It’s NCAA Tournament time and D-Fly & Dixie are here to get you informed and pumped up for all the games. This week we’re joined by Matt Kinnear, the Editor-in-Chief at Inside Lacrosse, to recap the Wednesday Opening Round action and preview all eight First Round games this weekend. It’s a fantastic lineup with four games each on Saturday and Sunday.

The white smoke you saw was not from the Conclave, but it’s the smoke coming out of the overheated PA system at Cornell’s Schoellkopf Field as it plays “Freebird” for the 247th time. By Sunday it will be repaired and is ready to blare more Skynyrd. In addition to the games, the guys discuss the Tewaaraton finalists, the new Pope, Capital Area lacrosse, Caleb Fyock, beef jerky, Michigan’s cookies and much, much more.

Do you have your tickets yet for Gillette Stadium?!

As we normally do, we’ll go chronologically through the schedule. Let’s get it.

Richmond (13-3) at No. 8 North Carolina (10-4), noon, ESPNU

Towson (11-5) at No. 3 Princeton (12-3), 2:30 p.m., ESPNU

Colgate (10-7) at No. 5 Penn State (10-4), 5 p.m., ESPNU

Georgetown (11-4) at No. 7 Duke (12-5), 7:30 p.m., ESPNU

Notre Dame (8-4) at No. 4 Ohio State (14-2), noon, ESPN2

Air Force (9-7) at No. 2 Maryland (11-3), 2:30 p.m., ESPNU

Harvard (10-4) at No. 6 Syracuse (11-5), 5 p.m., ESPNU

UAlbany (9-8) at No. 1 Cornell (14-1), 7:30 p.m., ESPNU

In this week’s media access-inspired Give & Go, the guys rate lacrosse press box experiences based on physical quality, sightlines and game day hospitality. It’s eye opening.

If you are like me, you are completely amazed by the Spencer Brothers’ incredible story and their winding journey to the NBA. Pat and Cam joined Tommy Alter on the Young Man and the Three Podcast this week. I thought I knew their story, but I learned several knew things. I highly recommend you listen too. 

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