PMS 2.0 1309 - St. Paddy's March Madness Monday With Darius Butler, Rick Pitino, Greg Sankey, Tom Izzo, & AJ Hawk

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the NCAA Tournament field being set and some of the controversy surrounding which teams got in and which teams didn’t including West Virginia getting snubbed and North Carolina making it with their Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham being the Selection Committee Chair. They also cover Derek Stingley Jr. becoming the highest paid CB in the NFL and resetting the market, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins getting paid, Cooper Kupp and Sam Darnold’s respective deals with the Seahawks, and more. Joining the show to chat about his career, the tournament as a whole, and why coaching in his hometown is so special is the Head Coach of the St. John’s Red Storm, one of the GOAT’s, Rick Pitino. Next, the commissioner of the SEC, Greg Sankey joins the show to chat about his league’s success this year and setting the record with 14 teams getting into the tournament, how he thinks they’ll fare in the tournament, the SEC’s success in sports as a whole, conference realignment, how he’s going to manage being in attendance for so many teams competing, and more. Later, another one of the GOAT’s, Michigan State Head Coach, Tom Izzo to chat about his team this year and what they need to do to cut down the nets, the incident against Michigan on MSU’s Senior Night, his love for football, how things have changed over the course of his time as Head Coach of Michigan State, what he loves about Michigan State, how he would describe his culture, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices