Talking Grammer

In Episode 89 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk with Tony and Ashley Snell about how their lives have changed since appearing on the Today Show a year ago, telling the world about not only their son's diagnosis with autism, but how it led to the former UNM Lobo star and nine-year NBA veteran getting diagnosed himself -- a rarity for an adult -- and the foundation they've started. Known in college as the "Silent Assassin", Tony Snell says his diagnosis at the age of 31 brought clarity to a life in which he always felt different.

In Episode 88 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I catch up with old friend, Albuquerque native and New Mexico State University graduate Gadi Schwartz as the NBC News correspondent is in Paris working his fifth Olympic Games. We talk about mimes, laundry day in Paris, the dad duties that await him when he gets home and his prank wars from the decade he spent working at KOB-TV earlier in his career.

In Episode 87 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I interview former UNM Lobos Morris Udeze, Anthony Mathis, Isaac Mushilla and Kenny Thomas and Del Norte High graduate Scott Bamforth who are all part of The Enchantment TBT team playing in this month's $1 million, winner-take-all TBT (The Basketball Tournament). We talk TBT, their careers, Tuesday's exhibition against a UNM Lobo alumni team and honoring late Lobos Greg Brown, Ruben Douglas and Drew Gordon.

In Episode 86 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I sit down with La Cueva High School great and former UCLA Bruin Bryce Alford, who is coming back to Albuquerque this week to both host his annual Bryce Alford Basketball Camp but also to take part in playing for The Enchantment, the team of players with New Mexico ties competing in the $1 million TBT basketball tournament later this month.

In Episode 85 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I sit down with UNM Lobo men's basketball coach Richard Pitino to talk about the past season, the current offseason and the 2024-25 season ahead. The Lobos broke a decade-long NCAA Tournament drought but now with NIL and the transfer portal changing how rosters are maintained and how coaches handle the spring, what is the plan of attack for the Lobos?

In Episode 84 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I join the Field of 68 crew of Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman for their weekly Mountain West Insider podcast where we preview the six Mountain West teams — New Mexico, Colorado State, Boise State, Nevada, Utah State and San Diego State — that made the NCAA Tournament and talk about their first games and potential paths out of the first weekend.

In Episode 83 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I recap UNM's Saturday loss at Utah State, final conference standings, go over the All-Mountain West awards from the media poll and preview the Mountain West Tournament, from breaking down each of Wednesday's opening round games and potential quarterfinal matchups to reviewing win probabilities for all 11 teams and giving you my always so accurate tournament predictions.

• 3:40 -- UNM's Donovan Dent on Boise State's Max Rice

• 6:40 -- Recapping Saturday's dramatic UNM at Utah State regular season finale

• 14:40 -- UNM's Richard Pitino asked about the end-game referee mistake in Logan

• 18:40 -- Nevada's Steve Alford congratulates Utah State on league title

• 19:20 -- Recapping final standings/tournament seedings

• 22:55 -- Run down on All-Mountain West teams (media poll)

• 29:10 -- Breaking down MW Tournament probabilities for all 11 teams

• 33:10 -- Breakdown No. 8 Wyoming/No. 9 Fresno State

• 39:30 -- Breakdown No. 7 Colorado State/No. 10 San Jose State

• 45:50 -- Breakdown No. 6 New Mexico/No. 11 Air Force

• 58:45 -- Breakdown Thursday quarterfinal No. 4 UNLV/No. 5 San Diego State and top half of bracket

• 1:03:55 -- Breakdown potential CSU/Nevada quarterfinal matchup

• 1:05:50 -- Breakdown potential UNM/Boise State quarterfinal matchup

In Episode 82 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I have a conversation with Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez (starts at 8:50 mark). We talk about the fantastic men's basketball season the league has had enjoyed, how many teams might make the NCAA Tournament, traditional power conferences taking shots at leagues "gaming" the NET rankings and about the future of the league, including the ever-present topic of conference expansion.

In Episode 81 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I have a conversation with businessman, radio analyst and Lobo hoops legend Hunter Greene (7:35 mark) about his unique perspective calling games for the past decade. We dive into some Lobo hoops memories, including lots of Kelvin Scarborough talk, and his thoughts on the current Lobos, from Saturday's loss to Air Force to current players passing him in the record books.

In Episode 80 of the Talking Grammer podcast, I talk Lobo hoops, JT Toppin's case for all-league, and have a conversation with one of the best to play in the Mountain West, Colorado State point guard Isaiah Stevens (9:00 mark). We talk his career, his future, his go-to candy after road wins and some Mountain West memories.