The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast: Recent Episodes
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On the latest episode of The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast, we dive into teams who "lost" the offseason. From missing out on big targets, questionably constructing rosters and just not having enough money to be competitive, the upcoming season isn't looking the best for these squads.
In the latest episode of The SCOOP College Basketball podcast, Austin and Luke go over 10 of their biggest winners of the offseason, due to transfer activity, player retention and coaching changes.
Update: since the recording of this podcast, USC guard Alijah Arenas has suffered a potential season-ending meniscus injury
In our yearly coaching grades podcast, we analyze and grade ALL 57 Division 1 college basketball head coaching hires this offseason, from the highest of the high majors to the lowest of the low majors.
Update: Tennessee State is in the process of hiring Memphis assistant Nolan Smith as their head coach.
In the latest episode of The SCOOP, Austin and Luke break down their preseason top 25 teams in the country, now that rosters have started to set and the portal movement has largely come to a close. We deeply analyzed each of our top 25 teams, going over their roster, potential improvement points and question marks.
Our second conference preview of the year takes us to the SoCon! In this preview, you'll find
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A detailed breakdown of every team and their outlook for this season
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Our projected conference awards and All-Conference teams
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Our Top 10 Transfers to enter the league
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Some Breakout Players to keep an eye on
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more!
We are back with our conference previews, kicking things off with Conference USA!
In this preview, you'll find
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A detailed breakdown of every team and their outlook for this season
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Our projected conference awards and All-Conference teams
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Our Top 10 Transfers to enter the league
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Some Breakout Players to keep an eye on
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more!
The coaching carousel is almost done (looking at you, Maryland Eastern Shore), so we decided to give grades for all 66 coaches hired so far, from the big time brands like Kentucky and Ohio State, down to the low major schools such as UT Martin and New Orleans, on an A+ to F scale. We also went in depth on the hires, so if you haven't been paying attention this offseason, this is the place to catch up!
2024 is near, and with the start of the new year marks the start of conference play! With all we've gathered in the first few months of the season, Austin and Kyle look at college basketball with a wide view and predict what conference standings are going to look like. Also covered in this episode are some main storylines in college basketball, including Terrence Shannon Jr's indefinite suspension and the new transfer rules.
In our latest podcast episode. we touch on all of the major tournaments to happen during the best regular season week, Feast Week, in addition to covering the recent ACC-SEC Challenge games. Purdue won the Maui Invitational, Villanova won the Battle 4 Atlantis, FAU won the ESPN Events Invitational, and many more notable MTEs took place that we touched on. We also looked ahead to the games this week, and gave our predictions.
College basketball is back and so are we with our regularly scheduled podcasting! It was an eventful week one, and even with a underwhelming opening night, there was still lots of excitement, headlined by James Madison's win over Michigan State. We also made a list of who's stock has gone up and down in week one, and lastly predicting the games the next week.
In our final conference preview of the preseason, we move to the high major level with the ACC! The conference was disappointing last year, but Miami did make the final four. This year, Duke is the team to watch, being a consensus top 5 team. Miami still has some key players back, and North Carolina could make it back into contending after such a disappointing season. Also, Clemson and Virginia field solid teams, and have favorable chances to make the tournament. Syracuse, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Pitt have some pieces, and have a chance for the tournament. As always, we look at every team in the conference in depth, and where we have them ranked, and select our all-conference teams. Then, we give our picks for top transfers, breakout players, and all-freshmen team in the conference.
To our next conference preview, we look at the newly named Coastal Athletic Association! Pat Kelsey and Charleston once again look to be at the top of the conference, as he got a very strong portal class, as always. UNC Wilmington, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson should be competitive as well. If Stony Brook gets back to full health, they could be dangerous, in addition to William & Mary and Delaware fielding solid teams. As always, we look at each team in depth and rank them, and select our all conference teams, in addition to giving our top transfers, breakout players and freshmen in the conference.
