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It's 1 AM ET and we're breaking down brackets Mar 13, 2026

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The annual late-night power hour through the conference tournament brackets returns as Matt Norlander has boots on the glass floor (that's currently being disassembled) at the Big XII Tournament in Kansas City, while Hartzell has boots on Broadway covering the SEC Tournament. So much to unpack from the first couple of days - including the Miami U loss in the MAC and the butterfly effect that's having all across the bubble picture. Every conference that has a bracket and is still playing ball gets discussed, some more in-depth than others, but the spirit of what we're doing here is very alive. An annual CSN tradition: two exhausted, hungry, and dehydrated guys breaking down these brackets and trying to make some sense of the hoops landscape now inside of 72 hours until the bracket gets unveiled. What a time to be alive.

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Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - Desperation and Execution w/ High Point HC Joey Hammond - 3-10-26 Mar 10, 2026

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Following his team's highest-ranked series win in program history, High Point Baseball head coach Joey Hammond joins host David Kahn on Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers. The pair discuss High Point's road series win in Gainesville over the weekend, the difference in strategies between the three games, and the confidence drawn from a victory like this, while still learning from the defeat in the series finale. Plus, High Point is prepared for every situation, even practicing rain delays. And Coach Hammond and his staff may have found the best new metric in college baseball - defensive efficiency. Desperation and Execution folks, two pillars of the Panthers program that we can all live by.

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Conference tournament week power hour Mar 09, 2026

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We're six days out from Selection Sunday and the only thing between us and the gorgeous bracket is a full week of conference tournament action from coast-to-coast. Matt Norlander and Stephen Hartzell are flying through the Monday show with a recap of the autobids that have already been handed out, a recap of notable results over the weekend, and a full deep dive on the NCAA Tournament bubble which is Charmin soft. So soft, Norlander says, we should be going backwards on the number of teams in this thing - back to 64 - instead of the expansion talk of 70+ in the year(s) to come. The guys run through the sad state of the bubble and then it's on to the conference tournament brackets, which Hartzell has printed because this ain't no hobby, folks. The AAC bracket gets called out for egregious behavior, while the Big 12 earns the 'most improved' award for not going the blackout route. Norlander is headed to KC for Big 12 and as you listen to this Hartzell is literally heading west on I-40 to Nashville for SEC. A tremendous week of games awaits, let this show help set the table for an absolute hoops feast coming at you.

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Where's Rob? | Gauer Hour Mar 06, 2026

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Recapping Thursday’s action, previewing what lies ahead. What to make of the impacts on the Bubble, Top seed lines, mid-majors, and more with Megan Gauer and the Podcast Hall of Fame-worthy injury replacement, Brian “BMac” Mackay.

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There's just four days left in the regular season + ESPN's Jeff Borzello Mar 05, 2026

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We are so close you can taste it. Final weekend of the regular season is here, even though there's postseason basketball happening all around us, and - oh yeah, by the way - Selection Sunday is just 10 days from now. Norlander and Hartzell opening the show reminiscing on the days of day-time hoops during their elementary school days. If you know, you know. Plenty to unpack from the midweek slate of hoops, including some heavy Miami RedHawks talk and the 'chaos machine' that is everyone in the Big 12 not named Arizona. Special guest Jeff Borzello from ESPN stops by to drop some absolute knowledge on everything going on (and a sneak peak at what's coming) with the college basketball coaching carousel. Things are busy and about to get a whole lot busier. If your team needs a head coach, this is the episode you need in your life because we let Borzello and Norlander absolutely cook for about 40 minutes and names and schools and it's a lot. Weekend preview at the end of the show includes the autobids getting handed out starting on Saturday night in the OVC. This is it, folks!

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Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - UCLA STAYS ON TOP w/ Baseball PxP Voice Nick Koop - March 3, 2026 Mar 03, 2026

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Nick Koop, the PxP Voice of UCLA Baseball, joins host David Kahn on Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers to highlight the #1 team in the country, the UCLA Bruins. The duo get into the presumed #1 pick in the upcoming MLB Draft, Roch Cholowsky, and his on the field prowess and off the field leadership qualities, as well as head coach John Savage's old-fashioned methodologies. They also reminisce about the magical run for the Bruins in 2025 that came earlier than most were expecting, discuss how this year's team came together, and uncover some behind-the-scenes nuggets on several UCLA players.

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Get your list, this is March Mar 02, 2026

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This is not a drill, people. It's March 2nd which means Selection Sunday is in 13 days, conference postseason basketball starts tonight and continues for the next nearly two weeks straight, and it's time for everyone listening to step their collective game up. Matt Norlander AKA March Norlander is locked and loaded (as you knew he would be) which is good because Hartzell has takes that need to be fact-checked in real time. After a weekend recap John Fanta joins the show to talk about, among other things, his coveted list of teams that can cut down the nets in Indianapolis. Fanta's list is 6 teams. Hartzell's is 7. Norlander is checking in with 8. All-in-all those are pretty short lists. Fanta talks Big East - including a group of teams he thinks might be able to make a run at MSG next week - plus a bonus list of Fanta's top coaches this season. A truly loaded show, with a surprise 'Now Spinning' segment where the top 8 seeds in the JamBand Bracket (TM) are unveiled. Come for the hoops talk, stay for the discussion on which Koa is better; Trey's or Arizona's?

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THIS IS (almost) MARCH | Gauer Hour Feb 27, 2026

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The 31-game sprint through the regular season is approaching the finish line. Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer recap one last busy Thursday, talk about what results throughout the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC mean for bubble teams in particular. Plus Megan sees the future and tells us what the top-16 reveal will look like on Sunday

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Three weeks until the promised land Feb 26, 2026

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Folks it's true, we are three weeks from round of 64 action in the NCAA Tournament. Let that wash over you for a minute because it's about to be absolute go time for the hoops heads out there. Loaded Thursday show as you've come to expect from this program; Norlander had boots on the ground in Hartford to watch UConn absolutely smoke St John's, meanwhile Hartzell was at home under the covers watching a loaded night of SEC hoops. Plenty to unpack from Wednesday night (and Tuesday, for that matter), before the guys welcome in Mike Boynton Jr to talk Michigan hoops and get some perspective on what it was like matchup up against the POY favorite last weekend and getting ready to face the highest-rated offense in the history of Ken Pom on the road Friday night. Really good stuff from Boynton on life in Ann Arbor with one of the nation's best basketball programs. Full weekend preview with a lookahead to a loaded dance card on Saturday and Norlander drops a Staind reference - yes, really - on our way out.

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Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - Kansas State's Dee Kennedy | February 25, 2026 Feb 25, 2026

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Kansas State Wildcats Shortstop Dee Kennedy joins host David Kahn on Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers. Kennedy discusses his baseball journey, including influences from his father and brother, as well as what brought him to Manhattan, Kansas today. He also delves into getting LASIK eye surgery in the offseason, how pilates has helped make him a better ballplayer, and picking up duck hunting. Plus, he's got a pretty sweet apartment, and don't be fooled by his calm demeanor on the field; he'll school you in NCAA.

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