Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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Conference Resets!
29/12/2017 Duration: 01h06minRob Dauster was joined today by Raphielle Johnson, and the two went through each of the major conferences, resetting the league as conference play begins this week.
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Fran Fraschilla on Trae Young, Zach Osterman on Indiana
22/12/2017 Duration: 01h01minFun show on tap today. It starts with ESPN's Fran Fraschilla (1:55), who spends some time with Rob Dauster dropping knowledge on Trae Young and just how good he can end up being this season and at the next level. Then Rob catches up with Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star (17:35) to talk about just what is wrong with this Indiana team and whether or not it is too early to be worried about Archie Miller. Finally, Reags from Barstool Sports (37:35) joins the podcast to break down the weekend's most enticing betting lines as well as North Carolina's loss to Wofford.
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Monday Overreactions: Jeff Borzello weighs in on the Big 12, Trae Young, Arizona vs. Arizona State
18/12/2017 Duration: 53minRob Dauster was joined by Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com on Monday to overreact to a handful of happenings in the college basketball world, include his love for Trae Young, the strength of the Big 12 and his inability to comprehend just how good Arizona is at basketball this year.
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Creighton's Greg McDermott, previewing the weekend's games
15/12/2017 Duration: 55minRob Dauster was joined on Thursday by Creighton head coach Greg McDermott to discuss, among other things, how his philosophy as a head coach has changed since he made it to Omaha from Northern Iowa as well as what it's like being an NBA dad with a program of his own to run. We also attempted to re-cast White Men Can't Jump. The second half of the podcast, Rob is joined by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic and the Game Theory Podcast to roll through the weekend's games and betting lines.
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Monday Overreactions: Arizona State wins, Kansas and Duke lose, Trae Young the GOAT
11/12/2017 Duration: 46minRob Dauster is joined today by Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com for another edition of the Monday Overreactions podcast to break down Arizona State's win in Phog Allen Fieldhouse, what the weekend's losses mean for Duke and Kansas and whether or not Trae Young actually is the GOAT or will be the GOAT in short order.
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Kansas loses, Florida's struggles, Villanova is college basketball's best?
08/12/2017 Duration: 01h18minA couple of guests joined Rob Dauster today. First, it's C.J. Moore, a writer for The Athletic that co-wrote a book on Kansas basketball and the Big 12 title streak, joins me to talk - what else - Kansas hoops. They go through what ailed the Jayhawks in their loss to Washington, and drop the hottest takes on Wichita State, Villanova, Gonzaga and Arizona. Then Reags from the Fundamentally Sound podcast joins the program to talk weekend betting lines, his favor picks and a preview of the weekend's hoops.
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Monday Overreactions: Fire Kevin Ollie, Louisville to the NIT, Pac-12 sucks
04/12/2017 Duration: 50minRob Dauster was joined by Aaron Torres, a reporter for The Athletic and the author of a pair of books, to overreact to everything that happen in college hoops this weekend, from UConn and USC's struggles to Louisville's bad week to the war of words between Xavier and Cincinnati. They also get into just how impressive Gonzaga has been this season - they are now a better program than North Carolina??? - as well as the question of whether or not Arizona is back.
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The Big Ten disaster, Duke vs. Michigan State and hand-down, man-down
01/12/2017 Duration: 32minOn this week's podcast, Rob Dauster discusses the disaster that has been the Big Ten's non-conference schedule, why it's OK to think Michigan State is better than Duke even if you think Duke should be ranked No. 1 in the country and debuts a new segment called Hand-Down, Man-Down. Rob also breaks down the weekend's games with Reags from the Fundamentally Sound podcast, including a look at their favorite plays against the spread.
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Monday Overreactions: The Arizona mess, PK80 and Marvin Bagley III
27/11/2017 Duration: 56minRob Dauster was joined by Jeff Eisenberg for the latest Monday Overreactions podcast. The two broke down the mess that is the Pac-12 right now, including some in-depth thoughts on why Arizona is the disaster that it is, before breaking down Duke and Michigan State rolling through the PK-80, the strength of the top of the SEC and the most entertaining game of the weekend: Alabama playing Minnesota 3-on-5.
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Feast Week Primer, Michael Porter Jr.'s surgery and Creighton-Baylor
22/11/2017 Duration: 59minScott Phillips joined Rob Dauster today to discuss everything Feast Week, from Baylor's win to LaVar Ball's antics, from Michael Porter Jr.'s injury to cranberry sauce being overrated, from the Battle 4 Atlantis to PK80. It's all here for your Thanksgiving commute.
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Monday Overreactions: Northwestern, Wichita State, LaVar vs. Trump
20/11/2017 Duration: 53minOn today's Monday Overreaction podcast, Raphielle Johnson joins Rob Dauster to talk about whether or not Northwestern is overrated, if Steve Alford should kick LiAngelo Ball off the team, where Wichita State ranks nationally, if the Big 12 is the best conference and so much more.
