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Mad About Hoops
by 97.1 The Fan
Let The Fan’s Timmy Hall and “Evil Bald” Colin Barringer entertain you with their love and passion of college basketball. Whether it’s EBC’s infatuation with random mid majors or Tim’s desire to tour every classic venue in America, these episodes will have something for every college hoops die hard. Bottom line….it’s two dudes who are Mad About Hoops! Don’t miss a thing and subscribe today.
Episodes
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Episode 126 - Florida wins National Championship over Houston, Final Four and Title Game Recap, Offseason look ahead
And just like that the College Basketball season has come to an end. Florida is your champs over Houston. CB, Timmy, and Rhymetime break down the title game and the Final Four. How was Florida able to come from behind and beat Houston? Was this the best Final Four ever? We also look ahead at the...
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Episode 125 - Final Four Preview, Ohio State Transfer Portal Update, Buzz Williams to Maryland
The Final Four is set and it's all chalk! All four 1 seeds meet in San Antonio all with great opportunities to cut down the nets. Timmy and CB begin the pod with an update on who is transferring out of Ohio State with Aaron Bradshaw and Meechie Johnson putting their names in the portal and set…
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Episode 124 - Thursday Sweet 16 Recap, Elite 8 Saturday Preview, and does Kevin Willard know what he's doing?
We are deep into the Madness now! Coming at you in the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, but first Timmy and CB begin the show breaking down the news about Meechie Johnson and why he left the team. Also, what Ohio State needs to do in the transfer portal for next season. Next at the 12:05...
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Episode 123 - The NCAA Tournament is underway, Rothman & Ice, Weekend Matchups to Watch
The NCAA Tournament is here! A full episode for this one with lots of different voices hitting you with talk about March Madness. To begin the show, Timmy and CB catch you up on some games that have happened. We get a Calipari vs Pitino matchup after Arkansas knocks out Timmy's Jayhawks. Then at...
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Episode 122 - Conference Tournaments and what's next for the Ohio State Basketball team?
We are single digit days away from Selection Sunday, and we've gotten ourselves a good appetizer for the NCAA Tournament with the week it's been in the Conference Tournaments. We get the show started getting into some of the craziness that has occurred this week already with all the buzzer…
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Episode 121 - Is Florida a legit threat and should changes be made in College Basketball?
The music is getting louder! 10 days from Selection Sunday! Timmy Hall, Evil Bald Colin, and Rhymetime are with you for episode 121. We get the show started with a recap of this week in College Basketball with some epic moments happening everywhere. How much is of a threat is Florida to Auburn…
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Episode 120 - Remembering Gene Hackman, Buzzer Beaters, and Ohio State fighting to make the Big Dance
March is here! The long journey of this season has led us to the madness that is this month. Timmy Hall and Jacob Rhymer with you for this pod starting things out by remembering Gene Hackman, aka Norman Dale, with his legendary work in the great movie "Hoosiers". At about the 11:50 mark, we get...
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Episode 119 - Kansas is falling apart, Bracket Preview breakdown, and coaches are sounding off in College Basketball
Exactly one month from today, we will have games being played in the NCAA Tournament, so lock into the pod and get ready for the madness. It's Timmy's birthday, so we begin the pod with the downfall of his Kansas Jayhawks after they dropped both games to the two Utah teams. What does Kansas need…
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Episode 118 - Dan Hurley is College Basketball's Biggest Villain, SEC's dominance, and Ohio State gets a crack at Michigan this Weekend
A full crew with you for this pod! A catch up on the week to start the show setting up the Iron Bowl basketball edition on Saturday. Breaking down the SEC's dominance. At the 13-minute mark, Timmy tells us about a famous College Basketball broadcaster he got to meet. Who else have we had...
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Episode 117 - Is Cooper Flagg the best true freshman ever and what makes College Basketball harder to win at than College Football?
No Evil Bald Colin for this podcast. Timmy Hall and Rhymetime catch up on what happened over the weekend. Duke dominates UNC, Cal gets the last laugh in his return to Kentucky, and Kansas fails to close out a game again but bounces back against Iowa State. Is Cooper Flagg the best true freshman...
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Episode 116 - Kansas blows it against Houston, UNC-Duke, and what message does Rick Pitino have for Big Blue Nation?
