March 24, 2025 • 30 mins
On today's episode, Jason recaps a mostly tame first two rounds of the Tournament and explains why the days of shocking upsets and Cinderella stories may be done for good. Jason breaks down why Lakers fans should be grateful that they didn't hire Danny Hurley after he finishes his season with yet another outburst towards the refs. Plus, Jason gives a first look at each game of the Sweet Sixteen!
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is a straight Carr, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre.
Straight fire for Monday, March the twenty fourth. The weekend
is over. Your boy had four days off. Yes, we
had off the her Thursday and Friday, which was glorious,
and I watched a metric ton of basketball all weekend.
(00:31):
I did not do much. I'm not gonna lie to
you guys. I barely watched any NBA. Saw a little
of Luca Lebron and Austin Reeves get smoked by the Bulls.
I have no clue if anything went down in the NFL.
I think the Giants got Jamis Winston, but who really cares. Again,
tournament was happening now, Okay, I can't obviously make it
(00:51):
all about college basketball. I'm done with the youth sports coaching.
You know, the basketball Championship for last weekend, hooray, And
now it's like, what do I do with my time? Well?
I watch basketball? Oh it was so good. Now, I
will say I know some of you guys, the tournament sucked.
It was terrible. I have some takes on that. Was
it devoid of drama? Largely? Yes, we had one buzzer
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beater Maryland On. I don't want to call it controversial
because I don't think he traveled, But then you watch
it in super slow motion and you're like, huh, that's
really close. And the kid made a phenomenal shot a
bank going sideways. He's a little heavyweight. The freshman, my
favorite part. Kid's name is Derek Queen. He played high
(01:35):
school basketball with Cooper Flag. I cannot imagine anybody having
Derek Queen, who's six' ten two forty five And Cooper
flag on the same. Team but. Whatever after the they
asked the, Coach, hey, hey so what happened in the?
Huddle how'd you draw this? Up And Kevin willard looks
at him and, Goes Derek, queen the freshman, says give
me the mfing. BALL i was, like all, right let's do.
(01:57):
THIS i kind of sort of love. That but that
was like the only real. Drama, yes there were some
other close. GAMES i, mean, HELL i Had i'm recording
these After Oregon arizona just finished after midnight on The
east coast late out here on The. West but like
that game came down to the, wire but there wasn't
really any drama you, know there were very few games
(02:20):
that were determined by a handful of POINTS. Byu the
refs tried to steal that one from. Them, Sorry wisconsin,
fans come on the ejection for the for the groin
shot like that was totally, Unintentional but that was. Drama saturday,
night my my, Duke Blue devils looking. Good we'll talk about.
That i'm a little nervous about The arizona. Game not
gona livee, folks not goa. Live we'll talk about that
in a little. Bit Arkansas Saint john's didn't really have
(02:43):
a ton of, drama And Florida yukon was interesting and,
fascinating a great, game but like that's. It it wasn't
a lot of close. Games i'm not gonna lie uh
at times because of all the stoppages and the. BLOWOUTS
i did fire Up White lotus season three and cat
on some. Stuff, yeah and NOW i have my phone
with the games That i'm rotating and looking the scores
(03:04):
and rotating. Games but it's, like these games aren't great
And White lotus is frickin. Fire have you guys seen
any of season? THREE i won't give any. Spoilers were
not totally caught. Up but, yeah that's the, Lot, like,
yeah the basketball was not. Phenomenal, however it's my job
to be interesting on the. Podcast, okay AND i saw
(03:24):
a couple interesting takes Late sunday night about how oh
conference realignment really has made things. Weird there's only four
conferences represented in The sweet, sixteen the fewest. Ever Big
east got shut. OUT acc has one team, Standing, Duke
Big ten and The Big twelve have, four and THE
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sec has. Seven and of course all these people are, like,
well THE sec only has seven because you gave them fourteen.
Guys people have done the math. Here, okay The Big
east in twenty eleven got eleven teams into the. Tournament
only two made this week's team two out of. Eleven
The Big ten got nine teams in twenty twenty, two
two made The sweet. Sixteen you want to do the
(04:06):
math on. That The Big ten got nine in twenty twenty,
one one made The sweet. Sixteen what of? Nine it's
HARD acc got nine and twenty seventeen and only one
of them made The sweet. Sixteen so just because you
got a lot of, teams it doesn't mean that you
have a lot of. Depth THE sec seven or fourteen
in the big in The sweet sixteen is pretty damn.
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Impressive that being, said, obviously a bunch of Like missouri
got bowed out early By. DRAKE i THINK i called
that here on the pod and you saw Several oklahoma
went down To. YUKON i was wrong on that, one
but like, OVERALL i think THE sec is doing good
and you Know i'm. NOT i only have one bet
so far in The sweet. Sixteen that's On auburn Against.
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Michigan i'm SORRY i Faded michigan AGAINST. Ucsd if you
bet two point two and a, half you. Lost if
you had, three you, know with the juice you gotta.
PUSH ucsd got. Screwed i'm not gonna go over. It
michigan did a player that had their foot out of,
bounds the refs missed. It they picked it up on
the telecast moments, later but the refs missed. It the,
kid after being out of, bounce tosses it To, donaldson
(05:09):
who hits a three And michigan goes up with like
two minutes. Left they had been trailing at the, time
they were choking away a, Lead so LIKE i Faded
michigan in that WHEN i faded them AGAINST a AND.
M that worked. TERRIBLY i mean it looked good for thirty,
minutes AND i guess like the last six MINUTES a
AND m just gagged the game. Away oh. Brutal But
i'm going against them With. Auburn BUT i would SAY
(05:29):
i do have A Danny hurley. TAKE i thought that
was gonna be the big story UNTIL i kind of manufactured.
This how DO i put this? JUST i guess the
thesis would be that the transfer portal has Killed cinderella
in THE ncaa. Tournament we have no teams Like San Diego, State, PRINCETON,
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Fau Saint, peter's none of that, stuff and, frankly the
transfer portal is probably gonna prevent those from happening in the. Future,
now why is? That because any time a coach or
a player pops right The Saint peter's coach Was holloway
he had a great, Run boom instantly leaves her a bigger.
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Job the players get. Pilfered, okay go look at THAT
fau team from two years. AGO a couple of the
best players, transferred one of Them golden the big guy
is On. Michigan so, like if you have a good,
season on A cinderella and you get some, spotlight the
big dogs come calling and they would grab you because guess,
what most of the big boys you and, see et,
(06:39):
cetera would rather have a twenty one year, old experienced
guy as opposed to a. Freshman they just. Would on
a smaller, Scale connecticut which has, bounced they went and
Plucked Aiden mahaney From Saint. Mary's, NOW i don't know
if you can Call saint Mary. Cinderella they're always in
the mix and they always seem to. Gag But mahaney
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was a spectacular young player At Saint. Mary's profile raised
and he goes To yukon and he plays like maybe
ten minutes a, GAME i don't, know and he can't guard,
anybody and It's Saint mary's a nice. Story they had
no chance Against. Alabama now With mahini is a more interesting, game.
