Sixth Year Seniors

Catching up on all the summer shenanigans. The Iamaleavas left Tennessee and Arkansas. Jeff Retzlaff left BYU. Shedeaur Sanders may have taken a pay cut (and job security) leaving Colorado. Cooper Flagg left Duke to become a Maverick. And a superstar left the WWE.

A new college football season is around the corner. The Sixth Year Seniors are back in the dorms starting Monday.

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.