Yes it’s that time of year. Now, it’s become the only time of year where I actually write something original on my website. I almost forgot how to write. But alas, here we are. My favorite sporting event every year and it’s not even close. I’ve had some pretty good success over the years with these picks. Got off to a great start going 5-0 since 2017, including 3 dogs that won outright. Overall, 6 dogs that have won outright in the 13 picks I’ve given you over the years. 8-5 total, but even the ones that have lost were still close to the number. I’ve never been way off on these, so that’s good. Now watch this year they both get blown out ha ha. Lets hope not. Anyway, lets take a look at the picks I’ve given you over the years to show how they fared:
2017: UNC-Wilmington (+8 ½) vs Virginia – Winner (lost 76-71)
2018: Loyola-Chicago (+4 1/2 ) vs Miami – Winner (won outright 64-62)
2019: UC Irvine (+4) over Kansas St. – Winner (won outright 70-64)
2020: No tournament – COVID
2021: Ohio (+7) vs Virginia – Winner (won outright 72-68)
2021: BONUS PICK: UCSB (+7) vs Creighton – Winner (lost 63-62)
2022: South Dakota St (+2) over Providence – Lost (lost 66-57)
2022: BONUS PICK: Virginia Tech (+1) over Texas – Lost (81-73)
2023: Furman (+5.5) over Virginia – Winner (won outright 68-67)
2023: BONUS PICK: Kent St (+4) over Indiana – Lost (lost 71-60)
2024: Coll of Charleston (+9.5) vs Alabama – Lost (109-96)
2024: BONUS PICK: JMU (+5.5) vs Wisconsin – Winner (won outright 72-61)
2025: Yale (+7.5) vs Texas A&M – Lost (80-71)
2025: BONUS PICK: Drake (+6.5) vs Missouri – Won (won outright 67-57)
Without any further ado, here are your two picks for this year. Both games tip on FRIDAY.
Texas Tech (-8) vs Akron
BONUS PICK: Northern Iowa (+10.5) vs St. Johns
Other games that I like as well and will be betting (in no particular order): (Thurs) South Florida (+5), VCU (+2.5), and Hawaii (+16), (Friday) Miami, FL (-1.5), and Santa Clara (+3.5).
If you look over all my picks since 2017, every single one of them has also covered an 8 pt. teaser. That’s 13 picks I’ve given in 8 years, and every single one of them stayed within 8 pts of the closing line. The 3 team, 8 pt teaser is something I enjoy playing, so that’s why I say while I like the plays I gave you, I always enjoy teasing the line 8 pts in my favor as well just for some added fun. You don’t have to. Or you can if you want to be a baller. If I had to give one 3 team, 8 pt teaser this year, I’d go with South Florida (+13), VCU (+10.5), & Texas Tech (Pk). Good luck everyone!
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You are listening to the Daily Roundup here as part of the Reality. Steve Podcast, I’m your host reality. Steve, thank you all for tuning on on this Wednesday. A huge show for you today. We got so much. To talk about Taylor. Frankie Paul has spoken out against the allegations that have been brought up in the last couple days.
We will discuss that she is on a media tour to promote the show. We’ll talk about the show itself. She has lost a sponsorship. What does that mean? The guise of apparently banded together. I don’t really put a lot of validity into that story. I’ll tell you why. I haven’t even gotten around to the Bachelorette reunion show from Sunday night.
We’re gonna talk about that. We’re gonna talk about a little bit of what the trailer showed at the end of that episode, and then I’ll get to a little bachelor mansion takeover the show from Monday night on HGTV. So a lot of Taylor, Frankie Paul talk on today’s podcast because it is dominating the news and we’re gonna keep it going.
So let’s get started. I mean, where do I begin? Let’s start with Taylor herself. I was a little bit surprised that Taylor, Frankie Paul did address what the allegations that have come up in the last couple days. I just figured A, B, C would muzzle her. But I did know that there was going to be an event in New York City last night and she had to speak and I guess they trained her.
You know, you heard the stories yesterday. There’s a PR crisis team that is dealing with all this right now. So she gave a statement to media out there, people.com and also US Weekly, and then she gave separate statements to each and it kind of was word salad. But I also understand there’s an ongoing domestic assault investigation.
Like there’s no way she’s going to say what really happened her side of the story, and there’s no way she was gonna do that. But what she did say didn’t really clarify anything she said, honestly. Just like my heart hurts to see it, to go through it, especially at this time, just the timing is hard and it’s a big deal.
I feel like every premiere that I’ve experienced, I’ve never enjoyed fully, so this is another one. It’s extremely hard and it took everything to get me here today. It’s just heavy. It’s a heavy time, and it’s unfortunate. I’m struggling for sure, but also at the same time, I feel like if I don’t show up, then I’m just giving these opportunities away and not enjoying what we’ve worked on and something super exciting that’s coming.
