Host Brandon Contes interviews CBS Sports college basketball analyst and Hoops HQ co-founder Seth Davis. As March Madness approaches, Brandon and Seth discuss a wide range of topics including how expanding the tournament is a good thing, Charles Barkley's generosity, Caitlin Clark's TIME Magazine interview, and more.

-:50: What would today’s NCAA Tournament be like without X?

-2:09: Hoops HQ

-4:10: Motive behind launching Hoops HQ

-5:09: Welcoming added coverage in March

-6:38: Is NIL good for college basketball?

-8:30: Asking Charles Barkley if he would pay Auburn players pre-NIL

-11:13: Working with Barkley

-12:23: What does Barkley bring to the NCAA Tournament?

-14:16: Excitement level for the First Round

-16:44: Going from writing to TV

-20:04: Preferring TV or writing

-21:47: Most fulfilling book to write

-23:49: Working on any books now?

-24:19: Would Seth ever consider a career in politics?

-26:46: Following politics

-27:17: Caitlin Clark discourse

-30:05: College basketball continuing to benefit from Caitlin Clark

-31:23: Will a woman get a DI men’s basketball head coaching opportunity?

-33:57: Doug Gottlieb becoming a college basketball coach

-36:21: Rick Pitino at St. John’s

-37:45: Has Cooper Flagg lived up to the hype?

-38:52: Will and should the NCAA Tournament expand?

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