Next up in our conference previews we have the Big South! UNC Asheville was the tournament representative last year, and has a strong chance at making it back, thanks to elite big man Drew Pember. Elsewhere in the conference, Winthrop should make there was back to the top, Radford, Gardner-Webb, Longwood and USC Upstate have lots of talent, and High Point brought in a loaded transfer class. As always, we individually preview and rank every team, and give our top transfers, breakout players, and freshmen in the conference.
For our next conference, we head to the America East, a conference long dominated by Vermont. Every year, there seems to be a candidate that people like besides Vermont, but the Catamounts always get the job done, and we don't think that'll change this year. However, UMass Lowell and Bryant have lots of talent and potential, and there could be some sneaky other teams with Albany, Maine, and Binghamton looking intriguing. As always, we go in depth and rank every team in the conference, plus look at the top transfers, top breakout candidates, and top freshmen.
For our next conference preview, we move to the lowest rated conference last season, the NEC. Despite being the worst conference, it still won a tournament game, so we should be careful not to sleep on it this year! Fairleigh Dickinson returns a solid amount from that team, but Sacred Heart should be the team to beat in the league. Central Connecticut State, Stonehill and Wagner all have some intriguing pieces, and the league welcomes in a new member in Le Boyne. As always, we look into every team in the league and rank them, them predict our all-conference teams, top transfers, plus breakout players and top freshmen.
Next up in our conference previews, we head to the Patriot League. Colgate is the cream of the crop in the conference, and nothing will change there. However, teams such as American, Lehigh, Holy Cross and Boston U could be competitive. Half of the jobs turned over this offseason, so there's also quite a bit of unknowns. As with every preview, we look over and rank each team, and give our all-conference predictions. There's not many transfers in the league, so we passed on that segment, but still listed our top breakout players and freshmen!
We're back with another conference preview, this time the ASUN! Powerhouse Liberty is no longer around, but this should still be a very competitive league, with Eastern Kentucky returning lots of talent from a hot finish. Kennesaw State still has some pieces back, and Florida Gulf Coast has assembled a very talented roster. Austin Peay head coach Corey Gipson brought in lots of talent. Lipscomb, North Alabama, Queens, Stetson and Bellarmine have intriguing teams as well, and could be up there. As always, we preview in depth and rank every team, give our all-conference predictions, in addition to ranking our top transfers, breakout players and freshmen in the league.
Moving onto our next conference preview, we have the SoCon. Forman has been a high level team in the league, and they still may be the favorites to win it, but Samford, UNC Greensboro, and Western Carolina all bring back top level talent as well, and should all have a chance to take home the title. Some of the other teams, such as Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, and even The Citadel, have some intriguing talent. As always, we look at each team in depth and rank them, predict our all-conference teams, and look at the top transfers, freshmen, and breakout players in the conference.
Moving back to the high major level, we preview arguably the best conference in the country, the Big East. It's incredibly strong at the top, with Creighton, Marquette, and UConn all being preseason top 10 teams. Going down further, Villanova has a loaded roster but unproven coach, and St. John's has one of the best coaches of all time, in Rick Pitino. Providence and Xavier also have talent and potential, and overall will make for a very exciting conference. As always, we go in depth and preview and rank every team, give our all conference predictions, in addition to our top transfers, breakout players, and top freshmen.
Our next conference up is the MAAC! It's always been Iona's conference, but Rick Piton isn't there anymore. Does that change with Tobin Anderson and a whole new roster coming in? Rider has a talented roster as well, and Siena is filled with young talent. Fairfield and Canisius have intriguing pieces as well, and could be competitive. As always, we go in depth and rank every team, and give our predictions for all-conference teams and the top 10 transfers in the conference, in addition for some breakout players and freshman to look out for,
For our next conference preview, we head to the A-10, which disappointed last year, only sending one team to the tournament as an auto bid. But the conference improved this offseason, and Dayton got star player DaRon Holmes back. St. Bonaventure brings back nearly everyone, and brings in talent too. Duquesne has a stacked frontcourt, and VCU, George Mason and Loyola Chicago have intriguing rosters, along with some talent in the lower ranked teams. As always, we rank and break down every team, give our all-conference teams, top 10 transfers, and breakout players and all-freshman team.
