• Michigan caps off a dominant NCAA Tournament run. Kudos to coach Dusty May and the mighty Wolverines, a team carefully constructed through the portal. There’s an art to that, and May and his staff have mastered it.

• No one can accuse North Carolina of not thinking outside the box when it came to hiring a new coach.

• Portal mania is upon us. More than 1,800 players have already jumped ship. Some have a distorted sense of self-worth.

• One great sporting event follows another. It’s Masters week, and Kevin and Chris—who covered 10 Masters during his double life as a golf writer—share their memories of the world’s greatest golf tunamint.

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• Lindsey Willhite, who has previewed the Big Ten for Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook for the last 20 years, helps Chris and Kevin break down the Final Four matchups.

• Utah State has made the most astute coaching hires in the game the last 10 years. It’s had to.

• Was UConn’s Danny Hurley doing a Vulcan mind meld with an official after his team’s stunning Elite Eight win over Duke?

• Graduate transfers don’t have to wait for no stinkin’ portal to open. Some have signed scholarships already, including the country’s best shooter, who landed at Tennessee.

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• Kevin and Chris talk about their travels to Oklahoma City and Greenville, S.C. to see the Big Dance up close and personal.

• Previewing Sweet 16 matchups.

• The speed at which coaches were fired and hired in the last week was head spinning.

• How to make sure Cinderella gets asked back to the ball and isn’t stuck at home mopping floors.

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• Kevin lives out a boyhood dream when he gets to call the championship game in the Southeastern Conference tournament. Making dreams happen… it can be done, ya’ll!

• The boys talk about the brackets. Chris goes pretty chalky again, but three teams clearly separated themselves from the pack this year, so what are you gonna do?

• The coaching carousel is spinning ever faster as Kansas State fills a vacancy with a friend of Chris and Kevin’s and several upper-major jobs come open. Watch out for the coming domino effect!

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• College athletics directors need to make better hiring decisions. Better hirings result in fewer firings.

• UT Arlington’s loss is Troy’s gain as Scott Cross leads the Trojans to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament.

• Joey Dwyer tells us about how Nolan Smith, former Duke player and assistant coach, took over the Tennessee State job in July and led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament.

• Brett Friedlander previews the ACC Tournament and talks about potential candidates for the openings at Boston College and Georgia Tech. He also sort of answers the question, “Who you got, Cameron Boozer or Cooper Flagg?”

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• Chris gives some shoutouts to players and coaches who have earned postseason awards.

• Joe Lunardi joins us to talk about going Hollywood, who else can win the natty besides the Big Three, whether so-called Cinderella upstarts are gone for good and whether Miami (Ohio) deserves a bid.

• Blue Ribbon associate editor Lindsey Willhite, who has covered the Mid-American Conference for us for many years, tells us the story behind Miami’s fantastic run and how it happened despite key personnel losses.

• Chris and Kevin provide an update on the coaching carousel, which is spinning faster and faster as the days go by.

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• The boys talk about how championship week rivals the NCAA Tournament itself in terms of drama and excitement.

• Retired Virginia coach Tony Bennett couldn’t stay away from the game, much to the Los Angeles Lakers’ advantage.

• What did Kentucky coach Mark Pope do to draw a fine and reprimand from the NCAA? A hot mic didn’t help.

• Kevin gets to introduce a country music superstar before he performs, and Chris saw a documentary about the ultimate superstar and has been immersed in his music ever since.

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• The coaching carousel has already claimed two good men.

• Darius Acuff, Jr. and Josh Hubbard combined for 105 points on Wednesday night. Too bad those efforts came in different SEC games, but still, those cats can hoop!

• Some Final Four-type games are set for this weekend.

• An Iowa fan gets too close for comfort after the Hawkeyes beat Nebraska.

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• Conference play heats up as teams battle for position in the NCAA Tournament.

• One legendary coach reaches a milestone; another is honored with a statue.

• Arizona finally feels the bitter sting of defeat. Something tells us the Wildcats will shake it off.

• The boys talk about spending time with a member of Eagles in our fastest-growing segment, What Are You Listening To?

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• Brett Friedlander, “Mr. ACC” and a Blue Ribbon contributing editor, joins us to talk about the league and the Dean Dome controversy.

• Would you trade a torn Achilles for a history-making win over Gonzaga? Portland coach Shantay Legans might say yes.

• Things are getting chippy in the Big Ten.

• The boys flip the script and talk about a must-see hockey documentary.

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• Winter storms force college basketball teams to get resourceful.

• Chris and Kevin talk about their wildest travel experiences while covering college basketball.

• Is the so-called “Cinderella” gone from the NCAA Tournament? Not if these two teams have anything to say about it.

• This week’s court (not the hardwood kind) report, and What We’re Listening to runs the gamut to rock, funk, and tasty grooves.

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• Is there a basketball equivalent to Indiana’s football championship? We discuss.

• Miami (Ohio) is battling its way into the history books.

• ESPN’s Dane Bradshaw joins to help us figure out the rough-and-tumble SEC.

• Once again, the NCAA is overruled by a judge.

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• In the span of about an hour on Jan. 14, three buzzer beaters illustrated one of the things we love about college basketball, and why we’re glad the men’s game has resisted a certain rule change.

• Sanity prevails as the transfer portal window is pushed back and condensed.

• Guess how many players have some sort of NIL deal. We discuss some interesting stats about name, image, and likeness.

• This week in What We’re Listening To, Kevin finds a vinyl surprise in Austin, Texas, and Chris continues down his Beatles rabbit hole.

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• Kevin called the game of the night on Jan. 7 — Alabama at Vanderbilt. It’s a good thing he got plenty of rest beforehand.

• The NCAA needs to get a handle on player movement. Is it even possible?

• Wild finishes and a potential game-winning shot that seemed too close to call.

• What team will be the last to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten?

• This week in What We’re Listening To, Kevin digs on Aerosmith and Chris returns to familiar territory.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is shipping every day and makes a great Christmas gift! If you still haven’t ordered your essential companion to the 2025-26 season, go to blueribbonyearbook.com.

• Kevin went to Memphis and Chris to Knoxville to watch hoops. They took notes.

• Betting on transfer portal movements is bonkers.

• Florida’s extremely big man makes history.

• This week in What We’re Listening To, Chris gives us a history of the greatest Christmas album ever made.

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• Some of the scores we’ve seen this season are head-scratching, but there are lessons to be learned from a beatdown.

• If the NCAA Tournament is going to expand, just get it over with so we can all stop talking about it.

• Utah’s clever way of earning the dough needed to compete in the age of NIL.

• What we’re listening to includes a great new documentary about Jeff Buckley that sent Chris down a rabbit hole he’s yet to emerge from, and Kevin reveals his holiday party mix recipe.

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• The SEC once again prevails over the ACC with help from Kevin’s boys.

• The Player’s Era was great fun, but changes are in store for the multi-million-dollar Las Vegas tournament.

• The transfer portal window could be cut back again in 2026.

• Honoring a legendary Clemson player and NBA champion.

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• FS1 was home to an awesome double-header on Nov. 19. If all four teams show up in the Final Four, that would not surprise us.

• Kentucky, in the words of second-year coach Mark Pope, is “discombobulated” after losing to Michigan State in the Champions Classic. What’s the deal?

• We’re pumped about the schedule of hoops on tap for Thanksgiving week and give you a preview of what’s to come.

• What do Ken Burns and Soundgarden have in common? We explain.

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• Watch out for Louisville and Indiana, two teams coached by men who have embraced the 3-pointer.

• Speaking of Louisville, coach Pat Kelsey turns up in our freak injury report. Was beating Kentucky worth hurting his ring finger? Seems like an easy answer!

• So long to the Godfather of Seattle Basketball and the King of Cleveland.

• After Duke played at Army in the Coach K Invitational, we wonder what would happen today if a power conference team hired a little-known coach from a military school.

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• Kevin and Chris talk about what they’ve seen so far in the season’s first week.

• Arizona’s Koa Peat thrusts his name into the conversation about the best freshman in the country with a performance for the ages against Florida. We also track the first-game exploits of the game’s other top freshmen.

• The boys recall some epic dunks, seen either live or on television. Hint: Peat is already a contender for dunk of the year.

• Dickie V finally gets his own invitational. No one deserves it more. And pass the Kleenex after that Coach K-narrated tribute video!

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• Kevin and Chris talk title contenders ahead of college basketball’s opening day on Nov. 3.

• Discussing an imaginary committee—or commissioner—proposed by friend of the show Fran Fraschilla that could help resolve many of college basketball’s biggest issues.

• Also, a real committee is formed by the NABC to help the NCAA Tournament selection committee. This is a big win for the tournament.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is finally printed and on its way to Blue Ribbon World HQ for shipping! Limited quantities remain at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• How will Auburn fare after the sudden departure of coach Bruce Pearl?

• A CBSsports.com poll reveals coaches aren’t optimistic about recruiting getting any easier in the House settlement era.

• The return of Rush, one of Kevin’s favorite bands, is cause for celebration.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s digital edition is on sale now, and the printed editions are nearing completion! Order at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• The season hasn’t even started, and the coaching carousel is already spinning. What gives?

• Two players, clearly with their hearts in the right place, give generous donations to their former schools. Loyalty goes a long way.

• Chris attends an SRO Billy Strings concert and comes away impressed. Kevin is on the Steve Winwood train.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook has been delivered to the printer! We will ship printed copies in early October, and our digital edition drops next week! Order at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• Patrick Stevens recounts the many conversations he had with college coaches while performing his annual yeoman’s work for Blue Ribbon. NIL, the portal, retention, and building a culture were hot topics.

• Saying farewell to George Raveling—coach, announcer, Nike ambassador, and mentor to countless young coaches and many others, including some guy named Michael.

