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St. Peter's over Kentucky is a historical upset on par with UMBC over Virginia

I think this is right there with like duke Lehigh, because when it's the blue blood, when it's the powerhouse, it's so much more. This is a historical upset.

Ohio State will beat Loyola Chicago because Sister Jean is going down

I think Ohio State wins... Everyone's like, oh, the Jackrabbits they're going to take down Providence. They're lucky Providence [won]. Sister Jean is going down, an old bag. Doesn't even stand for the Anthem.

Any SEC team that finished .500 or better in the league deserves a tournament bid

any team in our league that finished 500 or better deserves to be in the tournament. I've been in the big 12. If our resume was on the board in the big 12, we would be right in the middle of the whole thing.

You cannot win in the NCAA tournament with bad guard play, regardless of your center

You cannot win if you got a great center and you got bad guard [play]. You got to have really good guards. If you don't have good guards, it's hard to win a game, let alone in the NCAA tournament.

I will be a shell of a human being by Monday due to my March Madness diet

I'm going to be a fucking trash disposal. I'm going to be a dumpster. My body's going to be broken at the end of this weekend, I'm going to feel so bad. I'm going to have bad bowel movements. I'm probably going to ship blood... I am going to be a shell of a human being Monday.

Houston is a 'fraud' that schedules weak opponents

I hate Houston... I've been calling Houston a fraud for two years. They went to the Final Four last year playing nothing but double digit seeds... They scheduled like a D3 team... Houston loads up on wins on shitty schools.

Betting on every moneyline underdog is a winning March Madness strategy

It's built out... basically the concept is you put $5 on every money dog. Every money dog, you put $5 in every money dog. The Moneyline dog is your insurance for if your future goes out in the first round.

The Jaguars have to pay a 'Jaguars tax' to sign good players

The Jaguars are doing a complete renovation... They're signing everyone, they're paying everybody insane amounts of money because there is a Jaguars tax that you have to pay. Like if you want a good player... you have to pay them like they're superstars to get them to go to the Jaguars.

Billionaires should pay for their own stadiums

The Bills are getting a $1.4 billion new stadium. It's going to be right next to their old stadium, all paid for by the public... Billionaires should pay for their own fucking stadium.

The Lakers are 'packing it in' and LeBron isn't trying on defense

The Lakers are so bad. It's awesome... LeBron... just doesn't try at all on defense. He's very close to packing it in... I watched the first quarter last night they were down 33 to 12 in the first quarter.

The Jets are a wagon and will beat the Patriots in Week 8

Jets are a wagon, calling it. Week 8 at MetLife, they're beating the Pats, calling it right now. We're updated, upgraded... we don't have Mr. INT anymore.

Gonzaga must win the 2022 National Championship or the program should fold

You have Gonzaga who has to win a national title. I think we all agree if they do not want a national title, they have to fold the program, right?

Gonzaga will become the 'new Duke' if they win the title

Gonzaga becomes the new Duke if they win. They really do... Mark Few is not as likable as I think Zag fans think he is... I think in Gonzaga not winning the title is actually great for college basketball.

Tom Brady only returned to Tampa because he couldn't find a 'graceful exit'

I think he came to the conclusion he wasn't going to find a graceful exit from Tampa Bay and that if he was going to play this year, he'd better jump on now... there was at least some thought I believe from Brady to play for someone else.

Texas Tech is a better basketball program without Chris Beard

I really do think they've gotten better almost... The excitement around the program definitely feels higher than it ever was around Chris Beard. Because those fans are so spiteful and like want to just fuck over Chris Beard so badly.

Kentucky will win the 2022 National Championship

I have Kentucky... winning the whole thing... They are a team to me that can win in a million different ways. And I think what really opened my eyes with Kentucky was the Kansas game when it turned into a track meet.

Carson Wentz is a better choice than Kirk Cousins

I would go with Wentz over Cousins for one very important reason... The moment it goes to shit, Cousins can't do anything. Wentz has the athleticism to try to make chicken salad on the fly. That separates him from Cousins... and for what he's getting paid versus what Cousins's getting paid, I take Wentz.

The Big Ten is an inferior basketball league compared to the SEC and ACC

I'm at a loss for words, man. Like, I really just don't know what to say when people are like the big 10 sucks, you guys are never going to win a national title. I've run out of ammo... the sec was like a better basketball league this year than the big 10.

Deshaun Watson should want to play for the Eagles over the Panthers or Saints

If I'm Deshaun Watson, I don't want to go to the Panthers. Cause Matt Rhule's on the hot seat... I really do like the Eagles as a destination because the division's not the strongest. The conference is weaker than the AFC top to bottom. I think that if I had to pick which team I wanted to play for, I'd say the Eagles.

