The March to the Arch Podcast: Recent Episodes
Vance
Start talking about the Valley. Two Missouri Valley Conference fans talk Valley Hoops along with guests from around the league.
The 23-24 season comes to a close. Baker and Vance recap the post-season, updated coaching carousel and players in the portal. Baker give his Way to Early 24-25 Power Rankings and we answer listener questions.
Banter 0:27
NCAA-NIT-CBI Recap 6:26
Coaching Carousel 28:35
Players in the Portal 1:05:15
Listener Questions 1:25:53
The Valley has four teams heading to postseason play and we can't wait to support Drake, Indiana State, Bradley and Evansville, while Baker and Vance break down each game in the NCAA, NIT and CBI. Adam Emmenecker joins us to give us his perspective on what the Drake players are going through this week and relives some of his experiences in 2008.
Banter 0:27
Game Previews 8:30
Adam Emmenecker 29:32
One Word for each Valley Team 59:50
The Drake Bulldogs are Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Champions. Baker and Vance recap the weekend in St. Louis.
Banter 0:27
All-Conference Awards 3:00
Arch Madness Recap 20:00
Coaching Changes 50:42
The bracket is set and the March to the Arch is on. Join Baker and Vance as they prepare for the best weekend of the year. Whether you're traveling to St. Louis or watching it at home join us to talk Valley Hoops. Banter/News (0:43)Mike Kern - MVC Senior Associate Commissioner (11:01)Game 20 (30:42)Power Rankings (45:00)Harry Schroeder Valley Hoops Insider (47:42)Arch Madness Preview (1:09:08)This or That (1:32:40)
Baker and Vance are joined by Valley fans Nick @NickMcCargar and Tony @tseghetti11 to talk Valley Hoops and All-Conference Picks. Banter/News (0:43)Game 18 & 19 (10:04)Power Rankings (30:50)All-Conference Awards (39:09)Game Picks (1:20:20)Rapid Fire (1:25:30)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 16 & 17. To give us a national perspective on The Valley, Bobby Reagan joins us from Barstool Sports. Banter & News (0:42)Game 16 & 17 Recap (9:34)@BarstoolReags (36:51)Power Rankings (1:09:46)Game Picks (1:18:43)Gauntlet (1:23:55)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 14 & 15. MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson joins us to talk @ValleyHoops and Arch Madness. Banter & News (0:42)Game 14 & 15 Recap (7:16)Power Rankings (46:47)MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson (51:15)Game Picks (1:10:55)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 12 & 13. Banter & News (0:42)Game 12 & 13 Recap (10:50)Hunter Tickel - @TribStarHunter (45:25)Power Rankings (1:11:19)Game Picks (1:18:38)This or That (1:27:40)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 10 & 11. Banter & News (0:42)Game 10 & 11 Recap (8:33)Dan Muller - Illinois State and ESPN+ (35:23)Power Rankings (1:02:28)Down the Stretch (1:08:15)Game Picks (1:16:32)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 8 & 9. Banter & News (0:42)Game 8 & 9 Recap (10:41)Power Rankings (40:03)Kevin Lehman - ESPN and MVC TV (50:23)Game Picks (1:20:07)Listener Questions (1:29:10)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 6 & 7.
Banter & News (0:42)
Game 6 & 7 Recap (7:06)
Wyatt Wheeler - Springfield News Leader (45:04)
Power Rankings (1:15:58)
Game Picks (1:23:57)
Gauntlet (1:28:50)
Baker and Vance recap @ValleyHoops Game 4 & 5.