Our next conference preview takes us to the Ivy, which was headlined by a Princeton run to the tournament. However, Yale is looking like the team to beat this season, returning four double digit scorers. Princeton still looks to have a solid team with some young pieces, and Cornell will still have a high level offense. Brown and Penn are both teams that are capable of doing damage in the middle of the conference. As with all of our previews, we rank every team and preview them in depth, and give all conference awards, but don't have a top transfers segment for the Ivy because there were only two transfers in this offseason!
For our next conference preview, we head to the SEC, which is looking like a very strong conference. After having the number one overall seed in Alabama last year, Tennessee looks to be the top team in the conference. Florida, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Auburn look like teams with top 25 potential, and even the middle to the bottom of the conference is solid. As with every conference preview, we look at each team in depth and rank them, give our all-conference predictions and top transfers and breakout players!
For our next set of conference previews, we go into the world of HBCU basketball. Starting with the SWAC, Jackson State brings back a solid core, Texas Southern made some big improvements in the portal, and Grambling and Alcorn State should look to build off their success from last season. Next looking at the MEAC, Howard has assembled a high level roster, and you can always count on Norfolk State and NC Central to be competitive. As always, with both of these conferences we ranked them and looked at each team in depth. We listed our top 10 transfers in the conference, as well as our all-conference teams, all-freshman team and breakout players!
With our next conference preview, we head towards the Southand! Steve Lutz and Corey Gipson, the coaches of the two best teams last year, both departed and lost nearly their whole team because of that. However, Will Wade is coming to town! The McNeese head coach assembled a high level transfer class. Southeastern Louisiana returns an intriguing frontcourt that should put them towards the top, and don't count out Northwestern State under new head coach Rick Cabrera, who really hit the juco ranks for his team. As always, we rank and talk in depth about these teams, then make our all-conference predictions, and the top transfers in the conference plus breakout players.
For our next conference preview, we head to the Horizon League! The league is full of storylines and talent this year, with Wright State having Trey Calvin and getting boomerang transfer Tanner Holden. Milwaukee returns BJ Freeman. Cleveland State returns Tristan Enaruna. Northern Kentucky returns Marques Warrick, and other teams have some high level talent, such as Oakland with Trey Townsend, and Youngstown State with the way they can develop. There's a fun group of teams at the top, and we talk about all of it here. As always, we go in depth on all of the individual teams and rank them, then go over our all-conference awards and top transfers in the conference.
In our next conference preview, we head to the Sun Belt, or should we say the Fun Belt! That name rings true, as it's once again a fun conference. The top teams might not be as strong as they were last year, but a variety of teams, including James Madison, Appalachian State, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Old Dominion and South Alabama have a shot to compete at the top. As always, we give a ranking and breakdown of the teams, and select our all-conference teams, top transfers, and breakout players.
The Conference USA has a new look this year, but there's still some intrigue. Western Kentucky got a coach that isn't known to be a talent waster, Liberty has been a successful program, New Mexico State has potential, and Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee have strong lineups. While the league won't produce the same top end teams, it's very close at the top, and the first few spots will be a battle. As always, we rank and break down every team, and give our all-conference awards in addition to top transfers and breakout players.
In our latest conference preview, we break down one of the top conferences in the country, the Big Ten. Purdue returns Zach Edey, the best player in college basketball, but can they win in March? Can Michigan State compete at the top with Purdue? We'll answer those questions, plus touch on some other storylines, such as Illinois dilemmas at point guard and if Indiana can contend. As always, we rank every team and preview them in depth, in addition to giving our all-conference teams, top transfers, and breakout players.
In our next conference preview, we head to a conference that underwent a lot of changes this offseason, but should still be solid overall. FAU comes into the conference fresh off a final four appearance and with nearly the whole team back, and Memphis is very talented. Those two teams will battle it out at the top, but Tulane, North Texas, UAB, SMU, and even East Carolina and South Florida have some intrigue. As always, we run through every team and rank them, and give our all-conference picks, top transfers into the league, and breakout players.
