Sixth Year Seniors

The Florida Gators are handed the college basketball title on Monday, just two days after the best result of the tournament. Couldn't we have just stopped after Houston throttled Duke? The women's game proved the Caitlin Clark Effect is very real, while the Basketball Crown showed there might be a limit to what players and schools will do for money.

An all-chalk Final Four featuring a pair of SEC teams, despicable Duke and home-state Houston. Can the Cougars defense continue to shut down high-powered offenses--including that Cooper Flagg guy.

The NCAA tournament first two rounds held to form, with Arkansas and maybe BYU becoming the underdogs to root for. Call it a weird but boring first weekend, but with just enough highlights to keep it entertaining.

The four #1 seeds were pretty clear, but the last remaining teams offered the usual controversy. Now it's time to fill out brackets, choose your champs, and watch teams survive and advance. It's March Madness!

Edwardsville and Omaha will make their first-ever NCAA appearances after wins to start conference week. For those outside looking in, the NIT actually has a selection structure this year. And for those on the bubble, the math sometimes just doesn't work.

Recording a podcast just after a dentist appointment may or may not be a good thing...much like watching Michigan State basketball. Conference tournaments are the final step for Cinderellas Edwardsville and Omaha. Will there be more by next Monday?

The Ivy and West Coast crowned conference champions, and mid-major squads are trying to finish Cinderella seasons. In the majors, fourth place is just as valuable as a title. And on a side note, anyone seen a stolen Lamborghini?

Nothing went quite right this week. A new post-season tournament seems to challenge the NIT, a jersey retirement went awry, Kansas is faltering in a new Big 12, and Cinderella's lose traction in the Summit and Big Sky. Even the commercial is questionable.

Auburn and Duke both lose this week, but that may just make them more dangerous come March. Fellow conference unbeatens St. Mary's and Bryant also suffer first losses. Sun Belt and Atlantic Sun have a pile-up at the top. Game-winning shots from Greedy and Money Williams; now we need a feel-good movie. Plus, thoughts on Dick Vitale returning to the announce desk for the Clemson game. 

Auburn, Houston and Duke are separating from the field. It's rarely easy, and when it's easy the criticism is hard. Calipari wins in his return to Rupp Arena. St. Mary's closes the door on Gonzaga. St. John's has the New York vibe. Mississippi Valley State gets a W! Plus, thoughts on the Luca/Anthony Davis trade and the Super Bowl.

Johni Broome returns in two weeks from a 6-8 week ankle injury and leads Auburn to victory. Three other SEC games finish with late miracles. Houston steals a win at Kansas, and San Diego's victory at Air Force wasn't shabby either. Michigan State could be the savior to stop SEC dominance, or is it just their schedule? Plus, we look at all the remaining conference unbeaten and winless teams.

Auburn immediately sees a Ewing Effect off the Johni Broome injury. At the bottom of the SEC, Oklahoma finally wins, but not Arkansas. Temple storms the court after beating Memphis, and Oregon State does the same after knocking off Gonzaga. Cal and Stanford win on Tobacco Road. The best game you didn't see was at Fordham. And the Doug Gottlieb Watch becomes a regular podcast item.

If college football can do anything right this year, let Notre Dame beat Ohio State. The best team in college hoops loses its best player to an ankle injury. The previous best team suffers one of the worst #1 defeats ever. UConn finally loses on the mainland. And the West Coast offers some fantastic late night get back finishes.

Somehow Notre Dame is the fan favorite with four teams left in the football playoffs. In hoops, Tennessee is the last unbeaten standing. Drake goes from unbeaten to must-win in three games. Arizona posts resume-building wins to sit atop the Big 12. Illinois goes West and defeats the Big 10 Time Machine. And UConn is still unbeaten on the mainland.

NIL takes down another ACC coach, but it can make the CIT watchable. Norfolk and McNeese are not your normal small conference fodder. The MAC needs a total rebuild. Sedele Threat's son drags the show off the rails. The WCC might out-bid the ACC. The SEC is deep and talented, but don't forget the Big 12.

From the Northeast to the Big 10, 364 teams (except for a few ineligibles) are working their way to March Madness. UMass-Lowell and High Point are small conference threats. Drake and Bradley make the Mo Valley strong. The ACC has slipped. Connecticut is still unbeaten--on the mainland. The Big 10 may have a Pac-12 leader again.

A historically unnecessary first round of the football playoffs brings us to what should now be the start of the real playoffs. We need more bowl moments like Memphis and Florida offered. At least basketball saved the week, where the SEC shined and double-digit comebacks were common. And NAIA school North Texas-Dallas now holds a transitive win over Connecticut. Thanks, Memphis!

