The Three Men of the Weave are back in the same room and the banter is better than ever. We start off by answering your questions left in iTunes reviews and ease into an elongated segment of Root's Roundup - lots of news, lots of fun, lots of takes. The Rundown: 0:00 - A Message from 3MW 2:17 - Intro 5:23 - Reviews and Questions (Gambling, conference picks, Hulk, Texas Tech, Georgia Tech, & more) 21:43 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 22:28 - FBI Investigation / Top Headlines (OK State, Duke, NBA Draft Deadline) 34:33 - Coaching News (Green Bay & Mike Miller) 38:36 - Recruiting News (Kuminga & more) 44:51 - NBA Draft News 50:14 - Transfer News 59:24 - Other News (Dick Vitale, Florida A&M, DePaul's AD, & more)

Thanks again to everyone who donated and participated in the Rewatchathon for Relief. We’ve chopped up the highlights of the 24-hour marathon into three ‘Best Of’ segments. Rundown by guest: >>> Ken Pomeroy (0:50 - 22:14) - Coach consulting during quarantine - Continuously updating 2020-21 preseason ratings - Ken yells at his model for anti-SEC bias - Debunking misinterpretations about “Luck” - Pandemic’s impact on home court advantage - Preseason rankings revealed for Gonzaga (with and without Petrusev & Kispert), Iowa (with and without Garza), Florida (without Andrew Nembhard), Texas, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State and Michigan >>> Dylan Burkhardt (21:22 - 36:50) - Franz Wagner breakout odds - Michigan team comparison: 2013 vs. 2014 vs. 2018 - 2020-21 Michigan roster breakdown >>> Mark Titus (36:50 - 54:40) - Holding refs accountable - More Kentucky / Louisville rivalry chatter - Ohio State / Florida Final Four tales - Maui musings >>> Tate Frazier (54:40 - 1:05:44) - Podcasting with BJ Armstrong - The art of knowing your role (on a podcast) - A message to (and for) the haters - Duke shade - Space Jam >>> Brendan Quinn (1:05:44 - 1:28:20) - Michigan and Michigan State 2020-21 outlook - The Josh Langford situation - Reflecting on the 2019-20 roller coaster ride >>> TRIVIA Intermission (1:28:20 - 1:34:17) >>> Seth Greenberg (1:34:17 - 1:56:37) - An important PSA on the world at large - Seth’s copious note taking - Coaching tendencies - Up and coming coaches >>> Caroline Darney (1:56:37 - 2:25:20) - Reliving the 2019 Virginia magic carpet ride - Turning points in the 2019 Final Four - Titus crashing the UVA victory celly - Other UVA and TV show ramblings

Thanks again to everyone who donated and participated in the Rewatchathon for Relief. We’ve chopped up the highlights of the 24-hour marathon into three ‘Best Of’ segments. Rundown by guest: >>> TRIVIA Time (0:50 - 28:20) - Ky vs. Jim - Jim vs. Matt - Weave vs. Chat Mob - The legend of Bofa >>> Jon Fanta Cont. (28:20 - 31:44) - Slamming Goodman’s Coach K successor take - NCAA transfer rule takes >>> Riley Davis (31:44 - 36:59) - Being a Tar Heel fan in Prague - North Carolina / ACC 2020-21 chit chat - ACC 2021 POTY discussion >>> Greg Peterson (36:59 - 40:42) - Betting origins - Handicapping the KBO >>> Eli Hershkovich (40:44 - 53:20) - Betting origins - DePaul and broader Chicago area hoops - 2020-21 Futures >>> Mike Rutherford (47:30 - 1:10:50) - Blogging midnight madness around the clock - Rick Pitino check in - Breaking down the Yum! Center >>> Matt Norlander (59:54 - 1:20:25) - Louisville / UK rivalry - Telling better Vegas stories than Parrish - Detailed scouting reports on CBB media hoopers - CBB Media melees >>> CJ Moore (1:11:42 - 1:44:30) - KU / Mizzou rivalry revival - Kansas’ 2020-21 outlook - CJ’s Kansas player Mount Rushmore - Gregg Marshall livin’ his best life in Wichita >>> Dalen Cuff (1:31:55 - 1:51:50) - Favorite analyst cohorts - Playing in the Ivy League - Crash course on the Ivy academic standards and funding programs (and how they’re used as a competitive advantage) - Poking holes in the Ivy transfer rule >>> Kevin Sweeney (1:51:55 - 1:58:50) - Remembering the Ramblers - Loyola’s 2020-21 outlook - Dissecting Northwestern’s program

