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Aaron Torres Podcast: Sweet 16 preview + a deep dive into college hoops transfer portal Mar 26, 2021

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With the tournament not tipping off again until Saturday, we have a special Friday edition of the Aaron Torres Podcast. Aaron previews all the Sweet 16 games this weekend and also looks ahead to a wild off-season - by ranking the 15 best players currently in college basketball's transfer portal right now. Here's a rundown:

Previewing all the Sweet 16 games: Aaron opens the show by giving a full rundown of all this weekend's Sweet 16 games (3:30). He starts with Saturday's games in the South and Midwest, where he wonders if Sister Jean's magic runs out this weekend, if Oral Roberts really has a chance against Arkansas, if Baylor is back and why Syracuse and Houston will be the most interesting game - even if it might be the most boring too. He then transitions to Sunday's games (16:00), where Gonzaga tries to stay undefeated, where Florida State-Michigan might be the game of the weekend, Alabama looks to roll past UCLA and we get a Pac-12 late night tilt with USC vs. Oregon.

The 15 best players currently in the transfer portal: Next, Aaron transitions to discussing what is becoming an increasingly important topic - that is college basketball's transfer portal (30:00). He explains why this is destined to be the craziest year - and maybe the craziest year ever - for the portal, thanks to a number of rules changes. And from there, gets to the 15 best players in the transfer portal and where they are being projected to land. Don't worry, we'll be covering the transfer portal all off-season long on the Aaron Torres Pod!

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Depth Chart Podcast: 29 of 34 Mar 25, 2021

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Shortly after Mark Stoops shared good news from Kentucky Football Spring Practice with Matt Jones, Freddie Maggard and Nick Roush discussed what the recent developments in the passing game mean for the Wildcats' offense. There's no clarity at the quarterback competition, but the level of play has increased by the passers and the catchers. Highlights:

-- Talented young athletes to watch for around the state.

-- UK is placing a premium on speed at wide receiver.

-- What competition says about culture Stoops created and Coen reinvigorated.

-- Freddie's pet-peeves in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage.

-- Matt Campbell's "innovative" new spring practice.

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Aaron Torres Podcast: Mid-week tourney thoughts, Indiana coaching search update + Nick Coffey joins Mar 25, 2021

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It's Thursday, we're inching towards the weekend and what better way to get through your day than with a new edition of the Aaron Torres Podcast. Aaron gives some quick mid-week tournament thoughts and wonders: Are we sure Indiana knows what it's doing with its coaching search? He then welcomes on his old friend Nick Coffey to talk about all sorts of things across the world of college hoops.

Mid-week tournament thoughts: Aaron opens the show by discussing some thoughts he's had on the tournament since the last show. He explains why it has become apparent that based on tournament results the committee completely mis-seeded several teams (4:00). Why did it happen and how can it be fixed in the future? Also, Aaron goes in-depth on the Big Ten's struggles. Based on their style of play and who they recruit, are we sure it's going to get better any time soon. The data says no (12:00)?. Finally, he gives an update with the Indiana coaching job (22:00). With names like Mike Woodson and Thad Matta emerging, are we sure Indiana knows what it's doing in this search?

Nick Coffey joins the show: Next up, Aaron's old friend, radio host Nick Coffey joins him (40:00). The guys discuss the surprising early start to the tournament. Should we be surprised by all the early upsets, is it a bad thing for the tournament, and is the Big Dance on a free roll where fans are just so happy to have it back, no one cares? Also, why we underestimated the Pac-12, overvalued the Big Ten and, is Indiana basketball still a desirable job?

Also, make sure to tune back Friday for a special Sweet 16 preview edition of the Aaron Torres Podcast

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11 Personnel E86: So Much Spring Football Excitement Mar 24, 2021

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Mark Stoops is trying to temper expectations ahead of the Wildcats' 2021 season. So far, the exact opposite has happened at Kentucky spring practice. Brad White and Liam Coen love what they're seeing from the Wildcats. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett share all of the exciting developments and discuss:

Joey Gatewood's offensive revelations
Footwork details mitigate mistakes.
How cadence can be used as a tool to give QBs early reads.
Does the offense sound more like the Rams or Alabama?
A real world comparison to the transfer portal.
FEED CHRIS RODRIGUEZ!
Eli Capilouto at UK Pro Day.

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Sources Say Podcast Ep. 87: Potential new transfers, draft decision updates Mar 23, 2021

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KSR's Jack Pilgrim is joined by Shawn Smith of Go Big Blue Country for episode 87 of the Sources Say Podcast to discuss new draft decisions, new returnees, and names popping up in the transfer portal, among other topics.

Some of the highlights:

Isaiah Jackson, Terrence Clarke and BJ Boston enter the draft
Why did Clarke and Boston enter without testing the waters, despite falling draft stock?
Almost nothing can change a one-year plan (unfortunately)
Dontaie Allen and Lance Ware return to Kentucky
Where does John Calipari need to look on the transfer market?
New names in the backcourt and frontcourt
How many new pieces does UK actually need?