Banter & News (0:42)
Game 4 & 5 Recap (17:53)
Power Rankings (29:45)
Game Picks (54:30)
This and That (59:40)
Baker and Vance recap the non-conference season and @ValleyHoops games 2 & 3. They are join by Paul Oren of https://www.thevictorybell.com/. Banter (0:42)Non-Con (3:10)Games 2 & 3 (22:00)Paul Oren (47:22)Game 4 & 5 Picks (1:43:50)Listener Questions (1:51:45)
Baker and Vance recap the Get Right Week in @ValleyHoops action. They are joined by Evansville Head Coach David Ragland to talk Purple Aces Hoops. Sticking with tradition - gifts are opened up for each of the 12 Valley Hoops teams, along with fun segments like future conference awards, game picks and power rankings. Open (0:43) Get Right Week Recap (2:45) Valley Christmas Gifts (52:00) Head Coach David Ragland (1:02:30) Upcoming Games (1:28:53) Future Awards (1:37:10) Power Rankings (1:50:15)
Baker and Vance recap the 2 game start of the @ValleyHoops conference season. Banter 0:27 Conference Games (4:30) Power Rankings (47:57) Non-Conference Remainder (55:05) Gauntlet (1:05:20)
Baker and Vance recap the MTE season as we prep for the 2 game start of the @ValleyHoops conference season. Banter 0:27 MTE Recap (3:53) Power Rankings (34:06) MVC Conference Preview (39:41) This or That (47:35)
Tons of interviews and tons of @ValleyHoops talk to get you through the holiday. Four head coaches, recap of the first few weeks, Valley Thankfulness and MTEs. Banter 0:27 Casey Alexander - Belmont (6:09) First week recap (18:10) Darren Devries - Drake (50:26) Thankful (1:00:05) Josh Schertz - Indiana State (1:07:48) Thanksgiving MTEs (1:32:17) Luke Yaklich - UIC Flames (1:53:33) Close (2:13:39)
Get ready for the start of the @ValleyHoops season. Baker and Vance preview the start of the college basketball season with MVC rankings and awards. The episode also features reactions by Harry Schroeder (ValleyHoopsInsider.com) and an interview with Bradley Braves head coach Brian Wardle. Banter 0:27 Preseason Rankings (4:00) Harry Schroeder (27:30) Preseason Awards (54:56) Brian Wardle (1:06:30) Gauntlet (1:26:20)
It's preview season with the Evansville Purple Aces, SIU Salukis with “Voice of the Salukis” Luke Martin, and the Northern Iowa Panthers. Banter 0:27 Evansville Purple Aces (4:00) Luke Martin (15:50) Southern Illinois Salukis (36:42) Northern Iowa Panthers (47:48) This or That (57:05)
It's preview season with the Murray State Racers with “Voice of the Racers” Jeff Bidwell, Belmont Bruins, and the Bradley Braves. Banter 0:27 Murray State Racers (6:20) Jeff Bidwell (16:39) Belmont Bruins (38:10) Bradley Braves (50:16) Foreign Tours (1:03:48)
It's preview season with the Indiana State Sycamores, UIC Flames with “Voice of the Flames” Jonathan Hood, and the Valparaiso Beacons. Banter 0:27 Indiana State Sycamores (4:00) UIC Flames (14:42) Jonathan Hood (24:00) Valparaiso Beacons (43:47) Gauntlet (52:25)
It's preview season with the Missouri State Bears, Interview with Illinois State Redbirds head coach Ryan Pedon, and the Drake Bulldogs. We end with a quick refresher on conference realignment and our outlook as it relates to The Valley. Banter 0:27 Missouri State Bears (2:35) HC Ryan Pedon (14:44) Illinois State Redbirds (34:30) Drake Bulldogs (43:14) Conference Realignment (54:00)
Baker and Vance talk Valley news and have a conversation with Valpo’s new head coach, Roger Powell Jr. Banter and News (0:27) Roger Powell Jr (26:45) Way Too Early Picks (39:46) Gauntlet (47:01)
The Valley Hoops season has come to a close as all post-season teams have been eliminated. Baker and Vance recap the games and season, as Valley fans shift our focus to the transfer portal. Banter (0:27) Post-Season Games (10:07) Transfer Portal (21:54) One Word Recap (32:46) Listener Questions (52:49)
Baker and Vance preview Valley Hoops action upcoming for Drake (NCAA), Bradley (NIT) and Indiana State (CBI). Baker then takes us through his highs/lows of the MVC in NCAA Tournaments. Banter (0:27) Post-Season (15:50) Top 10 (47:43)
The Drake Bulldogs are the 2023 MVC Tournament Champions. Baker and Vance recap Arch Madness weekend. Banter & Awards (0:27) Arch Madness Recap (15:17) NCAA & NIT (53:08)
The bracket is set and it’s time to head to St. Louis for Arch Madness. Baker and I recap what led up to this years bracket. We are joined by Harry Schroeder of Valley Hoops Insider for our annual Arch Madness conversation. Banter & News (0:42) Championship Sunday (12:04) Arch Madness Preview (33:10) Harry Schroeder (56:06) Arch Madness Trivia (1:25:14)
