Eric Adelson, E.A. Good morning. How are you? Good morning, Sam. I'm great. How are you?

I'm doing great, man. So, you know, just a big picture of question about the NCAA tournament before we get

a specific about teams, Michigan, of course, being foremost in the discussion. How do you feel about

the transition in this era of college basketball and the NCAA tournament about the the paucity of upsets?

You know, just the notion that Cinderella is not as is not as inevitable as it once was.

Is that, do you lament that or is that something that you are a fan of?

No, I lament it.

I think that, I mean, that's what madness is.

That's why it's called March Madness.

It's not really because there's a lot of games in the short amount madness is. That's why it's called March Madness. It's, it's not really because

there's a lot of games in the short amount of time. It's because it's completely unexpected. And so

when you have something that becomes more expected, then I think it loses a lot of the flavor and

excitement.

So, you know, this year is a little different because I'm cheering for chalk.

I love seeing Michigan win.

But overall, in general, I think that the gap between the haves and the have-nots becoming greater and greater.

It's not good.

It's not good in football.

It's not good in basketball.

It's really not good in anything.

And the other thing to keep in mind is that several years ago, there was people in the media complaining that women's basketball is too top-heavy,

that Yukon is not good for the game.

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