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Freak Show Podcast: Do Syracuse, Michigan St. deserve at-large bids?

Michigan State is in unfamiliar ground when it comes to fighting for NCAA tourney spot (By Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Michigan State is in unfamiliar ground when it comes to fighting for NCAA tourney spot (By Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

On the inaugural edition of the Freak Show Podcast, NCAAB version, Brad Evans and Stephen Bardo run the floor discussing various hot topics as we gear up for the Madness. What were the biggest takeaways from this past weekend’s games? What teams are climbing up the Bracket Big Board? What schools are tumbling down the mountainside? What clubs are on the bubble?

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Episode breakdown: Kansas’ dominance [1:45], SMU a dangerous draw [5:50], North Carolina moves to a No. 1 seed [9:00], Wichita St. needs more press [11:40], Oklahoma St.’s remarkable turnaround [14:54], Virginia falling hard [18:17], South Carolina slumping [21:09], Michigan St.’s concerns without Eron Harris [23:47], Syracuse dance chances [26:48], Providence has work to do [29:55], California on firm ground? [32:25], Illinois St. the second at-large Valley team? [34:33], Sneak preview of Villanova/Butler [37:24], True Big Ten frontrunner [40:03], West Virginia’s Final Four potential [42:01]