The Field of 68: After Dark Podcast - The Field of 68, Blue Wire

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CANDID CONVERSATION: College basketball's biggest social media stars -- Adrien Nuñez and the Cavinder twins -- discuss the new NIL rules Jul 07, 2021

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On today's episode, our Jeff Goodman spoke with some of the biggest social media stars in the college athletics space. The Cavinder twins, Haley and Hanna, who play for Fresno State's women's team, have more than four million combined subscribers, while Adrien Nuñez, a forward for Michigan, has more than two million. Then Zed Key and Eugene Brown, who have each signed an NIL endorsement deal, join to discuss the impact of the new legislation on their careers ... and their bank accounts!

The athletes involved in today's show:

Haley Cavinder, Fresno State
Hanna Cavinder, Fresno State
Adrien Nuñez, Michigan
Zed Key, Ohio State
Eugene Brown, Ohio State

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CANDID CONVERSATION: Summer hoops is back! What is it like being back on the road? Jun 30, 2021

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On today's episode of CANDID CONVERSATION, we are joined by a number of assistant coaches that are finally able to get back out on the road. Was it refreshing to get back into the recruiting streets? How do they feel about the upcoming recruiting classes? And what kind of impact do they think a missed summer of evaluation will have on this year's teams? We break it all down.

The coaches involved in today's show:

Jimmie Williams, Furman
David Patrick, Oklahoma
Duane Simpkins, George Mason
Brian Eskildsen, Harvard
Mike Pegues, Louisville
Ulric Maligi, Texas
Ronnie Hamilton, Ole Miss
George Halcovage, Villanova
Amorrow Morgan, Loyola-Chicago
Charlton Young, Florida State

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CANDID CONVERSATION: What kind of impact with G League Ignite and Overtime Elite have on college hoops? Jun 16, 2021

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Today's episode of CANDID CONVERSATIONS features a number of assistant coaches that have recruited one and done players discussing the impact that ventures like the G League Ignite and Overtime Elite can have on college basketball. Just how much talent will they siphon off? And what will the impact be on college hoops?

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CANDID CONVERSATION: Why don't HBCU coaches get the respect they deserve? Jun 09, 2021

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Today's edition of CANDID CONVERSATIONS features an in-depth look at the HBCU ranks. Why don't coaches in those leagues get more respect? And what can we, as a college basketball industry, do to help change some of those perceptions?

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EMERGENCY PODCAST: Coach K is retiring, Jon Scheyer is replacing him. Can Duke basketball survive? Jun 02, 2021

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It's time for another EMERGENCY PODCAST, as our Jeff Goodman broke the news that Coach K will be retiring and, in all likelihood, will be replaced by Associate Head Coach Jon Scheyer. Jeff, Rob Dauster and Andre Dawkins are here to break it all down for you.

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CANDID CONVERSATION: What does a search firm do? And why is it important? May 27, 2021

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In today's CANDID CONVERSATION, our stable of coaches was joined by the folks from Turnkey, a search firm based in Atlanta, to discuss everything that search firms provide and how coaches can make themselves better candidates for head coaching jobs.

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CANDID CONVERSATION: On college basketball's rule changes and what it means for the game moving forward May 19, 2021

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On today's episode of Candid Conversations, the Field of 68 crew is joined by a panel of coaches and media members to discuss the looming rule changes in college basketball and what they mean for the sport moving forward.

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INSTANT REACTION: Ex-Louisville assistant Dino Gaudio facing extortion charges May 19, 2021

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College basketball's silly season is here! On Tuesday, news broke that *checks notes* a former Louisville assistant coach named Dino Gaudio is being charged with extortion by the FBI because he got mad and threatened Chris Mack the day he was fired.

What?

Jeff Greer, the host of our Floyd Street's Finest podcast, was joined by Jeff Goodman to break down the bombshell-ish news.

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CANDID CONVERSATION: The Field of 68 crew is joined by coaches and NIL experts to break down, in detail, how rules changes will impact our game May 13, 2021

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This was the best Candid Coaches Conversation yet, as the guys from the Field of 68 were joined by the experts in NIL legislation and the value of branding for college athlete. A fascinating panel and precisely the discussion you need to hear as college athletics gets flipped on its head.

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CANDID CONVERSATION: An in-depth conversation with Desmond Oliver on the issues surrounding the hiring of Black coaches in college basketball May 05, 2021

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A new series here on the Field of 68 podcast, as Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster were joined by a number of college basketball coaches to discuss the difficulties that Black assistant coaches face when trying to get hired as head coaches. They are then joined by Desmond Oliver, a longtime assistant coach that took over at ETSU after the previous head coach was fired for supporting his players, who knelt during the national anthem.

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