Beginning tomorrow, will likely be out of city for the following 6 days, so issues will likely be a bit completely different on the positioning. There will likely be no Reader Emails tomorrow. Simply have too many podcasts to report immediately and get arrange for the remainder of this week. Could have your common Every day Roundup and Sports activities Every day tomorrow. However then Thursday and Friday’s Every day Roundup will likely be interviews with Jacqueline Trumbull and Jackie Maroney (one half of She’s All Bach), respectively. Hey, I simply realized they each are Jackie’s. Completely unplanned. Wished to get these recorded and within the can so I don’t have as many who I must report my lodge room beginning tomorrow. Simply makes issues rather a lot simpler on my finish to do it that approach. As a result of I’m importing every little thing on my laptop computer on the street, and utilizing lodge WiFi, mainly it takes double the time for every little thing to add usually. And lets be sincere, the very last thing I wanna do is need to go as much as my room at night time in Vegas and need to report one thing. C’mon folks. I’ve received cube to roll. Anyway, that’s the schedule for the remainder of this week. Then Monday and Tuesday subsequent week will likely be ones I’ve to report in CA, since I’m heading there Saturday from Vegas. A full day 6 days out of city which I feel is the longest “trip” I’ve had in in all probability 10 years. Regardless that is it actually “trip” in the event you’re nonetheless having to work? Whereas the rationale I’m going out of city is for pleasure, by no means cease working.
All proper. What you’ve all been ready one year for. My first spherical NCAA Tournment picks for this week. Just a little background: So right here is my report since I began giving out first spherical performs 8 years in the past. Each recreation I’ve wager has been an underdog and I’m 7-4 with 5 outright winners. It makes essentially the most sense since we all know there will likely be upsets each season, so, I attempt to give attention to the underdogs who I feel will win the sport outright. Even a pair that misplaced outright however coated have been near successful:
2017: UNC-Wilmington (+8 ½) vs Virginia – Winner (misplaced 76-71)
2018: Loyola-Chicago (+4 1/2 ) vs Miami – Winner (gained outright 64-62)
2019: UC Irvine (+4) over Kansas St. – Winner (gained outright 70-64)
2020: No event – COVID
2021: Ohio (+7) vs Virginia – Winner (gained outright 72-68)
2021: BONUS PICK: UCSB (+7) vs Creighton – Winner (misplaced 63-62)
2022: South Dakota St (+2) over Windfall – Misplaced (misplaced 66-57)
2022: BONUS PICK: Virginia Tech (+1) over Texas – Misplaced (81-73)
2023: Furman (+5.5) over Virginia – Winner (gained outright 68-67)
2023: BONUS PICK: Kent St (+4) over Indiana – Misplaced (misplaced 71-60)
2024: Coll of Charleston (+9.5) vs Alabama – Misplaced (109-96)
2024: BONUS PICK: JMU (+5.5) vs Wisconsin – Winner (gained outright 72-61)
With none additional ado, listed below are your two picks for this yr. Each video games tip on Thursday.
Yale (+7.5) vs Texas A&M
BONUS PICK: Drake (+6.5) vs Missouri
Different video games that I like as properly and will likely be betting (in no explicit order): Clemson (-7.5) vs McNeese St (Thurs), Excessive Level (+7.5) vs Purdue (Thurs), St Marys (-4) vs Vanderbilt (Fri), Wofford (+19) vs Tennessee (Thurs), & Akron (+14) vs Arizona (Fri).
When you look over all my picks since 2017, together with the 4 bonus picks I gave in each 2022 and 2023, each single one in all them has additionally coated an 8 pt. teaser. That’s 11 picks I’ve given in 7 years, and each single one in all them stayed inside 8 pts of the closing line. The three workforce, 8 pt teaser is one thing I get pleasure from taking part in, in order that’s why I say whereas I just like the performs I gave you, I all the time get pleasure from teasing the road 8 pts in my favor as properly only for some added enjoyable. You don’t need to. Or you’ll be able to if you wish to be a baller. If I needed to give one 3 workforce, 8 pt teaser this yr, I’d go together with Yale (+15.5), Drake (+13.5), and Clemson (-1/2). Good luck everybody!
