I never thought that shoes would be the reason that you recruit players, but it’s a factor. I think we need to get the shoe companies out of the lives of the athletes. I think we need to get it back to where parents and coaches have more of a say than peripheral people, but that’s easier said than done.

Rick Pitino

I’d tell any coach not to move for money… Stay at your job if you’re really happy.

Rick Pitino

If I had one regret in life… it’s that I was not more humble at an earlier age.

Rick Pitino

ESPN – Alexa Philippou – Paige Bueckers, UConn Huskies win, cruise into Sweet 16

The Ringer – Steve Ruiz – The Winners and Losers of the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

Southern Living – Kaitlyn Yarb0rough – 10 Things Only Southerners Say During March Madness

Front Office Sports – Daniel Roberts – Warren Buffett’s March Madness Pool Has Its First $1 Million Winner(s)

ESPN – Everything to know about Sunday’s second round NCAA tournament games

ESPN – Myron Medcalf – Men’s March Madness 2025: Re-ranking the remaining 16 teams

Southern Living – Kimberly Holland – Why Auburn Has The Best Basketball Culture In The South

Sports Illustrated – Pat Forde – NCAA Tournament Has Turned Into Power Conference Haves vs. Cinderella Have-Nots

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – COACH DID THE RIGHT THING, ASMUSSEN OWNS RECENT LA DERBIES, NIL DEAL FOR A MASCOT?

Kids are great. That’s one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It’s a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.

Charles Barkley

Sports – Illustrated – Pat Forde – John Calipari Tastes Sweetest Victory in Leading Arkansas Past Bitter Rival Rick Pitino

Failure is good. It’s fertilizer. Everything I’ve learned about coaching, I’ve learned from making mistakes.

Rick Pitino

ESPN – Everything you need to know about Saturday’s NCAA tournament games

1. Be on time.
2. Never criticize a teammate.
3. Never use profanity.

John Wooden

Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad

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Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon

The Ringer – Steven Ruiz – The Winners and Losers of the First Round of the NCAA Tournament

ESPN – Myron Medcalf – Men’s March Madness 2025: Ranking the remaining 32 teams

ESPN – Everything you need to know about Friday’s NCAA tournament games

Sports Business – Bill King – ESPN looks to brackets to bust sportsbook slump

ESPN – Women’s March Madness analysis: Relive all the Day 1 action

The Score – Dane Belbec and Chicco Nacion – Day 1 tourney takeaways: Drake, McNeese lead upsets

Sports Illustrated – Kevin Sweeney – March Madness Takeaways: BYU Could Make a Run, Gonzaga May Be Underseeded

ESPN – Everything you need to know about Thursday’s NCAA tournament games

The Ringer – Steven Ruiz – How Drake Basketball Became the Ultimate Modern NCAA Underdog Story

Garden And Gun – Steve Russell – The Secret to Making It to March Madness Is…Waffle House?

This is It

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Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon

The Ringer – John Ritter Conn – John Calipari and the Razor-Thin Margins of Legacy

What’s right isn’t always popular. What’s popular isn’t always right.

Howard Cosell

The Score – Dane Belbeck – March Madness Guide: Everything to know before filling out your bracket

The Ringer – J. Kyle Mann – The Draft Prospects With the Most to Gain in the NCAA Tournament

Sports Illustrated – Pat Forde – Forty Things to Watch in Men’s NCAA Tournament

Front Office Sports – Amanda Christovich – ‘Back in the Spotlight’: How Mike Repole’s Millions Pulled St. John’s Into the NIL Era

ESPN – West Virginia governor lashes out after NCAA tournament snub

Phil has a question:

How can any fucking Republican asshole governor complain about the NC AD’s conflict of interest when Don the Con and his fascist sidekick the Melon man set the bar so low that even a slug can crawl over it.

Did you ever notice that there’s a correct and incorrect way of lining up your profanities.

ESPN – Jay Bilas – Jay Bilas picks every single game in the 2025 men’s NCAA basketball tournament

The Ringer – Stephen Ruiz – The 2025 NCAA Men’s Tournament Bracket Breakdown

The Athletic – Austin Mock – Men’s March Madness projections 2025: Full NCAA Tournament bracket odds

Front Office Sports – Amanda Christovich – SEC to Earn $26M With Record 14 Men’s NCAA Tournament Bids

ESPN – Keith Lipscomb – 2025 March Madness bracket facts for men’s NCAA tournament

ESPN – Men’s March Madness 2025 bracket: Get to know all 68 teams

ESPN – Jeff Borzell0 – Predicting every game of the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament

Sports Illustrated – March Madness Brackets: Expert Predictions for the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament

ESPN – Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida top NCAA tournament field

ESPN – Should UNC be in? More questions for the men’s selection committee

ESPN – AP – St. John’s wins first Big East tournament title since 2000