The Road to the Garden Podcast

In this episode, Michael DeRosa goes solo and breaks down everything he saw in the UConn/Illinois game, his thoughts on how UConn can beat Michigan, then breaks down a couple teams' transfer portal updates Time Codes: UConn/Illinois Recap: 0:12 UConn/Michigan Preview: 7:48 Transfers Out of the League: 23:50 Seton Hall/Najai Hines: 24:10 DePaul: 27:19 Providence: 28:03 Butler: 31:58 Georgetown:...

Unfortunately, this was filmed before Ronald Nored became official, but Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin Are Back To Break Down the three Big East teams in the Tournament, focusing on the two remaining teams, and finish the episode off by talking about the two new coaches in the league. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Nova v Utah State: 1:15 St. John's: 6:42 UConn: 15:19 Bryan Hodgson: 26:19 Creighton:...

This is a Super Cut from the Michael DeRosa Show breaking down all BE teams and their chances in the tourney. 20 minutes or less, let's get it! Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 St. John's vs Northern Iowa: 0:26 St. John's After Round One: 3:34 UConn: 7:45 Villanova/Utah State: 13:29 Summary/Outro: 16:22 Plans Going Forward: 18:00

In this episode, Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin are joined by their Road to the Garden Colleague, Pat Carney (aka NovaStartingFive) to break down their takes on the individual awards to be named Wednesday, and then break down the entire Big East Tournament. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Coach of the Year: 1:30 Freshman of the Year: 8:39 Player of the Year: 16:00 Scholar Athlete of the Year: 17:16 Butler...

In this episode, Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin break down one thing they love and hate with every single team in the Big East. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 UConn: 2:42 St. John’s: 6:59 Villanova: 14:11 Creighton: 22:46 Seton Hall: 28:58 Butler: 33:35 Xavier: 39:30 DePaul: 46:00 Providence: 50:32 Marquette: 56:00 Georgetown: 1:00:11

It has been far too long since our last episode, with multiple cancelled recordings. So, Michael DeRosa sat down for a very long time, and on his own gave out as much information as he could in this period of time. Jampacked episode, hopefully with enough to keep you entertained in this holiday season. Intro: 0:00 UConn: 0:52 SJU: 5:07 Creighton: 10:48 Villanova: 15:18 Butler: 19:48 Seton Hall: 24...

Tyler from Big East Bar Room joins Chris, Tommy and Michael to give some of their early-season Big East Hot Takes.  Intro 0:00 Villanova: 2:20 Providence: 6:55 Seton Hall: 10:49 UConn: 15:50 Marquette: 23:15 Georgetown: 31:22 2 Bid Big East?: 35:27 Creighton: 39:22 DePaul: 44:33 Butler: 51:42 St. John’s: 55:05 Xavier: 57:30

In this episode, Michael, Tommy and Chris go through all 11 teams and give a stock up, down or neutral update on how they have started the season.

Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga preview the Big East season, bicker, laugh, yell, and all other things you come to expect Time Codes: Intro 0:00 How did the portal go?: 1:11 Butler: 4:07 Creighton: 12:37 DePaul: 20:20 Georgetown: 28:35 Marquette: 37:07 Providence: 42:32 Seton Hall: 49:10 St. John's: 51:26 UConn: 58:41 Villanova: 1:03:45 Xavier: 1:09:18 Who Dances? 1:13:00

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga sit back and give some of their way-too-early notes on every team in the Big East as Summer workouts begin. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Butler: 1:26 Creighton: 7:37 DePaul: 12:58 Georgetown: 15:27 Marquette: 21:13 Providence: 25:20 Seton Hall: 29:56 St. John’s: 34:22 UConn: 39:31 Villanova: 43:10 Xavier: 49:49

As the offseason gets progressively more hectic, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga hand out their grades for each team's season, before delving into full offseason content. If you want to relive this past season, join the guys as they break this all down. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Segment Intro: 2:20 St. John’s: 2:48 Creighton: 5:25 UConn: 9:52 Marquette: 15:00 Xavier: 20:00 Villano...

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga are back to break down what went right and what went wrong for the Big East in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, then look forward to next season, and yes, the College Basketball Crown (please sponsor us FOX). Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 St. John’s: 1:30 UConn: 8:30 Creighton: 13:22 Marquette: 19:41 Xavier: 30:17 Transfer Portal C...

Ahead of the Big Dance, the Road to the Garden Podcast crew (Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin, and Chris Thedinga) tests out a new path to Bracket Pool Glory with BracketBids! Joined RTTG Villanova correspondent Patrick Carney, as well as the crew from Big East Barroom, the RTTG Pod hosts bid on teams that they think will make the deepest run in this year's tournament!