One factor I forgot to say within the open is that this weeks weekly podcast (that I’m recording immediately) is with Mark Walberg, host of “Temptation Island.” For the primary time in its historical past, it moved to streaming on Netflix AND they dropped the entire season directly. And I watched the entire season this previous weekend. Previously when the present was on USA Community and aired one episode every week, I’d have Mark on at the start of the season to preview after which typically after the season. However because the entire season is out, I needed to have him on after I watched the total season so we will talk about every little thing. By the best way if I’m being sincere, I feel that is the very best season they’ve ever had. I’ll get into extra particulars within the interview as a result of I don’t need to spoil something right here in the event you haven’t watched it but, however, it truly is the very best one they’ve achieved and Mark proved as soon as once more why he’s the very best actuality present host on TV. And I’m not simply saying that. I feel a part of it’s that the function requires him to be a much bigger a part of the present than say Jesse Palmer, Chris Harrison again within the day, Phil Keoghan, Jeff Probst, and many others. Probst might be second simply due to how a lot display screen time he will get per episode, however simply watch this season (like all season) and Mark simply offers a grasp class in empathy, compassion, and general sensitivity on the bonfires. He was on his recreation this season and I need to commend him for that. So test that out come Thursday.
Ideas on final night time’s in a single day dates…
-The brand new factor we’ve seen the final couple seasons on the Bachelor is having previous ladies present up the week of hometown dates to present “recommendation” to the remaining 3 ladies. On Joey’s season, you had 3 ladies from the Golden Bachelor present as much as speak to Kelsey, Daisy, and Rachel. And now final night time, Daisy, Rachel, and Kaity Biggar confirmed as much as communicate to Grant’s remaining 3. One factor we discovered from these talks? Litia has by no means watched the present earlier than. Kaity spoke to her and informed her all in regards to the mess that was Zach’s “Intercourse Week,” and Litia had by no means heard any of it earlier than. Jaw on the ground. Couldn’t imagine what had occurred and was asking inquiries to Kaity clearly as if she had no thought what ever occurred throughout overnights week. And that was solely 2 seasons in the past.
-If Juliana is gonna get dolled up, do the hair and make-up, and attempt to look all good for Grant for his or her date, lets be sincere, the very last thing she desires to do is go 4 wheeling in mud. Couldn’t we give them a waterfall to make out below or one thing? I’m positive she rolled with the punches and didn’t bitch about it, however geez, in that setting, I extremely doubt any lady desires to go 4 wheeling for his or her date the place there’s a critical probability for damage. Only a unhealthy alternative of issues to do.
No time beyond regulation pay for you, manufacturing. Oh wait, you don’t get that anyway. My unhealthy.
-Haven’t heard something new with reference to the place the Grant/Juliana relationship stands proper now. I do know so lots of you might be satisfied after final nights episode that the spoiler should be flawed, or how can he even be considering who to select subsequent week when he informed Litia he beloved her and he mentioned he’s nearly there with Juliana, and many others. Enhancing. Finest approach I can put it. I’ll say, I haven’t had many particulars in regards to the finale since I introduced the spoiler, however one factor I did hear again after I was informed was that Litia was blindsided by Grant’s resolution. After watching final night time’s episode, yeah, that makes good sense now.
-I do know lots of people don’t perceive how any lady that he selected might be watching this again and be positive with him saying what he did to Litia then being along with her. I feel you simply gotta bear in mind, this was 4 months in the past. Quite a few conversations have occurred since then. To not point out, I feel a number of them perceive it is a TV present. Did Grant HAVE to say he was in love with Litia? No. I’m positive Juliana didn’t really feel nice about it after the actual fact. And shit, perhaps it did in the end result in their demise. I haven’t heard both approach. I’m simply saying, whereas it appears preposterous to folks watching at house, I simply don’t see it as an enormous of deal as most do as a result of this isn’t regular courting life. It’s actually potential to fall for a number of ladies on this present. We see it virtually each season if we’re being sincere. Some simply specific it in a different way.
-I actually suppose that whether or not Grant and Juliana are nonetheless collectively doesn’t have something to do with what he mentioned on the present to Litia. I simply don’t see that being the case. Positive, again in November when this occurred, I’m guessing he prepped her and ready her for it. But when they’re not collectively, I simply don’t get the sense it was due to that. To not point out, I don’t know in the event that they even are damaged up. They could nonetheless be a pair and blissful as clams. Who is aware of? We’ll all discover out subsequent week. However this entire notion that none of those ladies can recover from the truth that the lead may’ve had sturdy emotions for a couple of lady I feel is a tad overblown. In the true life if a man did this? Completely some lady would have a proper to go off on him. On this setting? Eh. The waters are a bit extra murky in the event you ask me.
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