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00:00And one thing that I'm kicking myself,
00:02even though I won a bunch of parlays, Scott,
00:05with to win the regional, Duke to win a regional,
00:07Florida to win a regional, Houston to win a regional.
00:09So I did bet all the one seeds to win,
00:12but you know what?
00:13It was plus 1,700, Scott.
00:16That's what the odds were for all four one seeds
00:19to make the final four.
00:20And I talked about it a lot on Sports Rage,
00:22and I'm like, man, these are crazy.
00:24It's a big number.
00:26You're getting 17 to one for these teams.
00:30I thought Auburn was the vulnerable one, Scott.
00:32I thought Auburn potentially could have gotten
00:35knocked off along the way.
00:37They were the state of Michigan killers.
00:40But I've always said this, you know,
00:41if you want Cinderella, you know, rent the movie.
00:44All right, because it doesn't exist in March Madness.
00:47You know, yeah, Cinderella and One Shining Moment
00:49in the first round and stuff like that, sure.
00:52But in reality, it's a one seed tournament, guys.
00:5613 of the last 17 winners are one seed.
00:57So you sprinkle in a two seed every now and then.
01:00This is a blue blood, cream rises to the top tournament.
01:03And here we are with the four best teams
01:05in the country right now.
01:07Yeah, I hit it.
01:08I had all four number ones from the jump
01:10going to San Antonio.
01:11And I, you know, went crazy with these regional semis
01:16and finals over the weekend.
01:18And they're just the best teams, flat out.
01:21Auburn is better than Michigan.
01:23Auburn is better than Michigan State.
01:26They're like, you said it last week,
01:27they're like a football team.
01:29I mean, they're enormous.
01:30They bang, Michigan State's a big banging team,
01:33but they're not as violent as Auburn is.
01:36And they cover by a book.
01:36They can't shoot either.
01:38They can't shoot.
01:39You know, that's the thing.
01:41There is a drop off.
01:42It sounds easy to say,
01:43but we all kind of knew coming into this,
01:46there is a big drop off after the four, right?
01:50I mean, there just is.
01:52All the other teams have flaws.
01:54You know what I mean?
01:54Like Michigan, Michigan aren't a top, top team.
01:56They're a top 10 team, top 12 team, top eight team, okay?
02:00Not a top team.
02:01Michigan State can't shoot.
02:02You can only outwork people for so long.
02:04Like you look at Auburn, Scott, as you stated,
02:07that matchup, they're both physical.
02:09They both crash.
02:09They both die for loose balls.
02:11They both play football on a basketball court.
02:13The only difference is one of them
02:15can shoot a three-point shot,
02:16and that's Auburn, and the other team can't,
02:18and that's Michigan State.
02:19Alabama, great team.
02:21They don't play enough defense.
02:22It's gonna catch up to them, right?
02:24It caught up to them.
02:25Michigan turned the ball over too much.
02:27It caught up to them.
02:28Everybody's flaws, Tennessee.
02:31You know, Tennessee are really good,
02:32but Tennessee are top six good, right?
02:34Top seven good.
02:35There's that sort of cutoff now, Scott,
02:38and I think we'll sort of see this along the way here.
02:41Listen, Florida and Auburn's a complete toss-up, bro.
02:44I mean, this game is like really like, who do you pick?
02:48You can make an argument for either team.
02:50I'm leaning Auburn right now,
02:53and then Duke and Houston, Scott.
02:56I like this Cougar team a lot.
02:57In fact, in a bracket that I did,
02:59I got cued and I took Houston
03:01to win the national championship,
03:03but nobody's beating Duke, bro.
03:05Duke's gonna beat down Houston.
03:07I can't believe the spread's only 4 1⁄2, five points.
03:10Yeah, look, you know, the way I see it is,
03:13just initially, early on, is that, you know,
03:16I think Florida's really good, but they should've lost,
03:18and it's a miracle they won for me,
03:22that they came back and got it done,
03:23because I think Texas Tech barfed all over themselves.
03:26They should've sealed the deal, and they didn't.
03:28And then-
03:29Miss free throws.
03:30But listen, when it comes,
03:33Florida can play with anybody, and they're really good.
03:35I won't deny that, but they are not, they're big,
03:37but they're not physical like Auburn is.
03:39They're just talented, and they're not a violent team.
03:43They're not a banging team.
03:45They're a good team that doesn't bang.
03:47They got size that doesn't, you know,
03:50impose their will on anyone with their size.
03:53And then, as far as Duke goes, I think it's a shame
03:56that this isn't the national championship,
03:58because these are the two best teams in the country,
04:00both defensively.
04:02I think Duke and Houston are the two best
04:03defensive teams in the country.
04:04The difference is, is that Duke is better
04:07on the offensive end than Auburn.
04:09So I think they can score 75 on Houston,
04:12and I don't think Houston can score
04:14more than 68, 70 points on Duke.
04:18What makes Duke so dangerous, you talk about.
04:19They're arguably the best defensive team in the country,
04:22but they're also the deepest team in the country, right?
04:25Florida are deep, and that's what makes them good.
04:27I agree with you, Scott.
04:28They're not the most physical team.
04:29They turn the ball over a lot, Florida.
04:32They can get beat on the boards,
04:34even though they are big dudes.
04:36They're really, really good.
04:37But the thing with Duke is,
04:39even if you took Cooper Flagg off the floor,
04:41they would still be a Final Four team.
04:43Like, they're still that good.
04:45Like, they literally have, like,
04:47their players are better than your players.
04:50I mean, Cooper Flagg's the best player on the floor.
04:52Listen, Broom's a badass, so that'll be a lot of fun
04:54if we get to the final, which I kind of think
04:56that's what we're on a collision course for right now.
04:59But how about Knapple, Scott?
05:01This kid's a baller.
05:03The malloc kid.
05:04He's unbelievable for his size.
05:06He just looks like such a pudgy kid.