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Jack Gohlke and DJ Burns on March Madness Chaos and Sweet 16 Dreams
The first four days of the NCAA Tournament have officially melted everyone's brains. Big Cat and PFT have spent the better part of ninety-six hours glued to the couch, consuming nothing but candy and high-level hoops. While the weekend was filled with blowouts, the bracket has filtered down into a Sweet 16 that feels like a heavyweight tournament. Big Cat is leaning into the chalk because the matchups are simply undeniable.
Big CatThere are ten teams in the Sweet 16 that could conceivably win the National Championship.
I look at the bracket right now and I don't know, 10 out of the 16, I could conceivably see winning it all.
Wisconsin’s early exit was a special kind of torture for Big Cat, especially losing to PFT’s JMU Dukes. It was a game where the Badgers looked like they had never seen defensive pressure before, while JMU played with the energy of a team that actually wanted to be there. But even with the Dukes eventually falling to Duke, the real story of the tournament remains the team from Raleigh.
Big CatNC State is no longer a Cinderella; they are a team of destiny.
The one Cinderella that's still in there is a Cinderella that we can all focus on in NC State. Also not a Cinderella anymore because they just keep winning. They went from Cinderella to just Team of Destiny. Like, there was a moment when NC State in that Oakland game, they win in overtime, and I'm like, why can't they just win it all?
Speaking of teams that refuse to die, Illinois finally broke through to their first Sweet 16 since 2005. Big Cat credited Brad Underwood for modernizing the roster and even getting a little help from Jay Wright’s "booty ball" philosophy.
Big CatBrad Underwood is an awesome coach and his roster strategy has Illinois in a position to beat anyone.
Brad Underwood... I think he's an awesome coach. I actually have, one of my only non 'old takes exposed' when they hired him. I was like, [Underwood] is an awesome coach. They're gonna win with him... They have a team that could absolutely beat anyone, especially with the way Terrence Shannon's playing.
This led to a heated discussion about Villanova, where Max is so desperate for the glory days to return that he’s willing to facilitate some truly unholy coaching trades just to get a spark back in the Big East.
MaxI would trade the rights to Jay Wright for John Calipari to coach Villanova.
I do have a, a trade in place for the rights to Jay Wright for John Calipari. Well, yeah. 'Cause he is not gonna come back. So I'll give up the rights to get [Calipari].
On the other side of the bracket, Purdue and Zach Edey have been absolutely dismantling everyone in their path. Despite the haters claiming Edey is just tall, Big Cat is standing up for the big man's actual skill set.
Big CatAnyone who says Zach Edey is not good at basketball is a moron.
Anyone who says Zach Edey's not good at basketball is a fucking moron. The guy's good at basketball, especially college basketball. I don't want whatever happens to the NBA happens to the NBA... Anyone who says he is not good at basketball, he is just tall, is being a hater.
The show welcomed Oakland legend Jack Gohlke, the man who turned Kentucky into a meme and became an overnight NIL sensation. Gohlke leaned into the "industry plant" conspiracies and admitted that he’s far more dangerous when a defender is actually draped all over him.
Jack GohlkeI struggle with open three-pointers but excel at making the most difficult shots.
It was just a classic game for me. For anyone who's watched my career, they know I miss open threes and I make the hardest threes. And I don't know why that is, but... a couple of 'em I kind of threw up and didn't even see 'em go in. I kind of thought they were bricks.
Before letting him go, Gohlke issued a massive challenge to the PMT office. If he ever makes it to Chicago, we might see the greatest shooting display in the history of the Barstool gym, likely at the expense of Hank’s athletic reputation.
Jack GohlkeI would make more three-pointers than the PMT crew's worst athlete could make layups in a shooting competition.
I guarantee you I'll make more threes than your worst player [Hank] makes layups... I guarantee you I'll make more threes than your worst player makes maybe.
America’s new favorite big man, DJ Burns from NC State, also joined the show to talk about the Wolfpack’s seven-game winning streak. Between owning vending machines and playing four different instruments, Burns is easily the most interesting man in the tournament. He’s taking the "Team of Destiny" label in stride, even if he has to use a little more "football muscle" to get his buckets.
To wrap up, the guys took a look at the annual NFL Coaches photo, which is always a treasure trove of bizarre fashion choices and questionable posture. Big Cat was personally offended by the lack of professionalism from the Panthers' new leadership.
Big CatDave Canales wearing shorts in the NFL coaches photo is a bad move.
Dave Canales thinking he can go shorts next to Andy Reid. You fucking sucked. You just can't do that. You can't be, you haven't won a game in the NFL and you went shorts.
While some coaches looked like they were headed to a corporate retreat, others looked like they were ready to start a new life of crime on the high seas or in a buddy-cop spin-off.
PFT CommenterDan Quinn and Brian Daboll look like a team of hitmen or outlaws in the NFL coaches photo.
Dan Quinn and Brian Daboll next to each other look hilarious. They look like the funniest either like buddy cop duo of all time or we were saying they look like a team of Hitmen or Outlaws.
And of course, it wouldn't be an NFL coaches' photo breakdown without mentioning the most relaxed man in the league, Doug Pederson.
Big CatDoug Pederson looks like a swinger in the NFL coaches photo.
Doug Peterson is, he looks like a swinger. Yeah. And I mean that in all, all due respect. All due respect. Because it looks like he just enjoys life.
If your team is out, just remember that Bill Self is already looking at next year's roster, so you should probably start your mock drafts now.
