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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Bracket Preview, Upsets, and Final Four Picks with Stanford Steve

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Russillo welcomes Stanford Steve to break down what makes Duke and Florida so good, discuss which teams are primed for an upset, and share who they think will make it to the Final Four (0:46). Plus, Life Advice with Ceruti and Kyle (58:18)! What is pickup basketball? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Stanford Steve Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Get Game Day Deals only on Uber Eats. Order Now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

We get you ready for the brackets and everything you're trying to figure out before the NCAA tournament with our guy, Stanford Steve.

0:16.1

He is all over this stuff all season long.

0:18.0

So we'll talk about Florida being maybe everybody's favorite.

0:20.6

Obviously a lot of chalk in the bracket stuff, which actually makes a lot of sense.

0:24.6

When you look at the power of the top four, maybe even five teams, we'll talk about the SEC bids and what this means.

0:30.9

For them, we'll get to the Johnny's, of course. So he's got a wild final four.

0:35.1

We even try to find some upsets for you. So a lot of fun, one hour with Stanford Steve on the tournament.

0:40.0

And a bonus extended life advice.

0:45.7

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1:16.1

The brackets are out, and we are fired up to talk to Stanford. Steve of ESPN, former road partner.

1:24.7

He loves a tournament. He's all over this stuff. So we're just going to run through all of it.

1:28.1

What's up, man? Good morning. Good morning. Good afternoon. I don't know where anybody is.

1:32.3

First time seeing Wargon. Pleasure to meet you, bud. Surruti. I see the scarves. Oh, nice.

1:40.5

So yeah, that place looks familiar. I wish I could get out there more, my man.

1:45.3

Hey, man.

1:46.2

Invitation's always here.

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