Turn It Loose

00:00-20:00: SEC trying to restrict schools from hiring Hugh Freeze, Matt compares it to NFL’s collusion of Colin Kaepernick.

20:00-36:14 NCAA is trying to get rid of kickoffs: Will rejoices, Matt wants Will to reenact Good Will Hunting, Will likes order, can’t believe the Mets are this good.

36:14-41:03 Florida vs. Ohio PLUS A BONUS STORY (Missouri vs. South Carolina).

41:03-1:01:38 Are you into Ohtani-mania?, Will believes he’ll eventually have to choose, Matt says this wasn’t done to Babe Ruth, Anthony Rizzo advocates for a shorter season, Will agrees.

00:00-18:15 Will and Matt reunite after a long hiatus, Will spouts out about how he wants to reform college football, Are college coaches too paranoid? Can you learn anything from Spring?

18:15-45:37 NCAA Tournament talk: Will praises Matt for believing in Loyola-Chicago, What did we learn? Was Missouri’s season disappointing? Did the best team win? Do upsets payoff for the general likability of the Tournament?

45:37-57:43 Comparing South Carolina’s baseball series with North Carolina to Missouri vs. Illinois football, Is it worth it to continue a neutral site series in a strategic city when you continue to get your brains beaten in?

57:43-1:37:06 Will believes Cruises are overrated, Where should Will go for his Summer vacation, Is the Masters too self-righteous? Does golf have a Tiger problem?, Will had PTSD being back in Omaha for the first time since covering one of the worst upsets in NCAA Tournament, What happened to NASCAR?

1:37:06-1:54:36 MLB explores Facebook, Will and Matt look forward to when Missouri and South Carolina will look like when they face each other in May, Are the St. Louis Blues the most tortured fanbase in all of sports? Will and Matt offered their suggestions of each.

00:00-10:41 Will and Matt discuss the new Selection Show format and how the low rating was misleading. Will believes it was not because of the format change

10:41-28:27 South Carolina Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley is not happy about having to go to Albany and potentially play UConn before the Final Four, Bill Walton on the NIT was a delight

28:27-32:07 South (Virginia) Region Preview

32:07-35:38 East (Villanova) Region Preview

35:38-40:12 West (Xavier) Region Preview

40:12-52:33 Midwest (Kansas) Region Preview, Will and Matt agree on the Final Four

52:33-1:04:08 Chase Daniel signs with the Bears, The Jets are making moves, Weekend College Baseball preview

00:00-31:47: Will and Matt discuss how conference realignment has put conference tournaments in odd habitats, how college baseball is more popular in the South than basketball, and how FiveThirtyEight reported on the inconsistencies with baseballs has affected the offense over the last year or so. Better pace of play could improve MLB, but also needs better marketing.

31:47-54:08: Will and Matt discuss the Sean Miller saga at Arizona, where is the harm in paying college players? Should the NFL develop a Minor League? Will and Matt reminisce about college days.

54:08-1:18:45: Will and Matt play Florida vs. Ohio, Will and Matt wonder if anyone will ever go on a run like UConn Men’s Basketball team did in the 2011 Big East Tournament, along with misremembering the 6-OT game from two years earlier as being a part of that tournament, Tom Cruise Mount Rushmore, Will and Matt discuss Lucas Duda signing with the Royals.

00:00-17:32 WIll and Matt discuss travel stories from their baseball pasts with Matt on the road for Mizzou baseball, there was snow in the Pacific Northwest while Will and Matt were in shorts and T-Shirts, Will provides a real-estate update, Matt believes Fergie national anthem was the worst of all-time, Will still holds out for two others.

17:32-47:00 Will doesn’t like the NASCAR Overtime rules, the NCAA comes down hard on Louisville, but Will still believes there isn’t a big enough deterrent, Will and Matt compare the two Willy Wonkas, Matt thinks nine SEC teams can make the NCAA Tournament, Will believes no more than eight, Will and Matt want to see Missouri and South Carolina play in the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament.

47:00-1:13:40 Italian family causes brawl on cruise ship, Florida vs. Ohio, some good PR for the Florida State Fair, MLB produces new pace of play mandates, Matt has problems with sunburn, Will has problems with Tim Tebow.

00:00-16:05: Will and Matt talk about the Olympics, Matt has watched more Olympics than Will, Will hates that the NHL pulled out of the Olympics, and believes the Olympics need a revamping when it comes to the selection of venues, he believes there should be permanent venues, Matt can’t envision a world without the Olympic Games.

16:05-34:45: Will and Matt go through the NCAA Bracket Reveal, Will makes a narrative-busting revelations, is the quadrant system the best data point for the Tournament Committee? Who is under-seeded? Who is over-seeded? Will brings about a revolutionary idea for the early days of the NCAA Tournament.

34:45-42:25: Matt believes Missouri’s Cuonzo Martin should be SEC Coach of the Year, Will votes for Bruce Pearl, Will and Matt discuss possibility of Michael Porter, Jr. playing this year.

42:25-56:20: USC Head Coach Frank Martin gets fined for criticizing SEC officials, South Carolina fans wonder why Greg Sankey hasn’t responded to Missouri AD’s comments about USC Women’s Coach Dawn Staley.

