Rooting Against America, Busted Brackets & Bulls Winning Again!

Summary

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Dan Bernstein Unfiltered – March 17, 2026

Episode: “Rooting Against America, Busted Brackets & Bulls Winning Again!”

Overview

In this lively and often irreverent episode, Dan Bernstein and co-host Matt Abbatacola jump headfirst into the weighty and weird landscape of Chicago sports and national headlines—hitting on the World Baseball Classic’s meaning (and meaninglessness for U.S. fans), Chicago Bulls’ ongoing commitment to mediocrity, March Madness bracketology, and the peculiar news of a college basketball star’s legal woes. Throughout, Bernstein and Abbatacola tangle over national pride, sports culture, and what it all means in 2026 America, all with their signature honesty and unfiltered Chicago perspective.

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1. World Baseball Classic: Meaning, Culture, and Nationalism

Main Discussion:

• Matt opens by expressing his indifference to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), confessing he’d rather see Venezuela win:
  • "I know the US is likely to win, but I'm glad I don't have to deal with this US Team anymore... I can get my actual Pete Crowe Armstrong back and I can enjoy him as a Cub... It would mean so much more to Venezuela. It would mean so much to that country if you know about the baseball culture there." (02:14)
• Both hosts reminisce about the impact of Venezuelan baseball culture in Chicago, shouting out Ozzie Guillen and Venezuelan stars who’ve played for both the Cubs and White Sox.
• Bernstein counters Matt’s “root for Venezuela” angle, voicing his love for international competition and Team USA:
  • "I don't want the WBC to end. I've watched more than just Team USA... I really love international sport. That's exciting. So I don't want this to end... I want Team USA to win." (07:16)
• The pair debate whether Team USA (and American fans) actually care, compared to other nations.
• They criticize Team USA’s jingoistic “military cosplay,” especially the much-mocked Navy SEAL appearance:
  • "The whole Navy SEAL thing was really stupid to me... Don't bring up the troops when you're playing a game." (09:18)

Cultural Perspective:

• Deep dive on how baseball’s “national pastime” status in America has become diluted, and why victory means exponentially more elsewhere:
  • “These guys [Venezuelan players] have said it means more to win this than to win a World Series. You have that national pride, that country pride.” (13:04)
• The duo riff on U.S. foreign policy blunders in Venezuela and how geopolitics underlie the tension and emotion for Venezuelan fans.

Notable Quotes:

• “If they [Venezuela] win tonight... they will be gods. Days and days. These guys will be heroes.” – Dan Bernstein (13:02)
• "If Team USA wins, it’s great, but these guys are like, they're… winning a World Series. That’s what they're gunning for." – Dan Bernstein (12:33)

Timestamps:

• [02:14] Matt’s case for rooting Venezuela, Chicago-Venezuelan baseball ties
• [06:26] Scripting debate, natural show chemistry
• [07:16] Bernstein’s defense of Team USA, international sports
• [09:09] Military symbolism and Team USA’s “Navy SEAL” moment

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2. Sports Culture Abroad vs. U.S.: Passion & Experience

Key Points:

• The hosts explore why fans in other countries seem to value the experience of attending games more deeply than U.S. counterparts:
  • “In Japan, it's organized... There's choreographed cheering... When you go there, you got stuff to do. So I think that commitment's a little different.” – Matt (19:07)
  • “We treat it like a job in this country... How does this interfere with my day?” – Dan (20:07)
• Long, leisurely games are seen as positive experiences elsewhere, not sources of complaint.

Timestamps:

• [18:20] Do other countries complain about game length?
• [19:47] The communal nature of sports culture outside the U.S.

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3. Broadcast Pet Peeves: Smoltz Fatigue & Producer Hijinks

Key Points:

• Matt admits he’s developed “Smoltz Derangement Syndrome” — he can’t listen to John Smoltz’s baseball commentary without fuming:
  • “Smoltz makes me angry because I can feel in the air him making people dumber about baseball.” (22:26)
• Bernstein describes instead finding amusement in Smoltz’s nonsensical analysis:
  • “I laughed at it. It was so stupid... What's the worst that can happen if you give up a single or a walk?... Oh, I guess the tying run comes to the plate, but if you give up a home run, the tying run also comes up to the plate.” (27:00)
• Both hosts fondly reminisce about hearing producers and directors live on air, adding a meta layer to sports broadcasts.

Notable Moment:

• Matt’s pride in setting personal boundaries: “I decided I wanted to watch the Bulls last night... and I didn’t want to feel angry [about Smoltz]. That’s progress for me.” (21:12)

Timestamps:

• [20:44] Why Matt skipped Smoltz
• [24:41] Dan’s “wellness check” on Smoltz’s commentary

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4. Bracket Talk & March Madness

Key Points:

• Matt has filled out his first NCAA tournament bracket in years, prompted by the 312 Sports Busted Bracket Challenge.
  • “I filled out a bracket... It’s very chalky. My final four ended up being Duke, Houston, Arkansas, and Michigan. I have Duke beating Michigan in the championship.” (35:17)
• Deep-dive into Illinois’ chances and the enduring coaching narrative; debate on whether they’re peaking at the right time.
• Bernstein breaks down Big Ten’s championship drought, conference dominance, and tournament history stats.

Fun Moments:

• Extended riff imagining Illinois’ staff as biker bar regulars or hippie youth pastors.
• Debate over whether “Humrick House” is a sausage spot or a Friday-only prime rib joint.

Notable Quotes:

• “The college basketball team and season is its own living thing that needs to be cultivated and developed.” – Matt (37:34)

Timestamps:

• [35:16] Matt’s bracket picks
• [36:41] Illinois’ season and “deep run” potential
• [43:52] Conference titles and trivia

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5. Chicago Bulls: Winning At Exactly the Wrong Time

Key Points:

• Lament over the Bulls refusing to tank for a better draft pick:
  • “I told you that the Bulls were going to win a game that they absolutely had to lose. I don't get it.” (50:38)
• Bulls’ starters (Giddy and Bouzelis) play major minutes in a must-lose game against Memphis.
• Discussion over Chicago’s unwavering ticket sales despite mediocrity:
  • “Why are the Bulls number one in attendance every year? ...It's Medieval Times.” (54:31)
  • “If ticket sales and revenue are my goal, why would I care to try to win?” (55:24)
• Host frustration over the organization's inertia, and questions why fans are still so loyal.

Notable Quotes:

• “The Bulls have become the Cubs. The Bulls have become what Joe Ricketts said about the Cubs.” – Matt (55:08)
• “If you go, why do you go?” – Dan, challenging listeners (56:02)

Timestamps:

• [50:38] Bulls' win when they needed to lose
• [54:31] Bulls’ attendance and organizational apathy

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6. NCAA Scandal: The Aiden Holloway Weed Arrest

Key Points:

• Alabama’s Aiden Holloway, averaging 16.8 PPG, arrested for marijuana possession (over a pound), and failure to affix a tax stamp:
  • “If you've got a… In the nil era, there's no reason for somebody to feel they have to sell drugs to make ends meet. Unless that person just likes selling drugs.” – Matt (64:15)
• Discussion of NIL (name/image/likeness) money (estimated $300-500k/year for Holloway) and the oddity of a star athlete moonlighting as a dealer.
• Both hosts strongly advocate for the legalization of marijuana, pointing out the absurdity of harsh penalties in places where alcohol is freely consumed:
  • “It should all be legal.” – Both (before 70:31)

Timestamps:

• [61:54] Holloway’s arrest and analysis
• [65:22] NIL money and the side hustle debate
• [68:21] Marijuana legality across U.S. states

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7. Lighter Side & Rapid-Fire Segments

Key Points:

• Off-hand mentions of favorite pizza (Giordano's prize in Bracket Challenge)
• Shout-out to former Chicago sportscaster Mark Giangreco and newsroom hijinks.
• Omaha Steaks comfort food anecdotes, including secret caramel apple tartlet hoarding.
• Historical trivia on college athletic conferences and their geographic sense.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Dan Bernstein on Team USA’s performative patriotism:
  “The whole Navy SEAL thing was really stupid to me... Don't bring up the troops when you're playing a game.” (09:18)

• Matt (on Smoltz commentary):
  “Smoltz makes me angry because I can feel in the air him making people dumber about baseball.” (22:26)

• Dan, on the era of NBA Bulls malaise:
  “If ticket sales and revenue are my goal, why would I care to try to win?” (55:24)

• Matt, on why he won’t root for the U.S. in WBC:
  "It would bring more happiness to Venezuela than it would to the United States." (06:26)

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Takeaways for the Uninitiated Listener

• This episode is classic Bernstein/Abbatacola: sharp-tongued, deeply Chicago, often hilarious, and unafraid to challenge both sports orthodoxy and each other.
• Expect smart context on how global meaning attaches to sports—especially baseball and basketball—and how local fans assign value (or don’t) to outcomes.
• If you’re a Chicago Bulls fan baffled by organizational inertia, or a Chicago sports diehard nostalgic for the colorful local media and locker room culture of decades past, this is essential listening.
• Plenty here, too, for college hoops nerds, world sports fans, and anyone who relishes the quirks, irritations, and obsessions of true sports radio lifers.