• Rick Barnes, 71, signs a lifetime contract with Tennessee. But it isn’t money that keeps on the sidelines. It’s the joy of helping his players succeed.

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• The NCAA has decided against expanding the NCAA Tournament field—for now. Good news, but expansion appears inevitable.

• Shoe deals, raising season-ticket prices, and booting media out of primo seating locations as schools hustle to increase revenue in the NIL era.

• Kevin, who broadcast the first-ever event on the SEC Network, talks about the differences between calling soccer and basketball.

• Blue Ribbon’s “soft opening” is up and running. Pre-order the 45th edition of the college basketball “bible” at blueribbonyearbook.com.

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• Former Division I assistant coach and current podcast host Richmond Weaver tells Chris and Kevin about his five-part documentary on the incredible journey Furman’s basketball team took through two cycles of March Madness.

• Blue Ribbon’s “soft opening” is up and running. Pre-order the 45th edition of the college basketball “bible” at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• How different coaches are managing their rosters in the portal/NIL era.

• Kansas coach Bill Self undergoes heart procedure.

• Monstrous Florida big man Olivier Rioux gives football a try, wisely sticks to hoops.

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• NCAA Tournament expansion seems inevitable. We’ll probably know for sure this week.

• Good luck to Bryan Seeley, the Ivy League-educated former federal prosecutor charged with vetting NIL deals.

• The Pac-12 is back from the dead, but would Bill Walton have approved? We think not.

• EA Sports is set to bring back its popular March Madness game that Chris, and Blue Ribbon, were a part of back in the day.

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• Is this what athletes really wanted? A cap on potential NIL earnings? The boys discuss.

• Hooray for the NCAA’s men’s basketball rules committee, which has made changes to speed the games along.

• Awesome baby! ESPN icon Dick Vitale finally gets an event named in his honor.

• Paying tribute to two giants of 20th-century popular music—Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone—after both passed away last week.

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• College basketball was a big winner—especially the juggernaut SEC—when several players withdrew from the NBA Draft.

• Watch for the influx of talented international players in college hoops in 2025-26.

• Kevin and Chris discuss suing for more years of college eligibility. Our consensus: Don’t open Pandora’s Box.

• There are just some things gentlemen of a certain age should refrain from attempting. Kevin explains.

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• Portal winners—not determined by us but by analytics guru Evan Miyakawa, whose work Chris is starting to admire more and more.

• An enterprising mid-major coach tosses out an idea based on a standard NBA practice.

• The NCAA rules committee is considering a proposal to reduce those absurdly long delays caused by officials going to the monitor. As a broadcaster, Kevin gives a hearty thumbs up. Chris is down for it, too.

• In praise of Andor in our final spoiler-filled recap, plus Mary Chapin Carpenter and Wilco in our fastest-growing segment, “What We’re Listening To.”

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• Portal prices are skyrocketing. Even bench players are moving to much greener (think moolah) pastures.

• The amazing coaching domino effect that began at two-time national champion Villanova and wound all the way down to Trevecca, a Division II school in Nashville.

• We go off topic to football, and then come back around to hoops and ask why the NCAA doesn’t allow trading players?

• What we’re listening to runs the gamut from heavy metal to bluegrass to Tom Petty and Don Henley.

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• Florida took the toughest route in history to win the natty, but got the job done in a stellar title-game match-up with Houston.

• Texas A&M’s new coach is not to be confused with Buc-ees (yeah, yeah, we know about the brisket). It’s Bucky McMillan, and he brings Bucky Ball with him from Samford.

• The portal is still operating in high gear as teams look to restock and players try to relocate.

• Chris taught sports writing at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for several years, so of course he was fired up to see the Mocs, under most excellent coach Dan Earl, win the NIT at Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.

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• Breaking down an elite Final Four.

• Villanova and Maryland hire new coaches and other schools are still looking.

• Some big names hit the portal. Some coaches love the process of portaling; others don’t.

• Chris spent the month of March on the road and tells some tales from his travels.

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• The Sweet 16, just like the NCAA Tournament itself, is SEC-heavy (seven teams!) We discuss some key match-ups.

• For some coaches, the end of the line in the NCAA Tournament means a new beginning at other schools. The carousel is on full-tilt boogie right now.

• As if there isn’t enough going on, the NCAA Transfer Portal opened on Monday. Already nearly 1,100 players have hit the portal eject button.

• Kevin and Chris trade war stories from the road to San Antonio.

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• The brackets are announced, and the SEC has a record 14 teams in the field. Chris and Kevin saw them all at the SEC Tournament that ended on Sunday.

• The boys talk about controversial picks and snubs and some potential match-ups that seem too good to be coincidental.

• Chris and Kevin are both hitting the road this week. Besides some great hoops, Cincinnati Chili and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame could be on the docket!

• Talking coaching vacancies at Villanova, Iowa, Virginia and others as the coaching carousel makes its annual turn.

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• Several conference champions have already punched their NCAA Tournament ticket, including a team coached by friends of Kevin and Chris.

• Two power conference Florida schools already have new coaches in place as the carousel continues churning.

• What does being the overall No. 1 seed really mean?

• Former Tennessee star Chris Lofton discusses his battle with cancer in a great new documentary. Bring Kleenex!

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• Battles aplenty as schools jockey for position in the NCAA Tournament.

• Miami taps a great source for its new coach.

• Kevin and Chris talk about the wild games they saw last Saturday.

• Kevin goes with an old reliable and Chris reaches back a few years for their listening pleasure.

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• Kevin calls a game in Texas that had Chris reaching for the phone to call the Guinness World Record folks.

• Coaches retiring, getting fired, and getting hired, all in the span of a few days.

• Tom Izzo and his mighty Spartans pull off the Maryland Miracle.

• The Z’s run wild in What We’re Listening to this week: ZZ Top for Kevin and Mazzy Star for Chris.

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• More discussion about the brutal clashes night in and night out in the historic SEC.

• What the heck has happened to Kansas basketball?

• Rating the best transfers, and Chris comes up with the most surprisingly successful transfer in Division I.

• What we’re listening to this week includes Paul McCartney and Sly and the Family Stone. Dig it!

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• Analyzing Saturday’s monster Southeastern Conference supremacy game between No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Alabama.

• Mike Woodson is out at Indiana. The school has to make the right decision when it hires his replacement. Who will it be?

• Rick Pitino’s St. John’s team is atop the Big East. Son Richard’s New Mexico Lobos lead the Mountain West. The apple didn’t fall far from this tree.

• What we’re listening to this week includes more Wilco from Chris, and with Valentine’s Day coming up, Kevin picks his top five romantic power ballads.

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• Several first-year coaches have built winning teams from scratch this season. How important is roster carryover in today’s game?

• Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, 76, finally decides he’s ready to leave hoops behind as ACC coaching exodus continues.

• Is this the year William & Mary finally plays its way into the NCAA Tournament?

• What we’re listening to this week includes a little British Invasion and a country superstar turned Eagle.

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• Happy 70th birthday to Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, one of the game’s best coaches and human beings. His Spartans are currently atop the Big Ten standings.

• Tempers are flaring in conference play as March Madness looms. Chris has a first-hand report!

• The shot of Caleb Love’s life was a beauty in a game that was a microcosm of his career.

• What we’re listening to this week.

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• That rascal Danny Hurley of Connecticut wants the cameras to lay off.

• At 72, St. John’s coach Rick Pitino hasn’t lost a step, and the Johnnies are rolling.

• One family, two siblings, two game winners in two days.

• What we’re listening to this week, and saying farewell to the last member of a legendary band.

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• If Auburn missed injured national player of the year candidate Johni Broome after he injured his ankle, the Tigers didn’t show it while thumping Mississippi State.

• What’s going on at Indiana? Whatever it is, IU students don’t like it one bit.

• How does a shooter break out of a slump? The solution is different strokes for different folks. Sorry. We couldn’t resist.

• Our spoiler-filled recap of Star Wars spinoff Skeleton Crew concludes, and Chris and Kevin talk about what they were listening to last week.

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• Conference play has just begun, and we’ve already seen crazy results.

• Duke’s recent dominance brings back memories for two former players who are now assistant coaches for the Blue Devils.

• Utah State keeps on winning—no matter who is coaching.

• Our spoiler-filled recap of Star Wars spinoff Skeleton Crew continues, and Chris and Kevin talk about what they were listening to last week. CCR and Dylan, anyone?

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• The Upside Down has hit Kansas basketball—Jayhawks lose first league home opener since 1991 to injury-plagued West Virginia.

• The crazy pro-like business of college basketball has forced another great coach out of the game. So long, Coach L.

• Gonzaga plane near-miss cuts close to home for Kevin and Chris.

• Our spoiler-filled recap of Star Wars spinoff Skeleton Crew continues, and Chris and Kevin talk about what they were listening to over the holidays. Hint: Chess is involved.

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• The SEC’s domination in non-conference play has reached historical proportions. So we brought in friend of the show and SEC Network stalwart Dane Bradshaw to help us break it all down.

• There are four unbeaten teams left. Which will be the last one to fall?

• Another good weekend of games before Christmas.

• Our spoiler-filled recap of Star Wars spinoff Skeleton Crew continues, and Chris and Kevin pick their favorite rock Christmas songs. Warning: There will be impersonations.

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• In the last 20 years, a team ranked among the top 12 in the AP Poll after week six won the national championship. We look at what teams from that dandy dozen have a realistic shot in 2025.

• We’re cool with NCAA Tournament expansion as long as mid-major teams get a fair shake.

• More on the SEC’s dominance in the season’s first month and a half.

• Our spoiler-filled recap of a Star Wars spinoff makes its triumphant return, and our fastest-growing segment, “What Are You Listening To?” continues.

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• The boys witnessed parts of it in person but still can’t believe what happened in the SEC-ACC Challenge.

