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After 12 seasons, Arizona has finally parted ways with embattled head coach Sean Miller. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel & SI’s Pat Forde pick his likely replacement while lambasting the current trend of hiring under-qualified alumni for open positions.   A recent report from Sportico highlighted the absurd amounts of money college football coaches make from side hustles. The guys have a deep discussion on name, image and likeness rules and how they will affect college athletics as a whole.  What started as a simple ranking of group of 5 college towns on Twitter turned into an all-out assault on a few American cities. Pat, Pete and Dan join in on the fun.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde recap the Gonzaga vs Baylor National Championship late-night from inside the bubble. How did Baylor dismantle Gonzaga? Will the Zags bounce back next March?  Pat & Pete also react to North Carolina's hire of Hubert Davis to replace Roy Williams. Can Davis be the next Juwan Howard and lead his alma mater back to glory?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The NCAA went to Washington on Wednesday to face the Supreme Court in the ongoing NCAA v. Alston case regarding amateurism in collegiate athletics. When can we expect a ruling and just how messy could this get?  Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel & SI's Pat Forde also preview the Final Four weekend. Will we finally get to see the massive Baylor vs Gonzaga showdown?  The trio also takes a stab at Texas basketball's next hire before diving into Trevor Lawrence's luxurious wedding registry.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Before they pick every single sweet sixteen matchup against the spread, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde project a landing spot for Loyola Chicago coach Porter Moser. The trio also skewers Mark Emmert for his many missteps while also lambasting the poor bastard that got his ship stuck in the Suez Cannel. We promise....we do pick the games eventually. Can the Pac-12 keep it rolling?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What a wonderful weekend of cinderellas, new bloods and disappointments. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde recap the craziest opening round in March Madness history. From the upsets to the upsetting Big Ten, the guys cover it all. Can the FBI take credit for some of the madness over the weekend?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March Madness is finally upon us once again! Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel, SI’s Pat Forde pick every game in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. We are your guide to filling out your bracket and taking home the title. (22:38) Make sure to stick around for Indiana coaching candidates and favorite lines from BetMGM ahead of this weekend as well.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel & SI’s Pat Forde taped a late-night, beer-fueled edition of the Yahoo Sports College Podcast for your listening pleasure. The guys go through each region to break down the favorites and the bracket busters before projecting their Final Four teams.  Don't forget to play this year’s Yahoo Fantasy 50-K Tourney Pick’em contest for your chance to win cold hard cash as well. The bracket with the highest score will win the Grand Prize of ten thousand dollars and a Las Vegas getaway. It is free to enter and over ten thousand people will win cash prizes. Sign up at tourney.yahoo.com.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel, and SI’s Pat Forde react to blue-bloods falling out of March Madness as Kentucky and Duke are set to miss out for the first time in decades.  The guys also get you set for a weekend of wagers by picking each conference tournament. Make sure to play this year’s Yahoo Fantasy 50-K Tourney Pick’em contest for your chance to win cold hard cash as well. The bracket with the highest score will win the Grand Prize of ten thousand dollars and a Las Vegas getaway. It is free to enter and over ten thousand people will win cash prizes. Sign up now at tourney.yahoo.com. Stick around for an unexpectedly wild FCS Degenerate Minute too.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde teach a master class on investigative reporting as audio surfaced this week featuring embattled high school coach Rush Propst accusing Georgia and Alabama of paying recruits. Will this lead to NCAA sanctions?  Les Miles was let go this week after sexual assault allegations surfaced from his time coaching LSU. How does AD Jeff Long still have a job at KU?  We also chat the report the University of Texas released on the Eyes of Texas alma mater as well as an ominous space hurricane popping up over the North Pole.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The New York Times featured the Overtime Elite League this week. The new professional league is set to pay high school athletes $100,000 along with a few other flashy perks. Will Overtime Elite be a true threat to college basketball?  Pete Thamel wrote a piece on Yahoo this week that breaks down the college basketball coaching carousel. What will happen at Arizona and Georgetown?  Finally, a perfect Yahoo Sports College podcast story was presented to us from the state of Louisiana as invasive giant rodents have taken over the swamps…   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are gathered here today to celebrate... Pete Thamel’s surprise wedding! The guys pop the champagne and celebrate this past weekend’s momentous occasion.   The Texas Insider broke a story this week diving into wild backlash from Longhorn boosters over the controversial “Eyes of Texas” alma mater song. Will this schism affect recruiting?  Pat Forde then turns to the hardwood for some good old-fashioned speculation. Would Baylor basketball coach Scott Drew jump to the Indiana Hoosiers job if the school moved on from Archie Miller?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Pete Thamel on vacation, Dan Wetzel and SI’s Pat Forde march on. The guys begin with Jackson State and coach Deion Sanders's wild debut. Can Last Chance U go HBCU and head back to Mississippi?  The Big 12 has begun shuffling basketball games ahead of the conference tournaments. Should the tournaments even happen?  We also have Taco Bell & Arby’s very late entries into the Chicken Wars as well as the unfortunate OU bar fight over the weekend on the docket.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde begin this offseason edition of the podcast with news out of Ann Arbor as Wolverine QB Joe Milton has entered the transfer portal. When will Jim Harbaugh develop a QB at Michigan?  College football legend Tim Tebow finally hung up the baseball cleats this week. The guys reminisce on some of their favorite memories covering the Florida Gator quarterback over the years.  We also debut our FCS gambling segment and return to the People’s Court before announcing a new player in the chicken wars… seriously.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Gus Bus has parked in Orlando. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde react to UCF’s hiring of former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn. Is the playoff the ceiling for the Knights?  Impact freshman Jalen Johnson opted out of the rest of Duke’s season this week. Is it fair to criticize Johnson’s move?  Finally, the Chickens took to the battlefield…seriously.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We open today’s podcast with a tribute to NFL writer Terez Paylor. Our Yahoo Sports coworker tragically passed this week at the age of 37.  Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde march on by breaking down the game Terez loved. ISU inked head coach Matt Campbell to an extension through 2028. Will the Cyclones make a run to the playoffs in 2021? FCS football kicks off its spring season this weekend. Who will take home the playoff title?  The guys wrap the episode with another tribute to a fallen legend, basketball scout Tom Konchalski.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.