1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: The Big Bets on Campus Podcast podcast podcas All right, 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: here we go. 3 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 2: Spreading the corn. 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 3: Ten seconds of eating, they just go show under the basket, 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 3: Under the basket, it's. 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 2: The troop for the wind God, they go a miracle. 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm just it's the water hit that one from the 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: parking lot, shuck it all at Codge Basketball. 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 3: It's not the size on the dog in the fight. 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 2: It's the size of. 11 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: The fight in the dog. What's up the general nation? 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Big Bets on Campus Podcast. I'm stucky 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: in joining me tonight for an instant bracket reaction show 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: is Jim Root of the Three Man Weave. Welcome Jim, 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: and got a. 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: Lot to talk about. We're just we're gonna have a major. 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: Previews, in depth previews, going over all of the games, 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: matchups and talk a little bit more after we get 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: a couple of days to kind of to dive in. 20 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: But we wanted to have an instant reaction on you know, 21 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: some of the things that we're seeing initially and thoughts 22 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: on the field. But first before we get into that, 23 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: one high one high level takeaway from the weekend from you, 24 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: we had a couple of tickets punched, had a couple 25 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: of teams from the state of Virginia when four games 26 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: in four days to punch their ticket. 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: What is one takeaway for you? 28 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 3: You yeah, Richmond getting in. I think it was awesome. 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 3: Chris Mooney is a coach I've always kind of liked 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: just I like the Princeton action that he runs. He's 31 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 3: shown a willingness to change defenses year every year we'd 32 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 3: like gone to his own and then back to man 33 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 3: to man. So seeing him get in was cool, And 34 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: like the reaction from his family. They seemed relieved that 35 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 3: they weren't going to probably have to change jobs or anything. 36 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 3: They're going to stick around in Richmond. So I like 37 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 3: that quite a bit. And then the other thing I 38 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 3: really have to just hammer home to myself and maybe 39 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: to the listeners too, is that I was for I like, 40 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 3: I am always so skeptical of the Hawkeyes of fran 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: He's never made a second weekend in his entire coaching career, 42 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: but this team is legitimate, Like they do some things 43 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: differently than his Hawkeye teams in the past. He wins 44 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 3: the Big Ten Tournament. I mean that is different in itself, 45 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: So I am I'm really impressed with Iowa right now 46 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 3: and just trying to figure out just how far to 47 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 3: take them in the bracket here. 48 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, good news bad Well for the first take away, 49 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: I'll get gear before we get into the bracket, because 50 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: I was an interesting case Duke's defense. I mean, I 51 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: think it's a legitimate, a really legitimate concern playing Virginia 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: Tech four and four days and get absolutely shredded. Have you, 53 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: I know you had, Duke and most people did. It's 54 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: like one of the four of its that you think 55 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: can win it. Head has that change in your mind 56 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: based on what we've seen from like the Carolina game 57 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: through the a SEC tournament. 58 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: I know they got to the final, but it wasn't 59 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 2: wasn't a convincing last week or so for Duke. 60 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 3: No, not at all, even though with the games they 61 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 3: want against Miami and Syracuse were not impressive, like Syracuse 62 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 3: treaded them with that Buddy Beheim. So yeah, the defense. 63 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 3: Coming into the year, I was like, this will be 64 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 3: their strength. They've got size athletes everywhere they can. They 65 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: have a shot swatter in the back of the line 66 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: and back back into the defense and Mark Williams and 67 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 3: it's just been bad. And I think you add that 68 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: to the pressure that's gonna come every single time they 69 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 3: take the court. With Coach K's last game limiting, I 70 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: don't see how this team gets through six games with 71 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 3: all that, Like you can't just flip a switch on 72 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 3: defense and ignore some of the pressure stuff that I 73 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: think caught up with them against North Carolina, and it's 74 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 3: gonna be even heavier here. So yeah, I am. I 75 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 3: am thinking Duke is a fade team for me in 76 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 3: the NCAA tournament. 77 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. 78 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: Same, And yeah, because one of the things that I've 79 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: we've talked about, that you've said throughout the year is 80 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: like Duke's defense, they're really young, but they have all 81 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: the pieces, so it's like sometimes they're just not locked in. 82 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: And I bought that too, But I mean, we've had 83 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: opportunities over the last week where they should have been 84 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: locked in, right an ACC championship game Coach K's last 85 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: game at home against Syracuse without but in the a 86 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: SEC tournament, like the end, it just hasn't been locked in. 87 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: When you know, you think that some of the stakes 88 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: have been a lot higher. So definitely concerned about that. 89 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: But let's get into the bracket and I guess we'll 90 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: start really high level. I didn't have any problems. I 91 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: had some problems with some of the matchups. One of 92 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: the things that jumped out with the first thing they 93 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: showed was Georgia State's sixteen seed. I was like, sus, 94 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: I though they're gonna be like maybe maybe at fourteen 95 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: they have to be the best sixteen seed ever. 96 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: Maybe. 