What's up, everybody. Happy and Mary, elite eight rounds of the NCAA tournament to you and yours.

It is. You Better You Betts Countdown to tip off. The aforementioned Nick Costos, Brad Evans, and you on Westwood One Sports.

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We started with 68, and now we are down to eight.

And by tomorrow night, we will know our final four. Tonight, Illinois and Iowa in the south.

Arizona, Purdue in the west, and tomorrow, Michigan, Tennessee in the Midwest, and the main event, Duke and Yukon in the East.

My friend Brad Evans with me, countdown to tip off as per usual in the NCAA tournament.

My friends, happy Elite 8 Saturday to you and yours.

How we feel in today?

Oh, amiggo.

I'm a nervous now, L.A. Casas, as you know, I live as stones throw away from the University of Illinois campus and Champaign.

And I'm ecstatic that Illinois is still live and kicking.

And I'm thrilled that it's a Big Ten showdown because that conference has been showing up and showing out so far this NCAA tournament.

But, man, again, I'm a nervous nelly underneath the surface beneath the skin.

Ben McCollum is an absolute genius.

And this Iowa Hawkeye game.

Underneath the surface.

I can tell your nervous is looking at you here for the people watching the show on video.

Brad is a for people, and I know he referenced it, Brad is a

gigantic Illinois fan. You look nervous. This is not underneath the skin. It is, it is emblazoned all over your face that you are nervous for tonight's game. Yes, I'm going to need certain elixirs to quell the nerves as soon as we get off air, me and me, me, go. Look, it's, it is nuts. I'm a nervous Nelly.

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