{"podcast":{"title":"The Jump Around","slug":"the-jump-around-7034774","podcast_index_feed_id":7034774,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/good-karma/the_jump_around/itunes_akrgV","website_url":"https://wisconsinondemand.com/","image_url":null,"author":"ESPN Madison","episode_count":100,"summary":"It's the return of The Jump Around, Jim Rutledge talking all things Badgers football on ESPN Madison! Jim sits down with former Badgers and fellow ESPN Wisconsin hosts to discuss the biggest topics and questions surrounding Badgers football each week.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T08:20:24.858902+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774"},"episode":{"title":"Badgers’ Seed Watch + Ben Brust Doesn’t Buy Duke (Or Alabama) | March Mode Ep. 1","slug":"badgers-seed-watch-ben-brust-doesn-t-buy-duke-or-alabama-march-mode-ep-1","published_at":"2026-03-02T16:51:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774/badgers-seed-watch-ben-brust-doesn-t-buy-duke-or-alabama-march-mode-ep-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8004697_2026-03-02-163537%2Fitunes_akrgV","audio_url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8004697/8004697_2026-03-02-163537.128.mp3?rssID=4132&source=itunes_akrgV","summary":"March Mode is live. ESPN Wisconsin’s Alex Strouf and Wisconsin legend Ben Brust kick off a twice-weekly NCAA Tournament sprint with a full breakdown of the Wisconsin Badgers as March arrives. The Badgers looked like two different teams on the West Coast: a rough loss at Oregon, then a 17-point win at Washington sparked by Braden Carrington’s 32 points and 9 threes. So what does it mean for Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament seed, their Big Ten Tournament outlook, and the matchups they do (and do not) want? Plus: Ben gives his take on the national title picture, the conferences he trusts most, why he’s skeptical of Duke in March, and quick-hits on Big Ten contenders like Michigan, Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue, Nebraska, and Iowa. Drop your questions in the comments and we’ll hit them on the next episode. Chapters 0:00 March Mode begins 0:56 Badgers: Oregon loss, Washington blowout 2:30 NCAA Tournament seeding: 7 seed vs 6 seed conversation 5:06 Matchups the Badgers should avoid 6:00 Wisconsin’s analytics jump (KenPom/Bart Torvik talk) 10:55 Maryland + Purdue preview 15:20 National contenders and why Ben doubts Duke 22:25 Big Ten “say something nice” lightning round 28:20 Audience questions callout + Ben’s March résumé","meta_description":"March Mode is live. ESPN Wisconsin’s Alex Strouf and Wisconsin legend Ben Brust kick off a twice-weekly NCAA Tournament sprint with a full breakdown of th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1853,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jump-around-7034774/episodes/badgers-seed-watch-ben-brust-doesn-t-buy-duke-or-alabama-march-mode-ep-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jump-around-7034774/badgers-seed-watch-ben-brust-doesn-t-buy-duke-or-alabama-march-mode-ep-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}