It's a daily soap opera in college basketball — As The Transfer World Turns, and most episodes for the mid-majors end in heartbreak for those schools' fans.

Every player on the All-Summit League first team has joined the transfer portal which shouldn't really come as a surprise. These were, after all, the very best players in the league, including SDSU's Oscar Cluff and USD's Chase Forte.

Does it suck? Yep. But John Gaskins dives through how he thinks the notion that it is killing college hoops or making the experience way worse for the fans is asinine.

Today's Interview - Landon Dulaney

If speed kills, Landon Dulaney has been pulverizing opponents on the football field, basketball court, and track his whole life.

Now, the 200-meter dash state champion as a sophomore at Brandon Valley is ready to make FCS opponents bite the dust as a South Dakota State wide receiver.

While he blazes through most sporting events, Dulaney thoughtfully took some time to elaborate about his wildly successful high school career — which included plenty of heartbreak in state championship games until the basketball team pulled off a win this past weekend — and his decision to commit to SDSU, then stay committed after coach Jimmy Rogers left for Washington State.

Hear about the Zoom call when Rogers told recruits like Dulaney he was moving on, the phone calls Dulaney had with other colleges trying to poach him away from SDSU after Rogers left, and his first phone call with quarterback Chase Mason after it all went down.

Dulaney describes the personality of new coach Dan Jackson, his new receivers coach Luke Bangston, Mason, Mark Gronowski, and BVHS coaches Matt Christensen and Craig Nelson.

Oh, and who won the track race between Dulaney and former SDSU wideout Griffin Wilde when they went toe-to-toe in high school? 

If speed kills, Landon Dulaney has been pulverizing opponents on the football field, basketball court, and track his whole life.

Now, the 200-meter dash state champion as a sophomore at Brandon Valley is ready to make FCS opponents bite the dust as a South Dakota State wide receiver.

While he blazes through most sporting events, Dulaney thoughtfully took some time to elaborate about his wildly successful high school career — which included plenty of heartbreak in state championship games until the basketball team pulled off a win this past weekend — and his decision to commit to SDSU, then stay committed after coach Jimmy Rogers left for Washington State.

Hear about the Zoom call when Rogers told recruits like Dulaney he was moving on, the phone calls Dulaney had with other colleges trying to poach him away from SDSU after Rogers left, and his first phone call with quarterback Chase Mason after it all went down.

Dulaney describes the personality of new coach Dan Jackson, his new receivers coach Luke Bangston, Mason, Mark Gronowski, and BVHS coaches Matt Christensen and Craig Nelson.

Oh, and who won the track race between Dulaney and former SDSU wideout Griffin Wilde when they went toe-to-toe in high school? 

So, SDSU became just another pile of road kill that UConn dismantled in an early round in the NCAA Tournament.

That doesn't diminish what the Jackrabbits accomplished this season — particularly another NCAA Tournament win against the Big 12's third-best team Oklahoma State on Saturday — and nor should it change the way Aaron Johnston builds his teams and its seasons toward March.

That is the first takeaway of CBS Sports Network women's basketball analyst Missy Heidrick, who called SDSU's Summit League Tournament games for both Midco Sports and CBSSN. 

But, now what? 

"Aaron Johnston's phone has been ringing the last few years," from bigger-league programs, Heidrick says. Why is he an attractive candidate? Could he win big in a Power Four league, where he'd have to "play ball" in the transfer portal game? Why might it be a good idea for him to continue to stay put in Brookings?

And, should AJ continue to reign supreme in Brookings and the Summit League, is there anything he needs to change to make the Jacks a more viable competitor in the NCAA Tournament — so they can narrow the gap between SDSU and programs like UConn and get back to the Sweet 16 or even beyond?

Oh, and Oral Roberts coach Kelsi Musik has left for Arkansas while North Dakota's coach resigned (not under pressure to do so). What does that mean for a pair of programs were ascending the Summit League ladder this past year?

A former Kansas State player who still calls games in Big 12 territory yet covers the Summit League, as well, Heidrick is in a unique position to provide well-informed analysis.

But first — John Gaskins says the transfer era may help keep AJ in Brookings. But what about men's basketball coach Eric Henderson?

"Hendo" is listed by the Des Moines Register as a leading candidate to be the next Drake head coach. Why would this be a possibility Jackrabbits fans should be worried about? 

So, SDSU became just another pile of road kill that UConn dismantled in an early round in the NCAA Tournament.

That doesn't diminish what the Jackrabbits accomplished this season — particularly another NCAA Tournament win against the Big 12's third-best team Oklahoma State on Saturday — and nor should it change the way Aaron Johnston builds his teams and its seasons toward March.

That is the first takeaway of CBS Sports Network women's basketball analyst Missy Heidrick, who called SDSU's Summit League Tournament games for both Midco Sports and CBSSN. 

But, now what? 

"Aaron Johnston's phone has been ringing the last few years," from bigger-league programs, Heidrick says. Why is he an attractive candidate? Could he win big in a Power Four league, where he'd have to "play ball" in the transfer portal game? Why might it be a good idea for him to continue to stay put in Brookings?

And, should AJ continue to reign supreme in Brookings and the Summit League, is there anything he needs to change to make the Jacks a more viable competitor in the NCAA Tournament — so they can narrow the gap between SDSU and programs like UConn and get back to the Sweet 16 or even beyond?

Oh, and Oral Roberts coach Kelsi Musik has left for Arkansas while North Dakota's coach resigned (not under pressure to do so). What does that mean for a pair of programs were ascending the Summit League ladder this past year?

