NBA Finals Preview and Prediction. Plus, the State of College Football with Bruce Feldman.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Russillo starts the show by breaking down the final regular-season matchup between the Thunder and Pacers before making his pick for the Finals (1:49). Then, he’s joined by Bruce Feldman to check in on the state of college football, discuss what changes could be coming to the playoff format, and tease his yearly ‘Freak List’ (20:06). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle (58:28)! How do I stop my barber from bald-shaming me? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Bruce Feldman Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Shopping. Streaming. Savings. It's on Prime. Visit amazon.com/prime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.6	so the intros will be a little bit longer.
0:45.0	We have a breakdown of the last regular season game between the Pacers and the Thunder.
0:50.7	I went back and watched it last night and this morning, not twice.
0:55.0	A little carryover. Boy, it was tired after a terrible round of golf. But let's, let's dig into it.
1:02.1	There's no chat. So that does change some things. But I do think there's two things. I'd say
1:06.3	there's two specific things that I thought were really interesting on the OKC side of things. We're also going
1:13.9	to talk with Bruce Feldman, who is on top of college football. I am less interested in college
1:19.5	football right now because of the new playoff proposal and what that'll mean. And we're all
1:24.3	going to fight about it and yell and say mean things. But Bruce and I are going to do that because we're friends.
1:29.2	And we've got life advice.
1:30.4	I enjoyed this one today.
1:34.3	You're listening to the Ryan Rusillo podcast presented by Fandul.
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