Black Heart Gold Podcast

It's the most wonderful time of the year, the Marchifornication Selecting Sunday Special, where Adam and I attempt to explain the Marchifornication bracket and predict what will happen (as we all know, the chances of this bracket staying intact throughout the tournament are near 100%). It's right at an hour long, and it contains absolutely nothing that will help you make sense of Marchifornication.

Iowa finally got around to hiring Greg Davis yesterday. Fortunately, the delay gave us plenty of time to set up a podcast with Peter Bean, purveyor of SBN Texas blog Burnt Orange Nation, EDSBS Live co-host, Friend of the Pants, and Greg Davis aficionado. We discuss Davis' stint with Texas, his recruiting prowess, what the hell happened in 2010, and whether he's got a wandering eye. Also, Adam's dog finds out about the hire about 20 minutes in and drowns everyone out with her laughter. (Sorry in

Phil Parker is the defensive coordinator, Darrell Wilson makes a lateral move from linebackers to secondary, Reese Morgan somehow ended up as defensive line coach, and Jacobi's probably not wearing pants. There are still three openings on the staff, only two of those openings weren't open this time yesterday, and nobody is quite sure why just yet. We shuffle deck chairs with Morehouse, and you get to hear what happens.

In Podcast 73, we talk about this week's Nebraska-Iowa game with Erin Sorensen (Twitter @helloerinmarie) of Husker Locker. it includes a discussion of what the HEROES TROPHY PRESENTED BY HY-VEE might be (yes, these are not recorded live), why Friday will see the Big Ten's two toughest halfbacks, the magical resurgance of Nebraska's secondary, and the history of Carter Lake, Iowa. It's also Team Pizza certified.

We'd rather have a sister in a whorehouse than a brother in West Lafayette, Indiana, but that doesn't mean we can't take a minute to talk about trains, creepy mascots, NBA TV hunting shows, and THE MOST INTENSE RIVALRY IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OH YEAH THAT'S RIGHT SUCK IT MICHIGAN-OHIO STATE with Travis from Hammer and Rails.