March Madness Recap with Dan Dakich + Danny Woodhead Talking About His Retirement
We're barely coherent off 4 days straight of Basketball. March Madness story lines. UMBC beats Virginia. Xavier, UNC, and Cincy get bounced and Sister Jean captivates a nation. (-) Who's back of the week crying kids and millenials in college basketball. (-) Dan Dakich joins the show to break down the first weekend, what happened to Virginia and who impressed him. (-) NFL RB Danny Woodhead joins the show to talk about his retirement on Friday night, what he'll miss about Football, and which of his former QB's texted him congratulations. (-) Segments include a Quake Take (-), PR 101 Big Baby Davis, (-) What Offseason for the Jets/Browns trade, (-) and Mike Greenberg's dumb rules Rory McIlroy wants to ban drinking at PGA events (-).
Recap
Big CatThe 2018 first weekend was the craziest in NCAA tournament history
I actually I'm gonna say it: it was the craziest first weekend in tournament history. We had the first ever 16 beat a one... you had two seeds that both could have won the tournament, UNC and Cincy, and then you had two three seeds, Michigan State and Tennessee, who lost.
Big CatKentucky has the easiest path to the Final Four in 2018
Kentucky could not have had a better bracket. Now with everyone imploding in their bracket, they have to get to the Final Four. Because they have no choice now. They have the easiest path to the Final Four.
PFT CommenterThe Syracuse zone is the college basketball equivalent of Navy's triple-option offense
I compare the Syracuse zone to Georgia Tech's offense or Navy's offense in football. It's not fun to watch. It's not especially exciting. But it's so much different from everything else that you see all year that a team that plays that zone can beat any team in the country a couple times out of ten.
Big Cat2018 is the year Mark Few and Gonzaga finally break through to the Final Four
If it's going to be any year, Xavier's out, the one is out, and the two is out in their bracket. So Gonzaga could finally make their first Final Four, and Mark Few could finally be talked about as one of the best coaches in basketball.
Interview
Dan DakichDeandre Ayton and Allonzo Trier checked out of the Arizona program early for the NBA
I thought in Arizona it was disinterest. I thought they thought, okay, we'll play this game, but then it got to be too much hard work... I think Trier and the big kid [Deandre] Ayton had said they're going to the NBA. I think they just checked out.
Dan DakichMiles Bridges doesn't have a versatile game and is just a jump shooter
Everybody tells me how good Miles Bridges is, right? He's great. And I've said he doesn't really have a game. He's a jump shooter. He's a really nice kid... but how – if you're supposed to be an NBA lottery pick... you've got to be able to go in the middle of a zone.
Dan DakichVillanova is the best team in the 2018 NCAA tournament
Nova, absolutely. Nova's the best team in the thing so far, I think.
Danny WoodheadI chose retirement to avoid moving my family for a one-year deal
It's going to be a one year deal. So it's probably going to only be for six months. And then I'm going to move back to Nebraska... If I was going to play, I felt like it was going to be me being a little bit selfish because it's been about me the last 10 years. So maybe it's time to be about my family a little bit more.
What Offseason
PFT CommenterThe Cleveland Browns should draft Saquon Barkley #1 overall so they don't have to choose their own quarterback
If I'm the Browns, I would definitely take Saquon Barkley number one overall, because that way they make the decision for you as to what quarterback you're going to take... They take [Sam] Darnold. It's like, well, I got to take [Josh] Rosen. I got to take [Baker] Mayfield.
Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules
Big CatIf Rory McIlroy bans beer for fans, PGA golfers should be required to drink while playing
Yes Rory, we can ban beer from PGA events, but the golfers then have to drink... they have to drink one beer per three holes. I think that's fair.
PMT DB