56:20-1:14:22: “Foreign Accent Syndrome?”, Florida vs. Ohio, Will and Matt bring an important update for “The Bidet Chronicles, from EP 43, Matt suggests a potential business to spawn from this experience.

1:14:22-1:30:16: Matt believes Yu Darvish is more consistent than Jake Arrieta, The Cardinals are building hotels and apartments near their stadium, Will and Matt peel back the onion regarding some of the criticism they receive with their on-air prowess.

00:00-29:55 Open: Will and Matt discuss National Signing Day, a KC prospect signs with Clemson, an SC prospect signs with Alabama, how are these prospects getting out of state? Will and Matt discuss the new proposed transfer rules from the NCAA.

29:55-44:21 We were early on the MLB Collusion “scandal”, is MLB in a situation where the players are treated unfairly, teams are trying to get younger and cheaper, all of the teams have the same information.

44:21-1:15:23 Will and Matt discuss the Super Bowl Commericials and halftime, Will and Matt disagree on this year’s best commercial, There is a doubt among both that there can be a pervasive guest that compels the interests of a vast amount of viewers.

1:15:23-1:39:18 Will & Matt play Florida vs. Ohio, they discuss the different Winter Olympics events, the emergence of curling in the American consciousness, Will wonders why Matt hasn’t chosen a Premier League side yet, which leads to a Will & Matt clip from the past. Will and Matt get briefly into the Super Bowl and the Josh McDaniels Drama.

00:00-34:55 Open: The tenor of this podcast you can say has a “hostile” start, as the South Carolina and Missouri Women’s basketball programs find themselves on opposite sides of an SEC Family Feud. Will and Matt are on opposite sides of the feud and present both sides of contention.

34:55-46:24 The Bidet Discussion: Old-World Architecture meets 21st-Century social mores, and Will is suprised at Matt’s verdict on such.

46:24-54:10 Will believes the NHL made things too easy for the Vegas Golden Knights, Matt believes it’s anomaly that the castoffs of the expansion draft are all having concurrent career years.

54:10-1:06:09 Will and Matt give their takes on the Super Bowl, Will believes the Redskins acted haphazardly by trading for Alex Smith, Matt refuses to use the Washington football team’s name, Will and Matt discuss comments by Von Miller about Kirk Cousins.

1:06:09-1:12:25 Will and Matt play an edition of Florida vs. Ohio.

1:12:25-1:28:55 Is there a pitch clock on the horizon in Major League Baseball? Which problem is bigger in baseball? The perceived collusion against free agents or an impending pitch clock? Could these issues lead to a labor stoppage?

00:00-24:35 Will is going through a healthy epiphany, wants Matt to join him, Matt is afraid to work out in front of people, one of Will’s old stomping grounds has a microbrewery, Will recounts an awkward date between a couple he witnessed in Columbia, SC.

24:35-47:17 Will and Matt discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame Voting: Matt is mad at one player getting too much love and another not getting enough, Will wants the Baseball Hall of Fame vote to resemble more of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, People are being judged more on analytics, and not the romanticism of baseball.

47:17-1:07:55 Will and Matt discuss SEC Basketball: Is Auburn for real?, What happened to Missouri?, Will hates the ability of mid-year transfers, Will and Matt discuss Zion Williamson’s decision to go to Duke, Frank Martin coaches his South Carolina team to an upset win at Florida, Will and Matt rank the SEC Basketball Coaches.

1:07:55 -1:22:41 Will and Matt briefly discuss the Larry Nassar scandal, Florida vs. Ohio weird news, Matt believes people are misidentifying a once-popular dance.

00:00-10:10: Will is a bit shaken by an apartment malfunction, Will and Matt discuss Fodor’s Travel Mag which has some nice things to say about some places, and some negative words about a place close to them. (After podcast edit: Will knows it’s pronounced LEE-DO).

10:10-36:48: Joel Embiid is rebuffing Rihanna, Will and Matt discuss the practice of “ghosting”, People try to tell them how radio should sound, Rick Barnes plays to the crowd at Missouri, Will and Matt believe Allen Fieldhouse is tougher to play in than Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, Will and Matt discuss “fouling up three” in college basketball.

36:48-57:22: So much for “retirement for referee Ted Valentine, Will and Matt think that there needs to be a change in the way they assign officials for college basketball games, Kardshians vs. Lamar Odom, Will has no sympathy for the Saints DB who blew the hit against the Vikings, Tom Brady injury = Belichick mind games.

57:22-1:08:02: Will got his first apartment noise complaint, Will explains Live: PD to Matt, Will and Matt discuss Coca-Cola’s failed attempt to compete with SodaStream.

1:08:02-1:32:40 : Will and Matt discuss South Carolina’s upset of Kentucky, Zion Williamson’s decision coming Saturday, do you pick a blue-blood or answer the lure of home?, How did UNC get away with murder in their academic scandal?, Will and Matt discuss Chris Berman reuniting with Tom Jackson for one final NFL Prime Time, Pro or Con Twitter edits?, Will and Matt pay homage to Keith Jackson.