<v Speaker 1>Wednesday, March eighteen, twenty twenty six, you are listening to

<v Speaker 1>the Daily Dose Sports podcast and I am your host,

<v Speaker 1>Clinton Daily, coming to you from the Mile High City

<v Speaker 1>here in Denver, Colorado, and we are back for another

<v Speaker 1>week of talking sports with a dose of common sense. Hey,

<v Speaker 1>Happy Wednesday to you. Hope your week is going well.

<v Speaker 1>Hope you, your family, your friends are all staying strong

<v Speaker 1>and you're all staying healthy right now. And yes, kids,

<v Speaker 1>we have reached a magical time of year. We have

<v Speaker 1>reached honestly one of my favorite times of the entire year,

<v Speaker 1>because we are in the time of the madness.

<v Speaker 2>Well let's start the insanity.

<v Speaker 1>Ideo And it isn't just March madness, because you know,

<v Speaker 1>we're also in that magical time of year. We're cold,

<v Speaker 1>and sicknesses begin. I don't know, they start to show

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<v Speaker 1>By the time you're done with work late Wednesday, Oh,

<v Speaker 1>something's wrong. I don't know what's going on, but I'm

<v Speaker 1>getting something for sure. And for some reason, it seems

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<v Speaker 1>they do not get better until late Sunday afternoon and yes,

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<v Speaker 1>on the Dose, we are going to be getting you

<v Speaker 1>ready for that NCAA tournament. We're going to be taking

<v Speaker 1>a look at each region, and we're going to be

<v Speaker 1>looking at each of those number one seeds. What could

<v Speaker 1>take each of them out? I might remember last year

<v Speaker 1>all four number one seeds made it to the point

<v Speaker 1>of four. Could that happen again this year? We will

<v Speaker 1>also preview some of the best games and give you

<v Speaker 1>a little bit of bracket advice as we get you

<v Speaker 1>ready for March madness as only we can. But first

<v Speaker 1>we do have a little bit of news to discuss

<v Speaker 1>and let's start off in college football news. I know

<v Speaker 1>it seems like a strange place to start, but that's

<v Speaker 1>what we have this week. It was announced this week

<v Speaker 1>the high school quarterback Gunner Rivers has signed to go

<v Speaker 1>to North Carolina State. Rivers is a four star pocket

<v Speaker 1>passer out of Alabama's Saint Michael Catholic High School, and

<v Speaker 1>of course, Rivers is also the son of North Carolina

<v Speaker 1>State legend and eight time NFL Pro bowler Philip Rivers.

<v Speaker 1>But Gunner chose the NC State will pack over Auburn,

<v Speaker 1>Boston College, Miami, and South Carolina. And the even better

<v Speaker 1>news for North Carolina State is that now you're just

<v Speaker 1>going to keep getting a new River's kid committing like

<v Speaker 1>every year for the next time, I don't know, fourteen

<v Speaker 1>fifteen years. I mean, this is gonna be like a

<v Speaker 1>fast and furious movie that just comes year after year

<v Speaker 1>after year.

<v Speaker 2>I don't have friends of the family.

<v Speaker 1>Wish Rivers kid is coming this year. What has he got?

<v Speaker 1>Twenty seven of them? Well, another one signing on at

<v Speaker 1>NC State. Yeah, get ready for this every single year.

<v Speaker 1>Moving over to the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs have

<v Speaker 1>found their newest backup quarterback for Patrick Mahomes. This past Monday,

<v Speaker 1>they agree to send a twenty twenty seven to six

<v Speaker 1>round pick to the New York Jets to acquire quarterback

<v Speaker 1>Justin Fields. Fields is twenty seven and he wanted to

<v Speaker 1>continue his career in Kansas City, although they say there

<v Speaker 1>were other teams that were interested in signing him. I

<v Speaker 1>don't know who those teams would be. But after the

<v Speaker 1>New York Jets acquired quarterback Gino Smith in a trade

<v Speaker 1>with the Las Vegas Raiders last week, Fields decided that

<v Speaker 1>he wanted out of New York.