Thanks again to everyone who donated and participated in last weekend’s Rewatchathon for Relief. We’ve chopped up the highlights of the 24-hour marathon into three ‘Best Of’ segments. Rundown by guest: >>> Jeff Goodman (0:50 - 18:43) - Favorite Final 4 cities - Jeff’s riffs with fanbases and coaches - A habit of running out of gas - Coach K’s successor >>> Sam Vecenie (18:15 - 31:44) - Sam and Ky twinning - Favorite Plumlee - Emo music - Tyus vs. Tre Jones NBA prognosis >>> Gary Parrish (23:39 - 50:44) - Final 4 & Vegas story time - State of the Memphis program - The legend of Mark Goodfellow - Dangerous encounters with Jay Wright - Best and worst CBB venues >>> Erik Haslam (50:40 - 58:52) - Walk-on try outs at Wisconsin for Stan van Gundy - CBB analytics turf wars - Birth, growth and evolution of Haslametrics.com >>> Bobby Reagan (Barstool Reags) + Rob Dauster (58:53 - 1:28:34) - The Weave’s *punishment* for reaching $5K - Rupp Arena is overrated - Reags’ dad scouting his own son - Charge or no charge - Bucket list arena(s) to visit - Clint Dempsey and random soccer probes >>> Mike O’Donnell (1:18:33 - 1:49:50) - Ryan Daly and RomComs - Hacking Havoc - Julius Hodge stories - Locking down Derrick Rose - Houston’s 2020-21 outlook - Search firm soul searching >>> Jordan Sperber (1:49:50 - 2:04:15) - Data diving Nova’s revenge beatdown of Oklahoma - WAC travel = the epitome of brutality - Niko Medved and Mark Pope - The Villanova effect >>> Jon Fanta (1:58:33 - 2:31:56) - Brawls at Buffalo Wild Wings - Best hangs among the Big East coaches - Nova 2016 vs. 2018 - 2020-21 Big East lookahead - Providence fanaticism

A quick edition of the pod to formally announce this Friday's 24-Hour Rewatchathon for Relief! Aided by a fantastic lineup of guests, the boys are going 24 straight hours on livestream, watching 15 games from the past five seasons to raise money for Project C.U.R.E., an organization on the frontlines of PPE supply and COVID relief. https://www.gofundme.com/f/3MW-campaign-for-project-cure

It's just the boys for this one, and we have a lot of catching up to do in the news world. An extended Root's Roundup is followed by a "roundtable" of sorts in which we ask each other open-ended college hoops questions - no preparation, no advance warning. Topics include our own coaching philosophy, Matt's regret over being a Duke fan, late game strategies, and much more! The Rundown: 9:30 - Root's Roundup (National Headlines) 18:56 - Coaching News (Majerle lawsuit, Darner fired, more) 24:15 - Recruiting Updates (Khristian Lander, more) 28:10 - NBA Draft (Hinton, Pierre-Louis) 30:25 - Transfers (Romello White, Painter comments, more) 45:06 - Roundtable Hoops Discussion

It’s the inaugural segment of the Weave’s ‘Coach’s Corner’, which features three rising stars amongst the head coaching ranks: Bob Richey (Furman), Craig Smith (Utah State) and Todd Golden (San Francisco). Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 4:28 - Bob Richey (Furman) 26:26 - Craig Smith (Utah State) 54:38 - Todd Golden (San Francisco)

Time stands still, but the wheels of the Weave keep on spinnin’. Steve Forbes earns a hearty discussion for winning the Wake sweepstakes. Mark Emmert creeps into the crosshairs for setting bumpers on the NIL momentum. After those appetizers, get your pen and paper out for TRIVIA! Rundown: 0:00 - Intro; 7:27 - Root’s Roundup; 45:10 - Trivia

As COVID crushes our creativity, we turn to the people for a smorgasbord of questions for the Weave to tackle. Early leans on 2021 futures, Big Ten, Big-12, Big East and SEC way-to-early takes, best mid-major players, the Bruce Weber riddle, search firms and a fierce debate on Wes Anderson movies headline the itinerary of this marathon mailbag. Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 7:00 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 28:45 - Mailbag Q&A

It may be April, but it's never too early to talk about lists. On this episode, we dive into our way-way-way too early mid-major top 25, highlighting teams from the A-10, AAC, WCC, MWC, and beyond. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 9:40 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 10:14 - Key Headlines (Jalen Green & the G League) 17:33 - Coaching News (Neubauer & more) 19:28 - Recruiting News (ASU & more) 22:46 - Transfer News (Nolley, Ivanauskas, & more) 34:57 - Mid-Major Top 25