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Jon Rothstein on Brackets, Justin Fields Traded, and the PMT Death Match
March Madness is finally here, and the selection committee has proven they are listening to the show, just for all the wrong reasons. Big Cat and PFT were stunned to find out that Wisconsin and James Madison are facing off in the first round, essentially forcing a civil war in the PMT office. It’s not just the Dukes against the Badgers, either. The committee decided to go full pervert by stacking the quadrant with Vermont and Duke, pitting Jake and Hank against each other in a potential second-round matchup.
Big CatThe 2024 NCAA Tournament committee is a bunch of sick perverts
Someone in that committee is a real sick pervert... The Pardon My Take region. It wasn't just that they had to put me versus PFT Wisconsin versus James Madison in the first round. They also put Vermont and Duke in the same quadrant.
The seeding across the board felt like a fever dream. While the Mountain West got six teams in, Big Cat and PFT were incensed that the Big East was largely ignored, leaving teams like St. John’s and Providence out in the cold. But nothing compared to the collective disgust at seeing a certain slow-playing ACC team make the cut.
PFT CommenterUVA getting into the NCAA tournament is a disgusting decision
The sickest thing they did was put UVA in. Yeah, that's disgusting. UVA. So you should be ashamed of yourself.
Big Cat spent time mourning the bubble teams while looking for this year’s Cinderella. While everyone is looking for that classic 12-5 upset, the guys are eyeing some specific teams that play with the kind of reckless abandon that wins over the casual viewer.
Big CatSamford will be the 2024 NCAA Tournament's 'America's Sweetheart' team
Samford's playing Kansas 13-4. Kansas has been trending downwards... Samford plays so fast they chuck and like that's the type of team that everyone falls in love with. Just a bunch of like, undersized guys who hit threes and played a crazy pace.
Before the tournament even tips, the guys had to air their grievances with the process itself. Big Cat and PFT remain convinced that the "experts" in the room are overcomplicating a job that most people on Twitter could handle with a few six-packs and a spreadsheet.
Big CatSelection committees are bullshit and fans could do a better job
I'm convinced that all of these committees can be the job of the committees can be done better by like 75% of the fans... Just anyone who's been paying attention. I, I know for a fact I know college basketball guys who are way more informed about college basketball and who's good and who's bad than this stupid committee.
Jon Rothstein’s Region Breakdown
Jon Rothstein joined the show to do what he does best: live, breathe, and sleep college hoops (though he won't sleep until May). As per tradition, he named all the regions, starting with the "Region of Gladiators" in the East and ending with the "Region of Tension" in the Midwest. Rothstein is high on the defending champs, even with a brutal path.
Jon RothsteinUConn will repeat as National Champions
I've got Yukon out of the region of Gladiators... I like Yukon over Purdue, Clingan against Edey, a Battle of the Titans in the title game, and Yukon led by Dan Hurley... becoming the first back-to-back national champion since Florida in 2006 and 2007.
Rothstein also went through his bracket with surgical precision, identifying which double-digit seeds actually have the stones to make a run. While he usually sticks to the script, he’s seeing a specific bid-stealer making life miserable for a high seed early on.
Jon RothsteinDuquesne will upset BYU in the first round
My upset in this region is Duquesne beating BYU in an 11-6. I think we have to remember this and you guys get this. BYU for the most part was a team that was recruited to play in the West Coast Conference. And now you have a team in Duquesne who just won the Atlantic 10.
Who's Back and the Justin Fields Trade
During Who’s Back, the guys took aim at Joe Lunardi, who apparently decided to clock out early on the most important night of his year. Big Cat was specifically offended by the bracketologist’s desire to get to "golf season" while the rest of us are just getting started.
Big CatJoe Lunardi hates his job and should be replaced by Steve Kornacki
Joe Lunardi has to work three weeks a year and he said goodnight at 10:57 during conference championship week on Friday night when there was like six games left. What is up with this guy?... What he needs to realize is that with one snap of the fingers that freak Steve Kornacki could step into his job and do it better.
Finally, the show pivoted to the NFL news that rocked Chicago. Justin Fields is officially headed to the Steelers for a late-round pick. Big Cat, ever the balanced Bears fan, shared his bittersweet feelings on the move. He’s happy the team did right by Justin by sending him to a stable organization, but he can’t help but feel like the franchise failed their former first-round pick from day one.
Big CatThe Bears organization failed Justin Fields
The Bears failed Justin Fields, it sucks that this is the way it ended. They set him up in a really bad spot in the fact that they drafted him with a coach that was already on the hot seat... Year two, the team was actively tanking... Year three, they were basically like, be so good Justin Fields that we will keep you go out and do it with an OC that doesn't really know how to use you.
Despite the sadness of seeing Fields go, Big Cat is fully bought into the Caleb Williams era. He pointed out that unlike Justin, who was thrown into a dumpster fire, the next quarterback is walking into a situation that is actually built for a human being to succeed in.
Big CatCaleb Williams is set up better than any number one overall pick in NFL history
I think the Caleb Williams might be set up better than any number one pick ever. And I know that sounds crazy because it's still the Bears... He now has a legitimate number one, he now has a legitimate number two in Keenan Allen. He has a top 10 tight end in Cole Kmet. He's got a running game... this is finally you've set up your future franchise quarterback to walk into a situation that he can succeed in.
Even with Russell Wilson currently sitting atop the depth chart in Pittsburgh, the guys are betting on Justin’s talent eventually winning out. It’s a clean slate for everyone involved, except for the Steelers’ wide receivers who will now have to deal with Russ's "Dangerwich" energy every single day.
Big CatJustin Fields will eventually beat out Russell Wilson for the Steelers starting job
I hope Justin Fields beats him [Russell Wilson] out. I think he's better than Russell Wilson right now... Once you watch Justin Fields versus Russ, it's gonna be apparent.
Good luck to everyone's brackets, except for the perverts on the committee.