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Recommended Listening Segments:

• [02:14–15:18] WBC, nationalism, why rooting for Venezuela matters
• [35:16–44:46] Bracket Challenge and NCAA tournament insights
• [50:38–56:51] Bulls mediocrity and Chicago fandom explored
• [61:54–70:31] The Aiden Holloway arrest story and social commentary

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Transcript

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[Dan Bernstein]

Dan Bernstein unfiltered unfiltered on 312 sports

[Co-host]

it's DBU on three. One, two. Happy St. Patrick's Day. Happy 24th birthday to my daughter Zoe, 24. Almost a quarter century. That's. Wow. Young.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's what that is.

[Co-host]

Yeah, but I. It doesn't mean I am. But no, you're old. Every time St. Patrick's Day rolls around this I got the Christmas one, I got the St. Patrick's Day one because somebody was making some sort of giant cosmic joke against me. Because it's all about me, of course.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, is it really? It interferes with your St. Patrick's Day celebration.

[Co-host]

Oh, because you know you can't get

[Dan Bernstein]

rip roaring drunk anymore.

[Co-host]

It's always birthday. Basically. I'm rip roaring drunk and singing all day. Yes, it's all I'm doing. And slow cooking my corned beef and singing Danny Boy at the top of my lungs to yourself. Hey, go Venezuela, Go Venice. Just I know they're not likely to win. I know the US Is likely to win. But what I'm really happy about and by the way, we are here on dbu, we're brought to you in partnership with my bookie and today by our friends at Omaha Stakes as well. I'm glad the WBC is over tonight. I'm just glad it's over. And I know the US Is likely to win, but I'm glad I don't have to deal with this US Team anymore and they can get back to being their normal selves, whatever they are. And I can get my actual Pete Crowe Armstrong back and I can enjoy him as a cub and not have to worry about being branded by all these flag humping chuds. And it would mean so much more to Venezuela. It would mean so much to that country if you know about the baseball culture there. And we saw it a little with the Dominican Republic. And yes, I was rooting for the Dominican Republic Latino power. I wanted them to win. It was a great baseball game. And I love the baseball game and it's really cool to have all that baseball on. But it would mean so much more. It would be so much more appreciated and so much more special for Venezuela. And in Chicago, we certainly have no excuse for not understanding Venezuelan baseball culture, not appreciating, not enjoying Venezuelan baseball culture. It's been really important here. It really has. And when we did our favorite baseball players, remember.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

And I had to be really, I had to sit down there and be honest. If you missed that show, that was a good one. It was a Friday, a couple of weeks back when we actually did. These are our favorite baseball players of all time. And Ozzie Guillen was so far up my list when I was honest about it, about when he arrived his rookie year and what he did and the way, the way he has been the entire time through being player and then manager and broadcaster. And I know that age wise we're close to being peers. But like that, his baseball joy, all that White Sox baseball joy, everything that Ozzie Guillen was comes from his upbringing in Venezuelan baseball culture and his understanding of Luis Aparicio. And I'm not old enough to appreciate Luis Aparicio, but there are people in this city who do understand Chico Carrascal, what all that has meant over the years. And you can, you can look up. Why don't, why don't you look up. I think it's worth noting today, before this game, look up all the Venezuelan Cubs of note while you got it in front of you and look up all the Venezuelan White Sox of note.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. I think Venezuela has the third largest number of major League baseball players in MLB right now behind the US and the doctor.

[Co-host]

Well, I mean, you just, you see Daniel Palencia out there. You're obviously rooting for Daniel Palencia. But if we just look at, there's some of the big names, right. You had Wilson Contreras, Carlos Zambrano, now Moises by Esteros, who might matter to you, especially with the news we're going to get later today maybe.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, a guy you kept seeing a lot in the dugout last night and throughout this wbc, Miguel Cabrera. Well, yeah, Whether you were a fan of his teams or not, I mean, one of the greatest to play the

[Co-host]

game ever, Edward Alzalai, you remember that name also. And there have been any.

[Dan Bernstein]

You're just looking at Chicago.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I'm just looking at cups. I'm just looking at Cubs at this point. But you know, obviously the White Sox too, to have these from their history. Aparicio Guillen and now, I mean, Carrascal Lean Sosa. To understand what the shortstop position has meant to that country. The pride they've taken in producing. Is it Dave Concepcion

[Dan Bernstein]

that sounds correct

[Co-host]

that I believe that the pride that they've taken in producing. You mean Davey, the media campistas.

[Dan Bernstein]

I think that's correct.

[Co-host]

The meaning of baseball in their culture. We talk about it and we talk about all the national pastime.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, he's from Venezuela.

[Co-host]

And as everybody gets it wrong. It's not the American pastime. It's not America's pastime. The actual phrase is the. The national pastime. Those three words in that order. It's been bastardized over the years, but it's the national pastime. We say that and we're proud of it and we invented it and all that, but it would just mean more. I think it would bring more happiness to Venezuela than it would to the United States.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, all right, so if you've been listening to us for a long time, listening to Dan on the score forever. Our 16 years together in the score are six plus months here now. You know that we don't, we don't deliberately plan things out or script things or. You take this take, I take that take.

[Co-host]

It would take. We're way too lazy.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh my God.

[Co-host]

And nowhere near smart enough and just

[Dan Bernstein]

not interested in doing that.

[Co-host]

So primarily way too lazy.

[Dan Bernstein]

And that's not how we, we run this stuff. And, and when we run that shit, but run that shit. We generally agree on most things. Our viewpoints, our perspectives. Very different backgrounds in life. But we, we tend to agree on a lot of things. When you opened up the show today and said several things, I couldn't disagree with you more on multiple levels.

[Co-host]

Go ahead.

[Dan Bernstein]

Number one, I don't want the WBC to end. I've. I've enjoyed the. Out of all of this and I've watched more than just Team usa. I've watched all the games I could. I've loved it.

[Co-host]

I.

[Dan Bernstein]

There's something about the Olympics this past, you know, month about international sport and watching hockey again. I just, I really love international sport. That really. That's exciting. And so I don't want this to end.

[Co-host]

Does global turmoil make it more interesting and exciting?

[Dan Bernstein]

It doesn't. That.

[Co-host]

Just that I'm. Okay, I'm just.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, that's. It's a great question. And honestly. And I don't want to, I don't want to go into that because we could have a long, intelligent conversation about that. The global turmoil. It Hurts my heart, what's happening. So, yeah, we don't need to get into that.

[Co-host]

Yeah, sports isn't a distraction for you. It doesn't put things in perspective.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, it hurts. It hurts. And it just makes me feel bad about a lot happening in this country and around the world. But I don't want this to end. I love it. And I couldn't disagree more about Go Venezuela. Yeah, have a great game. But I want Team USA to win. And I'm not some flag waving far from, however you put it, chump or chud. Chud. Yeah, that is not me. But like, go Team usa.

[Co-host]

Like, you're not wearing your red, white and blue underpants right now, please. You got, you got Rocky's shorts or Apollo's original shorts in there.

[Dan Bernstein]

So that, that is not me. But go Team usa. I'm going to support and root for Team usa. The only reason supported Team USA tonight is if it was Italy in there and I would have been for Italy.

[Co-host]

Fair enough.

[Dan Bernstein]

I was pulling for Italy hard last night. It will mean so much more to Venezuela because the entire thing means more. And I think it dictates the either how you perceive Team USA or the way they display themselves. Okay. It really does because it's both.

[Co-host]

I know, but they've tried to make it hard.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't see. I disagree with you there too. I don't think they've tried to make it hard. Now, the Navy SEAL thing, I was

[Co-host]

going to say inviting that criminal maniac,

[Dan Bernstein]

I mean, that's really fucking stupid.

[Commercial Announcer]

Just.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's plain dumb. Okay? Because this isn't war. And like, don't bring up the troops when you're playing a game.

[Co-host]

I don't like the fact they're saying, you know, Paul schemes could have been in the military, but a lot of people could have been, but they're not.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. He's one of the best pitchers.

[Co-host]

Right. Otherwise it's all cosplay and I.

[Dan Bernstein]

And like, so the, the whole Navy SEAL thing was really stupid to me. And listen, like, I didn't serve in the military. My mom and dad met in the military. They met in the army. My oldest brother who passed away, he was in Operation Desert Storm. So he was in Iraq when I was in high school. My nephew, my brother Mark's son, who was in Iraq, he was in Afghanistan. He went to West Point. So listen, I get the military, I support the troops, like for legal, meaningful, reasonable wars.

[Co-host]

I would say I'd like to support them by not putting them in danger unnecessarily.