<v Speaker 2>Now.

<v Speaker 1>To facilitate this trade, the Jets are actually paying seven

<v Speaker 1>million dollars of Fields ten million in guaranteed salary. And

<v Speaker 1>you know it's interesting because I'm hearing in sports media

<v Speaker 1>this week there are a number of people saying that

<v Speaker 1>Justin Fields gives the Kansas City Chiefs a legitimate backup

<v Speaker 1>option at quarterback until Patrick Mahomes comes back from that

<v Speaker 1>knee injury. Hey, Fields is a highly athletic guy. You're

<v Speaker 1>not gonna have to change the playbook. Got much from

<v Speaker 1>Mahomes to Fields, and now you put him in that

<v Speaker 1>Chief system with head coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator

<v Speaker 1>Eric b Enemy, who is now back with the Chiefs

<v Speaker 1>after no one else really wanted him. Fields might actually

<v Speaker 1>be a really good option for Kansas City until Patrick

<v Speaker 1>Mahomes gets back. Now that is what people might say

<v Speaker 1>who have never actually seen Justin Fields play football. What

<v Speaker 1>if you've actually seen him play football, then you go, hey, yeah,

<v Speaker 1>that isn't the case at all, because he's not very

<v Speaker 1>good at playing football, and you can't say, well, he

<v Speaker 1>gives the Chiefs an athletic quarterback that can run, okay,

<v Speaker 1>but you also need someone that can pass. And don't

<v Speaker 1>forget the Chiefs just spent forty three million dollars on

<v Speaker 1>running back Kenneth Walker. You have someone that can run,

<v Speaker 1>you need a passer. I'm not sure Justin Fields is

<v Speaker 1>that guy. I'll be honest, I'm not sure what the

<v Speaker 1>Kansas City Chiefs are doing. I know everyone is saying

<v Speaker 1>they're playing chess to everyone's checkers. I don't get it.

<v Speaker 1>You don't your best defensive player, you brought in a

<v Speaker 1>running back, and now you brought in a guy that

<v Speaker 1>I got might have played his last snap in the league.

<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure I understand. Let's finish up in the

<v Speaker 1>NBA where it was announced this past week that the

<v Speaker 1>NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors

<v Speaker 1>meeting next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively. They

<v Speaker 1>say cities like Las Vegas and Seattle, who they say

<v Speaker 1>would get the two new franchises they are targeting that

<v Speaker 1>start to play in the twenty twenty eight to twenty

<v Speaker 1>twenty nine season. Now, they say there's a momentum within

<v Speaker 1>the Board of Governors and League office to approve moving

<v Speaker 1>forward with taking bids for those franchises. In Las Vegas

<v Speaker 1>and Seattle, industry executives project proposals in the seven to

<v Speaker 1>ten billion dollar range for each team, and they estimate

<v Speaker 1>that both markets would be among the NBA's top eight

<v Speaker 1>revenue generators. Obviously, the market appeal of Las Vegas and Seattle,

<v Speaker 1>plus the parody friendly collective bargaining agreement, will likely lead

<v Speaker 1>to a very robust purchase market for that expansion. But

<v Speaker 1>let me see if I have this straight. Currently in

<v Speaker 1>the NBA, we have a league of thirty teams, and

<v Speaker 1>within those thirty teams, they can't find enough players that

<v Speaker 1>actually they want to play the game, you know, you

<v Speaker 1>play to win the game. They can't even find people

<v Speaker 1>that want to play the game. And right now, both

<v Speaker 1>the coaches and the players are saying they want to

<v Speaker 1>play less games, and the product in the NBA on

<v Speaker 1>a night to night basis is truly terrible. The TV

<v Speaker 1>ratings are getting worse every single year. The officiating is

<v Speaker 1>so bad that people are becoming more and more convinced

<v Speaker 1>that the games and the league and the playoffs are fixed.