97 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: I tweeted before the selection show, I was like, do 98 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: you I wonder if they'll take into account their injury 99 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: issues and bump them from fifteen to fourteen, and instead 100 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 3: they went the other way. That made no sense to me. 101 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I was shocked that they were sixteen, but 102 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: I didn't you know, I hate that it's like sand 103 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: Frans playing Mary State, which is kind of unfortunate. But 104 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: I didn't have any major problems with any of the 105 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: teams that got snubbed. I know, if you go based 106 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: on analytics, like you could be like Oklahoma over Rutgers 107 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: and some of those things. 108 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: But did you have any problems with the actual field. 109 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 3: The one that I really don't like is Notre Dame 110 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 3: being in. I don't think the four and nine vers 111 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 3: quads one and two isn't very impressive. They played a 112 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 3: good non conference strength to schedule, which I think is 113 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: something the Committee loves to look at. But when they 114 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 3: were defending having them in, their first thing was, well 115 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 3: they beat Kentucky. That's a huge win, like it was 116 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: at home, and a couple other bubble teams have neutral 117 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 3: court wins over better teams like Texas, A and M 118 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 3: just beat Auburn on a neutral, Oklahoma just beat Baylor 119 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 3: on a neutral and they also had some good home 120 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: wins too. I think that Notre dame resume was really flawed, 121 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,679 Speaker 3: and I would I would not hate the conspiracy theory 122 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: that they wanted like a really big brand in the 123 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 3: first four, and I think that's why Notre Dame's there, 124 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 3: and I think that's why Indiana got pushed down into there, 125 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: because I Indiana should be above first four in my opinion. 126 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can see that with with Notre Dame. 127 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: And plus like just the a SEC was not that 128 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: impressive this year. 129 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 3: We don't need five of those teams. 130 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, we don't need that many agency teams, all right. 131 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: So let's look at the actual regions and I'll give 132 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: my high level takeaway first. So you mentioned Iowa, and 133 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: this is like the It's kind of the luck of 134 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: the draw, right when you have futures and you're like, 135 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: all right, what's what's my path going to be? Where 136 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 1: I'm going to be seen it? What's the region looked like? 137 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: So my preseason future was Kentucky only preseas, which was 138 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: Kentucky twenty to one, and then last week I added 139 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: Iowa that I had some seventy to one, some fifty 140 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 1: to one, sixty to one. Over the past week or so, 141 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: I was like, this team. 142 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: Is for real. 143 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: So I was like, they're probably not gonna able to 144 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: get up to like a three or four seed. But 145 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: I saw that Midwest and I said, wow, Iowa can 146 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: make a run. You know, obviously it can'das I think 147 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: is a slightly better team, but Iowa can beat them. 148 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: And I think you could argue that i was the 149 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: second best team in that region as the five seed. Right, 150 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: you have a three of Wisconsin, a four of Providence, 151 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: Auburn away from home. 152 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: So I thought, oh, look, Midwest opportunity. 153 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: I'm very happy for my Iowa future, but my Kentucky 154 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: future in the East O the East is loaded. So 155 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: those are the that jumped off the page for me. 156 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: From high level regions. 157 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 3: What did you say, Yeah, I mean, if you could 158 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 3: just they're both SEC teams in the two seed slot, 159 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: you could trade Kentucky and Auburn and that would be 160 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 3: a wonderful draw for Kentucky there. Yeah, the Providence Wisconsin 161 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: thing is really interesting because I think people have talked 162 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 3: about them a lot winning close games, Oh easy fade 163 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 3: come tournament time. That's not going to continue. Now they're 164 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 3: in the same region as the three in the four. 165 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 3: That just makes that region feel soft to me. Inherently. 166 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: There's also some imbalance with just the teams I wanted 167 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: to be able to pick to the Final four. There's 168 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 3: a lot of them in the South. I think Illinois 169 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: was a team I thought maybe could make a run 170 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 3: despite the early loss in the quarters. The Big ten 171 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 3: Tennessee was a team I really wanted to pick far 172 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 3: but I was pretty set on having Arizona and Gonzaga 173 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 3: in the Final four no matter what, no matter who's 174 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 3: in their regions. I just believe in the process. So 175 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 3: the style that those teams have, they're very similar considering 176 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 3: the coaching staffs that they have. I'm going with those 177 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: two final four. But if you threw Tennessee into the Midwest. 