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Weekend Preview: There are too many early season tournaments
17/11/2017 Duration: 19minTypically, this Friday podcast will be used to preview the upcoming weekend, but since the games this weekend just are not good, Rob Dauster went on a rant instead. There are too many exempt events and it's diluting November basketball. Rob also discusses the potential changes to the one-and-done rule, updates listeners on Michael Porter Jr.'s injury status and provides some insight on the indefinite suspension of the UCLA players.
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Champions Classic Recap: Grayson Allen, Kevin Knox and Jaren Jackson
15/11/2017 Duration: 42minFun episode on tap for you today, as Rob Dauster was joined, in spurts, by Scott Phillips, Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star and Brendan Quinn of The Athletic Detroit to talk about anything and everything Champions Classic. Grayson Allen, Kevin Knox, Michigan State's flaws, Billy Preston, is Kansas actually good, and it is all live - well, recorded - from the United Center.
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Monday Overreactions! Kentucky, Duke, Arizona plus Champions Classic
13/11/2017 Duration: 01h03minRob Dauster is joined by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic and the Game Theory podcast to massively overreact to the games we saw on the first weekend of the college basketball season. They talk through the trouble in the state of Kentucky, on the red and the blue sides, as well as Texas A&M's blowout win of West Virginia, Allonzo Trier's hot start and the stars in this freshmen class. At the end, they go through the Champions Classic - Duke vs. Michigan State and Kentucky vs. Kansas.
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LiAngelo Ball's arrest, Josh Pastner's drama
08/11/2017 Duration: 01h29minRob Dauster and Reags fro Fundamentally Sound teamed up for a crossover podcast to discuss the disaster that has been this trip to China for both UCLA and Georgia Tech. They also dive into Collin Sexton's issues at Alabama and wind up discussing when it's acceptable to actually wish someone happy birthday.
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Big East Basketball Season Preview
07/11/2017 Duration: 59minTravis Hines and Raphielle Johnson join Rob Dauster to go through everything Big East. Is Villanova once again the favorite? Just how much of a threat will Seton Hall and Xavier be? Can Providence make a run at the title? How will Georgetown and Butler adjust to new head coaches?Here is a timecode for each team we talk about.Butler: 2:20Creighton: 8:40DePaul: 14:10Georgetown: 18:10Marquette: 24:20Providence: 28:50Seton Hall: 35:00St. John's: 43:05Villanova: 46:40Xavier: 52:15
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NCAA's academic failures, FBI investigation, Matt Norlander on rankings
03/11/2017 Duration: 01h22minRob Dauster was joined today by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports to break down their top 100 player rankings, the insanity of Matt ranking all 351 college teams and some discussion of Kentucky, Michigan State and the pitfalls of home ownership. Before the interview, Rob goes into the current suspensions of players tied to the FBI investigation as well as the NCAA's utterly shameful and embarrassing decisions on academic rulings.
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SEC Basketball Season Preview
31/10/2017 Duration: 01h26minRob Dauster is joined by Raphielle Johnson and Travis Hines to break down all things SEC, from Kentucky's freshmen to Florida's new look to Texas A&M's ... SEC title-winning season?It's all in there. Here are the timecodes for when each team is discussed.Alabama: 4:46Arkansas: 10:15Auburn: 15:10Florida: 25:47Georgia: 33:05Kentucky: 37:15LSU: 48:15Ole Miss: 50:47Mississippi State: 55:07Missouri: 1:00:10South Carolina: 1:10:00Tennessee: 1:14:05Texas A&M: 1:19:10Vanderbilt: 1:23:00
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Pac-12 Basketball Season Preview
23/10/2017 Duration: 01h13minRob Dauster is joined by the Raphielle Johnson to breakdown everything about the Pac-12 conference: Arizona and USC, fighting for titles while battling an FBI scandal; UCLA and LiAngelo Ball trying to get along; Oregon's rebuild; trying to figure out who will finish in fifth in the league. Here is a timecode for each of the Pac-12 teams. Arizona: 3:15Arizona State: 19:13California: 21:53Colorado: 24:16Oregon: 29:58Oregon State: 37:32Stanford: 41:20UCLA: 45:31USC: 54:40Utah: 1:03:50Washington: 1:06:20Washington State: 1:10:33
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Big 12 Basketball Season Preview
18/10/2017 Duration: 01h04minTravis Hines and Scott Phillips joined Rob Dauster to break down everything about the Big 12 conference as we head into the 2017-18 season, including why Kansas is so weird and whether or not West Virginia has hit their ceiling.Here are the timecodes for each team that is discussed during the podcast. Baylor: 1:21Iowa State: 8:00Kansas: 13:35Kansas State: 27:22Oklahoma: 33:02Oklahoma State: 37:47Texas: 42:42TCU: 48:08Texas Tech: 51:52West Virginia: 54:55