One game left of @ValleyHoops conference play. As we head into Championship Sunday we discuss All-Conference awards with Tony and Nick. Banter & News (0:42) Games (9:33) All-Conference (43:12) Picks (1:10:15) Gauntlet (1:21:33) Awards Season (47:09) Questions from Twitter (1:23:36)
Three games left of @ValleyHoops conference play. We talk past and future games as the bracket begins to take shape for Arch Madness. Paul Oren (The Victory Bell) joins us to talk Valpo hoops and shared a story from his summer. Banter & News (0:42) Games (7:39) Power Rankings (29:45) Picks (36:33) Race for Arch Madness (42:06) Paul Oren (47:09) Questions from Twitter (1:23:36)
Five games left and we’ve got a lot to discuss with multiple teams within striking distance of a @ValleyHoops championship. Banter & News (0:42) Games (4:51) Picks (31:57) Jon Pemberton (37:47) Power Rankings (1:02:17) Race for Arch Madness (1:05:10)
Eight MVC teams are within 1 game of 1st place after 13 games. Baker and I talk the madness that was this past week. Brendan Weise of KTRS Big 550 joins us to talk @ValleyHoops. Banter & News (0:42) Games (9:05) Power Rankings (41:45) Brendan Weise (44:03) Future Games (1:10:03) Race for Arch Madness (1:13:18)
We’re 11 games through the Valley conference season. Baker and I talk all the games leading up and upcoming. Nick Lorensen of Mid-Major Madness joins Vance to talk where the MVC falls in the national mid-major conversation. Banter & News (0:42) Games (11:40) Power Rankings (38:18) Future Games (44:57) Nick Lorensen (51:22) Random Thoughts (1:14:26)
We’re almost halfway through the conference race. Baker and I talk all the games leading up and upcoming. Baker gives his early all-conference awards and we’re joined by Luke Martin - Digital Media Coordinator & PBP-man for the Indiana State Sycamores. Banter & News (0:42) Games (11:27) Power Rankings (38:04) Future Games (47:15) Gauntlet (54:09) Luke Martin (1:02:12)
The race to the MVC conference championship is off to a hot start and there’s a logjam up and down the board. Baker and Vance are here to discuss games and news of the week in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are joined by Mike Kern Associate Commissioner of the MVC to talk Valley Hoops and Arch Madness. Banter(0:42) Games (7:04) Power Rankings (29:41) Future Games (36:30) Gauntlet (47:10) Mike Kern (1:03:15)
We’re 25% through the conference season. Get up to speed with Vance and Baker on the past games, power rankings, conference race and who is making a case early for Player of the Year. Banter(00:27) News (8:47) Power Rankings (43:20) POY Considerations (49:49) Future Games and Standings (1:01:45)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Baker and Vance brought some friends to the party. Tony and Nick join the podcast to talk through games and give out gifts to our teams. Banter and News (00:27) Game Recaps (4:47) Valley Gifts (38:41) Upcoming Games (52:34) Gauntlet (1:07:47)
Baker and Vance recap the first 2 conference games. It’s on to the “get right week” for much of The Valley. Then talk some Evansville Purple Aces with beat writer Anthony Kristensen of the Evansville Courier & Press. Banter (00:27) News and NET (5:24) Game Recaps (8:41) Power Rankings (26:40) Game Previews (34:30) Anthony Kristensen (43:10)
Baker and Vance recap Thanksgiving MTEs and prepare for part 1 of Valley conference play. Banter (00:27) MTE Recaps (9:28) Power Rankings (45:36) Ken Pom (48:28) Game Previews (51:41)
Baker and Vance are thankful for Valley Hoops and the upcoming MTEs. Banter & News (0:27) Game Highlights (11:16) MTE (30:44) Thankful (53:30)
Baker and Vance discuss opening night of Valley Hoops. Stick around for an interview with MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson from Media Day. Banter 0:27 Opening Night (6:54) Games Ahead (29:40) Quick Hits (39:15) Jeff Jackson (48:08)
Baker and Vance conclude their MVC preview with their pre-season rankings and individual awards. Harry Schroeder from ValleyHoopsInsider joins to talk the conference and upcoming season. Banter 0:27 Pre-season Rankings (4:47) Individual Awards (40:15) KenPom View of the Valley (59:06) Harry Schroeder (1:09:30)
It's preview season with the Murray State Racers, UIC Flames and the Southern Illinois Salukis - interview with Head Coach Bryan Mullins.