178 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 3: If you threw Illinois into the Midwest, maybe even if 179 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 3: you threw Villanova into the Midwest, I would pick those 180 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 3: to the final four. I think that is the weakest 181 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: region to me. 182 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, by the way, Gonzaga versus Arizona would be 183 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: just an incredibly entertaining game if you just like to 184 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: watch basketball and teams just fly up and down the court. 185 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: All right, So let's get in. I guess we'll just 186 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: go quickly region by region, if you if you know, 187 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: we'll talk maybe a game that you might like in 188 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: the first round, a team that you think might be 189 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: a sleeper. And again we're going to go way in 190 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: depth into all of these matchups in regions on Tuesday 191 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: night when we record, so you'll have that by Wednesday morning, 192 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: going through all these games to help you fill out 193 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: your brackets and try to find some winners. So let's 194 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: start in the West with Gonzaga. I actually think they're 195 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: they're a little high. 196 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 2: To spread is a little hig against Georgia State, defend 197 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 2: a little bit inside. 198 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: They have some capable guards, maybe you know, pressure Gonzaga 199 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: and some turnovers. Zaga could go on an eighteen run 200 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: at any point in time. I think that spreads kind 201 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: of high. But I don't see anyone taking out Gonzaga 202 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: prior to the Sweet sixteen. So the question then becomes, 203 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: you know who in that region? You know, you look 204 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: at Duke. Duke already did beat them, but we're not 205 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: buying Duke, So anyone else stick out in that region 206 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: or any first round matchups for you. 207 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 3: I think Texas Tech could give Gonzaga a good game. 208 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 3: They battle them in a neutral floor back in December, 209 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 3: and the fact that they kept them out of the paint. 210 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 3: I think it's by far Gonzaga's lowest points in the 211 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 3: paint total of the entire season. That's just what Texas 212 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 3: Tech does to team. So I think that's maybe a 213 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 3: tough draw for them if they get there, and I 214 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 3: kind of think they will because, as we mentioned, not 215 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 3: very high on Duke. I'm excited about the Michigan State 216 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 3: Davidson first round game, and not just because it's the 217 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 3: Foster warw ball that is exciting in itself, but this 218 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 3: is a great narrative test. There's so much narrative about 219 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 3: Tom is Owen March, but his ATS record in the 220 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 3: tournament since the twenty fifteen final four run is not good. 221 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 3: I believe it's like three and six, So he has 222 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 3: not been covering spreads. And this Davidson team, they execute well. 223 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 3: They've got shooting at every position. If they get into 224 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 3: the second round stuck. I kind of like them as 225 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 3: a quasi Virginia Tech. The way they run motion against Duke. 226 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 3: I'm very intrigued by that as a potential upset in Greenville. 227 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not buying what Michigan State is selling. 228 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: I mean, if you go by I think per shot quality, 229 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: they were happy they have what there were two games 230 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: under five hundred was their record. They were their number 231 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: one in Big Ten play and three point shooting and 232 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:52,119 Speaker 1: three point defense, and they still, you know, weren't that impressive, 233 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: won a couple of close games. Yeah, so that was 234 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: the first thing I think, David It could take that game. 235 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: And then I said, well, I want to see Davidson 236 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: shred that Duke defense just. 237 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 2: Like we saw. 238 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: I tweeted that same thing out and that game will 239 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: be I wonder if we'll get some I wonderful we'll 240 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: get a good Davidson crowd for the Michigan State game. 241 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: But Duke will obviously have a good crowd for those games. 242 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: Given the location Arkansas Vermont, I think a lot of 243 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: people are gonna talk about that game given the spread, 244 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: and maybe not a lot of people have seen Vermont 245 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: who you know. One of the things with Vermont is 246 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: like this team is an absolute wagon offensively and they 247 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: go on just these enormous fronts. 248 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 2: But how bad was the America eas this year? 249 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: And I mean they won games in their league tournament 250 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: by thirty nine, thirty nine, and thirty two to win 251 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: the title. 252 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: So is Vermont live here? Is Arkansas have too many athletes? 253 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 3: I think Vermont will be live somewhat. But I think 254 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 3: maybe the right thing to do is what we saw 255 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 3: with Colgate last year, Like they put a big run 256 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 3: on him early, got up double digits and so you 257 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 3: could bet Vermont for half. But yeah, the way that 258 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 3: they can wear them down with pressure, with athletes pounding 259 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 3: the paint. I think this Vermont team is they're better 260 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 3: than Colgate was last year and they have more athleticism. 261 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 3: They've got some transfers that I think actually can battle, 262 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 3: like having Missoula there, having Finn Solden come in from WCC, 263 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 3: like he's seen some of these type of guys, and 264 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 3: then obviously Davis and Shungu. I like Vermont there. I 265 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 3: saw it coming down already. I think I grabbed a 266 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 3: plus six and I saw a five five and a half. Now, 267 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 3: maybe it'll come back up, but I wanted to grab 268 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 3: that because I like Vermont. I think they're too well 269 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 3: coached in Arkansas, well athletic. They're not quite the same 270 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 3: gear as last season. So yeah, I'm definitely liking the 271 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 3: Catamounts there. 