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Podcast: Stripe Sports
Episode: March Madness Deep Dive with Ryan Hammer: Contenders, Coaches & Draft Risers
Description: Ryan Hammer joins Stripe Sports for a full March Madness deep dive—breaking down who can actually cut down the nets… and who’s just noise.
We start by dissecting the contenders outside of Hammer’s “Trapezoid of Excellence” (Duke, Michigan, Gonzaga, Arizona, Iowa State), diving into how they win and how they lose—including UConn, Kansas, Purdue, Houston, Michigan State, and more.
Then we get into a big-picture debate:
Is the mid-major Cinderella run officially dead in the NIL + portal era? True or False.
From there, it’s classic Stripe Sports segments:
Sports Scantron: Which Coach Cal freshman guard (Wall, Fox, Tyrek...