Banter 0:27 Murray State Racers (3:37) UIC Flames (17:55) Southern Illinois Salukis (30:42) HC Bryan Mullins (51:20) Close (55:35)
It's preview season with the Indiana State Sycamores - interview with head coach Josh Schertz, Missouri State Bears and Bradley Braves. At MVC Media we asked some of the head coaches who they would draft in a 2v2 head coach basketball tournament.
Banter 0:27 Indiana State Sycamores (4:42) HC Josh Schertz (16:13) Missouri State Bears (20:28) Bradley Braves (36:30) 2v2 Head Coach Draft (54:12)
It's preview season with the Illinois State Redbirds, Belmont Bruins and Northern Iowa Panthers with an interview with head coach Ben Jacobson.
Banter 0:27 Illinois State Redbirds (3:49) Belmont Bruins (20:47) Northern Iowa Panthers (36:46) Ben Jacobson (50:58) This or That (58:19)
It's preview season starting with the Evansville Purple Aces, Drake Bulldogs and Valparaiso Beacons, along with an interview with Paul Oren.
Banter 0:27 Evansville Purple Aces 8:28 Drake Bulldogs (20:43) Valparaiso Beacons (36:35) Paul Oren (51:45) https://www.thevictorybell.com
Vance and Baker chat with coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference. (9:10) Coach Matt Lottich - Valpo Beacons (20:19) Coach Dana Ford - Missouri State Bears
Vance and Baker chat with coaches in the Missouri Valley Conference. (1:20) Coach Casey Alexander - Belmont Bruins (15:01) Coach Brian Wardle - Bradley Braves (27:14) Coach Darren Devries - Drake Bulldogs
Vance and Baker chat with new coaches joining the Missouri Valley Conference. (6:36) Coach David Ragland - Evansville Purple Aces (23:44) Coach Ryan Pedon - Illinois State Redbirds (40:47) Coach Steve Prohm - Murray State Racers
Welcome to the Missouri Valley Conference - UIC Flames, Belmont Bruins and Murray St. Racers!
In the 100th episode Baker and Vance have some fun with Valley fans we've met over the years (Nick-Drake and Tony-Bradley) and complete a Valley Hoops Snake Draft. We each drafted one from the following categories:
- Player
- Coach
- Team
- Venue
- Arch Madness Moment
At the end Baker puts the group through his gauntlet of Valley questions/hypotheticals.
Baker and Vance close out the season with post-season recaps. Banter 00:27 NCAA/NIT/CBI 9:50 Transfer Portal 35:01 Gauntlet 1:02:17 Best Moments 1:22:45
Quick primer for all the Valley action at March Madness (Loyola), NIT (UNI & Missouri State) and CBI (Drake).
Baker and Vance are joined by Tony Seghetti to recap Arch Madness.
Banter 00:37 Illinois State Hires Ryan Pedon 4:00 Arch Madness Recap 8:29 Post Season Talk 1:17:30
Get ready for the March to the Arch with the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Arch Madness Preview with Baker and Vance. Follow along with @marcharchpod and @marcharchbaker.
Banter 00:42 Bracket Breakdown 10:41 Harry Schroeder Interview 49:42 Vegas Lines 1:15:30 All-Conference 1:18:27 Gauntlet Questions 1:33:03 Bulletin Board Talk 1:48:42 Mike Kern Interview 1:58:57 St. Louis Fan Tips 2:14:01
Baker and Vance discuss the last day of the @ValleyHoops regular season that crowned league champion UNI Panthers (14-4).
Banter 00:42 Feb 26 Games 2:06 Regular Season Stats 24:30
Baker and Vance discuss Valley Hoops Games 2/21-23. Baker and Vance also do a mock "expansion draft" for next year's Valley.
Banter 00:42 Feb 21-23 Games 13:23 Expansion Draft 47:47 Conference Standings 1:00:05 Look Ahead 1:06:32
Baker and Vance discuss Valley Hoops Games 2/19-20. Baker and Vance also take questions from Twitter.
Banter 00:42 Feb 19-20 Games 20:15 Conference Standings 56:19 Look Ahead 58:24 Twitter Questions 1:05:09
Baker and Vance are joined with Tony Seghetti to discuss Valley Hoops Games 2/15-16. Baker and Tony also provide a primer for MVC All-Conference selections as we head into the final stretch of the conference season.
- Banter 00:42
- Feb 15-16 Games 14:05
- All-Conference Conversation 36:13
- Conference Standings 1:19:46
- Look Ahead 1:23:50
Baker and Vance discuss Valley Hoops games 2/8-2/13.