Troy Vincent leaked false information to Chris Mortensen to create the Deflategate narrative

We outed the source for Chris Mortensen's report that 11 to 12 footballs were two pounds underinflated... That was false information that was given to him by Troy Vincent, from the NFL office. We report that in Playmakers.

Tom Brady un-retired because he didn't want to share his Hall of Fame induction with Ben Roethlisberger

Tom Brady saw the writing on the wall. He's like, five years now. I don't want to get my [Hall of Fame] ceremony cut by big Ben [Roethlisberger]. So I'll just cuck the kids and stuff.

Tom Brady will play for the Raiders under Josh McDaniels

My theory is that Tom Brady wants to play for the Raiders for [Josh] McDaniels who's now the head coach of the Raiders, his old offensive coordinator... Pioli being very weird and cryptic on NFL network today about whether or not Tom Brady was going to come back and play for the bucks. Like he knew something.

The West is the toughest region in the 2022 NCAA Tournament

I think that the west is the toughest region right now. There's landmines in the west.

I don't expect 2022 Wisconsin to make it past the Sweet 16

If they can get to the sweet 16, I'll be very, very happy. I don't expect anything past that. It's all gravy past that. So when, if they lose in the first two games and people are like, they're frauds, I'm telling you right now. I don't, I don't expect a ton.

Tennessee got screwed as a 3 seed and should have been a 2 seed

I think that Tennessee got fucked too. They did. Tennessee got dry fucked. Her three seed. They should have been at two seed should have been one of the top two seeds, in my opinion, duke fucked duke. Yes. Duke, fuck Tennessee. Tennessee should have that two seat.

Duke will beat Kentucky and Tennessee to win the 2022 National Championship

They sound Michigan state takes on Yukon, takes down Kentucky and then beat [Tennessee] for the, for the championship. ... I did strategically fill out most cons and bracket in terms of content that I desire.

It is stupid to match up good mid-major teams against each other in the first round

I hate how they have like good lower conference teams mashed up in the first round. I think that's bullshit. Like I think Murray state playing San Francisco is stupid. ... Split those up. I like to see you like to see the power five or power six in college basketball go against the smaller schools.

Khalil Mack being traded is fine because the Bears need to tear it all down

That was one of those situations where people wanted me to be mad, but I wasn't because I, the bears need to re they need to fix everything. They need to tear it all down. Build it back up. ... I wasn't mad because I don't know what the point of going like seven and 10 with Khalil Mack.

Amari Cooper is perpetually not as good as his hype

Amari Cooper is firmly in my mind, a guy who like just is perpetually, not as good as his hype. He's a guy who you will forever want to be a clear cut number one. And he will never be that. So you know what I'm saying? Like, you're always wanting Amari Cooper to be the guy. And I don't think he ever will be the guy. I mean, CD lamb's better than him.

Kyrie Irving being allowed in the arena but not on the floor is a mockery of the NYC mandate

Kyrie's moved today was awesome. Showing up to the game in Brooklyn with no mask sitting on the sideline and bakes, basically making a mockery of the entire New York city mandate, which makes no sense the carrier and can't play. And, but he can sit. And he was also in the locker room.

Texas A&M should have been in the NCAA Tournament field

I thought that Texas A&M, you know, should have been in the field. I thought the committee did a really, really good job. But I think when you look at what they've done did the last couple of days... having neutral site wins against teams, the caliber over in Arkansas and an Auburn compared to everything else. I thought it was pretty impressive.

The NCAA should allow all automatic qualifiers to advance into the round of 64 and have the final eight at-large teams play in Dayton

I firmly believe that the NCAA should allow all the automatic qualifiers to advance into the round of 64. And then the final eight at large teams should be playing in Dayton. And then it gives us an opportunity to really jumpstart the tournament with four heavyweight showdowns.

Gonzaga will beat Duke in the regional final to end Coach K's career

Setting up a Yukon Arkansas round of 32 game... I got duke moving on against Michigan state, duke playing Texas tech... duke falls to duke will duke beacon Zagat and the regional final that beat him once already. I'm going to take the zags and coach K's career ends at the chase center. So Gonzaga over duke and the regional final of the region of prospects.

The East is the 'Region of Branding' because of the high-profile programs in the bracket

I look at the east region and I look at the tie seeds, Baylor defending national champion to seed Kentucky's Kentucky Purdue. One of the great brands in the big 10 Texas is Texas and UCLA in North Carolina. Also in the top half of that region, this is the region of branding.

