Dirt & Sprague

The guys wondering which holiday for the Wife/Mom is the most important for a gift, then a wild Kentucky Derby sees a total longshot upset things, which Dirt's horse finishes dead last. Mike Leach thinks Rich Strike should be the catalyst for an expanded CFB Playoff, and the guys recap the NBA Playoff action from the weekend.

The guys double down on their Kentucky Derby picks, plus where is the value in the NBA and NHL playoffs tonight.

Dirt gets in some baseball stuff with teams that really stink early in the season. Then, the guys preview the weekend's NBA Playoff action wondering which series could really go deep. Plus Spraguin' the Line and they answer the poll questions.

ESPN National CFB Writer Adam Rittenberg returns to the Ticker to discuss all the outrage over how some schools are utilizing NIL for their programs. Plus, how much hope is there for a resurgence of the Pac-12 with Lincoln Riley and Dan Lanning taking over at USC and Oregon.

Doug Brenner settled his lawsuit against Oregon and Willie Taggart, is it a thing? The guys wonder what the best option for a new TV rights deal looks like for the Pac-12 then welcome ESPN's Adam Rittenberg back to the Daily Ticker with his thoughts on Hail Mary attempts to have Congress enact some Federal NIL legislation. And some golf stuff in the Crunch.

The guys wonder if malls are still relevant, then Sprague gets a Stanley Cup Playoff update. Plus, all sorts of leftovers from the week including Trevor Bauer's suspension, Urban Meyer's going back to TV, the Kiper-McShay rivalry during the draft, and interspecies threesomes.

Ken Barkley of BetQL makes his weekly visit to the show with Kentucky Derby thoughts and some value markets for the NBA Playoffs. Then the guys dive back into the importance of the Lincoln Riley hire for the Pac-12 conference, and with the media rights being negotiated how the Pac-12 should weigh the most money for the best exposure.

Our weekly visit with BetQL sports betting expert and host Ken Barkley stops by with thoughts on the Kentucky Derby and where some value lies right now in the NBA Playoffs.

The guys dive into Wednesday night's NBA Playoff games still marveling at Chris Paul's 4th quarter exploits for the Suns, and wondering if the end of the Sixers as we know them is on after James Harden flops again. Jon Wilner joins the Ticker with the crossroads Pac-12 football is facing, and is Lincoln Riley the linchpin to the conference returning to prominence

Covering the Pac-12 with his Wilner Hotline, Jon Wilner joined the Daily Ticker with thoughts on how the conference is dealing with NIL, the next media rights deal, and trying to get a team back into the CFB Playoff.