- Banter 00:42
- Feb 8-13 Games 22:08
- Conference Standings 54:07
- Look Ahead 58:28
Baker and Vance are joined by Paul Oren of The Victory Bell to talk Valpo Hoops, along with recaps from 2/12-13.
Check out https://thevictorybell.substack.com for subscription details and more information.
- Banter 00:43
- Paul Oren 7:37
- Feb 12-13 Games 1:03:08
- Conference Standings 1:25:20
- Look Ahead 1:29:11
Baker and Vance are joined by Todd Golden of the Tribune Star to talk Sycamore Hoops, along with recaps from 2/2.
Banter 00:27 Todd Golden 3:40 Feb 2 Games 54:30 Arch Madness Seeds 1:09:57 Look Ahead 1:15:17
Baker and Vance are joined by UIC dignitaries and break down Missouri Valley Conference News and Games from 1/29-1/30.
- Banter 00:27
- Michael Lipitz - UIC Director of Athletics 6:50
- Luke Yaklich - UIC Head Coach 19:30
- UIC Reaction 37:19
- Game Recaps 1/29-1/30 51:22
- Look Ahead 1:13:38
- Twitter Question & Closing 1:23:20
Baker and Vance break down Missouri Valley Conference News and Games from 1/25 - 1/27.
Banter & News 00:27 Wyatt Wheeler - Springfield News Leader 6:25 Game Recaps 25:06 Look Ahead 46:44 Closing 56:50
Baker and Vance break down Missouri Valley Conference News and Games from 1/15 - 1/19.
- Banter 00:27
- Game Recaps 15:11
- Closing 46:40
Baker and Vance break down Valley News and Games from 1/15 - 1/19.
- Banter 00:27
- Game Recaps 10:49
- Power Rankings 56:32
- Look Ahead 1:12:09
Baker and Vance break down Valley News and Games from 1/6 - 1/12. We appreciate Murray State Athletic Director Kevin Saal joining us to discuss the Racers joining the MVC for the 2022-23 season.
- Banter 00:27
- Murray State AD Kevin Saal 15:02
- Game Recaps 37:15
- Childhood Toys Power Rankings 1:20:50
- Look ahead 1:31:10
Baker and Vance discuss Valley Hoops news and games. Then propose what a mid-season change to two 5-team divisions for conference play could look like. -Banter 0:27 -Valley Hoops News (COVID & Murray State) 4:45 -12/28-1/5 Games 13:16 -21-22 Conference Divisions 56:14
Baker and Vance are ready to kick-off the @ValleyHoops conference season.
- Banter 0:27
- Valley News 5:40
- Game Recap 16:09
- Recalibrate Rankings 38:46
- New Years Resolutions 46:27
- Preview Conference Opening Games 1:01:03
Baker and Vance banter on recent and upcoming Valley Hoops games. Baker then sends Vance through a 10 question Gauntlet. -0:15 Opening and Nashville Road Trip -13:47 Holiday Hoopsgiving and Upcoming Games -35:40 Gauntlet
Baker and Vance talk December 1&2 conference games, upcoming non-conference games, Power Rankings and Vance’s road trip to Nashville and Atlanta. -Banter 0:31 -Valley Hoops Game 1 05:13 -Weekend Non-Conference Games 23:38 -Power Rankings 37:34 -Look Ahead/Road Trip 50:30 -NET Rankings/Close 57:03
Baker and Vance discuss the Feast Week MTE results and preview upcoming December 1&2 conference games. -Banter 0:28 -MTE Recap 5:00 -@ValleyHoops Kickoff 40:55 -Expansion Discussion 51:00
Baker and Vance discuss all the MTE action to get you ready for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Banter 0:27 - MTE/Feast Week 5:02 - Power Rankings 48:02 - Thankful for @ValleyHoops 55:20
Baker and Vance talk Valley Hoops news and non-conference games.
- Banter 00:27
- Loyola Ramblers Valley Hoops Departure 5:05
- Last Week in the Valley 25:30
- Week Ahead 45:55
- Closing 56:00
Baker and Vance are joined by Harry Schroeder from ValleyHoopsInsider.com to discuss opening night of the @ValleyHoops season.
- Banter 0:28
- @FatherHarry1 33:13
- Power Rankings 1:02:45
- Look Ahead 1:09:16
The final installment of the March to the Arch preview season - Vance and Baker take a look at the @ValleyHoops season as a whole.
