The thefinalscorenetwork‘s Podcast

We're down to the Sweet 16 and what a ride it has been so far. Classic games up and down but no major upsets. Is Cinderella dead with NIL and the portal? Mmhmm. But still, let's celebrate a record six Big Ten teams in and some of the instant classics that were... plus a little golf and this plus that.

Pinch me... not because it's St. Patty's Day but because the greatest three weeks in sports is upon us! Let the Madness begin. As is customary, Ryan and I go all in on full bracket analysis in our deepest, most analytical, longest pod of the year. Maybe it will help you win a bracket contest... maybe it won't! I even let AI take all my metrics this year and give me its picks. It's time... let the Madness begin!

We are just days away from the most glorious three weeks in sports - March Madness. A lot of crazy going on in the wide world of sports from more M scandals and bad news (it will bite them eventually), to bid stealers, Team USA chocking in the whatever that tournament is called, golf triumphs and failures and more. We've got you locked and loaded with plenty from the B1G and more so lend us an hour - you won't be disappointed.

March is upon us and that is about all you need in sport these days. BUT there was Lions news, plenty of MSU to catch up on, a golf flop leading into two great non-major weekends. Basketball is on the dial 24-7... what more do you need in life right now except open golf courses and temps in the 60s!

March is nigh and hoops is heating up. The NCAA Selection Committee unveiled it's top 16 seeds and a slew went and lost. This is why March is mad. Let's just hope they don't screw it up for real. But it wasn't just a great week of hoops, Team USA wins hockey gold for the first time since 1980 and goes full patriot in the process. The golf has been pure theater. It's a great time to be a sports fan. Not you NBA. Not you NFL. Yes you hockey and golf and kinda, sorta men's college hoops...

Football may be finished but never fear, full time hoops is here. Except the NBA. HARD PASS. And golf is already glorious. From a comeback story (albeit in LIV) to an outstanding Sunday at Pebble. Plenty to weigh in on as March inches closer...

And with that, football season is finished. And boy was it a lame finish to the season. Except the K9 MVP, which is a just due after he got screwed for the Heisman... but we digress. Big Ten hoops is heating up. The two best teams in hockey went toe to toe with the Spartans snagging 4 of 6 weekend points. Golf is already getting good too. And March is just around the corner!

It's Groundhog's Day, and like the movie it feels like we're stuck in a repeating time capsule filled with incessant nonsense from our friends down the street. We get plenty into a great college basketball game but not before a double podium calling a spade a spade. We talk some Big Game, who's got "it" in the Big Ten this year, a little golf, a little MSU hockey, and more...

And then there were two. Is this Super Bowl exciting to you or nah? College hoops is heating up and has plenty more ridiculousness OFF the court to fire us up. Golf is back and so is Scottie. Man is a machine. Detroit sports teams are rolling, the Spartans are rolling, we just need to get the weather to behave...

We've crowned the most incredible national champion in NCAA football history. We're down to four in the NFL. Golf has teed off. College hoops is hitting its stride. The NCAA still sucks at its job while waiting to play a political game of chicken instead. I'd say there is plenty to cover this week in the TFS pod...