272 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: So it sounds like you're gonna have Gonzaga coming out 273 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: of this bracket. That's my initial out of this region. 274 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: That's my initial thought process as well. And then I 275 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: would say it's to me, it's good. It looks like 276 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: a little bit of a chalky region to me as 277 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: how it's going to play out. But I think Davidson 278 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: could be the spoiler to that party. I think that 279 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: they're like the sleeper that could get to the second weekend. 280 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: Would you agree with that assessment? There any other teams 281 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: you want to they're out there? 282 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would agree. I like the twelve and the 283 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 3: thirteen in a vacuum New Mexico State in Vermont, I 284 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,599 Speaker 3: don't love just the physicality and athleticism that have to 285 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 3: play between Yukon and Arkansas. I don't know if either 286 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 3: of those teams can win two games to get to 287 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 3: the second weekend. And I'm definitely circling Alabama as a 288 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 3: team that I'm probably gonna fade for against the team 289 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 3: that's playing its second game, and it's the late game Friday, 290 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 3: so they'll have time to travel out to San Diego 291 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 3: and they won't be totally screwed by the travel there. 292 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: We always see one of these playing teams win, so 293 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 3: that's what I'm at least looking at. But I don't Again, 294 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 3: I don't think they'll beat Texas Tech to get to 295 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 3: the Sweet sixteen. 296 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: By the way, eleven seeds twenty three and twenty one 297 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: since twenty ten straight up in the first round, which 298 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: is pretty sprided. Probably just like a random noise thing 299 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: because they're sixty and one oh four overall in the history 300 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: of the tournament. 301 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 2: But just an interesting note. Let's move over to the South. 302 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: You already mentioned that Arizona you like them to come 303 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: out of this region, although you know, depending on Seaton 304 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: All's health, but let's said hecus he's seating All by 305 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: the way, as soon as a comatas and that game 306 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: is a brawl like that's a men's game. That so 307 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: the winner of that, like say say TCCU, is healthier 308 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: and they advance. Like, can there physicality, there are offensive 309 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: rebounding crows or just get limited by Arizona sides? Can 310 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: any of them put a scare into Arizona or is 311 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: Arizona just too much of a juggernaut. 312 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 3: I think they can put a scare in them. I 313 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 3: think that the Stanford game is probably the model, and 314 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 3: the Arizona didn't get away from Stanford because Stanford's one 315 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 3: of the biggest teams in the country. They battle them 316 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 3: in the paint. We don't. I would imagine Cresa is 317 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 3: not playing in that game. I think there's some whispers 318 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 3: he thinks he'll be back. He was out of the 319 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: boot during the UCLA game at least, but it looked bad. 320 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 3: He was limping around. I would not be optimistic, and honestly, 321 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: if i'm if I'm would, I wouldn't want to force 322 00:14:58,680 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 3: him in there. 323 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I. 324 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 3: Think both of those teams could give them a problem 325 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 3: because they're so similar. I mean, whoever survives that is 326 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 3: just going to be ready for another street fight. 327 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 2: Yep. 328 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: There's also some interesting course. Villanova as the two seed 329 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: here in this region. They're going to take on by 330 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: the way, they take on Delaware, a pretty localized. 331 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 2: Matchup which is fun and game. Decan will be in pit. 332 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 2: Delaware's coach, his dad. 333 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: Was an absolute legend. Went I went to Villanova, which 334 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: is just an interesting note. But there's a couple of 335 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: teams that I had circled that I was like, well, 336 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: these teams are gonna be fun potential dogs that I'm 337 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: going to take in the first round. Here tell me 338 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: if one jumps out to you more than the other. 339 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: But can Chattanooga hang with on? I think one of 340 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: the interesting things there is they have Desusa, who can 341 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:49,479 Speaker 1: you provide some physicality in the middle for KOFE? 342 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 2: And then you have U A. 343 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: B and Jelly Walker uh taking on Houston, who got 344 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: their first win I think today. 345 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 2: Over a team in the field. That's the first win 346 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 2: over a team in the field. 347 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: Maybe some fatigue concern from Houston, but maybe that maybe 348 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: that's something you think about for the second game. 349 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 2: But who do you think is more live there? 350 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: Gently Walker and UAB or the excellent guards of the mocks. 