A former Kansas State player who still calls games in Big 12 territory yet covers the Summit League, as well, Heidrick is in a unique position to provide well-informed analysis.

Is SDSU vs UConn the biggest sporting event in the history of South Dakota State — and maybe even the state of South Dakota — considering the Jackrabbits' opponent, the stakes, and the national stage this game is on?

Yes, there have been football FBS national titles and Div. II men's and women's national titles, plus other matchups with big-name, top-notch big league schools in the big sports. But this is the all-time women's national program (record 11 titles), still coached by the inarguable best (or most decorated) coaching titan of the entire sport, in the NCAA Tournament, not just a November or December non-conference game.

This is Geno Auriemma and Paige Bueckers in the NCAA Tournaand a No. 2 seed that could win the national title!

Matt Zimmer is there to talk about how historically relevant Monday night's game is, what kind of chances the Jackrabbits have, and how SDSU socred a satisfying but not necessarily surprising Jacks win over Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Plenty of comparisons between the SDSU and UConn programs and coaches, and plenty of insight into some of the things Auriemma and Aaron Johnston and SDSU players had to say in his Sunday pre-game press conference, attended mostly by South Dakoa media.

Would a victory be the greatest moment in South Dakota State athletics history — if not in state of South Dakota history.

So much big game to discuss!

And, then, there were four! The final four in each class of South Dakota's boys state basketball tournaments.

In Class AA, will No. 1 Lincoln avenge its only loss this season against defending state champion Mitchell? Will No. 2 Brandon Valley do the same thing against Harrisburg?

In Class A, can anybody realistically beat No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian, who is looking to make up for last season's stunning, heartbreaking loss to Hamlin in the championship?

And will No. 1 Castlewood be kings of the Aberdeen castle in Class B, or will hard-charging Viborg-Hurley reign supreme under new coach and long-time Sioux Falls "Warwick Workouts" director Shane Warwick?

Veteran South Dakota prep insiders Marcus Traxler (Mitchell Republic), Trent Singer (Sioux Falls Live), and John Gaskins (FOX Sports Radio 98.1 KWSN) take their stabs.

Patrick Lalley, the editor of Sioux Falls Live filled in for John on Happy Hour Friday.

Frank Gurnick, the director of soccer operations for Dakota Alliance joined the show at Sunny's Pizzeria.

He talked about a local soccer star who just had a great achievement overseas. The growth of soccer locally, the role that Neighborhood Soccer plays, and much more

It's that nearly annual rite of passage — the South Dakota State women's basketball team jumps on the big national stage to see how well it can play with the big girls in the NCAA Tourament.

Maybe, just maybe, the Jackrabbits win their sixth Big Dance game and find themselves facing icon Paige Bueckers and Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma in UConn's arena on Monday Night in front of the brightest ESPN lights.

But first, how do the Jacks match up with the Big 12's Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Saturday? The analyst who called SDSU's Summit League Tournament games on CBS Sports Network and Midco Sports knows the Jacks and Cowgirls quite well and joins John Gaskins to break it down.

Missy Heidrick, a former Kansas State Wildcat who lives and works in Big 12 territory, also has strong opinions on the Jacks' No. 10 seed and on the way the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee determines seeds. Also, should SDSU want to pursue a different conference, considering the way the Summit League is typically pegged down?

How would SDSU fare playing full seasons in, say, the Big 12 or Big 10?

And how will the Jacks square up with UConn should it shake down on Monday?

You won't want to miss Missy!

Ask a Jackrabbit fan, and it feels like the SDSU women and the Summit League, period, is a Rodney Dangerfield of NCAA Tournament Selection Committees and their seedings:

They don't get no respect!

Now, first of all, that line is a double negative. But... should they get more respect? And, if so, what should schools like SDSU or Omaha — whose men are a 15 seed vs St. John's on Thursday night — do about it if the Summit League will almost always be a one-bid league in the Big Dance, with the ceiling for seeding being a 6-seed for the women (SDSU in 2019) and 12-seed for the men (SDSU in 2018)?

Should they try to leave the Summit for another league that gets more respect?

Gary Sharp has been the play-by-play Voice of the Omaha Mavericks for 10 years and offers a deep dive into the perception and history of the league, plus how the league and teams in it, men's and women's could strengthen its positioning in future tourneys.

Sharp also describes the magic carpet ride from the 5-25 wilderness of the Mavs just three years ago to the school's first NCAA Tournament berth? 

Oh, and how can the Mavs score a Cinderella March Madness moment and beat 2-seed St. John's, coached by one of the icons of the sport, Rick Pitino?

The thrills and spills of South Dakota's own March Madness aren't limited to what happens on the court, as long-time SDPB-TV sportscasters (and former Sioux Falls radio partners) Mike Henriksen and Craig Mattick can attest.

They called high school state tournament basketball and football together for over 20 years, narrating some of the most memorable moments in the lives of thousands of young athletes and their families. 

Their own memories of wild and bizarre moments that happened off the court, either during a broadcast or somewhere else, are vivid and wildly entertaining, and they have plenty to share in the hour-plus chat:

"The truck blew up!"

"Tom Daschle hit the wall of stench that stood between us"

"There was an ashtray the size of a Buick hubcap, and it was full by the end of the night"

 "We are NOT TOAST!"

Find out the stories behind these lines, plus what Craig and Mike think of the state's rule not allowing students and fans to storm the court, a topic that became a massive controversy at the Class A girls tournament last weekend. The two also discuss South Dakota's unique way of presenting six different state tournaments in 4-6 different venues each year.