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The Return of the NET, Purdue’s Déjà Vu, and the War on TikTok

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First Impressions of the ACC-SEC Challenge, Kenny Payne’s Pressers, and Muss Bus’s Moment With Eamonn Brennan

Plus, Tate recaps some of the most ridiculous college basketball story lines of the week

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Can Kara Lawson Build Duke’s Next Basketball Powerhouse?

The former WNBA All-Star left an assistant coaching gig with the Boston Celtics for the chance to run the Duke women’s basketball program. Four seasons in, Lawson is working to establish the kind of sustainable greatness that Coach K cultivated on the men’s side. "If you build it right," she says, "you’ll never build again."

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Risers, Fallers, and Ballers! Recapping Feast Week and the Maui Invitational With J. Kyle Mann.

The biggest takeaways from Feast Week, a Samuel L. Jackson tweet, and more

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Feast Week Forecasting, Empire Classic, and Trey Alexander’s Hot Start With J. Kyle Mann

Tate and J. Kyle Mann discuss Jay Williams’s bizarre rant during UConn-Indiana, Trey Alexander’s NPOY campaign, Arkansas falling to UNC Greensboro, and much more

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Mid-Major Thoughts, New-Look Syracuse, and Ed Cooley Pressing With Kevin Connors

ESPN’s Kevin Connors joins to discuss some major upsets in the early games of the college basketball season, Grand Canyon’s push to improve, the Rick Pitino experience for St. John’s, and more

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Live From Las Vegas With Todd McShay: Top Five Personal NFL and NBA Draft Misses, Plus Life Advice

Russillo and Todd also talk their humble beginnings when they first met early in their careers and the criticism of Caleb Williams as the next "can’t miss" draft prospect

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Champions Classic Recap With J. Kyle Mann

Four college basketball bluebloods in action Tuesday night

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College Basketball Preview, Week 10 Reactions, and Track to the Future With Cousin Sal and J. Kyle Mann 

Tate and Cousin Sal chat about the Broncos-Bills matchup before J. Kyle Mann joins to talk college basketball

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First Impressions of the CBB Season: The Good, the Bag, and the Ugly With J. Kyle Mann

Plus, beef between Virginia legends Tony Bennett and Cory Alexander

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“Burgers and Hot Dogs Were Needed to Recuperate”

Jason recaps the Bears’ win on ‘TNF,’ talks about Jason Benetti leaving the White Sox, and discusses his birthday exploits

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OSP Top 10 Stories and Remembering Coach Knight With Eamonn Brennan

Tate and Eamonn discuss their top 10 stories in college basketball, including bats in the Lawlor Events Center, USC’s strong start vs. Kansas State, Indiana’s struggles vs. Florida Gulf Coast, and more

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Harden’s Big “Meh” Debut, What the In-Season Tournament Is Missing, and Sophomore Check-ins

Verno and KOC discuss Monday’s slate NBA games, James Harden’s debut with the Clippers, before discussing the new in-season tournament and with college basketball starting up, the guys discuss which players to watch for this season.

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College Basketball Preview With Tate Frazier

Cousin Sal is joined by Tate to preview this year’s upcoming college basketball season

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A Shocking Biden Poll, Bobby Knight Obits, and Weekend Audio

Plus, HBO has a message for its TV critics, one that folks really may not like

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College Basketball Is Back! Plus, Top 100 Characters That Count: Quadrant 1 Characters (25-1).

The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to celebrate the return of college basketball before running from no. 25 through no. 1 of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season

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Bob Knight Was Larger Than Life in Indiana. He Still Is.

Knight died Wednesday at age 83. He’ll be remembered as one of the winningest coaches in basketball history, a figure known for his temper and bullying, and a man whose influence will reverberate across Indiana for generations.