- Banter on Opening Night Games 0:27
- March to the Arch Preview & Rankings 5:33
- Preseason Teams 42:41
- Thoughts are with Tyreke Key 50:28
It's preview season continuing with the Drake Bulldogs and Loyola Ramblers.
- Banter 0:28
- Drake Bulldogs 9:17
- Loyola Ramblers 25:15
It's preview season continuing with the the Indiana State Sycamores and the Missouri State Bears along with an interview with @WyattWheeler_NL.
- Banter 0:27
- Indiana State 09:41
- Missouri State 29:32
- Wyatt Wheeler Interview 43:14
- Parting Thoughts 1:16:34
It's preview season continuing with the the University of Evansville Aces and the Valparaiso Beacons along with an interview with @NWIOREN.
- Banter 00:27
- Valpo Beacons 3:41
- Interview with Paul Oren 19:14
- Evansville Aces 1:07:15
- Blog Preview 1:21:34
It's preview season continuing with the Bradley University Braves and Northern Iowa Panthers along with an interview with Assistant Coach Seth Tuttle.
- Banter from MVC Media Day 00:27
- Bradley Braves 16:36
- Northern Iowa Panthers 31:27
- Seth Tuttle Interview 46:43
- Blog Preview 1:16:03
It's preview season starting with the Illinois State Redbirds and Southern Illinois Salukis.
- Illinois State Redbirds 6:49
- Southern Illinois Salukis 26:34
- Matt Varney @VernRiverRadio 103.5 ESPN-Southern Illinois 42:00
- Pre-season KenPom 54:11
The Missouri Valley Conference adds Belmont University Bruins as the 11th member. Baker and Vance get to discuss the Bruins move with Vice President Director of Athletics Scott Corley (5:40).
Baker and Vance discuss hot topics around the Valley.
- 3:30 - Conference Realignment
- 13:23 - SIU AD change
- 15:00 - Conference Schedule
28:23 Baker then discusses the Valley Hoops conference preview by Jordan Majesty @JorCUBSdan. Check out the his MVC preview at https://staringatthefloorboards.wordpress.com/2021/08/21/missouri-valley-2021-22-season-preview/
Baker and Vance start off the 2021-2022 Missouri Valley Conference season joined by Commissioner Jeff Jackson.
Baker and Vance close out the season with:
NCAA Tourney Banter (0:29) Recap of Loyola/Oregon State (7:41) Valley Banter from the Season (16:54)
Baker and Vance recap Drake vs. Wichita St and Drake vs. USC (5:00), and are joined by Nick McCargar (17:03) to talk about his experience at the games. They they discuss Loyola vs. Georgia Tech and Loyola vs. Illinois (36:10). Finally they preview Loyola's upcoming match-up with Oregon State (53:09).
Baker and Vance discuss new MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson, Darren Devries contract extension and Indiana State hiring Josh Schertz (7:01), March Madness Preview (19:12).
Baker and Vance discuss their weekend in St. Louis at Arch Madness. They are then joined by Matt Bain of the Des Moines Register to discuss Drake's weekend and their tournament outlook.
Segments:
Around the Valley - Greg Lansing Not Retained (2:15-8:30)
Arch Madness Recap (8:37-57:15)
Matt Bain - Des Moines Register (57:20-1:10:09)
Post-Season Talk - Drake/Loyola (1:10:13)/Missouri St (1:19:40)
Loyola vs. Illinois Banter with Cameo from Jeff Goodman (1:15:11-1:19:30)
Personal Top Moments of the Season (1:21:56)
It's Arch Madness week!
Arch Madness Excitement (0:30)
Conference Awards Recap (3:58)
Harry Schroeder from ValleyHoopsInsider (24:14)
MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin (1:22:55)
Valley Moments (1:49:30)
Baker and Vance discuss their weekends on College GameDay and at RBA (1:00), the last 10 games (9:42) and the Loyola Ramblers are the Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions. Baker gives his preliminary thought on All-Conference Awards (43:55).
Baker and Vance discuss games between Feb18-Feb22 (2:34). We are then joined by Matt Hackman, well known around Valley circles, to discuss Arch Madness seeding probabilities (18:54). As always, Power Ranking and previews of the final 10 games (35:28).
