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Sean sits down with Marcus El, General Manager of Scoreboard Powered by Clipped, live from Omni La Costa. The two dig into Eastern Michigan's stunning run to the women's Final Four, what it says about the changing landscape of college athletics, and which men's teams and players to watch as the field descends on La Costa for the NCAA Championship.
Timestamps:
1:00 — Marcus joins from La Costa
1:24 — The atmosphere at La Costa: why the finals feel quieter than you'd expect
4:28 — Eastern Michigan's Cinderella story and what it says about the macro shift in college athletics
9:48 — Teams sitting home that shouldn't be: Texas Tech, Illinois, and a word on Charlotte
19:04 — Is there a "third year" advantage at La Costa? Marcus breaks down experience vs. talent in stroke play.
21:58 — The depth of the men's field and what separates it from the women's side
25:28 — How Golf Channel now dictates match play tee times (and why coaches have to wait to find out when they're teeing off)
28:34 — Team picks for match play: locking in the top four seeds, then the fun ones
29:58 — Ryan Hybl's last ride at Oklahoma and why you can't count that team out
35:37 — Picks and predictions
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