Mitch & Jason announce some “uncomfortable” realities & changes to the “Mitch Unfiltered” model coming on April 1st. They also announce a new golf contest with the grand prize – a trip for 2 with them to play PEBBLE BEACH in July. 

GUEST: NY Times Best Selling Author Monte Burke – “Nick Saban – The Making of a Coach”  

Plus tons more:

– Bracket update (J-Ham says he is 16 for 16)

– Bird or Kareem?

– Did officials swallow the whistles in favor of DUKE?

– Unfiltered Bracket Pool leaders call in to the show

– Final thoughts on 2019 Washington Huskies

– What will Nowell do?

– Washington State’s new head coach

– AAF about to fold?

– Baseball Opening Day

– Baseball’s oddsmakers favorites

• J-Ham is with the Huskies and checks in from Columbus 
• Mitch’s emotional ties to the NCAA Tournament
• The chairman of the NCAA Selection Committee talks exclusively (in Seattle) to Mitch about the national bracket & Washington’s unusual resume. 
• Utah State’s affable head coach Craig Smith on the Huskies challenge on Friday night
• Steve Phillips (Former GM – Sirius/XM) analyzes Mike Trout’s new $430 million dollar extension
• Jim Brown vs Magic Johnson vs Karl Malone

Important: Fill out your NCAA bracket NOW at MitchUnfiltered.com/UnfilteredMadness for a chance to win 1 of 44 prizes including 3 grand prize trips!

Join Mitch at Zeeks Pizza in Tacoma Friday at 3:40pm to watch Dawgs (and others) in NCAA Tournament. UW Tacoma campus.

The NCAA Tournament brackets are out & the University of Washington returns to the Dance for the 1st time since 2011. Mitch & J-Ham have plenty to say & have HARSH words for many Huskies’ fans. Plus plenty of help filling out your brackets, the NCAA coach who is HOPING to face DUKE & sorry Kam Chancellor but…

J-Ham takes a break from Vegas debauchery to co-host Episode 30 with Mitch. Among the discussions: a tone-deaf Pac 12 commissioner, the college admission national scandal, the NFL free agency/trading frenzy PLUS Mitch brings to the podcast his popular NCAA Tournament coaches interview series with 3 fascinating stories/guests.

But wait, there’s more:

– J-Ham reveals his excruciating pain while making Episode 29

– Mitch ties his son’s ongoing college selection process to the national admission scandal

– Mitch Unfiltered listeners are split about naming Ep 29 after Earl Thomas

– Mitch’s “Unfiltered Madness” bracket contest is filling up with great prizes

– Mitch & J-Ham rank their favorite local and national golf courses

– Is it possible that the Cleveland Browns are now the NFL’s most interesting team?

– If Nick Foles is worth $22M per season before gambling dollars infiltrate NFL, how much is Russell Wilson worth after?

– How will the Dawgs do at the Pac-12 Tourney in Vegas?

– Listener tweets/email

Mitch & J-Ham react to Frank Clark’s threat, Felix’s gripe and the Dawgs Senior Night collapse. Plus should the Seahawks have snared Antonio Brown, the best unknown player in college hoops, J-Ham’s dog’s mysterious disappearance & Mitch’s most embarrassing professional moment. (besides the obvious)

6:45  Announcement of “Mitch Unfiltered Madness” (bracket contest)

10:00  Episode 29 – Carew, Paige, Smoltz, Thomas, Dickerson

15:05  Frank Clark has changed his tune on the franchise tag

18:15  Dawgs crash and burn vs Oregon on Senior Night

27:45  GUEST “Bracketville” – Selection Sunday is just about here!

48:45  GUEST  Dr. Sarah Lee – Stanford Stroke Center

57:25  Ja Morant – College Hoops Player of the Year?

58:35  Should Seahawks have swooped in and traded 21 for AB?

1:00:00  J-Ham’s dog disappears; what happened?

1:03:40  Felix is pissed he is not Opening Day Starter

1:07:40  Mitch’s most embarrassing ON-AIR moment

Mitch declares that the Huskies are now a LOCK for the tournament and explains why. Guest Jason LaCanfora (CBS) explains why NFL gambling has a HUGE impact on Russell Wilson’s future. And Notre Dame coaching legend Digger Phelps nearly throws Mitch out of a restaurant window & gets the last laugh.  