351 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 3: I think I'll go Chattan Nugas a little bit more live. 352 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 3: I mean U a B. Like like you said, I 353 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 3: was ready to bet them as a twelve seed against somebody, 354 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 3: and they get the team that's, you know, the highest 355 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 3: predictive ranking in probably in history for a five seed. 356 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 3: They're number five in ken Pom. So maybe that's spread'll 357 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 3: be big enough to back you a B. But I'm 358 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 3: I just Kelvin Samson's kind of like a metronome. I 359 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 3: think he's going to succeed in the NCAA tournament because 360 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: of the physicality, so repeatable, the offensive rebounding is just 361 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 3: so far above anything you see in Conference USA. Even 362 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 3: Junior Lofton can't measure up to that. But Nuga's uh 363 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 3: the playmaking guards. They have the shot making We saw 364 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 3: Jehan Bepatiste make the ultimate March Madness shot against Waffer 365 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 3: or excuse me, against Furman in the final. So with 366 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 3: the combination size and their big guards, they're not going 367 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 3: to like harass Herbello into a bunch of turnovers, which 368 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 3: I think is a good way to beat Illinois, But 369 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 3: I think to slow the game down, they have enough 370 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 3: shot makers that they can be ficy with almost I 371 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 3: would say Chattanooga in that question. 372 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: Arizona is the team you got coming out? Who's the 373 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: team you think can make some noise that is a 374 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: lower seed? Is it Loyala and their defense? They really 375 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: came on at the end of the year in the 376 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: Valley Tournament. Who's the sleeper deodentially look at here? 377 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would go Loil. I'm really out on Ohio 378 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 3: State unfortunately is I think holtand has never lost a 379 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 3: first round NCAA Tournament game, So that's you know, trend 380 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 3: worth monitoring. But they're dog to a ten seed, and 381 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 3: I think it's for a good reason. They've been really 382 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 3: scuffling down the stretch. They're beat up. I don't know 383 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 3: if za Key and Kyle Young gonna be fully healthy. 384 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 3: It is a Friday game, so they get the extra 385 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 3: day that helps. But yeah, I'm concerned about Ohio State 386 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 3: and then loyal against Villanova. It's going to be a 387 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 3: half court game, a lot of execution, and Loyola has 388 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 3: four guys that have been there before. I mean Lucas 389 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 3: Williamson's been to the Final Four and the Sweet sixteen 390 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 3: and separate occasions. So they've got the tournament experience. They're 391 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 3: not going to be intimidated by Villanova's experience in the 392 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 3: second round. Ultimately, think Jay Wright gets it done there 393 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 3: and they beat Loyola. But I don't think it'll be 394 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 3: easy out. 395 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ohio, stay Yeather injured. 396 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: Their defense has been issues that I think Loyola can 397 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: take advantage of here. They'll have to have a huge 398 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: day from Ladell, who can always just carry you to 399 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: a victory. 400 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 2: But I would tend to agree with you and Hopen. 401 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 2: Last year brother lost of the fifteen seat in the 402 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 2: first round were Roberts. 403 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, wow, Okay, good call. 404 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: All right, let's move to the East, which I think 405 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 1: is just absolutely loaded, sadly for my cat. So we'll 406 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: at least get the play in Indianapolis. They'll have two 407 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: home games to start, but this is just loaded. I mean, 408 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: Caroline is an eight seat up and down. I could 409 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: they can hang with anyone on a given day. They're 410 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: very Jekyll and Hide. Baylor's the one. You know, you 411 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: got just a really tough and going to be well 412 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: prepared Saint Mary's team in there. You see Alow you 413 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: went to the final four last year. You know, Texas 414 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: and Chris Beard, Perdue, Kentucky. I mean, this is an 415 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: absolutely just gaunt. 416 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 2: It's an absolute gauntlet filled with just eight team teams of. 417 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: Act that can make a lot of like Virginia Texan 418 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: there too, Who's just we just saw what they did 419 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: last week? 420 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: What do you make San Frano, Mary State? I go 421 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 2: on and on. The East is just loaded. What do 422 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 2: you see here? When you first look at the East. 423 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 3: The first thing I thought of is thinking of last 424 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 3: year's East region, or maybe not East, but bottom left 425 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 3: of the bracket. The one seed was Michigan Isaiah Livers 426 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 3: was announced out for the tournament, and everybody's like, oh, 427 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 3: that's the vulnerable one seed. They're losing first? Who are 428 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 3: they losing to Saint Bonaventure LSU in the second round? 429 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 3: So I think everybody's circling Baylor to lose to North 430 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 3: Carolina or maybe Marquette, but it seems like Carolina is 431 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 3: a consensus there. I actually think maybe they're a little undervalued. 432 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 3: I definitely have them to the sweets. I kind of 433 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 3: trust Scott Drew to get there. The flagler shot making 434 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 3: and they figured out their rotation without Crier at this 435 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 3: point and JTT, I love Saint Mary's. Man, I've seen 436 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 3: this team live now at the beginning of the year 437 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 3: in Maui, and I saw him at the end of 438 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 3: the year in the WCC tournament, and they're just so 439 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 3: difficult to play against. He's gonna Randy Bennett's gonna have 440 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 3: a prep time edge against Wyoming or Indiana, and the 441 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 3: UCLA matchup is going to be kind of a physical war. 442 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 3: But UCLA is more erratic in Saint Mary's is just 443 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 3: so consistent. I'm probably gonna have the Gales making a 444 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 3: little bit of a run here. 445 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 2: Yep. Yeah. 446 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: The Yeah, Tommy Cusey, who's been there forever his kind 447 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: of resurgence and shooting, I mean missed this year. 448 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 3: Ye Bennett. Bennett joked in the press conference, he's like 449 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 3: when he arrived here six years ago, he was a 450 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 3: mid level D two player and now he's like an 451 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 3: All conference stud. But yeah, he has been there legitimately 452 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 3: six years. 