It feels glorious to have this amazing tournament back. And we had some history on Friday. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap Friday's action -- with some bonus First Four thoughts at the end -- so be sure to dig in before the second half of the first round resumes Saturday afternoon just after 12 p.m. ET.
 
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March Madness recap: Thoughts on the first day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament (College Basketball 03/20)

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If you missed any of the storylines of the 2024 coaching carousel, fear not. Today's episode is a special one. More than 90 minutes worth of recaps and discussions about the 14 high-major hirings in this cycle, plus another 10-or-so mid-major gets that rank among the most notable. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will catch you up on all the faces in new places. We're time-stamping this to make it all the easier for school-specific discussions, but we recommend listening to the whole show. 
(01:31) - Which coaching hire do the guys believe in the most? Stanford and ... Ohio State? Let them explain
(17:01) - SMU, plus how the butterfly effect here started in ... 2022. In Los Angeles. 
(23:00) - USC
(28:00) - Arkansas
(39:55) - Kentucky
(53:20) - BYU
(1:01:15): Louisville/Michigan and the battle for Dusty May
(1:16:00): DePaul, Vandy, Washington, West Virginia, Oklahoma State 
(1:27:00) - The top/most notable mid-major hires
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Norlander and Parrish are BACK together. And we've got an hour-long episode as a bonus to your week. They guys talk Duke, Indiana, the biggest names in the portal and the back story on Norlander breaking the Mark Pope news while on mini vacation.
(00:55) - Jeremy Roach is leaving Duke. Should the Blue Devils be the title favorite for 2024-25?
(15:04) - Is Indiana a top-25 team after adding Myles Rice and Oumar Ballo? There's a glaring piece missing here. 
(27:00) - The NCAA has approved, once and for all, unlimited transfers with immediate eligibility. 
(41:26) - We get Norlander's thoughts on the Mark Pope hire and all that's transpired in Lexington since Sunday.
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Duke opens as ’25 title favorite; Indiana adds two big pieces; biggest/latest names in portal; more reax to start of UK’s Mark Pope era

Mitch Barnhart and the Kentucky Wildcats allegedly hire BYU's Mark Pope, is this the right hire for the folks in Lexington? Gary Parrish and David Cobb discuss.


00:55 - Mark Pope is the next coach at Kentucky
02:41 - The Pope hire is also underwhelming
16:45 - How much does money play a factor now in big program jobs?

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Mark Pope to be hired as the next coach of the Kentucky Wildcats

Who will be the next basketball coach at the University of Kentucky? Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone handicap who will get the job.

(01:10) - Are you surprised that Scott Drew stayed in Waco?
(13:00) - Who should Kentucky go after next?

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What's going on at Kentucky? The latest coaching recap in the search to replace John Calipari

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March Madness recap: Thoughts on the first day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament (College Basketball 03/20)

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