In today’s episode of Longshore and McKnight, John Longshore flies solo while Barry travels with Troy baseball!

John kicks it off by diving into the NCAA men’s championship game between Florida and Houston. Who is going to win it all? Florida delivered Auburn’s Final Four loss and John discusses the possibility of Bruce Pearl retiring.

The show includes breakdowns of Walter Clayton Jr.’s 34-point performance, Auburn’s short bench, and whether fatigue contributed to their second-half collapse. John also revisits Duke’s dramatic loss to Houston, including a controversial foul on Cooper Flagg that stunned fans. Listener feedback fuels discussions on spring football’s fading buzz, Troy baseball’s long road trip, and whether college baseball can gain real traction with fans.

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The show’s signature topic wheel spins through everything from Steph Curry’s shooting slump to Wayne Gretzky’s goal record being broken. Other highlights include Masters Week memories, NIL-driven transfer portal debates, and the looming impact of the proposed $2.8 billion NCAA settlement, which could cap what schools pay athletes. Would that solve the new “NIL buys championships” theory?