• If you’re into numbers, here are two that help describe Creighton’s victory over No. 1 Kansas in the Big East-Big 12 soiree—34 and 75.

• The college basketball world mourns the death of a St. John’s legend.

• RIP to one of the best beat writers ever to wield a pen and pad.

• Our fastest-growing segment, “What Are You Listening To?” continues.

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• The Maui Invitational returns to Lahaina, and wow, what a first day—UConn loses, Auburn and North Carolina pull off huge comebacks, and Danny Hurley lights up the officiating.

• The last week has given us ample evidence of how the game has been given over to 3-pointer shooters. We dig it.

• Kevin had a great trip to the Charleston Classic. Chris wonders, “why didn’t he take me along for the ride?”

• Our fastest growing segment, “What Are You Listening To?” continues with a little bit of Zep, a little bit of Lennon.

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• Get your copy of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook in time for Feast Week at blueribbonyearbook.com. We have just a few more left!

• Auburn, Kentucky, and LSU all score big wins for the SEC in less than a week.

• Our buddy Paul Biancardi of ESPN talks about the November recruiting classes. Hint: Duke is dominating.

• In its second season with Rick Pitino on the bench, St. John’s is back where it belongs.

• This week, Chris and Kevin turn to the Great White North and Liverpool for their listening pleasure.

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• Get your copy of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook before they’re gone at blueribbonyearbook.com. We have just a few more copies left!

• Blue Ribbon almost chose Gonzaga as its preseason No. 1. It’s early, but should we have pulled the trigger on that? Baylor might agree.

• How much longer will the Kyle Neptune era last at Villanova/a.k.a. it’s hard to replace a legend.

• There’s a huge slate of huge games on tap in the next few days. We discuss without the slightest bit of hyperbole.

• Paying tribute to a legendary broadcaster who was able to replace a legend.

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• Blue Ribbon contributing editor Patrick Stevens joins the boys to talk about the late, great Amir Abdur-Rahim, who was one of the good guys in college basketball.

• Keys we’re eager to see from the power conferences.

• The season starts in three days—looking ahead at some great early games.

• Chris talks about his role with HoopsHQ, Seth Davis’s new college basketball website.

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•  Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook pre-orders have been filled and new orders are going out every day. Get your copy before they’re gone at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• Mr. ACC, Brett Friedlander, joins Kevin and Chris to talk about the sudden retirement of Virginia coach Tony Bennett. He’ll be missed.

• Kevin gives us his report from the Southeastern Conference media day and we discuss the strength of that league.

• Is Vanderbilt now a football school? Kevin, always on the scene, clues us in.

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• The printer is almost finished putting together Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook! If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, you can do so at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• The Pac-12 lives on. Bill Walton would be proud, even without UCLA in the mix.

• What do the great coaches have in common?

• Schools are getting crafty in drumming up NIL coin.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is at the printer and the digital edition will be available Sept. 6. Pre-order both at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• The issue of how NIL will be regulated is far from decided.

• Memphis coach Penny Hardaway is now a staff of one after the most serious housecleaning we’ve heard tell of.

• The SEC asks its member schools to reveal injuries before game day.

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• You can preorder your copy of the expanded 44th edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• Different strokes: how coaches around the country are handling the portal, NIL, and roster building.

• If you didn’t already think Steph Curry was the GOAT of shooters, did the Olympics change your mind?

• Chris and Kevin pick the Olympic sport in which they’d want to compete. (They both have no shot, but they can dream, can’t they?)

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• Chris, Kevin, and more than 40 other talented writers, editors and graphic designers are hammering away at the 44th edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. It’s going to be our most comprehensive yet.

• Kevin went to the Southeastern Conference football media days in Dallas and was granted an audience with the most powerful man in college athletics. Basketball was discussed.

• The college hoops world has really gone crazy when players are suing the NCAA for using their likenesses for March Madness promotions.

• If you could pick just one city to be the permanent host for the Final Four, what would it be?

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• Our take on Round 1 of the NBA Draft. Was Zach Edey drafted too high? Was Dalton Knecht chosen too low? Only time will tell, but we speculate anyway.

• We’re cool with adding four- to six teams to the NCAA Tournament… as long as non-Power 5 schools get equal representation.

• One big name is still traveling through the portal. We hope he brought snacks! Will it be Texas or SMU for Arthur Kaluma?

• Chris has talked to several coaches over the last two weeks about how they are constructing their rosters without the benefit of NIL mega moolah.

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• The basketball community the world over mourns the passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West.

• Danny Hurley stayed at UConn. Some people were surprised by that. Not Chris and Kevin.

• MTEs are starting to release their pairings. The boys discuss the SEC-ACC Challenge and the big bucks Players Era Festival.

• Kevin and son see the Stones. Chris sees Atticus Finch. We discuss.

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• The world is diminished now that Bill Walton is no longer in it. RIP big man.

• How will the $2.8 billion settlement that grants athletes NIL back pay affect college sports?

• Portal movement is still brisk. We talk about some big gets.

• Chris recounts his momentary lapse in judgment and the aftermath of making a diving catch in… a kickball game? What’s wrong with that boy?

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• Alabama finds its rim protector. Rick Pitino nabs an excellent starting backcourt for St. John’s. And Kentucky and Arkansas are waging war to see what team will bring in the SEC’s best transfer class. Yes, the portal is still grinding away.

• The NCAA puts the clamps on graduate transfers. They’ll have to decide by May 1 now, just like everyone else.

• Two congressmen propose legislation that would allow the NCAA to do its job without getting sued. What a novel idea.

• Field of Nightmares: A historic minor league ballpark in Chattanooga is crumbling. Chris was there to record the carnage.

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• Mark Pope at Kentucky? John Calipari at Arkansas? Is this an alternative universe?

• Don’t worry about whether Pope will succeed at Kentucky. He will.

• Some well-intentioned folks proposed changes to the NCAA Tournament format. We critique.

• Need and fit. Those are the most important deciding factors as coaches engage in the speed dating of the transfer portal.  

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• Kevin and Chris kicked it old school at the Final Four. If you’ve never been, put that trip on your bucket list.

• Chris is formally inducted into the USBWA Hall of Fame. Yeah, he’s jacked, but grateful and honored, too.

• John Calipari had his fill of Kentucky. With a little help from his friends (and family), he bailed to Arkansas. Good move.

• Chris gets on his soapbox about unscrupulous agents. Not all agents, mind you. Just the snakes.

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• Breaking down each of the final four teams, from the improbable (NC State and its miracle run) to the best two teams in the country all season long (UConn and Purdue).

• The NIT kicks off Tuesday night. How much longer will the venerable tournament continue?

• Coaches are still job hopping. We talk about some of the better recent hires.

• Kevin talks about friends, and friends of our little show, who are broadcasters and will ascend to their own mountaintops by working the Final Four.

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• The boys give their fearless Sweet 16 predictions, this after whiffing mightily in the first two rounds. But hey, Chris did hit on two of his four 5 vs. 12 upset picks!

• What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Iowa State and Illinois should give us the answer to that age-old question.

• Some big moves have been made in the coaching ranks this week, and it’s still just Tuesday! What schools made good choices? Hint: Kevin calls games for one of them!

• Big East coaches had a legitimate beef, and the demise of the ACC, with a fourth of the teams in the Sweet 16 field, had been greatly exaggerated.

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• Chris thought he went heavy on picking double-digit upsets, but Kevin went buck wild!

• Watch out for the 5 vs. 12 games this year. Chris picked all four No. 12 seeds to win! Is something wrong with that boy or has he got the feeling?

• The coaching carousel takes some interesting turns.

• Words of wisdom from the former Wake Forest and South Carolina coach who embraced the NIT and won three titles.

• Wait a second… who’s the writer and who’s the broadcaster in this duo? Kevin penned some thoughtful words about tournament play. Stick around to the end for his tasteful dramatic reading of them!

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• You could do far worse than pick James Madison and Samford to wreck the NCAA Tournament bracket, at least for a round or two.

• Kentucky is cranking up—and making—3s not seen even in the days of Rick Pitino. The Wildcats can shoot the rock baby!

• The coaching carousel keeps on truckin’.

• Kansas injuries clear the decks for Houston to make a clean sweep of the Big 12 titles.

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• Who is the national player of the year? An ankle injury to the season’s most surprising player might have helped a much more familiar name hang on to the trophy.

• Could this be the last year of a 68-team NCAA Tournament? With super conferences on the horizon, expansion can’t be far behind but 72 or 76 teams could be the sweet spot.

• The coaching carousel has hit phase two. Phase three beginning shortly.

• On Saturday, Tennessee and Houston will try to finish off their respective impressive runs through the nation’s most competitive conferences.

• Arizona has become the answer to a future trivia question.

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• Houston’s seamless switch to the rugged Big 12 has been one of the more impressive stories of the season.

• Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht does it again with 39 points in a win over Auburn. You can’t stop him; you can only hope to contain him.

• The coaching carousel is already spinning. A look at candidates to fill vacancies at Ohio State and Old Dominion.

• Why Joe Brackets thinks we might be headed for an 80-team NCAA Tournament field.

• Joe breaks down the fine line between earning a No. 1 or No. 2 seed.

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• With the madness of March on the horizon, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook has made everything in the store 31% off (3/1 being the official start and all). Go to blueribbonyearbook.com and the discount is automatically applied to our current edition and all back issues.

• No sooner does the NCAA Tournament selection committee release its early top 16 seeds, Nos. 1 and 2 go down to defeat. Does this portend another crazy NCAA Tournament? Of course it does!

• Should we be talking about what makes a player great or what puts her or him in the conversation for the GOAT? The boys weigh in.

• Rick Pitino puts his players on blast, Dennis Gates drops the f-bomb. What gives? We discuss.

• Saying farewell to a legend and one of the greatest coaches of all time—Lefty Driesell.

