Jays Classic Podcast

In this episode, Joe and guest Michael Stamps (on Twitter/X @msstamps7) from Jays 247 discuss Creighton's recent scheduling updates, their signing of Trevon Carter-Givens, and commitment from London Dada, as well as player jersey number announcements for the 2026-27 team. Thank you for listening! For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and you can check out...

In this episode, Joe and former Creighton men's basketball head coach Greg McDermott take a walk down memory lane, discussing a bunch of Coach Mac's best teams and players. Thank you for listening! For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchability Index and the Greatest Players of the Modern Era list on JaysClassic.com.

In this episode, Joe and guest Jacob Padilla (on Twitter/X @JacobPadilla_) of Hurrdat Sports break down each of the Creighton transfer portal commitments to date and provide an overview of the current depth chart before discussing some similarities and differences with last year's roster and what that could mean for this year's team. Thanks for listening! For more Jays Classic content, you...

In this episode, Joe provides his initial thoughts on Greg McDermott's legacy at Creighton upon the announcement of his retirement. Thanks for listening! For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchability Index and the Greatest Players of the Modern Era on JaysClassic.com.

In this episode, Joe and a new guest from the Creighton burnerverse, Jake Debo (on Twitter/X @THE_Home_DEBO), discuss the reminders or lessons we learned as Jays fans in 2025-26 that we can take into future seasons. Thanks for listening! Fore more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchability Index and the Greatest Players of the Modern Era on...

In this episode, Joe and returning guest Nick Marcuccio dive into the dramatic Jaxon Richardson recruiting saga and the swing in general Creighton fan sentiment since the 2025 offseason before discussing some reasons for optimism going into the 2026 offseason.

In this episode, Joe and guest Brian Ayers (AKA Tony Jabroni on Twitter/X - @southpawpress) discuss Creighton's upset win at #5 UConn and evaluate where it ranks among other surprising Jays performances under Greg McDermott before ranking our favorite wins over UConn. Thanks for listening! For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchabil...

In this solo episode, Joe touches on the UConn game before explaining why this season feels so much worse than previous "down" seasons for Creighton over the last 30 years. Thanks for listening! For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchability Index and the Greatest Players of the Modern Era rankings on JaysClassic.com.

In this episode, Joe and guest Alex Sindelar (on Twitter/X @bunts_dunks) discuss whether they Jays are FUNBAD, why we shouldn't wish away the rest of Coach Mac's tenure, Creighton's homecourt advantage, and Jasen Green's development over the last couple of seasons. For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchability Index and...

In this episode, Joe and guest Chris Thedinga (on Twitter/X @CThedinga) of Road to the Garden discuss Creighton's heart-breaking loss to Seton Hall, how it impacts #thePath, and more. For more Jays Classic content, you can follow me on Twitter/X @Jays_Classic and check out the Rewatchability Index and the Greatest Players of the Modern Era rankings on JaysClassic.com.

In this episode, Joe and guest Jacob Padilla of Hurrdat Sports (on Twitter/X @JacobPadilla_) discuss the most surprising wins of the Greg McDermott era in the aftermath of the record-setting win over Xavier, Austin Swartz's breakout, Nik Graves' heat-check, Ty Davis' impact on the Jays' turnaround, and a lot more, before discussing #ThePath to the NCAA Tournament. Thanks for listen...

In this episode, Joe and guest Dr. Chim Richalds (on Twitter/X @Marghareti72) discuss the fallout from Creighton's loss to Nebraska and why it felt different, what makes this season's struggles and outlook unique and how it impacts the short-future outlook, what we are looking forward to learning more about this team the rest of this season, and a whole lot more. Thanks for listening! If y...

In this episode, Joe and guest Michael Roshone (on Twitter/X @MRoshone) of Bluejay Banter Today discuss Creighton's performance in the Players Era event in Las Vegas before discussing reasons for optimism and concern for the Jays moving forward this year. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in joining me for an episode to talk about your Creighton men's basketball fandom and Jay...

