, the favorite just hit a 98 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: three pointer. I could tell. I could tell the crowd 99 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: noise from the three point shot. Uh. You know, it's 100 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: just very sudden that goes in and then I hear it. 101 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: And and it's funny because sometimes I'll watch a feed 102 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: in my office that's not an h D feat. Now, 103 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: the h D feeds sometimes around like a three four 104 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: six second delay delay sometimes even longer. So a lot 105 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: of times I'll see the shot go in and I'll 106 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: be like, oh no, and then five six seconds later, 107 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: I'll hear everyone's cheering and yelling. So it's it's kind 108 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: of funny. And you needed you needed, you needed Kansas 109 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: to win this weekend as well, at least to cover 110 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: against Duke. Um that was a little bit of a 111 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: miracle for you to like that could have gone anyway 112 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: in the last ninety seconds. Yeah, well, you know that one. 113 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: We we got a lot of money on both sides 114 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: on that one, and and being that it was the 115 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: last game of the weekend, it kind of tied up 116 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people's parlays. We were only going to 117 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: do slightly better on Kansas than than Duke, even though 118 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: Kansas was was the underdog there. Uh, it wasn't as 119 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: a game we really the Villanova game was really, you know, 120 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: much much bigger for us to uh in terms of 121 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: you know, hoping for an underdog there. So uh, once 122 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: Villanova covered, it was kind like every parlay was going 123 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: to either side of the to Kansas game. But uh, 124 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: I mean it kind of went the way the betters 125 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: were anticipating, meaning they couldn't make up their mind in 126 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: this one, and it kind of panned out that way 127 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: going into overtime, and you know, it was really it 128 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: could have went either way throughout that whole second half. 129 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: Let's talk about this Loyola team. What happens to you? 130 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: How bad is a scenario is it? How bad of 131 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: a scenario is it for you if Loyola wins, given 132 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: all the long odds, etcetera, etcetera. Well, out of the 133 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: four teams that are in it, in terms of the 134 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: future bets, it's it's the worst case scenario for us, 135 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: but it's not a doomsday scenario. So we we were 136 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: pretty quick to move this team. If you remember, before 137 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: the tournament even started, we said this is one of 138 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: the teams that can be a kind of a bracketbuster. 139 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: So we knew that there was gonna be some of 140 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: some people that were going to take a shot with 141 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: them at three hundred to one and two hundred to one, 142 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: so we were very quick to move them. So most 143 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: of the money we got on Loyola was in the 144 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: neighborhood of probably fifty to one. We took a couple 145 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: of tickets at a hundred and fifty to one, but 146 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: no significant tickets, you know, ten dollar bets that a 147 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: hundred fifty to one. I think the biggest ticket we 148 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 1: wrote is maybe fifty dollars at a hundred and fifty 149 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: to one. So you know, we're not going to get crushed, 150 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: but it's not our best scenario. Um. It's kind of 151 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: interesting that now that they're they're in the final four, 152 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: they're they're actually betting this team against Michigan, which is 153 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: kind of kind of what they figured. They got this 154 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: far as big underdogs, and they're no longer the sizeable 155 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: underdog they were at the beginning of the tournament. So 156 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: now it's anybody's ball game. And and it's good to 157 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: have a team like this in with the blue bloods, 158 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's you know, you want to see 159 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: the Dukes and Kentucky's and Kansas is in there all 160 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: the time for UH to to have that big name 161 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 1: in there, but you always want at least one team 162 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: that kind of sneaks its way in the years that 163 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: we had like a Butler. Uh. You know, it's a 164 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: good story and and and it keeps some interest, you know, 165 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: you get kind of a David versus Goliath feel in 166 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: this thing and it kind of makes for interesting betting. 167 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: So I don't necessarily think we would want three or four, 168 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, nine seeds or eleven seeds, but U certainly 169 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: one of them going up against a lot of one 170 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: and two and three seeds is in bed. So I 171 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: have a couple of thoughts on this number one. The 172 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 1: action excuse me, excuse me, I had a little cough there. 173 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: Actually network, the the action network is still thanks to 174 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: our fiasco of an event the first weekend of Attorney 175 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: where we bought all those future tickets and then couldn't 176 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: give them all the way because we were kicked out 177 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: of the event before we could finish. Um, we are 178 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: still holding a future ticket and we all Chicago at 179 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: five to one to win the tournament. So um, we 180 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: can make back a significant amount of the money that 181 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: we spent on our heart know, on our on our 182 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: marketing investment if Leola wins that event. Uh number one, 183 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: number two, I feel like people have been betting Loyola 184 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: all through this tournament, Like this number has moved in 185 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: Yola's direction every single time. So tell me what Loyola 186 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: is against Michigan right now? Uh? They're five, they're getting 187 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: five points, and we open it. We opened it six 188 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: uh and got a couple of big bets from some 189 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: sharp guys, and then the public kind of followed them 190 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 1: as well. So the ticket account it's about two to 191 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: one in favor of Loyal Chicago. How big were the bets, Like, 192 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: how much did the wise guys bet? Uh? They were 193 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: betting like between five thousand and ten thousand. So they're 194 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: making big bets there. Those are big numbers they are 195 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: for usually uh, I mean we usually we don't get 196 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: this type of sizeable bets immediately following uh, the the 197 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: Elite eight games. I mean, usually they take a couple 198 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: of days to uh to handicap this to think about it. 199 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: But this was right out of the gate. So they 200 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: had their number kind of in mind right out of 201 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: the gate on this one and got got driven down, 202 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: you know, pretty pretty pretty much right out of the gate. 203 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: Why do you think that is? Well, I mean, like 204 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: we just said that the fact that they they they've 205 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: upset everybody so far, so to make it this far, 206 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: this is a really good team. I Mean it's one 207 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: thing to say that they're they're surprising everybody, but it's 208 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: in many respects, this team entered the tournament very underrated. 