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I was saying to JMAQ during the commercial, generally with March Madness, I might prefer the

first weekend.

But I think the talent pool has been so diluted over the last 10 years.

I find myself looking forward to the second weekend because there's actually NBA players

in that.

And I mean, I think when you watch the games, it's pretty clear that Yukon, Purdue, North Carolina,

I think San Diego State, Arizona, you know, there's a handful of teams I watch and I go,

okay, there's some NBA bodies there. It works for me.

So the Gonzaga game against it's Purdue, right? Gonzaga, okay, there's some NBA bodies there. It works for me. So the Gonzaga

game against it's Purdue, right? Gonzaga, Purdue, it's in Detroit. So that means Purdue is

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