Certainly but like the transfer, portal and Again i'm pro,
(07:19):
PORTAL i like player, MOBILITY i love, it but the
portal is Killing cinderella because any of these, teams And
i'm gonna go ahead and Take drake for. Instance i'm
sure you guys Saw drake really fight hard Against Texas
tech that was a great. Game, drake of, course led
by an outstanding coach who when this podcast, drops he
(07:41):
maybe the New iowa coach because they ran Off frand.
McCaffrey ben, McCollum excellent, coach has been there for one.
Year he's been A drake for one, year and he
was so. Good he Pushed Texas tech and sounds like
he's gonna go To. Iowa. Right will you look at
That drake. Roster, guys their best. Player Bennett's startz came
FROM d. Two he's only a. Junior. NOW i think
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he's a. PRO i don't. KNOW i don't know if
he's a first round. PICK i think he's a pro for.
SURE i don't think he's Quite Austin. Reeves but he's really.
Good he's an excellent. Player he's not afraid of. Anybody
he can hang with. Anyone he's gonna have. Eligibility does
he follow his coach To iowa or does he level
up higher than? THAT i. DON'T i don't. Know i'm
not Saying duke's coming, calling But Bennett shurtz is gonna
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be a top five guy in the portal if his
coach leaves and they've got other guys who have eligibility
left and it's, like oh, wow this, kid this six'.
Eight dude They. Got mayojanu, you know he Was, at
wyoming then He's, at drake so he could play and
shine and you know he. Solid player he's not a
Ton of he's not gonna give you a ton, of
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scoring but. Toughness rebound like is he gonna follow his Coach?
TO iowa i. Don't know and that's kind of.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
The.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Situation now if you pop or have a, good showing
it's time to level up because the big boys can
offer you more money and you don't know about, playing
time you don't know about. Pro prospects but, you, see,
HEY man i have no Idea what. Drake's, offering drake,
let's say you know they're. Nil deals stirts was making.
Fifty thousand i'm just picking a number out of. THIN
(09:15):
air i have. Zero clue and all of, A sudden i,
DON'T Know nc state says you're our starter two hundred fifty,
thousand dollars come. On down i'm just again picking numbers
out of. THIN air i have zero clue What bennetts ztz's.
Market is does? HE go, i mean how do you
how do you turn down two hundred. THOUSAND dollars i
don't know if these guys are gonna be, playing basketball
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a lot of them in the pros, Or OVERSEAS and
i just wonder if There's if cinderella has any chance
going forward because of the transfer portal and the easy
ability to just. BOUNCE around, i mean, You Know, colorado
state they Really pushed maryland and they nearly got The
dumb now they're In The Mountain. WEST conference i don't
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know that they Qualify, as cinderella but all of, a
sudden Everybody wants medved. The coach. HE'S excellent i. Like
him we talked about him. Last week he very. Good
coach and then you look on the roster like ooh six, Eight,
sophomore okay, you know not a, huge scorer but, he could,
he could you could play. For us You, got mabemba
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who is, another big. Older, guy again these are guys
getting a lot, of experience and, it's like, oh yeah
we could use, these guys and all of a sudden
they either go with their coach or the roster. Gets
pillaged And again i'm. Pro portal these are just, the
impacts and like there wasn't a ton. Of drama there
wasn't really A juicy, cinderella story AT least. I Didn't
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mcnee's state. Was fun and then they force, feed you
of course the, manager GUY who i. DON'T know i
got sick of that story. REAL quick, i mean we
Had McNee state In the calcutta so we. Were thrilled
now a little plus plus income for us there based
on what we bid. For them but like they're talking
about the manager Now Following. Will Wade Now will Wade's,
(11:05):
Leaving bignes he's GOING To. Nc STATE hey i could
use some of you. Junkyard dogs come. On down i'm getting.
The manager i'm bringing. A maror he's bringing his boombox
And His Buffalo wild. Wings deal and, it's, like, oh
okay well we're gonna get a lot of shine on
our program NOW In, nc state we're gonna, be back
get back to the.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
Final.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
Four MAYBE so i, don't know it's just. COLLEGE basketball i.
LOVE it i follow all this, stuff deeply and then
you know it kind of sort of. Fades away BUT
because i as soon as the tournament, really ends you
get hit with, the masters which a lot of People
like i'm not a huge guy On. The masters and,
more importantly YOU Get nba playoffs and that's literally games
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every NIGHT for i think like fifty days because they're
just space them ount and they force, feed you and
there's drama in, those games and it's like you just
kind of Forget About. March MADNESS but i. DON'T know
i just thought that was a Take Like george mason
two thousand. And six you guys.
Speaker 1 (11:59):
Remember.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
THAT now i grew Up Near, george MASON and i know.
THE university i went to camps at. The university that
kind of thing is probably never going to. Happen Again
steph Curry. At davidson there's just really no way that's gonna.
Happen Again Remember steph curry couldn't get the Offer From.
Virginia tech by, the way Don't Ask seth greenberg. About
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that he gets. VERY heated I think i made a
couple comments on, social media and all of, A sudden
i get a text on my message on, my phone
like a couple, Hours, later hey just for some clarity.
ON that i, WAS, like whoa, didn't ask, but. Okay
thanks you know he's sensitive because he Whiffed on Curry
and curry's not one of the greatest players in. Basketball.
History anyways the idea Of A Seth Curry steph Curry
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at davidson. HAPPENING again, i mean if the guy blows
up as, a freshman he's gonna, Be poached he's going
to be at a bigger school in. A year Butler With.
Gordon hayward You think butler With Keeps gordon hayward in
the transfer. PORTAL era, I mean, gordon here we're pro
obviously first. Round pick. Awesome Player The Florida golf. Coast One,
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andy enfield, of course became a star of the Coach
From Florida. Golf Coast loyola chicago was like seven eight,
years ago made a run To the. Final four like
you get some of, THESE stories i don't know that
they're possible in the. PORTAL era i.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
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Speaker 2 (13:34):
QUICKLY go i don't know that there's ANY games i
really need, to oh oh. OR early I forgot, I
gotta i gotta Talk About. Danny hurley so we Know
What danny, hurley, Is right he's this just kind, of, gritty,
tough loud. Excellent coach and when he's, riding high everybody
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puts up with, the nonsense the, to screaming the. Berating officials,
you know you went back to, back titles you steamroll
IN the, ncaa, tournament, like hey you could say do whatever.
You want so now fallow a little bit on hard times,
this year start losing games At The, maui classic yelling,
at reps and, it's, like oh this guy's kind of.
A Jerk So danny Hurley and connecticut nearly pulled a
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major Upset. Of florida it was a, great game. PHENOMENAL
game i watched the whole thing and at, One point,
YUKON'S up, i think with like four, minutes left and
Of Course, walter Clayton The all american point Guard, from
florida Just decides i'm gonna take the. Game over, it's
funny with like eight, minutes left he had two baskets and.
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THREE turnovers i don't Know what florida. Was doing And
then clayton Just says i'm, taking over and he scores
like fifteen points down. The stretch he was phenomenal. And
Unstoppable and yukon loses and it was a tough, one
Whatever And danny hurley walks off the court and cameras
hear him saying as They, pass baylor which was then
going out to the court to, Play Next danny, HURLEY
(15:01):
screams i hope they don't f you like they Fed.
US baylor i really hope. They don't now he DIDN'T.
Say f he SAID the, f word and, it's, like
bro what are? YOU refs f do you what are you?
