Jonah Bronstein covered Nate Oats as Buffalo coach at The Niagara Gazette and for the Associated Press in Buffalo. He talks about the backstory behind the new Alabama basketball coach, how he recruited top 100 players to Buffalo and the style of play that Alabama fans can expect from the new coach. He also discusses assistant coach Bryan Hodgson and whether he was surprised when Oats left for Alabama.

Joey Kaufman joins the show

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Ep 132: UT-Arlington coach Chris Ogden on mentors Barnes and Beard; Brian Davis on Shaka's mentality before NIT title tilt

Stockton Ports manager Webster Garrison talks about what he expects from this year's team.

DuckSports reporter Ryan Thorburn calls in from Tampa where he's covering the Oregon women's basketball Final Four appearance to discuss the upcoming game with Austin Meek.

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Texas coach Shaka Smart talks about the team's preparation for the NIT championship game against Lipscomb and pulls the curtain back on what this season has been like for a club that went 16-16 and not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

"The Road to Saban" series continues with an examination of the two seasons Dennis Franchione coached at Alabama. Cecil Hurt discusses the 2001 and 2002 seasons and aftermath of the Albert Means scandal with Ben Jones and Taylor Watson, curator of the Bryant Museum. The NCAA would hit Alabama with heavy sanctions after Franchione arrived, and he left for Texas A&M after publicly denying interest in the job in 2002.

Pat discusses the AAF, the upcoming spring game, declining attendance, college basketball excitement and other issues and interviews Tony Barnhart, SEC Network broadcaster and writer.

Taking a look back before looking forward