<v Speaker 1>And the NBA is telling us that they want to expand.

<v Speaker 1>Let's the opposite of expanding contracting. Shouldn't they be contracting

<v Speaker 1>right now? Less teams, less players, less games, less money,

<v Speaker 1>less TV. At the current rate, the NBA should out

<v Speaker 1>like eight teams. Then maybe you could find enough players

<v Speaker 1>to actually play, you know, every game, and actually have

<v Speaker 1>enough officials that actually rep the games evenly and fairly,

<v Speaker 1>and then you could only play I don't know, like

<v Speaker 1>twenty games a year and then start the playoffs. Now

<v Speaker 1>that contracting of the NBA, that sounds like a way

<v Speaker 1>better strategy to me. Okay, but let's jump into our

<v Speaker 1>March Madness preview. Who cares about any of the other stuff.

<v Speaker 1>Right now, it is March Madness season and I am

<v Speaker 1>here for it, and let's go ahead and take a

<v Speaker 1>look at the NCAA tournament bracket that came out on Sunday.

<v Speaker 1>Of course, Duke is the top overall seed for this

<v Speaker 1>year's men's tournament and they have an eleven game winning

<v Speaker 1>streak going into the tournament. They have a thirty two

<v Speaker 1>and two record, and they have Player of the Year

<v Speaker 1>favorite Cameron Boozer. The Blue Devils are the number one

<v Speaker 1>seed in the East Region and they were joined in

<v Speaker 1>those top four seeds by Arizona in the West, Michigan

<v Speaker 1>in the Midwest, and then defending national champion Florida in

<v Speaker 1>the South region. Now, according to the NCAA Selection Committee

<v Speaker 1>chairperson Keith Gill, Michigan's lost to Purdue in the Big

<v Speaker 1>Ten final right before the brackets were released ultimately dropped

<v Speaker 1>the Wolverines from being the number two seed they thought

<v Speaker 1>they were gonna be the two. They dropped them down

<v Speaker 1>to the three. And then, in one of the day's

<v Speaker 1>biggest nail biers on Sunday, Miami, Ohio made the field

<v Speaker 1>as a number eleven seed. But I'm telling you, they

<v Speaker 1>just barely made it. Despite only having a single loss

<v Speaker 1>on the entire year. The RedHawks have an impressive thirty

<v Speaker 1>one to one record, but they have the three hundred

<v Speaker 1>and thirty ninth ranked strength of schedule. Yeah, not good,

<v Speaker 1>but they were one of the last teams in the

<v Speaker 1>field and the committee put them in a first four

<v Speaker 1>game that will be playing against SMU in Dayton, Ohio,

<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night, not terribly far from home from Miami. But

<v Speaker 1>we'll see if the Red Hawks can prove that they

<v Speaker 1>actually do belong in this tournament. But when we look

<v Speaker 1>at each region in the tournament, I have a few

<v Speaker 1>takeaways from each region because starting in the East, the

<v Speaker 1>East is stacked with really good head coaches. I mean,

<v Speaker 1>someone is gonna come out of this region. Oh, but

<v Speaker 1>they're gonna have to earn it because they're gonna have

<v Speaker 1>to beat some legends. Look at who the East has.

<v Speaker 1>The East has Dukes John Shire, they have Saint John's

<v Speaker 1>Rick Patino, they have Kansas with Bill self, Michigan State

<v Speaker 1>with Tom Izzo, Ucla with Mick Cronin, and u CON's

<v Speaker 1>Danny Hurley, who has won two titles himself. Hey, that

<v Speaker 1>East bracket is a who's who, a future Hall of famers.

<v Speaker 1>Moving down to the South, the computers say the South

<v Speaker 1>region is actually the toughest bracket. The Florida Gators are

<v Speaker 1>the number one seed, the Houston Cougars are the number

<v Speaker 1>two seed. Illinois is the three, Nebraska is the four,

<v Speaker 1>and Vanderbilt is the five. That is definitely a difficult region.

