Verbally Committed Couch Guy Sports

The 44th episode of Verbally Committed. The Double quarto episode (thought of that all on our own). 

- Our go to coffee orders

- Gilli is a coffee nut, Connor's order is that of an extremely basic white girl. 

- Would you rather be a somewhat high end college basketball coach, or a coach for a mediocre, average NBA team? 

- Julian Edelman retired, one of the great college quarterbacks that switched to a professional receiver stories. So who else should have changed positions after college and into the NFL?

- Tim Tebow was not as bad of a pro baseball player as one would think. 

- The NFL might change the numbers rule, who would we like to see go back to their original college number? 

- Which NFL stars would we most want to see go back to playing baseball? 


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That UCLA/Gonzaga Final Four game was an unbelievable game. And one of the best games in March Madness history. Not only that but the celebration by Suggs sparked a debate about the best celebrations of all time. 

- Where does UCLA/Gonzaga rank among the great March Madness games of all time? 

- Is it better than the Laettner shot? Or Kris Jenkins? 

- Does a good NBA career make Suggs' shot even better?

- A breakdown of the top game winning shot celebrations

- Our personal celebrations from our playing days, although admittedly it's hard to have a planned celebration in the moment.

- Breaking down celebrations for different sports. 

- Roy Williams retired on April fools day, and Bill Self got a life time deal. No jokes.


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On this Easter and Final Four weekend, it's important to reflect on the things that really matter, like is Easter a better holiday than Labor or Memorial Day? 

- We discuss where Easter falls into the holiday hierarchy, and you might be surprised how far down it falls. 

- Breaking down the NCAA Hockey tournament which has made it to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh

- Why do we praise and celebrate UCLA's Cinderella run to the Final Four, yet refuse to expand the CFP or allow non-power five teams in?

- Final Four predictions, is it still as we said all along Gonzaga vs. Baylor or can Houston make a mess or UCLA keep their cinderella story going. 


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With March Madness is full swing you'd expect us to focus on that right? Well that's why you tune into Verbally Committed, we zig where other podcasts zag. We break down the NCAA Mens Hockey Tournament with Chris Peters. There's literally nobody else on planet earth who knows more about collegiate hockey than Chris. So you are in really good hands this week.

- We still gotta talk about March Madness and it's time to pat ourselves on the back about where we were right about the first two rounds.

- It's also time to man up and admit where we were wrong. And honestly we were wrong about A LOT.

- We pick our new final four from the remaining 16 teams 

- Chris joins the pod and helps answer some burning questions, like how did he get into hockey, what's his go to team in chel, is he a Meth Bear or Pooh Bear guy? 

- Chris is an expert and gambles on the NHL as part of his job, which is difficult to do, what are his tricks to the trade?

- Who his surprises were on who got in and who missed the bracket.

- We are big Michigan hockey fans, so what are Michigans chances in the tourney?

- Time to fill out a bracket, the three of us go game by game and fill out a full tournament bracket. Listen to find out who ends out on top!

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It's the best weekend of the freaking year people. Despite March Madness starting on a Friday, not a Thursday for some reason... It's still going to be a ton of fun. And while we are not breaking down the entire bracket, we have your first round covered for you!

- Pour one out for Connor's schedule and Michigan Hockey. 

- Why is March Madness starting on Friday and not Thursday?

- A break down of the first round, as Connor fills out his first bracket. Seriously. 

- Our favorite upset picks, who we believe in and who we don't trust. 

- Final Four picks and our champs

- Locks, a lock from each region of the bracket for the first round of the tournament

Sit back and enjoy some college basketball! It promises to be an absolutely wild tournament


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Getting you all prepped for Conference Tournament week, one of the best weeks of the sports year. Plus a little preview of what Selection Sunday could look like. 

- Which is better: Conference Tournament week? Or the first weekend of March Madness?

- The answer is easy, first weekend of March Madness but Conference Tourney week has it's benefits

- Gonzaga finishes the regular season undefeated, first team since 2015 Kentucky to do so. So who would win head to head? 2020 Gonzaga vs 2015 Kentucky.

- How college basketball is correcting itself from the one and done era

- Most intriguing conference tournaments? Which conferences pose the most interest? 

- Breaking down the tournaments including best betting plays. Should you ride with the favorites or are there some plucky underdogs worth putting money on?

- Gilli's bubble breakdown. Some current bubble teams and Gilli's take on whether we hear their name called on Sunday or not. 

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