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Top 100 Characters That Count: Quadrant 2 Characters (50-26), Plus Why the NIT Changes Matter With Eamonn Brennan

Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to run from no. 50 through no. 26 of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season before discussing the NIT changes and the future of college basketball

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Cooper Flagg Joins the Brotherhood, Plus Top 100 Characters That Count: Quadrant 3 Characters (75-51)

Cooper Flagg commits to Duke, and Tate and J. Kyle Mann run through no. 75 to 51 of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season

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The All-Name All-Stars and the Seven Wonderings of the Season With Terrence Oglesby

Tate runs through the top 30 names in college basketball, including some absolute gems like Tennessee Rainwater, Po’Boigh King, Puff Johnson, and more

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Top 100 Characters That Count: Quadrant 4 Characters (100-76)

Tate and J. Kyle Mann are here to kick off their evaluations of the top 100 characters in college basketball

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Jim Boeheim Pressers, Big J Lessons, and the Future of Play-By-Play With Drew Carter

Plus, a Dickie V update, and Angel Reese makes a deal

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Secret Scrimmage SZN, the AP Top 25, and Players You Need to Know Now With J. Kyle Mann

Tate and J. Kyle Mann also share some "unbreakable" college basketball records and close the show with some shout-outs

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Kansas’s NCAA Ruling and the Hottest Seat in College Basketball With Eamonn Brennan

Tate and Eamonn Brennan discuss the NCAA’s ruling on a punishment for Kansas

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‘Every Shot Counts’ With Carlos Boozer

Bakari and Boozer also dig into the NBA’s most underrated players, having Kobe and LeBron as teammates, and the state of college basketball as a father of blue-chip recruits

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‘OSP’ Geezers of College Basketball With J. Kyle Mann

Tate and Kyle also have some shout-outs for Ohio State’s courting of Bryce James and Rick Pitino’s bolstering of St. John’s 2024-25 schedule

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Russ Bengtson on His New Book, ‘A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers’

Plus, shout-outs and conspiracies

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Pitino’s Big Promise and the Most Intriguing One-and-Dones With J. Kyle Mann

Tate and J. Kyle Mann discuss Rick Pitino’s bold proclamation for St. John’s tournament aspirations before naming their five most intriguing one-and-done candidates this season

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The Best Recruiters in College Basketball With Joe Tipton

Plus, Tate and Joe discuss the nation’s top college prospects, including Cooper Flagg and the Boozer twins

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Dan Hurley’s New Beef, Cooper Flagg’s Options, and a Battle of the Brands

Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann discuss Coach Prime’s haters, the 2024 recruiting class, Adidas’s latest move in the battle of the brands, and more

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Is College Basketball Dead or Fantastic? And More Big-Picture Takes With Eamonn Brennan.

Tate and Eamonn Brennan talk the state of NCAA basketball, Fox’s postseason tournament, the future of the Pac-12, the quadrant system, and more

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The Coach Prime of College Basketball, the Muted 2024 Draft Class, and More Men’s CBB Story Lines With J. Kyle Mann

Tate and Kyle also discuss Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders’s sports weekend

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Eagles’ Weird 2-0 Start, Deion’s NFL Future, Turf Vs. Grass, and More With Albert Breer. Plus, David Shaw on the Death of the Pac-12.

Albert Breer joins to talk about Aaron Rodgers’s injury and Tyreek Hill’s improved route tree, and former Stanford coach David Shaw discusses his thoughts on the future of college football conferences

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Woody Durham’s Legacy, the Genesis of Megatron, and More Tobacco Road Tales With Wes Durham

Play-by-play announcer and the voice of the Atlanta Falcons Wes Durham joins to discuss his time doing play-by-play for Georgia Tech, his legendary father, Woody Durham, and the future of the ACC

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Winners and Losers From the World Cup, FOX’s New Tournament, and Team USA’s Future With J. Kyle Mann

Plus, some college basketball shout-outs, including FOX’s proposed postseason basketball tournament, Jay Williams’s addition to ESPN’s College GameDay, Coach K’s NIL comments, and more