Podcast: Setting Up the Final Four

Andy welcomes Brian Rauf of Heat Check CBB to the podcast to preview this weekend's Final Four and break down each of the teams participating.

This year's Final Four in New Orleans is packed with blue blood programs (depending on how you feel about the Villanova Wildcats). That means we can expect some high-quality basketball in both games on Saturday.

In today's episode of the Rock Chalk Podcast, I was joined by Brian Rauf of Heat Check CBB to explore the games coming up this weekend. He brings an outsider's view on the Final Four to lend a bit of objectivity to our discussion, as we break down both Saturday matchups, including keys to victory, the main storylines surrounding the teams, and what your rooting interest should be in Duke vs North Carolina.

We started the episode by talking about the tournament as a whole. The evaluation of the quality of this tournament is very mixed, and Brian weighs in on how he views the upsets, final teams, and the overall experience.

Then we move to the season for Kansas so far. How impressive was the run to the Final Four for the Jayhawks, and what should the expectations have been? This includes a discussion of the roster situation for both teams and how you can expect to see this matchup play out.

Given the media attention being given to the Duke vs North Carolina game, I asked Brian to give me a convincing argument for why Kansas fans should watch that game. I'll let you judge the results yourself.

Finally, we talked about potential matchups in the national championship game. Which team should Kansas fans be rooting for, and which one should they expect to see. 

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