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S2E8: March Madness Preview — and Tom Brady is Back

March 17, 2022 by Karl Winter

Editor’s note: At the 18:05 mark in this podcast, co-host Karl Winter mispronounces the name of Illinois junior Kofi Cockburn — Cockburn’s last name is pronounced KO-burn.

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Karl and Austin start the show with breaking news in the NFL world: their reactions to Tom Brady’s announcement that he will un-retire and return to the Buccaneers (0:40). They then move into the news that a grand jury will not charge Deshaun Watson on sexual assault allegations against him, and its implications on the league (4:00) The final piece of football news on the podcast is the Cowboys trading Amari Cooper to the Browns. (7:45)

Then the co-hosts move into March Madness (9:30) — Karl opens the discussion by mentioning that three West Coast Conference team made the bracket (10:50). Austin gets into his top upset picks for the tournament (12:00). Karl says he will pick Murray State or San Francisco to upset Kentucky in the second round (13:30). The March Madness discussion concludes with talk of best teams (15:00) and best players (17:05) in the tournament.

Karl finishes up the episode with an update on the MLB lockout — it’s over!

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“SportsWaves” is co-hosted and produced by Karl Winter. “SportsWaves” is a Pepperdine Graphic Media production. Featured music: “Vans in Japan” by Buckeye Bonzai.

Filed Under: Podcasts, SportsWaves Tagged With: Amari Cooper, Austin Lede, bracket, Deshaun Watson, Karl Winter, March Madness, NCAA basketball, SportsWaves, Tom Brady

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