South Dakota State will upset Providence in the first round

South Dakota state has not lost a game since early December, they've won 30 games. They shoot just under 45% from three as a team. I'm taking South Dakota state over Providence.

Arizona will beat Gonzaga to win the 2022 National Championship

I got an Arizona Gonzaga, Kentucky. Then I look at this region... I have an all big 10 regional final. I've got Keegan, Marie and Iowa going to the final four... setting up [the final] Against Tommy Lloyd against mark for you. And for the first time, since 1997, Tommy Lloyd in year one wins the national championship. Ben Matheran explodes in the NCAA tournament like a volcano.

Malik Willis is a hybrid of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson

I think Malik Willis is going to have a really good NFL career... I think he's what they advertise him as he's Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson hybrid. He's got the arm of [Allen] and the legs of [Jackson].

Malik Willis will either be a Hall of Famer or a complete bust

Like he could actually like, you know, it's either going to translate and he's going to be like Patrick Mahomes or it's not. One of those things where it's... so like hall-of-famer or bust. Exactly. Yep. I like that.

I am the biggest Carson Wentz super fan in the world right now

I've reached this point in my bargaining stage where I think I'm the biggest Carson Wentz super fan in the world right now. I've had some time to think it through logically... Carson Wentz's ceiling is better than any quarterback in that division. Now, all we have to do is to get him to play at his ceiling on an average basis.

Carson Wentz's ceiling is better than any other quarterback in the NFC East

I'm fully invested in thinking about [Carson Wentz's] ceiling. He's a big ceiling guy. Yes. His ceiling is better than any quarterback in that division [the NFC East] now.

Carson Wentz is statistically the best quarterback in Washington franchise history

Carson Wentz in the last 20 years, Carson Wentz is actually the best quarterback the Washington football team franchise will have. So if you do minimum three games, Carson Wentz has 1.63 TDs per game. The second one on that list is Shane Matthews... [Wentz] is blowing the competition out of the water.

Carson Wentz is the best quarterback in exactly 73-degree weather

The average temperature last September in Washington, DC was 73 degrees. No quarterback has performed better from a yards per attempt standpoint in exactly 73-degree weather than Carson Wentz. Top 50 quarterbacks yards per attempt and exactly 73-degree weather, he is number one, 9.71 yards per attempt.

Malik Willis has the most fuckable spiral in the 2022 draft

Number one. Malik Willis. God damn moon bomb. And the thing is, I love how the ball turns over on his long balls. It points up when it's going up and when it's going down, it points down and it looks like an absolute cruise missile.

Malik Willis is a combination of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen

Malik Willis has been said to be, in my opinion, a combination of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. This is what the people are saying. If you look at Malik's throws from the combine, insane, absolutely crazy type stuff.

Sam Ehlinger is going to be 'the man' in Indy; he is essentially another Drew Brees

Sam Ehlinger won last year's bracket... right now he is the man. Billy was right. Jim Irsay, I think loves the kid and he's all out. Size 10-inch hands. He's an extra Drew Brees. Taller than Drew Brees too.

Duke will make a run in the NCAA tournament

I do think that Coach K is going to get the guys together and they're going to make a run in the tournament though. Next week's tournament. The real tournament. I think Duke's going to the Final Four.

The key to winning in the postseason is keeping players fresh by playing a deep bench of 9 or 10 guys

I'm not going to shorten my bench at all. And the hardest game for a team like us to win will be the first game, because we're going to play nine or 10 guys, but in game two, we have an advantage because I'm not playing Jabari Smith 35 minutes in game one. I think that's one of the things that's made us a good program in March is that we're not exhausted at the end of the year.

Don't play middle-of-the-pack SEC teams in the tournament

I'm just saying this. Look at some of the teams that finished in the middle of our league right now, some of the teams that are going to be seated anywhere from five to nine or 10... I'm just telling you, you do not want to play some of those teams in the NCAA tournament.

Jabari Smith is the best jump shooter I have ever coached

Go ahead and doubt [Jabari Smith]. Good luck. I'm just telling you do not doubt that kid. He is one of the greatest competitors that I've ever coached. He's the best jump shooter I've ever coached, and that's actually at any position.

The biggest challenge in the NFL is groupthink; teams just copy each other's good ideas

That's the one thing about the NFL is like once somebody has a good idea, everybody copies it. That's the only thing you're fighting in the NFL is groupthink. Somebody has a good idea, it works for some team, and they think, oh, that's the secret ingredient. It's like in college football... your 10 helmets aren't going to be the difference.