209 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: So some of the some of the sharp handicappers that 210 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: have uh followed this team through about the season knows 211 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: that they could play at a much higher caliber uh 212 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: than most people thought going into It's not that they're 213 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: suddenly just you know, playing so much above their head 214 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: than they've played all season. A lot of handicappers this 215 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: is the way they've played all season, So it's not 216 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: as big of a surprise, uh that they've gotten this far. 217 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 1: And I've heard a lot of the professionals talk about 218 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: this team, like I said, before the tournament even started, 219 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: so um to be getting you know, six points even 220 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: against Michigan seems like, uh, you know, there's a little 221 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: bit of value there that this team could easily uh 222 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: uh play play real close with Michigan and possibly win 223 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: the game. So that leads to a very natural question, 224 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: which is why did you set the numbers so high? Well, 225 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: you know, we have we have our our numbers kind 226 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: of pre set before all these games, and then we 227 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: make we make adjustments throughout the tournament, and we've been 228 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: making some adjustments. I don't think we made too much 229 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: of an adjustment after the Nevada game, because uh, that 230 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: game kind of panned out the way the way we 231 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: sort of thought could have went either way. The line 232 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: was one or two, but prior to the tournament, we 233 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: would have made Michigan a nine nine and a half 234 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: point favorite against Loyal Chicago. So we we have made 235 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: some significant adjustments, but we can't um, uh make too 236 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: much of an adjustment, you know, looking back on it, Yeah, 237 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: maybe we could have lowered it a point because I 238 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: really thought the public would probably bet Michigan a little 239 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: bit more, uh than they have. So I kind of 240 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: knew that the wise guys may may like Loyal Chicago, 241 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: but I did think that the public would be on 242 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: the favorite a little bit more. And we do have 243 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: a week before the game, so they could come back 244 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: on them. But uh, it looks like, uh, even the 245 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: public might might like Loyal as kind of that Cinderella team. 246 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, you're so wrong about this game. Yeah, 247 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: you should have opened this game at four, and that's 248 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: the only way you were going to get Michigan money. 249 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: You were going to be at four. You're gonna be 250 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: at four by today's Monday afternoon. You'll be at four 251 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: by Wednesday. Um, it's the power of Sister Jean. Everybody 252 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: is a sentimentalist at the end of the day, okay. 253 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: And so what you're getting is the wise guys who, 254 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: like we we've talked about this a thousand times, like 255 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 1: so one of us literally wrote a book about it. 256 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: That the wise guys love betting college basketball because there 257 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: are teams like Loyola that nobody pays attention to all 258 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: year and are really good, fundamentally selling basketball teams that 259 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: can go in in a tournament and with a few 260 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: days to prep and then potentially you know, twenty four 261 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: hours to prep. They have really good coaches, they get 262 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: really good players who stick around, and so they can 263 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: sort of run circles around a lot of these teams 264 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: that might be more athletic but don't have his experience 265 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: to crew. And wise guys love that in teams, which 266 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: is why you've seen the wise guys coming in Loyola 267 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: UM throughout the tournament and why they pounded that number 268 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: of as it posted and look like Loyola that's the 269 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: best story there's been in a college basketball for like 270 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: five years. So there's no way you're not going to 271 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: get money on that. Team. You you like, we're sitting 272 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: in your cubbyhole of an office and you missed it. 273 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: You missed the biggest story and it's gonna cost you. 274 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: It is. It's gonna cost us a few thousand. So 275 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: but they, you know what, Michigan can can win this 276 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: thing and cover You know how easily a team can 277 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: be up four and then suddenly that four becomes five 278 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: and that becomes seven, and you know, in a in 279 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: a matter of ten seconds, the line can swing five 280 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: points when you get down into the free throw shooting. So, uh, Michigan. 281 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not gonna count Michigan out. And this one, 282 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: this is this is a team that was uh was 283 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: not expected to to make it this far at the 284 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: beginning of the year and got so much better throughout 285 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: the season. You know, certain certain times you don't realize 286 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: these kids that are eighteen, nineteen, twenty years old, the 287 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: amount of progress they make in the short span between 288 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: November and March is huge. I mean, these kids are 289 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: still maturing and they're learning, and the strides that they 290 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: can make, they may be playing the best ball ever 291 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: for the in their in their careers. So I'm not 292 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: going to count out this this Michigan team and the 293 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: fact that they can't cover six points. You know, I'm 294 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: okay with this. We're gonna have to scoot through. Let 295 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: this ship, you know what I'm saying. Yeah, there you go, 296 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: I will speak let this. I am taking Loyola and 297 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: those points and not listen. I'll take it at five. 298 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: That's right, fine with that. You can be on the 299 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: other side. It's gonna be sad for you. And they're 300 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: fairytale ends here it is Big Blue. Also, uh, Big 301 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: Tony is going to be very angry about are you 302 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: losing all this money? Yeah? Yeah, so Big Tony he's 303 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: already he's already not happy because the Sweet six team 304 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: didn't go as well as it went for us last year. 305 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: M hm, really who screwed it up for you? Um? 306 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: Probably a duke Syracuse that that turned out to be 307 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: a pretty big one. And then Villanova. So those two teams, 308 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: I will see, that's what's interesting. Right. So this uh, 309 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: this weekend, I had I bet Loyola. I bet Loyola 310 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: UM to cover the game, but then I also bet 311 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: Loyola to cover the second half, which I lost. Then 312 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: I bet the Michigan Florida State under and on Sunday 313 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: I had I had Duke to cover minus three. I 314 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: also had Villanova cover minus six and a half. And 315 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: the things you were saying about Michigan or what I 316 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: felt about Villanova, like, Loyola is a good team. I 317 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: think they're so consistent. They play the same every night 318 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: and you know what you're gonna get, and they are 319 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: in a place where they can pretty much keep teams close. 