Mad About Hoops

Welcome to another week of college basketball madness everyone. We dive into so much this week. After we hit some of the craziness from the week that was in the first segment, we ask the age old question, "Who's the man?" Really. Who are the dudes that are running the sport this year, and who is in that discussion for National POY? That's at 18:58. At 30:38 we break down the Buckeyes and what this...

Folks, it certainly isn't The Ohio State Buckeyes at the moment. Chris Holtmann's program is struggling with a 5 game losing skid, tied for the worst he's ever had at OSU. We have a complete look at what's going on, and a deeper discussion about what the expectations need to be with the OSU basketball program at the 25:16 mark. We come in to this week's pod guns blazing about the Gonzaga's home co...

Another week of college basketball is upon us, and the Ohio State Buckeyes have gone from having a really pretty Tournament seed and KenPom rating (still 18) to once again being in a tight spot for an unfavorable 2nd round matchup. We hit the Buckeyes a ton at the 24 minute mark. We have some fun right from jump street geeking out about tournament time and why it's amazing from an in-person fan pe...

The Chris Beard saga comes to an end at Texas, even though that saga for Chris Beard isn't over at all. The Longhorns are using a clause in his contract to fire him with cause and we break down the whole story. After that we're heavy with the fun stuff, like what to make of the Ohio State Buckeyes after letting one slip away to Purdue thanks to mistakes in the final minute. And as always a couple...

There are a couple of distinct mile markers in the college basketball season. The Christmas break and the turn of the calendar year is maybe the biggest one. We spend some time bringing everyone up to speed on some of the big dawgs in the game this year as we approach the full turn to conference play. At the 11:40 mark we take a look at a surprising start for the Northwestern Wildcats and what mak...

It's a big week in College Basketball! The First segment we dive into the news surrounding Texas and Coach Chris Beard. The second segment we discuss why UNC has struggled and how can Ohio State attack them. A huge Saturday schedule is filled with top-end games, and plenty of road trips available for this weekend. Our mid-major flavor heads out west to take a look at the Boise State Broncos, and h...

Welcome to Big Ten play! We kick off this episode in the first segment looking around the top of the rankings and how teams moved up fast with good wins in November. Michigan suffers a critical injury to their point guard. We make the cases for UCONN, Houston, and Purdue to be #1. The second segment we dive into the quiet period of the season near Christmas when programs take time off or schedule...

Folks, we had some content from Ohio State Basketball's media day that we didn't get the chance to share with you yet. Evil and I had a great time meeting some of the new players before the start of the season. And a couple of guys like us realize that just because you aren't the ones logging the minutes, doesn't mean you don't impact the team. But these two guys have a lot to offer, so enjoy our...

The calendar has turned to December and College Basketball is in full swing! A wild start to the season provides many surprising results. We dive into the early season slate and the ending of the Big Ten / ACC challenge (4:00-17:00). With a month of a season completed, we try to determine which highly rank teams are the contenders and the pretenders (17:00-28:10). The Buckeyes navigated a tough op...

Back again and in your face for his 4th year is the Gonzaga big man Drew Timme. In the first portion of this podcast we’re discussing the Zags’ headband wearing sensation and talking about what his ultimate legacy will look like. He’s a walking bucket that is for sure. We also geek out on some of these early season games themed for our Armed Forces who do so much for us every day. Then we shift th...

Folks, the season is here. And we got a big, phat Ohio State Buckeye basketball breakdown for you to enjoy over your next hour. The other big topic we blend into this pod is the news that Jim Nantz will be calling his last Final Four and Championship game in March. We also find ourselves exploring our own roles in the media and how we like to cover college basketball. Enjoy it folks, CBB is coming...

It's August and we can already hear the March Madness theme song in our heads. Can you? We don't even have full schedules generated but the Maui Invitational already has the brackets and tip times set. And since Ohio State is starting the teeth of their non-conference schedule out in paradise, we are breaking down the whole thing. It's as strong of a field as we've seen for a group that doesn't fe...

It's not an understatement to say that Jim Cleamons has experienced almost everything when you're talking about basketball. He's coached and played at the highest level in the world and his career in the game has spanned 7 decades. SEVEN decades. He played for the great Fred Taylor. He played with West, Baylor and Wilt. He played for the Cavs. He coached Jordan, Pippen, Shaq and Kobe, and so many...

