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The Paul Finebaum Show

Hour 1: The Madness Has Begun

The Paul Finebaum Show

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Mike Griffith of DawgNation and Evan Vieth of Inside Texas (On3) join Paul in Hour 1 of Thursday's Show. Paul also takes calls on the show bracket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every March, are brackets the only thing you can think about?

0:04.0

Do you have symptoms such as constant bracket obsession or moderate to severe bracket-related distractions?

0:10.0

You may be living with bracket brain.

0:12.0

Thankfully, there's ESPN Tournament Challenge, the number one proven way to treat bracket brain right at the source.

0:18.0

So this March, download the ESPN Tournament Challenge app, fill out

0:22.1

your men's bracket, and get you and your brain in the game. ESPN Tournament Challenge, play

0:27.3

the number one bracket game, presented by Allstate. The pride, passion, and pageantry of college

0:35.5

football lives here.

0:39.9

This is the Paul Pinebaum Show, Hour One podcast.

0:45.3

This might be college football, head up.

0:49.2

We made it.

0:50.0

Somehow we were able to break ourselves away from just a bevy of TVs to say hello to you

0:55.7

and let you know that we will be here for the next four hours. I realize there are games going on

0:59.7

and we will update you on any of those that matter and those are the two that matter the most.

1:04.1

McNeese and Vanderbilt, that starts in a little while and we'll keep you updated but I don't

1:08.9

think there'll be much to update and then a little bit later Hawaii and Arkansas

1:12.6

Meanwhile three important early things learned from Texas this spring

1:17.6

practice Evan Veith will join us a little bit later on can't wait to talk about that

1:25.6

There's a new hog in Arkansas Ryan Silverfieldfield, and we'll talk to Tom Murphy, the veteran reporter, about how it's playing so far.

1:36.6

And of course, the dogs are on the practice field. Kirby Smart is confident. They're not a bunch of independent contractors. And on that subject, we say hello

1:46.9

to our own independent contractor, the one and only Mike Griffith, who continues to amaze. Mike,

1:52.6

great to see you again. First of all, I really like that backdrop. Where are you? Are you in Manhattan

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