Mad About Hoops

Timmy and Evil record straight through with no breaks as they discuss the best football/basketball powers, dissect Dickie V's coaching Mt. Rushmore, the crazy Big Ten, a coach they feel doesn't get the proper publicity and the Tournament heading entirely to Indiana. Enjoy the week's episode hoops lovers!

Colin and Tim dive into the possible holiday College Basketball gift ideas and arenas we still need to visit. Our picks for former coaches we want to read a book on, and the Bilikens and Aztecs are hot topics in our Mid-Major flavor.

Colin and Tim are joined by Ohio State beat writer Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch to discuss the state of College Basketball, Jeff Boals, the Buckeyes, and our love of the sport. We take a look at this weekend's slate and how Bruce Weber had a bad week of basketball.

Colin and Tim react to the first week of action and discuss what stuck out to them. The Blue bloods look shaky early on, and Ohio has a stud on their roster. B1G/ACC challenge is around the corner, and the guys have a college basketball dentist visit story!

Colin and Tim dive into the new-look Big East with the addition of UCONN, and the turnover of talent in the conference. Tim shares his mid-major flavor of a school close to his heart. Opening week looks a little different with cancellations, but tons of good games on deck. The guys share their Final Four picks and discuss the reasons for their longshot teams!

Colin and Tim return with a preview of the mid-major landscape, and can Gonzaga ever get that elusive national championship? Sean Miller finds himself in some hot water, Colin mixes up a former Buckeye with Sasha Pavlovic, Jimmy Sotos deserves his waiver, and we play a game of "Mid-Major, or not a Mid-Major?".

We are back from a short hiatus! The first season preview is out as we break down the Big Ten power rankings and the changes in the conference. The guys are split on the season outcomes for Wisconsin and Michigan State, but have the same team at the top. Where does Ohio State fit into the rankings? We share our sympathies for Penn State's fall from their one-season glory. Kentucky and Louisville b...

Here is a preview from our zoom broadcast with our guy, Chris Holtmann. The full interview can be found on our station's youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0rrCQG4vus

We are back for a mid-July update! The Basketball Tournament begins and we couldn't be happier to have live basketball on again. "List" season is upon us, so we pick four coaches each to join us at a bar to be buddies and share stories. Pat Chambers is in some hot water, and Gene Smith shares some bad news on the idea of hosting more games at St. John Arena. Plus, breaking news hits that The Ivy L...

We are back for some Summer updates! With news of voluntary workouts returning for Ohio State, It's time to catch up on all the happenings of the sport since March. Texas Tech lands a star point guard transfer, talking out loud about Ohio Classic Ideas, a new look Big East, and the climb of the Richmond Spiders are all highlighted in this episode!

After taking some time away to digest how this season ended, we tried to summarize what happened and what we will remember about it. The NCAA is in the process of ruling on extra-eligibility for spring sports, and the winter ones will be left out. There will be some newness next year as Bryce Drew and "Slick Rick" Pitino will return to head coaching positions. Recruiting will take a wild turn goin...

So we're doing this podcast at 3pm on March 12th, the Day the Tournament died. Only we got this whole thing done before the tournament died. But damnit do we have takes on the cancelled tournaments, how the Big East actually thought they would start their tournament on Thursday, and we had a long interesting chat with Assoc. HC Mike Farrelly of Hofstra. How awful do you feel for those mid major co...

Do you want to hear what it's like when two die hard college hoops podcasters get the news "live" that the NCAA is closing it's doors to fans. That's at 22:02. Then at 24:18 we're joined by an Ohio Valley Conference tournament MVP and a Belmont Bruin in Nick Muszynski. By the way, he's brilliant. And he gives his full thoughts on COVID-19 and the status of the tournament being closed to public (34...

Tim and EBC spread some more love to their hometown Top 20 college basketball team and give some tips on what you should have Ohio State doing in the Big Dance. And what about the conference they play in? Does the Big Ten deserve to be called the best conference in the country? Plus, there's four conference tourneys that finish up this weekend...which means TICKETS PUNCHED!!!

Those two things just go together so well don't they? But as everyone in the world seems to be addressing the virus in some way or another, this podcast finally does too. Because they're saying it might affect March Madness. And oh yeah do we have thoughts on that. Then after a cooling off period EBC brings steers you into what you can enjoy within the many conference tourneys picking up play. Tim...

The next time we'll be podcasting to you, we will be in the Queen Bee of months. The mother of all months. The 31 days we look forward to more than Christmas, Thanksgiving and summer vacation combined. So we hit you with our comprehensive NCAA Tournament Superlatives. Everything from who'll disappoint the most in this year's field, to who are our favorite mid major star players from the past. Ther...

Tim and EBC come right outta the gates in a debate about what day of the NCAA Tournament is best. They both have their reasons. Then at 14:10 you'll want to hear someone's interesting idea for the Selection Committee to consider in the future. After careful consideration, the idea is shot down by this podcast. And Ohio State freshmen guard D.J Carton made an announcement after previously stepping...

Is there a "Top" of college hoops? Timmy takes a look at how the Top 4 in the rankings has seemed to stabilize with Baylor, Kansas, Gonzaga and San Diego State. Wouldn't it be cute for one of the top teams to win it all in a season this chaotic? Duke-UNC part one was one of the craziest contests you'll ever see. Missing on purpose at the free throw line and executing that is apparently not a myth,...

We haven't done a full dive into Bracketology yet on this podcast. But it's February and we're doing it now. And we're using the original, Joe Lunard-dog's ESPN version. Evil Bald Colin already has the national champion picked, so you can stop stressing about your bracket. Timmy has a passionate view on Dayton being a 1 seed. March Madness is quickly approaching and we're here to help you prepare!...

In this episode the guys come out of the gates debating if college basketball should put more big game emphasis on Friday night action, or keep it the way it is. In the second segment (14:42) they take a deep look at Ohio State guard DJ Carton who recently announced he is stepping away from the team to focus on mental health, and what a powerful move that was. And in the third segment (27:38) they...

Brian Rauf of Busting Brackets and a member of the USBWA joins us right off the top of the podcast to give his insights on Ohio State's sliding season and the rest of what's happening across college basketball. Who are his Top 5 players? How good is Duke? Is San Diego State legit? Is Dayton going to the Final Four? At 22:50 it's the big ole' Ohio State debriefing. Colin tries to keep his head scre...

The guys come out guns blazing hitting on a busy week of college hoops action. And they also get a little bit scared when noticing it's mid-January already. That's why you never wish for March Madness to arrive, it gets here quick enough on its own. at 19:30 Timmy goes crazy over how highlight packages are constructed. How could the most key moment of Pitt-Louisville be left out? At 36:20 they bre...

The team they thought was the best in America two weeks ago is now sitting on an 11-4 record having lost 4 of their last 6 games following a road loss at Maryland. That's the Ohio State Buckeyes. Are they the best in Ohio now? Also was Roy Williams right to get real about his team? And have you seen the Big East lately?

Some people love the polls. Some people hate the polls. Some people like Evil Bald Colin will track what every single AP voter in the nation does with his/her poll. The guys come back from a holiday break and assess where things are in college basketball and where the poll injustices are. As we go full bore into conference play is The Big Ten the biggest meat grinder in the country? And the Mid Ma...

It's the second wave of holiday college hoops with big games a plenty. The boys break it all down. Then at the 11:30 mark special guest Trey Landers, Dayton's talented guard joins the pod. He talks about the Flyers rise, playing for a great Mid Major (and if that label bothers him), and what Obi Toppin is like. Plus near the end of his chat he signs off on a Dayton establishment you must visit or...