Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 17: ESPN play-by-play commentator Rich Hollenberg, Blue Ribbon's Bruce Pascoe

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) welcome in ESPN play-by-play commentator Rich Hollenberg to talk about the Big 12’s chances in the NCAA tournament and Blue Ribbon's Bruce Pascoe, a respected Arizona beat writer who assesses the Pac-12’s teams in the Dance.

Some of the topics of discussion:

* Thoughts on the NCAA tournament bracket

* The college basketball coaching carousel

* Belmont being left out of the NIT

* The unique season for college basketball commentators

* Expectations for the Big 12 in the tournament

* Baylor’s path to the Final Four

* Oklahoma State potentially making a deep run

* The No. 14 seed that could be a bracket buster

* Oregon State winning the Pac-12 tournament

* How other Pac-12 teams could fare in the tournament

* The future for Arizona basketball

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