Plus… Frank Clark, Tiger Woods injury, Chambers Bay chances to host another major, Jack Nicklaus is buddies with Kid Rock & tons of listener feedback, questions & comments.

Mitch & J-Ham check a lot off the list.

– KJR/Gregg Bell controversy

– J-Ham’s wife Michelle’s podcast future

– Mitch & J-Ham’s favorite golf courses

– Bryce Harper’s gaudy contract

– What’s Mike Trout worth?

– Huskies seeding suffers in Bay Area

– GUEST: Joel Corry (CBSSports.com) on Hawks cap, Clark, Wilson etc

– GUEST: Dave Ommen (Bracketville) on Dawgs fall, Zags, Seedings

– Mitch’s mom wins the lottery… or does she?

Jason D Hamilton’s wife Michelle makes her “Mitch Unfiltered” debut to respond to her husband’s delivery of the Benson Hotel flooding controversy. Plus John Schneider’s state of the Seahawks address at the NFL Combine, Mitch sticks his neck out on Huskies’ NCAA seed, and discusses the possibility (or lack thereof) of KJR personalities visiting “Mitch Unfiltered”.

14:35  Mitch offer to unblock Twitter accounts

17:35  Episode 26  — Wade Boggs or Rod Woodson

27:12  Mitch has former Sonics owner Barry Ackerley to thank for his KJR job

33:33  J-Ham calls Mitch a “chore” and blasts him for his texting technique

38:30  Mitch goes out on an NCAA limb about Huskies seeding

48:40  John Schneider talks at NFL Combine; Mitch/J-Ham react

58:30  Will Hugh Millen (or other KJR personalities) be on podcast

59:45  Russell Westbrook complains about kid touching him

1:07:50  GUEST  J-Ham’s wife Michelle gives her side to The Benson Hotel flooding fiasco 

Mitch’s take on Robert Kraft’s arrest, Jim Boeheim’s fatal accident & decision to coach his team vs Duke and J-Ham floods Portland’s Benson Hotel. 

Plus much more including Lil J-Ham, Zion’s return, the story behind the podcast’s opening music and 2 terrific guests: Dave Ommen (Bracketville) on the stretch run to Selection Sunday & Jeffrey Paternostro (Baseball Prospectus) on the updated M’s farm system ranking.

Table of contents:

5:40  Lil J-Ham at the Slam Dunk contest

11:40  Should we ditch naming the episodes after athletes?

15:45  Bonds or Richard Sherman

30:15  Reaction to Tim Donaghy story on Ep 24

35:40  Zion Williamson’s old shows & decision to play

45:10  Mitch uncomfortable talking about Robert Kraft

51:26  Jim Boeheim’s tragic accident & decision to coach vs Duke

1:00:20  GUEST Dave Ommen (Bracketville) on 13-1 Huskies & seeding storylines on the stretch run to Selection Sunday

1:23:10  GUEST Jeffrey Paternostro (Baseball Prospectus) on updated ranking of Mariners farm system

1:38:44  Fool in the Rain opening music story

1:44:06  J-Ham floods Portland’s Benson Hotel

Mitch & J-Ham have to decide between Griffey & Mays… or do they?  J-Ham has a new Twitter profile picture. Zion Williamson hurts his knee. The Dawgs bag Pac-12 win number 12. Should the Seahawks trade their first round pick for Antonio Brown? Plus Mitch loses his producer in the Windy City… where could she be?

Episode 24

7:45  Griffey or Mays?

16:25  Listener comments — Ep 23 more popular than Ep 22

21:50  Dawgs do it again on D

29:00  Zion goes down

32:25  J-Ham changes Twitter profile pic

33:50  Would you trade 21st pick for Antonio Brown?

41:00  GUEST: Steve Phillips on Griffey/Mays, Machado, Harper

59:15  GUEST: Scott Eden  “How Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games.”

1:32:20  MITCH STORY: I lost my producer in Chicago!