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Rob Dauster takes a look at everything happening across college basketball, including a weekly recap of action across the country and each conference, recruiting and a looking ahead to the future of the sport.

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Tom Crean, and what's wrong with West Virginia? Feb 02, 2018

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Great episode today. Rob Dauster was joined by Tom Crean, the Tony Romo of college basketball broadcasting. Crean dishes on what he's doing now that he's out of coaching for the first time in 30 years, how he was able to predict the play that Oklahoma ran against Kansas and who he's been stealing plays from while he's been working in TV. Rob also broke down what's wrong with West Virginia, what makes Auburn interesting and a little insight into why Northwestern is the nation's most disappointing team. The rundown is below:

OPEN: Tom Crean joins the show.

25:30: What’s wrong with West Virginia?

38:40: Keenan Evans and where he ranks in the Big 12 point guard hierarchy.

44:05: Let’s talk about Auburn and Bruce Pearl.

53:00: Bryant McIntosh’s comments about what happened at Northwestern.

56:00: Gonzaga banning Mormon-mocking costumes.

59:50: Let’s make some picks.

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Michigan State, Tom Izzo fallout, plus some Monday Overreactions Jan 30, 2018

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The Monday Overreactions podcast is a little bit late this week, but Rob Dauster was eventually joined by Gary Parrish of CBS Sports to talk through everything going on with Michigan State and Tom Izzo this week as well as Kentucky's return to glory and whether or not Virginia is the best program in the ACC. There was more to get to, but the Michigan State discussion ran long, and the two struggled to stay on topic. It's a fun listen.

OPEN: They get way off track.

9:57: Michigan State, Tom Izzo and what’s happening on campuses today.

33:45: Kentucky will make the Final Four! Maybe?

37:40: They get way off track, again, and we both make an embarrassing admission.

42:20: Is Virginia the best program in the ACC?

52:40: And they're off track again.

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Purdue coach Matt Painer, Matt Norlander on Project 44 Jan 26, 2018

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Rob Dauster had two guests for today's podcast. First, he was joined by Purdue head coach Matt Painter to discuss this NBCSports.com feature on Purdue, who has risen to No. 3 in the polls, and how Carsen Edwards has replaced Caleb Swanigan. Then, Matt Norlander of CBS Sports joins the show to discuss Grayson Allen, the Boilermakers and this incredible story he wrote and the importance of Project 44.

That story can be found here. The link for BeTheMatch.org is here.

A rundown for today's episode:

OPEN: Matt Painter interview.

23:15: Project 44. Listen to this part.

29:00: Why is Purdue better post-Biggie Swanigan?

39:05: Grayson Allen, the forgotten man?

48:40: Meet Sasha, the dog that wants to be a podcaster.

50:08: We both got our Virginia predictions dead wrong.

57:40: Picks for the weekend games.

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Monday Overreactions: Kentucky stinks, Zion Williamson's to Duke, is Trae Young selfish? Jan 22, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Jeff Borzello of ESPN to roll through all the happenings in college hoops this weekend, from Zion Williamson committing to Duke to Kentucky, Texas Tech, Seton Hall and Wichita State getting swept to the issues at Gonzaga to whether or not Villanova, Purdue and Virginia are elite. Plus, a geography lesson and the great queso disaster of 2018.

Here is a rundown for today's podcast:

OPEN: Sunday’s quest fiasco

4:30: Zion Williamson’s commitment to Duke

11:10: Most worried about Texas Tech, Wichita State, or Seton Hall?

16:30: What is going on with Kentucky?

23:50: Trae Young taking 39 shots in a loss

31:00: Are Villanova, Purdue and Virginia ‘elite’?

42:10: Is Gonzaga the fifth-best team on the west coast?

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Wichita State's a mess, Trae Young's struggles, Jamion Christian on transfers Jan 19, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined on Friday by Jamion Christian, the head coach of Mount St. Mary's, for an enlightening and honest discussion about college basketball and transfers. There is a push to get transfers to be allowed to be immediately eligible, a push that many believe will have drastic, negative effects on coaches like Jamion. The two talk for 30 minutes about the ramifications of changing the rules before Rob is joined by Reags from the Fundamentally Sound podcast to go over the what happened to Trae Young, what happened to Wichita State's defense and the weekend's biggest games.

OPEN: Jamion Christian interview

30:22: Trae Young's offensive issues

44:50: Does Wichita State have the most pressing defensive worries?

