Join us as we train our neural nets on the theme of the century: AI. Sonya Huang, Pat Grady and more Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to ask critical questions and develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies—and their implications for technology, business and society. The content of this podcast does not constitute investment advice, an offer to provide investment advisory services, or an offer to sell or solicitation of an ...
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Radio veteran, Eric Michaels, and comedian, Mike Lee, hosted a top rated morning radio show in Central Florida for 15 years. One day, through no fault of their own, it all came tumbling down. But Eric and Mike's fans, belovedly known as "Minions", demanded more. So here we are with the Eric and Mike Podcast. Keep up with national news, play games and win prizes, and enjoy plenty of laughs with these two wildly funny hosts!
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Listen to David Zeller of the "Dave's I know" fame and Eric Grady wax nostalgic on the the MN local sports teams and then literally talk about anything from why lawns are terrible to Facists cartoons to the Fermi Paradox. These two idiots will give you their unsolicited or (hopefully solicited in the future) opinions. Please send us your questions!! From left to far left we represent well mostly left.... but hopefully our opinions aren't totally in left field. Play ball Hosted on Acast. See ...
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Talking Florida Gators Basketball with weekly guests, features, game analysis and more. Giving a program that’s become a national power the attention it deserves. Brought to you by Sandberg Phoenix.
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Polk County's longest running radio team is Eric and Mike and the Big Max Morning Show - heard weekday mornings on Max 98.3 FM in Lakeland / Winter Haven, Florida.
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Grady Judd's "Did Ya Hear Me!?" - Too Many Shootings
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26:42Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd chats with Eric and Mike about the multiple shootings that have occurred over the last several weeks. He ends on a positive note about the technology that helps shape law enforcement in today's world.By Eric and Mike
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Run it Back: Condon Returns as Gators ready to defend their Crown
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32:52Florida received huge news on Tuesday when All-SEC big man Alex Condon announced he would return to play for the Gators in 2025-26. What makes Condon, who posted 7 double doubles in 2025-26 and made the final winning play in the national championship game win over Houston, so special? Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) dives into that question,…
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From Data Centers to Dyson Spheres: P-1 AI's Path to Hardware Engineering AGI
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38:25Former Airbus CTO Paul Eremenko shares his vision for bringing AI to physical engineering, starting with Archie—an AI agent that works alongside human engineers. P-1 AI is tackling the challenge of generating synthetic training data to teach AI systems about complex physical systems, from data center cooling to aircraft design and beyond. Eremenko …
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We talk about the disappointing T-Wolves series start and the other MN Sports as well as Memorial Day plans and what other occupation could we have done/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eric and Mike do a show from the shores of Lake Roy in Winter Haven with none other than THE wakeboard coach, Dave Briscoe!By Eric and Mike
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Let's Boogie: Reigning Champ Gators take another step towards defending their crown
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39:40Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) break down the commitment of top portal guard Boogie Fland to Todd Golden and the Gators. Why Fland is the playmaking piece Florida needed to make another deep run in March, and why the Gators now have a playmaking backcourt as good as any in America. Plus, insider…
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Gong’s Amit Bendov: From Meeting Recordings to Revenue AI
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42:05CEO Amit Bendov shares how Gong evolved from a meeting transcription tool to an AI-powered revenue platform that's increasing sales capacity by up to 60%. He explains why task-specific AI agents are the key to enterprise adoption, and why human accountability will remain crucial even as AI takes over routine sales tasks. Amit also reveals how Gong …
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All the MN Sports plus Grady continues to be a mark, field trip to the arboretum, and TV, movie and book reccs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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LIVE: Google's Jeff Dean on the Coming Transformations in AI
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30:59At AI Ascent 2025, Jeff Dean makes bold predictions. Discover how the pioneer behind Google's TPUs and foundational AI research sees the technology evolving, from specialized hardware to more organic systems, and future engineering capabilities.By Sequoia Capital
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LIVE: Ambient Agents and the New Agent Inbox ft. Harrison Chase of LangChain