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• What’s the deal with all the upsets of top-10 teams? Experience matters.

• After Bill Self’s first ejection as Kansas coach, it’s clear that in the Big 12, to quote James Brown, Papa Don’t Take No Mess.

• Kevin talks about getting to call a buzzer-beater.

• We pay tribute to a broadcasting legend who’s as good at covering golf as he is basketball and football.

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• A court sides with the NCAA on NIL restrictions—for now.

• Does college basketball need a salary cap? Rick Pitino thinks so.

• After all these years, Baylor coach Scott Drew finally gets ejected from a game. What gives?

• Auburn’s Johni Broome and Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman have a moment at Ole Miss.

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• College coaches swiping plays by setting up behind the opposing team’s bench? Sounds a bit far-fetched to us.

• You can’t blame Northwestern coach Chris Collins for getting a tad grumpy after a, shall way say, free-throw imbalance in another tight game against Purdue.

• Boog talks about the best teams he’s seen so far this season.

• And yeah, we couldn’t let Boog get away without some baseball talk with the man who has taken his place alongside legends calling the World Series on radio.

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• Caitlin Clark of Iowa gets knocked down, David Jones of Memphis pushed; are court storms going beyond the pale?

• After a mid-season coaching change, can DePaul begin the long road back to relevance? It’s a tough gig in a tough league.

• Brett thinks North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is growing into his job as his team continues to take no prisoners.

• Brett says to watch out for Wake Forest now that it’s finally at full strength.

• Brett’s alma mater, South Carolina, was responsible for one of the recent court storms after upsetting Kentucky earlier this week. What’s going on in Columbia?

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• UConn or Purdue? Houston maybe? Someone else? What teams are good enough to win the natty?

• Coaches and players engage in some chippy interactions as league play continues.

• Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht is on a tear that has placed his name among some Volunteer greats. Dude is a big-time bucket-getter.

• D-Wade makes a generous contribution to Marquette. Talk about paying it forward!

• Gonzaga has to get busy to keep its streak of NCAA Tournament appearances rolling.

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• Chris and Kevin talk about the big target on the backs of top-five ranked schools, four of which lost in a three-day span this week.

• The last time we recorded our podcast, three unbeaten teams remained in Division I. Now, there are none. Chris was there to see one of them, Ole Miss, lose its first game, and Rich saw Houston, the final unbeaten, go down at Iowa State.

• Rich gives his thoughts on the Big 12 present and future.

• Don’t look now, but the Mountain West is the best league in the West.

• Alabama football coach Nick Saban joins a growing list of basketball coaches (Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim) who have retired in recent years. Are NIL and the transfer portal driving out these legends?

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• In this season of giving, Chris talks about gratitude for his career, and an honor bestowed upon him by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

• There are only three unbeaten teams remaining. How long can they stay that way? Which will be the last one standing?

• Giving thanks to basketball on its special day.

• We pay tribute to North Carolina great Eric Montross.

• Terrence Hargrove, Jr. of Saint Louis reminds us why we love college hoops with his 30-second rampage against Louisiana Tech.

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• Why it’s good to be ranked in the Top 12 of the AP Top 25 after Week 6.

• What will Louisville do to get out of the mess it’s in?

• Should the courts get involved in NCAA transfer rules?

• We say goodbye to Tennessee Titans hero and radio comrade in arms Frank Wycheck.

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• Kevin’s Wordle winning streak is over. Bummer!

• The NCAA finally tries to take the lead on NIL parameters. What does it all mean?

• After the season’s first month, we discuss a handful of teams that have far exceeded expectations.

• Our pal and yours, ESPN OG Bracketologist Joe Lunardi, tells us how he stays on top of the gig and the effort that goes into it. Spoiler alert: It’s a ton!

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• How has UConn set an NCAA record for consecutive double-digit non-conference wins? We dive in.

• What… has Nate Oates suddenly taken over at Kentucky? Nope, Cal’s still there, with his best 3-point shooting team ever.

• Voice of the Wildcats Tom Leach joins us to tell us about Kentucky’s high-powered offense.

• With one of the most experienced rosters in the country, James Madison is kicking butt and taking names.

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• If you haven’t purchased Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook yet, we’ve got a few left. Go to blueribbonyearbook.com to order.

• As usual, the first week of college hoops yielded surprising results.

• We are still not fans of NCAA Tournament expansion, despite the impending invasion of the super conferences.

• Hunter Dickinson of Kansas is a bad man, as his 27/21 outing against Kentucky would suggest.

• It only seems like Seth Towns, now playing for Howard, has been around since Dr. Naismith hung the first peach basket. We wish him an injury-free season.

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• Basketball writer extraordinaire Rick Bozich of Louisville’s WDRB joins us to talk about the life and passing of former Indiana coach Bob Knight.

• The late North Carolina legend Walter Davis’ impact on the college and pro game.

• Is this the year of the big man in college hoops, or do 3-point marksmen still rule?

• Changes ahead for the NIT don’t portend to changes in the NCAA Tournament.

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• Why play closed exhibitions games? Put them in TV like the Big Ten Network is doing on Sunday for Maui relief.

• Talking NCAA title contenders with Blue Ribbon contributing editor Ken Davis.

• Mid-major teams that could be the next FAU.

• Chris and Kevin talk about the sights, sounds and smells that accompany a basketball game.

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• The NCAA gives coaches a bit of a break by reducing portal and grad transfer windows.

• Kentucky’s latest acquisition is eligible and could make a major impact.

• Ashoka is over, and so are our spoiler-filled recaps of Disney’s latest Star Wars spinoff.

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• The ACC makes some puzzling acquisitions. The All Coasts Conference? Crazy!

• Will the Pac-12 live on with the help of the Mountain West?

• Talking two more Blue Ribbon Top 25 teams with associate editor Lindsey Willhite.

• Kevin receives a well-deserved honor; Chris finally gets to see the Doobie Brothers (most of them, anyway); and our latest spoiler-filled recap of another Star Wars spinoff show—Ahsoka. Rosario Dawson rules!

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• So long Pac-12: Rapid-fire demise, or slow rot? Maybe a bit of both.

• Our thoughts go out to the residents of Maui, and where will Maui Invitational land?

• We review two more teams from Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s Top 25.

• We’re not a movie review podcast, it just seems that way lately as Chris raves about Oppenheimer after previously raving about Underrated.

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• Kevin’s summertime travels continue, this time in the Windy City, and Chris is still chained to his desk putting out Blue Ribbon! (Now taking pre-orders at blueribbonyearbook.com)!

• The NCAA is considering a proposal to allow Division I teams to play two summertime exhibition games. How cool would that be?

• The Big 12 gives us all a lesson in thinking outside the box.

• Chris loved the new documentary about Steph Curry, Underrated, now showing on Apple TV, and thinks you will too.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s “soft opening” means readers can pre-order the 2023-24 edition NOW at blueribbonyearbook.com.

• The NCAA decides 68 is the right number for its men’s basketball tournament—for now at least.

• The portal still grinds, and it’s having side effects involving JUCO and high school players, and even scheduling.

• Kevin talks about the journey he and his son took to some hallowed ground in Indiana.

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• Bob Huggins's Hall of Fame coaching career comes to an abrupt end.

• Roster building (and rebuilding) in the age of the portal and NIL.

• Despite rule change, block/charge rule is still a tough call to make.

• This week’s NBA Draft: Is Wemby the best since LeBron?

• Talking Father’s Day, telescopes, and Legos.

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• Charlotte needs to find a coach after Ron Sanchez returns to Virginia.

• Winners and losers from NBA Draft decisions.

• There’s still talent to be mined from the portal.

• How Kevin and Chris spend their rare time away from hoops.

• Singing the praises of the most iconic shoe in basketball history not named Air Jordan.

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• Some Power 5 teams are still scrambling trying to find help in the portal. Good luck!

• We like movies, and we like sports. We don’t necessarily like sports movies (unless they’re Field of Dreams or Hoosiers).

• Brett talks to the guys about Michael Jordan’s elusive name, image, and likeness.

• News of the ACC’s demise has been greatly exaggerated—for clickbait, says Brett.

• Kevin and Chris talk about seeing Robert Plant and Alison Krauss in concert.

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• Holy cow, look who’s No. 1 on the Feedspot Top 30 College Basketball Podcasts list. https://blog.feedspot.com/college_basketball_podcasts/

• Late portal acquisitions could change the landscape of college hoops next season.

• Lennie Acuff, as respected a coach as there is in the profession, talks about his new gig as president of the NABC board of directors.

• Saying farewell to Denny Crum, a legend, class act, and professional poker player? Who knew?

• Kevin and Chris are on the road on Saturday to watch the Golden God of Rock and the Queen of Bluegrass together on stage. Full report next week!

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• The portal is still popping. Why are we not surprised Arkansas has been the most active school in the transfer market?

• There are still plenty of big prizes in the portal, and players have until May 11 to decide to join the fun.

• The cost of success: Alabama coach Nate Oats loses all three assistant coaches to head-coaching gigs.

• Din Grogu saves his mentor/adopted dad’s bacon in the exciting season 3 finale of The Mandalorian. This show had us from the get and hasn’t let up on us through more than three years and 24 episodes.

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• UConn proves that defense may win championships, but offense makes the task a lot less stressful.

• Dan Hurley adds to the legend of the coaching Hurley family and the rich (fairly recent) tradition of UConn basketball. Five nattys since 1999! That’s insane.

• The last power conference jobs get filled as the coaching carousel begins to wind down.

• When is talking smack OK, and when should you just take the win and walk away quietly?

• The Mandalorians face a decision, and Kevin knew exactly where Moff Gideon was hiding last week. OK, so it was actually the actor who plays him, the great Giancarlo Esposito, who bears a striking resemblance to new Texas coach Rodney Terry.