The Final Four is done. The National Championship is set. The Ball is tipped. And there you are. What kind of gratuitous statements or takes will we lay down after Carolina sends Coach K to his eternal retirement party? Plenty of response to that epic game is here. How badly does Kansas need to beat Carolina for those scorekeeping the "Best program of All time" race? And finally, Thad Matta is bac...

Another edition of Monday Madness hits us here. Once again this is a collaboration with our friends at 10TV and 97.1 The Fan. Dom Tiberi, Dave Holmes, Adam King, Joey Lane, Matt Hayes, Triple H and of course Evil Bald Colin and myself are all here to break down this wonderful quartet of teams we have in the Final Four. We talk about the teams, we discuss the immediate future for Buckeye hoops, the...

Evil Bald Colin and I are back for an unusually fast, but easily snackable Sweet 16 edition of the podcast. We begin with a little bit of bickering about something, but what are fans for? We highlight some of our favorite games from the 1st and 2nd rounds, and Colin points something out about the 8 and 9 seeds. We then do the classic re-do for Final Four picks as we arrive at the Sweet 16, and bef...

Colin and I will be with you tomorrow for the tradition podcast with our cutting thoughts on the 1st and 2nd rounds and the Sweet 16. But for those that wanted to grab a listen to the audio from our March Madness Roundtable discussion, here it is! We've got 10TV's Dom Tiberi, Dave Holmes and Adam King. As well as former Ohio State basketball player Joey Lane, and me, Timmy Hall. Plus we talk ball...

I don't know if that's enough exclamation marks!! There aren't enough to explain the mood. Me and the Evil Bald basketball scientist have brackets to break down. We have Final Four picks, we have sleepers. We have guys who got "Seed jobbed". Yeah that's a thing. We have a home team playing against a Norris brother. Of course it happened seeing how we just talked to his Dad in episode 63 (check it...

I think basketball junkies will love this episode. Brett Norris is like all of us in that he loves hoops and he loves this time of year. Only it's a little bit cooler for him. He actually just got to watch his son punch a ticket to the Big Dance. Braden Norris is a pretty good player at Loyola after all. But a few days later, he got to watch his other son punch a ticket as well. Keaton Norris is p...

As we prepare for the Big Day, meaning Selection Sunday, we figured to go out and get our own Bracketologist to help us with every nook and cranny that needs exploring. From the high seeds, the low seeds, the bubbles, Ohio State's position and beyond, we check it all out with Jason Carmello. Find his up to date NCAA fields at big-underdog.com or on twitter @BigUnderdogBlog (think this guy likes mi...

Can you really believe it? Coach Mike Krzyzewski, (just felt like spelling it out there without checking obviously I'm not an amateur hoops fan) is going to coach his final game at the famed Cameron Indoor Stadium. Evil Bald Colin has the cash for us, but we're still not going to go. You'll hear some comments from K in this pod. We talk about some of the great mid-major conference tournaments that...

Folks. It's almost time. Myself and Evil Bald Colin live in a March mindset 12 months out of the year. So when March actually comes around, we don't know what to do with ourselves. But Colin will prove through Excel spreadsheets and playing games associated with every single conference tournament in America that he might be the biggest college hoops degenerate of them all. We also discuss the race...

Our guy Evil Bald Colin is fresh off of scratching another college basketball venue off the list. And boy did he see a good one. A Top 25 match-up between two of the best teams out west - USC vs. UCLA. So what did he think about The Galen Center, the home of the Trojans? What's his views about the game and it's popularity and passion out in LA? And what the hell does Bob Marley have do with anythi...

Chris Mack is out of a job. What a freaking dumpster fire he was at Louisville. We jump into that conversation before we get to a topic that every college hoops fan can kill several hours with -- Who are the Blue Bloods?? We define it, give you some of the criteria, and give you the small and exclusive group of schools. And last but not least, Evil Bald Colin goes in depth on the Big 12. Have you...

Folks this is a fun one. There really isn't a more proud and prestigious conference than the ACC (cough, Big Ten!) is there? So why the heck is it trending towards being a 4 bid league? Our man Evil Bald Colin gives his takes. Would UNC want a do-over on the Hubert Davis hire? Colin gets his minutes for a Buckeye breakdown as well (27:01) and then Timmy brings along some of his favorite press conf...