320 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: Its exis tech. I just felt like it was gonna 321 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: be one of those games where they had their run. 322 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: They were pretty good, but their offense isn't good enough, 323 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: and Villanova is just so much better and is so 324 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: quietly dominating in the tournament right now that it's kind 325 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: of being forgotten because and so how what what did 326 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: you open Villanova Kansas at? We opened this one at five, 327 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: but I'm very quickly I'm probably gonna go to five 328 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: and a half, really really quiquickly. We haven't moved it yet. 329 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: But all the money is the bigger money's on Villanova. 330 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 1: The ticket account is pretty even, so it's not it's 331 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: not as lopsided as the ticket account in the Michigan 332 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: Loyal Chicago game. But I could see the money piling 333 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: up on Villanova and just looking at the betting pattern 334 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: through throughout the tournament, and you touched on it a 335 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 1: little bit. Villanova has really not doesn't seem like they've 336 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: been tested very much at all throughout this entire tournament. 337 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 1: They've really kind of had their way, not just in 338 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: winning the game, but in covering the spreads. They really 339 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: even the number hasn't really even been that close. I mean, 340 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: like you said, Texas Tech kind of pulled within striking 341 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: range of get of the six and a half seven, 342 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: but really they were more closely closer to that ten eleven, 343 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: twelve range. So Villanova has just been really rolling through 344 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: this thing. So and there hasn't been as much support 345 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: for Kansas. And you know from the from the opening 346 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: round when people thought that Kansas might be the number 347 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: one seed to to possibly get upset um in the 348 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: in their first game. So and they've never been really, 349 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: uh that confident in this Kansas team with a history 350 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: of kind of getting knocked out as a high seed. Um, 351 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be a lot more support for 352 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: for Villanova later on in the week. I mean, you 353 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: are going to get destroyed on that game. So if 354 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: it comes loyal in Chicago Villanova in the finals. It 355 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: might be make up for a really great championship game, 356 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: but it won't be good for our bottom line. On 357 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: Final four Saturday, they definitely will not be I mean 358 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really it's gonna be really, really interesting. Uh, 359 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: everybody is going to bed Villanova because there's nobody who 360 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 1: has confidence in Kansas. They haven't been bet on there 361 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: like the most, Like they have been considered the most overrated. 362 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: They've had that let me rephrase, there's no number one 363 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: seed in the last five years that it had that 364 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: has had lower expectations than Canvas. Right. They get to 365 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: see the one seed every time and then everyone's like, yeah, 366 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: they shouldn't be a one seed, right, And they get 367 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 1: to the lead eight every year. This year they beat Duke, 368 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: a really good team in the Final four. Like, but 369 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,959 Speaker 1: people are so overwhelmed with Villanova, like they're gonna get 370 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: all the money. Oh boy, So I'm moving the money 371 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,120 Speaker 1: line right now. So so hang on one second. I'm 372 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: just moved the money line up to minus two forty 373 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: from to thirty on Villanova. So I'm I'm I'm moving 374 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: this this game up a little bit. Grinella. It feels 375 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: like we're gonna have to do a line change. There 376 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: you go, all right, so we've established you're gonna get 377 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: killed on Loyola at plus five, which will probably end 378 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: up at plus four against Michigan. You're gonna get destroyed 379 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: on Villanova at uh what is it? Minus five? You said, yep, 380 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: in a five year you're gonna get screwed on that. 381 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: You've just executed a line change. I will not ask 382 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: Grannell to do anything about that on the money line. 383 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: Let me ask you quickly about about MLB season win totals, 384 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: because we had a really good story at Action network 385 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: dot com this weekend by Dan McGuire in which he 386 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 1: basically said, fade every hot public trend for MLB season 387 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: win totals last year. The most bet teams by the public, 388 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: uh for season win totals were the Dodgers under the 389 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: Mets over the Tigers, over the Cardinals, over the Orioles 390 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: over the Royals over and the Padres under. Of those 391 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: seven bets, how many do you think the public one 392 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: four one one the most of the seven most MLB 393 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: season win totals last year that we're bet by the public. 394 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: H only one the Royals over. They were at seventy 395 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: five and a half. They won eighty games. That was 396 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: the only one that went over. So are you when 397 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: you say the public is betting them, are are you 398 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: talking about just a change in the line that is 399 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: indicating or are they actually you know, you know what 400 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 1: I mean? Like if a game, if a season win 401 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: total opens up at eighty five and it closes at 402 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: eight seven, is that what's considered the most bet We 403 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: were considering it as a greater than sevent of bets 404 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: across three sports books. Okay, what do you think? I 405 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: just want to know what do you think? Pretty accurate? Yeah? Yeah, no, 406 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: that's that's accurate. I just wanted to know what the 407 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: criteria was. It's good, it's good good. So same criteria 408 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: this year, um, Dodgers under. So this is what people 409 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: should be writing down. Let me pause for a second. 410 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: Let me let people grab their phones, get out like 411 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:31,479 Speaker 1: the notes app or whatever they're using in their phones 412 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: and whatever, or they want to get a piece of paper. Um, 413 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: if Grunelle wants to use uh this time to yell 414 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: at me for ten or twelve seconds about something, well, 415 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: people grab notes, that's cool too. We can go silent. 416 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: What do we think of that? Yeah? That was like 417 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: a prayer. Yeah, now I noticed Brunell didn't say anything. 