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I believe this is the first time in the history of the National Football League that a conference championship has been won in March, but the Los Angeles Rams are now awaiting their opponent in the Super Bowl.

There are plenty of time.

Forget about a buy week.

They have a buy year.

I mean, they're going to be bored by the time they have to wait for the Super Bowl next February.

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Rather than talk about conference tournaments in college basketball,

which I always love, I know they're big when they're played in front of empty arenas.

I know the event's very big.

It doesn't get any bigger than thousands of empty seats and your favorite college basketball team playing.

It's just absolutely marvelous.

But what's gone on right now, you know, I'm not a plumber.

My grandfather, I come from the loins of a plumber.

My grandfather from Springfield, Massachusetts, he was a plumber, hardworking man.

Growing up, he would hang out at the house and all that when I was a kid.

And so I didn't really pick up much because I was too young.

I didn't learn the trade of plumbing.

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