52:45: Weekend preview and picks ATS

Beer Of The Week: Stone Xocoveza

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Monday Overreactions: Michigan-Michigan State, Texas Tech's win, West Virginia's punch Jan 15, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined today by Brendan Quinn, the beat writer for both Michigan and Michigan State over at The Athletic, to talk through everything about the bigger story in college basketball from this week: The Wolverines going into the Breslin Center and knocking off No. 4 Michigan State. Before that conversation begins, Rob covers Texas Tech's win over West Virginia, Purdue turning into the best team in the Big Ten and why West Virginia's failing to land a punch was the best thing that ever happened to court-storming.

Here are the timecodes for the podcast:

OPEN: Big 12’s strength, and what it means for TCU

5:05: Texas Tech’s win over West Virginia

6:50: Chris Beard and the profile I wrote for NBC Sports on him

11:22: West Virginia’s court storm haymaker

13:05: Purdue’s win say more about Minnesota?

20:10: What does this win mean for Michigan?

32:00: How worried should we be about Michigan State?

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Jay Bilas and a weekend preview Jan 12, 2018

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Fun Friday podcast in the works this week. First, Rob Dauster is joined by Jay Bilas to talk, among other things, his love of Rupp Arena ice cream, the Kentucky Wildcats and why this season is so hard to figure out. Then Reags of the Fundamentally Sound podcast joins me to walk through all of this weekend's game. One quick note: This podcast was recorded before Oregon beat Arizona State.

Anyway, here are the timecodes for today's podcast:

OPEN: Jay Bilas on ice cream

3:38: Kentucky and why they're a microcosm of college basketball this year

9:27: How worried should we be about Texas A&M, and how good is the SEC going to end up being

14:00: Duke and North Carolina, and Marvin Bagley's defense

22:05: Virginia winning the ACC

24:34: The Pac-12 is so entertaining off the floor

41:45: Picks ATS and a weekend preview

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Monday Overreactions: Michigan State loses, Duke loses, Sean Miller's lost it? Jan 08, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Mark Titus of The Ringer and One Shining Podcast fame to discuss, among other things, Ohio State's win over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. They also discussed Duke's defense, whether or not Virginia is the best team in the ACC and whether or not Sean Miller actually knows who the best players on his roster are.

Here are the timecodes for today's topics:

OPEN: Minnesota's handling of Reggie Lynch

7:35: Ohio State's win and Chris Holtmann's job replacing Thad Matta

19:48: What does this loss mean for Michigan State?

22:00: Can Duke win a national title if their defense plays like this?

28:00: Is Virginia the best team in the ACC?

34:45: Does Sean Miller know who the best players on Arizona actually are?

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Bonzie Colson's injury, Stallings' rant, TV Teddy's act and who dethrones Kansas? Jan 05, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Eamonn Brennan, a contributing writer for The Athletic, on Thursday to talk through all of the big and relevant stories in college hoops this week.

OPEN: What do we make of Kevin Stallings' rant at Louisville fans, and did he walk into a convenient excuse for every coach that can't get it done?

16:04: TV Teddy Valentine disrespected Joel Berry II. Is he the worst or what this actually just funny?

27:00: Notre Dame's all-american Bonzie Colson fractured his foot. Can Notre Dame survive, and will we see another edition of the Burn Offense?

41:15: Can Kansas actually still win the Big 12 this season? If not, then who? BONUS: a random Trae Young sidebar.

1:05:40: A weekend preview with a betting breakdown for all of the big games.

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Monday Overreactions: Villanova's loss, Arizona's win, Seton Hall, Trae Young Jan 02, 2018

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In today's podcast, Rob Dauster rolls through everything that happened in a wild weekend of college basketball, from Villanova losing to Butler to Arizona playing Arizona State on a channel no one can watching to Duke's win, Texas A&M's loss and Louisville's embarrassment of a performance.

Open: with a discussion about why Villanova, Michigan State and Duke all have a claim on the No. 1 spot in the rankings.
9:53: This story I wrote about Seton Hall's seniors and why they are one of the best things about college basketball this season.
18:16: Kentucky's obliteration of Louisville on Friday.
23:03: Arizona-Arizona State, and why the Pac-12 missed a massive opportunity with this game.
25:40: Is Trae Young the best guard in the history of college guards?
28:14: Why Alabama locked up a tournament spot.

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