418 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: Grunelle like he hates me. I can feel it. Um, 419 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: all right, ready, these are the Cornell at any point 420 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: that he wants to jump on and be like, no, 421 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: I don't hate you, Chad, think you're cool. I thank you, 422 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Ready. Dodgers under wins. The Dodgers are gonna 423 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: win about a hundred games. Nationals over and a half wins. 424 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: They will win ninety seven games. Giants over eighty three 425 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 1: and a half games. Um, they are going to win 426 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 1: about eighty games. It's gonna they're overrated this year. Mets 427 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: over eighty two and a half. Boy, they are in 428 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: for a surprise because that team is not going to 429 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: be very good. Rangers under seventy six and a half games. 430 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: Um burned buying the Rangers. I'm big on the Rangers 431 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: this year. Athletics over seventy five and a half. This 432 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 1: team stinks. Reds under seventy four A lot of games 433 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: you gotta lose if you're the Reds. White Sox over 434 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: sixty nine and a half. This team is really bad. 435 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: Public is gonna lose that one. Marlin's under sixty four 436 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: and a half. So we have nine. We have nine 437 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: bets that the public is on against Scooch. I'll read 438 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 1: them to you again so you can decide and comment. 439 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: Dodgers under Nationals over Giants, over Mets, over Rangers, under 440 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: A's over Red's under white sucks over Marlin's under Yeah, 441 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: I agree with you on the Mets. What was the 442 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: what was the Dodgers? You said that they're they're betting 443 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: Dodgers under wins. People are betting the Dodgers under nine wins. Yeah, 444 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to agree with them there. You I 445 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,959 Speaker 1: know that, I know it's a good team, but uh, 446 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: you're so you're saying the opposite that they're gonna go 447 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: over wins, right, Okay, that one I'm going to disagree 448 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: with that tough, tough division there, um, And I mean 449 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: there's just really you're you're just relying on on Kershaw 450 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: and that pitching staff. Um. But that's a lot of 451 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: wins and I'm just not I'm not I'm not sold 452 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: that the Dodgers are going to get to get to 453 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: that hundred mark, like you said, like you want what 454 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: do you think of the Rangers under? I think the Rangers, Yeah, 455 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: I would go over that. I would Yeah, I would 456 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: definitely go over that. Um, good organization, can good team 457 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: better than expect it this year. I think the only 458 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: one of these that I really really agree with the 459 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 1: public on probably the Gnats over ninety three and a half. Yeah, 460 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 1: I mean if they stay healthy. Um that the whole 461 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: thing with them is is fighting the injury bug every year. 462 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: But I mean if they if they get the older 463 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 1: their star players to make it through an entire season 464 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: with minimal injuries, I think they should be able to 465 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: get to that mark. What are your biggest liabilities right 466 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 1: now in season? Wind tunnles with the season what two 467 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: or three days away? Um, Houston, Actually they're betting Houston 468 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: under with us a little bit. We did open them 469 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: up kind of high ninety six and a half. The 470 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: astro grows. Uh, the Yankees, Um, they were betting the 471 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: Yankees over three and a half, so we went up 472 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: to nine four and a half on the Yankees. Uh. 473 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: Most of the big name teams that they were betting 474 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 1: the Red Sox over as well, so most of the Dodgers. 475 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: We have pretty good, pretty good two way though, so 476 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:54,400 Speaker 1: U that that's why I'm also asking where your your 477 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: your sample size is from. But uh, we're not. We're 478 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: not lopsided on that them. I believe that you will 479 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: get killed on the Astros. I actually think I think 480 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: the actors are gonna win a hundred and two games 481 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: this year. They're scary good they are. They are. I mean, 482 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: we tried to tried to make them pretty high, but 483 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: uh boy, they I guess everybody just feels the same 484 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: way that they're going to come back back to back, 485 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: same team, even better than they were last year. I 486 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: mean they were. Most of their guys are pretty young, 487 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: so I wouldn't doubt it. The guys are young, and 488 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: some of their guys, like some of their best players 489 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 1: were hurt last year, some of the big players you know. 490 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: Also on Action network dot Com we wrote about like 491 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: where some of the value is. We thought the value 492 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: was on the Astros over because they're being trajected to 493 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: win a lot more games than the Vegas bookmakers are 494 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: saying they're gonna win. Yep. Well, I mean I hope 495 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: you're right. You said seven seven of the biggest games 496 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: last year, only one of them one, So hey, maybe 497 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: we get lucky again this year. I mean, the good 498 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: thing is that when we start in these wind totals, 499 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: it's in the middle of football season, so if we 500 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: do lose big, it kind of gets hidden in the 501 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: mix of how that particular football week went for us. Well. Also, 502 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: the good news is, uh, you'll probably be able to 503 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 1: make it up later in baseball season, especially since you're 504 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: gonna lose so badly in the Final four this weekend. Yeah, 505 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: well that's true too. Yeah, so we're just used to losing. 506 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm hopeful for you. Yeah yeah, all right, scoog it's 507 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: time to go. Coming up next on the part Uh, 508 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: can I finish? Can I finish? My promo for the 509 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: next segment? I'm coming. Oh my god, please every time 510 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: I start coming up, okay, coming, I'm not gonna I'm 511 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: gonna shut up. I'm shutting up. Just go ahead. Coming 512 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: up next, Coming up next on the podcast, Stanford Steve's 513 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: gonna talk to us about the Fertile four. Stanford Steve 514 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: from ESPN. He's famous. Thanks Scooch, All right, thank you, 515 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: talk you buddy. Bye. Joining me now the second half 516 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: of the buffet. As promised, Stanford Steve Coughlin from Sports 517 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: Center from the SPC s VP Sports Center Show from ESPN. 518 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: Everybody knows him. What's going on? Brother? All right? Man man, 519 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: good time of year. It's a great time of year. Um. 520 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: I am from Chicago. I grew up in the North 521 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: Shore of Chicago. When I was growing up, uh De 522 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: Paul and Loyola in the eighties were basketball powerhouses, two 523 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: small Catholic schools in the north side of Chicago. I've 524 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: driven by the Loyala campus, um No. Less than ten 525 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: thousand times, and I know the school well. I love 526 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: the school. I'm super excited about what's happening. I mean 527 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: I did not have them getting anywhere close to this. 528 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: I had him winning in the first round. I think 529 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: I had him winning in the second round too, but 530 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: I did not have him going this far. What you're 531 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: thinking on that they were? They were the ultimate team 532 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: this year, Chad that I think I got talked out 533 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: of going farther than I wanted to put. Just saying 534 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: my bracket, not from a not from a gambling since, 535 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: but just from the bracket. Like I saw him against Miami. 