<v Speaker 1>But here's the crazy part. The Florida Gators are the

<v Speaker 1>defending champions. The Florida Gators are the number one seed

<v Speaker 1>in the region. Oh but number two Houston. Yeah, they've

<v Speaker 1>got a distinct advantage. After these teams play in the

<v Speaker 1>opening rounds in North Carolina and Oklahoma, the regional will

<v Speaker 1>move to Houston, where the Cougars will basically be playing

<v Speaker 1>home games for the Sweet sixteen and the Elite eight

<v Speaker 1>if they can make it that far. Advantage Houston. The

<v Speaker 1>easiest path to the Final four looks to be the

<v Speaker 1>West Regional, where the Arizona Wildcats are the number one seed.

<v Speaker 1>The number two seed is Purdue, who is no doubt

<v Speaker 1>talented and have one of the best backcourts in the country,

<v Speaker 1>but they've also shown some vulnerabilities down the latter stretch

<v Speaker 1>of the season. Number three Gonzaga. They're still very good

<v Speaker 1>and Mark Few as a phenomenal coach, but they haven't

<v Speaker 1>been quite as dominant, maybe as in years past. Number

<v Speaker 1>four Arkansas has one of the best players in the

<v Speaker 1>country in Darius Acuff Junior. But Arkansas has had a

<v Speaker 1>few bad losses this season, and we know when John

<v Speaker 1>Calipari gets in those big games a lot of times,

<v Speaker 1>John Calipari's biggest enemy is John Cali party. Hey, the

<v Speaker 1>table is set for Arizona to make a deep run

<v Speaker 1>in this tournament. Finally, we look at the Midwest region,

<v Speaker 1>and I think this region could be primed for some

<v Speaker 1>early upsets. Michigan is the number one seed. They should

<v Speaker 1>have a few easy rounds. But number two Iowa State

<v Speaker 1>versus Tennessee State in the first round, okay, Number three

<v Speaker 1>Virginia versus Wright State, be careful. Number four Alabama is

<v Speaker 1>dealing with the loss of one of their best players

<v Speaker 1>in Aiden Holloway, who was popped for a felony drug

<v Speaker 1>possession charge with marijuana. And I know the first reaction

<v Speaker 1>is marijuana a felony? Why? Because he had over two

<v Speaker 1>pounds of marijuana, That's why. But Alabama faces Hofstra again,

<v Speaker 1>be careful. And then you have number five Texas Tech

<v Speaker 1>facing number twelve Akron again. The mid rest could be

<v Speaker 1>a region that might end up getting blown up a

<v Speaker 1>little bit. Be careful when you fill out that Midwest region.

<v Speaker 1>For the record, in the twenty twenty six NCAA Tournament,

<v Speaker 1>the SEC led the way in terms of teams being

<v Speaker 1>placed in the field. In the field of sixty eight,

<v Speaker 1>the SEC got ten. That is actually for short of

<v Speaker 1>its record from last year. The Big Ten followed with nine,

<v Speaker 1>The ACC and Big Twelve each had eight. After that

<v Speaker 1>it really dropped off. The Big East and West Coast

<v Speaker 1>Conferences each got three teams, So it went from ten

<v Speaker 1>to nine to eight to three. Okay, but what about

<v Speaker 1>those four number one seeds. You know so many times

<v Speaker 1>when people fill out those brackets they just push all

<v Speaker 1>four number ones right in the final four. But as

<v Speaker 1>you fill out your bracket, I always remember that in

<v Speaker 1>the entire history of the NCAA Tournament, all the years

<v Speaker 1>that's been going on, all four number one seeds have

<v Speaker 1>only made it to the final four twice, once back

<v Speaker 1>in two thousand and eight when Kansas beat Memphis in

<v Speaker 1>the title game and John Calipari out coached himself. And

<v Speaker 1>just last year Win Florida beat Houston for the championship.