We're back with another conference preview, this time for the MAC! Lots of talent is leaving the conference, with Toledo graduating their top 3 scorers, Sincere Carry exhausting his eligibility, and Emoni Bates being selected in the draft. But, there's still some storylines here, as Akron retains dominant big man Enrique Freeman and gets a bounce back transfer in Ali Ali. Ohio has a solid squad, Kent State and Toledo could be good, and Northern Illinois and Miami OH look competitive. In this preview, as always, we rank and break down every time, and give you guys are all-conference teams and top transfers!
For our next conference preview, we head towards the Ohio Valley. Despite not being the league with the most talent, there's still some storylines to follow. Morehead State returns player of the year Mark Freeman, and will attempt to assert their dominance as the new OVC power without Murray State and Belmont. SIUE and UT Martin also have intriguing rosters on paper, and Little Rock brought in some high level transfers. The conference tournament was a fun one last year, and showed that a number of teams can contend for the championship. As always, we preview and rank every team, predict all-conference selection, and run down our top transfers.
In our latest preview, we go through all of the Missouri Valley! There are some interesting storylines in the league, with player of the year Tucker DeVries returning and Drake looking to stay on top of the league. Other teams, such as Bradley, Belmont and Indiana State have intriguing talent, and Missouri State, Northern Iowa and Murray State shouldn't be counted out either. As with all of our conference previews, we looked through our all-conference teams, projected standings, top transfers, and a detailed review of every team as they make their way to Arch Madness.
For our next conference preview, we move to the best conference the past few years, in the Big 12. The conference has its fair share of storylines this season, with Kansas being a popular pick for #1 nationally, Houston joining the conference, and some new head coaches. In this conference preview, we rank our teams and give an in depth breakdown on them, and give award predictions.
In our latest conference preview, we dive into the Summit League! Despite Oral Roberts losing their coach and Max Abmas, there is still plenty to be excited about. South Dakota State returns Zeke Mayo, and ORU still has lots of intriguing pieces, and even the bottom of the league looks competitive. As in all of our conference previews, we go over our all-conference teams, top transfers, and our league standings.
The WAC has a bit of a new look, with New Mexico State and Sam Houston State no longer in the conference. However, Grand Canyon is back, and they look well in position to grab a second straight tournament appearance with a loaded roster. The conference is a little weaker than last year, but there's still some storylines to look out for.
We are back into the conference previews with arguably our favorite conference, the Mountain West! After sending San Diego State to the national title game, the conference will be back for more, as there are six team with a reasonable shot at the tournament. As always, we go through our top transfers, freshmen, all-conference teams, and projected standings.
In our latest conference preview, we discussed the Big Sky. The top teams from last year are weaker, in Eastern Washington and Montana State. However, a new team may be rising to the top, as Weber State seems to have all the pieces to run away with the conference. As always, we discuss our all-conference teams, best transfers, freshmen, and our full league standings!
The WCC is now without BYU, but still has lots of excitement! The Gonzaga-Saint Mary's battles are still here, and both have some of the best players in the conference. Plus, San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, and Santa Clara reload, and even the bottom of the conference has its fair share of talent. As always, in this podcast episode we break down our league standings, all-conference teams, and best transfers into the conference.
This is likely the last season of the Pac-12's existence, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun while it's still here! Despite being a down conference recently, Arizona, USC, and UCLA look like they can all compete nationally, while a few other teams have tournament aspirations. In this recent episode, we touch on every team in the conference, and break down what fans should be expecting from them. We also give our all-conference teams, all-freshman teams, and more!
Conference Previews are underway! We start it off moving west to east geographically, starting with none other than the Big West Conference. It's one of the better mid major conferences, and has some intriguing storylines with both Ajay Mitchell and Elijah Pepper returning to school. In the podcast, we break down our conference standings and give our thoughts on every team, release our all-conference predictions, give our top transfers, and give some insight on who could be some breakout players to watch.
In a new episode of The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast, Austin and Kyle recap the happenings of the portal recently, such as Chris Ledlum committing to St. John's and Barron Coleman entering on AUGUST 1ST. Some of the top international prospects overseas are heading to college, such as Aday Mara and Zvonimir Ivisic. The Maui bracket was released and looks legendary, and lastly we discuss the gambling news coming from the state of Iowa.