536 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: I liked him, I and I watched this team. I 537 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,239 Speaker 1: saw him play against go down the floor and win 538 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: early in the year. Um, you know, but like as 539 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: far as the bracket, just felt like they were that 540 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: public team that oh yeah, because on the bottom of 541 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: that bracket you had since that is the two seed, 542 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: Tennessee is the three seed. You know, both teams have 543 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: never really done much in the tournament. Rick Barnes at 544 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: Texas everyone always liked to pick against him. So I 545 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: liked the team. But at the days, I mean, that 546 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: happens to me all the time. And arts madness is 547 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: you get the bracket on Sunday and then Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 548 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: what are you doing here? Listen, You're talking to people 549 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: about the tournament, and everybody had that eleven seed over 550 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 1: Miami and I I got turned out. I had him 551 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 1: in the street sixteen. I went back and I had 552 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: him moving to Tennessee because I felt like too many 553 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: people were on them. Uh. Not to take anything away 554 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: from him. It's been an awesome story. They deserve everything 555 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: they got and they are good. I I was talking 556 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: last night, I think this Loyola team, without a doubt, 557 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: it's better than the Butler team that you can't be 558 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: in the in the final. Uh. A couple of years ago, 559 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: not the Gordon Hayward team that Duke beat, but the 560 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: Butler team that you can beat with Kemba Walker. You know, 561 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: it's so interesting, You're you're touching on two things here 562 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: that become commonplace in sports, which is the conventional wisdom, 563 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:59,720 Speaker 1: group think conversation. So the brackets come out, and I 564 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: think the consensus was Loyola over Miami, New Mexico State 565 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: over Clemson, Marshall, Marshall beating UM. Who did which which 566 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: to state? UM? I think Charleston. A lot of people 567 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: had Charleston beating Auburn. Uh. They were like those four 568 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: teams that everybody was talking about if you looked at 569 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: it from a bracket perspective and from through the prism 570 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: of just betting on those games. Even the public was 571 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: on those teams like they were all underdogs. The money 572 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: and the tickets were all on those underdogs. And it 573 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: does it gets to you about, Wow, I thought I 574 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: knew something. I've watched this team play. I'm pretty smart 575 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: and inside about college hoops. And then you get to 576 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: it in every single shmow who's putting in a bracket 577 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: is thinking Loyola New Mexico State Charleston and Marshall and 578 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: it it completely makes you rethink exactly what you're doing 579 00:33:57,960 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: because you don't want to be in the same side 580 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: the public. I feel like March Madness is a very 581 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: specific time where our best instincts as people who follow 582 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: this play against us. Yeah, without the hell and And 583 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, I'm I'm a nice guy, just like you are. 584 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: You're you're hanging out, You're talking around the water pool 585 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: at work every day, right generally, I mean a lot 586 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 1: of times I'm sitting by myself in my office, you know, 587 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 1: on the third floor of my house and West Hartford, 588 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: and the most undoing is is maybe talking to grenw. 589 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,799 Speaker 1: But I get a point like, I don't work at 590 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 1: a esp anymore. I don't really have anyone else to 591 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: talk to. I don't even have an office in the city. 592 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: I figured out it's pretty bad when you're calling me 593 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 1: to join the podcast. Dude, I pegged you three weeks ago. 594 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 1: I said, coming on, it's gonna be. It's gonna be 595 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: before Sweet Final four. You did. I'm just kidding with you. 596 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: I know you're but but there's a second point here, 597 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:55,439 Speaker 1: because I didn't really ask you a question. The first 598 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: point I just said, I just wanted you to agree 599 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: with my my ad mature. Um it's seeping in again, 600 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,720 Speaker 1: like people are saying, Oh, this Lonola team is actually 601 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: a really good basketball team and they can compete with anybody. 602 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: And that scares me also because I don't I don't 603 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: know if they're as good as Michigan. I love John Belon. 604 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: I think he's an amazing coach. How do you see 605 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: this game matching up? Well, you mentioned it, John bee Line. 606 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,840 Speaker 1: I am starting my power rankings of coaches to wager on, 607 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 1: and I think John Belin is my favorite coach to 608 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: bet on in all of sports. I really really think. 609 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 1: I'm serious. I really think that. I just the preparation. 610 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: It seems like every year Michigan is a better version 611 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: of what they were the year before. You know, they're bigger, 612 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 1: they're they're more balanced, except the free throw shooting this year. 613 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: That's what scares the crap out of me. I'll give 614 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,399 Speaker 1: Rhees Davis a ton of credit. He was on them, 615 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 1: he said, you know after the Big Ten Tournament. Obviously 616 00:35:57,440 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: loved them as the final four team, but they had 617 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: the X the the free throw shooting aspect, they have 618 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 1: it almost gave away the game. We all know that 619 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,360 Speaker 1: plenty of people had Michigan and the lead eight thanks 620 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,879 Speaker 1: to the Florida State not folowing and everybody being mad. 621 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: But b Line, just you know what you're getting. You've 622 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: seen it so many times, going back to the Big 623 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,240 Speaker 1: East Tournament when I used to go in West Virginia 624 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: was in it, he was the coach there. Every March 625 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,719 Speaker 1: they would make a run their boom. They go that 626 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 1: tournament Sweet sixteen with not really a great team. They 627 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: got lucky a couple of times. I should say they 628 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: were unfortunate to have to play. I want to say Patino, 629 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: you know five uh and Patino had you had a 630 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: hot team and that was that was a dictator to 631 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:45,239 Speaker 1: go to the final four. But I just know what 632 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: I'm getting with Michigan. I know they're gonna be good 633 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 1: from outside. I know they're gonna win when they don't 634 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: play their best. And you have to do that in March, 635 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 1: and I think Villanova did it more than once, which 636 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:00,879 Speaker 1: is it is hard to to come by in the March. 