The opening weekend of the 2024-2025 College Basketball Season is here and it has a few doozies like Houston vs Auburn and North Carolina headed to Phog Allen to play the Kansas Jayhawks. But first, we MUST talk about Villanova falling to Columbia and how much additional heat is on Kyle Neptune and Ryan Kalkbrenner’s EPIC night in Omaha. AND, it’s the return of the Final Four and One presented by FanDuel Sportsbook!
00:00 – Start
00:45 – Uh Oh, Columbia beats Villanova 90-80.
13:57 – Ryan Kalkbrenner had a special night in Omaha
21:00 – Norlander’s News and Notes to Start The Season
35:00 – Final Four And 1, Game 1 – No. 9 North Carolina at No. 1 Kansas (-8.5)
39:11 – Final Four And 1, Game 2 – No. 12 Tennessee (-1) at Louisville
42:46 – Final Four And 1, Game 3 – No. 8 Baylor (-1) vs. No. 16 Arkansas
46:25 – Final Four And 1, Game 4 – No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 4 Houston (-2)
51:15 – Other Notable Games This Weekend
53:32 – Final Four And 1, Game 5 – Michigan (-2) vs Wake Forest
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Columbia Lions
Serious curse of the goat Cubs vibe with the duck situation at Providence.
The fact that Norlander casually left out Miles Kelly for Auburn… that’s right, he’s a transfer.
#moreofus!
As co-host of the podcast who released Justin’s first public interview after the game (Divine Providence) I can confirm he bought Dawn for $7 at Tractor Supply and Dawn is a mallard duck