<v Speaker 1>So the odds if you just put all four number

<v Speaker 1>ones in, they're not in your favor. Right now, Let's

<v Speaker 1>take a look at what could trip up each of

<v Speaker 1>these number one seeds, starting off with those Duke Blue Devils,

<v Speaker 1>who look like they might be the best overall team

<v Speaker 1>in the country. I mean, they have maybe the best

<v Speaker 1>player in Cameron Boozer, who is averaging nearly twenty three

<v Speaker 1>points a game, ten rebounds a game, and he's shooting

<v Speaker 1>forty one percent from beyond the three point line. However,

<v Speaker 1>the Dukies do have a few obstacles that could be

<v Speaker 1>a problem, and that is primarily their health. Guard Caleb

<v Speaker 1>Foster the third best offensive player on the roster, yet

<v Speaker 1>he's probably gonna be done for the year he needed

<v Speaker 1>surgery on his fractured foot, and Patrick Nagangba is also

<v Speaker 1>dealing with a foot injury, although they say that maybe

<v Speaker 1>if Duke made it far enough, he could be hopeful

<v Speaker 1>to return later in the tournament. Hey, remember, Duke had

<v Speaker 1>to completely rebuild their team from a year ago. Depth

<v Speaker 1>and experience could end up being a problem for the

<v Speaker 1>Duke Blue Devils. The number two seed is the Arizona Wildcats,

<v Speaker 1>who won their first twenty three games of this season,

<v Speaker 1>primarily because Tommy Lloyd's group has some serious depth. Get this,

<v Speaker 1>there are seven players on the Arizona roster averaging at

<v Speaker 1>least nine points per game this season. Guard Jayden Bradley

<v Speaker 1>is the Big Twelve Player of the Year, and the

<v Speaker 1>Wildcats have some impressive wins. They have beaten Florida, Yukon, Alabama, Houston,

<v Speaker 1>and Kansas this year. Hey, Arizona, legit might have their

<v Speaker 1>best chance at a title that they've had since ninety seven.

<v Speaker 1>So what could trip up the Arizona Wildcats this year? Well,

<v Speaker 1>it could be that sometimes Arizona can be a little

<v Speaker 1>careless with the basketball and they can turn it over

<v Speaker 1>a little too much. It could be that a team

<v Speaker 1>just gets hot and sends them home with their three

<v Speaker 1>point shooting, which we have seen Arizona struggle with at times.

<v Speaker 1>Or it could be that Arizona remembers that they are

<v Speaker 1>the Arizona Wildcats. Since the Wildcats won their title back

<v Speaker 1>in nineteen ninety seven, nearly thirty years ago, they have

<v Speaker 1>only been past the Elite eight one time. Meanwhile, they

<v Speaker 1>have been knocked out in the first round seven times. Now.

<v Speaker 1>That might not sound so bad, but please keep in mind.

<v Speaker 1>Arizona has lost two lower seeded opponents in six of

<v Speaker 1>their last seven tournament appearances. Yet Arizona's biggest battle is

<v Speaker 1>going to be against them. The third number one seed

<v Speaker 1>is the Michigan Wolverines, who have been a matchup problem

<v Speaker 1>for teams all year because of their size. The Wolverines

<v Speaker 1>front court is massive. Jacksvil Lindeborg is six', Nine Morez

<v Speaker 1>Johnson junior is six,' Nine dai mara is seven. To,

<v Speaker 1>three hey Head Coach dusty may has big. Guards too

<v Speaker 1>it's not just a. Front Line, Namari Burnett Roddy, gale

<v Speaker 1>Junior and trey McKenney are all at least. Six' four

<v Speaker 1>michigan is thirty, one and three and the two regular

<v Speaker 1>season Losses were To wisconsin and duke by a. Combined

<v Speaker 1>eight points so Who could? Take, michigan Out well the

<v Speaker 1>wolverines did LOSE. Point guard lj casen TO a blown

<v Speaker 1>acl late, In the season so teams that get very,

<v Speaker 1>good guard play teams that can shoot it and make

<v Speaker 1>those bigs come out, and chase them They could give. Michigan,

<v Speaker 1>some trouble hey we know you need good guard. Play to.