Talking about. THEY don't. I didn't i don't Recall any oh,
my gosh. Egregious calls, now listen we're the ref's great.
(15:21):
All weekend, not really but are? THEY ever i just
you look at the free throw situation and it, was like, you,
Know yeah florida shot twelve more missed a ton of,
free throws but personal fouls twenty, One, SEVENTEEN like. I
don't i just don't remember fouls being. An issue and
if you're gonna nitpick every, single foul well THAT'S a. U.
(15:42):
Problem okay ukm was playing hard, as hell, but OVERALL
like i didn't think the refs were an abomination in. That,
One now i'm Sure some yukon fans will, say otherwise
but to really blurt that out after YOUR first ncaa
tournament loss and going back to what twenty? Twenty Two,
who now they didn't cover, the spread much to, my
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CHAGRIN but i just didn't understand That, from Hurley and,
lakers Fans including rob g instantly. Were, Quick man i'm
so glad we didn't get this ass clown as. Our,
coach geez he is just can you imagine how he
would be If, the lakers, you know got smoked by
the Say The, chicago bulls is they gave up one
hundred and Forty six? Saturday, night like What would hurley
(16:25):
do in? The postgame can you imagine him trying To
brate Lebron Or austin reeves or ANY Of jj reddick,
Like that, i'm SORRY Not jj Reddick Or Luka dodge
like there's just zero chance that that. Would happen AND
so i do Think the lakers dodged a bullet that
they didn't Land. On hurley, he's just let's, be, real
guys really really. Good coach but, that stuff, the yelling,
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the cursing the screaming. The sideline it's like he wants.
Technical fouls he wants to. Get them that doesn't go
over great all, the time, you know especially when. You're
losing they'll put a lot of people will put up
with anything when, you're winning but then you, start, losing,
like oh this guy's kind of a do we really
do we need him if he's not gonna win games
and act? Like This and i'm sure they're gonna be
good again, next year but just something to Watch With,
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danny Hurley who it just he didn't come off to
me as, a real as a, good DUDE somebody i
would want my kid to. Play for That was that
was my. Only Takeaway and i'm wondering if the Kid
in mahani will transfer Out of yukon and seek elsewhere in.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
The Portal Fox sports radio has the best sports talk
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the Sweet Sixteen. AUBURN michigan i already Told you I'm
on auburn in that one.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Favored. BY eight I just i'm not a believer In this.
MICHIGAN team i think they'll Struggle against. AUBURN'S defense i
Don't think auburn's played incredible in. The tournament they gave
up a billion threes to Create him we're, to have
and then, you know locked them up in the perimeter
and pulled away in the. SECOND half i Don't think
michigan's a, great TEAM and I. Like auburn here if,
(18:07):
you're wondering the game Is, In, Atlanta georgia, So yes
auburn should have a partial crowd. Seventy thirty i'm guessing
maybe it's Not. Like, auburn, hey hey do you want
to spend the Weekend?
Speaker 1 (18:17):
At?
Speaker 2 (18:17):
ATLANTA now i don't know if it's spring Break. FOR
auburn i know it is spring break for a lot,
of People but i'm. Not sure so maybe that impacts,
the students, you know Flooding to atlanta for. The weekend
but that should be a really. Good game let me
just double check and see if That is Thursday. Or friday, it,
is Ooh. That's friday that's a Really Good friday. Sunday
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combo if You're an auburn Fan or michigan fans could
make the trip Down cold we escape the cold weather
head Down. To atlanta the other Game Is. Michigan state
Oh miss ole miss costs, me. MONEY man I thought
carolina would. HAVE them I Thought iowa state would. HAVE
him i Had to i'm. So, PISSED actually i didn't
Bet On, iowa State but i'm in a survivor POOL
and i. Was rolling you have to pick two on
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The first Thursday AND friday. I got i went four To.
Oh hit saturday was feeling GOOD and i, WAS like
I think I'll Go. Iowa state my Other, was Alabama and,
I'M like i might need To, save ALABAMA and. I
forgot iowa was banged up a sec and it was
JUST a, I mean iowa led thirteen to five or
something like that and then gave up a twenty to.
Two run that's. A Wrap michigan state cannot shoot. The
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basketball i'm, telling, you guys this is not A Phenomenal michigan.
State team they pulled Away from. Brian late don't be
surprised they won by, twenty Five but i'm, telling you,
with like, you know ten minutes left in the, second
half that was still, Like okay brian's hanging Around At.
New mexico. Very athletic they fought tooth and nail to.
The End ole miss is gonna. Be Scrappy michigan state's
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guards are athletic. As, hell obviously you Gotta Lean. Michigan
STATE but i. Don't know let me see the points.
For it maybe there's no line on, it YET so.
I didn't i didn't Look at let me just quickly
see What ken palm Has For. Michigan, State, oh miss
they have ooh seventy Three Seventy. Michigan State so i'm
guessing this spread this will probably be a little more
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because everybody in the public loves to come IN, on sparti
so it will probably be three and a half. Or four,
next up what? Region is After, the south we'll go,
To Uh. San francisco here are the Teams Out, West, Florida,
Maryland Texas. Tech arkansas Interesting. Grouping Florida ken palm has it.
As six the spread is right on. THAT six i, don't,
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Know Guys is maryland? That good, florida again you Take,
down yukon that's a. Tough one There's a thursday. NIGHT
game i would Again. Lean florida there they got they
got a. SOLID team a lot of guys can. BEAT
you i. Don't, know maryland they got pretty lucky to
Get By, colorado State, So. Lean, Florida There Texas tech arkansas.
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Is Interesting so i'm in a couple, bracket pools OBVIOUSLY
because i do many, of THEM and i was doing
some HEDGES because I have duke so heavily In, the
CALCUTTA so i Didn't have duke winning it in any
of my. Bracket pools in THE contest, I entered, i'm
like let me just do the opposite so that In
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case duke gets, KNOCKED out i don't Lose. The calcutta
and then every friggin, bracket pool. You KNOW so i
Went With texas tech winning the championship in several of,
my pools and it just so HAPPENS that i can't
tell how many people are in. THIS thing i somehow
was up as high as seventh in a. BRACKET pool
(21:38):
i think it pays like high. Four. Figures, UNFORTUNATELY yeah
i don't know how many people are, in it but it's,
a few definitely over. Fifteen HUNDRED and i had the
foresight To Put. Texas tech so currently it Looks like
i'm tied. For fifteenth this is who the leaders Have, Winning, Michigan, Florida, Florida,
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Alabama Houston, Michigan State, Tennessee Duke, Michigan, State, Arizona Auburn
Alabama Duke Duke. Texas tech and. That's me, So essentially
i've got to start Rooting against florida right because a
lot of People have florida and. End pools So If
texas tech is able to break through and get To
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the final four by Taking, down florida that to me
is going to be potentially. Very Lucrative so i'm excited.
For That Texas tech arkansas is going to be. A
War ken palm has that. At six the spread is
down to five and. A, Half obviously calipari people. Like
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him they've got some talent on, That team they've got.