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• We have receipts to prove we discussed in November and December how the 2023 NCAA Tournament could be wilder and crazier than ever.

• Joe is stuck on the number 67. No, that’s not his average golf score, at least not for 18 holes! But it proves he’s the Yoda of bracketologists.

• Joe brings up an excellent point about neutral sites and neutral officiating crews giving lower seeds a leg up in the tournament they don’t have in the regular season.

• More coaching changes, including at big-timers Texas, Notre Dame, St. John’s, and Georgetown. Good for Rodney Terry!

• The Mando showrunners throw a well-intentioned bone to one of the most polarizing actors in the Star Wars saga. Good for them, and for him.

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• Chris admits he’s never going to win a bracket contest because he’ll never be able to bring himself to pick an FDU over Purdue. But that’s what we love about the Big Dance!

• Heroes of the first two rounds.

• Dane breaks down the SEC’s three Sweet 16 teams—Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee.

• More coaching changes, including at the alma maters of Kevin and Chris.

• In what direction is The Mandalorian taking us? Chris thinks we should trust Jon Favreau—the master auteur and Star Wars fan—and roll with it.

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• Chris and Kevin break down the bracket, region by region.

• How will injuries determine outcomes in the tournament?

• The coaching carousel, fueled by some quick-hook firings, is spinning faster and faster.

• Bo-Katan saves Mando’s bacon twice in one episode. Is a partnership forming to rebuild Mandalore?

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• Does the recent spate of game-winning shots at the buzzer portend another wild NCAA Tournament? We sure hope so!

• Shaka Smart is back on top at Marquette, a school where he can once again recruit players perfectly suited for his frenetic system.

• Craig talks about how his trek to see every Division I men’s basketball team in person began.

• Craig recalls some highlights of his 20-plus years of travel during which he saw 442 games in 131 venues. Hint: What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas.

• Mando and Grogu have embarked on their own quest, and we’re here for it!

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• It’s been an unusual season—on and off the court.

• NC State has defied expectations and is cruising toward the Big Dance thanks in part to some astute portal acquisitions.

• Sean takes us through the origins of Sports Reference and tells us about some cool new additions to a site that already attracts 17- to 20 million visitors a month.

• Craig Caswell completes his most excellent quest to see every Division I team play in person. Yes, he’s a Blue Ribbon reader!

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• Kevin and Chris compare notes on their week’s travels to games.

• What’s going to happen to New Mexico State’s program and former Texas coach Chris Beard?

• Mike and the boys discuss Northwestern’s surprising season.

• Mike explains his thoughts on possible NCAA Tournament expansion in no uncertain terms, and the boys agree.

• Chris and Kevin talk about three new hoops movies. Do we really need a remake of White Men Can’t Jump? That’s a tough act to follow!

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• Kevin and Chris pick their all-time buzzer-beating shots.

• Every player in college basketball deserves a teammate like Zach Edey, and we’re not even talking about his playing skills.

• Patrick gives us an assessment of the rock-solid Mountain West, which has stayed strong throughout years of conference shifting.

• Patrick gives us his early bracket-buster teams.

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• Player of the year candidates. Hint: It’s a short conversation.

• The last SEC/Big 12 Challenge was memorable for one of those Power 5 leagues.

• That lucky dog Rich tells us about seeing Bruce Springsteen on the opening night of his latest tour.

• Rich gives his take on the mighty Big 12, including Kansas, Jerome Tang and K-State, Texas, and more.

• Saying farewell to Billy Packer, a friend and one of the most influential broadcasters in the history of any sport.

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• Who knew DoorDash delivery extends into the middle of a college basketball game?

• Kansas is hoping to avoid a losing streak not seen since Roy Williams’ first year as coach.

• Texas A&M dug an NCAA Tournament hole with its non-conference play but it’s making up for lost time in SEC play.

• Brett talks about some memorable hard fouls in ACC history, his favorite candidate to replace outgoing Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, and coaches who have left the dreaded hot seat behind.

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• Do last weekend’s truckload of upsets portend a wild-and-crazy NCAA Tournament?

• Can Arkansas rebound from its slow start in SEC play just like it did the previous two seasons?

• Remember last week when we talked about FAU and the College of Charleston? Yeah, we’re still talking about them because they keep winning.

• Saying goodbye to a legendary two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honoree.

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• Can Kentucky salvage a season that’s gone off the rails?

• FAU, College of Charleston, and Providence are worthy of your attention.

• Kevin checks off another arena from his ever-growing list of venues where he’s called games, and he’s got two more on tap.

• Saying goodbye to a guitar legend and the iconic daughter of the ultimate icon.

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• The impressive—and surprising—success of Kansas State.

• We’re still griping about the prospects of a 96-team NCAA field.

• Coaches mastering the art of the non-criticism criticism of officiating.

• Dane gives his rundown of the SEC as league play heats up.

• Dane pays tribute to a former teammate at Tennessee whose jersey number is about to be retired.

• Sending out good vibes to the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin and praising dedicated team trainers and doctors in all sports.

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• Paying tribute to two unique people who left us too early.

• Can a player transferring from one league school to another be eligible for newcomer of the year honors? Why not?

• Alabama’s wild ride to the top five of the rankings.

• Twos at the rim, free throws, and kick-out 3s—Nate Oats’s keys to success.

• Division III Grinnell College sets another ridiculous 3-point shooting record. Will a Division I school ever give coach David Arsenault a chance to run his warp-speed offense at a higher level?

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• Can Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis catch Pistol Pete?

• What makes Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins a master of dime-dropping?

• What’s the deal with Blue Ribbon’s preseason No. 1 team?

• Ken talks about Connecticut basketball BC (before Calhoun) and AC (after Calhoun)

• Do the Huskies’ have the best tandem of big men in the country?

• Kevin and Chris drift waaaay off topic to discuss the first cars they ever owned and learn they were the same make and model.

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• Winners and losers after a huge week of college hoops.

• So long ACC/Big Ten Challenge, hello ACC/SEC Challenge.

• Paul talks about the evolution of Purdue big man Zach Edey.

• A couple of freshmen in the backcourt have played beyond their years for the Boilermakers.

• Our final spoiler-filled Andor recap of the 12-episode first season.

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• All preorders of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook have been shipped! New orders are shipping daily.

• The first week of college hoops was action-packed.

• Travel problems, including the epic journey of Illinois State.

• Beware the SWAC attack.

• Paul talks about the family ties that led DJ Wagner to Kentucky, and not Louisville.

• Paul says the SEC is cleaning house in recruiting.

• Another spoiler-filled Andor recap.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is finally at the warehouse and pre-orders are being shipped!

• College basketball’s opening night should be a much greater spectacle, don’t you think?

• Kentucky is loaded, but then Wildcat fans already knew that.

• Dan talks about transitioning from the World Series to college hoops.

• Dan on working with Jay Bilas and Dickie V.

• Another spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s digital edition is ready for download at blueribbonyearbook.com!

• The season is nearly upon us.

• What the heck is going on at Manhattan?

• The awesome story of coach Cal and the coal miner.

• With a new domed stadium planned, is Nashville a future Final Four site?

• Another spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s digital edition is ready for download at blueribbonyearbook.com!

• Spotlighting two teams from Blue Ribbon’s preseason Top 25—No. 2 Gonzaga and No. 10 Tennessee.

• Could the NCAA Tournament field be expanding? Part II.

• Seth tells us of his preseason travels to practices all around the country.

• Another spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor; and Kevin talks about how his late-to-the-party infatuation with Breaking Bad helped him pass the time during a long flight to Hawaii.

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• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s digital edition is ready for download!

• Spotlighting two teams from Blue Ribbon’s preseason Top 25—No. 4 Houston and No. 6 Arkansas.

• Could the NCAA Tournament field be expanding? Joe discusses.

• Briefly slipping off topic, Kevin and Chris talk Albert Pujols and No. 700.

• OK, so maybe we’re more off-topic than we thought, but we had to give you our spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor.

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• NCAA rule changes.

• Steph Curry knocks down a trifecta at Davidson.

• Matt talks about the Candid Coaches project and how he and Gary Parrish gained valuable input from coaches about the NCAA Tournament.

• Matt and the guys talk music. Yeah, we know it’s a hoops podcast!

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• Trends from talking with several coaches over the summer.

• The benefits of international tours.

• The future of the NCAA Tournament.

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• The impact of UCLA and USC moving to the Big Ten.

• Major transfer portal activity has finally come to a close.

• Why exactly can’t Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe can’t wear number 9?

• First-year Duke coach Jon Scheyer talks about replacing a legend, putting his own stamp on a storied program, and much more.

• Chris is about to join his boyhood hero Grantland Rice in the Tennessee Sports Writers Hall of Fame.

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• Has the NCAA’s transfer portal finally been picked clean?

• Best match-ups in the ACC-Big Ten and Big 12-SEC challenges.

• Tom Leach helps us pay tribute to his dear friend and broadcast partner, the late, great Mike Pratt.

• The apple doesn’t far fall from the tree after a coaching change at Davidson.

• We loved the Star Wars mini-series Obi Wan Kenobi. Deal with it.

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Some of the topics:

• Some gems are still left in the transfer portal.

• Who’s the OG transfer with immediate eligibility? That would be Kevin Kruger.

• Playing college hoops in some unorthodox venues.

• Kyle breaks down a well-researched story about how players have fared in the portal.

• With apologies to Siskel and Ebert, two thumbs up for Adam Sandler’s latest, Hustle.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• Portal activity is winding down.

• June 1 is the deadline for NBA Draft decisions.

• Kevin and Chris talk about the NBA Finals.

• Why college baseball is cool.

• Our first spoiler-filled Obi-Wan Kenobi wrapup.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• What kind of podcast would we be without another portal update?

• Seeing the NIL from all sides.

• 3x3 halfcourt is basketball in its purest form.

