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Jon Rothstein on The Bracket, Selection Sunday Gripes, and Piss Drinking
Selection Sunday has come and gone, and the guys are officially in tournament mode. Before the ink even dried on the printouts, PFT had a major bone to pick with the entire organizational structure of the bracket. He isn't interested in the "pod system" or figuring out why a game in Hartford is technically in the South region.
PFT CommenterBracket regions should be named Top Left, Bottom Left, Top Right, and Bottom Right to be standard across all websites
I don't like [the pod system]. Let's make it standard because my biggest problem with March Madness and the whole bracket system in general is it's usually not standard across all the different sports websites out there. It should be called top left, bottom left, top right, bottom right. Make it easy for me.
Big Cat is already looking for blood in the first round, specifically targeting his own Badgers. He’s seen enough of Oregon lately to know that Wisconsin is in serious trouble, mostly because the Badgers treat scoring 50 points like a monumental achievement.
Big CatOregon will upset Wisconsin in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament
Check out that Oregon-Wisconsin game, which is a one-and-a-half-point underdog for Oregon. Huge upset coming. I've been betting on them a bunch... I was basically putting Oregon in and going to sleep.
Speaking of the Badgers, Big Cat hasn't forgotten the 2003 snub where they won the Big Ten and still got a 6-seed. It’s his annual reminder that the committee is essentially finished with their work by Friday night and nothing that happens on Sunday actually moves the needle.
Big CatConference championship games on Selection Sunday do not matter for NCAA tournament seeding
Everyone thinks that the conference championship games matter a ton, but if you think the committee... The committee's just like us. They're fucking lazy. They're not going to sit there and watch the Big Ten championship and be like, well, now we've got to change everything we've done all weekend. They filled it out. They're ready to go.
Who's Back and Fitzmagic's Tour
Ryan Fitzpatrick is headed to the Dolphins, completing his legendary tour of the AFC East. Big Cat and PFT are in total agreement that this is the most logical signing in NFL history. Fitzpatrick is the only quarterback alive who can look like Joe Montana for two quarters and then immediately turn into a turnover machine for the rest of the month.
Big CatRyan Fitzpatrick is the perfect Dolphins QB and will definitely beat the Patriots once during the season
I don't think there's been a more perfect move in the history of the NFL than Ryan Fitzpatrick going to the Dolphins... Ryan Fitzpatrick is like the perfect, we can rebuild, but he'll give us four or five wins... if you don't think that Ryan Fitzpatrick is beating the Patriots once this year, you don't know football.
Hank used his Who's Back to stump for his favorite Celtic of the last decade, Isaiah Thomas. With IT returning to Boston with the Nuggets, Hank is demanding the full tribute video treatment for a guy who gave his heart and soul to that franchise before Danny Ainge coldly shipped him out.
HankIsaiah Thomas deserves a tribute video from the Boston Celtics
My Who's Back of the Week is Isaiah Thomas... He's playing the Celtics tonight. I think they have to play the video. He deserves a tribute video. He was a great Celtics player, and he's back tonight. I hope he gets it.
Jon Rothstein: The Robot of March
College hoops insider Jon Rothstein joined the show to prove he is a real human being, though his ability to recall the 1991 UNLV roster says otherwise. Rothstein doesn't sleep in March (we sleep in May), doesn't drink coffee, and has never been to Europe, but he has a name for every region. He’s high on the "Region of Sizzle" and the "Region of Grind," and he’s not afraid to pick against the heavy hitters early.
Jon RothsteinYale will upset LSU in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament
LSU doesn't have its coach. Yale has an NBA prospect in Miye Oni... I'm going to take Yale to beat LSU.
Rothstein is a huge believer in Maryland despite their late-season struggles. He’s got the Terps making a massive run deep into the second weekend, provided they can survive the early chaos.
Jon RothsteinMaryland will make a deep run to the Elite Eight in the 2019 NCAA Tournament
I think Maryland is vastly forgotten because of the way they played in the Big Ten tournament... [Matt Painter] thought, aside from Purdue, Michigan, or Michigan State, he thought Maryland could make the deepest run... I'm going to take Duke over Maryland in the East Regional Final.
He also sees a repeat of history in the Sweet 16, picking Leonard Hamilton and Florida State to once again play the role of the giant slayer against Mark Few's squad.
Jon RothsteinFlorida State will beat Gonzaga for the second straight year in the Sweet 16
I've got Gonzaga against Florida State in the Sweet 16... I got Florida State for the second straight year beating Gonzaga.
While the rest of the world is penciling in Duke for the title, Rothstein is looking toward Chapel Hill. He thinks the Tar Heels have the veteran presence to handle the Zion Williamson hype machine when it matters most in "Phase 4."
Jon RothsteinNorth Carolina will defeat Duke in 'Phase 4' for the National Championship
North Carolina and Duke, who, again, we haven't had that in the NCAA tournament... Duke Carolina in Phase 4... I think North Carolina beats Duke in the national title.
LeBron Blames and AAF AF
LeBron James was caught sitting about three miles away from his teammates on the bench at Madison Square Garden, and the guys have seen enough. Between the social media posts and the lack of playoff contention, Big Cat thinks it's time for the Lakers to explore the unthinkable.
Big CatThe Lakers should trade LeBron James
Jeff Van Gundy put it out in the universe like last week that the Lakers should trade LeBron, and it's awesome. They should. They should. He's not like he's paying him to be a basketball player.
In the world of spring football, the AAF is finally gaining some traction by leaning into the Manziel of it all. PFT has a simple formula for any alternative league to survive: just hire the guys that the internet won't stop talking about.
PFT CommenterA football league with two of Johnny Manziel, Tim Tebow, or Colin Kaepernick will attract massive viewership
They're starting to approach my theory, which is if you can get Johnny Manziel, Tim Tebow, Colin Kaepernick, any two of those three, if you have two of those three quarterbacks in your league, people will tune in in droves to watch it.
The show wrapped up with a Monday Reading from Vice about people who drink their own urine for "spiritual enlightenment." While the guys were skeptical of snorting piss through a straw, they did put out a call to any local UT (Urine Therapy) enthusiasts to come into the studio and explain the lifestyle.
We’re doing piss roulette if we find a guest, and honestly, that’s just March.