We are on the eve of February 1st which means we are getting closer to March! Looking back at last weekend to start the show with the Kansas Jayhawks having an ALL-TIME choke job in Allen Fieldhouse in a double OT loss to Houston. UNC and Duke add another chapter their historic rivalry and we...
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Episode 115 - Ohio State upsets Purdue and are replay reviews becoming a problem in College Basketball?
It's nearing the end of January in College Basketball and things are really heating up. Timmy Hall and Evil Bald Colin get you caught up from games from over the weekend and earlier this week. Alabama and Kentucky was awesome! At about the 10:40 mark the guys get into the situation that happened…
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Episode 114 - Cooper Flagg is playing on another level & What's going on with the Ohio schools?
Evil Bald Colin is back from all his traveling, and we start by getting him caught up on what's going on in College Basketball. We hit on some impact transfers, and how the SEC is dominating the sport. At about the 11:11 minute mark, we update you on all the Ohio schools. Xavier picks up a big…
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Episode 113 - Conference Play is starting and ranking College Basketball Arenas
We are back just as conference play in College Basketball is starting to really heat up. The SEC has been dominating the sport. We did some buying or selling on a handful of teams in CBB on if they can get to the Final Four. Mick Cronin lights a fire under his guys, and Rhymetime gives a…
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Episode 112 - Dan Hurley is out of control and the downfall of UNC
The College Basketball season is in full throttle. Teams are settling in and we're getting a good idea of what teams can win this thing in April. We start out recapping the first month of the season. Feast Week was nothing short of amazing and delivered some incredible moments in the early part…
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Episode 110 - UConn's place in basketball history, Hurley and You Fine Listeners
The season is over and UConn was dominant. There's a ton of fun conversations to have about what this mean's for UConn's status as a blue blood. I'm confused at how that is even in question. But we also start out by giving our genuine thanks to all of you fine listers for supporting this pet...
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Episode 109 - The Final Four Episode!
The Road to the Final Four ends here. So who do we got? Is it the dominant teams like UConn and Purdue destined to meet on Monday night? Or can Alabama or NC State knock one of these juggernauts off their perch? We talk a lot of UConn vs Bama in segment 1 and at the 11:15 mark we get more into...
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Episode 108 - Football Schools are taking down Blue Bloods!
Can you believe this? In the first half of Sweet 16 games alone we saw Clemson knock off Arizona, and Alabama take down 1 seed North Carolina. Crazy. First segment we almost have a National Championship ceremony for UConn. Are we wrong? We'll still make them play it out. But my goodness they…
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Episode 107 - Golhke owns Kentucky and Samford's Block was ALL BALL
Let the CBS college basketball theme play in your head all day long. This is a 100 percent genuine Tournament podcast. We are kids in a candy shop. After glancing at Northwestern surviving Florida Atlantic we go to the game of the night on Thursday with Oakland downing Kentucky and what it means....
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BRACKET BREAKDOWN - The Murky Midwest (And Final Four and Title picks)
This region has Purdue in it folks. And when you're a Purdue fan, you know you have to brace for failure and disappointment. I know that because of my Purdue parents and 44 years of not going to the Final Four. They're a one seed for a second straight year and they have some making up to do from...
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BRACKET BREAKDOWN - The Slippin' South
If you were wondering, our nicknames for these regions mean absolutely nothing. Less than nothing. Although, the Top 5 seeds in this region all bowed out early in their conference tournament. So maybe we're on to something. This one is interesting because of lovable underdogs like Vermont and…
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BRACKET BREAKDOWN - The Easy East (But not really)
That's kinda the ironic nickname for the region. You might notice that Evil Bald Colin and I couldn't even be in the studio together to do our next region breakdown. That's how it goes during March Madness. So here's how we see UConn's region going. What kind of trouble is facing the defending...
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BRACKET BREAKDOWN - THE WILD WEST (and Jake Diebler gets the Ohio State job)
Jake Diebler news crashes our first Bracket Breakdown, but whatever! It's March Madness and crazy stuff is going on in college basketball. The full on West Region dissection starts at the 9:15 mark, and boy oh boy do I have a Sweet 16 sleeper waiting for you. Plus, we have a new employee here at...
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Episode 106 - Bucks Fall to Illinois and Holtmann's Back in the Big East
Thanks to Terrence Shannon Jr. turning on the afterburners and some of the worst and most unpredictable Big Ten refereeing you will see in a big time game, the Buckeyes late surge to The Big Dance came up short. They needed that win over Illinois to do it, and a 77-74 loss will be a tough pill to...
