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Let The Fan’s Timmy Hall and “Evil Bald” Colin Barringer entertain you with their love and passion of college basketball. Whether it’s EBC’s infatuation with random mid majors or Tim’s desire to tour ... more
FAQs about Mad About Hoops:How many episodes does Mad About Hoops have?The podcast currently has 133 episodes available.
February 03, 2023Episode 81 - Buckeye Basketball Downward Spiral ContinuesWe are back for another great week in the College Basketball season! Lots of great games set up the weekend, and we preview Detroit's Antoine Davis as he sets records. What is going wrong for the Buckeyes and why their season is effectively over. The players we wish we could've seen play live and why Pete Maravich would have set 3-point shooting records. The Weekend schedule is packed with good MAC games, and Eastern Washington is our Mid-Major flavor of the week!...more49minPlay
January 27, 2023Episode 80 - Who's the Man?Welcome to another week of college basketball madness everyone. We dive into so much this week. After we hit some of the craziness from the week that was in the first segment, we ask the age old question, "Who's the man?" Really. Who are the dudes that are running the sport this year, and who is in that discussion for National POY? That's at 18:58. At 30:38 we break down the Buckeyes and what this team, and if this team can dig out of the Big Ten hole they're in. And at 40:15 we give you are Mid Major Flavor and Road Trip Meter ratings. But we have an extra in honor of the late Billy Packer. Our favorite voices and personalities in college basketball thru the years. Enjoy this one folks!...more55minPlay
January 20, 2023Episode 79 - The Best College Hoops in Ohio (10TV Sportscaster Adam King)Folks, it certainly isn't The Ohio State Buckeyes at the moment. Chris Holtmann's program is struggling with a 5 game losing skid, tied for the worst he's ever had at OSU. We have a complete look at what's going on, and a deeper discussion about what the expectations need to be with the OSU basketball program at the 25:16 mark. We come in to this week's pod guns blazing about the Gonzaga's home court loss to Loyola Marymount and what that says about the Zags this year. At 14:32 we give you the best the state of Ohio has to offer with its non traditional programs. And we hit on a very traditional program in Xavier. Of course we finish with a very unfamiliar Mid Major Flavor but even that is Ohio themed, and your MAH Road Trip meter. Enjoy the hoops everyone!...more50minPlay
January 13, 2023Episode 78 - What's wrong with Ohio State?Another week of college basketball is upon us, and the Ohio State Buckeyes have gone from having a really pretty Tournament seed and KenPom rating (still 18) to once again being in a tight spot for an unfavorable 2nd round matchup. We hit the Buckeyes a ton at the 24 minute mark. We have some fun right from jump street geeking out about tournament time and why it's amazing from an in-person fan perspective. At the 12 minute mark we give you our full scope on the top teams this week like Houston, Kansas and Alabama. And Hoosier fans, at 18:15 we take some shots at Indiana basketball this year --- bad. Can you say overrated? And as usual we end with Road Trips and the world famous Mid Major Flavor. Enjoy it guys!...more46minPlay
January 06, 2023Episode 77 - Bye Bye Chris BeardThe Chris Beard saga comes to an end at Texas, even though that saga for Chris Beard isn't over at all. The Longhorns are using a clause in his contract to fire him with cause and we break down the whole story. After that we're heavy with the fun stuff, like what to make of the Ohio State Buckeyes after letting one slip away to Purdue thanks to mistakes in the final minute. And as always a couple of special Mid Major Flavors and a nod to a Flyers team on the mend. Plus tons of action on the MAH Road Trip Meter. Enjoy this one folks, and as always enjoy the hoops!...more45minPlay
December 30, 2022Episode 76 - We RE-introduce you to College BasketballThere are a couple of distinct mile markers in the college basketball season. The Christmas break and the turn of the calendar year is maybe the biggest one. We spend some time bringing everyone up to speed on some of the big dawgs in the game this year as we approach the full turn to conference play. At the 11:40 mark we take a look at a surprising start for the Northwestern Wildcats and what makes that especially crazy. At the 18 minute mark we address the uncomfortable update in the Chris Beard case. A 23:20 you get your full dose of Buckeye hoops, plus a word on their bracketology projection. And of course we finish with a Mid Major Flavor and our Mad About Hoops road trip meter. Cincinnati is a calling! Enjoy the hoops and see you in the New Year everyone!...more48minPlay
December 16, 2022Episode 75 - The Showdown in Madison Square GardenIt's a big week in College Basketball! The First segment we dive into the news surrounding Texas and Coach Chris Beard. The second segment we discuss why UNC has struggled and how can Ohio State attack them. A huge Saturday schedule is filled with top-end games, and plenty of road trips available for this weekend. Our mid-major flavor heads out west to take a look at the Boise State Broncos, and how many Mountain West teams count as a mid-major?...more49minPlay
December 09, 2022Episode 74 - Tanner Holden Shocks the Scarlet KnightsWelcome to Big Ten play! We kick off this episode in the first segment looking around the top of the rankings and how teams moved up fast with good wins in November. Michigan suffers a critical injury to their point guard. We make the cases for UCONN, Houston, and Purdue to be #1. The second segment we dive into the quiet period of the season near Christmas when programs take time off or schedule buy games. We try to determine why North Carolina continues to struggle and will Armando Bacot play vs Ohio State. Segment three is dedicated to Ohio State's huge win over Rutgers and the controversy surrounding Tanner Holden's buzzer-beater three-point shot. Our final segment is our mid-major flavor focusing on Kent State and an Ohio connection in Marshall....more51minPlay
December 03, 2022BONUS EPISODE with Ohio State's Bowen Hardman and Owen SpencerFolks, we had some content from Ohio State Basketball's media day that we didn't get the chance to share with you yet. Evil and I had a great time meeting some of the new players before the start of the season. And a couple of guys like us realize that just because you aren't the ones logging the minutes, doesn't mean you don't impact the team. But these two guys have a lot to offer, so enjoy our conversations with freshmen Bowen Hardman and junior Owen Spencer. They're both Cincinnati boys so they gotta be good. Enjoy!...more13minPlay
December 02, 2022Episode 73 - The Contenders vs PretendersThe calendar has turned to December and College Basketball is in full swing! A wild start to the season provides many surprising results. We dive into the early season slate and the ending of the Big Ten / ACC challenge (4:00-17:00). With a month of a season completed, we try to determine which highly rank teams are the contenders and the pretenders (17:00-28:10). The Buckeyes navigated a tough opening schedule with successes in Maui and a disappointing performance at Duke, and we share our thoughts on their start to the season (28:10-38:20). And we wrap up this week’s show with our Mid-Major teams to watch: New Mexico and College of Charleston (38:35-48:34). Catch our interviews with members of the Ohio State squad in our podcast feed coming soon!...more49minPlay
FAQs about Mad About Hoops:How many episodes does Mad About Hoops have?The podcast currently has 133 episodes available.