637 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: In March madness, especially in the Anti tournament, because I 638 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,359 Speaker 1: always say you have to win at least one game 639 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,799 Speaker 1: when you don't play your best. I think Villanova has 640 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,400 Speaker 1: won two times already not playing their best, which scares me. 641 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: But Michigan is that is that lower tier of Villanova 642 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 1: where they you know, in the Big Ten tournament day 643 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:22,760 Speaker 1: to go to overtime to be Iowa because they shot 644 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 1: like twenty or fifteen percent from three point range. How 645 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: many other teams in the nation could do that and 646 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: still win a game in advance when they need all 647 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: the wins they could get this time of year. So yes, 648 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 1: I think John Bee lines at the top of my 649 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 1: list when it comes to coaches and and gambling in sports. 650 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: All Right, that is a massively both statement and I 651 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: need to follow up on that in a second. But 652 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 1: I agree with you about back in the day when 653 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 1: I did have an office and a lot of people, 654 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:51,879 Speaker 1: uh to talk to you in a daily basis. Um, 655 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: we did an issue of ESPN the magazine called One Day, 656 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:58,200 Speaker 1: One Game, and we flooded the zone on a on 657 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,840 Speaker 1: a huge sporting event, and it was the year that 658 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:04,360 Speaker 1: b Line in Michigan. Who's that guy who's been a 659 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:08,880 Speaker 1: total bust that point? No, no, no, Trey. It was 660 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, like two thousand twelve, Trey Burke. Right, 661 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:17,239 Speaker 1: So Burke was on that team, did he really? Yeah, 662 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:25,359 Speaker 1: that's so much of Tim Hardaway Jr. Yeah, they had 663 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,760 Speaker 1: the big kid that got hurt, got drafted by the Thunder. 664 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: That's right, Mitch Mitch something or other. Right, Yeah, Like 665 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:35,320 Speaker 1: it's like when he was you know, he was like 666 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 1: a Texas ranger. Like everything everything he did like he 667 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,960 Speaker 1: could you know, Chuck Norris like it was Mitch so 668 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: and showed like he could just stop the world on 669 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:49,680 Speaker 1: its axis because he was um. We did a whole 670 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:52,320 Speaker 1: issue about them and in the game they played against 671 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,359 Speaker 1: Ohio State because it was the year, like every week 672 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,720 Speaker 1: it seemed like the Big ten at four buzzer beaters 673 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: and they were amazing and b Line, we did a 674 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,200 Speaker 1: huge story about him. It just seemed like the greatest 675 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: guy and the smartest coach technically sound, His players loved him. 676 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:10,759 Speaker 1: He didn't take it so seriously, like he knew how 677 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,360 Speaker 1: to sort of ride the wave of a season and 678 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,239 Speaker 1: the rhythm of his players to get the most out 679 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:17,400 Speaker 1: of him at the right time. And he did that 680 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: in the tournament to that year, I think they went 681 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:27,719 Speaker 1: to the finals. Yeah, they lost the Louisville again. Now again, 682 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: I didn't really ask you a question there. I'm just 683 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,520 Speaker 1: trying to support your facts when you don't have the 684 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:39,239 Speaker 1: fact in front of you. So the second thing is 685 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:44,760 Speaker 1: John Bielin would be your your um top all time coach, 686 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: your top coach to bet on in a cross sport 687 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: bet On coaches ranking. That's really interesting. I would put 688 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:58,480 Speaker 1: him up there. Um. I mean, I don't know how 689 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,719 Speaker 1: you don't have Bill Belichick a's up that list. It 690 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like, you know, generally outside the super Bowl, 691 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:07,319 Speaker 1: like the regular season. I gotta think he's the guy 692 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:09,279 Speaker 1: you bet on, like he's got to be number one. 693 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,840 Speaker 1: I see. I disagree. I think the Patriots are always 694 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,759 Speaker 1: the lines are too inflated. I and I know you 695 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: and Scoots are the NFL guys, but I'm not really 696 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:23,200 Speaker 1: an NFL guy. I would I mean, I would lean 697 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:27,960 Speaker 1: towards NFL wise, I don't. I don't, I don't Belichick. 698 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm always here to lay at so many points with 699 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:33,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots, known how their defense hasn't been what it 700 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: has been in year species? Am I not right? That's 701 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:38,120 Speaker 1: not the right take to have NFL wives Well, this 702 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 1: year he's been amazing, Like even against the lines that 703 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,800 Speaker 1: were massively inflated and on the road, they were just 704 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 1: it didn't seem to matter. They were breaking all the 705 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: rules that you would expect. Okay, I mean yeah, I 706 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: mean Brady, I just think more of players quarterbacks in 707 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,279 Speaker 1: the NFL. You know when i'm when I'm thinking of 708 00:40:57,040 --> 00:41:00,680 Speaker 1: more than coaches, who would be your number two? And 709 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: is number one? Who's your number two? In all sports? Uh? 710 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,839 Speaker 1: You have to have Urban Meyer up there. Uh huh. 711 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: I have to say Scott Frost the last couple of 712 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 1: years has been unbelievable. Um. Chip Kelly for a long 713 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 1: time would have been a guy. Yep, Um, I don't. 714 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 1: I don't bet on my alma mater, but I'm sure 715 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:31,000 Speaker 1: that people really enjoyed David Shaw because I always think 716 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna lose. So interesting, all right, I have enough 717 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: uh what do they call that? Emotional emotional hedge? Yeah? 718 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: I have enough enough emotions on the game, so there's 719 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,880 Speaker 1: no need to add anything into the game. It's the 720 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:56,920 Speaker 1: opposite of emotional hedge. Okay. Um, Jim Calhoun used to 721 00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:01,600 Speaker 1: be up there. Uh. Yukon was one of those march teams. 722 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:05,520 Speaker 1: But Beline man Like. It's just I always know what 723 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:11,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get. And I didn't um have the gravita 724 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: to pick Michigan to go to the final four because 725 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:16,040 Speaker 1: again I thought too many people were so I went 726 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:18,359 Speaker 1: with the one seed in my bracket, Xavier. That did 727 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 1: not work out well. Um so, but you know, the 728 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:26,160 Speaker 1: thought was there. You know who was your who was 729 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:32,120 Speaker 1: your original photophour? You do not want to know I had. 730 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:34,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody got to the sweet sixteen. 