SOME size i just Think The texas, tech guys if
they get their third leading, Scorer back i'm probably going
to Be On texas tech in. That, One no i'm
not willing to Hedge. Against calipari calipari, is late just
so many Eggs, in march and now he's got five
days to get high on his. OWN supply i Took
(23:04):
down patino we started zero to five IN the sec
were a. GREAT story i think they're, feeling THEMSELVES and
i do believe Taking Down saint john's probably the biggest
upset of. The tournament right at number two, GOING down
i think they're gonna hear about how great they are
the universe every, they're CHAMPIONS and I Think texas tech
goes and takes him Down on, Thursday Night. Duke arizona
(23:27):
as you, guys know if you listen to The pod,
thursday's pod we Got the calcutta. Went, down wednesday we
went all in And, got duke and you know this
would be the biggest one. Of, that, no no maybe not.
THE biggest i think it's A top it would be
a top three all time hit. For Me if duke wins.
The title need him to win the. Title though getting
(23:50):
to the championship game is, very good but winning the
title is where. Everything Is and i'm not, gonna, Lie
guys i'm a little nervous About this Arizona matchup. Thursday
night now It's. In jersey We KNOW duke a travels
well and there's A huge duke contingent in The Northeast
New york. City Area so duke will have a big.
Crowd there i'm Nervous About. Caleb love i'm so you guys.
(24:13):
Watched It caleb Love. Against oregon he. Went volcanic he's
been known to do this a couple of. YEARS ago I.
Had ucla they were not, in control BUT leading unc
most of, the WAY and i swear in the final like,
SEVEN minutes i don't remember exactly what, it Was But
caleb love just started to bang these. Crazy threes i'll
never forget because it was a sweet. Sixteen game ucla
(24:35):
might have been the one of the, two seed and,
YOU know i was out HERE and I was i
have a, YOU know i got a lot of friends
who were CLOSE, to ucla and it was just a
devastating loss For. The bruins they had a really fricking
good Team And caleb love almost single handedly took. Them
down we hit like six threes and you just watch
Them against Oregon and, i'm like, all right well do
better not that' let. That HAPPEN and i know they
(24:56):
met earlier, this year but it was totally. DIFFERENT circumstances
i look into the, BOX score i read the articles.
About it, So essentially Duke played arizona. IN shoot, i,
think yeah it Was. In arizona i'm PRETTY sure i
watched that game two and it Was, in november so
obviously things were very, very Different, and duke, you know
(25:18):
was in control most of. The game, but again This
is november and They have they were starting, three freshmen
the seven footer Who's like embiid in terms of his
jersey number. And frame he's not Obviously like embid as,
A Scorer cooper Flag. And canipple they were in the
fourth college basketball, game, ever right so they're very. Young
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Team caleb love did nothing one of nine from three.
Eight points they totally locked. Him up but the most
interesting thing was in, That meeting duke Was Starting, caleb
foster a very highly. Touted recruit i'm almost certain he's
From The west COAST because i remember hearing. About him
he was, the starter but he's a little he's like
(26:01):
a shoot first. Point guard i'm guys have made, me
aware and they have replaced Him With cyon james in the.
STARTING lineup i mean that happened, after That but duke
has only lost one Game with james as, a starter
and my Guess is james will Probably Draw. Caleb love
but a lot of what they like to do Is.
(26:22):
With love his dho's on the perimeter and he gets
matched up with a big and then he just splashes. The,
three well if that Big Is, cooper flag. Good Luck
cooper flag moves so well if you guys. Watch him
he brings the ball up on fast breaks. A lot,
and oh by, The Way cooper flag in the earlier
Meeting against arizona twenty, four seven, three blocks, three assists
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he was. A beast this was early in his. Career
Too cooper flags just, freaking. Awesome guys he's. Really good
SO obviously i feel Good, about Duke but i'm Nervous Because.
Caleb love he goes. For thirty it's gonna be. A
Game ken palm has it eighty one, Seventy, three duke if.
You care the other one in the east IS Interesting.
Byu alabama it's going to be a. Track Meet ken
(27:05):
palm has it as five and the spread. Is five
very interesting. Matchup here there's a WORLD where byu wins. This,
GAME folks i don't KNOW that i Fully. Trust Alabama
robert morris pushed them, easy cover getting twenty. Three Points
saint mary's just not. Very Good by you can, shoot
(27:26):
IT and i think this is gonna be an, interesting
GAME and I think i'll probably BE on byu a
little bit with. THE points i haven't done, it YET
but i think they're gonna be able. TO hang I
know alabama plays at attract, meet pace but SO, does
byu and they got some dudes pace. In, space man
that's gonna be. A game Make sure, thursday night the,
early game you're around for. That one and then finally In,
(27:48):
The Midwest. Houston purdue these games Are, In, indianapolis Indiana
so perdue will have a. Crowd edge perdue did not
look amazing beating a mediocre high. Point team they did
look great taking Down, McNee state But McNee state was
basically celebrating for twenty four hours after the win Over. Over,
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clemson actually that's probably, the biggest, biggest upset Bigger than
Arkansas Over, saint John's and purdue will face That tough.
Houston defense houston was Tested. By gonzaga houston cannot handle full.
Court pressure perdue doesn't full. COURT press i. DON'T know
i just think the athletes are really Good, for HOUSTON
and i think They. Handle Perdue ken pom has it
(28:34):
as seven to spread seven and. A half so one
of the BIG things i talked about GAMBLING is i
look At, Ken palm bartrvik team RANKINGS and i look
for a, big difference. A disparity If ken pom has
it at seven and there's the spreads at seven and,
a half that means that the early betterers now it
could be Public in vegas. All weekend They like houston
(28:57):
or is It. The sharps They think, houston's decide whereas
the opposite was True, In Arkansas Texas Tech ken palm
has it at six the spreads five and. A half
i think people are gonna Latch onto calipari And. THE
razorbacks i Still Like texas tech in, that One but
i'm a Believer in Houston beating Purdue. In indianapolis the,
(29:18):
other game oh, my gosh is just a. Good one
in the Early, Game Friday. Kentucky tennessee that will. BE
something I think kentucky's a little, undervalued FOLKS and i
will probably have them on the. MONEY line i think
they Can. BEAT tennessee i don't know How good. TENNESSEE
is I, like ziggler their. Point guard kentucky is a little,
(29:39):
helter skelter, but man that team is. JUST like i
really like, Their Coach mark pope is a really. SMART
guy i like a lot of The stuff i've seen.
From him and the, problem is you don't really know
who's gonna. BEAT Him o way, Is good. BREA is
i didn't know he was. That, Good lama. Butler's solid
(30:01):
The kid williams had eight ten and six assists in.
Three blocks he's big. And long that's an interesting matchup Inside.
FOR tennessee i do Think the valls. ARE good i,
just again this comes Down To rick barnes and his
History of. March COLLAPSES so i, don't, Know guys i'm
probably gonna Be on kentucky and. THAT one i. DON'T
(30:24):
know i know we got some. BALLS listeners I just
i Really, Like lanier, He's good. Ziggler's. GOOD milicic i,
KEEP thinking i see that Name and, i'm, Like oh.
Darko's son he Plays. At tennessee It's not. Darko's SON
and i don't know about the Depth. For Tennessee but
i'm probably gonna Be on kentucky in. That one so
That's the. Sweet sixteen we'll probably mix in a college
(30:46):
basketball guest or two, this week. WE'LL see i haven't
followed anything On The aaron, rodgers Front but i'm sure
some nonsense. Is happening so back on. The grind good to.
