{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6601ea2f5d82c70016ee1884/67d30d25c269297b2ee889dc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Seth Davis on March Madness, Charles Barkley, Caitlin Clark, and more","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6601ea2f5d82c70016ee1884/1741923219885-90b306c2-c377-410f-909f-4ce50e90e600.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Brandon Contes interviews CBS Sports college basketball analyst and Hoops HQ co-founder Seth Davis. As March Madness approaches, Brandon and Seth discuss a wide range of topics including how expanding the tournament is a good thing, Charles Barkley's generosity, Caitlin Clark's TIME Magazine interview, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>-:50: What would today’s NCAA Tournament be like without X?</p><p>-2:09: Hoops HQ</p><p>-4:10: Motive behind launching Hoops HQ</p><p>-5:09: Welcoming added coverage in March</p><p>-6:38: Is NIL good for college basketball?</p><p>-8:30: Asking Charles Barkley if he would pay Auburn players pre-NIL</p><p>-11:13: Working with Barkley</p><p>-12:23: What does Barkley bring to the NCAA Tournament?</p><p>-14:16: Excitement level for the First Round</p><p>-16:44: Going from writing to TV</p><p>-20:04: Preferring TV or writing</p><p>-21:47: Most fulfilling book to write</p><p>-23:49: Working on any books now?</p><p>-24:19: Would Seth ever consider a career in politics?</p><p>-26:46: Following politics</p><p>-27:17: Caitlin Clark discourse</p><p>-30:05: College basketball continuing to benefit from Caitlin Clark</p><p>-31:23: Will a woman get a DI men’s basketball head coaching opportunity?</p><p>-33:57: Doug Gottlieb becoming a college basketball coach</p><p>-36:21: Rick Pitino at St. John’s</p><p>-37:45: Has Cooper Flagg lived up to the hype?</p><p>-38:52: Will and should the NCAA Tournament expand?</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"}