The Next Hour (3/20/25) - Hour 1
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🗓️ 20 March 2025
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Summary
The Auburn Tigers will face Alabama State this afternoon in Lexington. Auburn Basketball will tip things off at 1:50 on CBS. The Tigers are the national overall 1-seed and favored by 32'.
If Auburn Basketball advances, The Tigers will face the winner of the 8-seed Louisville Cardinals against the 9-seed Creighton Blue Jays. Louisville Basketball is a 2' point favorite over Creighton Basketball.
The Alabama Crimson Tide awaits The Robert Morris Colonials Friday at 11:40 on truTV. Alabama Basketball is a 22' point favorite over Robert Morris Basketball. Alabama coach Nate Oats has a smaller view of the NCAA Tournament. His approach worked last season, can he make magic again?
A surprising return for the Arkansas Razorbacks in the tournament? Arkansas Basketball could be healthy at just the right time.
Also from the SEC Today:
The Tennessee Volunteers are a 2-seed facing the Wofford Terriers at 5:50 on TNT
The Texas A&M Aggies are a 4-seed facing Yale at 6:25 on TBS
The Missouri Tigers are a 6-seed Facing The Drake Bulldogs at 6:35 on truTV
The Georgia Bulldogs are a 9-seed facing the Gonzaga Bulldogs at 3:35 on TBS
The Arkansas Razorbacks are a 10-seed facing The Kansas Jayhawks at 6:10 on CBS
Friday:
The Florida Gators are a 1-seed facing Norfolk State at 5:50 on TNT
The Kentucky Wildcats are a 3-seed facing the Troy Trojans at 6:10 PM on CBS
The Ole Miss Rebels are a 6-seed facing North Carolina Tar Heels at 3:05 on TNT
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are an 8-seed facing the Baylor Bears at 11:15 on CBS
The Oklahoma Sooners are a 9-seed facing UCONN at 8:25 on TNT
The Vanderbilt Commodores are a 10-seed facing Saint Mary's at 2:15 on truTV
The Texas Longhorns have a very short NCAA Tournament stint. Texas Basketball was bounced by Xavier in Dayton and The Longhorns are also moving on from head coach Rodney Terry. Friend of the show Chip Brown of Horns247 reports that Texas has chosen to make a change at the top.
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| 0:16.0 | Jim Dunaway. |
| 0:18.1 | Lance Taylor. |
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| 0:34.3 | Welcome to March Madness, everyone. |
| 0:37.7 | It is finally here along with Lance Taylor. |
| 0:40.1 | I'm Ryan Brown. |
| 0:41.4 | We are about to head to Cleveland, and Jim Dunaway will join us from there with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Taylor Corn, and Lexington with the Auburn Tigers. |
| 0:49.1 | She'll be with us a little bit later on. |
| 0:51.4 | We live for this time of year in sports calendar, and here we are. |
| 0:55.7 | It's March Madness. |
| 0:56.6 | You know, we always talk about there's monumental things that happen. |
| 1:00.0 | You know, the older people watching or listening might remember exactly where they were when Elvis passed away. |
| 1:06.5 | You know, we all remember where we were when, you know, 9-11, unfortunately, came upon us as a society. |
| 1:12.5 | Where are you going here? |
| 1:13.6 | I was going to say, I remember almost like where I watched all the first round games, first round upsets, where I was at those particular venues. |
| 1:21.6 | I mean, this is, even for like marginal basketball fans, there is something so special about this tournament. |
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