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All the best podcast takes from Mid-Major Madness
Mid-Major Madness' Austin Montgomery speaks with Brandon Kaiser and Taylor Griffin, the CEO and VP of Biggest Fan, a consulting agency that works to increase fan engagement. The pair began their work with the creation of the GCU Havocs.
A full March Madness preview episode of the Mid-Major Madness Podcast. Nick Lorensen, Austin Montgomery and Ian Sacks break down the field of 68, upset specials and who will be the last team standing on April 3. Learn more about your...
Northern Kentucky head coach Darrin Horn joins the podcast to discuss the Norse's Horizon League championship, heading to the NCAA Tournament and the heartbreaks of recent postseasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mid-Major Madness' Ian Sacks and Austin Montgomery discuss Oral Roberts' incredible season and the prospect of another March Madness run for the Golden Eagles. The Mountain West is so stacked with five teams in the top 50 in KenPom. And...
Ian Sacks and Austin Montgomery discuss VCU stepping into first place in the Atlantic 10, the gauntlet that is the Mountain West with five teams in the top 50 in KenPom, Aidan Mahaney showing up for Saint Mary's on the...
New Mexico is the last unbeaten men's basketball team in Division I. And the Lobos face a gauntlet in a stacked Mountain West conference. Plus, it'll be a fun year for Conference USA before a mass exodus. Ian Sacks, Nick...
Authorities provide updates on the investigation surrounding Mike Peake and the New Mexico State basketball program: one of the assistant coaches and a few of Peake's teammates had larger roles in the incident than it initially appeared. On the court,...
With Feast Week in the rearview mirror, Ian Sacks and Austin Montgomery provide their thoughts on one of the busiest weeks of the college basketball regular season. Portland looked sharp against the likes of North Carolina, Villanova and Michigan State....
We take a look at some of the top teams and tournaments to look out for during Feast Week 2022. Plus, major props to Charleston, and pump the brakes on the Wyoming hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fordham fired Jeff Neubauer on Tuesday, meaning we got a chance to engage in our favorite activity: baseless speculation about college basketball coaching hires. We also discussed Terry Taylor, Richmond, and conference tournaments before jumping back to coach talk because...
With reduced schedules, constant pauses, and more, teams have not played as many games as they normally would have by mid-January. This has left us with a handful of undefeated teams, and some of them with a real chance of...
This week, Northern Iowa announced that it would forgo the remainder of its non-conference schedule to try and get healthy. The Panthers are 1-4 and have now lost star AJ Green for the season, so the balance of power has...
It's been, well, a week in college basketball. The most anticipated game of the weekend (Gonzaga vs. Baylor) was called off and the Bulldogs are now paused due to positive COVID-19 case(s) within the program. So instead of breaking that...
There’s no better time to make reckless claims about the quality of college basketball teams than after precisely five (5) days. It’s science. Western Kentucky and Richmond are awesome. Northern Iowa stinks. Gonzaga is basically the ‘96 Bulls. Most importantly:...
Well folks, the 2020-21 college basketball season is here. Mid-Major Madness has staffed up in recent weeks and we are thrilled to welcome Lance Hartzler and Sam Newberry (among others) to the team. Lance and Sam jump on the pod...
It takes a lot to bring us out of our offseason bunkers, but a global pandemic sure did the job (after like 4 months). We've hit the point in the summer where it's time to start seriously looking at what...
By now, you’re probably tired of “simulated bracket” posts, but hopefully we have something that’ll pique your interest at Mid-Major Madness. We have officially created an NCAA Tournament bracket with mid-major teams only, and are proud to release it to...
There are no sports. At all. It sucks. Today was supposed to be the first full day of the NCAA Tournament and instead you're scrolling through your podcast feed and reading a description about an hour-long candles discussion. I'm so,...
February and March are the two best months of the college basketball calendar, but Conference USA takes it to a different level. First, it brings us bonus play, where the top teams in the conference all face each other in...
Remember last year how the hope for a 2-bid SoCon was all the rage? Well, this year the conference isn't quite as good, but that might actually be possible. East Tennessee State has built a great resume and, if it...
We're back! Russ had the flu and of course couldn't trust anyone else to record, so the pod had a brief hiatus. In the meantime, Cam went and saw Obi Toppin in person, the ASUN decided it wants to expand...
The gang is back, and with conference play heating up, we already know what's on your mind: "Can my favorite team get an at-large bid?" No. But there are interesting tournament-related threads to follow throughout the next couple months. The 1 seed...
The Coaches' Show is back as Jared Kotler dives head-first into the Atlantic 10 once again, this time with George Washington head man Jamion Christian. The first-year coach goes into detail about: What it was like playing on an undefeated high...
In a throwback to the Mid-Major Madness podcasts of yore (like 3 years ago), Russ and Greg take on the mid-major world solo. It starts with Delaware, which fell to Villanova this weekend in a close one. Are the Blue...