• Fran tells Chris and Kevin about his new gig with USA Basketball.

• Fran offers his opinions on the portal and NIL.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• The portal’s still popping.

• How the NCAA can get back on track with a change of leadership.

• Duke coach Jon Scheyer is already putting his own stamp on the program.

• Alex talks about the immense task of editing Basketball: Great Writing About America’s Game.

• Alex and the boys talk about what makes the NCAA Tournament great.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• Villanova (twice), Virginia, and now Kansas winning titles with experienced dudes. It’s a thing!

• Was coach K’s legacy tarnished in the Final Four? Give us a break!

• North Carolina made a valiant run that fell just short.

• Joe talks about seeding (his answer might surprise you) and helps us break down what we saw over the last three weeks.

• Chris and Kevin’s wild weekend (not really, but college baseball, live music, great food, and a cool Elvis poster were involved.)

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• Chris’ bracket was a disaster, but he doesn’t care.

• Brett Friedlander talks about Final Four memories and breaks down Duke vs. North Carolina.

• New USBWA Hall of Famer and long-time Villanova beat writer Joe Juliano breaks down Villanova vs. Kansas.

• Chris’ recollections of the last time the Final Four was played in New Orleans.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• Our fearless Sweet 16 forecasts.

• Trying to figure out the SEC landscape after a flurry of coaching hires.

• Kevin partakes of a Cincinnati delicacy after a final round trip of the year.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Trying to decipher the ways of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.

* Is SEC going to set Guinness Book world record for coaching changes in one month?

* Patrick breaks down the NCAA bracket.

* It’s the KI Bowl in a first-round NIT match-up between Belmont and Vanderbilt.

* Kevin and Chris reveal their fearless Final Four picks.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Chattanooga, where Chris happens to teach a sports writing class, cashes in its dance card with a shot for the ages.

* Kevin gives us the latest from Tampa, the site of the SEC Tournament.

* Coaching contracts, changes, etc.

* Kevin’s travels take him to yet another new arena, and this might be his favorite yet.

* Another installment of Blue Ribbon Bracket Breakers.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The homecourt advantage has worked like a charm for the top four teams in the Southeastern Conference standings—except for one game Kevin covered. Is the dude a black cat or what?

* The coaching carousel is already starting its yearly rotation.

* Wes talks about following in the footsteps of his legendary father.

* Wes gives us his take on the state of the ACC.

* As Purdue can attest, North Texas is not to be messed with.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Do not get rid of the handshake line in college hoops.

* Farewell to a good coach and even better man, Tubby Smith.

* The other Kevin on the genius of Providence coach Ed Cooley.

* Murray State leads off our new series.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* What’s the deal with the biathlon?

* Gonzaga’s impressive run atop the rankings.

* Shaquille O’Neal was a double- and triple-double machine at LSU.

* Kevin talks about the overlap with college baseball.

* Our final Book of Boba Fett spoiler-filled recap.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Discussing the pros and cons of court storming.

* After a slow start in Big Ten play, Purdue is once again looking like a national title threat.

* Arizona is another team that could play its way to the NCAA Tournament’s final weekend.

* Bruce Pascoe breaks down the Pac-12 so far.

* Kevin and Chris are still OK with limited Boba and plenty of Mando and Grogu.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Kevin’s take on the Big O. No, not Oscar Robertson, but Kentucky’s rebounding machine Oscar Tshiebwe. Could he be the national player of the year?

* Kentucky has climbed into a select group of teams that can win it all.

* Squabbles over the NIL and transfer portal? Not surprising.

* The other Kevin talks about Indiana, Purdue, and the Big Ten.

* No Boba in the Book of Boba Fett? Kevin and Chris are good with it, at least for episode 5.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Chris Mack’s somewhat surprising, somewhat not departure from Louisville.

* Penny Hardaway’s travails at Memphis.

* Rece talks about transitioning from football to basketball in midseason.

* Rece reveals his favorite college basketball venue and describes its “aura.”

* Kevin and Chris applaud Boba Fett’s recruiting efforts to fill out the roster of his new gang.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Kevin and Chris pay tribute to the late Joe B. Hall, the Kentucky coaching legend who had a far greater influence than some realize.

* Baylor gets back on track with a big road win.

* Florida State sets an NCAA record that might stand for a long time.

* Dane talks about the coaching genius of Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, for whom Dane played at Tennessee.

* Kevin and Chris have many questions in their latest spoiler-filled Boba Fett review.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Patrick enters the elite field of bracketologists.

* Kevin calls his first Kentucky game as Vanderbilt PXP man. Hint: he says the Cats are pretty good.

* Chris gives mucho respect to Texas Tech coach Mark Adams after his team upsets No. 1 Baylor in Waco.

* Kevin and Chris talk about Boba Fett’s latest adventures. No, that wasn’t Joshua Tree in episode two!

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Kevin talks about the latest addition to his growing list of college basketball arenas visited—Arkansas’ majestic Bud Walton Arena.

* Kevin and Chris catch up on what’s happening in the SEC.

* Seth gives his opinion on an NABC proposal for college hoops to self-govern.

* Seth talks about why the mighty ACC is down from previous seasons.

* Kevin and Chris discuss the latest addition to the Star Wars saga (yes, we’re basketball geeks and SW geeks. Isn’t everybody?)

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* What does the latest round of program pauses because of COVID mean for the college hoops season? Who knows, but we give it a go anyway.

* Brendan Quinn takes us inside his profile on Tennessee freshman point guard Kennedy Chandler.

* Brendan gives us the state of the Michigan Big Ten schools and the rest of the league.

* Chris talks about the March-like game he got to see just before Christmas.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The Alabama-Houston finish

* Surprise teams

* Bob’s successful battle with cancer

* The great work of the V Foundation

* Bob’s successful coaching career

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* How the SEC is faring so far this season

* The sudden departure of former Maryland coach Mark Turgeon

* Vanderbilt set to honor members of a historic Loyola Chicago team

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• Duke and Purdue are some bad dudes

• Kevin’s first hoops road trip since 2020

• Rich’s first two primo gigs in Charleston and Brooklyn

• Rich paying it forward with a new side gig

• Chris earns a spot in the Tennessee Sports Writers Hall of Fame

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Some of the topics of discussion:

• Recapping the first week of play.

• The changing of the guard in the ACC.

• Can Duke deliver coach K a lovely parting gift?

• Brett tells the true tale of an important Field of Dreams character.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook selling briskly

* Kevin and Chris preview the Southeastern Conference

* Joey Brackets issues his “you-heard-it-here-first” prediction

* Joe discusses the future of his beloved NCAA tournament

* Chris talks about his wild night covering the Atlanta Braves the last time they won the World Series, in 1995

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Blue Ribbon Yearbooks are shipping!

* Cousy Award candidates

* Wishing Dickie V the best in his fight against cancer

* Dan talks about being the dean of ACC analysts

* What it’s like to be three in the booth with Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The rise of analytics in basketball

* Numbers all fans should know

* More conference shifting

* Kevin’s travelogue

* Blue Ribbon print edition nearly finished

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is at the printer.

* Why the older Rick Barnes gets, the faster he wants his teams to play.

* How Barnes replaced half a team and two assistants in two weeks last spring.

* Taking a look at the college (and NBA) career of former Duke star JJ Reddick, who recently announced his retirement.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The guys discuss the decision-making process and planning that went into Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s cover.

* Late-breaking injuries.

* What team has four MBA candidates in its starting five? Hint: We’re talking to the coach today.

* The difficulty of scheduling when you’re the coach of a good midmajor team.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Memphis loads up on high school talent

* Chris Holtmann talks about his coaching influences

* What it’s like competing in the Big Ten night after night

* Saying goodbye to some heroes of our youth

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Is the rest of the world catching up to USA Basketball?

* Recruiting still making news, especially for Memphis

* How does a coach survive a season without basketball?

* What conferences will be the strongest next season?

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* What role is the NCAA going to play in the ever-changing world of college athletics?

* Will conference-shifting start dominos falling again?

* What team will be Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s preseason No. 1?

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Coach Painter’s work with USA Basketball

* Purdue’s prospects for 2021-22

* How NIL will affect college basketball

* Kevin’s adventures at the College World Series

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Is Duke’s Coach K the GOAT?

* Thoughts on Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology report.

* How the ACC is going to look without twin titans Roy Williams and Coach K.

* Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton talks about his retirement plans … or lack thereof.

* Chris professes his renewed affection for college baseball. Kevin, the radio voice for Vanderbilt baseball, has been enlightened for many years and talks about his upcoming trip to the CWS in Omaha.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The actor who played Jimmy Chitwood in Hoosiers was cut from his high school basketball team three times but was an all-state golfer in Indiana and later played at Purdue.

* How Ron Shelton was inspired to quit minor league baseball and become one of the best directors of sports films in history.

* If Keanu Reeves or John Cusak could hoop even a little bit, one of them, and not Woody Harrelson would have appeared alongside Wesley Snipes in White Men Can’t Jump.

* The filmmakers of the great documentary Hoop Dreams spent five years with their subjects William Gates and Arthur Agee and shot more than 250 hours of film for what was originally intended to be a 30-minute PBS show.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* More transfers in college basketball

* Sahvir Wheeler leaves Georgia for Kentucky

* Remy Martin leaves Arizona State for Kansas

* Rule change recommendations

* Chris Beard talks about his philosophy for winning quickly

* Kermit Davis talks about a crazy 2020-21 season and looks ahead to 2021-22

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Chris Beard landing several impact transfers at Texas

* Marcus Carr’s potential transfer destination

* CBS Sports’ early preseason top 25

* College basketball rule changes

* Expectations for NIL in college basketball

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Joe Lunardi’s early bracketology for the 2021-22 season

* Biggest transfers this offseason

* The best coaching hires

* Gonzaga adding Chet Holmgren and Hunter Sallis

* Tennessee jumping up to No. 2 in recruiting rankings

* Chris Beard swapping Texas Tech for Texas

* What the one-time transfer rule means for college basketball

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Biggest takeaways from Gonzaga/Baylor

* The classic national semifinal game between Gonzaga and UCLA

* How the NCAA handled the tournament

* Roy Williams’ legacy

* Offseason storylines in college basketball

* How the SoCon approached the unique season

* Hubert Davis being hired as North Carolina head coach

* Who could eventually replace Coach K at Duke?

