In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom discuss daylight saving time (not "savings", you ghouls), Archie Miller, Kansas' Big 12 title, Providence's remarkable surge, coronavirus and the tournament, Virginia's amazing disparity between offense a

Episode 35: We're back!

Feb 26th, 2020 1h 4m

Just when you thought you'd never hear from them again, Brendon and Tom are back from the dead to talk Kansas and Providence, bubble teams, world population and then draft the teams they think are most likely to win the national title.

Episode 34: Florida geography lesson

Dec 3rd, 2019 1h 13m

In the latest epsiode, Brendon and Tom make fun of Michigan football but praise the basketball team, which won the Battle 4 Atlantis. They talk Kansas (good) and Providence (bad), preview the ACC-Big Ten challenge and debate how good Maryland i

Episode 33: Tom is in on stuffing

Nov 27th, 2019 10m 14s

In this week's episode, Tom and Brendon discuss sideline attire, LA coffee shops, the Maui Invitiational and the Battle 4 Atlantis. They also talk the effects of this year's rule changes and if KenPom.com overrated Buzz Williams. Finally, they

Episode 32: Referee ramblings

Nov 19th, 2019 1h 6m

Brendon and Tom go around the country after the first 13 days of college basketball action, tracking everything from upsets to referees to different locations of Jamaica.

Episode 31: Secret Podcast

Oct 29th, 2019 1h 46m

In Episode 31, the Season 2 premiere, Brendon and Tom give their first top-25 ranking of the year and also run through the conferences. Is Kentucky better than Michigan State? They discuss the Kansas investigation and the new California law all

Episode 30: The Pesto of Episodes

Jul 31st, 2019 1h 8m

Brendon and Tom take a break from their summer break to discuss UConn's return to the Big East, the notice of allegations against NC State, belated impressions from the NBA Draft and a look at Bill Carmody's career. They also talk about Mayor J

Episode 29: Winning DNA

Jun 16th, 2019 1h 24m

In another offseason podcast, Brendon and Tom discuss the now-approved rule changes (great, more reviews!) and the NCAA's decision to tease some notices of violations. Then, as promised, they rank the top 50 programs in the country if you took

Episode 28: Unofficial summer

Jun 2nd, 2019 59m 19s

In the latest episode, Brendon and Tom recap a busy few weeks in college basketball, talking John Beilien, recruiting classes and NBA draft decisions. Kansas and Providence found themselves at the center of many storylines, from Silvio de Sousa

Episode 27: "It's a hockey season"

Apr 28th, 2019 1h 17m

If it's the college basketball offseason, it's time for transfer talk, the coaching carousel and Aaron Sorkin references. Brendon and Tom go through the latest, from St. John's to San Francisco. Stick around long enough and you'll get a T. J. O

Episode 26: Season 1 finale

Apr 14th, 2019 1h 38m

Don't worry, Brendon and Tom aren't going anywhere. But they do recap the 2018-19 season, beginning with an interview with the Would-Be Assassin, a frequent emailer and an elated Virginia fan. They go over the latest moves on the coaching carou

Episode 25: Virginia's redemption

Apr 9th, 2019 48m 10s

Brendon and Tom burn the midnight oil for an instant reaction to Monday night's championship game, which saw Virginia take down Texas Tech in overtime. They talk Virginia's unbelievable run to the title with three straight nailbiters and discus

Episode 24: And then there were four

Apr 2nd, 2019 1h 50m

In this week’s episode, Brendon and Tom recap the 12 games of this past weekend as the Final Four field was set. Virginia beat Purdue in the game of the weekend before Duke’s disappointing season came to a close with a loss to a worthy Michigan

Episode 23: 52 games down, 15 to go

Mar 27th, 2019 1h 50m

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom go through the first 48 -- or is it 52 -- games of the NCAA tournament and look ahead to the regionals. They break the news of Kyle Smith's decision to go to Washington State, but they also talk Duke-UCF

Episode 22: The tournament is finally here!

Mar 19th, 2019 1h 43m

In Episode 22, Brendon and Tom preview the field of 68 with predictions that will be proven wrong starting at roughly 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday. (Or maybe during the First Four!) They ask unanswerable questions such as why Michigan State is in

Episode 21: Evergreen content

Mar 17th, 2019 48m 40s

Brendon and Tom recorded three hours before the Selection Show but talked about more than the field of 68. They touched on some of the conference tournaments, where Duke would rank without Zion Williamson and the future of Giorgi Bezhanishvili

Episode 20: Los susurros de marzo (The whispers of March)

Mar 10th, 2019 1h 30m

In this week's trans-Atlantic episode, Brendon and Tom discuss the end of Kansas' Big 12 streak and recap North Carolina's second straight win vs. Duke. They touch on the other regular-season conference champions before moving on to a preview d

Episode 19: Bubble draft

Mar 4th, 2019 1h 33m

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom discuss Ian Eagle's dunk terms and also talk Duke without Zion Williamson, Tennessee with Jordan Bone and Washington's shocking loss to California. They try to make sense of the Big Ten and wonder what is

Episode 18: Called for traveling

Feb 25th, 2019 1h 38m

In this week's episode, Brendon shares some travel difficulties before he and Tom weigh in on Zion Williamson, North Carolina, Texas Tech and ... the Southern Conference. They wonder if Kansas' Big 12 streak is over and look ahead to a big week

Episode 17: Seeding doubt

Feb 19th, 2019 1h 30m

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom talk how scary -- and compelling?? -- Duke is and talk Kentucky's convincing win over Tennessee. They also wonder what happened to the A-10 and discuss where top mid-majors stack up against some major con

Episode 16: Field trip

Feb 11th, 2019 1h 23m

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom recap their trip to the Garden to watch Providence beat St. John's. They also debate if Kansas State can win the Big 12 and look at Duke's win over Virginia in Charlottesville. They ask who has the edge i

Episode 15: Raleigh cap

Feb 5th, 2019 1h 29m

Brendon and Tom wonder how exactly the Virginia Tech-NC State game ended 47-24 and then move on to more exciting games, like Indiana's upset over Michigan State and Kentucky's comeback at Florida. They deign to discuss the Pac-12 and Washington

Episode 14: Nearly invisible

Jan 28th, 2019 1h 36m

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom recap a busy week of college basketball that saw Michigan State fall at Purdue, Kentucky leave its marker with a win over Kansas and Iowa State suffer another avoidable loss. Brendon also takes us on a to

Episode 13: Next-best thing

Jan 21st, 2019 1h 32m

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom talk Duke's win over Virginia, the Big 12 pileup and some teams you might not think would be in jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament. Inspired by an email, they talk the best teams to not win an NCAA t

Episode 12: Silky smooth

Jan 15th, 2019 1h 24m

In Episode 12, Brendon and Tom discuss a busy week in college hoops from a crazy Marquette-Creighton ending to Iowa State's bad week. But Providence's week may have been worse. Then they look ahead to Duke-Virginia and Nebraska's chance to make