[Dan Bernstein]

Correct? Yes.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

So let's not go down that path on it. But it means more to Venezuela to win this. It means more to the doctor to win this. It would mean more to Japan to win this because it's meaningful to them. For the US it's exhibition, right? That's all this is. It's an exhibition tournament. Doesn't mean they don't have fun. Doesn't mean they don't try, because they certainly do. And to me they look like they have fun. I think your perspective on it is skewed a little harder just because you really don't. I don't want to speak for you, but I'm just going to leave it at there. I think your perspective is skewed a little harder.

[Co-host]

What you were going to say is probably right.

[Dan Bernstein]

It was right. But I'll leave it there. I'll leave it there. So they do have fun, but it means more to the other countries because it means more than an exhibition series like Juan Sato. Juan Soto said the other night we showed the world who the best team in baseball was after their 2 to 1 loss to the U.S. i strongly disagree with that because then you would have won and not bitched about the umpires.

[Co-host]

Listen to the stuff Francisco Cervelli is saying about what Italy's run meant to them and what those wins meant and what this meant on the world stage to them.

[Dan Bernstein]

Venezuelan. He's from Venezuela.

[Co-host]

Yes. Venezuelan, Italian.

[Dan Bernstein]

But on that side note too, the Juan soto stuff and Dr. I don't know. We don't know what Cody's going to post on social medias, like how he pulls clips and how he. We don't tell him. He does it. He does a fantastic fucking job for us. We love it. But that thing he posted about Dr. Me talking about go out and score more runs. Juan Soto said that they were the best team in baseball. They showed that. Well, clearly he didn't because you lost two to one. And if you were the best team in baseball, you would have scored more runs and you had opportunities. Your manager, the great Albert Pujols, made mistakes as well too. In that game.

[Co-host]

You made a third out at third base.

[Dan Bernstein]

So we'll leave that alone. But a lot of people really angry on the social media.

[Co-host]

Really?

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh my God, I'm glad you watched

[Co-host]

some of that stuff. Good.

[Dan Bernstein]

So much stuff.

[Co-host]

Oh, that's adorable. But.

[Dan Bernstein]

But anyway, we'll leave that there because the doctor if you were the best team in baseball, you would have scored more than one run. When especially Team USA, they're 1 through 4 batters were 4 for 18 with 7 strikeouts. If I'd have told you that going into that game, you'd have said doctor wins by seven or eight easily.

[Co-host]

Yeah. You just got to get through the top of the order four times.

[Dan Bernstein]

And the two unlikely heroes were Henderson and Anthony Roman. Roman. Anthony.

[Co-host]

Roman. Anthony. Yes. Russian hands and Roman fingers. Roman hands and Russian fingers.

[Dan Bernstein]

But anyway, it's going to mean more to Venezuela because the whole thing means more. Like, if Team USA wins, it's great. But these guys are like, they're. They're winning a World Series. That's what they're gunning for.

[Co-host]

There'll be days of national celebration.

[Dan Bernstein]

Days and days. These guys will be heroes.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

I mean, streets we named after guys. Statues will go up in Venezuela.

[Co-host]

Seriously, you don't realize that that's how Ozzy Guillen is viewed.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes. So if they. If they win tonight, and then back in Venezuela, they will be gods.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

So, yeah, that's why it's. That's why they celebrate more. That's why they. They acted differently during these games. All these countries, not just Venezuela, because it really means more. These guys have said it means more to win this than to win a World Series. And you have that national pride, that country pride.

[Co-host]

You haven't even brought up the elephant in the room here, which is that a certain country decided that they were going to meddle in the affairs of Venezuela just for fun.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right, Right.

[Co-host]

Like, that is. That's underpinning a lot of the emotion.

[Dan Bernstein]

And then lie about it and lie about what they did there. I mean, all of that.

[Co-host]

And then not understand what happened afterward.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. Which is par for the course.

[Co-host]

Wait a second. What happened? Somebody should have warned us about that. We did warn you. You did. No, you didn't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, my favorite now is why is

[Co-host]

the map upside down?

[Dan Bernstein]

That we don't need help, you know, guarding the strait. Oh, we need help. Come on and help us. We don't need help. We're the strongest nation.

[Co-host]

It was just a test. Yeah, I didn't mean it.

[Dan Bernstein]

Really wanted to see who to respond.

[Co-host]

I just wanted to see who would respond now. Now I know. Did you.

[Dan Bernstein]

Did you see the video where he referred to Governor Newsom as President Newcomb or like nukes, Nuke scum. He says his name wrong. Refers to him as the President, United

[Co-host]

States, but he said he can't be president because he's dyslexic. And then he mispronounced the name. But anyway, here. Nor there.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

So.

[Dan Bernstein]

So anyway. I just, I disagree on a lot of different points there.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

Go Team usa. I don't want it to end. And yes, it's going to mean more because they have, the players have said this would mean more than winning a World Series. And that's true. And Team usa, they're about making big contracts and winning a World Series. And if they win tonight, we're not going to build statues and name streets after them and it'll be forgotten by Thursday. It's just that.

[Co-host]

It's true. That's true. That's, that's why I'm looking for people to be the happiest. Okay. And I think that the happiness of people in Venezuela would be so overwhelming and come from such a deep, meaningful place.

[Dan Bernstein]

Genuine and real.

[Co-host]

Yeah. And not just like, oh, exhibition. Hooray sports. Hooray team.

[Dan Bernstein]

Hooray sports. And that's what we would do here. We're gonna celebrate it tonight. Tomorrow morning we're gonna wake up and right.

[Co-host]

It'd be like, who are the Bears drafting? 25.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. When does baseball season start?

[Co-host]

Right. But. Or like I say, or what's going

[Dan Bernstein]

on in the tournament or how to say.

[Co-host]

Suzuki. Yeah. Who's your final four?

[Dan Bernstein]

Right.

[Co-host]

Right.

[Dan Bernstein]

So are you watching the games Thursday for sure.

[Co-host]

Not happening. Caracas, right?

[Dan Bernstein]

No, I agree on that. Yes.

[Co-host]

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[Dan Bernstein]

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[Co-host]

We had the old regression of the mean there.

[Dan Bernstein]

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[Co-host]

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[Dan Bernstein]

A couple of things real quick before you move on.

[Co-host]

I just.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know if you're moving on or not, but I have two other things from the wbc.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I've got one other thing just about my. Okay, go ahead.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. Question for you. I thought about this in relation to what we just talked about. Do you think. Do you think other countries complain about, like, the length of their baseball games?

[Co-host]

I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

Like. Like when fans are in the doctor watching winter ball, do you think they complain if a game goes three and a half hours?

[Co-host]

I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know. I don't know if they do or not. But do you think in Japan, in the Japanese league, do you think fans complain about the game going too long?

[Co-host]

I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

You think they leave early because it's like, I got to get home?

[Co-host]

I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

What would your gut say?

[Co-host]

My gut would say that for the purposes of this argument, I will say, no, they don't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay, well, I Don't do it for the purposes. Like, what do you. What do you really. Cuz I really don't think they do. I think fans show up before the game starts. I think fans stay through the length of.

[Co-host]

And in Japan, it's organized. You have a job. When you show up as a fan, you're making a commitment because there are. There's choreographed cheering that has to be done.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's crazy.

[Co-host]

So there are things when you. When you go there, you got stuff to do. Okay. So I think that commitment's a little different.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. And I just think even in other countries too.

[Co-host]

And in other countries, they make you want to stay because from. From every report of all of the stuff that goes on around and the. The convivial nature of the culture and. And how welcoming everything is and how much food and drink and all that is, I. I think you just. You want to stay as long as possible.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. I think that that kind of speaks to the culture of other countries as well, outside of the US where that gathering time together of celebrate, like sports is a fun time to be with people and eat and celebrate and drink and dance and listen to music. And for us, we treat it like a job in this country, it's like, oh, you know, yeah, it's fun. Going to a game.

[Co-host]

I'm meeting clients for an hour. That.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's a lot of it as well. But it's like, oh, you know, how does this interfere with my day? Because I want to make sure I get there without traffic and I want to get home before traffic.

[Co-host]

Yes, I would agree.

[Dan Bernstein]

I just don't see that that happens. So I don't see people complaining anything about their games. They go to enjoy them and consume them.

[Co-host]

Speed this up and then be with

[Dan Bernstein]

people that they want to be around.

[Co-host]

I'm bored.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. Like, do you see that happening?

[Co-host]

My phone connection sucks.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. So many things. Just add this to the list of this country. All right, and then last thing for you, because you didn't consume a whole lot of John Smoltz last night.

[Co-host]

Okay. So let me do this first, and then you do that. Okay?

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay.

[Co-host]

Like you say, it's clear. You were saying before about do we plan this stuff if we ever needed some evidence that we don't. I did not watch John Smoltz last night because I have gotten better at boundaries. I've gotten better at deciding when I'm doing something because I feel I have to or I'm doing something because I want to.