731 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:43,360 Speaker 1: I had Oh yeah, I had Perdue, I had uh Tennessee, 732 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:51,239 Speaker 1: I had Xavier, and I had Michigan State. Was that Tennessee? Yeah, 733 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:58,600 Speaker 1: they're one shot away from being there? Yeah. I just 734 00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:00,759 Speaker 1: I have no faith in Rick Barnes and I just 735 00:43:00,840 --> 00:43:03,560 Speaker 1: don't think that. Like to me, that was that team 736 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:08,560 Speaker 1: wasn't anomaly this year I had. I had Cincinnati winning 737 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:16,240 Speaker 1: it all, Gonzaga, Villaneuva and Michigan State. Had Cincinnati, Michigan 738 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:20,919 Speaker 1: State in the finals. Wow, I had all four number 739 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:23,720 Speaker 1: one season my women's bracket, and that's that's that's happening. 740 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 1: But nobody wants to ever have me on a podcast 741 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 1: to talk about that. Nope, not interested. I it's not 742 00:43:28,880 --> 00:43:34,719 Speaker 1: and I'm not anti women's basketball. It's harder to bet 743 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 1: on it. It's harder to find your outs. Uh, the 744 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:43,120 Speaker 1: advantages are are less apparent. Um. Alright, So with loyal 745 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:46,120 Speaker 1: in Michigan, the team that's really good that you think 746 00:43:46,200 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 1: is better than the Butler teams from a few years ago, 747 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:52,400 Speaker 1: as in comparison versus your favorite coach to bet on. 748 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:56,200 Speaker 1: And what is the number at right now? Is it five? 749 00:43:56,400 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: Right now? Yeah? Five? So, uh, you look at that number, 750 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:04,959 Speaker 1: what do you think? I look at the other number 751 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,360 Speaker 1: over under, and I kind of like the over. I 752 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:13,440 Speaker 1: think these teams are skilled enough offensively two make shots, 753 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:16,920 Speaker 1: make enough shots, um, And I think it's gonna be 754 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:20,320 Speaker 1: a clean game. Both teams are are obviously gonna have 755 00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:23,080 Speaker 1: time to prepare. We talked about that, but I still 756 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:27,000 Speaker 1: think there's enough shot making ability, uh for both teams 757 00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:30,560 Speaker 1: to score sixty plus. So I like the over. If 758 00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:32,799 Speaker 1: I had to, I did it in the Elite eight 759 00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:38,120 Speaker 1: game with Michigan. You just feel like people are on 760 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:40,520 Speaker 1: the Michigan. They like the bigger name team, they like 761 00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:43,600 Speaker 1: that they play in the bigger conference. I think when 762 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:46,080 Speaker 1: it comes down to this time, so I would probably 763 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:49,399 Speaker 1: lay the two d and just take Michigan money line. 764 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:53,480 Speaker 1: I am looking at the total right now and it 765 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:58,600 Speaker 1: listed at one nine and a half. Wow, that's up there, Okay? 766 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:10,000 Speaker 1: Uh I still yeah, yeah, sah thirties those two teams care. 767 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:16,759 Speaker 1: I think Loyal is gonna cover this game, Okay. I 768 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:19,800 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be really close. If you're saying, boyfriend, 769 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:23,960 Speaker 1: I would take Loyola too. Yeah. So why would you 770 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,600 Speaker 1: pay the minus two hundred on Michigan on the money 771 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:29,120 Speaker 1: line instead of paying minus one ten on Loyola at 772 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:32,720 Speaker 1: five points? Because I think Michigan's gonna I'm more confident 773 00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:36,400 Speaker 1: on Michigan's gonna win the game that I am with 774 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:41,920 Speaker 1: the points playing a little huh yeah. I think the 775 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:46,879 Speaker 1: old the cold Pizza confidence confidence meter breaking it out. 776 00:45:50,719 --> 00:45:56,880 Speaker 1: That's good. What about what about uh Villanova in Kansas 777 00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:01,359 Speaker 1: that games at five? Also? It is um this one. 778 00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:05,759 Speaker 1: I feel like everyone is going to bet Villanova and 779 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:08,040 Speaker 1: I would have to say, I don't love it. I 780 00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:12,680 Speaker 1: would take Kansas here. Bill Susman great, even though I 781 00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:15,400 Speaker 1: still feel like people get on him for his early exits. 782 00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:17,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been a three straight lead eights. He's 783 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:19,799 Speaker 1: back in the final four, he's in San Antonio where 784 00:46:19,840 --> 00:46:21,920 Speaker 1: they won the title in two thousand and eight when 785 00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:24,560 Speaker 1: all four one seeds went and and and made that 786 00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:30,720 Speaker 1: final four. I I get it. Villanova's is I mentioned 787 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:34,719 Speaker 1: they've They've won multiple games not playing their best. But 788 00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:38,839 Speaker 1: I think Kansas has the athleticism. Villanova did not blow 789 00:46:38,920 --> 00:46:42,440 Speaker 1: me away in that East Regional against West Virginia or 790 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:47,320 Speaker 1: or Texas Tech. I thought uh Dvin Cenzo was a 791 00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:52,680 Speaker 1: better offensive player. Um Spellman's phenomenal. He doesn't get any 792 00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:56,160 Speaker 1: credit for for what the things he is he does, 793 00:46:56,280 --> 00:46:59,960 Speaker 1: defending in the paint, moving out, making threes. He turned 794 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,200 Speaker 1: in the whole West Virginia game around with that block 795 00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:07,960 Speaker 1: and put back dunk Um. But Reynald, and I'm Reynald Brunson. Really, 796 00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:11,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's an NBA player, great college player. 797 00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:13,480 Speaker 1: Totally expecting to see him back in college next year. 798 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:16,920 Speaker 1: But I think Kansas has the athleticism to guard him 799 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:20,320 Speaker 1: and rebounding as book he saw him in fall trouble 800 00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:23,719 Speaker 1: against Duke. But Susa, I think those two guys can 801 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:27,600 Speaker 1: help Kansas hang on the boards. And Makala and and 802 00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:31,200 Speaker 1: Graham are are making I mean Kansas made the threes 803 00:47:31,239 --> 00:47:34,280 Speaker 1: when he counted against Duke. And I think they're battle tested. 804 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:38,160 Speaker 1: I I've been. I think this is maybe the fifth 805 00:47:38,239 --> 00:47:39,719 Speaker 1: year in a row. I said they weren't gonna win 806 00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:42,360 Speaker 1: the Big twelve, and here they are again. But I 807 00:47:42,719 --> 00:47:47,000 Speaker 1: I would feel pretty good taking the points with Kansas. 808 00:47:47,080 --> 00:47:52,600 Speaker 1: Here you, I gotta tell you on tour, I feel 809 00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:57,359 Speaker 1: so good about Loyal in Chicago at plus five and um, 810 00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:04,080 Speaker 1: I Villanova has been so phenomenal and making it look 811 00:48:04,200 --> 00:48:09,319 Speaker 1: relatively easy, uh, covering at a very generous pace. Um, 812 00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:11,239 Speaker 1: if you actually look at it. We have a great 813 00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:14,799 Speaker 1: story on Action network dot com today about that looks 814 00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:18,080 Speaker 1: at the relative ease with which teams made it to 815 00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:22,320 Speaker 1: the final four. And if you look at the Vegas expectations, 816 00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:29,640 Speaker 1: Loyola actually um had a relatively easy march, Like they 817 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:32,839 Speaker 1: exceeded the Vegas expectations by seven points per game, meaning 818 00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:35,759 Speaker 1: whatever the spread was, they beat the closing number by 819 00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:39,200 Speaker 1: seven points. Villanova has done the exact same thing like 820 00:48:39,640 --> 00:48:42,719 Speaker 1: Villanova Loyola if you look at Vegas expectations, have both 821 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:46,960 Speaker 1: had the same easy path to the final four. Uh. 822 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:50,400 Speaker 1: The difference is that Loyola has had to do it 823 00:48:51,080 --> 00:48:53,440 Speaker 1: playing it as well as it's ever played in the 824 00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:57,120 Speaker 1: history of the school. And Villanova is doing it shooting 825 00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:03,200 Speaker 1: and like not even scratching the surface of their potential. 