It's debate night! In the heat of the offseason, we thought we'd bring some entertainment to the table, as Austin and Kyle go head to head, with Dan as the judge, trying to claim the Hoop Scoop Media Debate Night championship. Can Purdue contend in March? Is John Calipari washed? Should Gonzaga seek realignment? But before we get into the debating, we also touch on the news of the past week, such as Jahvon Quinerly landing at Memphis, Chris Ludlum re-entering the portal, Peach Jam wrapping up, and Kentucky looking good in an international competition.
Austin and Kyle identify breakout players for next year, compiling over 40 players from around the high major conferences. We also touch on some recent transfer news (Joe Toussaint to Texas Tech, Paul Mulcahy to Washington) and give some quick thoughts on the Nike EYBL Peach Jam.
The portal never stops! Austin and Kyle touched on some big commitments to happen recently, along with some significant names still entering and where they could end up. Plus, the SEC-ACC challenge matchups were released, and we have some great games on our hands. We also talked about some of our highlights of the NBA draft and some of the more surprising picks.
Rosters are nearly set everywhere, so we touched on some early reactions and somewhat hot takes that we have about the teams and players in college basketball. We also touched on the major recent portal pickups, the U19 USA roster being announced, and some quick NBA draft talk.
In this episode, we take a look at every new coach this offseason, from Rick Pitino to Alex Pribble, and everyone in between. We're also joined by Kyle Kerr (@midmajorbasketball on Instagram), who will be a member of the podcast going forward!
The deadline to stay in the NBA draft has passed, so now we have a better idea of what teams will look like. Aside from talking about who's coming back to college and who's not, we talk about the winners and losers of the transfer portal, the best remaining transfers on the board, and our top 5 teams at the moment.
In this episode, Austin and Dan talk EXTENSIVELY about some of the best pickups by mid majors in the transfer portal. In fact, we talked so extensively that we didn't even get through our whole list, so stay tuned for the next part within the next few days!
It's another content filled episode, as Austin and Dan bring you the rundown of every P6 portal commitment, and give their analysis and thoughts on these additions. We also had some breaking news happen during the show, so stay tuned for some live reactions!
Well, that was fun. But now we have seven months without college basketball. Luckily, Austin and Dan are here to get you through it. In this episode, a final four recap is given, some notable coaching hires are touched on, we review our way too early top 25, and talk about some transfer commitments!1:33- Final Four!15:06- Coaching Hires33:41- Way-Too-Early top 25 review54:50- Transfers, transfers, and more transfers!
The final four is here! Austin and Dan are back again and go extensively into the matchups and how these teams got here, plus recapping the big coaching hires of the last week.
Dan and Austin recap the results of March Madness so far, along with previewing and predicting the remaining games. Then we touch on the notable coaching hires made recently.
It's that time of year! Austin and Dan run through some of the main headlines of the week, including Marquette winning the Big East and Fran's iconic staredown. Then, we go into a deep dive on the conference tournaments this week!
1:54- Recent coaching, transfer and recruiting news
14:38- Marquette wins the Big East
22:57- Villanova getting hot
28:37- Kentucky is back
34:19- Gonzaga beats Saint Mary's and ties regular season
37:00- Indiana sweeps Purdue
39:41- Fran's staredown, and now Iowa is on fire
43:34- Conference Tournament Predictions and more! (ASUN, Horizon, Sun Belt, Patriot, Big South, WCC, CAA, MVC, NEC, Southland, Summit, Big Sky, SoCon, OVC)
Another week of Austin and Dan giving you the rundown throughout the college basketball world. We talk about Tennessee's struggles, Kentucky's rise, some teams on fire, and recent coaching news.
1:46- Coaching, Transfer, Recruiting and recent storylines off the court
36:10- Tennessee continues to struggle
41:39- Kentucky is rolling and back in the field
45:26- UNC is not
48:47- Nebraska and Vanderbilt ON FIRE
53:32- Texas Tech is too!
