Mark Titus
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656 appearances
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard 11 May
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And then they were also in the SEC, which was as good of a conference as we've ever seen. Yeah.
Any upsets in this region? So I'm looking at what everyone else is looking at, 12-5. How do you feel about this? Because UC San Diego, I'll be honest, transparent, I watched one game. It was the Big West Championship. They did not look good. I know they won the game against a team that's also supposed to be good. I didn't think they were that good. I was worried. I'm worried about the idea.
Michigan turns it over like crazy. UC San Diego leads the country in turnover margin. So part of me is like Michigan's just going to turn it over like 30 times and UC San Diego wins this. But has UC San Diego faced two seven-footers running a pick and roll?
I feel like everybody's hot on UC San Diego. The other thing, they haven't played a power conference team, and that's why I'm worried about that because it feels like McNeese last year. You remember McNeese State last year? They were the hottest team in the country. They lost by a billion. And then I looked at their schedule.
They have literally not played anybody that has a center that's taller than 6'8".
I don't know when that happened.
Your point about Minnesota, I think that matters. I want to see these smaller schools having played. Just get a taste for it. Get punched in the mouth. Have to go up against a defense, even if they're not the best team in the world. You're actually being guarded by a 6'6 guard out there versus playing in the Ivy League and dealing with a smaller and less athletic dude.
I think New Mexico, when I look at this region, the first-round game I'm most excited for is New Mexico-Marquette. I think Donovan Dent versus Cam Jones is going to be fucking insane to watch. I think both those guys could score 35 points in this game. It'll be up and down, and I'll love it. I don't care who wins, but that's an upset, I guess. New Mexico beating Marquette, that has my attention.
But yeah, I am gravitating towards chalk in general across the board in this bracket, which is very boring, and I apologize to the...
Give me your overall vibe reading on Michigan State and Tom Izzo heading in. This specific Michigan State, does this feel like a quintessential Tom Izzo and March-type Michigan State team? Does this feel like maybe they've been punching above their weight class, so to speak?
Because I'll be honest, after the Champions Classic, I thought Michigan State was going to be in jeopardy of missing the tournament. I was like, this team just doesn't have a ton of talent. I felt like last year's team was like a nine seed, if I remember right.
They lost their three best players. They didn't really replay. Jace Richardson ended up being awesome, but at the time, I think he was a four-star recruit. I don't know how they're going to replace the production they lost. They weren't even that good last year. I didn't think they would be very good. I was very wrong. They have bought into the culture. They've been playing out of their minds.
But I don't know, now that the tournament is here, is that the recipe for Tom Izzo? Or is the recipe, like, sneak up on teams a little bit?
Dude, he's got like a Hakeem Olajuwon dream shape, too. He'll just post up and hit a little baseline turnaround.
I think they're good. So I have Michigan State going to the Final Four because I think Auburn's going to get tripped up somewhere. So I do think Michigan State's going to go to the Final Four. I think I settled on... They are on a typical Michigan State tournament run, but it just started in November. I think that's what this team is.
This team started their typical, I don't know, when I think of the Tom Izzo runs, they're like a seven seed or a six seed or something.
And I think this team was that in November, and then they just stayed on a run the entire season, basically.
You made a great point, too. The guards that they have, the one thing that they have perfected is figuring out the exact amount of confidence you should have on a basketball court. They have the perfect amount. They talk the perfect amount of shit, but Auburn's a team that I think they've overdone it in recent weeks.
They almost get too much into the shit-talking and pumping up the crowd and all that, whereas Michigan State is the perfect level of we're going to talk insane amounts of shit to you, but also remember that we're playing a basketball game and we need to beat you at basketball.
right whereas auburn i feel like yeah i don't know the last couple weeks every time i watch auburn they'll hit like one shot and like just start getting the crowd going and getting just like you're still down four yeah who's that one guy that just he blacks out and just gets a technical uh chad baker mazara yeah it'll just hit you in the back of your head two weeks ago yeah
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