Belichick to Carolina makes no sense. Travis Hunter winning the Heisman makes sense, but is still wrong. No leads are safe in college hoops. And five Mortgage Plays to make Christmas merry.

Doing it better than the playoff and bowl committees. Army is in the playoffs. Renewing old rivalries (Oklahoma/Nebraska) and creating new ones (in-state violence for Texas and Illinois). Plus, a way to use Sanders and Hunter even after they opt out.

Bags of money have apparently gone missing. How else do you explain only three SEC teams getting into the college football playoffs? SMU snags a shocking bid after losing to a last-second field goal. And the Big 10 gets four teams despite Penn State and Indiana not beating anyone of merit. And Georgia has an injured QB issue that reminds fans for 2023 Florida State. In basketball, #1 and #2 each lose last week. Welcome to anarchy again!

Championship Week guaranteed winners, including one final Mortgage Play in the Big 10 title game. The SEC will still get five teams into the playoffs because...bags of money. And speaking of the SEC, what happened to ACC basketball Tuesday night?

Ohio State gets upset about a flag. Maybe they should have cared more about the game. Notre Dame may have the coveted #5 seed locked up. The clock is ticking on the Sanders/Hunter Opt-Out press conference. UMass and UConn can't even get a trophy right. And we have the worst 12 teams in a lose-and-advance playoff.

Spots for the Big 12 title game are on multiple poles during the final week of the season. Something no one has mentioned...what if Michigan beats Ohio State? Plus all the other conference ramifications, and a live reaction to the latest playoff projection. Then we turn to basketball, where Maui is Classic and the Missouri Valley takes over other tournaments. Finally, two Mortgage Plays and a Thanksgiving Starting Five. 

High ego, low gambling intellect, Vegas cleans up on the Tyson fight. A nuclear playoff option that excludes the Big 12. Remembering when Golden State was horrible. College hoop tourney television. And finally, four Mortgage Plays for those trying to rebound from the Tyson fight. Carry the news.

The road to the Big 12 title runs through Lawrence, Kansas. After knocking BYU from the land of unbeatens, now Kansas has a chance to disrupt the Colorado Buffaloes. Meanwhile, the Sun Belt and Conference USA are worth keeping eyes on during the final weeks of the season.

News and notes from across a multitude of sports (and other subjects). Then five Mortgage Plays, including two of the Late Night Get Back games.

A fake Bengal tiger shows up for the Alabama/LSU game. That went about as well as the Tigers' game plan. Gus Johnson no-sells Ohio State demolition of Purdue. He'll obviously be happier next week when he calls the PRIME TIME PRIME TIME Colorado Buffaloes game. And the Auburn hoops team races to the "How Stupid Can We Be" award just a week into the season.

The first 12-team football playoff bracket made a lot of noise but doesn't mean anything. What did mean something was the opening night of basketball. And what will mean something are four Mortgage Plays, starting Friday night.

Seven conference unbeatens go down to defeat, including four upsets, and we get the dramatic and unexpected return of Clemson-ing! Plus, Diego Pavia has High Freeze's number, and basketball makes it's long awaited debut.

The Big 10 Time Machine guarantees money, unless Oregon travels. Plus the usual Iowa Over and a Mortgage play involving the SEC leaders. And Mookie Betts nearly losing an arm in New York.

Ashton Jeanty continues his Heisman campaign in Vegas, Texas A&M finds itself atop the SEC, Notre Dame ruins the perfect military run (while Northern Illinois loses again), and Kennesaw State nabs its first FBS win in a huge upset. Plus, what's more ridiculous: Brandishing weapon celebrations or pre-season basketball analytic data?

In a tribute to Fernando Valenzuela, we have a Mortgage Play in Los Angeles! Plus three more combo plays and a bunch of live Dogs as the Sixth Year Seniors continue to heat up as the season turns to fall.

Texas loses its #1 ranking and $250,000. Alabama loses again...at least it wasn't Vanderbilt. Miami FL wins with yet another questionable call. The East/West rivalry is in full swing, even overshadowing the World Series. Bryson Daily deserves Heisman consideration. 

Picking winners is getting too easy. Bet against the long-distance road teams in the Big 10, and this week take both Dogs in the SEC. And a whole lot more for degenerates to enlarge their bank accounts.

Ryan Day still has a time out from Ohio State's loss to Oregon. We help figure out how to use it. However, Ohio State's loss could be a win thanks to the screwy playoff rankings. Plus, saluting a military first since 1960, determining who cut the CW Network deal with American Airlines, and passing, running and receiving with Nevada QB Brendon Lewis.

Being a man down doesn't prevent us from finding FIVE Mortgage Plays for this weekend. Plays on the Red River Shootout and in all of the Big 10 East/West matchups.