* The next move for Arizona after firing Sean Miller

* Porter Moser to Oklahoma

* Much more

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Gonzaga’s domination this season

* UCLA’s improbable run to the Final Four

* Scott Drew building Baylor into a national power

* Kelvin Sampson leading another team to the Final Four

* Expectations for Alabama and Arkansas next season

* Kentucky adding Kellan Grady in the transfer portal

* Are the Zags one of the best teams ever?

* Baylor vs. Houston preview

* The state of transfers in college basketball

* Thoughts on the coaching carousel

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The Pac-12’s impressive run in the NCAA tournament

* USC dominating Kansas

* Alabama embracing the 3-pointer

* How Villanova is winning without Collin Gillispie

* Syracuse back in the Sweet 16 as a double-digit seed

* Buddy Boeheim’s impact on the Orange

* Porter Moser leading Loyola Chicago back to the Sweet 16

* The state of the Missouri Valley Conference

* Cameron Krutwig’s skillset

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Thoughts on the NCAA tournament bracket

* The college basketball coaching carousel

* Belmont being left out of the NIT

* The unique season for college basketball commentators

* Expectations for the Big 12 in the tournament

* Baylor’s path to the Final Four

* Oklahoma State potentially making a deep run

* The No. 14 seed that could be a bracket buster

* Oregon State winning the Pac-12 tournament

* How other Pac-12 teams could fare in the tournament

* The future for Arizona basketball

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The SEC announcing its season awards

* Luka Garza’s incredible season

* Michigan State making a late-season run

* Getting into the world of bracketology

* Kentucky and Duke not making the NCAA Tournament

* Alabama’s chances at a No. 1 seed

* Expectations for the transfer portal in the offseason

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Coming up on Thursday

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If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our NCAA tournament coverage, which has already begun with our Blue Ribbon Bracket Busters and Blue Ribbon Update Series and will continue throughout the tournament.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* SEC bracketology

* LSU’s scoring ability

* Alabama clinching the SEC regular-season title

* Ole Miss dropping off the NCAA Tournament bubble

* The SEC Player of the Year debate

* How Alabama can make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament

* Arkansas’s impressive rotation

* Tennessee’s inconsistency

* The wild season at Texas A&M

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, our look at teams we think will make noise in the NCAA tournament continues with Arkansas of the Southeastern Conference and the Pac-12’s Colorado.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* The strength of the Big Ten

* Vanderbilt’s Dylan Disu having a breakout season

* Duke making a run at an NCAA Tournament spot

* Lunardi’s upcoming book, Bracketology: March Madness, College Basketball, and the Creation of a National Obsession

* How the Big Ten could land multiple No. 1 and No. 2 seeds

* Alabama potentially earning a No. 1 seed

* Dark horse Final Four contenders

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Chris Dortch and Joseph Dycus contribute installments to our Blue Ribbon Update series, focusing on Michigan and Florida State, respectively. And Kevin Ingram takes another trip to an iconic college basketball arena in his monthly My Favorite Venues series.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The state of the SEC entering the stretch run

* Arkansas making a push

* Stewart’s broadcasting career

* How Alabama has had success despite injuries

* Nate Oats’ style of play

* The versatility of Herb Jones

* NCAA Tournament stories

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon contributing editor Patrick Stevens writes about James Madison, which under new coach Mark Byington has rebounded from a 9-21 (2-16 in the Colonial Athletic Association) 2019-20 season to 13-5 overall and 8-1 and atop the league standings. Also, editor/publisher Chris Dortch analyzes Loyola Chicago’s season in another installment of our Blue Ribbon Update series.

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Some of the topics of discussion:

* Ohio State’s impressive season

* The state of the SEC

* Gonzaga’s victory against BYU

* Belmont being the first team to 20 wins

* The possibility of the Zags going undefeated

* How youth is impacting Kentucky, Duke, and others

* The transfer situation in college basketball

* Expectations for conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Chris Dortch takes a look at surging Ohio State in our Blue Ribbon Update series, and Joseph Dycus goes Back to the Feature for another installment of his popular historical series. This time he focuses on ace dribbler Marcus Haynes, who played at Langston before moving on to the Harlem Globetrotters.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Where the SEC stands in current bracketology for the NCAA Tournament

* Biggest takeaways from the SEC/Big 12 Challenge

* Jaden Springer’s impact on Tennessee

* Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma

* Florida going on the road and winning at West Virginia

* Mississippi State’s potential moving forward

* Vanderbilt earning its first SEC win against South Carolina

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, we introduce a new series called Blue Ribbon Update, where we take a look at how programs are faring versus our predictions for them in the preseason. First up, Joseph Dycus updates Houston, and Chris Dortch updates Oklahoma.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Alabama continuing to impress in the SEC

* The impact of top transfers this season in college basketball

* Expectations for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge

* What’s next for Michigan with the program on pause

* The uniqueness of broadcasting games remotely

* Gonzaga potentially going undefeated

* The strength of the Big 12

* Holding the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, long-time Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor Mike Ashley writes about the progress Virginia Tech has made in coach Mike Young’s second season, and Blue Ribbon editor and publisher Chris Dortch profiles Western Kentucky big man Charles Bassey.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Alabama’s impressive win at LSU

* Florida earning a blowout victory against Tennessee

* What the Vols need to do to get back on track

* Blue Ribbon’s Back to the Feature series

* Pete Maravich’s stellar career at LSU

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, long-time Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor Trey Williams profiles Gonzaga star Corey Kispert, and Blue Ribbon contributing editor Joseph Dycus continues his Back to the Feature series with a story about the one team in college basketball that was able to slow down LSU’s Pete Maravich, the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Butler’s rise in college basketball

* What the two Final Four runs meant to the school

* The improvements to facilities

* Expectations for the 2021 NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor Jeff Greer profiles Carlik Jones, the Radford transfer who hasn’t missed a beat while stepping up to Louisville and the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Blue Ribbon associate editor Kevin Ingram writes about Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym in another installment of his series My Favorite Venues.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Biggest takeaways from the start of conference play in the SEC

* Tennessee and Missouri’s potential as top 25 teams

* Kentucky’s close win against Vanderbilt

* How John Calipari has adjusted the Wildcats’ rotation

* Dontaie Allen’s breakout performance

* The importance of Olivier Sarr to Kentucky’s success

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Chris Dortch writes about the sudden emergence of Kentucky redshirt freshman Dontaie Allen, Lindsey Willhite takes a look at why the Big Ten is so strong this season, and John Bohnenkamp profiles 13-0 Drake.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Gonzaga’s incredible start

* What stands out about Kansas

* The strength of the Big Ten

* Kentucky’s disappointing 1-6 start

* How Cuonzo Martin has Missouri ranked in the top 15

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor Mike Ashley takes an in-depth look at the rise of Rutgers basketball under head coach Steve Pikiell. And Blue Ribbon contributing editor Joseph Dycus continues his “Back to the Feature” series with an excellent historical piece on the pioneering face-up four man, Bob McAdoo.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Iowa’s strong start to the season

* The scheduling changes in college basketball

* How Missouri is thriving in Cuonzo Martin’s style of play

* Early impressions of Tennessee

* North Carolina’s intriguing roster

* What to make of Arkansas and other SEC contenders

* Why Kentucky’s guard play could be key to turning things around

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook editor and publisher will profile Belmont guard Luke Smith, a Division III transfer who has put together a record-breaking start to his D-I career. We’ll also take a look at other players who have moved up a division, or even two, to compete in DI. Finally, Blue Ribbon contributing editor Brett Friedlander profiles North Carolina post man Garrison Brooks.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Broadcasting games from a remote location

* Expectations for Tennessee this season

* Missouri’s strong start

* What’s missing from this particular Kentucky team

* Why Alabama may be underrated

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, we introduce a new series called Back to the Feature: Blue Ribbon Salutes Great Moments in College Hoops History. Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor Joseph Dycus writes about the greatness of Bill Walton as illustrated by some recently unearthed video showing him playing against Washington State.

Another Blue Ribbon contributing editor, Patrick Stevens, writes a feel-good story about Hofstra redshirt freshman forward Kvonn Cramer, who after a 1,366-day absence from competitive basketball because of two ACL surgeries, returned this season and this week was chosen the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week.

