The season is barely a week old and the east coast already has us questioning our own sanity. Northeastern, led by Jordan Roland, appears better than we thought, and Delaware is already 4-0. On the other end of it, we debate what to do with Harvard. The Crimson are short-handed, but that's been the case for a year now. Elsewhere, UTSA has let us down again and THE WAC MINUTE RETURNS!

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New Orleans beat Spring Hill 114-58 on Tuesday, but the biggest day of UNO's season so far was on Wednesday when head coach Mark Slessinger joined the Mid-Major Madness podcast. We talked the Privateers' season-opening win, their rough road slate coming up, that state of the Southland, Slessinger's A+ dance moves, and more.

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In case you missed it, Mid-Major Madness published 149 (and counting) college basketball coach contracts on Monday. They were all obtained via FOI request from public universities. John Templon, who spearheaded the effort to bring them to you, joins the pod to explain the process, why it matters, and some of the fun things we found along the way.

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College basketball season is upon us! With games tipping off on Tuesday, the gang is here to run you through our preseason All-American picks and EVERY mid-major team we think will make the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Be sure to listen because we have never been wrong once ever. After that, Cam makes us play a dumb game and we spend way too long Remembering Some Guys. It's good stuff!

Apologies for the audio issues near the end. You should still be able to hear everything and we'll work on fixing it for the next one!

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The preseason AP and Coaches polls were released last week, so we open there with some talk about who we think is over/underrated. We also touch on some America East news, South Alabama, favorites in the MAC, Pepperdine, and more.

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Cam and Russ make their glorious return to your earholes today as the regular season draws closer. We’ll get the full crew together soon enough to give the 2019-20 season the true preview it deserves, but for now, we touched on some of the key storylines and took your questions about what lies ahead.

Here’s what we discussed:Cam’s new home in NMTC heaven and also Cam’s momBelmont and the rest of the OVC because Cam is onThe A-10 is back!UTSA’s dynamic duoTeams in Utah are good. INVESTIGATE???The outlook in the Mountain West#SexyCamThe origins of Maine WeekYour questions!

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Oakland has lost four players this offseason to transfer, including Jaevin Cumberland — a guard who averaged 17 points per game last season and, at first, told coaches and fans that he would return to the Grizzlies. The sudden changes have forced coach Greg Kampe to quickly adjust his roster, and when he joined the Coaches' Show, he had some things to say.

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An America East school that plays in an old gym with wooden bleachers in the middle of snowy New England should not be nationally competitive. But the Vermont Catamounts are perennial NCAA Tournament contenders and routinely play power conference teams tough. Head coach John Becker talks about the basketball tradition in Burlington and what he expects from his team next season.

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Dana Ford is just 34 years old, but he's on his second head coaching job and has learned from the best in the business, including Wichita State's Gregg Marshall. The head man at Missouri State joins the pod to talk about what to expect from his team, how he's mastered the transfer market, and the challenges that face the Missouri Valley going forward.

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Going into last season, Furman had to replace half of its offensive production. Few could have blamed the Paladins for taking a step back. But instead, head coach Bob Richey led his group to a 12-0 start, complete with a win at Villanova. Richey joins the Coaches Show' to discuss how it happened, what lies ahead for the program, and what he needs to see from his returners in order to reach the NCAA Tournament in 2020.

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