We haven't done a mailbag in nearly 90 days, so we're fixing that! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander answer a variety of your questions, some sent in recent days, others that have been sitting for months.
Also be sure to read Norlander's scoop/story he references in the show here re: NIL tournament in Vegas.
(00:45) - Potpourri to start: Love letters, correspondence and random emails!
(16:39) - Is competitive balance worse than ever?
(21:01) - Do college basketball teams have GMs like the pros now?
(25:29) - Which coach can go from seemingly not great to HOFer?
(31:30) - Could/should a high-major and a mid-major collude for players?
(37:43) - What happens first: Gonzaga misses the NCAAs or Tiger Woods misses the Masters cut?
(39:48) - Which mid-major 2024 hire gets a high-major job in 2025?
(41:33) - Is Baylor fixing its camera angle or what?
(43:05) - What makes a top-20 job?
(52:11) - Why can't Dayton, Gonzaga, Memphis upgrade conferences?
(59:59) - Best songs named after cities/states
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Huge show: UConn finally jumps Purdue in GP's rankings, Kentucky's mega W @ Auburn; introducing the T-BAL metric (College Basketball 2/18)
No. 1 UConn clashes with Marquette in our game of the week
đ¨đ¨ EMERGENCY POD: Ohio State FIRES Head Coach Chris Holtmann
Happy â¤ď¸ Day: Upset-laden Tuesday (UNC, UVa), plus the compelling developing race on the 2-seed line
Gonzaga-Kentucky reax; Tenn/Auburn/Wisco take AWFUL losses; Sparty, Wazzu big Ws; Super Bowl picks
Appreciation for Gonzaga-Kentucky playing in February; Arizona 3OT escape in Utah; F4 + 1 picks highlighted by Baylor @ Kansas
South Carolina officially For Real; đđźweek for ACC; K-State over KU; Kelvin Sampson erupts; Michigan State worries continue
Huge Sunday episode: The best and worst from the weekend that was in college basketball
đ Mega-primer: Previewing the BEST regular-season weekend of the year đ
Top-10s keep losing vs. unranked foes (Heels & Vols the latest); panic time for Nova/Ohio St; Kentucky probably canât win the titleâhereâs why
Huge Saturday recap: Iowa State-Kansas leads Big 12 roundup; Horns Down gets another viral moment; Ed Cooleyâs rowdy Providence return; so many OT games
đŤ! A closer look at the SEC; Arizona takes ANOTHER rough loss; CBB spying allegation đ; weekend picks/preview
Kentuckyâs comedown; Carolinaâs elite D; DePaulâs disaster; 10-bid Big 12
Illinois brings Terrence Shannon Jr. back; Big Zâs incredible Kentucky debut; Big Eastâs top 3 nab road Ws; Kansas, Duke take bad losses; HUGE weekend recap
Big Eastâs big weekend; Memphis exposed; Juwan Howardâs future; DOJ vs. NCAA; F4+1 weekend picks/preview
Dalton Knecht rise from JUCO to potential A-A at Tennessee; Seton Hall = surprise Big East bully; Tom Izzo tells Norlander heâs not retiring any time soon
UNC looks F4-good; Big 12 surprises; Kentuckyâs rep doesnât match its rĂŠsumĂŠ; Zona đ, Wisconsin đ
How many schools will be No. 1 this season? Plus: Big troubles out west (USC, UCLA, Gonzaga), Big Ten doings, weekend picks/preview
Nos. 1 and 2 go down: Purdue + Houston fall; Nebraska, Iowa St., Texas get first big wins of the season. Plus: the case for and against Kansas as No. 1
Weekend recap: The last unbeaten; Kansasâ controversial escape; Mick Croninâs lame no-show; surprising two-loss teams
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