826 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:06,040 Speaker 1: And so I feel like if that team puts it 827 00:49:06,080 --> 00:49:11,160 Speaker 1: all together, they just don't seem Kansas feels inconsistent to me, 828 00:49:11,840 --> 00:49:16,200 Speaker 1: streaky and athletic and inconsistent. Villanova feels like they're playing 829 00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:19,279 Speaker 1: the same no matter what way they're shooting, and the 830 00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:21,680 Speaker 1: only difference is how many points are scoring. Are they 831 00:49:21,719 --> 00:49:24,640 Speaker 1: scoring seventy? Are they scoring ninety? Do you know what 832 00:49:24,719 --> 00:49:29,799 Speaker 1: I mean? That's my analysis. Yeah, I totally see you there. 833 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:34,719 Speaker 1: I just Kansas. I was moving on the inconsistency. But man, 834 00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:37,040 Speaker 1: they showed me a lot uh in this in this 835 00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:39,879 Speaker 1: tournament and in the in the Big twelve tournament when 836 00:49:39,920 --> 00:49:42,359 Speaker 1: they didn't have as a book game they were sitting 837 00:49:42,360 --> 00:49:45,920 Speaker 1: them with the sprain kne So obviously this is the 838 00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:49,280 Speaker 1: second game, it's the bigger matchup to bigger name programs. 839 00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:53,800 Speaker 1: But Dolanova does still have that sense that they haven't 840 00:49:53,880 --> 00:49:56,680 Speaker 1: busted all the way out and no one can touch them. 841 00:49:57,239 --> 00:49:59,040 Speaker 1: But I mean, if you're getting this late in March, 842 00:49:59,560 --> 00:50:02,919 Speaker 1: Chad and and there's five points out there you could 843 00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:06,719 Speaker 1: turn into you know whatever. Six I mean, I'm I'm 844 00:50:06,719 --> 00:50:09,520 Speaker 1: always gonna take points that I can't stand given points 845 00:50:09,560 --> 00:50:20,880 Speaker 1: in this tournament. You're convincing me only because also I 846 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,560 Speaker 1: feel like I feel like, you know, bias is an 847 00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:27,800 Speaker 1: important hairent. Bias is an important part of UM of betting, 848 00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:30,960 Speaker 1: and I have an inherent bias against Kansas. I feel 849 00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:35,320 Speaker 1: like they are they underperform, even though they generally haven't, 850 00:50:35,360 --> 00:50:38,799 Speaker 1: as you pointed out. And so I don't know why 851 00:50:39,320 --> 00:50:42,480 Speaker 1: I picked Duke as a three point favorite this weekend, 852 00:50:42,920 --> 00:50:45,880 Speaker 1: and which I never do, but I also picked I 853 00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:48,799 Speaker 1: also picked Nova as a six and a half point favorite, UM, 854 00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:52,399 Speaker 1: which I never do. So I think I'm gonna stick 855 00:50:52,440 --> 00:50:57,560 Speaker 1: with Nova. Okay, That's what I think. I'm just doing it, 856 00:50:57,880 --> 00:51:01,320 Speaker 1: no complaint, I'm going No, I'm going with Illinois Chicago. 857 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:04,959 Speaker 1: I like it. Then who do you think is gonna 858 00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:06,680 Speaker 1: like it? Who do you think is gonna win? I 859 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:12,879 Speaker 1: mean Villanova was what minus win the whole thing this morning? Um, 860 00:51:14,040 --> 00:51:17,680 Speaker 1: So I mean, if you like Villanova, I'm imagining you 861 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:20,440 Speaker 1: already had it before the tournament. Before the Sweet sixteen, 862 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:25,239 Speaker 1: they were three to one. I I mean, if that's 863 00:51:25,280 --> 00:51:27,759 Speaker 1: the matchup. I don't I don't see Loyal of being 864 00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:31,480 Speaker 1: able to score with Villanova, even though they do have 865 00:51:31,600 --> 00:51:34,279 Speaker 1: five guys and double figures. And I know that, but 866 00:51:35,080 --> 00:51:39,080 Speaker 1: I mean, when when everybody's at their best, it's I 867 00:51:39,120 --> 00:51:42,360 Speaker 1: think it's easy Villanova. But it just always feels like 868 00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:46,239 Speaker 1: in these national semifinals, this is this is where the 869 00:51:46,280 --> 00:51:53,080 Speaker 1: teams slip up. And I think you're convincing me at Loyola, 870 00:51:53,160 --> 00:51:56,120 Speaker 1: and I'm convincing you with Kansas. I think Kansas is 871 00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:58,520 Speaker 1: going to be the least amount bet team without a 872 00:51:58,600 --> 00:52:01,400 Speaker 1: doubt in these games. You feel you feel me on 873 00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:05,560 Speaker 1: that one. Okay, So but if you're gonna go that, 874 00:52:05,960 --> 00:52:11,839 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Michigan Dollanova and I'm gonna stay. I'm 875 00:52:11,880 --> 00:52:18,600 Speaker 1: gonna stay in Michigan wins the national time. Wow. I 876 00:52:18,640 --> 00:52:21,840 Speaker 1: would I would like that to be the case. I 877 00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:24,480 Speaker 1: would like I would like Michigan to win the national title. 878 00:52:24,760 --> 00:52:28,440 Speaker 1: I'm a huge John bee Line fan. Um, I like 879 00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:33,320 Speaker 1: the Michigan program, Like he makes me happy. Yeah, he's 880 00:52:33,480 --> 00:52:36,600 Speaker 1: he's as good as there is man. It's uh, it's 881 00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:40,600 Speaker 1: it's pretty pretty special what he's done with that program 882 00:52:40,680 --> 00:52:45,000 Speaker 1: and from where it was and the Um, the amount 883 00:52:45,040 --> 00:52:47,120 Speaker 1: of people that are involved in that program, you know, 884 00:52:47,200 --> 00:52:50,480 Speaker 1: the fan base, the alumni, and it just feels like 885 00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:52,800 Speaker 1: it's almost turned into a matter of fact thing. With 886 00:52:52,960 --> 00:52:55,520 Speaker 1: John bee Line in Michigan the final four or the 887 00:52:55,600 --> 00:52:58,719 Speaker 1: lead eight in March, it's amazing. All right, Well, that 888 00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:01,719 Speaker 1: would make my house and for a bowl because my 889 00:53:01,840 --> 00:53:07,440 Speaker 1: wife went to Michigan alight. In fact, in fact, I 890 00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:09,960 Speaker 1: can tell you a story back when we were in college, 891 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:14,560 Speaker 1: back in the Stone Age. UH I was there. Indiana 892 00:53:14,680 --> 00:53:17,839 Speaker 1: Michigan were number one in the country. This was nine three, 893 00:53:18,440 --> 00:53:21,480 Speaker 1: So it's the Fab four, It's the Fab five UH, 894 00:53:21,640 --> 00:53:24,080 Speaker 1: and it's they were number two in the country and 895 00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:27,920 Speaker 1: we had Indiana had Calbert Cheney and Greg Graham and 896 00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:34,280 Speaker 1: Chris Reynolds and Cayman Bailey was on the team Pat Graham, 897 00:53:35,040 --> 00:53:38,920 Speaker 1: UH and UM. Indiana was number one. They played on 898 00:53:39,080 --> 00:53:43,760 Speaker 1: Valentine's Day weekend in Bloomington's. I was dating my wife 899 00:53:44,040 --> 00:53:46,480 Speaker 1: then she was just my girlfriend. She was visiting from Michigan. 900 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:50,200 Speaker 1: Came in for Valentine's Day. Indiana was down by thirty 901 00:53:50,239 --> 00:53:54,399 Speaker 1: points in the first half, came back and UH came 902 00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:57,719 Speaker 1: back and they won in the second half. Assembly Hall 903 00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:01,960 Speaker 1: is going crazy and everyone going nuts. After the game, 904 00:54:02,120 --> 00:54:05,360 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to meet Stacy, my then girlfriend now wife, 905 00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:08,839 Speaker 1: at my house where I'm living. And I get home 906 00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:11,920 Speaker 1: and she's not there, and she calls me and she says, 907 00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:15,160 Speaker 1: UM called me from the pay phone. She's like, I 908 00:54:15,239 --> 00:54:17,520 Speaker 1: just want you to know I'm already on the way 909 00:54:17,560 --> 00:54:19,879 Speaker 1: back to ann Arbor. I can't come back to your house. 910 00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:25,920 Speaker 1: You'll be too annoying. I'll talk to you later. Wow. Wow, 911 00:54:28,080 --> 00:54:31,480 Speaker 1: not awful. You didn't forget that one. I didn't forget 912 00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:34,520 Speaker 1: that one because she thought I would be He thought 913 00:54:34,560 --> 00:54:37,520 Speaker 1: I would be gloating so much about Indiana's win she 914 00:54:37,560 --> 00:54:40,160 Speaker 1: couldn't bother coming and say goodbye to me in a 915 00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:45,400 Speaker 1: long distance relationship. I think that's fine. I do too. 916 00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:50,360 Speaker 1: I actually respect that I did too. All right, Stanford, 917 00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:53,080 Speaker 1: unless you're gonna tell me one of your favorite love 918 00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:56,719 Speaker 1: stories about courting your wife, I guess we're done. I 919 00:54:56,800 --> 00:54:59,600 Speaker 1: think we're gonna be done. Chad, listen. I think we're 920 00:54:59,600 --> 00:55:01,600 Speaker 1: all gonna be rooting for Michigan. Like I will be 921 00:55:01,680 --> 00:55:05,480 Speaker 1: okay if I if Michigan gets there, as long as 922 00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:07,400 Speaker 1: I win my bed, and I'll be very happy with 923 00:55:07,480 --> 00:55:12,040 Speaker 1: Michigan winning it all all right, all right, brother good Luck, 924 00:55:12,080 --> 00:55:17,120 Speaker 1: thanks for coming on the podcast him talk to you.