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Episode 105 - Kansas SUCKS and Conference Tournament Heaven
Hello hoops fans! We continue to live in this beautiful month of March where basketball is front and center everywhere you look. This is our time to walk tall. But not if you're a Kansas fan. I am a not so proud alum and I'm currently in my feelings with this team with how the last few weeks have...
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Episode 104 - Bracketology and Duke vs North Carolina!
The March Madness continues as we get closer and closer to Selection Sunday. We are jam packed in this episode. We first welcome on the senior writer for The Heat Check, Brian Rauf. Brian is based out of Raleigh so he knows Tobacco Road hoops better than anyone. And since we talked in depth on…
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Episode 103 - WELCOME TO MARCH! (Too much Edey and zero-ing in on the Tar Heels)
Folks, it's the March edition, even though we're dropping it on Leap Day. We start by rocking out to the beautiful month that we're embarking on. Then Evil Bald Colin takes us through his thoughts about Purdue star Zach Edey. Is he overshadowing some very deserving NPOY candidates that are just…
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Episode 102 - The Ohio State Coaching Search is On
Whether the school will publicly talk about it or not, the Buckeyes are in the early stages of the search for its next basketball coach. We jump into it at the 16:15 mark. Names like Dusty May at Florida Atlantic, Sean Miller at Xavier and a couple Buckeye names in the NBA have surfaced. In the...
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Episode 101 - Ohio State Makes a Move at Head Coach
This one is dominated by the news that Ohio State fired HC Chris Holtmann. We hear from Gene Smith on the decision to move on from Holtmann. We form our lists for Ross Bjork to consider for the position. We finish off the week looking ahead to the weekend full of games!
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Episode 100 - Ohio U coach Jeff Boals, and the Bucks keep sliding
Happy 100 to Mad About Hoops! We didn't even realize it was coming and sadly Evil Bald Colin is out in Vegas covering the Super Bowl and paying homage to Tark the Shark. The Buckeyes keep sliding and there was a super frustrating game ending from this week that we jump right into. Then I…
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Episode 99 - Gigantic shorts and fantastic uniforms
We open the pod and wind up talking about some of the other schools that keep us engaged when our current team's season is falling off a cliff. That takes us to Big Sky country because we're sick like that. At 15:40 we dive into the Buckeye breakdown and talk about an element to this season that…
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Episode 98 - Full on Buckeye Hoops litmus test with Adam Jardy
This one is juicy folks. If you are looking for answers as an Ohio State Basketball fan, we try to give them all to you in this podcast. Right after our opening segment that has some Dayton flare (we aren't trolling they're really good) we get with Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch and find out...
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Episode 97 - The Coaches of the Future
Look at who just retired from our game in recent years. Giants of the sport like Coach K, Roy Williams, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim are no more. So who are the guys in that next wave of great coaches in college basketball? Colin's got the list for you (27:14) in this episode so be prepared to know…
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Episode 96 - Top 3 go down and Buckeyes hit Speed Bump
It's another week into January and conference play caught up with 4 of the Top 5 teams in the AP Poll. Purdue, Houston and Kansas all go down. You can throw Tennessee into the mix as well. We hit on the mayhem and what it means, and also check out the Wooden Award Top 25 player list. Then we get...
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Episode 95 - Bucket Getters and Tiny Gyms
We have made it to Week 9 of the CBB season as conference play is here the rest of the way. The guys re-set the table and give some views on the top teams in the sport right off the top of the pod. They jump right into the Buckeye Breakdown (16:30) in Segment 2. Then in Segment 3 (25:46) it's all...
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Episode 94 - Discussing a Classic Matchup with Anthony Rothman
As if last week didn't bring the juice with monster non-con (and in some cases league play) matchups left and right....just take a look around. First off we have the Buckeyes playing UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic. And that's just a small part of a ridiculous weekend slate. From Arizona vs…
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Episode 93 - CBB Heats up with MONSTER matchups
The guys are giddy about some of the ball they were able to soak in this past week. Shaka Smart won the Shaka Bowl as Marquette pounded Texas. The Jimmy V Classic brought the heat. Four teams in the Top 20 went after it as the guys love what they see with Marquette standout Tyler Kolek. Then sick...