I just feel like it was the right thing to do. Show up, even though it’s hard. Okay. That didn’t really address anything. It just, other than how she’s feeling in the moment, but she’s also acting like, Ugh, my premier is this Sunday, and you guys are all ruining it. It’s like, well, didn’t you and Dakota kinda ruin the whole thing?
Like this story, look, and I understand this thing happened three weeks ago. It’s not lost on me. And it’s not just a major coincidence that the week of the. Premier of her show, it got out. That’s because there are no charges that have been filed. So if no charges have been filed, how would anybody know to look for anything in regards to this?
But you see all these stories, and again, I heard about this three weeks ago, so I know that means that everybody in that circle out in Utah is all talking about this. They’re all sharing texts. They’re all sharing emails. Some of which I may have seen. But what I’m saying is these are ones that, it’s not surprising that it got out.
Like I said, I, I told you when I heard about it three weeks ago, I was like, I’m not touching this. I can’t prove anything. I’m not gonna come out and say, Hey everybody so-and-so assaulted so-and-so. ’cause I heard it happened. ’cause I don’t know, the only two people that know what happened are Dakota and Taylor and at some point.
Something is going to get resolved. Either charges aren’t gonna be filed and this story is gonna drop and nothing will come of it, or charges will be filed and somebody will be arrested and possibly thrown in jail and possibly lose custody of their child. We don’t even know who that would be at this point.
You listen to Dakota’s camp, they’re saying this is on Taylor. You listen to Taylor’s camp. They’re saying this is on Dakota. So what Taylor has said last night, again, not very much, she’s gonna be on Good Morning America this morning, so by the time you listen to this podcast, she’ll probably have already been on.
We’ll discuss what she said on Good Morning America and tomorrow’s podcast. But I can’t imagine it’s anything worthwhile. It’s gonna be the same type of stuff like this. This is very hard. I, the timing of it isn’t great, and I’m just doing my best to get by day by day. I’m sure that’s what she’ll say now to US weekly.
She talked about being a good mother. She said there’s more to the context to everything, and it’s unfortunate. It sucks. To be in this position and the mother that I am. That is something I will always stand my ground on. I believe that I am a good mother and I’ve always treated my kids well, so the headlines that are out right now are very hard to see because that’s not the truth of it.
I have always treated my children with respect and I’ve never touched them, so it’s been really hard. Okay. I kind of have an an issue with what she said there. Like if she’s saying she’s never touched her kids, that’s fine. The allegations though aren’t that she touched her kids. The allegations are that the kids were around when the alleged abuse between Taylor and Dakota or Dakota and Taylor were happening.
So nobody’s accusing her of touching her kids in an in a like. Where she physically, you know, beat them or whatever the case may be. Nobody’s accusing her of that. So by her saying, Hey, I cheat my children with respect and I’ve never touched them. Okay. That, that is her opinion. She’s a mother. She’s obviously gonna protect herself and say what a good mother she is, but.
If she has had multiple instances and, and Dakota as well. It’s not like Dakota’s innocent in all this. If they have had multiple instances throughout the course of, from the day that ever was born till right now, if they have had multiple instances where they have had yelling, screaming, and fighting matches and ever has been around then no.
You haven’t always treated your children with respect. That’s the issue. I don’t think anybody believes that. These two have never argued and never fought when ever was around. She’s literally admitted. All we do is fight and have sex. Do we honestly think that that’s never happened in front of ever. My guess is it probably has, and that sucks.
It sucks that they child has to deal with that. It sucks that both of them can’t seem to get it right when it comes to arguing. I just, this is very, very, it is just such a fluid situation. But again, I’m not diving into who did what to who and who’s guilty. I’m not Team Dakota. I’m not Team Taylor. I’m team.
Let’s hear it all play out. Let’s hear the facts of what really happened. ’cause we don’t know right now, there’s two people that know if there is evidence and proof out there, which some people are claiming. And some outlets are reporting. There is video and photo evidence. You know what I always say about accusations in the, in the year of 2026, hell, even if you have evidence and facts of things, most people.
Don’t really care about facts anymore. It’s their own self-belief and their own self truths. So if there are video evidence of things and photo evidence of things that end up coming out, just know whether it’s against Dakota or whether it’s against Taylor. Just know that the stands of those particular person who these videos and photos might be against, they’ll still find a way to move the goalposts and say, well, these aren’t real or they’re fake.
Like that’s just the world we live in now. But it does give you a hell of a lot more credibility if you do have some sort of video and photo evidence. But until that gets out there, this is a he said, she said, we have no idea who’s telling the truth. And any content creator out there that’s trying to side with either of them right now.
When there’s no proof of anything, they’re just basically taking a side based on who they like, and I just think that’s irresponsible. That’s why I’m just like, whatever. Let’s let it play out. Let’s see. Let’s see if anybody brings anything to the table that can prove something did happen. This podcast is brought to you by Factor.
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