57:04- Mike Miles is back!
59:21- Purdue falls to Maryland
1:04:13- Northwestern keeps on rolling
1:11:09- Kansas's huge second half propels them past Baylor
1:15:00- Game Previews and Predictions (and a preview of Dan's intramural basketball season??)
Austin and Dan are back to cover the biggest stories in college hoops, including Northwestern knocking off #1 Purdue, Tennessee losing on consecutive buzzer beaters, Cam Shelton taking over vs Saint Mary's, and more!
1:44- Last Week's Major Storylines
25:21- Northwestern beats #1 Purdue
30:05- UNC and Kentucky's struggles continue
37:26- Duke vs Virginia game decided on controversial call
40:32- Tennessee loses on a buzzer beater...twice
45:07- Saint Mary's goes down at LMU
48:23- Big 12 Headlines
1:02:26- Notable Action in the Big East
1:13:11- Will the Pac 12 get more than two bids??
1:17:41- Game Previews and Predictions
Austin and Dan covered lots in this podcast, including Saint Mary's win over Gonzaga, Indiana's win over Purdue, mid major win streaks being snapped, and more from the Power Conferences!
1:04- Recruiting News
2:33- Jim Boehiem
12:08- Saint Mary's gets rivalry win over Gonzaga
18:30- Indiana beats Purdue in elite big men matchup
28:51- Mid Major talk; 5 bid Mountain West? Long win streaks snapped, who has the longest win streak in the country now?
50:09- Chaos in the Big 12
1:05:44- SEC Storylines
1:17:38- ACC Action
1:27:54- Game Previews and Predictions
It was another great week in college basketball, and Austin and Dan have you covered. The next Notre Dame hire, reactions from the Big 12-SEC challenge, and some Big Ten and Big East highlights were brought up. Plus, Charleston falls to Hofstra!
1:39- Mike Brey retires; possible Notre Dame head coaching candidates
30:53- Recruiting/News Recap
39:20- SEC-Big 12 Challenge Recap
1:03:01- Charleston falls
1:10:48- Doordash on the court!
1:14:42- Circle of suck is complete
1:16:11- Big Ten headlines
1:28:38- Big East headlines
1:37:21- Top games this week
It was a wild week in college basketball, as #1 and #2 fell in back to back days. Gonzaga had their home winning streak snapped, and Arizona picked up a statement victory over UCLA.
2:19- Recruiting/Injury Report
7:00- Gonzaga loses at home to LMU, is Saint Mary's the top dog in the WCC?2
16:16- Houston drops a home game to Temple
22:33- Kansas struggles, Kansas State on fire
34:08- Arizona beats UCLA in a defensive battle
41:11- Iowa State spoils Tyrese Hunter's return
44:26- Purdue moves back to first in AP Poll
48:30- Notable upcoming games
59:55- SEC-Big 12 Challenge preview
In this episode, Austin and Dan discuss Kentucky's win over Tennessee, Gonzaga's struggles on the road, UConn's cold streak, who the best team in the country is, and more!
1:13- Recruiting/Injury/Transfer Report
11:01- Kentucky wins at Tennessee
15:54- Gonzaga's struggles on the road
21:24- Should we be out on UConn?
25:35- Who is the best team in the country?
35:28- Clemson is 7-0 in the ACC
42:26- Kansas State vs TCU, Big 12 talks
52:13- Who's good in the Big Ten?
1:02:32- When will Charleston lose?
The era of The SCOOP has begun! This episode brought forth some dicussion on Chris Beard and the coaching search at Texas, Kansas State's meteoric rise to the top, our Midseason All-Americans, Disappointing Teams-Should We Be Worried and Mid Majors: Mid or Not?
Timestamps:
2:08- Chris Beard fired, where does Texas go from here
18:47- Skyy Clark leaves Illinois
23:39- Jovan Blacksher Jr. out for year, KyeRon Lindsay transfers to Texas Tech
25:47- Rapid rise of Kansas State
33:40- Midseason All-American Teams
56:46- Should We Be Worried?
1:21:55- Mid Majors: Mid or Not?