But if you had to pick a Cinderella this year, who would it be and why?

Yeah, well, let's define two types of Cinderella, right?

There's there's the George Mason.

You know, double digit seed.

That goes a long way.

Even sometimes just the second weekend, right?

Like for a double digit.

See, the Sweet 16 is like their national championship, and and rightfully so rightfully so, Uh and and and teams in that range that can win.

I think our liberty.

Uh, unc Greensboro.

I mean, now we're you know, if Western Kentucky is going to be a double digit C and I have a lottery pick, so they're gonna be 12, and no, no five wants to play.

Yeah, that's correct.

That's correct.

So, uh, you know, and filling out that bracket just know you got to have a couple three double digit seeds playing in the second weekend or you're bucking history.

The other kind of Cinderellas are harder to find, get less attention, but will earn you more points, probably in most contests.

And those are what I call the down ballot teams from the major conferences who have huge wins in many cases, right, but finished fourth or fifth Like people forget.

Oklahoma State is the fifth seed in the Big 12, which is more common about the Big 12 than it is about Oklahoma State.

But, uh, so teams, you know that aren't the one or two, let's say in their leagues that could, you know, how about UConn?

Uh, right now they're playing great right now.

And, you know, I don't think James Book Night is Kemba Walker or even Shabbas.

A lot of people are right, but there's a little bit of a parallel there You have to pay attention to, don't you think?

I mean, the way he's funny?

You can carry them.

Yeah, and And you know, another team there.

There were points of time this year.

I I actually thought Tennessee was going to go to the Final Four like their their roster.

You know, their first six or seven, you wouldn't trade for many teams.

Every time I start to believe in them, they lay an egg.

You know, your l s u R auburn.

And it's just I'm off the bandwagon again.

Yeah, but there's going to be an off the bandwagon team playing in April or at least late March because there always is.

So I look for teams like that.

How about Colorado?

Nobody talks about Colorado, has a great senior.

McKinley, right?

Tad Boyle, the coach.

Very underrated, I think.

And you know, they play, you know, more of a traditional right?

Kind of and and that that has a way of keeping both teams in the game at the same time.

Metrics love them, right?

And then it's And then it's, you know, who wins the four minute game at the end.

Right?

And And they have the pieces to do that more than once or twice, I think.

Mhm.

Mhm.

Um, we talked about this a little bit before, and you mentioned UConn as one of these type of teams.

And, you know, I don't know if Tennessee will get here, but are there any under seven seeds?

You can see that seven or below that can make a run in the tournament.

Mm.

Well, you know, B y you could be in an eight.

Another game.

I think they should be a six or seven.

San Diego State is going to be in that range.

Uh, and and and they're good enough.

We mentioned Western Kentucky as as deeper Cinderella because, you know, they have a pro in the middle who who's, you know, going to be a millionaire in a couple months.

Um, those teams come to mind.

I'm thinking, Who else is in that room?

Well, this is crazy about Michigan State right now.

They've beaten three top 10 teams are top eight teams, basically, in the last two weeks.

I mean, beat you in two weeks.

I don't think any other double digit seeds that have done that, like maybe ever, in the run up to the tournament.

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