I'm lazy, so Jared Kotler is taking over the Coaches' Show for a bit. He starts with a discussion with Richmond head coach Chris Mooney. Mooney has the Spiders off to a strong start with three wins over Power 5...
Our voters had a tough time deciding who should be No. 1 this week. Ultimately, San Diego State edged out Gonzaga and Dayton, but all three have a good case. We dissect the end of Feast Week and everything that...
After a technical difficulty-riddled hiatus, we are back, and it's just in time to make sense of Feast Week. Since we last spoke, Dayton went out to Maui and decided to look like a Final Four team for a bit,...
The season is barely a week old and the east coast already has us questioning our own sanity. Northeastern, led by Jordan Roland, appears better than we thought, and Delaware is already 4-0. On the other end of it, we...
New Orleans beat Spring Hill 114-58 on Tuesday, but the biggest day of UNO's season so far was on Wednesday when head coach Mark Slessinger joined the Mid-Major Madness podcast. We talked the Privateers' season-opening win, their rough road slate...
In case you missed it, Mid-Major Madness published 149 (and counting) college basketball coach contracts on Monday. They were all obtained via FOI request from public universities. John Templon, who spearheaded the effort to bring them to you, joins the...
College basketball season is upon us! With games tipping off on Tuesday, the gang is here to run you through our preseason All-American picks and EVERY mid-major team we think will make the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Be sure to listen...
The preseason AP and Coaches polls were released last week, so we open there with some talk about who we think is over/underrated. We also touch on some America East news, South Alabama, favorites in the MAC, Pepperdine, and more. Learn...
Cam and Russ make their glorious return to your earholes today as the regular season draws closer. We’ll get the full crew together soon enough to give the 2019-20 season the true preview it deserves, but for now, we touched...
Oakland has lost four players this offseason to transfer, including Jaevin Cumberland — a guard who averaged 17 points per game last season and, at first, told coaches and fans that he would return to the Grizzlies. The sudden changes...
An America East school that plays in an old gym with wooden bleachers in the middle of snowy New England should not be nationally competitive. But the Vermont Catamounts are perennial NCAA Tournament contenders and routinely play power conference teams...
Dana Ford is just 34 years old, but he's on his second head coaching job and has learned from the best in the business, including Wichita State's Gregg Marshall. The head man at Missouri State joins the pod to talk...
Going into last season, Furman had to replace half of its offensive production. Few could have blamed the Paladins for taking a step back. But instead, head coach Bob Richey led his group to a 12-0 start, complete with a...
Casey Alexander has the daunting task of following a coaching legend. The new Belmont head coach played and learned under Rick Byrd, and now takes over one of the most consistent programs in mid-major basketball. He joins the Coaches' Show...
We're in Dayton for the First Four and will break down our experience so far and preview a little bit of what's to come in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. We have notes and quotes from players and...
Russ, Chris and Cam break down the NCAA Tournament bracket, give their picks for the First Round of games and make their Final Four and National Championship predictions. They also riff on Jeff Boals' name for some reason. Learn more about...
We have automatic bids! The group gets together to discuss the OVC, ASUN, Missouri Valley and Big South champions as well as looking ahead to Week 2 of conference tournament action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
While most reasonable people were sleeping on Saturday, Jordan Caroline snapped and punched some glass. Then the Nevada coaching staff had some harsh words for...somebody. It was a heated situation, and we break it down. Plus, you know, we talk...
Russell and Chris highlight all of the conferences that finish up their regular seasons today. They talk about seeding implications, who should be the favorites, and teams that have the most to gain as we move to the postseason. Learn more...
Two of mid-major basketball's most electric conferences are also, perhaps, the two most under-reported. While schools in the MEAC and SWAC boast devoted fanbases and have plenty of star power, they're not exactly headlining SportsCenter. Our own Stephen Thompson joins...
Russell, Greg and Chris discuss the aftermath of Liberty's win over Lipscomb. They also talk about the greatness of Chris Clemons and their other favorite bucket getters. Greg returns for the WAC Minute and also highlights a Sam Houston State...
Have you guys seen that bonkers documentary on Netflix, Abducted in Plain Sight? Well, the Mid-Major Madness Podcast, which covers sports AND pop culture, provides a spoiler-ful review before delving into everything going on in west coast mid-major basketball. That...
Don't look now, but Loyola is alone in first place in the Missouri Valley and playing its best basketball of the season. Out west, Utah State is also on a roll. Are these two teams destined for the NCAA Tournament?...
The gang gets together to discuss the big Patriots vs. Rams game from over the weekend. We also talk about Buffalo's latest hiccup, and some other teams that are trying to build a resume to make it to the Big...
As February approaches, the time to start critically examining resumes is here. Davidson and Saint Louis met in a thriller over the weekend, and the gang dissects the directions of each team. Meanwhile San Francisco lost a game it couldn't...
What's this? ANOTHER episode of the Mid-Major Madness podcast this week? WOW, you're lucky! Russ, Chris, and Cam are back, and after a brief discussion about grapes and other fruits, they delve into the world of mid-major basketball as it...