<v Speaker 1>Win march madness michigan needs their guards to really. Really

<v Speaker 1>step up that final number one seed was a bit,

<v Speaker 1>of a surprise and It Was. The florida gators they

<v Speaker 1>are the. Defending national champions but remember last Season when

<v Speaker 1>the gators rolled to a title behind that Guard Play

<v Speaker 1>of Walter Clayton and Elijah Martin and chris richard combined

<v Speaker 1>with their. Dominant, front court well the guards this. Year

<v Speaker 1>are gone that front court Is Still intact Hey Thomas,

<v Speaker 1>howk Alex Condon. And ruben chinlu they are maybe the

<v Speaker 1>best front court. In the Country but the gators are

<v Speaker 1>gonna have to get quality guard play, from Their Backcourt

<v Speaker 1>primarily Boogie Flann. And xavier lead when They're good at

<v Speaker 1>florida can be, a title contender but, when They're bad

<v Speaker 1>the gators could get blown out by thirty like They

<v Speaker 1>did to VANDERBILT In that. Sec conference tournament as, you

<v Speaker 1>can see you can push all four number ones to,

<v Speaker 1>your final four but as you, CAN also see i

<v Speaker 1>don't know if that's going. To happen again and each

<v Speaker 1>one of these four number one seeds has some issues

<v Speaker 1>that they're going to have to address if they're going

<v Speaker 1>to make it that, far of course we know that

<v Speaker 1>every year when you Fill out, your marshmados bracket you

<v Speaker 1>have to pick a number twelve to be. A number

<v Speaker 1>five did you know that number twelve seeds have a

<v Speaker 1>strong history of upsets against those five seeds. In the

<v Speaker 1>tournament they have gone fifty seven and one oh three

<v Speaker 1>since the field expanded. In eighty five now you sit

<v Speaker 1>down and, you hear that, you might go that doesn't.

<v Speaker 1>Sound that great that's thirty six percent of the four,

<v Speaker 1>to twelve seeds thirty six percent of them beat, a

<v Speaker 1>number five and at least one number twelve seed has

<v Speaker 1>beaten a number five in thirty three of the last. Thirty,

<v Speaker 1>nine TOURNAMENTS so, like i said you probably want to

<v Speaker 1>make sure that you pick at least one. Twelve, five

<v Speaker 1>upset lizz take a look at the twelve, fives this

<v Speaker 1>year starting Off in, the east region where you have

<v Speaker 1>The Number Five Saint john's red storm facing The Number Twelve.

<v Speaker 1>Northern iowa panthers and of Course We know rick patino

<v Speaker 1>is one of the best coaches in. College, basketball history,

<v Speaker 1>yes he's greasy. He's also Good But this, saint john's

<v Speaker 1>team they can sometimes be. A Little funky the redstrom

<v Speaker 1>are very good defensively and they don't turn it, over

<v Speaker 1>that much But One that big east has been very. Average,

<v Speaker 1>This Year meanwhile northern Iowa Won. The missouri valley they

<v Speaker 1>have a bona Fide Stud. IN trey campbell I Would

<v Speaker 1>think saint john's defense is enough to, scrape This Out

<v Speaker 1>and rick patino is pretty good, in Early Rounds but

<v Speaker 1>northern iowa can. Play, some deef hey, Don't Go. Cold

<v Speaker 1>saint John's that's. What i'm saying if, you go cold this. Might,

<v Speaker 1>GET interesting Otherwise I think saint. John's will advance Over in,

<v Speaker 1>the south region we get The Number five vanderbilt commodores

<v Speaker 1>facing the Number. TWELVE McNeese, Cowboys i mean vandy, should,

<v Speaker 1>Roll here right they just went all the way to

<v Speaker 1>the title GAME In the sec tournament Before. Losing To

<v Speaker 1>arkansas that vandy backour is Really Good with Tyler Tanner.