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8:28Recorded live at Sequoia’s AI Ascent 2025: LangChain CEO Harrison Chase introduces the concept of ambient agents, AI systems that operate continuously in the background responding to events rather than direct human prompts. Learn how these agents differ from traditional chatbots, why human oversight remains essential and how this approach could dra…
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We Sleep when the Portal Closes: Savoring a special year with Malik Grady
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1:05:34Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) is joined by Malik Grady (@MalikG on X) to discuss Florida's portal efforts and roster-building talents. Why Todd Golden is such an impressive roster builder, and why Florida's ability to stay comfortable with being uncomfortable may pay dividends as they pursue players like Boogie Fland. Plus, thoughts on the…
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LIVE: How AI is Reinventing Software Business Models ft. Bret Taylor of Sierra
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34:30Recorded live at Sequoia’s AI Ascent 2025: Sierra co-founder Bret Taylor discusses why AI is driving a fundamental shift from subscription-based pricing to outcomes-based models. Learn why this transition is harder for incumbents than startups, why applied AI and vertical specialization represent the biggest opportunities for entrepreneurs and how …
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LIVE: Sam Altman of OpenAI on Building the ‘Core AI Subscription’ for Your Life
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32:27Recorded live at Sequoia’s AI Ascent 2025: Sam reflects on OpenAI’s evolution from a 14-person research lab to a dominant AI platform. He envisions transforming ChatGPT into a deeply personal AI service that remembers your entire life's context—from conversations to emails—while working seamlessly across all services. Sam describes the generation g…
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All the MN Sports plus the new Pope!, a bizarre former Twins Murder story, TV and Movie Reccs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 16 - Live from Laugh Out Lounge!
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1:08:51Eric and Mike host another Live Show at Laugh Out Lounge! Check it out!By Eric and Mike
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Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach: Building the System of Record for the AI Era
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47:49Workday CEO and Sequoia partner Carl Eschenbach explains how the company is evolving its platform to handle both human and AI workers. He shares Workday’s three-pronged approach to monetizing AI through seat-based pricing, role-based agents and consumption-based API access. Eschenbach discusses why domain-specific agents with curated data will be m…
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Wolves and Wild playoff recap plus landscaping, Pest Wars, TV book and movie reviews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Quest to ‘Solve All Diseases’ with AI: Isomorphic Labs’ Max Jaderberg
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55:40After pioneering reinforcement learning breakthroughs at DeepMind with Capture the Flag and AlphaStar, Max Jaderberg aims to revolutionize drug discovery with AI as Chief AI Officer of Isomorphic Labs, which was spun out of DeepMind. He discusses how AlphaFold 3's diffusion-based architecture enables unprecedented understanding of molecular interac…
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State of the Program: The view from the summit is elite; National Powerhouse status is sustainable
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34:55Florida Basketball is at the summit of the sport fresh off of winning the third national championship in school history 3 weeks ago in San Antonio. Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) has followed the program for over 25 years and covered it up close for the last several seasons. He reflects on Florida's last 4 decades of hoops, offers historica…
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All the playoff action, other MN Sports, on Variety we talk head lice and David talks movies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eric and Mike meet up at Palace Pizza in Downtown Lakeland to discuss the latest news and views!By Eric and Mike
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A Big Blue Bag: Aberdeen to Kentucky; Coaching Hires; Portal Talk
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49:09Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) discuss the fallout from Denzel Aberdeen's decision to transfer to Kentucky. What does it say about this era of hoops? How does Denzel fit at Kentucky? Why you can't fault Denzel-- or the fan reaction to the choice. Plus, where Florida is headed now in the portal, …
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Pricing in the AI Era: From Inputs to Outcomes, with Paid CEO Manny Medina
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45:29Former Outreach CEO Manny Medina discusses his new company Paid, which provides billing, pricing and margin management tools for AI companies. He explains why traditional SaaS pricing models don’t work for AI businesses, and breaks down emerging approaches like outcome-based and agent-based pricing. Manny shares why he believes focused AI applicati…
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Thoughts on Denzel Aberdeen's Portal Decision
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13:45Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) offers insight into Denzel Aberdeen's surprising decision to leave the University of Florida and enter the transfer portal. A 3 year Florida player and key contributor on the 2025 National Champions, Aberdeen's resilience and hard work were and are a testament to grit in an age when too many players leave at t…