[Dan Bernstein]

And you'll watch tonight because.

[Co-host]

Well, actually, it's Zoe's birthday dinner tonight.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, that's right.

[Co-host]

So I'm recording it. I'm recording it. We are going out as a. A threesome. Jason's still at school, but it's the most important thing I can do tonight is celebrate my daughter's birthday.

[Dan Bernstein]

All right. So you'll watch it after.

[Co-host]

And we're recording it. I will keep an eye on it. I will make sure I see everything notable. Whether or not I run into John Smoltz, that's fine. But I have. When you say stuff like Bernstein, this makes you so mad. You're right. And whatever you want to call it. What did I say? The Siv Smoltz infection virus that I've spread to everybody. Or derangement syndrome, to use a common term. Yes, yes. It's absolutely true. I have it. It makes me unhappy. And I decided I wanted to watch the Bulls last night because if I knew I was gonna be unhappy, the Bulls might be a slower burn. And I didn't want to feel angry. Yeah, but I have power over that. I can decide.

[Dan Bernstein]

There you go.

[Co-host]

I can mute the TV if I want, but this is progress for me.

[Dan Bernstein]

The Bulls disappoint you. Smoltz makes you angry.

[Co-host]

Smoltz makes me angry because I can feel in the air him making people dumber about baseball. You can watch a Bulls game and wonder what the hell the Bulls are doing. We also get Adam, and they make people smarter, and they're a joy to listen to. And apparently Mark Brady was doing some stuff that we couldn't here last night that was cracking them up. I want people to text me what Mark Brady is saying in the headsets because that was apparently the funniest stuff last night. And dammit, I'm missing out on it, and I don't want to miss out on it. So somebody mic him up. And don't tell him.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's like. That's a separate channel they need.

[Co-host]

They remember when Murph used to do that with Arnie Harris. Do you remember when Murph. It was one of the best things Murph ever did. It might be Murph's best segment.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay.

[Co-host]

Might have been even before you got there. Yeah, I don't.

[Dan Bernstein]

He.

[Co-host]

Arnie Harris would go live during a Cubs game with Murph.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. This is before my time.

[Co-host]

And you would hear Arnie direct while you watch the game.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's very cool.

[Co-host]

And he'd be like, ready to take two. All right, Murph, we're going to get a shot of a lovely young lady eating a popsicle. Here you go. Ready five and take five. And then he would. But he would tell the audience. He'd tell everybody listening what he was doing, and he'd say, okay, let's cut away. Ready to take two. Okay. Fate. And it was so much fun. And you'd hear, but that's the director, not the producer. Mark Brady's a producer. He's the one talking back and forth the whole time. But either way, that can be done is the point. You can get that all live. But I think I was proud of myself for understanding I can't do John Smoltz tonight. My, my, my, my, my batteries to deal with that needed a recharge, so I didn't watch. That's good.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, I'm happy for you.

[Co-host]

Right?

[Dan Bernstein]

I watched because it was Italy. I wanted to watch Italy play. And then, you know, they. They lost it in the seventh when they gave up three runs.

[Co-host]

I went back and saw the. What I needed to see. I just couldn't sit there and deal with John Smoltz last night, so I didn't want him in my house.

[Dan Bernstein]

It was 2 to 1, and Venezuela gets. They get. They get walked. And then three consecutive or four consecutive singles.

[Co-host]

Contact balls in play. Bring it.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, my God. So first of all, two things. Number one, I want to do a wellness check on John Smoltz because he may have died last night because there was a walk in three consecutive or four consecutive singles. Were they.

[Co-host]

Were they slowly hit?

[Dan Bernstein]

There was no home runs.

[Co-host]

If they weren't even hard hit.

[Dan Bernstein]

There was no hard hits. I mean, they were just four.

[Co-host]

Was the pitching slow, too? Was it also low velocity pitching?

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, my God. I was like, he's probably gonna. He's probably gonna jizz in his pants. A walk in four singles, so they take the lead. All right, but here's what you missed, though. And this was the absolute best thing. Bottom the ninth. Italy's down four to two. Daniel Palencia is on the mound coming and closing the game out your Chicago Cub. And Smoltz says that he wants Palencia to attack. Go after the batters. Attack the batters.

[Co-host]

So don't make him nibble around the edges. So risk a walk and attack like

[Dan Bernstein]

throw 99, 98, 99. Throw 100.

[Co-host]

Go after these guys job. It's what he does, man.

[Dan Bernstein]

He then says, because what's a walk or a single going to do against you here? Then he says, oh, I guess it does bring the tying plate or the tying run to the plate, right?

[Co-host]

Okay, so you don't want that.

[Dan Bernstein]

You don't want that. Then he says, well, what's a whole run going to do for you?

[Co-host]

No, he didn't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Then he goes, oh, well, I guess that'll bring the tying run to the plate.

[Co-host]

Also no.

[Dan Bernstein]

So, okay, so I'm looking at the tv. So Natalie's next to me on the couch. She's scrolling through her phone, doing work stuff.

[Co-host]

Oh, my God.

[Dan Bernstein]

And so she's half paying attention to the game, she turns to me and she goes, what? What? What did you just say? What did he. What. What is he saying?

[Co-host]

You got to attack because you don't want to bring the tying around to the plate. That might come to the plate, but a home run would also do that.

[Dan Bernstein]

Dude.

[Co-host]

So what's the conclusion?

[Dan Bernstein]

There was no conclusion. And then it just ended. Joe Davis just picked up the play by play and it ended.

[Co-host]

But Joe Davis has to be like, okay, partner, what. What's our conclusion here?

[Dan Bernstein]

No conclusion given. Attack the hitters. Because what's the worst that can happen if you give them a single or a walk?

[Co-host]

Well, then, oh, I guess the tying

[Dan Bernstein]

run can come to the plate. But if you give him a home run. Yeah, the tying run can come to the plate too.

[Co-host]

That actually happened?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes.

[Co-host]

Wow. See, now I feel better because.

[Dan Bernstein]

So. But the thing is, it didn't make me angry. I laughed. I just. I laughed at it. So I appreciate.

[Co-host]

Well, you found a different way to.

[Dan Bernstein]

I found a different way to enjoy that.

[Co-host]

I've just. I've gotten better at it.

[Dan Bernstein]

It was so stupid. I mean, he said stupid things.

[Co-host]

Painful. This was so stupid. That's painful.

[Dan Bernstein]

So stupid that someone half paying attention who loves and knows baseball turns to me and says, what? What. What is he. What is he saying? I'm like, I. I don't know, babe. I'm. I got nothing.

[Co-host]

You. You helped me out, honey.

[Dan Bernstein]

It was really fucking great. Like, what's the worst that happens? If you want. If you so attack with all your fastball promised me.

[Co-host]

This actually happens.

[Dan Bernstein]

I promise. The worst. What's the worst that can happen if you give up a single or a walk? Well.

[Co-host]

Oh, why?

[Dan Bernstein]

I guess the tying run comes to the plate, but if you give up a home run, the tying run also comes up to the plate. And mustard.

[Co-host]

Not the best coloring man in the league for nothing.

[Dan Bernstein]

Penguin chicken salad.

[Co-host]

What? I didn't say anything. Oh, okay. Well, good. I think I made a good decision and I'm happy that we're done with this. This is a forgettable, dislikable dislike Distasteful, gross American team. And I for to the extent that I can sort of get these guys back on different terms in a different context, I'll enjoy them a whole lot more.

[Dan Bernstein]

I disagree. But yes. Last note on baseball. NBC has baseball this year. Sunday night. Baseball is who it is.

[Co-host]

Our former Internet Jason.

[Dan Bernstein]

How great is that? I'm so excited for that. So happy for. I texted him and then did you see what the. What the Tigers did you see? The Tigers did.

[Co-host]

Celebrated the fact that their guys actually congratulations to our guy instead of shitting on him for saying, you work for us, not them.

[Dan Bernstein]

And hey, whatever you need in your schedule, like go after this, we're here to support you. Let's celebrate this. Congratulations to you for this happening. Great. Right?

[Co-host]

This is good for everybody, for all of us. Good for.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's good for the Tigers.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's our guy.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

Not like, hey, pack your shit and get out.

[Co-host]

Yeah. We can't have you here because you're. Our games are more important than being the nation's voice of baseball. The voice of baseball while also working for us.

[Dan Bernstein]

So, yeah, I'm very excited about that. And congrats to our guy on that. That's beautiful.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I sent him a gif of who is it? Mark Wahlberg screaming I'm a peacock.

[Dan Bernstein]

I texted him and he's very appreciative and he's very grateful and very deserving. Just a really, really good dude.

[Co-host]

Indeed. I did something yesterday that I haven't done in, I don't know, 10 or 15 years. I think I filled out a bracket. You know why I filled out a bracket?

[Dan Bernstein]

I could guess, but why don't you tell us?

[Co-host]

Because we have the 312 sports busted. Bracket challenge. Get your bracket filled out. It's so easy. I'll explain why it was almost too easy for the way I filled it out and it changed the nature of the way I fill out a bracket in a way that is probably a good thing. So what you do is you go to the 312Sports app or 312Sports.com. My suggestion is get the app. That way you can register your account and register yourself and get on there and then be a part of everything that we're doing in all our monthly giveaways and special alerts and all that. So get the app from Google Play or the Apple App Store and that is your easiest way to have 312 sports DBU, OWC forward progress from the 50. By the way, the reviews of your most recent from the 50. I gotta go back and listen to this. What you did with Mark Jean Greco, that was fun. Yeah. And there's. I've noticed a lot of people saying really cool things about it.

[Dan Bernstein]

He's really good. I mean, he's. He's great. And I just, you know, he's a guy that I. I looked up to, and to have the conversation I had with him before the show recording, and then, it's just great. He's. He's a sweetheart of a guy. He's retired and spends his life traveling the world. I mean, he's traveling everywhere.

[Co-host]

And there was. You know, there was a brief time, and I don't know what would have happened in my career. It would have been. I was supposed to be his intern, but wasn't because of paperwork and the way Duke University doesn't necess. They don't give credit. They give what's called a dean's note, and it ended up falling through because of just all the administrative reasons, and. Which I ended up with a news internship at Channel 2 instead of a sports internship at Channel 5.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. Some of the stories he told about the 80s and 90s here in Chicago. Oh, my. With.

[Co-host]

With McMichael, like, just fighting with guys, though.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, he. He, like, He. He referred to the. Like, sports reporting in Chicago in the 80s 90s, like Anchorman, like deliberately doing things to sabotage other reporters and other anchors and. Yeah, it's just. It's really good stories. I met him back in 1993. So my friend Craig at Moody Bible Institute, when we were there at nbi, he actually was an intern for NBC Sports.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

And so we got a media credential through MBI Radio. So Craig and I went to Hallis Hall. We went to. This was old Chicago Stadium 93. And that's where I first met Gene Greco, because we were in line to get in the locker room, and he introduced me to Tom Share, because he was working with Tom Share.

[Co-host]

Hawaiian.

[Dan Bernstein]

My brother and Gene Greco came down the hallway, and Craig said hi to him. And he stopped, talked to Craig, who was an intern, talked to him like they were colleagues for the last 20 years.

[Co-host]

That's so cool.

[Dan Bernstein]

He introduced me. Couldn't have been nicer to me and showed us around, helped us out a little bit, because we had no idea what we were doing. We were just there to see athletes. We weren't there to do any work. But. And it just. And from there, I. That always had. That always imprinted in my brain the kind of guy that he was. And then it just, it carried through.

[Co-host]

So. And he's a Buffalo guy too, right?

[Dan Bernstein]

He's from Buffalo, loves the Buffalo Bills. I texted him after DJ at the DJ Moore thing.

[Co-host]

Did you ask him about Bocce's Pizza?

[Dan Bernstein]

He mentioned Bocce's Pizza on the recording.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

Because I said, you're in Buffalo. Where do you eat? He mentioned Bocce's pizza is one of the places. But great conversation, a lot of fun. It was really good stuff. And he like, he said we could have kept talking for hours, I bet. Yeah. It was good.

[Co-host]

Well, that's good. I urge everybody to give that a listen. I know I'm going to go back and do that for sure. So. Because that's something that isn't going to make me angry. Like, because my choices are very, very careful now because I have control over this skip.

[Dan Bernstein]

I think it's like 34 minutes into about 38 skip that it's when we talk bad about you. You don't want to hear that.

[Co-host]

No.

[Dan Bernstein]

Fast. No, we don't. I'm just kidding.

[Co-host]

I certainly do. So do the Busted bracket challenge and here's why. The first place winner of the 312 Sports Busted Bracket Challenge wins a $250 Giordano's gift card and a Wilson Evo NXT game ball. That's the official game ball of NCAA March Madness. You will get one of those brand spanking new when you win. Do whatever you want with it if you win. Hell, just see if you can get it autographed by the by the winning team. Maybe John Shire will sign that thing for you. Or Dusty May. Second place, a $100 Giordano's gift card. Third place a $50 Giordano's gift card. So get in the game. Click on 312Sports.com or go to the app. The deadline is Thursday, 10:00am it's brought to you by mybookie. Bet on anything, anywhere, anytime with my bookie and and of course our friends here at Giordano's. Your bracket may bust your Giordano's pizza shouldn't get your watch party lineup delivered or pick up@giordano's.com gameday but I did it and I went in and it asks you each game like click, click, click, click, click. I haven't filled out a bracket this way, I don't think ever. So I couldn't see the whole. Oh yeah, the whole like mise en place in front of me. Mise en place. So I click, click, click, click, click, click. And then it's done. I'm like, oh, I'm done. And then I sort of saw. What have I done?

[Dan Bernstein]

What I did.

[Co-host]

Yeah. What did I do? It's very chalky. So my final four ended up being Duke, Houston, Arkansas and Michigan.

[Dan Bernstein]

Duke, Houston, Arkansas, Michigan. Those are three number one seeds. Two, two.

[Co-host]

It's two number ones, a two and a four in Arkansas.

[Dan Bernstein]

Ye.

[Co-host]

And I have Duke beating Michigan in the championship.

[Dan Bernstein]

Duke over Michigan.

[Co-host]

And you know, you know, you not. I'm not.

[Dan Bernstein]

I'm not like a Duke guy.

[Co-host]

Right.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

I don't run around Duke, basically, because I. But I just, I. I just had them winning and it was fun to do. So I've got it and my stuff is up there. I can't hide from it. I can't change it. You can go. You want to fade every single pick I made it is there for you. You're going to fill one out.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I got to do that today.

[Co-host]

I think we're all going to do it. But mine, mine's been sent in and you can see what mine are.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't know how yours is visible like on the app.

[Co-host]

I think so. Okay. They're going to make it. So I think Damian was going to work on it, like put them all up to see, like, see what these idiots did and go ahead and do that. So, yeah, I had Illinois losing to Houston just because in large part, I think Houston's better coached. And I've been thinking about because. Remember when the season started, when I told you I got my first good look at Illinois, Remember what I said?

[Dan Bernstein]

You said they have the potential to have a deep run.

[Co-host]

I said they have the bones of a Final four team.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, you did.

[Co-host]

I still think that. I still think they do. The question that I have for Illinois, when you look at college basketball seasons as individuals, entities, organisms, almost, the college basketball team and season is its own living thing that needs to be cultivated and developed. And certain coaches are really good at that. I've always thought that somebody like Tom Izzo, you know, the rule was they're always going to go around further than you think, even in their down years. And I know they only have one title, I believe, under Izzo. But is a team being prepared over the course of a season for the tournament?

[Dan Bernstein]

When's the last time Big Ten won National? Wasn't it. It's been like 30 or 35 years, hasn't it? Hasn't it been that long?

[Co-host]

That can't be right.

[Dan Bernstein]

Go on.

[Co-host]

You're right. Because Wisconsin got there but lost to

[Dan Bernstein]

Duke, I think it has been, Buddy.

[Co-host]

They've gotten there a bunch of times. There's been some Michigan stuff in there. Yeah, check on that. Purdue was there once. Right. In the finals. But, yeah, Michigan State hasn't won since Mateen Cleaves, I believe. And the understanding of the course of a season. The question I have about Illinois is, are you playing your best ball? Have you figured anything out? Do you know more about your team in a way that you can deploy them at their best? The team that starts the tournament isn't the team that starts the year. Injury. I don't think anybody saw Keaton Wagler all of a sudden playing his way to the lottery.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right.

[Co-host]

I didn't hear any of that. We didn't know anything about that. We just knew that they had a lot of these terrific Eastern European players who were playing a big style of bully ball that fit what they could do against a lot of opponents. I don't know, though. You got Boswell back. You have a decent bench, right?

[Dan Bernstein]

26 years.

[Co-host]

26 years, yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

So it was 2000. Michigan State beat Florida. That's right.

[Co-host]

That's the Big Ten's last title.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

Damn, dude.

[Dan Bernstein]

They probably. How many times have they won in the last 40 years? Yeah, twice. Three times.

[Co-host]

And they're good. I mean, all these teams are good this year. They really are. You saw their number seven seed win their conference tournament. I mean, they're. They're good. So that. That some of that's just got to be variance. There's got to be some randomness in there, because it's very difficult to explain. But I look at the way that they're playing and the way that they've blown some leads. And Underwood is really good at screaming at him and blaming them for everything. He's great at screaming. He's great at that. I've never seen anybody look as angry as that guy. He's his. It's quite a thing when he gets going and his hair is flying around and he's this shade of mauve and barking at people. And I know people say he's a nice guy and he's not really like that a lot, but you don't. You don't. His face doesn't age the way it does without frowning and screaming a lot.

