The Tribune's Daniel Jones talks with Pat Dooley, a columnist at the Gainesville Sun, at SEC Media Days. Who are the Gators? Do they belong in the top tier of the SEC East? And what does Dan Mullen bring to the table? Pat answers it all on the podcast.

The Tribune's Daniel Jones talks with Blake Toppmeyer, Tennessee beat writer at the Knoxville News-Sentinel (and Tribune sports alum) at SEC Media Days. Who are the Volunteers? Is the team as bad as everyone expects them to be? Who will play quarterback for Tennessee? And what's the perfect line to take on the shuffleboard table at Billiard's on Broadway? Blake answers it all on the podcast.

Previewing the conference's East and West divisions

Statesman columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden discuss DeShon Elliott’s flap with Tom Herman, the coach’s comment on his elite Longhorn players and the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard trade to the Raptors. They also review the Big 12 Football Media Days and discuss the Spurs trade of all-star Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors.

Ryan Thorburn is back from vacation and has filled out his Pac-12 media poll so he and Austin Meek sit down to discuss how the Oregon Ducks will stack up against the rest of the conference.

The Tribune's Daniel Jones talks with Bob Holt, an Arkansas beat writer for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, at SEC Media Days. Who are the Razorbacks? What will Arkansas do at quarterback? Is Chad Morris in a position to succeed? And, as a Mizzou alum, what do you have to see on every visit back to Columbia? Bob answers it all on the podcast.

The Tribune's Daniel Jones talks to Jen Smith, the Kentucky beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader, at SEC Media Days. Who are the Wildcats? What has Mark Stoops done to revive that football program? Where does Kentucky stack up in the SEC East this year? What do you do on a fall weekend in Lexington? Jen answers it all on the podcast.

General manager Bobby Parker and new head coach Jeremy Crouch of the Bradley alumni team Always A Brave join the Journal Star's Dave Reynolds to chat about The Basketball Tournament. The team, a group of former Bradley basketball players including several from the 2006 NCAA Sweet Sixteen, have reunited for a third TBT. They take on the Primetime Players in the Midwest Regional on Saturday morning in Columbus, Ohio.

The Tribune's Daniel Jones talks with Cecil Hurt, who has been a columnist at the Tuscaloosa News since the days of Bear Bryant, at SEC Media Days. Who are the Crimson Tide? Who will play quarterback for Alabama this year? How are Bear Bryant and Nick Saban similar? Cecil answers it all on the podcast.

Mario Cristobal will head down to his first Pac-12 Media Day as head coach of the Oregon Ducks football team next week and Melyssa Lombardi is named the new head softball coach for the University of Oregon.