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Episode 92 - Holiday Hoops Heaven
Boy oh boy do we dive into a lot on this pod coming off of Feast Week as we break down the team that won the Maui and sits at no. 1 in the nation, Purdue (25:30). But we dive into a fun discussion in the first segment about how new TV platforms enhance our experience as CBB fans. We also talk…
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Episode 91 - The Final Four Picks are IN!
We finally have some real basketball to talk about and as we head into Week 2 we deliver our Final Four picks as promised. I will tell you, between the two of us there are eight different teams, and only one Big Ten team. That Big Ten team is not who you expect. We jump into some Buckeye action...
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Episode 90 - The Season is back but Bobby Knight is gone
It's a different kind of season preview with the passing of college basketball icon Bobby Knight. We share our thoughts on the legacy Coach Knight leaves behind in the first segment of the podcast, and Timmy brings along his two favorite Bobby Knight soundbites at the 36 minute mark. The two...
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Episode 89 - The last Weekend of the Year
The college basketball season is a long and winding road. Funny, the marketing people at the NCAA think the same thing. That's why they call it the road to the Final Four. But we've made it there and we spend the better part of the first two segments talking about San Diego State, Florida…
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Episode 88 - The One Seeds Aren't Elite (Eight)!
We are down to the Elite Eight and history was made with no one seeds making it to this round. We dive into the historical trends this tournament is breaking, and why Alabama being out isn't so bad. Kansas State looks like a team of destiny, and UConn vs Gonzaga could be a classic. We preview all...
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Episode 87 - IT HAPPENED AGAIN - A SIXTEEN BEAT A ONE!!!!!!!!!!
The NCAA Tournament is completely off the chain and it only took it until Day 2. First it was Arizona losing to 15 seed Princeton. Then Purdue said, Hold my beer. Fairleigh Dickinson becomes the second 16 seed to knock off a 1 in NCAA Tournament history and the better part of the pod is our...
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Selection Sunday Show
Tim Hall and Colin Barringer were live from the studio as the NCAA tournament bracket was revealed!
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Episode 86 - The 2023 Bracketology Special!!!!
The middle portion of this podcast will be your magic potion for March. Our bracketologist Jason Carmello (no relation to Carmelo Anthony) joins us for a wide ranging look at the Field going into Selection Sunday. Follow him and his up to the minute projections from his twitter account...
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Episode 85 - Evil Bald Colin returns for Conference Tourney Time!
The guys are back at it and it couldn't be a better time of year. We've got a heart pounding, upset minded, buzzer beating, diving on the floor type of podcast to get March going. In the first segment we're talkin small conference tourneys and why we like them, plus we discuss the big programs…
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Episode 84 - Bigs, Buckeyes and saying goodbye to February with Matty Ice
Can you hear that? That CBS Sports theme building up to a crescendo? That's February ending, and March beginning. And in for Evil Bald Colin this week is our friend Matt "Matty Ice" Hayes from Rothman and Ice on 97.1 The Fan. We come outta the gates with some of Ice's recent observations…
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Episode 83 - Buckeye Hoops' floor keeps dropping and 10TV's Dave Holmes
Our good friend, 10TV sportscaster and resident college basketball nut Dave Holmes is kind enough to fill in for Colin today. Dave will explain in the 2nd segment around the 20 minute mark where his fandom was born and what blue blood he attached to. In the opening segment we find our way into a...
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Episode 82 - Buckeye Hoops gets tense....and guest host Jonathan "T-Bone" Smith
Evil Bald Colin is going to be absent for a couple of pods, but he'll be back and better than ever before March Madness. So have fun speculating about that....but it gave us a chance to talk to a terrific Fan voice in T-Bone from the famous Common Man & T-Bone afternoon drive show. We start right...
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Episode 81 - Buckeye Basketball Downward Spiral Continues
We are back for another great week in the College Basketball season! Lots of great games set up the weekend, and we preview Detroit's Antoine Davis as he sets records. What is going wrong for the Buckeyes and why their season is effectively over. The players we wish we could've seen play live and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Let The Fan’s Timmy Hall and “Evil Bald” Colin Barringer entertain you with their love and passion of college basketball. Whether it’s EBC’s infatuation with random mid majors or Tim’s desire to tour every classic venue in America, these episodes will have something for every college hoops die hard. Bottom line….it’s two dudes who are Mad About Hoops! Don’t miss a thing and subscribe today.
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