Diego Pavia does it again in what could be argued as the greatest college football upset in the FBS era. Army and Navy are upending the American, Cal fans upended Gameday, and Jeanty continues to put up video game numbers. Plus, the new Fridge, State Fair fried food and why poll churn matters.

Sticking with what won for us last week. That means more Tommy, body clock games, and three Mortgage Plays--including the College GameDay Late Night Get Back Game.

Trying to talk college football while the Braves fan sweats the last innings of the Playoff On a Pole doubleheader. Finally we discuss why Boise/Washington State meant more than Georgia/Alabama. And then ask if Boise could possibly break the Power 4 stranglehold on playoff byes. Plus, Miami FL and ESPN head to the home of hippies and homeless for the Late Night Get Back. Woke vs Coke!

A new low for NIL deals, as UNLV's quarterback doesn't get his money and decides not to play. Make this Exhibit A of many to come. Meanwhile, we do now have a bet on the UNLV/Fresno game, one Mortgage Play, thoughts on Georgia/Bama and a Late Night Get Back parlay.

How did the CW become the Mecca of College Football, giving us the best game no one saw on Friday's Late Night Get Back and SMU's humiliation of TCU? Meanwhile, on lesser networks, Tennessee proved a contender and USC proved a pretender. Plus, thoughts on what Woj's move to become St. Bonny's GM really means to college sports.

Back from a winning week (via selective tout speak) to bring a Mortgage Play at The Big House and differing opinions on big games in the ACC, SEC and Big 10. Plus plenty of other guaranteed winners or the rest of the season is free.

We may have seen the last of Quin Ewers at Texas. We could also be seeing the end of California and Stanford in the ACC, especially if Cal beats Florida State at Woke Campbell Stadium. Winner gets to leave the ACC? Washington State is making a run for playoff recognition while Texas State probably loses its shot. And South Bama sets an FBS record for points scored in a game.

Moving past the bad beats of last week, we have disrespect in the Northwest, a rebuild in Ann Arbor and possibly another upset in Auburn. Plus, a parlay in Utah and disdain for Big Game Names.

Notre Dame's playoff hopes are destroyed by a four-TD MAC dog. Send in another SEC team! Texas and Tennessee make the SEC look good. Auburn and Mississippi State--not so much. Ashton Jeanty is a serious Heisman contender. Colorado isn't contending for anything. Plus, a lot of other entertaining games that in the end don't mean anything.

Tout-splaining last week's record to keep the listeners following. Three big Mortgage Plays guaranteed to move the line. Plus high-scoring trivia. What college football teams have the fewest 40-point games since the COVID season?

Georgia put Dabo on the portal hotseat, Billy Napier and Brian Kelly flip out after SEC losses, Notre Dame wins its first of three big games, the former Pac-12 goes 11-1, and the best catch of the day isn't made by either an offensive player or one from the FBS.

Before offering FIVE Mortgage Plays, we pay tribute to a Las Vegas legend, a pair of pro wrestling legends and explain how to be fiscally responsible while being a degenerate gambler. And then break every rule...

The Big 18 stretches from Los Angeles to New Jersey. The Big 16 reaches from Arizona to Florida. Neither know how to count. But the Sixth Year Seniors know what to watch this season.In the Big 18, what will it take for Ryan Day to keep his job at Ohio State? Penn State's schedule sets them up for an unbeaten season. Indiana and Rutgers could be worth watching.35:33--Utah can handle the move to the Big 16, but the conference is deep with contenders. Oklahoma has QR codes in the newest NIL scam.51:54--And then there's Colorado...61:09--Memphis, Tulane and Texas-San Antonio lead the American.67:52--Liberty could go unbeaten and steal the Group of 5 spot.71:47--Our Worst Four and Playoff 12 predictions.

In the first of two College Football 2.0 previews, we ask if anyone can stop Georgia and who will be the Bulldogs' opponent in the new-look SEC. Plus...28:08: Travel and schedule will determine the ACC title.41:46: The first of many North Carolina rants to come from Mikey.47:50: And we can't forget pseudo-ACC team Notre Dame.52:10: Boise State could be the Group of 5 playoff team out of the Mountain West. Plus, Oregon State and Washington State in what's left of the Pac-2.66:36: Personal issues are still drawing money in the Sun Belt.74:12: College Football 2.0 hurt the MAC more than any other conference.

We're back to find NIL deals and conference realignment spiraling out of control in College Football 2.0. And now we can add a video game to the madness. Trying to stay positive rehashing the NBA draft, Olympic highlights, gambling lowlights and whatever is going on with the soon to not be Oakland A's. Ignore the expanded playoffs. Enjoy the tailgating, pageantry and remaining rivalries.