Barstool Bench Mob

On today’s episode, we start things off recapping the two marquee matchups from the weekend. #2 UCLA took down # Villanova. Marty thinks both teams are frauds. Will the Wildcats depth be an issue for Jay Wright? (03:45) On Saturday night in Spokane, the top ranked Zags took down Chris Beard’s Texas Longhorns (13:45). Drew Timme put on a show scoring a career-high 37 points. But will any of this matter if the Bulldogs don’t cut down the nets?

On today's episode, the guys recap their night at the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden (03:07). Marty, Jake, and Rico talk about the impressive performances by Kansas and Duke. Ochai Agbaji and the Jayhawks impressed in their win over Michigan State but the story of the night was the Blue Devils impressive freshmen, Paolo Banchero and Trevor Keels. Next - we discuss the 3 ACC stunners on opening night with Virginia, Georgia Tech, and Pittsburgh all losing buy-games (24:18). We then wrap things up with our Beating the Buzzer segment (30:34) and the famous Box Score game (39:35).

On today’s episode the guys start things off previewing the Champions Classic matchups featuring Duke vs. Kentucky and Michigan State vs. Kansas (03:45). Jake, Marty, and Rico are officially credentialed media and will be in Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. How will Kansas look without Jalen Wilson? Is there already tension between Bill Self and Remy Martin? And in the second game, will Kentucky look better than they did in their exhibition game against Miles College? Is Duke’s roster deeper than recent years? The guys give their picks for Tuesday night before hitting on some of the other opening week matchups (27:15). We wrap up the show making our Final Four predictions (29:55) before making a big announcement for the Mobsters in Bloomington.

On today's episode of Barstool Bench Mob, we wrap up our conference previews with the Pac-12 (04:39) and we hit on some of the top tier mid-majors including Gonzaga, Memphis, Houston, & St. Bonaventure (33:41). Is there too much pressure on UCLA after their tournament run last year? Can Oregon give the Bruins a run for the Pac-12 title? Who is the sleeper team out west? And as far as the mid-majors go, can anybody stop Gonzaga in the regular season? Will Memphis live up the the preseason hype? Marty, Rico, and Jake give their Pac-12 winners, players and coaches of the year picks.

On this conference preview episode of Barstool Bench Mob, the guys start things off breaking down the 2021-22 SEC (03:45). Will Kentucky bounce back after a miserable 2020-21 season? Where do we see friends of the show Alabama and Arkansas finishing in the standings? Could Auburn or Tennessee shake things up at the top of the SEC? The guys give their picks for conference winner, coach and player of the year.

On today's episode of Barstool Bench Mob, Jake, Marty and Rico start things off by reacting to the newly released preseason Top 25 (03:58). Is the UCLA hype real? We then send our well wishes to Dick Vitale who announced he was diagnosed with lymphoma (10:57). After - we break down the Big East (14:05). Will Jay Wright and the Wildcats continue their dominance over the conference? Who could give Villanova a scare? The guys give their picks for conference champion, coach and player of the year. Then - we move southwest to the Big 12 (33:40). Which transfer will have a bigger impact, Texas' Marcus Carr or Kansas' Remy Martin? Will the reigning National Champion Baylor Bears finish up top after losing some key players?

On today's episode of Barstool Bench Mob, the guys start things off with some news and notes including Mark Few's suspension, a notable injury for Duke, plus some preseason tournament news (03:18). Then - we begin our conference previews with the ACC (06:23). Will Coach K go out on top? How will Hubert Davis fare in his first season? Are the Hoos the favorites in the conference? Jake, Marty, and Rico each pick their regular season winner, conference coach and player of the year.

On this episode of barstool Bench Mob,the guys start things off with the news that for the second straight season, the Maui Invitational will not be played in Maui (12:23). Rico doesn't care where it is, as long as the finals aren't played at 5pm. Next - we hit on the rumors that the NCAA may do a mutual Final Four site for the men's and women's NCAA tournaments. Jake, Rico and Marty then hit on recent big 5-star commitments for Arkansas and Alabama (22:26). The Razorbacks and Crimson Tide continue to close the gap between the traditional "Blue Bloods" and the rest of the country's programs. We wrap things up discussing some other news and notes plus Marty's plan in the Press Box for the Duke-Kentucky Champions Classic game.

On this episode of Barstool Bench Mob, we start things off discussing huge Mid-Major news with Belmont joining the Missouri Valley Conference (03:30). Rico loves the move and Marty doesn't care. We then move on to some other news and notes including the NCAA officially naming their women's tournament "March Madness", Wendell Moore's viscous practice dunk, and a big pickup for Ohio State. (10:10)

On today's Barstool Bench Mob, Marty and Rico start off celebrating a huge pick up for the Blue Devils. Jon Scheyer lands 2022 #2 prospect Dereck Lively proving that Duke is still Duke (02:52). And another blue blood, Kentucky, got a huge addition as well with 5-star Chris Livingston committing to the Wildcats. Where does that leave other blue bloods like UNC?