00:00We got college basketball right around the corner here.
00:03I'm going to play a game with you here.
00:04I'm going to throw some teams at you,
00:06and you tell me their chances of winning the national championship in college hoop.
00:10The Florida Gators, as much as it pains me,
00:13their odds of winning the national championship this year.
00:16How good a basketball team do you think that's going to be this year?
00:19I think it's absolutely fantastic.
00:21I mean, they have the best front line in college basketball,
00:24and Thomas Howe and Ruben Chinelou and Alex Condon, right?
00:28And then obviously Denzel Aberdeen is part of that lawsuit.
00:30He's eligible to play.
00:31Todd Golden won a national championship two years ago.
00:34I think a big thing is consistency and teams bringing guys back.
00:39That's why you see them and UConn near the top of the board,
00:43even Duke, because of the talent they brought back.
00:46I think that means more than people think
00:49when it comes to college basketball winning a national championship.
00:52Let me go over to another team here, Illinois.
00:55You know, a good team a year ago, really a good basketball team.
00:58The program is sensational, always has been.
01:01What do you think their odds are in winning the national championship?
01:04Their team, I think, is going to make a final four as well.
01:07Brad Underwood is probably one of the most underrated coaches in the country
01:10and really gets that team to play well.
01:12Eva Sitch is back, so they have a lot of talent.
01:15So that's a team I should get that can win a national championship.
01:18And one quick team before we get to the W, down that board, 30-1,
01:23if St. John's can keep these kids eligible, right?
01:27Keyshawn Hall is now eligible to transfer from Auburn.
01:31Obviously, they have Yesifu.
01:32They got the kid Ellis that's really watched this kid at the point of attack.
01:37They got him from Europe, really dynamic player.
01:40I tell you this right now, 30-1, St. John's is a bargain
01:45if they keep all these guys eligible.
01:48If they're all eligible, I would put them at like 15-1, 20-1.
01:53So you're already getting value on St. John's if you jump in on them now.
01:58Yeah, we're going to get Coach Calhoun on next week here.
02:01You know how big a fan I am of UConn.
02:03I love this basketball program.
02:05What they've done up there with Hurley and them guys,
02:07I mean, they've kind of just springboarded into what they've done
02:10over the last 40 years.
02:12UConn shot at winning the national championship.
02:15Don't ever bet against a Hurley.
02:17I mean, I coached against Mr. Hurley, so I can tell you,
02:20don't ever bet against a Hurley.
02:22And, you know, they have experience.
02:25And they got a transfer, a.k.a. Baby Shaq, Najee Hines.
02:30Remember that name?
02:32Kid was at Seton Hall, played for Seton Holloway.
02:35No district of shot.
02:36I love him.
02:37That's my guy.
02:38Couldn't pay him.
02:39Couldn't pay him enough.
02:40And that's a problem that we have in college basketball
02:42is the have and the have nots.
02:44Almost in the same league.
02:45Baby Shaq goes to stores.
02:48He replaces Terry Reese Jr.
02:50He did a great job.
02:51That's gone.
02:52I'm telling you right now, that's another team.
02:54College basketball is going to be so good
02:58because you got all those teams we've talked about.
03:01Arizona with Tommy Lawrence going to be great.
03:03Michigan State, can Izzo get finally another championship?
03:06You know, obviously, Sean Miller at Texas.
03:09Louisville with Flory Bodunga bringing him in.
03:12Calipari 25-1.
03:14Virginia working its way back.
03:16We haven't even talked about, you know,
03:19guys that are coming into the league.
03:20Obviously, like the guy that went from Denver,
03:24Michael Malone.
03:24It's with UNC.
03:25UNC, college basketball, and then 30-1-2, Houston.
03:29That's the lowest spot we've seen the Houston Cougars.
03:33Maybe this is when they kind of bring it up now
03:36when people don't expect as much out of Kelvin Sampson's crew.
