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CBB Insider Jon Rothstein And The Brackets Are Finally Here

Monday, March 18, 201912 takes

It's bracket time. Breaking down the biggest stories from the March Madness Bracket. Pitino Revenge Game. Cal's living room. Duke looks unstoppable, and Jay Bilas is preaching too much ( - ). Who's back of the week including Ryan Fitzpatrick and his tour of the AFC East ( - ). CBB Insider Jon Rothstein joins the show to explain his wild twitter account, break down each region, and give you some picks to help you have the best bracket ( - ). Segments include Lebrons James, Respect The Biz, This League, new segment "AAF AF" and Monday Reading "I spent a week in a club where people drink their own Urine".

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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Bracket 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.

This is a subjective organizational preference for how brackets are presented.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon will beat Wisconsin in a massive 12-over-5 upset

Check out that Oregon-Wisconsin game, which is a one-and-a-half-point underdog for Oregon. Huge upset coming.

Oregon (12) beat Wisconsin (5) 72-54 on March 22, 2019.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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Conference 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.

The committee has historically claimed to have multiple versions of the bracket ready, but analysts often find Sunday results have minimal impact on seeding.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019·Who's Back
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Isaiah 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.

The Celtics did eventually play a tribute video for Isaiah Thomas in 2019.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019·Who's Back
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Ryan Fitzpatrick is the perfect Dolphins quarterback because he provides 'Fitzmagic' wins during a rebuild

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 that will be awesome to watch so people don't get so pissed off about the team sucking.

Fitzpatrick's 2019 season with the Dolphins was exactly this; they went 5-11 with several iconic 'Fitzmagic' moments, including beating the Patriots in Week 17.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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Yale 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.

LSU beat Yale 79-74 on March 21, 2019.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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Florida 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.

Gonzaga beat Florida State 72-58 in the Sweet 16 on March 28, 2019.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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Michigan will advance to the Final Four out of the West region

Out of the region of Sizzle, I've got Michigan advancing to the Final Four... Michigan's lost to Michigan State three times, but Beilein we know, great in the tournament.

Michigan lost to Texas Tech in the Sweet 16.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019
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North Carolina will beat Duke in the National Championship game

Duke Carolina in Phase 4... I know that Duke has Zion Williamson, and I know he's more machine than man... I think North Carolina beats Duke in the national title.

Neither team reached the final. Virginia beat Texas Tech in the National Championship. North Carolina lost in the Sweet 16, and Duke lost in the Elite Eight.

Lebron Blames

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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019·LeBron Blames
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The 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.

The Lakers did not trade LeBron; they instead traded for Anthony Davis that summer and won the 2020 NBA Title.

Aaf Af

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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019·Aaf Af
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A 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.

While Manziel's debut did bring a ratings bump to the AAF, the league folded shortly after, making it hard to prove the long-term 'droves' theory.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2019·Aaf Af
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Trent Richardson is a 'human first down' due to his high touchdown-to-yardage efficiency in the AAF

2.4 [average]. I'd rather my running back work smart than work hard... Eight touchdowns for five games, that's insane. Listen, say what you want about him. He's very efficient. He doesn't need a lot of yards to get his touchdowns.

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Richardson finished the AAF season with 11 rushing touchdowns but only 2.63 yards per carry.