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Baylor Bears Are NCAA Champs: How Gonzaga Lost Its Perfect Season

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Baylor Bears are your NCAA champions, for the first time in the program’s history. After decimating Houston in the Final Four, Baylor put on an offensive showcase powered by impressive scoring runs, and ended Gonzaga’s quest for a perfect season. Jalen Suggs and the Zags’ offense were unable to get anything going against the stalwart Baylor defense. Myron Medcalf joins us from Indianapolis to break down the title game and reflect on the 2021 tournament. Then, Pablo remarks on Aaron Rodgers’ self-aware debut as Jeopardy guest host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Patterson will put the brakes on and dribble this one out.

0:04.0

And the Baylor Bears do indeed bear down to knock off the unbeaten Gonzaga Bulldogs

0:13.0

and claim the school's first men's basketball championship. Basketball Championship.

0:32.3

The Baylor Bears are bringing a national championship to Waco, Texas for the first time in history,

0:39.3

upending the almost perfect Gonzaga Bulldogs and raising all sorts of questions. Today, Myron Medcalf provides answers from Indianapolis, and he reflects on a tournament

0:46.3

and a college season.

0:48.3

That was one of a comment.

0:51.3

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Tuesday, April 6th. This is ESPN Day.

1:03.2

Myron, yo, it is 153 a.m. Eastern time. Where are you right now?

1:09.9

I'm in like this abandoned clubhouse thing in Lucas Hole Stadium.

1:13.8

Like, I don't even know if I'm supposed to be here.

1:15.6

Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN, and this was his 11th NCAA championship game.

1:22.8

But it was the one semi-quiet place I could find.

1:26.4

I was told, like, 30 minutes ago, that I had like 15 minutes and that all of us kind of had to clear out.

1:32.0

But hopefully they don't kick me out.

1:34.4

So you are hidden away in a corner of this football stadium that housed this absurd tournament.

1:41.5

And look, you've been to, I think, 10 of these championships before this one.

1:46.4

You're not impressed very easily. How would you describe what you saw out on that court tonight?

1:52.7

I just think from the start to the finish, it was just a very dominant performance. And

1:59.2

to me, the only thing I can think of being the boxing fan I am is sort of like watching Mike Tyson lose to Buster Douglas.

2:06.2

Now, Baylor isn't Buster Douglas, but just the sight of someone that you thought was maybe invincible losing.

2:12.9

Because Gonzaga never had a chance.

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