453 00:20:55,680 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, he's been incredible. I wouldn't be I said this. 454 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,880 Speaker 1: I tweeted this out looking for a big dog upset 455 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: like I like Saint Mary's more. 456 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 2: I liked them as a dog. 457 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: Because the number one, they're extremely well coached, they're experienced. 458 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: Their defense is incredible, but like as a favorite, not 459 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: as much. They're gonna play low possession games. But that's 460 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: you kind of want that. Acron's kind of the same way, 461 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: so don't be if you want to get a little crazy. 462 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: You know, Ucla was in the final four. Lesure way 463 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: more talented, but Akron has some size inside the. 464 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 2: Defensive player of the Year as well. But and Ali Ali. 465 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: They shoot a lot of threes and they play extremely slow, 466 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: Like that game is going to be a grid Ucla 467 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 1: and Acron with those two coach, I mean, that's going 468 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: to be a slow game. Low possession is more variants, 469 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: a lot of threes. You want to get crazy, Uh, 470 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: look at Akron. 471 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 3: That that one feels like an upset that's gonna be 472 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 3: ignored by most people, like they're looking at all the 473 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 3: other ones. The Sauta States thirty and four won their league, 474 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 3: Chattanooga won their league. Yeah, Akron wasn't the regular season champions, 475 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 3: so they weren't getting the love all season that somebody 476 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 3: like to know or even Ohio was who won a 477 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 3: game last year And since you sail I went to 478 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 3: the final four, they're kind of a darling and people 479 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 3: are already penciling them to like at least the second round, 480 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 3: and yeah, I think Accrons at least weren't worth a look. 481 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: All right, before we move on, excuse me, before we 482 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: move on to the final bracket, Final region, I should say, who. 483 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 2: Do you who do you think you're gonna have coming 484 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 2: out of this? Again? 485 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: We we're gonna look at this for a couple more 486 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: days and thoughts can change. 487 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 2: And then who is a potential sleeper? Yeah? 488 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,400 Speaker 1: I mean, can Kentucky fans be worried about Mary State 489 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 1: or San Francisco? Uh, my problem is gonna be who's 490 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: picket who wins that game? I'm gonna I always stick 491 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: to my guns in the bracket. 492 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 2: It's one of my rules of thumb. 493 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: Like my team that I picked to win it, I'm 494 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: always gonna have them go to the final four. 495 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 2: So like I'm gonna have Kentucky going to the final 496 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 2: four out of this region. 497 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: Hopefully Kellen Grady can remember how to shoot a basketball, 498 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: so we'll see if that occurs. 499 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 2: But I'm gonna have Kentucky coming out. 500 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: And then Accrot is like my team that could pull 501 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: one shocking upset and uh for. 502 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 2: Jina Attack don't sleep on them. 503 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: The team runs incredible offense, obviously peaking at the right time, 504 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: well coached, but I'm gonna have Kentucky coming out. What 505 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: are your as of right now, your thoughts or who 506 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: comes out of there and who could be a spoiler. 507 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 3: I basically I'm down to I think Murray's gonna beat 508 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 3: San Francisco. I'm not like positive on it, but I 509 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 3: just I really like this Murray State team, and it 510 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 3: feels a lot like when Kentucky was a two seed 511 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 3: playing this Darling seven in twenty nineteen when they played Wafford. 512 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 3: I'm basically at the point where whoever I picked to 513 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 3: win between Murray State and Kentucky is going to the 514 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,239 Speaker 3: final four. I will probably go the safe route and 515 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 3: pick Kentucky, but I'm at least considering the Racers there. 516 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 3: I believe in them. I think they're as good as advertised. 517 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 3: And then Virginia Tach. Yeah, we talked about them. I 518 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 3: don't really trust Purdue. I think the defense is a 519 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 3: serious problem, and as you mentioned, Virginia Tech runs wonderful offense. 520 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 3: They can take advantage of it there. 521 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, and Saint Mary's is uber dangerous as well. 522 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: It's a loaded, loaded East. And by the way, coach 523 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: cal who I know doesn't listen to our podcast, I 524 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: brought this up and it cost him against Tennessee. He's 525 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: one of the worst coaches in the country in two thousand. 526 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: This station one of the things to watch in Kentucky games. 527 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: If Oscar Sheba like it's second fouth early, like midway 528 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: through the first half, he's gonna sit the rest of 529 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: the first half, and then the other teams can have 530 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: an advantage and you can either build a lead and 531 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 1: you can talk it gets too far behind them. They're 532 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: not hitting shots. It scares me every time. So she 533 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: By foul trouble and grady shooting is something to watch there. 