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MN T-Wolves and Wild playoff previews, plus movie and TV reccs and Easter talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eric and Mike are live again at Laugh Out Lounge, Winter Haven's Premiere Comedy Club, and they're dishing up the latest on recent headlines with their unique take on everything news worthy.By Eric and Mike
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Arc Institute's Patrick Hsu on Building an App Store for Biology with AI
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58:11Patrick Hsu, co-founder of Arc Institute, discusses the opportunities for AI in biology beyond just drug development, and how Evo 2, their new biology foundation model, is enabling a broad ecosystem of applications. Evo 2 was trained on a vast dataset of genomic data to learn evolutionary patterns that would have taken years to find; as a result, t…
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All the MN Sports plus CONCACAF Champions Cup; variety we talk about my cousin becoming a Federal Judge, resume editing and pesky door to door sales people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FLORIDA IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION: Why we'll always remember the Alamodome
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1:27:05Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) breakdown Florida's 65-63 national championship game win over Houston on April 7, 2025. From the rough and tumble first half to Florida's rally from a 12 point deficit to the final defensive stands by the Gators, every angle in the national title game is covered an…
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Florida wins the National Championship: Postgame Party Chat
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1:03:29Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) is joined by a host of guests in the immediate aftermath of Florida's national championship clinching win over Houston on Monday night. Guests include: - David Waters of Gators Breakdown - Andy Hutchins of Alligator Army - Anthony Beck of Inside Swamp - Will Miles of Read and Reaction - Malik Grady and more…
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Replit CEO Amjad Masad on 1 Billion Developers: A Better End State than AGI?
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1:26:18Amjad Masad set out more than a decade ago to pursue the dream of unleashing 1B software creators around the world. With millions of Replit users pre-ChatGPT, that vision was already becoming a reality. Turbocharged by LLMs, the vision of enabling anyone to code—from 12-year-olds in India to knowledge workers in the U.S.—seems less and less radical…
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Florida and Houston for the National Championship: Our Preview
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1:02:29Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) and Eric Fawcett (Burner Ball, Gator Country) preview the national championship game between Florida and Houston. The Final Four road ends here. What are the keys to Florida winning its third national championship? What makes Houston so good? How do they guard at such an elite level, and can Florida avoid cost…
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Florida SWAMPS Auburn in Final Four Classic; Gators vs. Houston for the national championship
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39:18Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) is joined by Riley Davis (Heat Check CBB) to break down Florida's 79-73 comeback win over Auburn in the Final Four. Topics include: - How Florida adjusted defensively to slow Auburn's offense in the second half - Walter Clayton Jr.'s second consecutive 30 point performance makes a little NCAA Tournament his…
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All the MN Sports plus, Zeller moving into new house, Grady's Wisc. Dells vacay, taxes and TV and Movie Reccs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Final Four Preview: Riley Davis of Heat Check CBB talks Florida and Auburn
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24:25Heat Check College Basketball writer and analyst Riley Davis joins Eric Fawcett to break down the Final Four. How does Riley view the rematch between top overall seed Auburn and the Gators? What will Florida need to do to grab a second win over a great Auburn team this season? How will Auburn go about defending the Gators better in the rematch? Are…
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Final Four Preview: The Auburn perspective from Ben Young, Jungle Podcast
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21:04Ben Young of the Jungle Podcast (@AuburnJungle on X) joins the show to provide a scouting report and preview of Saturday's Final Four contest from the Auburn perspective. Auburn put together one of the greatest regular seasons in the history of college basketball. Ben breaks down how the SEC Champions did it, why their defensive resurgence has led …
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Grady Judd's "Did Ya Hear Me!?" - Things Are Wild
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20:05Things are wild in Polk County, Florida! But luckily we have Sheriff Grady Judd to help keep it "wrangled in". Hear about some of the most crazy criminals on the planet in this episode of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd's "Did Ya Hear Me!?".By Eric and Mike
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Florida at the Final Four: Previewing the biggest SEC Basketball game ever Played