Be back talk to you tomorrow
This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What is a straight Carr, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre.
Straight fire for Monday, March the twenty fourth. The weekend
is over. Your boy had four days off. Yes, we
had off the her Thursday and Friday, which was glorious,
and I watched a metric ton of basketball all weekend.
(00:31):
I did not do much. I'm not gonna lie to
you guys. I barely watched any NBA. Saw a little
of Luca Lebron and Austin Reeves get smoked by the Bulls.
I have no clue if anything went down in the NFL.
I think the Giants got Jamis Winston, but who really cares. Again,
tournament was happening now, Okay, I can't obviously make it
(00:51):
all about college basketball. I'm done with the youth sports coaching.
You know, the basketball Championship for last weekend, hooray, And
now it's like, what do I do with my time? Well?
I watch basketball? Oh it was so good. Now, I
will say I know some of you guys, the tournament sucked.
It was terrible. I have some takes on that. Was
it devoid of drama? Largely? Yes, we had one buzzer
(01:14):
beater Maryland On. I don't want to call it controversial
because I don't think he traveled, But then you watch
it in super slow motion and you're like, huh, that's
really close. And the kid made a phenomenal shot a
bank going sideways. He's a little heavyweight. The freshman, my
favorite part. Kid's name is Derek Queen. He played high
(01:35):
school basketball with Cooper Flag. I cannot imagine anybody having
Derek Queen, who's six' ten two forty five And Cooper
flag on the same. Team but. Whatever after the they
asked the, Coach, hey, hey so what happened in the?
Huddle how'd you draw this? Up And Kevin willard looks
at him and, Goes Derek, queen the freshman, says give
me the mfing. BALL i was, like all, right let's do.
(01:57):
THIS i kind of sort of love. That but that
was like the only real. Drama, yes there were some
other close. GAMES i, mean, HELL i Had i'm recording
these After Oregon arizona just finished after midnight on The
east coast late out here on The. West but like
that game came down to the, wire but there wasn't
really any drama you, know there were very few games
(02:20):
that were determined by a handful of POINTS. Byu the
refs tried to steal that one from. Them, Sorry wisconsin,
fans come on the ejection for the for the groin
shot like that was totally, Unintentional but that was. Drama saturday,
night my my, Duke Blue devils looking. Good we'll talk about.
That i'm a little nervous about The arizona. Game not
gona livee, folks not goa. Live we'll talk about that
in a little. Bit Arkansas Saint john's didn't really have
(02:43):
a ton of, drama And Florida yukon was interesting and,
fascinating a great, game but like that's. It it wasn't
a lot of close. Games i'm not gonna lie uh
at times because of all the stoppages and the. BLOWOUTS
i did fire Up White lotus season three and cat
on some. Stuff, yeah and NOW i have my phone
with the games That i'm rotating and looking the scores
(03:04):
and rotating. Games but it's, like these games aren't great
And White lotus is frickin. Fire have you guys seen
any of season? THREE i won't give any. Spoilers were
not totally caught. Up but, yeah that's the, Lot, like,
yeah the basketball was not. Phenomenal, however it's my job
to be interesting on the. Podcast, okay AND i saw
(03:24):
a couple interesting takes Late sunday night about how oh
conference realignment really has made things. Weird there's only four
conferences represented in The sweet, sixteen the fewest. Ever Big
east got shut. OUT acc has one team, Standing, Duke
Big ten and The Big twelve have, four and THE
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sec has. Seven and of course all these people are, like,
well THE sec only has seven because you gave them fourteen.
Guys people have done the math. Here, okay The Big
east in twenty eleven got eleven teams into the. Tournament
only two made this week's team two out of. Eleven
The Big ten got nine teams in twenty twenty, two
two made The sweet. Sixteen you want to do the
(04:06):
math on. That The Big ten got nine in twenty twenty,
one one made The sweet. Sixteen what of? Nine it's
HARD acc got nine and twenty seventeen and only one
of them made The sweet. Sixteen so just because you
got a lot of, teams it doesn't mean that you
have a lot of. Depth THE sec seven or fourteen
in the big in The sweet sixteen is pretty damn.
(04:27):
Impressive that being, said, obviously a bunch of Like missouri
got bowed out early By. DRAKE i THINK i called
that here on the pod and you saw Several oklahoma
went down To. YUKON i was wrong on that, one
but like, OVERALL i think THE sec is doing good
and you Know i'm. NOT i only have one bet
so far in The sweet. Sixteen that's On auburn Against.
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Michigan i'm SORRY i Faded michigan AGAINST. Ucsd if you
bet two point two and a, half you. Lost if
you had, three you, know with the juice you gotta.
PUSH ucsd got. Screwed i'm not gonna go over. It
michigan did a player that had their foot out of,
bounds the refs missed. It they picked it up on
the telecast moments, later but the refs missed. It the,
kid after being out of, bounce tosses it To, donaldson
(05:09):
who hits a three And michigan goes up with like
two minutes. Left they had been trailing at the, time
they were choking away a, Lead so LIKE i Faded
michigan in that WHEN i faded them AGAINST a AND.
M that worked. TERRIBLY i mean it looked good for thirty,
minutes AND i guess like the last six MINUTES a
AND m just gagged the game. Away oh. Brutal But
i'm going against them With. Auburn BUT i would SAY
(05:29):
i do have A Danny hurley. TAKE i thought that
was gonna be the big story UNTIL i kind of manufactured.
This how DO i put this? JUST i guess the
thesis would be that the transfer portal has Killed cinderella
in THE ncaa. Tournament we have no teams Like San Diego, State, PRINCETON,
(05:56):
Fau Saint, peter's none of that, stuff and, frankly the
transfer portal is probably gonna prevent those from happening in the. Future,
now why is? That because any time a coach or
a player pops right The Saint peter's coach Was holloway
he had a great, Run boom instantly leaves her a bigger.
(06:16):
Job the players get. Pilfered, okay go look at THAT
fau team from two years. AGO a couple of the
best players, transferred one of Them golden the big guy
is On. Michigan so, like if you have a good,
season on A cinderella and you get some, spotlight the
big dogs come calling and they would grab you because guess,
what most of the big boys you and, see et,
(06:39):
cetera would rather have a twenty one year, old experienced
guy as opposed to a. Freshman they just. Would on
a smaller, Scale connecticut which has, bounced they went and
Plucked Aiden mahaney From Saint. Mary's, NOW i don't know
if you can Call saint Mary. Cinderella they're always in
the mix and they always seem to. Gag But mahaney
(06:59):
was a spectacular young player At Saint. Mary's profile raised
and he goes To yukon and he plays like maybe
ten minutes a, GAME i don't, know and he can't guard,
anybody and It's Saint mary's a nice. Story they had
no chance Against. Alabama now With mahini is a more interesting, game.
Certainly but like the transfer, portal and Again i'm pro,
(07:19):
PORTAL i like player, MOBILITY i love, it but the
portal is Killing cinderella because any of these, teams And
i'm gonna go ahead and Take drake for. Instance i'm
sure you guys Saw drake really fight hard Against Texas
tech that was a great. Game, drake of, course led
by an outstanding coach who when this podcast, drops he
(07:41):
maybe the New iowa coach because they ran Off frand.
