{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6601ea2f5d82c70016ee1884/67ca7c6822c74795c32f8ba8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jon Rothstein on March Madness, Doug Gottlieb, Cooper Flagg, and more","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6601ea2f5d82c70016ee1884/1741294741857-a5c1d94b-24f7-4600-be15-e988a8fc9f60.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Brandon Contes interviews CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. As March Madness approaches, Brandon and Jon discuss a wide range of topics including how the First Four could be tweaked, Doug Gottlieb being a good friend, Cooper Flagg living up to the hype, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>-:46: Getting through March without coffee</p><p>-3:18: Best Italian restaurants in every college basketball town?</p><p>-4:28: Catchphrases</p><p>-12:00: Improving work-life balance</p><p>-14:35: Growing up a college basketball fan</p><p>-15:55: Breaking into radio</p><p>-20:59: Eventual career goal?</p><p>-24:13: Gaining respect of college basketball coaches</p><p>-25:42: Interviewing coaches</p><p>-27:52: Role Jon enjoys most?</p><p>-30:00: Growing confidence in giving opinions</p><p>-31:06: Breaking news story Jon had that most helped his career</p><p>-32:55: Getting scooped</p><p>-33:56: Strangest place Jon broke a story?</p><p>-36:08: Attending a wedding in March?</p><p>-37:40: Posting college basketball news during big political events</p><p>-38:53: What does Jon do in May?</p><p>-40:11: Finding out when NCAA Tournament was canceled due to COVID</p><p>-41:31: Doug Gottlieb being a head coach</p><p>-41:59: Will Gottlieb get a second season at Green Bay?</p><p>-45:00: Has John Calipari been hurt by NIL?</p><p>-46:54: NIL not ruining college basketball</p><p>-48:02: Cooper Flagg living up to the hype</p><p>-48:43: How far can St. John’s go?</p><p>-50:22: Will Rick Pitino retire at St. John’s?</p><p>-51:04: What’s a better Final Four? All No. 1 seeds or all low seeds?</p><p>-51:58: Right number of teams in the NCAA Tournament?</p><p>-52:58: What determines the quality of an Italian restaurant?</p><p><br></p><p>Download the Awful Announcing Podcast:</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/awful-announcing-podcast/id448978343\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/0hoThPrxcH4iIJyEIHV0DR?si=a70a37f078db4d73\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Spotify</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on X</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/awfulannouncing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on Facebook</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/awful_announcing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@awful_announcing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on Threads</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/awfulannouncing.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on BlueSky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/awfulannouncing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@awful_announcing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on YouTube</a></p>","author_name":"Awful Announcing"}