Mad About Hoops

We spend so much time as college hoops fans discussing K, Roy, Knight and Wooden. And for good reason. But there are so many more great coaches that have had a monumental impact on the game and never get the air time or the recognition. We chose to give it to three guys in particular. Herb Magee, Jim Phelan and Paul Patterson. (25:55) And we get rolling in this pod with Colin's handful of Mid Majo...

In this episode, we're just two college basketball nerds talking about whether or not something our sport has done since the 1940s even matters at all. We're talking about your ranking in the AP Top 25 poll. We know coaches like to brush it off, but it's not meaningless to be highly thought of by your peers, right? Tim actually was one and done as an AP pollster which he tells you all about (21:55...

Do it LIVE!!! Our bosses at 97.1 The Fan let us take the podcast to the radio for a night, and what a show it was. Longtime college hoops analyst @RickBozich (25:00) from WDRB in L'Ville talked about Big Blue and more, as well as how the sport is stepping up in the tornado relief. We started up on why we are so rabid about this game, and we roll it into Colin's breakdown of No. 15 Ohio State. Afte...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you college basketball lovers, and to Matt Sylvester for hitting one of the biggest shots in Ohio State history. At the end of the podcast you'll hear my network pregame interview with the Big Shot Buckeye Legend. Evil Bald Colin and I are living in the moment. There's so many games on TV in so many different places that its ha...

The Final Four picks are in just in time for the 2021-22 college basketball season to tip off. How excited do you think these two guys are for some ball? Does it really even need to be asked? We address the chalk, The Big Ten's quest for Final Four success, and we each give you a down the chain Final Four pick. Let's just say Tim's is way more out of left field.

The man, the myth, the legend. He's got maybe the silkiest lowest toned voice you've ever heard and it brings you everything Buckeye football and men's basketball every time there's a game. We of course talk hoops with Paul Keels, because that's what we do here. But first Evil and I lay out our thoughts on Ohio State's (preseason No. 17) 123rd team in its history. Keels joins us in the 19th minute...

The 50th episode features a catch-up with a man who helped lead a memorable Sweet 16 run in 2005 for the UW-Milwaukee Panthers and Coach Bruce Pearl. Marion, Ohio's Ed McCants still has basketball in his blood. He now finds himself as an ambassador for women's hoops, which is awesome. But in this pod we talk about his longing to have been an Ohio State Buckeye, the 2005 tournament run, what the Sw...

It's summertime and we here at Mad About Hoops love a good movie as much as the next guy. So we decided to wrap our arms around Hoosiers, one of the most well known sports movies of all time, and an undeniable classic. We even recruited a couple movie buffs from the Nerd Association podcast to give it a more critical eye. Also, we got a Dad to join the podcast for the first time. A real life Hoosi...

After a two month hiatus we're baaaaaaaaaack!!! And Tim and Colin are looking at each other face to face in an actual radio studio for the first time since March of 2020. What a ridiculously wild year it's been. This is maybe the most free flowing podcast we've ever done. The only topics on the docket were Coach K's retirement and our reaction to that major news. Plus we put K and Roy up against e...

Wow. We raise a glass to the 2020-2021 college basketball season. It's been real. And my goodness to Baylor end it with emphasis. Putting a harsh stop to Gonzaga's perfect season request. We spend the first segment breaking that down and how to view the Zags. I blast Colin for something that went on in a staff bracket pool (15:32). And at 18:58 we start talking about the UNC hire, and talk about h...

Dag gummit we have no Roy Williams anymore. It was going to happen at some point, and now maybe the most prestigious job in the game is open (20:07). But the guys open right about the difficulties of balancing real life and watching March Madness. Sorry families! Then they go fast and furious on the Final Four. Do you want the Zags vs. Baylor (5:50)? How good has Timme been (8:46)? And these guys...

Longtime fans of 97.1 The Fan will love this one. The midday sports talker Anthony Rothman joins us! We get into a wide ranging college basketball (and even beyond) discussion that isn't just limited to IU. We begin with a tale of a legendary video tape he made for his brother back in the day, and he used some pull as a TV sportscaster to do it (3:43). And did you know he attended not one but two...