McCaffrey ben, McCollum excellent, coach has been there for one.
Year he's been A drake for one, year and he
was so. Good he Pushed Texas tech and sounds like
he's gonna go To. Iowa. Right will you look at
That drake. Roster, guys their best. Player Bennett's startz came
FROM d. Two he's only a. Junior. NOW i think
(08:04):
he's a. PRO i don't. KNOW i don't know if
he's a first round. PICK i think he's a pro for.
SURE i don't think he's Quite Austin. Reeves but he's really.
Good he's an excellent. Player he's not afraid of. Anybody
he can hang with. Anyone he's gonna have. Eligibility does
he follow his coach To iowa or does he level
up higher than? THAT i. DON'T i don't. Know i'm
not Saying duke's coming, calling But Bennett shurtz is gonna
(08:24):
be a top five guy in the portal if his
coach leaves and they've got other guys who have eligibility
left and it's, like oh, wow this, kid this six'.
Eight dude They. Got mayojanu, you know he Was, at
wyoming then He's, at drake so he could play and
shine and you know he. Solid player he's not a
Ton of he's not gonna give you a ton, of
(08:45):
scoring but. Toughness rebound like is he gonna follow his Coach?
TO iowa i. Don't know and that's kind of.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
The.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Situation now if you pop or have a, good showing
it's time to level up because the big boys can
offer you more money and you don't know about, playing
time you don't know about. Pro prospects but, you, see,
HEY man i have no Idea what. Drake's, offering drake,
let's say you know they're. Nil deals stirts was making.
Fifty thousand i'm just picking a number out of. THIN
(09:15):
air i have. Zero clue and all of, A sudden i,
DON'T Know nc state says you're our starter two hundred fifty,
thousand dollars come. On down i'm just again picking numbers
out of. THIN air i have zero clue What bennetts ztz's.
Market is does? HE go, i mean how do you
how do you turn down two hundred. THOUSAND dollars i
don't know if these guys are gonna be, playing basketball
(09:35):
a lot of them in the pros, Or OVERSEAS and
i just wonder if There's if cinderella has any chance
going forward because of the transfer portal and the easy
ability to just. BOUNCE around, i mean, You Know, colorado
state they Really pushed maryland and they nearly got The
dumb now they're In The Mountain. WEST conference i don't
(09:57):
know that they Qualify, as cinderella but all of, a
sudden Everybody wants medved. The coach. HE'S excellent i. Like
him we talked about him. Last week he very. Good
coach and then you look on the roster like ooh six, Eight,
sophomore okay, you know not a, huge scorer but, he could,
he could you could play. For us You, got mabemba
(10:20):
who is, another big. Older, guy again these are guys
getting a lot, of experience and, it's like, oh yeah
we could use, these guys and all of a sudden
they either go with their coach or the roster. Gets
pillaged And again i'm. Pro portal these are just, the
impacts and like there wasn't a ton. Of drama there
wasn't really A juicy, cinderella story AT least. I Didn't
(10:41):
mcnee's state. Was fun and then they force, feed you
of course the, manager GUY who i. DON'T know i
got sick of that story. REAL quick, i mean we
Had McNee state In the calcutta so we. Were thrilled
now a little plus plus income for us there based
on what we bid. For them but like they're talking
about the manager Now Following. Will Wade Now will Wade's,
(11:05):
Leaving bignes he's GOING To. Nc STATE hey i could
use some of you. Junkyard dogs come. On down i'm getting.
The manager i'm bringing. A maror he's bringing his boombox
And His Buffalo wild. Wings deal and, it's, like, oh
okay well we're gonna get a lot of shine on
our program NOW In, nc state we're gonna, be back
get back to the.
Speaker 1 (11:21):
Final.
Speaker 2 (11:22):
Four MAYBE so i, don't know it's just. COLLEGE basketball i.
LOVE it i follow all this, stuff deeply and then
you know it kind of sort of. Fades away BUT
because i as soon as the tournament, really ends you
get hit with, the masters which a lot of People
like i'm not a huge guy On. The masters and,
more importantly YOU Get nba playoffs and that's literally games
(11:44):
every NIGHT for i think like fifty days because they're
just space them ount and they force, feed you and
there's drama in, those games and it's like you just
kind of Forget About. March MADNESS but i. DON'T know
i just thought that was a Take Like george mason
two thousand. And six you guys.
Speaker 1 (11:59):
Remember.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
THAT now i grew Up Near, george MASON and i know.
THE university i went to camps at. The university that
kind of thing is probably never going to. Happen Again
steph Curry. At davidson there's just really no way that's gonna.
Happen Again Remember steph curry couldn't get the Offer From.
Virginia tech by, the way Don't Ask seth greenberg. About
(12:24):
that he gets. VERY heated I think i made a
couple comments on, social media and all of, A sudden
i get a text on my message on, my phone
like a couple, Hours, later hey just for some clarity.
ON that i, WAS, like whoa, didn't ask, but. Okay
thanks you know he's sensitive because he Whiffed on Curry
and curry's not one of the greatest players in. Basketball.
History anyways the idea Of A Seth Curry steph Curry
(12:46):
at davidson. HAPPENING again, i mean if the guy blows
up as, a freshman he's gonna, Be poached he's going
to be at a bigger school in. A year Butler With.
Gordon hayward You think butler With Keeps gordon hayward in
the transfer. PORTAL era, I mean, gordon here we're pro
obviously first. Round pick. Awesome Player The Florida golf. Coast One,
(13:06):
andy enfield, of course became a star of the Coach
From Florida. Golf Coast loyola chicago was like seven eight,
years ago made a run To the. Final four like
you get some of, THESE stories i don't know that
they're possible in the. PORTAL era i.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
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Speaker 2 (13:34):
QUICKLY go i don't know that there's ANY games i
really need, to oh oh. OR early I forgot, I
gotta i gotta Talk About. Danny hurley so we Know
What danny, hurley, Is right he's this just kind, of, gritty,
tough loud. Excellent coach and when he's, riding high everybody
(13:57):
puts up with, the nonsense the, to screaming the. Berating officials,
you know you went back to, back titles you steamroll
IN the, ncaa, tournament, like hey you could say do whatever.
You want so now fallow a little bit on hard times,
this year start losing games At The, maui classic yelling,
at reps and, it's, like oh this guy's kind of.
A Jerk So danny Hurley and connecticut nearly pulled a
(14:20):
major Upset. Of florida it was a, great game. PHENOMENAL
game i watched the whole thing and at, One point,
YUKON'S up, i think with like four, minutes left and
Of Course, walter Clayton The all american point Guard, from
florida Just decides i'm gonna take the. Game over, it's
funny with like eight, minutes left he had two baskets and.
(14:40):
THREE turnovers i don't Know what florida. Was doing And
then clayton Just says i'm, taking over and he scores
like fifteen points down. The stretch he was phenomenal. And
Unstoppable and yukon loses and it was a tough, one
Whatever And danny hurley walks off the court and cameras
hear him saying as They, pass baylor which was then
going out to the court to, Play Next danny, HURLEY
(15:01):
screams i hope they don't f you like they Fed.
US baylor i really hope. They don't now he DIDN'T.
Say f he SAID the, f word and, it's, like
bro what are? YOU refs f do you what are you?
