NPDS - Has the new NCAA world shattered the Cinderella story? BASEBALL IS HERE! Top prospects are being optioned! (Episode 1429 Hour 1)

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘cinderella’ as in NCAA as in March Madness as in mid-major as in high-major as in power conference. This March Madness is full of no upsets. That’s right. The Cinderella is gone. Sweet 16 is full of all major conference schools. Is Texas a Cinderella? No shot! The upsets that took place? All power conference schools. So what caused this? NIL? Transfer portal? All the above? (9:45) The NCAA is suing Draftkings. Okay. (20:20) We are at Opening Day week! It is here! The final days of Spring Training means it’s time to set some rosters. That also means top prospects are being sent to the minors. (35:20) Christopher Sanchez was given an extension by the Phillies. They didn’t need to do it! (43:00) Review: Project Hail Mary. (46:36) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:34.8	2006, and Cinderella's are everywhere. They are spread amongst the four corners of the United States as we enter the sweet 16 portion.
1:48.0	Coca, make sure you send the NCAA $1.50 as we enter the sweet 16 portion of the men's basketball tournaments.
1:57.0	All the excitement of March, all of the upsets going back and forth, final second, heaves, shots, mouths wide open.
2:08.6	Except that's only the tournament of the past.
2:13.0	That's the excitement that used to exist in college basketball.
2:18.2	Those days are over.
2:20.7	Now, it's true.
2:22.1	There is a number one seed who lost as the number nine seed Iowa State was able to take
2:27.5	care of Florida with some horrible end of game play calling by Florida.
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