Early Round Recap, Coaching Changes, and Sweet 16 Preview | The Ringer Gambling Show

March 24, 2026·45 min·4 clips

Host Tate Frazier reveals his 95th percentile bracket and plans for a live Vegas show with Cousin Sal.

Tuesday opens with bracket talk. Tate Frazier brings in Anthony for a March Madness table-setter, and the mood is already pointed at Thursday. Anthony gets through a rough Monday, then flips straight to Sweet 16 action and full MLB opening day. Chalk gets its little victory lap. A 95th-percentile bracket gives the metrics media mafia a minute to puff its chest. Las Vegas is on the calendar too. They talk about being together at the Jimmy Kimmel comedy club with Cousin Sal, making picks and sneaking in race-to-tens. Then the coaching carousel takes the room. North Carolina becomes the problem, and the conversation moves from dream names to who would actually fit the place. Arizona loyalty matters. One candidate gets described as a Lute Olson guy who loves Arizona basketball, which makes the North Carolina jump feel unlikely. The first tier sounds bold, but the guest expects the school to swing big, get told no, and slide into a more realistic board. Todd Golden gets crossed off. Nate Oates does too, less for the basketball than for the sideline and off-court fit. Identity becomes the sales pitch. TJ Otzelberger stands out because Iowa State's defensive edge gives him a clear program signature before he even starts talking. Stackhouse stays in the family lane. Billy Donovan and Ben McCollum remain on the loose board, while Mark Few feels more like a long shot than the plan.

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Bracket talk, coaching chatter, and Vegas plans in a familiar betting-table rhythm.

The Tuesday Ringer Gambling Show moves quickly from March Madness sweat to the wider college hoops conversation. Tate Frazier and Anthony "The Bundo" Reali count down to the Sweet 16, check bracket status, and set up the Vegas stop at the Jimmy Kimmel Comedy Club with Cousin…

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