Welcome to the Audible presented by Trader Joe's.

I'm Stuart Mandel, joined by my colleague Ralph Russo from The Athletic.

Bruce Feldman is not with us for this episode.

He is on assignment, as Ralph likes to say.

So because of that, we're going to

hold off doing the Big 12 by hold cell recap that we've been doing for the other conferences.

We'll do that later in the week. What we are going to do today is talk about some realignment

news. North Dakota State is moving up to the Mountain West.

We're going to have our colleague Sam Kahn on later this episode to talk all things.

Transfer Portal. He is the man when it comes to that. But first, let's address the elephant in the room.

Ralph, for those who are watching this on YouTube, why are you dressed like a downhill skier in the Winter Olympics?

Okay. So it was chilly here in New York, it's been in the 20s, and we have no heat in our

apartment today. I don't know why, but the heat went out during the Super Bowl yesterday.

I don't think it was necessary because of the Super Bowl,

but it's been super cold here in New York. And I do wonder if it's putting a strain on some of

these old buildings, like the one I live in. So the entire building has been without heat

since Sunday night. We have been assured it will get fixed in the next few hours. It is, I might be playing it

up a little bit, but it is pretty cold. It is pretty cold. I'm guessing it is below 60 in my apartment.

And the thing is, again, that might seem a little much for what I'm wearing with a hat and a hoodie on.

But I will tell you, if you stand still for a long period of time in like 50 degree temperatures,

that's cold.

Like when you're outside, you're dressed for it.

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