[Dan Bernstein]

Who's that actor, I always say, from Gangs in New York?

[Co-host]

I always say Chris Cooper.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, yeah, no, my guy's better. The guy from Gangs in New York.

[Co-host]

If I forget which one.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I gotta look it up.

[Co-host]

It's not Bill Forsythe.

[Dan Bernstein]

No, it's not. Bill Forsythe. Big 10 20. 89, 87, 81, 79, 76, 60.

[Co-host]

Wow.

[Dan Bernstein]

So nothing in the 90s. Three times in the 80s.

[Co-host]

Oh, Brendan Gleason is.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, Brendan Gleason. That's his doppelganger.

[Co-host]

Brendan Gleason with a little bit of Chris Cooper in there.

[Dan Bernstein]

Fine.

[Co-host]

I would say I give you. No, I said I give you Brendan Gleason. I was with a little bit of Chris.

[Dan Bernstein]

I gotta be right, too.

[Co-host]

I was seeding most of the territory.

[Dan Bernstein]

Most of it. So it's 80, 20. Why can't it just be 100?

[Co-host]

Because it's a celebrity mix. You know, there's. There's no individual. Right answer, but. And Illinois's Bench is pretty good too. They have. They've got the biker bar looking guy, you know, like the hippie. I can't tell if he looks like a hippie youth pastor.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, yeah, definitely hippie youth pastors. No, but yeah, it doesn't wear shoes.

[Co-host]

Guitar slung over his back.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, 100%.

[Co-host]

Like they've got the hippie youth pastor or.

[Dan Bernstein]

But there's kind of like naturally smelly.

[Co-host]

But there's no other guy. It's. It's other guy in the biker bar. He may not even be a biker, but he's there a lot.

[Dan Bernstein]

He just lives down the street. He lives down the street, doesn't cause trouble.

[Co-host]

And yeah, he play. He sits at the corner of the bar and plays video poker. Like the video poker that doesn't pay. Right.

[Dan Bernstein]

The one that's on the end of the bar, not the bar.

[Co-host]

And swivels.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes.

[Co-host]

And he's there a lot.

[Dan Bernstein]

Doesn't works.

[Co-host]

Doesn't bother anybody. But it is a biker bar.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right, but they don't even notice him anymore. He's like a fixture there.

[Co-host]

Correct.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, that works. I like more the like, yeah, hippie guy never wear shoes. Naturally kind of smelly, but smells a

[Co-host]

little bit like patchouli oil.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes. And boy, no.

[Co-host]

That's what that guy reminds me of. I don't know anything about him. And then they have me, a sweetheart of a guy and who's big shooter, white guy, Humrick House.

[Dan Bernstein]

Humrick House.

[Co-host]

As every time I see that guy,

[Dan Bernstein]

I want to go there for a sausage.

[Co-host]

It's not a sausage.

[Dan Bernstein]

What?

[Co-host]

It's Friday night prime rib. Okay. But only Friday nights do you go to Humrick like you go to Hummrick House tonight? Oh, it is Friday, isn't it? Yeah, but you got to get there early because they do run out, you know. They can't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. You gotta have dinner at 4:30.

[Co-host]

Well, but you just gotta get there at a reasonable time. And you get like a Yorkshire pudding and there's a salad bar. But you know, around. Your parents love the prime rib at Humwick House, everybody's parents love to eat meat at Hummer Cousin.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's good. I like the sausage dealer with the house at the end of it.

[Co-host]

It's. I don't know. To me that just speaks more. Not quite supper clubby. Like not Wisconsin enough to be supper clubby. More Middle America.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay.

[Co-host]

More like.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, no, that works.

[Co-host]

Like in like, like rural Minnesota, South Dakota. You, you would, you would drive. You have a nice Friday night meal at Humrick House.

[Dan Bernstein]

That works.

[Co-host]

Right? So they've, they've got that. And I just wonder if they're playing the way they want to at the right time. The other thing is, like I said yesterday, that's what the first two rounds should be for. If you don't get tagged, you don't get caught on a bad day, some bad circadian rhythm day, and you're able to kind of work it through and you can just emerge from the first weekend to be like, okay, all right, okay, we got some things here, we're good. And then you, then you can take that deep breath, reset some things, make sure you're 100% healthy and go. So I think that 3, 2 game could probably end up going either way. Yeah, I just, I just trust the coaching at that point. And I would, I would pick Houston based on that, to me is an endorsement of the coach.

[Dan Bernstein]

All right, there are two conferences tied with the most national championships. Two conferences tied. Who are they most? Men's basketball championship.

[Co-host]

ACC.

[Dan Bernstein]

ACC is one of them with 15. Who's the other 15 time winner?

[Co-host]

My guess is Big East, PAC 12. Oh sure, because it wouldn't pack 12. Yeah, stupid. That was dumb.

[Dan Bernstein]

That's fine. Last time the Pac12 won the national championship. Any guesses?

[Co-host]

It wasn't Jim Herrick's UCLA team, was it?

[Dan Bernstein]

What year?

[Co-host]

Oh shit. 95.

[Dan Bernstein]

Good guess because they wanted 95, but 1997 was the last year the Pac 12 won. Last time, the ACC one. These are the two top winners.

[Co-host]

Is that Hubert Davis in Carolina, 2019.

[Dan Bernstein]

Is that who it is?

[Co-host]

I think so.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay, 2019, Southeastern Conference. So the SEC, they've won 12 times. One last year, Big Ten. We said the last time they won was 2000.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Dan Bernstein]

So 26 years ago. Before that it was 1989. They've won 10 times. And the Big east has won 10 times, 24 and 23. Six independents have won four times. Missouri Valley Conference, three times. The Big 12 twice. The Big 8 twice. The Metro, twice. The West Coast Conference one time.

[Co-host]

The.

[Dan Bernstein]

The American Athletic Conference. The AAC. The big west conferences won it once. And then, oh boy. The Metropolitan New York Conference, 1950, and then the Mountain State Conference.

[Co-host]

Well, back then we talked about 1950. The NIT was actually the bigger, the

[Dan Bernstein]

bigger the two tournaments. Yeah, yeah, but interesting. So the ACC, it's been, it's been seven years. And then the PAC 12, it's been 29.

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[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, did you?

[Co-host]

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[Dan Bernstein]

What bread did you use?

[Co-host]

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[Dan Bernstein]

Okay.

[Co-host]

So I did fresh bolios from Mariano's and I got yellow onions first. I filled the pan with yellow onions and cooked. The pan was like this. I cooked everything down, down, down, down, down. Like not quite.

[Dan Bernstein]

Like down to a French onion soup.

[Co-host]

Or not quite, not quite. There was still a little toothsome. But I cover them with chili powder so there's a little bit of spice and a little bit of salt. I cooked them down, set them aside and didn't quite scrape out the whole pan. Then cranked the pan and then just flash seared the steaks in your.

[Dan Bernstein]

The weird shaped pan, you guys.

[Co-host]

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[Dan Bernstein]

The Metropolitan New York Conference. Yes, founded in 1933, ceased in 1963. So this is well before our time.

[Co-host]

Wow.

[Dan Bernstein]

Brooklyn College, City College of New York, Columbia University, Fordham, Hofstra, Long Island University, Manhattan College, New York University, Pratt Institute, St. Francis College and St. John's University.

[Co-host]

You know, that's an actual geographically. That's a perfectly reasonable conference.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, it is.

[Co-host]

Like that makes sense. Unlike every other conference that was actually designed for the reasons conferences used to be designed rather than TV money. It's hey, how can we put a league of nearby schools together so we can play sports against each other?

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, how did you come up with this proximity? Once again, interesting.

[Co-host]

A map.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, very helpful.

[Co-host]

Yes. This is yet the latest evidence that we have that a map can be very helpful when planning. Interesting, right? Okay. Yeah. Well, CCNY got themselves in a little bit of trouble.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, boy.

[Co-host]

Things didn't go all that well for ccny, so I decided last night to watch the Bulls and the Grizzlies and I Told you that the Bulls were going to win a game that they absolutely had to lose. I don't get it. I don't get it. I don't get it. Billy Donovan said it all last night. I mean, people are starting to ask now. Julia Poe has been all over this. Julia Poe has been looking around the room going, what are they doing? What are we doing here? I thought at the deadline the tank was on. Why aren't they tanking this game? You had to have. You're chasing them in Tankathon standings. You're chasing them. That's an extra 6% chance at a top four pick. An extra one and a half percent at the number one overall pick. You've got a mandate. You've got an imperative to lose. And they can't because they're playing too hard and they're coaching them all up. And the starters are in the game. And Giddy's getting his triple double in the first half and modest Bouzel is scoring all these points. And meanwhile, what did I say yesterday? Who did I say I wanted to start the game and play the entire game?

[Dan Bernstein]

Ulbricht.

