Hoos On Podcast

Fresh off a day spent behind the scenes with UVA men's basketball, David Teel from The Virginian-Pilot joins Preston to discuss his observations from watching Ryan Odom's team.

First, Preston and David talk about the new found importance in carrying over an entire coaching staff in the new age of college athletics and how this allowed Ryan Odom to hit the ground sprinting at UVA. Then David explains why Odom is making a big effort to have basketball alumni around the program from day one and his desire to include the Tony Bennett era.

Later Preston and David discuss the biggest question hanging over this roster: chemistry. David talks about Odom's ability to bring a group of players together with up to 11 new players on this year's roster. They also update on where things are with Thijs de Ridder and the other international players.

Finally, David analyzes what he saw from practice in terms of Odom's play style and the insistence on playing fast, as well as what appearances by Rick Carlisle and Mike D'Antoni meant.

Summer workouts are underway for Ryan Odom and company, so Preston catches up with Cuts From The Corner to break down this roster* (despite not being official) and give a way too early rotation projection.

First, Cuts and Preston grade out Odom's first roster at UVA and how the pieces align with how the Cavaliers want to play this coming season. Then the guys go player-by-player with quick breakdowns of their strengths and weaknesses, along with where they could expect to be in the rotation.

Finally, Preston and Cuts give their early starting lineup and rotation projections before discussing the variation of lineups Odom might use.

Preston welcomes back David Teel from the Daily Press to dive into a new era of college athletics following the House Settlement.

First Preston and David go over the basics of the House Settlement from revenue sharing to NIL to scholarships and the newly-formed College Sports Commission. Then David goes into how policing will go under the College Sports Commission and whether the House Settlement will really level the playing field.

Later Preston and David discuss how UVA has adapted in the new age under the House Settlement, including scholarship endowments, full commitment to revenue sharing in the revenue sports (Football, Basketball) and the new role Cav Futures will take on as NIL changes. They also look at how much pressure will be on football in the new landscape with such a big piece of the revenue sharing going to the sport. Finally Preston and David talk through where all this money will come from.

Another Emergency Hoos On Podcast as Virginia tabs Duke coach Chris Pollard as the program's next head baseball coach. Preston welcomes back College Baseball Central's Monty Taylor to break down the hire and the future for baseball at UVA.

The guys start by talking about the quick turnaround time for UVA to select Pollard as their next head coach and give their initial reaction to why Pollard is the right fit. Then Monty talks about Pollard's background, his coaching staff coming to Charlottesville and the similarities between the cultures built by Pollard and Brian O'Connor.

Later they look at how quickly Pollard could build Virginia's roster back up with the current Duke roster, plus high school commits. Then Monty breaks down Pollard's recruiting strategy between transfers and high schoolers. Finally, Preston and Monty ponder how Pollard can stabilize the Virginia program and the questions Pollard still has to answer.

As Ryan Odom's first roster at UVA nears completion, Preston welcomes on college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa to take a closer look at the Cavaliers.

Evan talks about the overall transfer class Odom has put together and how it stacks up nationally in his rankings over at EvanMiya.com. Then Preston and Evan discuss a few of his favorite players on the roster in Dallin Hall and Malik Thomas.

Later Evan breaks down how to build a roster in the modern era of college basketball and what the numbers say about the re-built UVA roster with no returning minutes. Preston and Evan also dive into mid-major players making the jump up to the Power-5 and the recent trend of international players coming to college hoops. Finally Evan gives his outlook for the Cavaliers and the ACC overall next season.

Preston is joined by Greg Madia from The Daily Progress for an emergency podcast reacting to the news Brian O'Connor is leaving UVA after 22 years to become the next head coach at Mississippi State.

Preston and Greg give their initial reactions on O'Connor officially signing with the Bulldogs and reflect on the program he built in Charlottesville over two decades. Then the guys break down the events leading to O'Connor departing from resources to the relationship with UVA athletics, recapping an eventful and ultimately fruitless 72 hours of fundraising.

Then Preston and Greg ponder the future of UVA baseball with a shortlist of names being considered for the head coaching position, how should the Virginia job be viewed moving forward and players already jumping into the portal.

Preston welcomes back Daron Vaught, host of ACC Baseball Etc. on the D1Baseball Network, for instant reaction after Virginia misses the NCAA Tournament for the third-time under Brian O'Connor.

Preston and Daron discuss the NCAA Selection Committee's decisions, how the bracket played out and Virginia's resume compared to other bubble teams. Then the guys note some trends in recent selection decisions like RPI, conference scheduling and SEC vs. ACC. Later they breakdown what went wrong for the preseason No. 2 ranked team in the country and why the Cavaliers end up sitting at home.

Finally, Preston and Daron touch on some big issues facing the ACC moving forward in scheduling after the additions of Cal and Stanford. Then ponder the future for UVA baseball after one of the most disappointing seasons in Virginia Athletics history.

Virginia is surging on their way to Durham for the ACC Tournament, so Greg Madia from The Daily Progress joins Preston to preview the Cavaliers path. First, the guys discuss how UVA closed the season winning 12 of their last 14 games, the players stepping up and what Brian O'Connor and company need to do to lock in an NCAA Tournament spot.

Then after a flurry of transfers, Preston and Greg try to make sense of the UVA football depth chart, going position-by-position. They fill out the two-deep, pick out a few sleepers, slot in the new batch of transfers and discuss the most difficult positions to predict heading into the summer. Check out the full UVA Football Depth Chart story on TheSabre.com.

Virginia football doubled down on the transfer portal this spring, so Preston look at where expectations should be set headed into Tony Elliott's fourth season.

Then new transfers defensive backs Ja'Maric Morris and Jordan Robinson join the show to discuss their recruitments, UVA's recruiting pitch and the massive influx of defensive backs. Plus with all five transfer DBs being 6'2 or taller, Ja'Maric and Jordan explain the advantages their size brings at the position and how defensive coordinator John Rudzinski wants to run the defense. Finally, they both give their takes on expectations at UVA next season and what targets are being talked about amongst coaches and players.

Ryan Odom's first roster at Virginia is almost complete, so one of those new additions in Jacari White joins the Hoos On Podcast to talk about the new look Wahoos.

First, Preston breaks down the biggest addition of the offseason for the Cavaliers in San Francisco transfer guard Malik Thomas committing to UVA and what it means for the roster looking forward. Preston also recaps a massive series sweep for Virginia over Miami, some of the impressive performances from the weekend and what else Brian O'Connor's team needs to sneak into the postseason.

Then Preston is joined by North Dakota State transfer guard Jacari White to talk about Ryan Odom, his decision to pick the Cavaliers, NIL and what UVA is getting in the All-Summit League player. White talks about mid-major players making the jump up to the Power-5 level and how a completely rebuilt roster meshes together. Later White explains Odom's system, his fit, his reaction to the Malik Thomas addition and what expectations should be for the Cavaliers next season.