Talking about. THEY don't. I didn't i don't Recall any oh,
my gosh. Egregious calls, now listen we're the ref's great.
(15:21):
All weekend, not really but are? THEY ever i just
you look at the free throw situation and it, was like, you,
Know yeah florida shot twelve more missed a ton of,
free throws but personal fouls twenty, One, SEVENTEEN like. I
don't i just don't remember fouls being. An issue and
if you're gonna nitpick every, single foul well THAT'S a. U.
(15:42):
Problem okay ukm was playing hard, as hell, but OVERALL
like i didn't think the refs were an abomination in. That,
One now i'm Sure some yukon fans will, say otherwise
but to really blurt that out after YOUR first ncaa
tournament loss and going back to what twenty? Twenty Two,
who now they didn't cover, the spread much to, my
(16:03):
CHAGRIN but i just didn't understand That, from Hurley and,
lakers Fans including rob g instantly. Were, Quick man i'm
so glad we didn't get this ass clown as. Our,
coach geez he is just can you imagine how he
would be If, the lakers, you know got smoked by
the Say The, chicago bulls is they gave up one
hundred and Forty six? Saturday, night like What would hurley
(16:25):
do in? The postgame can you imagine him trying To
brate Lebron Or austin reeves or ANY Of jj reddick,
Like that, i'm SORRY Not jj Reddick Or Luka dodge
like there's just zero chance that that. Would happen AND
so i do Think the lakers dodged a bullet that
they didn't Land. On hurley, he's just let's, be, real
guys really really. Good coach but, that stuff, the yelling,
(16:48):
the cursing the screaming. The sideline it's like he wants.
Technical fouls he wants to. Get them that doesn't go
over great all, the time, you know especially when. You're
losing they'll put a lot of people will put up
with anything when, you're winning but then you, start, losing,
like oh this guy's kind of a do we really
do we need him if he's not gonna win games
and act? Like This and i'm sure they're gonna be
good again, next year but just something to Watch With,
(17:11):
danny Hurley who it just he didn't come off to
me as, a real as a, good DUDE somebody i
would want my kid to. Play for That was that
was my. Only Takeaway and i'm wondering if the Kid
in mahani will transfer Out of yukon and seek elsewhere in.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
The Portal Fox sports radio has the best sports talk
lineup in. The nation catch all of our shows At
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the Sweet Sixteen. AUBURN michigan i already Told you I'm
on auburn in that one.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Favored. BY eight I just i'm not a believer In this.
MICHIGAN team i think they'll Struggle against. AUBURN'S defense i
Don't think auburn's played incredible in. The tournament they gave
up a billion threes to Create him we're, to have
and then, you know locked them up in the perimeter
and pulled away in the. SECOND half i Don't think
michigan's a, great TEAM and I. Like auburn here if,
(18:07):
you're wondering the game Is, In, Atlanta georgia, So yes
auburn should have a partial crowd. Seventy thirty i'm guessing
maybe it's Not. Like, auburn, hey hey do you want
to spend the Weekend?
Speaker 1 (18:17):
At?
Speaker 2 (18:17):
ATLANTA now i don't know if it's spring Break. FOR
auburn i know it is spring break for a lot,
of People but i'm. Not sure so maybe that impacts,
the students, you know Flooding to atlanta for. The weekend
but that should be a really. Good game let me
just double check and see if That is Thursday. Or friday, it,
is Ooh. That's friday that's a Really Good friday. Sunday
(18:40):
combo if You're an auburn Fan or michigan fans could
make the trip Down cold we escape the cold weather
head Down. To atlanta the other Game Is. Michigan state
Oh miss ole miss costs, me. MONEY man I thought
carolina would. HAVE them I Thought iowa state would. HAVE
him i Had to i'm. So, PISSED actually i didn't
Bet On, iowa State but i'm in a survivor POOL
and i. Was rolling you have to pick two on
(19:03):
The first Thursday AND friday. I got i went four To.
Oh hit saturday was feeling GOOD and i, WAS like
I think I'll Go. Iowa state my Other, was Alabama and,
I'M like i might need To, save ALABAMA and. I
forgot iowa was banged up a sec and it was
JUST a, I mean iowa led thirteen to five or
something like that and then gave up a twenty to.
Two run that's. A Wrap michigan state cannot shoot. The
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basketball i'm, telling, you guys this is not A Phenomenal michigan.
State team they pulled Away from. Brian late don't be
surprised they won by, twenty Five but i'm, telling you,
with like, you know ten minutes left in the, second
half that was still, Like okay brian's hanging Around At.
New mexico. Very athletic they fought tooth and nail to.
The End ole miss is gonna. Be Scrappy michigan state's
(19:47):
guards are athletic. As, hell obviously you Gotta Lean. Michigan
STATE but i. Don't know let me see the points.
For it maybe there's no line on, it YET so.
I didn't i didn't Look at let me just quickly
see What ken palm Has For. Michigan, State, oh miss
they have ooh seventy Three Seventy. Michigan State so i'm
guessing this spread this will probably be a little more
(20:07):
because everybody in the public loves to come IN, on sparti
so it will probably be three and a half. Or four,
next up what? Region is After, the south we'll go,
To Uh. San francisco here are the Teams Out, West, Florida,
Maryland Texas. Tech arkansas Interesting. Grouping Florida ken palm has it.
As six the spread is right on. THAT six i, don't,
(20:29):
Know Guys is maryland? That good, florida again you Take,
down yukon that's a. Tough one There's a thursday. NIGHT
game i would Again. Lean florida there they got they
got a. SOLID team a lot of guys can. BEAT
you i. Don't, know maryland they got pretty lucky to
Get By, colorado State, So. Lean, Florida There Texas tech arkansas.
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Is Interesting so i'm in a couple, bracket pools OBVIOUSLY
because i do many, of THEM and i was doing
some HEDGES because I have duke so heavily In, the
CALCUTTA so i Didn't have duke winning it in any
of my. Bracket pools in THE contest, I entered, i'm
like let me just do the opposite so that In
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case duke gets, KNOCKED out i don't Lose. The calcutta
and then every friggin, bracket pool. You KNOW so i
Went With texas tech winning the championship in several of,
my pools and it just so HAPPENS that i can't
tell how many people are in. THIS thing i somehow
was up as high as seventh in a. BRACKET pool
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i think it pays like high. Four. Figures, UNFORTUNATELY yeah
i don't know how many people are, in it but it's,
a few definitely over. Fifteen HUNDRED and i had the
foresight To Put. Texas tech so currently it Looks like
i'm tied. For fifteenth this is who the leaders Have, Winning, Michigan, Florida, Florida,
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Alabama Houston, Michigan State, Tennessee Duke, Michigan, State, Arizona Auburn
Alabama Duke Duke. Texas tech and. That's me, So essentially
i've got to start Rooting against florida right because a
lot of People have florida and. End pools So If
texas tech is able to break through and get To
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the final four by Taking, down florida that to me
is going to be potentially. Very Lucrative so i'm excited.
For That Texas tech arkansas is going to be. A
War ken palm has that. At six the spread is
down to five and. A, Half obviously calipari people. Like
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him they've got some talent on, That team they've got.
