Hour 3: Jon Rothstein, March Madness Brackets, and a Wild Day in Sports

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

College basketball insider Jon Rothstein, who joins the show to break down the NCAA tournament bracket, spotlight dangerous matchups, and explain why the round of 32 can shape how a season is remembered. From St. John’s tournament path to Virginia’s draw, Tennessee’s upside, and the Big East’s national perception, Rothstein walks through the biggest storylines heading into the tournament and shares his Final Four and national championship picks. Beyond the bracket talk, the show covers a wide range of sports topics and classic sports-radio chaos. The guys react to World Baseball Classic drama, discuss MLB storylines and fantasy baseball strategy, and take calls that spiral into debates about St. Patrick’s Day jerseys, leprechaun traps, spiders, snakes, and everything in between. It’s a packed episode that blends real sports insight with the unpredictable humor that makes live radio so entertaining.

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0:00.0	He knows more college basketball than anybody out there.
0:02.6	He's number one.
0:03.6	He serves as a college hoops insider for CBS Sports.
0:06.7	The great John Rothstein.
0:07.9	John will also serve as a sideline reporter for CBS and TNT sports coverage of the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.
0:14.5	And will also be an in-studio analyst for CBS Sports Network during the tournament and is the host of the Inside College Basketball now,
0:22.1	which is part of the CBS Sports Podcast Network.
0:25.4	John, I know it's your favorite time of year.
0:28.0	How are we doing today?
0:29.5	Happy holidays, gentlemen. Never better.
0:31.7	What holiday is it?
0:33.0	Much bad.
0:33.3	The tournament, baby.
0:34.5	What holiday is it?
0:35.4	I mean, everybody wants to say good morning this morning.
0:38.2	I say, happy holidays.
0:39.4	There is no better three-week stretch on the calendar than what we have in front of us right now
0:44.9	because we are about right now to embark on the greatest journey that there is in sports.
0:50.4	And I don't think it's close.
0:51.7	Wow.
0:52.4	Tell me what real quickly, because nobody cares about this other than me.
0:55.2	What chance of my Virginia Cavaliers have, John?
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