Episode 303: March Means College Hoops

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT WITH GRANT NAPEAR

Grant Napear

Football, Sports, Basketball

4.7 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

It's that time of year! The NCAA Men's and Women's tournaments take center stage this week. On today's episode I explore the reasons why so many people watch these games, despite knowing very little about the teams. Most of us fill out brackets, but base our picks on merely a guess. Some pick teams because of a nickname, or geographical location. Gambling also enters into the attraction of these games besides just a bracket. I have always wondered is there a bigger sporting event annually where such little is know about most of the participants? I don't think so! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.6	Prime seafood and steak at Bennett's restaurant. Oh yes it is that time of year March badness the N-C-A tournament both the
1:22.0	men's and the women's
1:24.6	tournament, get underway.
1:27.0	Have you ever wondered why you watched the N-C-R-R-A
1:31.0	tournament?
1:32.0	What gravitates you towards this incredible event and it is
1:36.8	incredible because it is so unique as we get down to 64 teams and Thursday and Friday round one then it's down to
1:47.6	Saturday and Sunday to see who's going to be in the sweet 16. But again, why do you watch the N CAA
1:57.5	tournament? Do you watch it because it's single elimination? Do you watch it
2:02.2	for the exciting finishes? And the reason why I'm
2:05.2	asking you this, could you name 10 players in college basketball right now?
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