Yet again, the W&M men's basketball team fell short in the CAA Tournament. You know what that means... we get to turn our hopes to next season! After a brief congratulations to Drexel, who's moving onto March Madness, Brendan, Cameron, and John recap the tournament (6:10) -- how the Tribe's performance was probably as expected, and how the Northeastern loss stung a little more after the good performance against UNCW. We then transition to talk about the future of the men's basketball program (24:28). What kind of roster turnover do we expect, will Luke Loewe be back, and what bright spots can the Tribe build upon next season? Next, we discuss the women's CAA honors (congrats Sydney!) before moving onto the future of the women's team (41:38) -- will Ed Swanson be on the hot seat when a new athletic director is hired at W&M? Finally, we finish up with some podcast business, talking about what The NBN Pod will look like over the offseason.

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We made it to March, which means it's tourney time -- and this year's CAA Tournament is even more wide open than usual. Before Brendan, Cameron, and John get there, we throw some trash talk back at our friends at The Seahawk Perch (0:00), whose article got us hyped up for Saturday night. Then, we jump right into basketball talk (3:41) -- how does the Tribe match up with UNCW? What's our prediction for Saturday? Can W&M make a run if they get past the Seahawks? We then open it up and talk about the CAA Tournament more broadly, our "dark horses" and who we think will end up gaining a berth into March Madness (19:07). Next, we discuss our picks for the CAA end-of-season awards (26:22). Who do we think should be Player/Coach/Rookie/Defensive Player of the Year in the conference? Lastly, we give our keys to Saturday night's game: what does the Tribe need to do to pick up its first CAA Tournament win in the Dane Fischer era (40:07)?

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Finally getting around to posting this, but better late than never. Brendan, Cameron, and John procrastinate, but eventually get around to discussing Elon's sweep of the Tribe last weekend (2:08). We talk about W&M's lack of energy, the team's penchant for getting off to slow starts, and how we feel heading into the upcoming CAA Tournament. We then move on, talking about how the conference has handled the virus throughout the regular season (28:56). We end with a game of "Cookout or Taco Bell," an agree/disagree segment (38:41).

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It feels like it's been decades, but the W&M men's team restarts its season Thursday night, as we gear up for the stretch run of conference play. But first, Cameron, John and Brendan discuss the women's team and their decision to opt out of the rest of the season (0:00). What were our reactions? We also mention Bailey Eichner's decision to transfer (11:37) and send our well-wishes to her and Nyla, the seniors on this season's Tribe team. After that, we move onto the men's side, as we try to make sense of the mess that is the CAA. We run through the current standings, discussing which teams we think have overperformed and underperformed (14:20), before ending on W&M (41:17). We try to decipher where the team is with four games left to go, and where we think they will finish in the conference. Finally, we attempt a Valentine's Day-themed segment, that may or may not have turned out well -- you be the judge.

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A shorter episode this week, as no W&M basketball is happening at the moment. So, we brought on the Tribe's SID, Kris Sears, for a wide-ranging discussion of how he ended up in Williamsburg, what it was like working with stars like Nathan Knight and Marcus Thornton who garnered national attention, and his thoughts on this season's team even as he works from afar due to Covid-19 protocols. Additionally: we talk about the recruiting class of 2021 and how they'll fit in, and John finally poses the question we've all been thinking.

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A long episode this week, but well worth it, as W&M junior forward Quinn Blair joins the podcast. First, John, Cameron and Brendan run through the Tribe men's 2-0 weekend at Towson, discussing Connor Kochera's heroics and why this is the best weekend of the year for the Tribe so far (0:00). Then we jump into Covid-19, as both teams are currently shut down; How does the NBN crew feel about continuing to play in these circumstances (23:30)? We then give our thoughts on the news of Eva Hodgson and Libby Underwood's pending transfers (32:12) before Blair hops in for an interview. We get him talking about his impressions of coach Dane Fischer, the struggles of playing during a pandemic and his increased offensive role this season (36:22). After a fun series of questions to finish out the interview, we close the pod with our traditional "Shout-Outs and Step-Ups" (57:28).

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John Kearns is out this week, so Cameron and Brendan jump right into talking Tribe hoops. Off the bat, we break down the good and the bad from the W&M women's split at Charleston (0:00) before moving to the men's loss at home against Drexel (12:54). After our takes on where the Tribe stands, we dive into the conference at large, first the absolute mess that is the men's CAA standings (27:46) and then the more defined tiers on the women's side (32:31) and, in both cases, what that means for the College. Following that, we quickly give our keys to the weekend for the Tribe (36:00) before finishing up with Shout-Outs and Step-Ups (40:53).

Note: this episode was recorded before news dropped about the cancellation of the women's games this weekend against Towson.

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Tribe women's basketball player Bailey Eichner joins the show to talk about how she ended up at W&M, the team's season thus far, and her aspirations after graduation. First, though, Brendan, Cameron and John set the stage with analysis of this past weekend for the men's team (0:00), before bringing Eichner on to dig into the weekend for the women's team as part of her wide-ranging, 25-minute interview (19:01). After Eichner departs, we dive into our Shout-outs and Step-ups segment to wrap up the pod (44:22).

Note: this episode was recorded before news dropped about the cancellation of the men's games this weekend against Charleston.

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In which we discover that John has only driven through Harrisonburg once and didn't stop, and that Brendan has a pro-Harrisonburg bias. 

Before the basketball talk, Cameron, Brendan and John discuss our thoughts on the events at the Capitol last week (0:00) and then the situation around cutting sports at East Carolina University and its parallels to the Tribe 7 (5:51). Without further ado, we jump into the men's win over Delaware Saturday, how concerned we are with the pattern of slow starts, and our take on the postponement of Sunday's game (9:04). Then, we move onto the women's winless weekend at Delaware: the team's issues, just how good the Blue Hens are, and the bright spots in the losses (26:19). After that, we go around the CAA (33:16) -- news about the conference tournaments, a breakdown of last weekend's results, and a look ahead to this weekend. Finally, we bring back our weekly segment, "Shout-outs and Step-ups," to close out the show (53:45).

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We're back from our holiday break, and suddenly you can hear Cameron a lot clearer. Him and Brendan take that newfound clarity and discuss the beginning of Colonial Athletic Association play this past weekend! We begin with the W&M men's series at Hofstra, talking about some of the frustrations (4:31) and bright spots (15:52) from the 0-2 conference start. Then, we move onto the Tribe women's split in Williamsburg against the Pride (30:42) and what they need to do to jump into the top half of the CAA. We then whip around the conference, discussing what we learned this past weekend (44:32) and briefly previewing the weekend series against Delaware (53:10). Finally, we have to celebrate the end of 2020 -- we turn the calendar by bringing our New Year's Resolutions for Tribe basketball (58:03).

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