Nathan and Hanna discuss Football Spring Camp, early departures from the Basketball team, whether Russell Westbrook should be the NBA MVP, and what are reasonable expectations for UCLA sports fans. Also, a fun private message just for you in the first minute and a half of the episode.

Two Angry Bruins. Nathan and Hanna talk basketball, Steve Alford, and whether UCLA can justify blueblood-level expectations. Ultimately, it's a long-ass therapy session, and you're invited.

Nico Gervasoni of PacificTakes.com joins Nathan and Chavez to break down the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the potential departure of Steve Alford for Indiana, and why UCLA fans have never warmed to Alford. Chavez also gives a run down of UCLA Football's pro day, and Nathan recaps the opening of conference play in baseball.

Please do pardon the audio. We still haven't figured out how to seamlessly integrate a guest into the recording, so Nico comes across very softly. We took an extra day in editing and have massaged the audio to within an inch of its life, but the volume is still an issue. We apologize for sub-standard audio, but we hope you will endure because the content of what Nico brought and the conversations he generated were really fruitful and worth your time. Just be ready with your finger on the volume button/dial as needed.

Nathan, Hanna, and Chavez are all back together for the first time in a while. Things got a little punchy, and Chavez was super feisty, but the guys managed to give the definitive LaVar Ball take, preview the NCAA Brackets, and answer a reader question.

Nathan and Hanna try out a new game: Hot Take | Cold Take. They discuss basketball coach and player of the year awards, the Pac-12 conference tournament, Joe Lunardi's Bracketology, and UCLA's NCAA Tournament seeding prospects. Also, Chavez catches us up with all of the Bruins preparing for the NFL draft.

Ryan Rosenblatt of Fox Sports joins Nathan and Chavez to talk UCLA Baseball and Football - and Taco Bell.

In a special bonus episode, Nathan is joined by college football polymath Bill Connelly, whose new book (The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time) comes out on March 7.

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Nathan and Hanna discuss the NCAA Tournament Committee's early seedings, UCLA's upcoming game against USC, how big and sexy Angus McClure is, and - in a long digression from the UCLA Baseball preview - how Nathan became a San Francisco Giants fan.

Nathan and Hanna discuss the NCAA Tournament Committee's early seedings, UCLA's upcoming game against USC, how big and sexy Angus McClure is, and - in a long digression from the UCLA Baseball preview - how Nathan became a San Francisco Giants fan.