534 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: All right, Let's move on to the final region, and 535 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: that's the Midwest. You know, you have Kansas as the 536 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: one seat made a run to win the Big twelve tournament. 537 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: You have Auburn here, like we talked about, it's a. 538 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 2: Pretty vulnerable, vulnerable region. 539 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: Like I would say, if I've had to pick one 540 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: path that I want, it's probably Kansas. You know, you 541 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: have LSU with whatever was going on with them, and 542 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: they just haven't looked great their offense. 543 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: You have Providence. 544 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: We've talked about how fortunate they've been, and they just 545 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: got dominated by Creighton Wisconsin. Been a bit fortunate this year, 546 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: but I mean they're gonna grind you down and and 547 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna be in games, and they obviously have a 548 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: player that you're candidating, Johnny Davis, Do you have Auburn 549 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: away from home? A usc team that I don't really 550 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: believe in. It's Iowa for me. I hope we get 551 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Iowa Kansas to an incredible game. I'm probably gonna stick 552 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: to my guns just taking an Iowa future and have 553 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: Iowa coming out of this region. But I think it's 554 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: gonna come down to Iowa vers Kansas. 555 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 2: What says you? 556 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's the best two teams. I actually, 557 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 3: because I can't figure out who I'm picking in that game, 558 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 3: I'm probably picking Auburn to the final four. It's like 559 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 3: my weird default because that game is such a toss 560 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 3: up to me. I really want to see Iowa South 561 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 3: Dakota State in the second round. Sorry, Providence fans. 562 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 2: One hundred and fifty wins. 563 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 3: Legitimately, like the total is probably gonna be at least 564 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 3: one hundred and seventy I would think up and down, 565 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 3: both offenses are terrific not getting stopped by either defense. 566 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 3: That's in star interest. Of the eight nine games, San 567 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 3: Diego State Creighton, which will be a war. But yeah, 568 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 3: Iowa was the team that's impressed me most here. If 569 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 3: like I said, if Tennessee was the three seed here, 570 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 3: I'd picked them to the final four. But trust Providence. 571 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 3: I don't trust Wisconsin, so by default probably ending up 572 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 3: with Auburn making the run even even despite their guards. 573 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,719 Speaker 3: And yeah, like you hoping, hoping, hoping that we get 574 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 3: Kansas Iowa in the sweet sixteen. 575 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 2: Let's see shot quality produce. Shot quality grated. 576 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: Today's iowall win never Purdue eighty four to sixty eight 577 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: ninety percent of the time. 578 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 3: Win Iowa winning that much. 579 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: Yep, Wow, wow wow, Okay, what I think will probably 580 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 1: people a gonna a wowt to maybe pick Colgate against Wisconsin. 581 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: You know Colgate, they saw them last year, a team 582 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: that could shoot. I have shooters are my concern there 583 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 1: because I was looking to fade Wisconsin. It's like Wisconsin 584 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: does a really good job of taking away the three. 585 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: So can Colgate make enough shot here and get enough. 586 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:02,400 Speaker 2: Good looks to stay in it. On the flip side, 587 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 2: it's like Wisconsin's going to play slow. 588 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: You know, it's not going to be a lot of 589 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: possessions in their game, so you can hang around against them. 590 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: Is Colgate a team that can beat Wisconsin or do 591 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: you not like the matchup? 592 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 3: I like the matchup, and I don't think Wisconsin is 593 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 3: somebody that's going to blow you out of the water. 594 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 3: Like last year we saw Colgate get overwhelmed by Arkansas, 595 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 3: like I said, in the second half, because they just 596 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 3: wore down. That's not Wisconsin's game, Like, they're not an athletic, 597 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 3: overwhelming type of team. The concern here is that it 598 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 3: is in Milwaukee, and as our producer At Mitchell points out, 599 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 3: it's a night game in Milwaukee where the Wisconsin fans 600 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 3: are going to be belligerent. The crowd is going to 601 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 3: be crazy for the Badgers. So unless the LSU and 602 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 3: Iowa State fans, and the Purdue and Yale and Texas 603 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 3: and Virginia Tech fans also from the Milwaukee site, unless 604 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 3: they all get their support behind Colgate, this could be 605 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 3: a really hostile environment for him. So I'm tempted by Colgate, 606 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 3: but that that is giving me a little bit of pause. 607 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the team is a note that are 608 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: gonna have good home really you know, home in Evangers 609 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: for the first tame is Kentucky obviously in Indianapolis. They'll be 610 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 1: two home games Wisconsin and Milwaukee Duke playing, I think. 611 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 2: And where are they playing? 612 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 3: Greenville, South Carolina? 613 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: Yep, And like there's a couple other ones. I'm curious 614 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: that does Vermont? Does Vermont travel to Buffalo? It's the 615 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: state of Vermont. 616 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 2: We'll see. I think it's brought maybe like five hour ride. 617 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: Anyone in this uh, you know we said you said 618 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: you might have all burns. You can't decide on Iowa Cansas. 