Around the Valley (2:55) Baker and Vance discuss the Valley action from Feb13-Feb14 (10:22) and Feb 17 (38:40). Power Rankings (45:59)
Baker and Vance break down all the Valley action with the same banter along the way. 10:27 Feb 6-7 Games. 37:40 Feb 10 Games. 45:57 Power Rankings and Scheduling. 56:54 Look Ahead.
Baker and Vance discuss the past weeks games from Jan28-Feb2 (11:26). Baker gives his Power Rankings (40:23), the guys talk Valley Big Men (56:35) and preview upcoming series (1:02:26).
Baker and Vance are joined by Todd Golden of the Tribune-Star (4:30) to talk Sycamore basketball and Valley Hoops. -Jan23-24 Game Recaps (33:19) -Power Rankings (1:05:08).
Baker and Vance discuss games played from Jan16 - Jan20 (3:30) and power rankings (23:41). Then Abby Schnable from the Loyola Phoenix talks Ramblers hoops (28:32). Finally preview the upcoming games (57:25).
Baker and Vance recap games from January 9 - 11 (5:05). Then Baker gives his Powers Rankings (29:34) and talks with Chad Lindskog about the Purple Aces season (34:20). Then they preview the upcoming games (58:20).
Baker and Vance are joined by Assistant Commissioner Katie Mucci (5:09) to discuss all things Valley social media. They then talk this past weeks games and spotlight that Drake has brought to the league (25:33) and preview upcoming games (55:18).
Excited to be joined by MVC Associate Commissioner Mike Kern (5:10) to talk scheduling, The Valley brand and Arch Madness. Then Baker and Vance recap the first weekend of Valley play (24:36) and preview the upcoming conference series (42:32). Baker then recaps his weekly Power Rankings (50:55) and then hang on for reaction from the Loyola-Chicago vs. Illinois State series with Nick Schultz.
Baker and Vance discuss Missouri Valley Conference hoops (12/17-12/22) non-conference games and recalibrate the conference before conference play begins.
On this weeks episode, Baker and Vance are joined by Michael Admire to talk all things Drake Basketball. Baker and Vance cover the Mid-Major Top 25 and games from 12/10-12/15.
What a week....with Jon Rothstein taking shots at @ValleyHoops or just getting to watch teams play some games. Vance and @marcharchbaker talk through games played and upcoming and then joined by @THefferman to talk @SIU_Basketball and his time in the Valley.
Vance and Baker talk through the highs and lows of the first week of play. They are joined by Harry Schroeder of valleyhoopsinsider.com.
Harry Schroeder - 8:55
Week One Recap - 34:04
Preview - 53:30
Close Out - 1:02:08
Baker and Vance discuss what they are thankful for in the upcoming season. The guys then recap scheduling changes and make some picks on the upcoming non-conference games. At the end of the episode Baker talks Bradley Braves with @tseghetti11
Vance and Baker preview the Bradley Braves and Northern Iowa Panthers. Nick Petaros joins them to break down the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Baker (@MarchArchBaker) and Vance (@MarchArchPod) preview the Loyola-Chicago Rambler and Indiana State Sycamores. Nick Schultz (@NickSchultz_7) from http://www.off-the-inbound.com joins us to preview the Ramblers and share some stories from his time at LUC.
Baker and Vance preview the Bears and Salukis. The episode is longer than normal because Baker had lots of questions for Vance during the intro, since he worked the polls in the election on Tuesday. They are then joined by Wyatt Wheeler from the Springfield News Leader to talk Bears Hoops.
Baker and Vance preview the Valpo Crusaders and the Drake Bulldogs. Paul Oren from the Northwest Indiana Times joins us to talk all things Valpo and @ValleyHoops banter.
Baker and Vance start two-a-days with previewing the Evansville Purple Aces and the Illinois State Redbirds. They are also joined by Jim Benson from The Pantagraph to dive deeper into Valley Hoops.
Baker and Vance talk pre-season rankings and awards. They are then joined by Jim Root from three-man-weave.com to discuss his MVC Preview.
Baker and Vance chat Valley hoops history and Arch Madness stories through the years with Joe Dalfonso. Joe’s Valley accolades include Bradley University SID (‘76-‘99), Spirit of the Valley Award Recipient and Arch Madness Press Conference Moderator.
We’re getting lots of a Valley updates about the season. Vance and Baker break down the current state of scheduling both non-conference and regular season.
We’ve got some Missouri Valley fan stories from our listeners Al (Valpo), Jason (UNI), Nick (Drake) and Tony (Bradley). Learn about how they became fans and some of their favorite moments.
