Episode 40: The Final Four Is Set: Congrats to UCLA and Houston... But Give Us Gonzaga-Baylor
Barstool Bench Mob
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🗓️ 31 March 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode of Barstool Bench Mob, the guys recap the Elite Eight and start with the shocker of the round in the East Region (02:42) where Mick, Hep, and the 11-seed UCLA Bruins took down 1-seed Michigan in a stunning upset. The loss of Isaiah Livers finally came back to bite the Wolverines. Is UCLA the luckiest team in the country? Or do they just have the power of Hep on their side? Can the Bruins keep the run alive and take down Goliath in the Final Four? From shocker to blowout, we go to the West Region (170:09) where the Gonzaga Bulldogs look truly unstoppable. Drew Timme eviscerated NBA top prospect Evan Mobley and the Trojans. Was this the most impressive effort all season from the Bulldogs? Next, we cover the Midwest Region (26:30) where Rico's Houston Cougars are heading to their first Final Four since the Phi Slama Jama days. The Cinderella run for Oregon State comes to an end. Can Houston keep up with Baylor? They took down the 15, 10, 11, and 12 seeds in their region but now get a huge test in 1-seeded Baylor. Jake thinks the Cougars have a shot. And lastly we move over to the South Region (37:33) where the other tournament favorite, Baylor, continued their march towards a date with Gonzaga. Arkansas had an unbelievable season led by the Muss Bus. Could the Razorbacks return all of their players and make another run at it next season? Meanwhile, the Bears look destined to meet the Zags in the Championship. Who exactly is Baylor's best player? We wrap things up with an update on the Women's Tournament (54:52). Monday's game of the night was on the women's side. The UConn-Baylor game was electric but ended with a controversial no-call. Should Texas take a look at Baylor coach Kim Mulkey? Rico thinks so. For UConn, it's all about Paige Bueckers as usual. Elsewhere, Stanford, South Carolina, and Arizona fill out the rest of the Final Four.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, barstool listeners, you can find every episode of this show on Apple podcasts, Spotify |
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| 0:08.1 | You're welcome, barstool Benchmark presented by High New and Hard Selta, and I don't know |
| 0:13.3 | what the fuck we're talking about anymore. |
| 0:15.8 | I don't know what there's no 11 seed in the fight for. |
| 0:18.9 | They've won the play in game. |
| 0:20.5 | They lost their two best players. |
| 0:22.6 | Gonzaga can play the Los Angeles Lakers. |
| 0:26.0 | I might take them. |
| 0:27.2 | I don't know what's going on anymore, boys. |
| 0:30.2 | We have the final four. |
| 0:31.2 | It's crazy. |
| 0:32.2 | We have Gonzaga. |
| 0:33.7 | We have Baylor. |
| 0:35.0 | We have Houston. |
| 0:36.0 | And then we have the 11 seed underdog story in the blue blood UCLA. |
| 0:41.3 | It's crazy. |
| 0:42.3 | I want to get right to it, but you know what I'm going to say? |
| 0:46.4 | Just get me the Monday. |
| 0:47.4 | I don't give a shit about Saturday anymore. |
| 0:49.0 | Why? |
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