Beers & Buckets Basketball Podcast

#RamoneKnows Arkansas Basketball and gives us a breakdown of the roster for '22-'23. Roomate Caleb makes another B&B appearance. Dowell dreams of all the Key Lime Pies (and serenades us with some fine vocals at the beginning). Conner uses the "fans" as a crutch for when Dowell uses a word that Conner forgot the meaning of.

Ratio Dowell for not liking steak in Mexican food...  Beer review like always. Plus we talk a little Obi-Wan, hiking, honeymoon's, and give our favorite items from Taco Bell.

Gus makes his B&B return.  Dowell gets roasted for his Mavericks prediction. Conner drinks watered down coffee disguised as beer. Nobody reads this... oiujhbcouawhbnfvi9uagbwilvhyubasijuvba

Conner pisses himself with excitement over the Magic getting the #1 pick, and the boys give their updated predictions on the draft lottery. Dowell finally has a new beer to review. Our guest, Russ Steinberg shares with us UConn's offseason ahead of them. "You're my boy, blue!"

Dowell finally has a new beer to review. Conner uses NBA 2k to enhance the podcast. Dane enlightens us with USC talk and their offseason ahead!

Sean Vinsel of Hoops Insight joins Conner and Dowell for the show. NBA Playoffs Round Two predictions and a fun game of "Who would you add to the Mavericks to make them contenders?" Baylor Scheirman picks a... mid-major? Colorado State is the team of the week, but that's a snooze fest so we decided to add Texas to the list this week as well.

We bring up our already outdated NBA Playoffs takes and give our predictions for the remainder of round one.  Transfer portal makes the offseason fun! We talk about the newest additions, and where some popular additions have landed. Of course we drink some beer... And to wrap things up, we talk about Iowa basketball's roster, who is leaving, and who is staying. As well as who we think they sh...

The Offseason is in full effect for college basketball, but the NBA Playoffs just started! Conner & Dowell give their predictions on round 1. Conner lists some prominent names in the transfer portal and both Dowell and Conner give their predictions on where those players will land. Dowell forgot to get a beer, so Conner drank a Fistful of Bourbon AND a Blackberry "Adult Juice" from Meridian Hi...

The fellas recap the National Championship.  The Sak reviews his first legal beer on his B&B debut. Kanye West albums are discussed, pizza is debated. Life is good. Transfer portal and recruiting talk is in here as well!

Dowell and Conner are back at it again recapping the Sweet 16 and Elite 8, and previewing the Final Four and National Championship game. Raging Eagle sounds like street slang for some sort of drug you do on the 4th of July, but it's also a new beer from Yuengling that Conner tries. Check it out and share this episode!

St. Peter's Peacocks will win the National Championship. Dowell and Conner talk about the first and second rounds of the tournament and help each other get over the Kentucky loss. They are fully Texas Tech fans from now until the end of the tournament! They also preview the Sweet 16 and give some predictions. Let us know your thoughts!

Our longest episode yet, but totes worth it! Conner, Dowell, and Matt interview several other college basketball podcasts host and sportswriters to discuss this year's NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness bracket by conferences. Sip on this episode throughout the week before the madness begins on Thursday. It may help you with your bracket!

Conner holds down the fort while Matt is MIA (like always) and Dowell is recreating The Hangover in Vegas. Conner is joined by a frequent guest of B&B, Michael Beard (AllMikedUp_), as well as Jason Carmello of Big Underdog Bracketology (@bigunderdogblog) to discuss their thoughts on what this year's NCAA March Madness bracket will look like. Jason and Michael have a little Bracketology Babble...

Conner and Dowell are joined by Andrei Greska of @PaintTouches to talk a week of crazy upsets in the penultimate week in the college basketball regular season. We also dive deep into Andrei’s Marquette fandom, pitch some upsets that are sure* to cash in, and run through all the games you need to know for the final week of the regular season. As always we have some beer recs as well for you to cons...

Conner and Dowell are joined by Timmy Ice of the Igloo podcast! Timmy covers Big East basketball for both men's and women's. He also is a big Seton Hall fan and alumni. Conner gives a little nautical fact in his beer review.  Dowell is still rightfully upset about the Wake loss to Duke. We are three weeks from Selection Sunday, and AP voters still don't watch college basketball. All is right...

Red Raider Nation, Conner and Dowell back with another Tech-heavy episode, this time with Dylan Smyth of the Tortillas & Takes podcast.  The trio previews this week's slate of games for Texas Tech with a tough home game and even crazier road game. Dylan makes a bold pick on a Kentucky-heavy podcast. Conner does his best Will Levis impression with his beer review. Dowell learns the meaning...

Dowell and Conner recap the weird game in Columbia. Seriously, very weird... Kentucky gave up a crazy amount of offensive rebounds, but also shot 57% from the field. Also, shoutout to Frank Martin and South Carolina for playing hard and showing up for Kentucky. Conner rants a little bit about $haedon $harpe (Redacted) at the end, so ignore him if you like.  Dowell could've won a bet but was s...

Long episode warning, but worth it... Conner and Dowell interview Josh Barnett, the co-founder of 19nine Vintage Basketball Apparel ( https://19nine.com/ )  Return of the Matt! Big Blue Breakdown himself graces us with his presence with a gross beer and wildly awesome Shark Tank Upset pick.  Josh shares his picks for some Throwdown Games, followed by some other game picks from Conner, Do...

Kentucky took the dub in Rupp against Vanderbilt, but at what cost? Gross officiating performance all around, Oscar got heated, and Cal probably should've been ejected. But a win is a win, and Kentucky won. Conner and Dowell breakdown the game with offensive and defensive toasts and roasts and Swaggy Cal Grades. They also tip their hats to Vandy, and discuss who they would rather have for next yea...

Conner and Dowell recap an awesome week in college basketball discussing the SEC/Big 12 challenge, with some discussion about Kentucky following their demoralization of Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse. Dowell does the impossible and pitches the might Danny Manning's of Maryland to upset Tom Izzo's Spartans. Conner sticks with the SEC to see if Texas A&M can walk out of Thompson-Boling Arena with a...

Kentucky wins a thriller in overtime against the Mississippi State Bulldogs! Conner and Dowell break down the game and toast and roast both sides of the ball for Kentucky. Swaggy Cal's are handed out and they tip their hat to Mississippi State's team. They also decide who they replace Iverson Molinar with in the starting lineup, and talk about which player they would take from Mississippi State to...

Conner and Dowell are joined by Gus Kearns from the Screen the Screener College Basketball Podcast (@STheSPodcast)! Like always, the guys pitch their upsets, review some beer, and preview the upcoming games in college basketball this week. Be sure to like, rate, review, and follow us to stay up to date!

Kentucky lost a close one in the Jungle. Conner and Dowell give their post-game reactions, but a little later since they had to cool off from stupid officiating.

Kentucky wins an ugly game on the road, but a W is a W!  Dowell and Conner discuss the game, give out offensive and defensive Toasts & Roasts. Swaggy Cal's are the new letter grades. Check out what each player earned. The guys tip their hat to Texas A&M, and talk about who they would take from this team to make Kentucky better. Listen in for our first ever post-game episode!

Conner and Dowell are joined by Steven Rodriguez (@L_S_Rodriguez) of the Talkin' Tech Podcast (@TalkinTechPod). Steven provides an in-depth view of Tech's amazing season so far.  Steven also partook in the other segments too, so definitely check them out! Make sure to follow us on Twitter to enter the Beers & Buckets giveaway. You can win a shirt or stickers!!