619 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have Ivoa coming out. Can any of these 620 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: lower seeds make a deep run? 621 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 2: I guess you know. 622 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: When I was looking, I worry about like it's hard 623 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: for I don't really see a lower seed making a 624 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: deep run in this, even though I don't like a 625 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: lot of the top seeds. Do you see any like 626 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: team worth maybe taking a flow on your bracket? 627 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 3: Not really the like eleven seed we talked about. Eleven 628 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 3: is having a great record recently, Iowa State's been awful 629 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 3: offensively down the stretch like hideously bad, historically bad. I 630 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 3: don't trust them to make a run as great as 631 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 3: the Richmond run through the A ten was. Don't really 632 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 3: trust them either. South Dakota State probably gonna run into Iowa, 633 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 3: which I think is unfortunately not a winnable matchup. I 634 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 3: think they just get outscored in that one. So yeah, 635 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 3: I don't love anybody here. I think that I've seen 636 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 3: I've heard some people talking about Miami because they don't 637 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 3: trust USC, they don't trust auburns guards. But I'm not 638 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 3: sold on that one either. So this one, other than Colgate, 639 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 3: if they get past Wisconsin, I think they're Sweet sixteen 640 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 3: bound because I think LSU and Iowa State are kind 641 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 3: of clause broken at this point. 642 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, I do like as of right now. First 643 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 2: for what it's worth, I do like Miami to get 644 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 2: by USC, and then that's it. 645 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: Can coach you guys in that game for me with 646 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: Miami before we get out of here. And just want 647 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: to remind everyone, we're gonna have two part episode going 648 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: through all the games on Thursday and Friday. 649 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 2: I'll have We're just we're gonna do a region each. 650 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 2: I'll do a region with Jim. 651 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: I'll do a region with Matt Kai and Bja and 652 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: we'll go really in depth. So those will be out 653 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: Wednesday morning. We'll have Big Bets on Campus live every 654 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: day of the tournament this upcoming weekend, so make sure 655 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: you check that out as well. We'll tweet out the links, 656 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: but by the time you get our podcast previewing the games, 657 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: it'll be Wednesday ish, Jim. 658 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 2: Any any of the first first four. 659 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: Games, well, we're not gonna talk about Texas Southern corpus 660 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: chersily unless you love it, Indiana, Wyoming and Bryant, Wright State. 661 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: Assume we're gonna see a lot of zone from Brian 662 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: against Bright State and then Notre Dame Rutgers. Anyone of 663 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: those jump out to you, whether from a single game 664 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: betting perspective or like, oh, if this team wins, like 665 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: look out, it's one of the teams the first four 666 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: teams that we've seen in the past going to the 667 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: deep part of the VCU came out of the first 668 00:30:56,880 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: one out of the final four. 669 00:30:57,960 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 2: Anything. Yeah, the first four games. 670 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 3: The over and Wright State, Bryant. I thought that number 671 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 3: was a hair low. It's like one fifty one and 672 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 3: a half or so I think I think both teams 673 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 3: can score Bryant off the dribble, can exploit right State 674 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 3: like that's been their problem all year, is stopping dribble penetration, 675 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 3: and that's strength for Bryant. So I took the over there, 676 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 3: and then I think the winner of Rutgers Notre Dame 677 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 3: beats Alabama. If I had to pick that one, it'd 678 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 3: probably be Rutgers. I just I trust their shot making 679 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 3: a little bit more late in the game, like the 680 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 3: way Ron Harper and Geoe Baker have been down the stretch, 681 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 3: and Notre Dame not very not a very deep team. 682 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 3: Rutgers can exploit them physically inside and then quick turnaround 683 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 3: with Alabama. Like I said at one point in the episode, 684 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 3: it's the late game on Friday, so they do have 685 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 3: a little bit of time to get acclimated to the 686 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 3: West Coast after getting over there from Dayton's. That's the 687 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 3: one vulnerability I see for a run. I don't think 688 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 3: either why I'm or Indiana can can touch Saint Mary's 689 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 3: on a quick turnaround. 690 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, I just it's Alabama. He just doesn't have it. Now. 691 00:31:58,040 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 2: They're always dangerous. 692 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: If you order to say they're gonna shoot thirty five three, 693 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: so they make like seventeen, like they're probably gonna win 694 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: some games. But they just haven't been shooting like that 695 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: for most games. So that team has just been off 696 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: for most of the year. I mean, we've seen their ceiling. 697 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: When those dues are falling the beacon zagas they might, 698 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: you know, they might woo a couple of people to 699 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: move them on in their bracket. All the threes are 700 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: falling suddenly, but I don't see it. All right, that'll 701 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: do it for us. Thanks Jim for checking in going 702 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,959 Speaker 1: through our initial thoughts on the brackets. Time for us 703 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: to go dig into these games, find some winners, and 704 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 1: we'll be back on Tuesday night with the two part 705 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 1: preview and this episodes back by Wednesday morning. 706 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening, enjoyed the madness, and we'll see you soon.