Finally, Blue Ribbon editor and publisher Chris Dortch writes about the long, but triumphant journey back home of Arkansas’ 7-3 center, Connor Vanover.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The unique nature of travel during the college basketball season

* West Virginia’s impressive defense and rebounding

* Why Western Kentucky could win multiple games in the NCAA Tournament

* How the non-conference schedule could unfold amid the pandemic

* Charlotte’s decision to create its own MTE event

* The process of trying to reschedule games early in the season

* Ron Sanchez’s success at Charlotte

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, we introduce our weekly award winners—Team of the Week, Player of the Week, Freshman of the Week and Newcomer of the Week—and Kevin Ingram contributes another installment of his My Favorite Venues series. This time, he writes about Kentucky’s famed Rupp Arena.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Byrd being selected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021

* Getting recognition for career accomplishments at Belmont

* Learning from other college basketball coaches

* How Don Meyer influenced his coaching style

* The uniqueness of the 2020-21 season

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The constant changes with college basketball scheduling

* How the NCAA Tournament selection process could work with canceled games

* Auburn self-imposing sanctions for the 2020-21 season

* Vanderbilt’s potential in Jerry Stackhouse’s second season on the job

* Why Tennessee is a legit Final Four contender

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Coming up on Friday

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In Friday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Kevin Ingram’s My Favorite Venues series returns with another installment, and the Blue Ribbon staff shares thoughts on the start of the college basketball season.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The entire NCAA Tournament being held in Indianapolis

* College basketball coaches testing positive for COVID-19

* Gregg Marshall’s exit at Wichita State

* How Taylor has adapted to the unique offseason

* The Governors’ goal of winning the OVC

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Kevin Ingram discusses Terry Taylor’s impressive career at Austin Peay, Chris Lee looks at upcoming games to watch in the 2020-21 college basketball season, and Blake Lovell shares thoughts on potential sleeper teams heading into the season.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The importance of building a non-conference schedule this season

* Comparing non-conference schedules for the top five SEC teams

* How Kansas transfer Issac McBride could impact Vanderbilt

* Expectations for Georgia without Anthony Edwards

* Why South Carolina could once again outperform its preseason projection

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In Wednesday’s long-form edition of the Blue Ribbon Report, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook publisher Chris Dortch detailed the journey of Tennessee senior John Fulkerson during his career in Knoxville.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Abdul Ado’s development on offense

* How Mississippi State wants to use his its size this season

* The Bulldogs’ versatile backcourt

* Howland’s impressive career in coaching

* The foul rate in SEC basketball

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Chris Lee’s look at Vermont basketball in our new series, Hidden Gems, continues. It’s an incredible story of perseverance and success you won’t want to miss.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The continued scheduling issues for college basketball teams

* Which SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchups are the most intriguing

* How Olivier Sarr and Jacob Toppin being eligible impacts Kentucky

* Physicality in SEC basketball

* Expectations for Missouri and Texas A&M this season

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook associate editor Chris Lee begins his Hidden Gems series with an inside look at the impressive, consistently successful Vermont program. And Blue Ribbon contributing editor Patrick Stevens writes about the travels of Zane Martin, who began his career at Towson, transferred to New Mexico, and this season has returned to Towson.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The difficulty of scheduling opponents for the 2020-21 season

* McKinley Wright’s importance to the Colorado program

* Why experience and veteran leadership will matter more than ever this season

* How D’Shawn Schwartz is a huge key for the Buffs

* Tyler Bey’s potential in the NBA

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, we have stories on Richmond being the oldest team in Division I, Little Rock embracing international players, and another My Favorite Venue installment featuring Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The strength of the SEC entering the 2020-21 season

* Scheduling and eligibility questions in college basketball

* How transfer waivers will play a huge role this season

* Expectations for Florida as an SEC title contender

* John Calipari once again reloading at Kentucky

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook editor Chris Dortch profiles South Alabama’s Richie Riley in The Coaching Journey, and also writes about Alabama center Jordan Bruner as part of a package about the best passing big men in college basketball.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* How Oats uses advanced analytics as a coach

* Jordan Bruner’s incredible passing ability

* Revamping the Alabama roster entering the 2020-21 college basketball season

* The next step for John Petty in his individual game

* Herb Jones’ role for the Crimson Tide this season

* What Alabama needs to do to become a better defensive team

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor Lindsey Willhite profiles only the second female assistant coach in Division I basketball, Loyola Marymount’s Corin “Tiny” Adams. Her master’s degree in journalism was one reason Loyola coach Tavaras Hardy hired her; he thought Adams could use those skills to help tell the program’s story.

Also, Blue Ribbon’s 2020-21 All-America teams will be announced. You already know Iowa Luka Garza is our preseason national player of the year. Now you’ll get to see who we picked for national newcomer of the year and all four of our preseason All-America teams.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* What to expect from the SEC with scheduling

* Blue Ribbon’s preseason rankings for the conference

* Why Texas A&M and Missouri are potential sleeper teams

* The five players on Blue Ribbon’s preseason All-SEC Team

* How Ole Miss and Mississippi State are reloading entering the season

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Lindsey Willhite tells you what you need to know about Ohio guard Jason Preston, and Blue Ribbon publisher Chris Dortch shares an update on the yearbook.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The role of media in covering college basketball

* McCaffery getting the opportunity to coach his sons

* Approaching the challenges of building a non-conference schedule this season

* Iowa’s potential heading into 2020-21

* Luka Garza’s incredible skillset

* The best process for selecting teams for the NCAA tournament

* Reflecting on building the Hawkeyes into a national title contender

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Kevin Ingram looks at the top mid-major programs in college basketball entering the 2020-21 season.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The SEC teams in Blue Ribbon’s top 25 for the 2020-21 season

* Alabama’s depth after an impressive recruiting haul

* How Nate Oats is rebuilding the roster with the Crimson Tide

* Expectations for when college basketball season could start

* Potential formats for conference and non-conference schedules

* Billy Donovan’s next move after leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Blue Ribbon releases its full top 25 for the 2020-21 college basketball season. Plus, the My Favorite Venues series returns with Kevin Ingram’s look at North Carolina’s Dean Dome.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Forbes’ journey to becoming the Wake Forest head coach

* Using the tradition of the program to sell recruits

* The challenges of recruiting during the unique offseason

* Possible scenarios for the 2020-21 college basketball season

* Conversations with other ACC coaches on bubble options

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Chris Lee and Kevin Ingram take a look at college basketball guards who are thriving in the rebounding category.

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Some of the topics of discussion include:

* John Thompson’s incredible impact at Georgetown

* How Lute Olson built Arizona into a national power

* Projecting the strength of the SEC in 2020-21

* The situation at LSU

* Marshall Henderson joining the Ole Miss coaching staff

* Jerry Stackhouse’s recruiting at Vanderbilt

* How the unique offseason could impact teams bringing in a lot of new players

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Coming up on Thursday

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, our series, The Coaching Journey, returns with a look at the career of Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay.

Also, Marshall Henderson is back at Ole Miss, and we dive into his story as he joins Kermit Davis’ coaching staff.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* Possible scenarios for the start of the 2020-21 college basketball season

* How bubble events could be structured

* The financial issues for mid-major schools with a potential conference-only schedule

* How coaches are having to adapt to recruiting and offseason player development

* The importance of having experience in college basketball

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* Luka Garza (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, Chris Dortch shares the story of Iowa star Luka Garza, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s National Preseason Player of the Year. It’s one of the most in-depth profiles you’ll ever read on the best player in college basketball.

Here’s the intro to this incredible 4,000-word feature:

College basketball’s most unstoppable force is about to become that much tougher to guard. Luka Garza is busting out the skyhook.

It’s only fitting that Garza, Iowa’s 6-foot-11, 260-pound force of nature who racked up a fireplace mantle’s worth of honors last season, would unleash that particular weapon on unsuspecting defenders. One might say it’s the destiny of the man who last year won numerous national player-of-the-year awards, consensus first-team All-America accolades, the NABC Pete Newell Big Man of the Year award, and the one trophy that might have meant the most to him—Naismith Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year.

That’s because, as Garza has recounted many times, at an age when his friends were watching cartoons, the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon, Garza was pouring over old NBA game tapes. Garza’s father, mentor and first skills coach Frank, who is 6-7 and played college basketball at Idaho, correctly reasoned he and Garza’s mother Sejla, who is 5-11 and played professionally in Europe, had a son with the potential to grow into a physically imposing big man.

Frank Garza was going to make sure his boy had the right tools of the trade.

So goodbye cartoons and hello watching tapes of Jake Sikma’s reverse pivot; Hakeem Olajuwon’s Dream Shake; Kevin’s McHale’s smorgasbord of head fakes, drop steps and fadeaway jumpers; and above all, the signature weapon of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer Kareem-Abdul Jabbar—the skyhook.

When he was younger, Garza would practice all those moves and more on a mini hoop in the family’s basement. As he grew older, his laboratory became a basket in the driveway. Who needed cartoons? The boy had become obsessed with basketball.

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In the inaugural episode of the Blue Ribbon SEC podcast, hosts Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) and Blake Lovell (@theblakelovell) discuss the state of SEC basketball entering the 2020-21 season.

Some of the topics of discussion include:

* Potential bubble scenarios in college basketball

* Why the SEC was a big winner at the NBA Draft deadline

* The importance of Yves Pons returning to Tennessee

* Rick Barnes’ continued success on the recruiting trail

* The impact of Kenny Payne leaving Kentucky for the New York Knicks

* LSU having the talent to compete for a league title

* Why consistency is the key for Florida

* Alabama’s loaded roster in Nate Oats’ second season

* The challenges for Vanderbilt in trying to climb the SEC ladder

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, our series, The Coaching Journey, returns with a look at the career of Lipscomb head coach Lennie Acuff. Chris Dortch catches up with the veteran coach to discuss his path to becoming a Division I coach, lessons he’s learned along the way, and much more.

Also, another new series debuts with Kevin Ingram’s first installment of My Favorite Venues. He shares fun memories of his trips to Allen Fieldhouse and the rich tradition of Kansas basketball.

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Some of the topics the guys discuss:

* The cancellation of the 2020 NCAA tournament

* College players returning to school vs. going pro in an uncertain basketball landscape

* Lunardi’s projected No. 1 seeds entering the 2020-21 season

* How Baylor, Gonzaga, Villanova, and Virginia continue to have success

* The importance of having experience in the NCAA tournament

* Lunardi’s process for building a bracket, even in the summertime

* Potential scenarios for college basketball to return amid the pandemic

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In Thursday’s long-form edition for paid subscribers, the Blue Ribbon Report staff takes an inside look at the transfer phenomenon in college basketball. We talk to Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis, Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes, UAB head coach Andy Kennedy, San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher, Kentucky assistant Joel Justus, Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd, and former Gonzaga star Dan Dickau for insight into how transfers have become such a big part of the sport.

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