Takes
Teams are 1-7 in their next game after winning on a buzzer beater in the NCAA Tournament
Teams in the last 10 years are one in seven after a buzzer beater in the NCAA tournament in their next game. One in seven. Numbers never lie.
Oregon is the most under-seeded team in the 2021 NCAA tournament
The most under-seeded team in the 2021 NCAA tournament is Oregon... Dana Altman, the master of the Rubik's Cube... This team is more talented than its seed. I think they're a very difficult matchup for Iowa. I have a big Pac-12 breakthrough... I've got Oregon going to the second weekend.
You watch college basketball to see Duke players cry after tournament losses
If you are not a Duke fan, you watch college basketball for the moment that Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen cry during the tournament after they get stunned by a 10-seed. That's why you watch.
Oregon is a bad matchup for North Carolina due to a lack of size
I do think North Carolina is going to win. I think they're the better team. And they're a bad matchup for Oregon... [Oregon] has athleticism. They do not have—they have a little length. A lot of athleticism. No size.
Oregon is a 'Team of Destiny' because of the Chris Boucher injury
Don't sleep on Oregon because remember, Oregon takes on Michigan's Team of Destiny and Oregon had the big injury to [Chris] Boucher right before this tournament started... when you lose someone, that's a big Team of Destiny situation.
A broadcaster will not get a Power 5 head coaching job like Oklahoma State
I just don't see places like Oklahoma State, like Power 5 Jobs, going to broadcasters like us. I would find that kind of hard to believe, but you never know.
Florida is my primary sleeper team to watch in the NCAA Tournament
A team that intrigues me is Florida. They intrigue me because they got size, speed shooters, guys. Golden's a hell of a coach. He did a great job at San Francisco.
The new TBS Selection Sunday format is stupid and ruins the bubble watch excitement
The Selection Sunday Show by TBS... They basically said... we're actually going to reveal the entire field. And then reveal the bracket at the end of the show. So basically ruin all the bubble watch. ... Literally every single person in America just wants to see the fucking bracket.
Oregon will upset Wisconsin in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament
I'm going straight chalk this year in every game. I think the committee, again, this is the year they get it right, and I'm going Oregon over Wisconsin. That's my only upset.
The 2021 Final Four will likely be the lowest-watched in history because it lacks traditional blue-blood programs
This is going to be, not that we care, but there are people who care, probably the lowest watch final four. Right. You don't have any traditional blue bloods... you don't have any Big Ten. You don't have any ACC.
The Pac-12 will finally be worth watching and exciting this season
In all seriousness, the Pac-12 will be worth watching... This is the first season in a long time, going into the season, I'm actually excited to watch Pac-12 basketball in a very long time.
Oregon will advance to the Sweet 16 in the 2019 NCAA Tournament
In the region of grind... my breakthrough in this region, I'm going to take Oregon to the Sweet 16... Oregon's defense has been sensational... and as we know, Wisconsin has struggled to score. I think it's a really difficult matchup.
Oregon 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.