<v Speaker 1>And duke miles but remember last year Mcneie. Knocked off

<v Speaker 1>clemson they forced a. Lot of turnovers, vandy Should win

<v Speaker 1>but vandy better not take them for granted or they

<v Speaker 1>will be. In some trouble Over, in the west we

<v Speaker 1>have The Number five wisconsin badgers facing the Number Twelve.

<v Speaker 1>HIGH point Panthers i like wisconsin again because they have

<v Speaker 1>really Good Guards in Nick Boyd. And john BLACKWELL but

<v Speaker 1>like i told, YOU last week i also Really. Like

<v Speaker 1>high point this team can flat. Out Score points the

<v Speaker 1>Panthers Won the big south and they were number one

<v Speaker 1>in offensive and defensive efficiency in their league Play In. The,

<v Speaker 1>big South plus the panthers are top five nationally. In

<v Speaker 1>turnover rate they don't turn. The ball over don't sleep On.

<v Speaker 1>A high point they. Can battle here they were in the.

<v Speaker 1>Tournament last year They. Battled with purdue they know. What it,

<v Speaker 1>TAKES this year i don't think they. Go away easily

<v Speaker 1>last we Go To, the midwest region where we Have

<v Speaker 1>Number five texas tech without high FLYING. Post player jt

<v Speaker 1>toppin who went down with. The, knee Injury Now the

<v Speaker 1>red raiders are a top ten three point shooting team

<v Speaker 1>and they are still a Respectable team without topping. In

<v Speaker 1>the lineup they have Had wins against, Duke this Year,

<v Speaker 1>houston And Arizona so texas tech can. Play, with Anybody

<v Speaker 1>Meanwhile the akron zips play a wild. Brand of basketball

<v Speaker 1>if You haven't, seen akron play tune in. For this

<v Speaker 1>game nearly half of their, shots Are Threes and shama

<v Speaker 1>scott shoots forty two percent from. Beyond the art he

<v Speaker 1>is one of the best shooters. In, the tournament Again

<v Speaker 1>don't let. Akron get going don't let their shootings start

<v Speaker 1>to hit and heat up and then try to slow

<v Speaker 1>them down after you'll be. In big Trouble Be, careful

<v Speaker 1>Texas tech because akron can fill it up and shoot

<v Speaker 1>you out of. The, GAME quickly finally i have a

<v Speaker 1>few first round games for you that you do not.

<v Speaker 1>Want to miss maybe you just can't watch every Single

<v Speaker 1>game On thursday and. Friday this week maybe you have

<v Speaker 1>a few. Things to do maybe your boss didn't buy

<v Speaker 1>your fake, cough this year or Your claim of march

<v Speaker 1>diarrhea for like the eight year. In a row what

<v Speaker 1>games in the first round? Are, Must see well i'm

<v Speaker 1>gonna give You, two On thursday and i'm going to

<v Speaker 1>give You. Two On friday, on thursday morning beginning at

<v Speaker 1>Ten Forty am, mountain standard time we will have The

<v Speaker 1>Number four nebraska cornhuskers facing The Number. Thirteen troy trojans

<v Speaker 1>we talked about it a little. Bit last week in

<v Speaker 1>their one hundred and, thirty Year History the nebraska cornhuskers

<v Speaker 1>have NEVER Won an. Ncuba tournament game now that should, change,

<v Speaker 1>THIS year, right, i mean therefore they're. Facing, at thirteen

<v Speaker 1>oh but it won't be a Gimme Because the troy

<v Speaker 1>trojans Have Won At san diego state and they lost

<v Speaker 1>in TRIPLE. Overtime at usc they're not going to. Be,

<v Speaker 1>a pushover hey we could be seeing history, in this

<v Speaker 1>game or we could be seeing yet Another. Disappointment for

<v Speaker 1>nebraska but this game could. Have some drama you might want.