[Co-host]

Lachlan Ulbricht. He gets in at the very, very end with like a minute left. Yuki. That's not good. Yuki played. Keep playing Yuki. I love Yuki. Yuki doesn't know he's anybody's mascot and he doesn't play like it. Yuki doesn't know he's a toy. He plays hard and he's good and he'll guard anybody. He's fearless, but he's not that good an NBA basketball player. You gotta lose that game. You had to lose that game. I knew they wouldn't. Taj Gibson is still running around out there, but it doesn't make any sense. Finally. And now Cali in the Sun Times asking some of these questions. Billy Donovan getting a little defensive. We're giving all these guys an opportunity to Play. Rob Dillingham, 26 minutes. We use Gershon, Yabaselle. We use Nick Richards, Patrick Williams. I mean, we played Yuki in the heart of the game. We're utilizing everybody. Everything I've gotten from the front office has been about going out there and competing, trying to win. That's what the discussions have been. Those are bad discussions. I understand. It is your job as the coach to compete and try to win, and you're trying to build this. Whatever you're doing with Giddy and Bou Zealous, and have them playing hard, playing hard, playing hard, but the guy's still not here. Giddy's not the guy. Bouzales isn't the guy. They're both good players, but they're not AJ DeBonsa or what AJ DeBonsa could be. They're not what Darren Peterson could be. And you've gotta take that chance because that's what you need. And this is how you do it. And you finally did it, but you did it too late and too weak and too indecisively. And now you're pissing away a chance here for no reason.

[Dan Bernstein]

You don't like. Bazella's playing 32 and Giddy playing 34.

[Co-host]

I don't get it. I don't get it. Like there the game was in, was in the balance for a while. They came back, bulls were up 20 something and they rallied back. They cut it to nine.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. Then that 14 point fourth quarter win was.

[Co-host]

Man, you had it there. Put Yuki out there, put Ulbricht in the game.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, actually it's the whole second half, Dan. I mean, they scored 29, 32, 36, 35.

[Co-host]

I don't get it.

[Dan Bernstein]

Memphis goes 30, 29, 21.

[Co-host]

Even when it looks like they're about to do something. Right. They can't commit to it.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. So let me ask you this question about the Bulls.

[Co-host]

Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

So I looked at their the last five years. All right? So the Bulls are currently 28 and 40. Previous year, 39 and 43. 39 and 43. 40 and 42. And then five years ago, 46 and 36. Why are the Bulls number one in attendance every year?

[Co-host]

It's great. They put on a great show. They're still a powerful brand. They put on a great show. Okay, so it's Medieval Times.

[Dan Bernstein]

Does this happen, do you think, in another town with a different team? No, I agree with that.

[Co-host]

We know it doesn't.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right. So why would the organization care to do anything different? Why? Why would they care?

[Co-host]

Like it's, it's turned into Medieval Times

[Dan Bernstein]

because one season is an anomaly. But multiple seasons in a row, you lead the league in attendance with a shit team. With a team that makes the play in thing.

[Co-host]

They've become the Bulls the first game. The Bulls have become the Cubs. The Bulls have become. What Joe Ricketts said about the Cubs.

[Dan Bernstein]

I mean, if I'm sitting in a suite looking out and seeing full, full

[Co-host]

stadiums, people are going crazy regardless of

[Dan Bernstein]

the quality of the team.

[Co-host]

Green, Benny, the Bull.

[Dan Bernstein]

Why would I care to change anything? Why would I care to try to win if ticket sales and revenue are my goal?

[Co-host]

Yeah, well, they say they Want to win championships, then just take.

[Dan Bernstein]

They say that, but those are words. Actions are different.

[Co-host]

Yes. They don't act like they want to win titles. Yes.

[Dan Bernstein]

Correct.

[Co-host]

They don't. So I don't know the answer to any of these questions you ask. I just know. I thought they teased us. I thought they were going there. Hey, hey, look. They traded everybody away. They get it and they don't.

[Dan Bernstein]

They took a couple steps into that room and then they've slowly backed out. Yeah.

[Co-host]

And they looked around and they thought,

[Dan Bernstein]

we don't want to be here.

[Co-host]

Oh, boy. Okay. Nope.

[Dan Bernstein]

So I guess the question is not for you. The question is for our community, our listeners. Why are you going? If you go, why do you go?

[Co-host]

Yeah, it's a lot of tourists. Like, it's a lot of tourist business, but international tourist business.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I guess we're gonna.

[Co-host]

We'll deal with this in depth.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, yeah. OWC tomorrow.

[Co-host]

Oh, OWC tomorrow. Because I think I need to make the counter argument. You ask all these questions about why would they. I think that there is. There's something going on with how they value Giddey and Boozelis. I think they think Boozelis is better than I think he is. That's part of it. We're going to talk that all out on owc.

[Dan Bernstein]

They're both contributors to a winning team, but they're not. They're not the guy. I don't think either one of them are.

[Co-host]

I don't think either one is the guy. I think we would know that.

[Dan Bernstein]

Correct.

[Co-host]

And I like them both. I like Bouzelis a lot. But I. But I don't think he's. He's a best player on a champion. And I'm. I'm open to the possibility he could eventually be the second best player on a champion. But even that is a huge deal. It's a huge step for what we thought he would be in that draft. A couple other notes here. 1. I thought when we were here yesterday that we would know what was going on with Seiya Suzuki right after the mri. But they did the MRI yesterday. Atom balls. We haven't heard. Craig. Counsel said that man said. We're going to let the MRI tell us what's going on. We're not going to speculate. Well, they did the MRI yesterday. They have the results, but we didn't hear anything yesterday. That's not good.

[Dan Bernstein]

I don't think it's good.

[Co-host]

I don't think it's good. I mean, you know how I feel. I always default to things being Bad, I presume the most mundane things are omens of doom and death and misery. That's just how I roll. But not letting us know means they're putting a plan together for how to announce whatever this is. It's probably a torn meniscus and it's two months, but I'm just guessing. I'm not reporting that. I'm just. I'm just. Just riffing off my top. My head here, what those things could be if they're letting him walk around and limp around and jump around. So here's hoping I'm wrong today when we get the news.

[Dan Bernstein]

Here's hoping. I don't think you're gonna be no worries.

[Co-host]

No structural damage whatsoever. But my guess is there's something in there that prevented them, that they had to put a plan together. They want to put a rehab plan together and. Or get a second opinion. Yeah, the delay in that is. We got to find out more because this is not good. Or they presented say with you might be able to get through this year and do the old Dansby Swanson, you know, play hurt for an entire year and do okay. Or you can miss X amount of time and we'll hope to have you back in June, July, August, wherever it's going to be.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, but that can be an option because he's an outfielder. He's not just a bat. And I don't want a guy playing the outfield who is a below average outfielder. Begin with playing with a hurt knee.

[Co-host]

Would you. However would you want him if he could swing unfettered, would you want him to be your DH all year and

[Dan Bernstein]

if he could swing unfettered with no. Yeah, absolutely.

[Co-host]

And just be the only dh.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, I want him to be the DH only.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Dan Bernstein]

Going into this year. That's what I want.

[Co-host]

Maybe it ends up solving a problem. If that were.

[Dan Bernstein]

Maybe that were the case. But then who's your right fielder? Matt Shaw.

[Co-host]

It's not Bias Terrace. It's not Shaw. Is it Alcantara? Is it? Because the they signed that other journeyman who got hurt too. So the answer is I don't know right now. I don't know right now, but. Well, we will find out. It is not my favorite story of yesterday though. It is not. Which I have in front of me right here. Let me mention first that with March here, college basketball is heating up because it's a college basketball story. It's time to get in on the action with my bookie. Conference races are tightening bubble. Teams are fighting for their lives. Every game Matters. Every possession feels bigger. It's when things start to get really fun. And it's not just picking winners. The prop boards loaded, player points, team totals, futures tournament odds. You still have this chance now, before the tournament has started, where there's all this chaos and all this uncertainty that makes for opportunity. If you have the courage of your convictions, there's value when you're paying attention. So if you want to jump in, it's now MyBookie AG. The code DBU. You get your first bet covered, up to 500 bucks. That means if it doesn't hit, you use the bet back bonus token. You can run it back. Everything is at MyBookie AG. One account, one wallet. All there. Whatever you like to bet. So don't just watch the madness, bill. Make it pay with my bookie. Aiden Holloway is a junior guard on Alabama. And Alabama is in the tournament. They're getting ready to go. And Aiden Holloway is averaging how many points per game? Like 16. 16.8 points per game and 3.8 assist. The second leading scorer in Alabama behind sophomore guard, future NBA or LeBaron Filan. But they got a little problem because you see, Aiden Holloway was arrested yesterday. Authorities found over a pound of marijuana. That's a lot. During a narcotic search at a Tuscaloosa residence. Holloway, 21, was charged with first degree possession of marijuana and. And failure to affix a tax stamp.

[Dan Bernstein]

Huh.

