Frontline Fanatics Podcast

Frontline Fanatics Update.....You will want to hear this

RICHMOND IS IN THE NCAA TOURNEY !

Evan and Andrew talk about the amazing experience being at all four games of the A-10 Tourney in DC and watching Richmond make their run to become Atlantic 10 champions! 

Quick preview of the game vs IOWA on Thursday. What are expectations? How is our matchup?

Thank you all for supporting us!

Andrew & Evan cover the Richmond's conference games since the last episode, highlighting the good and the bad. The bad: Defense, The Good?: Jacob Gilyard

What happened to Tyler Burton? As Jacob Gilyard has gotten hotter, Tyler has fade into the background, is it the NBA Scouting pressure or just a cold streak?

How does this team continue to motivate themselves to try to put together a good streak of games going into the A-10 tournament?

The future of Richmond Basketball looks semi-bleak. What can this athletic department do to make this a competitive team in years to come (should this not be a year that the team makes the NCAA tournament). Transfer portal? Coaching Changes?

All this and MORE this week on Frontline Fanatics.

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Everything has gone wrong. This has the looks of the same Richmond team as prior years. Andrew + Evan run through the last couple (bad) losses. How many changes Richmond has had to win, and what is the status of the team? Nathan Cayo regressing? Huge problems with Mooney’s rotations….it is almost like he doesn’t know which lineup to go to and when.

Why does the team continue to fall apart at the 6:00 minute mark in the second half?

Where does the team go from here? Non-conference W’s are ESSENTIAL. What lineup/lineups should we be using? That and more on this week’s episode of Frontline Fanatics.

00:00 - 5:20: Whats been up with Andrew + Evan? What are the expectations for Spider Basketball this year, especially with the schedule they have.

5:21 - 12:30 : Lot of preseason hype. State of the program, and what does this team need to do to avoid what happened last year? Mooney has a stacked deck, but what can he do with it? Adidas school, see ya Nike - how do we feel?

12:31 - 14:45: Fans are BACK at the Robins center, how with this impact the players and the school? What does the Robins Center have to offer this year?

15:01 - 16:50 : NC Central “Preview”

16:51 - END: Fan Mailbag - thanks to everyone for the questions, keep em coming! What to expect going forward from us.

00:00- 10:45: 4/5 Seniors are running it back for another year!! Who is going to have the biggest impact and what should expectations for the team be?

1046-16:30 : Marcus Jenkins & Steve Thomas are leaving the program, why? Who is in line to replace them currently....former GW coach and former Spider part of the Sweet 16 team...also Andrew has 2 degrees of separation?

16:31- End: What does the Richmond roster do the rest of the year? Where do the Frontline Fanatics go from here?

00:00 - 11:25: Richmond Defeats Toledo Shorthanded...how did they do it? Matt Grace & Sal were key contributors in a game where a total team effort was required.

11:26 - 41:40: TJ, Ev, and Andrew break down TJ's time at UR, how he felt about this season and the players currently on the roster. They also discuss what Coach Mooney does behind the scenes and why the players love him so much. TJ breaks down his journey post UR and the struggles of playing abroad in a COVID-impacted season (though he is extremely glad to be able to play). TJ discusses his time in the NIT and how playing in the NIT does mean something to players. Lastly, they discuss the logic behind why a player would want to stay in a program for an extra year vs going pro.

41:41 - END: Breaking down the TJ Cline interview and what is coming up for the Frontline Fanatics!

00:00 - 10:03: How did Richmond get into the NIT? What is going on with Grant? Rumors are circling around that he definitely won't play, but Mooney says otherwise. Blake Francis is questionable for this game as well. If both of them are out, what can Richmond do?

10:04 - 24:00 Toledo/ NIT Preview. Who on Toledo is dangerous? If Richmond was fully healthy/motivated would this be a really good matchup for Richmond? We predict lineup changes for Richmond pending injuries. A-10 is a FOUR BID LEAGUE (in the NIT). Could there be a Richmond - SLU Rematch in the second round?

24:01 - 29:51 UMass is losing players left and right to the NCAA Transfer Portal. BREAKING NEWS live on the Pod regarding a familiar face ;) 

29:52 - END: Who do Andrew and Evan think are dangerous in the NCAA Tournament. Reminiscing on Richmond's prior NIT "success"

00:00 - 09:40: Richmond falls apart in the A-10 tournament losing to Duquesne in the first round as an 8 seed...what happened?

09:41 - 13:42: Hardt supports Mooney as the head coach, where does this team/fanbase go from here? Some are fully on the FireMooney train but others want to give him the benefit of the doubt. Richmond Athletics already has a fan engagement problem, are they trying to fall deeper into the hole with young fans/old fans that are tired of mediocracy? First Keith Gill got the hammer, now Hardt is under fire? How low is Mooney's standard?

13:43 - 16:08 : The excuses are plentiful....Sherod was hurt, COVID. What were the highlights of this season? Mooney on the SVP Podcast after the Kentucky win? Loyola Chicago? (Though they got hot after they lost to UR) Vanderbilt somehow becomes the hottest team on Richmond's resume...ugh. WVU WIPED the floor with UR. Who was a good A-10 team win for UR?.....still waiting on answers there. What were the actual positives for this season?

16:09 - 37:10: What were the positive takeaways for this team now that Mooney & Staff aren't going anywhere? What progress was made, if any? Out of the current Seniors who comes back, who doesn't?

37:11- 46:35: All or Nothing Scenarios? If everyone comes back what happens with next year's roster? If no seniors come back what happens to next year's roster? Can Mooney bring in some key transfers in the biggest transfer pool ever? Key interview coming in the next podcast