In this episode, Joe and guest Nick Marcuccio discuss a variety of early season topics including the Jays' three-point shooting woes, the importance of figuring out roles and rotations, Hudson Greer burning his redshirt, and more, before previewing Creighton's matchups against Baylor and Iowa State in the upcoming Players Era event in Las Vegas. Thank you for listening! If you're inter...

In this episode, Joe and a guest from the Creighton burnerverse on Twitter/X, Bring Back Creighton Football (on Twitter/X @Creighton2fbs), discuss their takeaways from the Jays' season opening win over South Dakota before previewing their upcoming game at Gonzaga. Thank you for listening! If you're interested in joining me for an episode to talk about your Creighton men's basketball fa...

In this episode, Joe and guest Michael Vandevoort (editor of 247 Sports' coverage of Creighton basketball and on Twitter/X @MichaelVande) discuss the start of Ryan Kalkbrenner's NBA career before looking back at some of Creighton's biggest offseason questions and discussing what, if anything, we've learned in respect to those questions from the Jays' exhibition wins over Iowa State and Colorado St...

In this episode, Joe and guests Sam Huppert (@samhuppert on X/Twitter) and Peter Cunningham (@MrC_Mathematics on X/Twitter) draft the 2025-26 Creighton men's basketball schedule based on the games they believe the Jays will win (scoring system below). The result of the draft will be shared on X/Twitter @Jays_Classic and tracked throughout the year! Scoring system: Quad 1 win:4 points Quad 1 loss:...

In this episode, Joe and guests Sam Huppert (@samhuppert on X/Twitter) and Peter Cunningham (@MrC_Mathematics on X/Twitter) draft the 2025-26 Creighton men's basketball schedule based on the games they believe the Jays will win (scoring system below). The result of the draft will be shared on X/Twitter @Jays_Classic and tracked throughout the year! Scoring system: Quad 1 win:4 points Quad 1 lo...

In this episode, Joe and guest Pat Coder of the "Bluejays at the B." podcast provide some thoughts on the Jays exhibition win over Iowa State, including how the game impacted our expectations for each player, before making our predictions on a variety of Creighton themed over/unders for the upcoming season. Thank you for listening! If you're interested in joining me for an episode to...

In this episode, Joe and guest Michael Roshone of Bluejay Banter Today (on Twitter/X @MRoshone) discuss our hopes and expectations for Jackson McAndrew's sophomore season at Creighton before making predictions on his final stat line for the season. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in joining me for an episode to talk about your Creighton men's basketball fandom and Jays hoops...

In this episode, Joe and guest Aaron Macchietto (on Twitter/X @bluejays8742) discuss Aaron's earliest and favorite Creighton memories. Then, we rank the best 2025-26 Jays and compare them to Kyle the Butler fan's Big East player rankings in addition to rankings compiled from 16 different Jays fans. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in joining me for an episode to talk about yo...

In this episode, Joe shares some big Jays Classic news before discussing August Creighton basketball happenings and making an assortment of predictions for the season with Matt DeMarinis of White & Blue Review (on Twitter/X @mjdemarinis) and Jacob Padilla of Hurrdat Sports and Hail Varsity (on Twitter/X @JacobPadilla_). Thanks for listening! If you're interested in joining me for an episod...

In light of the recent announcement that Bruce Rasmussen is being inducted into the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame later this year (October 16th, 2025), Joe and guest Kevin Sarver, former Associate Director of Athletics at Creighton (on Twitter/X @KASarver), detail some of Bruce's career accolades and discuss some of the pivotal moments in his tenure as Athletic Director at Creighton, highli...

In this episode, Joe and guest Pat Hawk from the Bluejays at the B podcast (on Twitter/X @BluejaysAtTheB) discuss a variety of offseason topics, including Pat's observations from a recent practice, the way the staff built this year's roster, players we are excited to watch, players going under the radar, what we are hoping to see from Jackson McAndrew's development in year two, the non...

In this episode, Joe and guest Matt DeMarinis (on Twitter/X @mjdemarinis) from White & Blue Review discuss a variety of topics centered on Ryan Kalkbrenner's career at Creighton, including what made him special as a player and as a person at Creighton, his accolades, significant games from his career, and where he stands among Creighton greats. Thanks for listening! If you're interested in joi...