[Co-host]

I don't think weed is legal down there, is it?

[Dan Bernstein]

I would guess not. If you had asked me, I'd say

[Co-host]

no, because I was curious if it is just somehow outside of the tax law. Because he didn't register the weed he wanted to sell. This was first degree possession. So if you can possess it and. And you didn't affix it, you didn't pay your taxes on it either. They found drug paraphernalia and cash. He was bonded out at $5,000 from Tuscaloosa county jail yesterday morning, and Alabama has suspended him and removed him from campus. Nate Oates was classic here. Nate Oates. So we got standards in our program. We got ways we've held our guys accountable. We try to keep everything in house. Obviously, some of the situations you can't. And this is one of those. I wish we could have kept this secret from y'. All. Situations a little different. When I found out this morning. We found out. I found out this morning. I guess it all went down this morning. We had to suspend him pending the investigation. We're disappointed in his behavior. We still love him. He's our guy. We're to get him the help that he needs, and we're going to continue to help him whatever way we can. Now, Nate, Coach, coach, coach, can we have a little talk here? Here's the help that he needs. He needs enough nil money that he doesn't have to sell weed. The first way I'm looking at this is if you're a college basketball player and you're one of the best players on a good team and you're like, yeah, you know, I'd love to be able to eat, but I'm hungry. How am I gonna make money? I'm gonna need. I can always sell weed. That's not a big deal. So I got a pound of weed, I got a scale, I got plastic bags. I'm good. I can make some money here. I can make ends meet as a lot of people in college do. And also, before I get further down here, let me also just say that marijuana should be legal everywhere, period.

[Dan Bernstein]

It is. Medical marijuana is legal in Alabama. Recreational marijuana is strictly illegal in Alabama. One year in jail, $6,000 fine for the first class a misdemeanor. A second offense escalates to class d felony with one to five years in prison and fines up to 7,500.

[Co-host]

This is a class C felony. First degree possession.

[Dan Bernstein]

If hollow, selling, distributing or cultivating marijuana carries severe felony penalties, including 10 years to life in jail.

[Co-host]

Yep, 10 years in a state penitentiary and up to a $15,000 fine. He could also receive a six month driver's license suspension and have to take mandatory drug awareness classes. Failure to affix a tax stamp is a charge applied to illegal drugs that are possessed without state tax having been paid. So here, this fourth seated Alabama team is gonna be at some point, if you've got a. In the nil era, there's no reason for somebody to feel they have to sell drugs to make ends meet. Unless that person just likes selling drugs. And that may be what we're dealing with here. I can't understand if you just said, hey, Aiden Holloway, you now. I talked to coach. I'm talking to you now. The hell are you doing?

[Dan Bernstein]

So his current nil deal estimated between 300 and $500,000.

[Co-host]

Okay. All right.

[Dan Bernstein]

So in like nil world, you might say it's a little low. No, he's college student world.

[Co-host]

Yes, he's doing it because he wants to sell drugs.

[Dan Bernstein]

Really loves selling marijuana. Like if you said to any other average college student, here's 300 grand, we're going to give you $300,000 to be a student here.

[Co-host]

Do you also want to sell drugs?

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, wouldn't the average student be over the moon, ecstatic. Like, imagine your college days if someone gave you 300 grand, said, here, this is for your freshman year, Dan.

[Co-host]

There were some of my classmates had that.

[Dan Bernstein]

Well, I bet.

[Co-host]

Trust me, believe me, I was around a lot of kids who had exactly that and more. But this is just weird.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, it's too bad.

[Co-host]

He just wanted to sell drugs.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yes, he just wanted. Yeah. Who knows what the motivation is.

[Co-host]

The other problem is you're a varsity basketball player.

[Dan Bernstein]

Right.

[Co-host]

You're gone a lot.

[Dan Bernstein]

Like on a. On a team that potentially could win, but you're gone.

[Co-host]

Think how you. You've got this huge bag of weed that you just have to leave there. Like, how many people are working for you?

[Dan Bernstein]

What's one pound of weed look like?

[Co-host]

I think a lot.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I have no idea.

[Co-host]

Well, a quarter ounce is like this.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. Right.

[Co-host]

An eighth is probably like this.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. I've never, I've never bought weed, so I have no idea what.

[Co-host]

Well, now. Now I just go to Sunnyside.

[Dan Bernstein]

Oh, yeah.

[Co-host]

Like, hey, man, you want Indica or you want Sativa?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, I went to one. You want to specially Toronto. Yeah. And bought a couple rolled marijuana joints.

[Co-host]

Like going to the Apple Store.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

You go and you got a tablet and they're like, you know, three of these. Give me two of those. Give me three of these.

[Dan Bernstein]

Four states where marijuana is still fully illegal. Do you know what they are in our country?

[Co-host]

Alabama.

[Dan Bernstein]

Incorrect.

[Co-host]

Oh, fully.

[Dan Bernstein]

Fully illegal.

[Co-host]

Fully illegal. What are they?

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, Alabama's classification is mixed.

[Co-host]

Mississippi.

[Dan Bernstein]

Incorrect.

[Co-host]

Utah.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah. No, incorrect.

[Co-host]

Wow.

[Dan Bernstein]

Utah is mixed.

[Co-host]

Fully illegal. Georgia.

[Dan Bernstein]

No.

[Co-host]

Tennessee.

[Dan Bernstein]

Nope. Ready. South Carolina. Kansas. Which seems odd.

[Co-host]

No, it doesn't. Not if you look at the makeup of their legislature.

[Dan Bernstein]

Okay. Wyoming. Wyoming and Idaho.

[Co-host]

See, that's weird. For what I thought Wyoming and Idaho would be like the live free libertarian. We don't care out here.

[Dan Bernstein]

Then there are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 states that are CBD with THC only legal. Texas. That's the issue. Maybe they need more weed down there. Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa.

[Co-host]

Okay, well, as long as Wisconsin and Indiana are like that, it helps Illinois make a lot of money.

[Dan Bernstein]

It's really interesting, I mean, because looking at like these midwestern states. Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri. So Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, obviously all fully legal. Indiana and Wisconsin and Iowa. CBD with THC only, yet you can drink as much as you fucking can. You want to drink? Go ahead. And as much as you possibly can, absolutely go ahead and get after it. But no. No weed.

[Co-host]

No. But this guy making $400,000 a year decides he wants to sell weed.

[Dan Bernstein]

Yeah, average it out. 400,000.

[Co-host]

All right. I don't know. Maybe he's just got a lot of financial stresses in his life and needs

[Dan Bernstein]

tax free cash or just really, really enjoys selling weed.

[Co-host]

Maybe loves selling weed. It's more than a questionable choice. I hope he doesn't have to go to jail for 10 years.

[Dan Bernstein]

I hope he doesn't. And I wonder if there's more to the story in the background that we don't know, like, why he does it.

[Co-host]

I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

I mean, I really hope. And again, it's obviously illegal in Alabama. I hope there's a good reasoning behind it. More so than just, I really enjoy selling weed. Maybe he's really good at it, right?

[Co-host]

Maybe he's awesome at it. I don't know how good you have to be. I thought the key to selling weed

[Dan Bernstein]

is, you know, having it right. If you got it, you're pretty good salesperson.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I think. I don't think you've got to go out there and, like, take a third meeting with the same potential client.

[Dan Bernstein]

Maybe got like a PowerPoint.

[Co-host]

Right. He has to keep changing the proposals and they keep cutting things from like, you know, I was gonna buy a quarter. I think I'll just take two loose joints for now and we'll see how this relationship goes and then we'll come back later. I don't know. I think. I think having it is really. And maybe, I don't know, maybe he's really good at selling weed that isn't all that good. He can move the stems and seeds. I don't know.

[Dan Bernstein]

I would like to know the background and more of a reason behind it.

[Co-host]

It.

[Dan Bernstein]

I hope he doesn't have to go to jail. That's just. That's unfortunate.

[Co-host]

Yeah. It should all be legal.

[Dan Bernstein]

It should all be legal. It should all be legal.

[Co-host]

Right? But he knew it wasn't and was still. Just go, go to your nil collective and say, hey, throw me a couple extra dollars. Can I go do an ad for Quincy's yeast roll?

[Dan Bernstein]

Like, how much is he. Like, how much does he think he. Like how much you think he makes selling weed? Like, can't he just go and be like, hey, I sell weed, I make an extra 100 grand?

[Co-host]

Yeah. Can somebody.

[Dan Bernstein]

Can you cover that?

[Co-host]

A car dealer could sneeze that down there for him. Right. Well, either way, I didn't think we'd see that story. There's always some things on the eve of the tournament that might surprise. But, hey, justice for him and Prag Snarbo. By the way, that has been DBU for today on 312. It has been brought to you in partnership with my bookie and by our friends at Omaha Stakes and Giordano, Dan Bernstein. Unfiltered. Unfiltered. On three.

[Dan Bernstein]

One, two, sports.