Happy Fathers Day from the March to the Arch Podcast. Baker and Vance are joined by their dads to talk the origin of their Valley fandom and share some stories along the way.
Baker and Vance do not discuss Bradley’s run in the Big Dance, but recap the season as they closeout the short lived basketball played in March 2020. They are then joined by Paul Oren of the NWI Times (46:17) who discusses Valpo’s Arch Madness run and the past three seasons in The Valley.
Vance and Baker break down Arch Madness #ArchMadness30 including games, All Tournament selections, player/coach interviews and some fun along the way.
Baker and Vance preview 2020 Arch Madness. They are joined by MVC Associate Commissioner Jack Watkins who discusses the history and gives us a behind the scenes glimpse into the tournament. Then Harry Schroeder joins us to give his thoughts about the Arch Madness field. Vance and Baker talk post season awards and give their picks.
Baker and Vance break down games 16 & 17 in the Missouri Valley Conference season. They then look ahead to all the scenarios for the regular season finale.
Baker and Vance discuss Missouri Valley Conference games 14 & 15. Baker gives his early 1st and 2nd team all conference and the guys discuss the Lunardi Rule and picks for games 16 & 17.
Baker and Vance discuss game 13 and are joined by Matt Hackman who discusses the genesis of the Arch Madness Seeding Probabilities.
Baker and Vance discuss games 10 & 11, conference standings and look ahead to the next week. Accompanied by all the banter, takes and Deep in the Valley.
On this weeks episode Vance and Baker break down games 8 & 9 and then we are joined by the voice of UNI basketball Gary Rima.
Baker and Vance break down games 6 & 7 from the MVC season. Vance then talks Evansville hoops with Rex from the Aces Hoopscast.
Baker and Vance break down games 4 and 5 of the MVC conference season. Vance takes Baker through a trust fall and Baker builds his ideal MVC lineup.
Baker and Vance talk games two and three of the Valley Conference season. They are then joined by Michael Admire from Drake Athletics to talk Bulldog hoops.
Ep20 Baker and Vance close out the non-conference season and recap game 1 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Baker gives his all-decade first and second teams and Vance plays a little would you rather.
Baker and Vance are prepping for the conference season by having some fun with a conference only pickem and player draft.
Baker and Vance discuss Finals Week in the Valley while recapping the non-conference season so far. Arch Madness tickets go on sale and the March to the Arch guys are excited.
Baker and Vance are joined by Ethan from Happening Hoops and recap the week in Valley play then look ahead to the upcoming schedule.
Baker and Vance recap the lackluster MVC week, talk about what they’re thankful for in the Valley and look ahead to next weeks games.
The MVC season is a few weeks in, so Baker and Vance talk through results and rank where they see the teams as it stands heading into MTE season. As always Vance goes deep in the Valley.
Baker and Vance talk about Evansville taking down UK and other games around the Valley. Then they are joined by Harry Schroeder from ValleyHoopsInsider.com for some Valley talk. Then they breakdown the upcoming weeks games and Vance goes Deep in the Valley. BONUS: at the end of the podcast Vance added some audio from his time at the Sunshine Slam.
Baker and Vance discuss exhibition results and upcoming games. Baker updates us on Valley players in the NBA.
Baker and Vance talk Valley Hoops scrimmages and exhibition games, Vance gives his “Who will they miss list” and Baker briefly covers KenPom rankings.
Baker and I discuss initial reactions from the MVC preseason rankings and individual awards, we are then joined by Ky from Three Man Weave.
Baker and Vance discuss the Valley TV schedule and press release, Baker gives his Valley
On episode 7 Baker and Vance unveil their preseason rankings and individual awards. Later Lindsey Willhite, contributor for Lindys Sports, joins them for an interview to discuss the Valley and outlook on the 2019-2020 season. Vance then goes Deep into the Valley on a topic from the interview.
Baker and Vance break down Loyola and Bradley, they roll out the Take Board and Vance goes Deeper into the Valley.
Vance and Baker discuss the SIU Salukis and Drake Bulldogs, with Vance going Deep into the Valley.
Baker and Vance discuss the Panthers and the Bears with a little bit of banter at the beginning and Vance went deep into the Valley on Ben Jacobson.
Baker and Vance discuss Evansville and Valpo with initial reactions to the conference schedule.
Baker and Vance dive into offseason coaching changes, the state of The Valley and what to expect from the podcast.