Kentucky's been off the national radar the past three weeks, but with UK playing its next two games in Las Vegas, it's time to circle back on the Wildcats an offer a mid-December assessment. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk Cats and then Tigers -- Auburn -- (15:00) before breaking into the listener mailbag (27:00), which is ideally informative and unquestionably entertaining. 
 
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12/18: Who's the best in the SEC: Auburn or Kentucky? Plus: debut of the listener mailbag!

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The Transfer Portal keeps spinning, and in Fayetteville, it appears that John Calipari has built a borderline top-25 team. Will Cal stop there, or is he going to add more talent? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the Razorbacks roster. PLUS, Baylor and Alabama have built top-10 rosters. What sets them apart from the rest?

(02:34) - Does Arkansas have a top 25 roster?
(13:19) - Baylor adds more talent to roster
(22:00) - Alabama adds Cliff Omoruyi
(28:07) - Other notable transfers
(32:23) - Top Uncommitted guys


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Arkansas and John Calipari are cleaning up in the transfer portal, are they a top 25 team?

With the portal entry deadline hitting Wednesday night at midnight, some teams have done work to fill their rosters. Chief among them, the reigning champion UConn Huskies. Has Dan Hurley and Co. done enough in the portal to solidify a championship roster? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss that and more.
(01:11) - Has UConn done enough to enter next season as a legit title contender?
(18:04) - Who ends up with the best roster on opening day: Michigan, Kentucky or Arkansas? Plus, Norlander scoopage on what's gone down in the past 24 hours in Lexington and Fayetteville.
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Analyzing the biggest/latest news in the portal with some heavy hitters: UConn, Kentucky, Arkansas, Michigan and more

READ: Norlander's Coaching Tracker
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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12/18: Who's the best in the SEC: Auburn or Kentucky? Plus: debut of the listener mailbag!

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