If you're an Ohio State hoops fan this will be 45 minutes of content you don't want to miss. We explore a lot of avenues with Buckeye basketball with beat writer Adam Jardy, who got to cover this wild NCAA Tournament in person, which he touches on near the end of the pod. Adam gives you a hint at some in depth pieces he may do in the offseason about measuring success (15:05). We also discuss how T...

Because Evil Bald Colin couldn't throw down on this fine day in history we are giving you our conversation with Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann from our Zoom party on Sunday night (10:47). Also hear Holtmann get as emotional as he can get (21:07) in the immediate aftermath of the Illinois game. And Timmy Hall's son Jack Hall stops by (2:15) for the Final Four picks and upset specials. G...

The brackets are out. We've had less than 24 hours to break them down. And of course Gonzaga got that path that pushes Tim's take on the Zags going out before the Final Four to the brink. Lots of bracket breakdown, thoughts on the OSU-ILL OT thriller (14:00), THE FINAL FOUR PICKS (20:47) and Tim's Buckeye to watch in the tourney (23:15) not named Duane or EJ. Let's get it poppin.

It's an emotional day. EBC is cherishing it. Tim has a hypothetical chalk board bracket that's been up for a year. It's time to heal and move thru this with the event of all sporting events. The guys get into Georgetown's run (8:16), the Ohio Bobcats (18:43). Did you see Josh Pastner's on court reaction to the ACC title? It was legendary (21:28). And we preview The Buckeyes and Illini (28:10). Plu...

Our heads our spinning. There's one day to go. We're exhausted and happy at the same time. We tip it off with some Big East action, some love for that Creighton and UConn game. Full reaction to Ohio State vs. Purdue and the overtime thriller (12:36) and the near first fight between Howard and Turgeon before that. A look to the OSU-Mich rematch in the semis (17:11). EBC has a new favorite player an...

It's a Friday morning in the thick of conference tournament action. Tim slept in his clothes on the couch, and EBC is thinking about things like Texas (4:24) and Tournament seed statistics that will blow you away (8:55). The boys talk about Indiana's sad and pathetic exit and Archie's future (11:35) and they talk about Dan Gavitt's insane comments (18:40) about 5 players being enough for the NCAAs...

Colin and Tim hop into the world of Mid-Major tournaments and the exciting games that have happened so far! They look back on their times going to tournament games, and they drop news on a Selection Sunday broadcast!

Colin and Tim examine the landscape of college basketball with Conference tournaments underway! A point guard for Detroit Mercy stands out, America East and Big South Tournaments begin Saturday, and hot takes about Gonzaga and Baylor heading into the postseason!

Colin and Tim take a look at the teams that are getting hot at the right time, and those heading in the wrong direction. Buckeyes vs Michigan comes this weekend and should be the game of the year! Plus the story of Butler legend Brandon Miller.

Happy 35th episode! Colin and Tim are joined by former Buckeye and host of "Drive The Lane" Podcast Joey Lane to discuss Chris Holtmann and the Buckeyes. Lane shares the secrets of recruiting visits and what makes Chris such a great coach. Julian Champagnie and Evan Mobley highlight players to watch down the stretch, and Loyola-Chicago is back and better than ever!

Luka Garza is good. Soooooo damn good. So forget about the people who say he won't make it in the NBA. He's one of the best we've ever covered in college. We discuss why Kyle Young is a dude college basketball needs. We talk Baylor and the Zags, and which Mid-Major vs. Mid-Major cross conference challenge would we like to see?

Colin and Tim use this episode their takes on the Buckeyes and take a look at their ceiling. Both dive into surprise teams and how they have rebounded from early season struggles. Fordham either needs a change in scenery or make major upgrades, and Drake + Winthrop continue to dominate.

Timmy and Colin take a look at the AP Top-25 rankings and decide to break it up into tiers. How has Michigan become the biggest surprise of the season? And we run down the best games coming up this weekend.