SOME size i just Think The texas, tech guys if
they get their third leading, Scorer back i'm probably going
to Be On texas tech in. That, One no i'm
not willing to Hedge. Against calipari calipari, is late just
so many Eggs, in march and now he's got five
days to get high on his. OWN supply i Took
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down patino we started zero to five IN the sec
were a. GREAT story i think they're, feeling THEMSELVES and
i do believe Taking Down saint john's probably the biggest
upset of. The tournament right at number two, GOING down
i think they're gonna hear about how great they are
the universe every, they're CHAMPIONS and I Think texas tech
goes and takes him Down on, Thursday Night. Duke arizona
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as you, guys know if you listen to The pod,
thursday's pod we Got the calcutta. Went, down wednesday we
went all in And, got duke and you know this
would be the biggest one. Of, that, no no maybe not.
THE biggest i think it's A top it would be
a top three all time hit. For Me if duke wins.
The title need him to win the. Title though getting
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to the championship game is, very good but winning the
title is where. Everything Is and i'm not, gonna, Lie
guys i'm a little nervous About this Arizona matchup. Thursday
night now It's. In jersey We KNOW duke a travels
well and there's A huge duke contingent in The Northeast
New york. City Area so duke will have a big.
Crowd there i'm Nervous About. Caleb love i'm so you guys.
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Watched It caleb Love. Against oregon he. Went volcanic he's
been known to do this a couple of. YEARS ago I.
Had ucla they were not, in control BUT leading unc
most of, the WAY and i swear in the final like,
SEVEN minutes i don't remember exactly what, it Was But
caleb love just started to bang these. Crazy threes i'll
never forget because it was a sweet. Sixteen game ucla
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might have been the one of the, two seed and,
YOU know i was out HERE and I was i
have a, YOU know i got a lot of friends
who were CLOSE, to ucla and it was just a
devastating loss For. The bruins they had a really fricking
good Team And caleb love almost single handedly took. Them
down we hit like six threes and you just watch
Them against Oregon and, i'm like, all right well do
better not that' let. That HAPPEN and i know they
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met earlier, this year but it was totally. DIFFERENT circumstances
i look into the, BOX score i read the articles.
About it, So essentially Duke played arizona. IN shoot, i,
think yeah it Was. In arizona i'm PRETTY sure i
watched that game two and it Was, in november so
obviously things were very, very Different, and duke, you know
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was in control most of. The game, but again This
is november and They have they were starting, three freshmen
the seven footer Who's like embiid in terms of his
jersey number. And frame he's not Obviously like embid as,
A Scorer cooper Flag. And canipple they were in the
fourth college basketball, game, ever right so they're very. Young
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Team caleb love did nothing one of nine from three.
Eight points they totally locked. Him up but the most
interesting thing was in, That meeting duke Was Starting, caleb
foster a very highly. Touted recruit i'm almost certain he's
From The west COAST because i remember hearing. About him
he was, the starter but he's a little he's like
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a shoot first. Point guard i'm guys have made, me
aware and they have replaced Him With cyon james in the.
STARTING lineup i mean that happened, after That but duke
has only lost one Game with james as, a starter
and my Guess is james will Probably Draw. Caleb love
but a lot of what they like to do Is.
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With love his dho's on the perimeter and he gets
matched up with a big and then he just splashes. The,
three well if that Big Is, cooper flag. Good Luck
cooper flag moves so well if you guys. Watch him
he brings the ball up on fast breaks. A lot,
and oh by, The Way cooper flag in the earlier
Meeting against arizona twenty, four seven, three blocks, three assists
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he was. A beast this was early in his. Career
Too cooper flags just, freaking. Awesome guys he's. Really good
SO obviously i feel Good, about Duke but i'm Nervous Because.
Caleb love he goes. For thirty it's gonna be. A
Game ken palm has it eighty one, Seventy, three duke if.
You care the other one in the east IS Interesting.
Byu alabama it's going to be a. Track Meet ken
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palm has it as five and the spread. Is five
very interesting. Matchup here there's a WORLD where byu wins. This,
GAME folks i don't KNOW that i Fully. Trust Alabama
robert morris pushed them, easy cover getting twenty. Three Points
saint mary's just not. Very Good by you can, shoot
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IT and i think this is gonna be an, interesting
GAME and I think i'll probably BE on byu a
little bit with. THE points i haven't done, it YET
but i think they're gonna be able. TO hang I
know alabama plays at attract, meet pace but SO, does
byu and they got some dudes pace. In, space man
that's gonna be. A game Make sure, thursday night the,
early game you're around for. That one and then finally In,
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The Midwest. Houston purdue these games Are, In, indianapolis Indiana
so perdue will have a. Crowd edge perdue did not
look amazing beating a mediocre high. Point team they did
look great taking Down, McNee state But McNee state was
basically celebrating for twenty four hours after the win Over. Over,
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clemson actually that's probably, the biggest, biggest upset Bigger than
Arkansas Over, saint John's and purdue will face That tough.
Houston defense houston was Tested. By gonzaga houston cannot handle full.
Court pressure perdue doesn't full. COURT press i. DON'T know
i just think the athletes are really Good, for HOUSTON
and i think They. Handle Perdue ken pom has it
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as seven to spread seven and. A half so one
of the BIG things i talked about GAMBLING is i
look At, Ken palm bartrvik team RANKINGS and i look
for a, big difference. A disparity If ken pom has
it at seven and there's the spreads at seven and,
a half that means that the early betterers now it
could be Public in vegas. All weekend They like houston
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or is It. The sharps They think, houston's decide whereas
the opposite was True, In Arkansas Texas Tech ken palm
has it at six the spreads five and. A half
i think people are gonna Latch onto calipari And. THE
razorbacks i Still Like texas tech in, that One but
i'm a Believer in Houston beating Purdue. In indianapolis the,
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other game oh, my gosh is just a. Good one
in the Early, Game Friday. Kentucky tennessee that will. BE
something I think kentucky's a little, undervalued FOLKS and i
will probably have them on the. MONEY line i think
they Can. BEAT tennessee i don't know How good. TENNESSEE
is I, like ziggler their. Point guard kentucky is a little,
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helter skelter, but man that team is. JUST like i
really like, Their Coach mark pope is a really. SMART
guy i like a lot of The stuff i've seen.
From him and the, problem is you don't really know
who's gonna. BEAT Him o way, Is good. BREA is
i didn't know he was. That, Good lama. Butler's solid
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The kid williams had eight ten and six assists in.
Three blocks he's big. And long that's an interesting matchup Inside.
FOR tennessee i do Think the valls. ARE good i,
just again this comes Down To rick barnes and his
History of. March COLLAPSES so i, don't, Know guys i'm
probably gonna Be on kentucky and. THAT one i. DON'T
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know i know we got some. BALLS listeners I just
i Really, Like lanier, He's good. Ziggler's. GOOD milicic i,
KEEP thinking i see that Name and, i'm, Like oh.
Darko's son he Plays. At tennessee It's not. Darko's SON
and i don't know about the Depth. For Tennessee but
i'm probably gonna Be on kentucky in. That one so
That's the. Sweet sixteen we'll probably mix in a college
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basketball guest or two, this week. WE'LL see i haven't
followed anything On The aaron, rodgers Front but i'm sure
some nonsense. Is happening so back on. The grind good to.
Be back talk to you tomorrow
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Jason McIntyre
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