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Aaron Torres Podcast: A FULL recap of the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament Mar 23, 2021

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It's Tuesday, and after five, action-packed days of college basketball, a new Aaron Torres Podcast is... LIVE. Aaron recaps the entire opening weekend of college hoops, discussing the slew of upsets, the Big Ten's struggles, the Pac-12 thriving and much, much more. Here is a full recap of today's show:

Why were there so many upsets and why did the Big Ten collapse: Aaron recaps a wild, five days of the NCAA Tournament - starting with the upsets. After we got a record-setting number of upsets this weekend, Aaron lists off several reasons why he thinks it happened - including a few you might not have thought of (4:00). He then discusses the Big Ten's disastrous weekend, wondering if the conference had the worst showing ever for a major conference tournament team (hint, it did). What went wrong? And can it be fixed (17:00)?

The rest of the opening weekend in the NCAA Tournament: From there, Aaron looks at the rest of the opening weekend in the NCAA Tournament. He discusses the shocking rise of the Pac-12 - which has four teams in the Sweet 16 - and why its indisputable the conference is better than we gave it credit for (31:00). He discusses Alabama's first Sweet 16 since 2004 and why things could only get *better* for Nate Oats (37:30). He wraps talking Arkansas' first Sweet 16 since 1996 (42:00), the rise of second-year head coaches and why its time to appreciate the history Gonzaga continues to make.

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Depth Chart Podcast: Crazy Competition at UK Spring Practice Mar 18, 2021

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Spring Practice is finally here and Freddie Maggard can hardly contain his excitement. After hearing rave reviews from Brad White and watching Liam Coen bounce around all over the field, there's a LOT to discuss on the latest edition of the Depth Chart Podcast, like...

Champions from East Kentucky.
Brad White is the most valuable defensive coordinator in the SEC.
How the new offense is making the defense better.
Coaches are conditioning with their players.
Sorry, Stephen Johnson. Freddie has a new favorite UK football player.
The Depth Chart Podcast's Weekly Tattoo Update
Hand-off choreography

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Aaron Torres Podcast: Official NCAA Tournament picks and best bets Mar 18, 2021

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Wake up... the NCAA TOURNEY BEGINS TODAY!! And on today's Aaron Torres Podcast, we celebrate. Aaron gives his official NCAA Tournament picks, shares his best bets for Round 1 and welcomes Mount St. Mary's head coach Dan Engelstad in, live from the tourney bubble in Indy, before his team plays the opening game of the *entire* NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Here's a full rundown of the show:

Official NCAA Tournament picks and best bets: We've waited long enough! It's time for Aaron to make his official tournament picks - and he does, with some surprise Final Four selections. He goes region by region, game-by-game to give his picks, starting in the West where he still believes that Gonzaga got the easiest draw of all the No. 1 seed (5:30). Aaron also believes the East is one of the toughest regions he can remember, where 5-6 teams could win the whole thing (20:00) and explains why in the South, he actually think Baylor's toughest game could come... in the second round (32:00)? Finally, he wraps in the Midwest where he actually has Illinois getting upset somewhere along the way - but by who (39:00)? From there, he gives his Final Four and title picks (47:00). Also, he shares his favorite bets for Round 1 of the Big Dance, including a few 12 over 5 upsets (49:00).

Mount Saint Mary's coach Dan Engelstad: Next up, Aaron welcomes in the man who will coach the first game of this year's NCAA Tournament - Mount Saint Mary's Dan Engelstad (56:00)! He discusses what life is like in the bubble in Indianapolis, the steps that the NCAA is taking to keep teams safe and what it will be like to coach in the first NCAA Tournament in two years. He also previews his team and their matchup with fellow No. 16 seed Texas Southern.

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Aaron Torres Podcast: Mid-week bracket thoughts, who's next at Indiana + Kentucky off-season checklist Mar 17, 2021

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We have a LOADED mid-week Aaron Torres Podcast. Aaron gives some mid-week bracket thoughts, discusses some actual Covid news out of Indianapolis, the return of Sister Jean and who is next at Indiana. He wraps by talking Kentucky's offseason after some strong words from John Calipari. Here is a full rundown:

Mid-week bracket thoughts, upset picks + the return of Sister Jean: Aaron opens the show by giving a mid-week evaluation of what to expect at the NCAA Tournament (4:00). He discusses why we actually got good Covid news yesterday in Indy, which should help calm people's fears about canceled games. Then he discusses the return of Sister Jean (10:00), and gives a few general thoughts on the bracket, including upsets to watch and mid-week storylines to navigate (13:00). His official picks will come Thursday.

Who's next at Indiana: From there, Aaron moves to the coaching carousel (20:00). Archie Miller is out at Indiana, and Aaron gives the four guys that Indiana has to call - and the one guy he would go get if he was IU AD. He also briefly runs through the rest of the available jobs.

Kentucky's off-season plan: Aaron wraps on Kentucky's off-season (51:30) where he discusses John Calipari's Monday comments, the return of Devin Askew, Dontaie Allen and Lance Ware, and why he quietly is starting to believe that Kentucky can turn things around next season.

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11 Personnel E85: Spring Practice Kicks Off Mar 16, 2021

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It's officially Football Time in the Bluegrass™. Kentucky kicked off spring practice Tuesday morning and Nick Roush and Adam Luckett have everything covered on the latest edition of 11 Personnel. They have reaction from the players as well as an introduction to a new coach, John Settle. Highlights from the beautiful spring morning in Lexington, KY:

Installing Fundamentals in Coen's offense.
"Slow to, fast through."
New numbers for newcomers.
Stoops has given fans Co-special teams coordinators.
Good news and bad news on the recruiting front.
Can Coen prevent Kentucky football from turning into the Chicago Bears of the SEC?
Wohlabaugh, the Bash Bro.

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