The Rebellion Podcast

 TK, my special guest, returns to the show to discuss some entertaining subjects. We begin by reviewing Pastner's current performance in terms of keeping players for the upcoming campaign. The bulk of the episode is then devoted to discussing the distinctions between collegiate basketball and the NBA, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both. In addition, I ask TK what he prefers a...

  Episode 41 of the Rebellion Podcast covers the following topics: DJ Thomas Jr. will be transferring to LSU My thoughts on this DJ Thomas Sr quote Fan reaction to the news My experience as a Division one athlete Never believed I would make it to this level Experience playing Juco ball (Most fun year of my life) Deciding between UC Irvine and New Hampshire (UCI won’t send scholarship papers.) Diff...

Episode number 40 for the Rebellion Podcast covers the following topics: - Bear Cherry enters the transfer portal - four number 1 seeds reach final four - Why I don’t fill out brackets anymore - Pastner’s energy and personality compared to Kruger - Harper said that Pastner was his first choice for HC. Truth or BS? - UNM hires Eric Olen. Pastner vs Olen. Who is the better hire? - UNLV has the two m...

I start off this episode by discussing something that annoys me (but shouldn't). Then I proceed to the important stuff and talk about our new head coach, Josh Pastner. I admit that at first, I was not crazy about this hire. In fact, I was quite depressed. However, after sleeping on it, I am a lot more optimistic, and I think Pasnter could potentially be what this program needs. 

In this episode I discuss the following topics:   Thoughts on NCAA tourney so far  GVR story March Madness McNeese student manager with NIL deal Kelvin Sampson rants about name pronunciation MWC scores: SDSU UNC 95-68, Utah State UCLA 72-47 Why I hate USU (my personal story) MWC scores: CSU beats Mem 78-70, UNM beats Marquette 75-66 (CSU story) Theory as to why MWC teams tend to struggle in tourna...

So much has happened in the last 24 hours that it is difficult to wrap my head around all of it; however, in this episode, I do my best. I begin by recapping the events that led us to where we are today. The MWC tournament ended for the Rebels by falling to Utah State in the quarterfinals, 58-70. Then on Saturday, March 15th, Kevin Kruger was fired as the head coach of UNLV men's basketball....

In this episode, I share some crazy information I heard regarding the top HS basketball player and his NIL. Then I talk about how the rebel players keep getting injured and how ridiculous this is getting. Lastly, a special guest joins the show, and we discuss the NBA today vs the NBA in the 90s and 80s.

Will Kevin Kruger be back next year? It is looking that way as of now based on an article in the RJ. I discuss this in the episode along with a way-too-early look at next year's team and potential starting lineup. However, before I get into all that, I talk about my starting lineup that I created among all the players in NBA history and why I believe it is the best possible lienup. 

After a brief absence, the Rebellion Podcast is back! In this episode I rank the top 10 basketball players in the world and give my reasoning for why I have them ranked in that spot. Then I transition over to UNLV basketball talk where I discuss the exciting sweep over the SDSU Aztecs and I talk about Kevin Kruger and how he seems to always have the team rolling when it is too late. Lastly, I talk...

In this episode I talk about delusional young athletes believing they will make it to the pros and I question why they have such unjustified confidence. Then I discuss annoying people believing the dumbest things. Lastly, I talk about UNLV basketball being at an all time low and where I see the program going in the future. 

Okay, yes, it is too soon to say I was right about this team. It is still highly unlikely we will be an at-large bid and it is still likely we will have a new coach in 2025-2026. That being said, the last two games the Runnin Rebels are finally playing to their potential. Finally looking like the team I predicted we'd have prior to the season starting. UNLV MBB defeats #22 Utah State at home...

In this episode I talk about all the conflicting and contradicting information that is spread around regarding which foods are healthy and which one's are not. Then I talk about UNLV basketball and how difficult these times are as a diehard fan. Lastly, I talk about the Rebel football recruiting and the inaccurate 247 Sports Transfer Portal rankings. I also talk about why a players' star...

From Dedan's buzzer beater against SDSU to the shellacking of Fresno following the Sluka drama..  To honor the new year, Laura and I talked about the top 10 moments in the year 2024 when it comes to UNLV football and basketball. The most memorable and exciting moments that include the outcome of games or unexpected breaking news. Hope you enjoy!

First episode of the New Year! In this episode I talk about UNLV football's latest addition from the transfer portal, Var'Keyes Gumms and what his commitment means to the program. I follow that by talking about UNLV basketball and our 79-73 win over SJSU and I rant and vent about Kevin Kruger consistently blowing big leads. 

In this episode I start off by talking about the debate over how families should open presents on Christmas (one at a time and everyone watches or all at once chaos). Then I talk about UNLV basketball, the season so far, and my thoughts on the Fresno State game. Lastly, I talk about Dan Mullen's coaching staff additions as well as the players joining the Rebel football team next season via th...

In this episode I talk about all the drama involved with Disney and the new live action Snow White movie. Then I talk about Dan Mullen and UNLV and give my thoughts on his coaching career as well as the public's perception of this hire. 

The past seven days have been a roller coaster of emotions for Rebel fans. In this episode we give our thoughts from the MWC championship game against Boise State, then we discuss the Runnin' Rebels loss to Creighton while giving our thoughts on the general direction of the program. We follow this up by chatting about the bad news we received on Sunday regarding Barry Odom's departure to...

This is a revamped version of a previous episode where I I talk about former UNLV coaches (Rice, Tark, Menzies, L. Kruger, Massimino, Bayno, K. Kruger, Spoonhour) and I create an all-time starting five from a pool of players that played for their respective coach during their tenure. I analyze each starting five and discuss how good I think they would be. Following this, I interview a very bright,...

After a two week absence, I am back Rebel Fans! There was a lot to talk about in the last two weeks but in this episode I mainly cover the overall feeling surrounding both the UNLV football program as well as the Runnin' Rebel basketball team. I talk about the beautiful beatdown against Reno and the upcoming championship game against Boise State. I also get into some talk regarding the CFP an...

This is a quick episode where I start off by sharing my side job and some of the funny and ridiculous stuff I have to deal with. Then I give my thoughts on UNLV's 40-21 victory over San Diego State on Saturday night.

In the first 7 minutes of this episode I share some interesting stuff I learned about the Titanic. Then I talk about my ranking of the top 10 players who played for the UNLV men's basketball program since 2010. I created this ranking by analyzing how talented/gifted the players were combined with how valuable they were as a college player based on advanced statistics. The rankings are based o...

The first 10 minutes of this episode I talk about a bunch of different things that people do that annoy me (i.e. chewing loud, being a bad pet owner, etc). Follow those rants I get into UNLV men's basketball's 80-69 win against Nebraska Omaha. I definitely was not too happy with how we performed in this game but I do my best to stay positive in this episode. 

In this episode I start off by talking about how certain people are not good at having back-and-forth conversations as I pose the question to listeners: "do you listen, or just wait for your turn to talk?" I then proceed to share my story attending the Boise State UNR football game and how different the experience was from attending a football game at Allegiant. Then I get into the UNLV...

Basketball season is officially among us and the Rebels are 1-0!!. I start this episode off by ranting about an unrelated subject (FF to about the 9 min mark if you don't care to listen ;-) Then I spend the rest of the episode talking about the win against Alabama State to start the season and give my thoughts on everything. 

In this episode I talk about my experience attending the UNLV Boise State football game in which the Rebels unfortunately were defeated 24-29. Then I follow that up with talking about Runnin' Rebel basketball and how we have yet another reason to believe we are cursed by the basketball Gods. I also briefly talk about our new commitment from local prospect, Mason Abittan.