<v Speaker 1>To tune In, also on thursday starting, at eleven am

<v Speaker 1>we will have The Number six louisville cardinals versus The

<v Speaker 1>Number Eleven. South florida bulls both of these teams like

<v Speaker 1>to shoot. From long range we're probably going to see

<v Speaker 1>more than sixty threes go up. In This Game louisville's

<v Speaker 1>mikael brown is being looked at as being a possible

<v Speaker 1>lottery PICK in the nba. Draft, this summer oh but he's.

<v Speaker 1>Not fully healthy his back. Is, Bothering Him meanwhile south florida.

<v Speaker 1>Is red Hot Louisville versus south florida might. Be highly

<v Speaker 1>entertaining that will be starting at Eleven, thirty. On thursday

<v Speaker 1>MORNING and then i absolutely can't wait for the first

<v Speaker 1>game of The day on friday morning at Ten Fifteen am,

<v Speaker 1>mountain standard time when The Number seven kentucky wildcats will

<v Speaker 1>face The Number Ten. Santa, clara broncos, kentucky of course.

<v Speaker 1>Is insanely talented also they're a little. Bit banged up

<v Speaker 1>also they're wildly. Inconsistent, This Year heye santa clara, has

<v Speaker 1>some size they actually match up Pretty, favorably with kentucky

<v Speaker 1>and they have wins over a few tournament. Teams this,

<v Speaker 1>Year Be careful kentucky friday morning might be more challenging than.

<v Speaker 1>People might think and, then our final musty first round

<v Speaker 1>Game begins on friday evening at five point, twenty five

<v Speaker 1>pm when THE Number seven ucla bruins will face The

<v Speaker 1>Number Ten. Central, FLORIDA knights heye ucla has one of

<v Speaker 1>the best point guards in The. Country IN donnaent but ucla. Isn't,

<v Speaker 1>Fully Healthy, Meanwhile, central florida oh they've. Got Some people

<v Speaker 1>central florida this Year HAS beaten TEXAS. A and M,

<v Speaker 1>they've beaten kansas And They. Beaten, Texas tech hey, i'm

<v Speaker 1>TELLING You the ucla bruins had better bring it or

<v Speaker 1>they will be. Won, AND done hey i know that

<v Speaker 1>LAST YEAR The nc doublea tournament had a ton of

<v Speaker 1>games that just went shock and there weren't all. The

<v Speaker 1>big upsets we ended up having four number one seeds

<v Speaker 1>go to. The final four, I'LL be honest i don't think.

<v Speaker 1>That happens again history tells us the tournament this year

<v Speaker 1>just might get back to being full of upsets and,

<v Speaker 1>full OF surprises and i honestly cannot. Wait for it

<v Speaker 1>this truly is a magical. Time, of year hey next Week,

<v Speaker 1>in the dose the first two ROUNDS OF The nc

<v Speaker 1>doublea tournament will be. In the books we will take

<v Speaker 1>a look back at, how they went and we will

<v Speaker 1>also preview that sweet sixteen that will be. Coming next,

<v Speaker 1>week you know many times that sweet sixteen is the

<v Speaker 1>best round of. The entire tournament you get rid of

<v Speaker 1>some of the teams that maybe didn't quite belong or

<v Speaker 1>weren't quite ready, for prime time and you just keep.

<v Speaker 1>The best ones so be sure you Tune into the,

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<v Speaker 1>You jes p could not do any of. THIS without

<v Speaker 1>you i will see You. All next wednesday have a,

<v Speaker 1>great week everybody and enjoy the Opening Rounds Of, march.

<v Speaker 2>Madis well let's start the insanity gid up