It’s tournament season! In this episode, Chris Thedinga, Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin break down the paths for all Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament, then round out the show talking about Villanova’s decision to part ways with Kyle Neptune. Time Codes: Inro: 0:00 St. John’s: 1:34 UConn: 14:19 Marquette: 22:53 Creighton: 30:39 Xavier: 40:23 Villanova and Kyle Neptune: 54:38

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga are joined by Ryan Ostermann to break down Bracket Bids, a new game to add excitement to the NCAA Tournament. Then, the guys go game by game and break down the Big East Tournament. Time Codes: Intro:0:00 Bracket Bids: 1:18 Big East Tournament: 19:58 Butler vs Providence: 20:35 Georgetown vs DePaul: 24:51 Villanova vs Seton Hall: 29:01...

In this episode, Chris Thedinga, Tommy Godin and Michael DeRosa break down the strengths and weaknesses of the Big East teams on the path to dance, and who some potential good and bad matchups for them are, as we get closer to March. Then, as any good podcast does, it’s time for a #CrownUpdate.  Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 St. John’s: 2:48 Creighton: 13:26 UConn: 23:16 Marquette: 31:57 Gonzaga Argumen...

In this episode, Chris Thedinga, Tommy Godin and Michael DeRosa break down the Big East as they see it today, and go back on their midseason awards to see what they got right, and what they got wrong. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Reviewing Midseason Awards Introduction: 2:15 Player of the Year: 2:38 Marquette: 3:59 Defensive Player of the Year: 7:21 Sixth Man of the Year: 12:26 Deivon Smith being ruled...

In this episode, Judge Tommy Godin rules over various Big East related discussions, brought to him by the honorable lawyers Chris Thedinga and Michael DeRosa. This includes which team should be #3 in the conference, who can make a surprise run in March/the Big East Tournament, and if the Five Bid Big East is possible. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Judge Gody Overview: 1:13 Creighton vs UConn at #3: 2:53...

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Tommy Godin and Chris Thedinga break down the narratives surrounding the Big East, and give their thoughts on some upcoming games! Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 #FiveBidBigEast?: 0:58 UConn/Xavier Recap: 2:06 Georgetown/Providence Recap: 7:55 Creighton/Seton Hall & Butler/DePaul recaps: 13:29 Nova/Marquette Recap: 14:44 St. John’s/Georgetown Preview: 16:37 Providence...

This episode marks the triumphant return of Chris Thedinga, who joins Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin to recap what happened in Villanova/Georgetown, then they go game by game to preview some of the upcoming contests in the Big East Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Georgetown/Villanova Recap: 1:26 Xavier/SJU Preview: 10:45 Georgetown/Providence Preview: 15:45 Creighton/Seton Hall: 21:05 DePaul at Butler (CB...

In this episode, Michael DeRosa and Tommy Godin talk about the newest commitment to the Big East, Efeosa Oliogu, then break down each team in the Big East and give their “New Years Resolution” for each group, and what needs to change for 2025 to be better than 2024.  Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Efeosa Oliogu Commitment: 1:20 Marquette: 7:30 UConn: 12:36 St. John’s: 16:26 Villanova: 22:40 Creighton: 27...

In this episode, Michael DeRosa, Chris Thedinga and Tommy Godin break down all things Big East, and look at the bigger picture of the conference, how many teams will Dance, who dances, and which bottom-tier team could breakthrough and reignite their season. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Sean Jones, Liam McNeeley Updates: 2:26 Marquette: 6:05 UConn: 11:08 Georgetown: 17:55 St. John’s: 25:28 Villanova: 31...

The full gang is back together to give their non–conference awards! It’s early in the season, but Tommy Godin, Chris Thedinga and Michael DeRosa all decided to give out some awards before we hit the heart of conference play! The guys end the show with brief previews of this week's upcoming slate. Time Codes:  Intro: 0:00 Coach of the Year: 1:30 Player of the Year: 6:12 Defensive Player of the Year...

In this episode, the trio (Tommy Godin, Chris Thedinga and Michael DeRosa) break down the power rankings as per usual, hitting the Pop Isaacs injury off the top, but with a slight twist this time you might notice. The crew then debuts a new segment right to end the show. Time Codes: Intro: 0:00 Creighton: 2:15 UConn: 8:15 St. John's: 12:08 Marquette: 16:11 Butler: 20:46 Xavier: 26:14 Villanova: 30...

In this episode, Tommy Godin and Michael DeRosa are once again joined by their esteemed colleague Chris Thedinga to recap Feast Week and discuss where some Big East teams can start to bounce back. Time Codes: Intro 0:00 Thanksgiving Draft: 1:01 Net Rankings: 5:57 DePaul: 9:20 Butler: 14:44 St. John’s: 20:07 UConn: 26:35 Marquette: 32:24 Michael and Tommy yell at each other about Dixon vs Jones: 36...