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1:04:25Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) and Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) team up to preview Florida's Final Four matchup with Auburn. Florida defeated Auburn 90-81 in the Jungle in February. Will the Gators win the rematch in what will be the biggest SEC Basketball game ever played? The guys break down the keys to the game, from slowing…
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Why CRM Needs an AI Revolution, with Day.ai Founder Christopher O’Donnell
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1:11:05Christopher O’Donnell believes the fundamental problems with CRM—incomplete data, complex workflows, siloed work products and the fear of leads falling through the cracks—can finally be solved through AI. Founder of Day.ai and former Chief Product Officer of HubSpot, Christopher explains how his team is building a system that automatically captures…
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FINAL FOUR BOUND: Florida WRECKS Texas Tech with late rally, Clayton Jr. and Haugh shine
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44:46Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) break down Florida's 84-79 comeback win over Texas Tech in the Elite 8. How Florida erased a 10 point second half deficit in the final 3 minutes to advance to the program's 6th Final Four. The guys discuss it all, including: - Walter Clayton Jr.'s incredible shots …
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How SWEET it is! Gators win EPIC vs. UConn; Maryland and the Crab 5 Await
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1:02:11Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) and Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) take a deep dive into Florida's thrilling 77-75 win over UConn in NCAA Second Round action last Sunday in Raleigh. How Will Richard, Alijah Martin, and Walter Clayton Jr. pulled the Gators out of the fire and ended Danny Hurley and UConn's run of NCAA Tournament br…
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From Software Engineers to AI Word Artisans: Filip Kozera of Wordware
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43:04Filip Kozera sees parallels between Excel’s democratization of data analytics and Wordware’s mission to put AI development in the hands of knowledge workers. Drawing inspiration from Excel’s 750 million users (compared to 30 million software developers), Wordware is creating tools that balance the rigid structure of programming with the fuzziness o…
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How Sweet it is!! Gators win an EPIC game with UConn: Brian Rauf joins the show
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19:13Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Brian Rauf (Heat Check CBB) break down Florida's EPIC 77-75 win over UConn on Sunday in Raleigh. How Florida ENDED UConn's NCAA Tournament winning streak at 13 with elite guard play and great coaching down the stretch. Plus, what's next for the Gators and what they can improve as the program heads to th…
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Gators ROUT Norfolk State- Takeaways; Second Round Preview
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35:26Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) break down Florida's 95-69 opening round victory over Norfolk State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. How Florida built a 32-point first round lead, and what to make of Florida's sluggish second half. Plus, Micah Handlogten and Thomas Haugh…
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All the MN Sports plus Breweries, e-bikes revisited, March Madness, TV/Movie/Pod recommendations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eric and Mike are "on location" at The Chop Shop in Downtown Lakeland, FL for this episode that revolves around, well, lunch!By Eric and Mike
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Josh Woodward: Google Labs is Rapidly Building AI Products from 0-to-1
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51:16As VP of Google Labs, Josh Woodward leads teams exploring the frontiers of AI applications. He shares insights on their rapid development process, why today’s written prompts will become outdated and how AI is transforming everything from video generation to computer control. He reveals that 25% of Google’s code is now written by AI and explains wh…
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Florida is the SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPION and a 1 SEED out WEST: Selection Sunday Bracket Reaction
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1:02:28Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) and Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) break down Florida's 86-77 win over Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. How Florida weathered every Tennessee punch, defeating a Vols team that played well and was backed by a boisterous partisan crowd in Nashville. Plus, the BRACKETS have been revealed. Eric a…
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Florida DEMOLISHES Alabama; SEC Championship Preview
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39:01Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) and Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Burner Ball) break down Florida's 104-82 win over Alabama in the SEC Tournament semifinal. How the Gators won their latest "1 seed game" to return to the SEC Championship Game for the second consecutive season. Topics discussed include: - Ball screen defense - Alijah Martin's i…
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All of the MN Sports updates and in Variety; Spring Cleaning, Physical Therapy and NIMBY vs. YIMBY, TV and Movie recommendations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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