Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast

Chris Dortch
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Nov 1, 2024 • 50min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 124: An impactful coach is gone too soon; keys from the power conferences; some big early-season games; and favorite Halloween candy?

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• Get your copy of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook before they’re gone at blueribbonyearbook.com.• Blue Ribbon contributing editor Patrick Stevens joins the boys to talk about the late, great Amir Abdur-Rahim, who was one of the good guys in college basketball.• Keys we’re eager to see from the power conferences.• The season starts in three days—looking ahead at some great early games.• Chris talks about his role with HoopsHQ, Seth Davis’s new college basketball website.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Oct 18, 2024 • 47min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 124: The book has shipped! Saying farewell to one of college basketball’s class acts. The SEC is a monster league. And Gonzaga is finally leaving the WCC.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:•  Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook pre-orders have been filled and new orders are going out every day. Get your copy before they’re gone at blueribbonyearbook.com.• Mr. ACC, Brett Friedlander, joins Kevin and Chris to talk about the sudden retirement of Virginia coach Tony Bennett. He’ll be missed.• Kevin gives us his report from the Southeastern Conference media day and we discuss the strength of that league.• Is Vanderbilt now a football school? Kevin, always on the scene, clues us in.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Sep 24, 2024 • 34min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 123: The book is almost ready! Rising from the ashes is a new Pac-12. Does Gonzaga want in or not? Honoring the greatest beat writer in history and more!

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• The printer is almost finished putting together Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook! If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, you can do so at blueribbonyearbook.com.• The Pac-12 lives on. Bill Walton would be proud, even without UCLA in the mix.• What do the great coaches have in common?• Schools are getting crafty in drumming up NIL coin.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Sep 5, 2024 • 37min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 122: Blue Ribbon is at the printer and the digital edition will be ready by Sept. 6. The boys talk about Memphis staff, NIL issues, cool concerts, and more.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is at the printer and the digital edition will be available Sept. 6. Pre-order both at blueribbonyearbook.com.• The issue of how NIL will be regulated is far from decided.• Memphis coach Penny Hardaway is now a staff of one after the most serious housecleaning we’ve heard tell of.• The SEC asks its member schools to reveal injuries before game day.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Aug 16, 2024 • 39min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 121: Blue Ribbon Yearbook is nearing completion, the off-season’s best power conference coaching hire, Team USA wins gold, and much more!

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• You can preorder your copy of the expanded 44th edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook at blueribbonyearbook.com.• Different strokes: how coaches around the country are handling the portal, NIL, and roster building.• If you didn’t already think Steph Curry was the GOAT of shooters, did the Olympics change your mind?• Chris and Kevin pick the Olympic sport in which they’d want to compete. (They both have no shot, but they can dream, can’t they?)All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Jul 19, 2024 • 35min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 120: Blue Ribbon Yearbook production moving along, Kevin talks with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and more

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• Chris, Kevin, and more than 40 other talented writers, editors and graphic designers are hammering away at the 44th edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. It’s going to be our most comprehensive yet.• Kevin went to the Southeastern Conference football media days in Dallas and was granted an audience with the most powerful man in college athletics. Basketball was discussed.• The college hoops world has really gone crazy when players are suing the NCAA for using their likenesses for March Madness promotions.• If you could pick just one city to be the permanent host for the Final Four, what would it be?All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Jun 27, 2024 • 38min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 119: Talking NBA Draft, NCAA Tournament expansion, and how some coaches are surviving in the days of the portal and NIL.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• Our take on Round 1 of the NBA Draft. Was Zach Edey drafted too high? Was Dalton Knecht chosen too low? Only time will tell, but we speculate anyway.• We’re cool with adding four- to six teams to the NCAA Tournament… as long as non-Power 5 schools get equal representation.• One big name is still traveling through the portal. We hope he brought snacks! Will it be Texas or SMU for Arthur Kaluma?• Chris has talked to several coaches over the last two weeks about how they are constructing their rosters without the benefit of NIL mega moolah.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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Jun 13, 2024 • 39min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 118: RIP Jerry West, “The Logo” and one of the most impactful people in hoops history; Danny Hurley stays put; saying farewell to a Duke icon and more.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• The basketball community the world over mourns the passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West.• Danny Hurley stayed at UConn. Some people were surprised by that. Not Chris and Kevin.• MTEs are starting to release their pairings. The boys discuss the SEC-ACC Challenge and the big bucks Players Era Festival.• Kevin and son see the Stones. Chris sees Atticus Finch. We discuss.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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May 29, 2024 • 34min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 117: Saying farewell to the great Bill Walton, breaking down the NIL lawsuit settlement, late-breaking transfer news and more.

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• The world is diminished now that Bill Walton is no longer in it. RIP big man.• How will the $2.8 billion settlement that grants athletes NIL back pay affect college sports?• Portal movement is still brisk. We talk about some big gets.• Chris recounts his momentary lapse in judgment and the aftermath of making a diving catch in… a kickball game? What’s wrong with that boy?All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com
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May 10, 2024 • 34min

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 116: Breaking down the latest portal moves, the NCAA makes common sense legislation regarding transfers, and the demise of a legendary minor league ballpark

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch (@cdortch) and Kevin Ingram (@KIngramSports) discuss a variety of college basketball topics:• Alabama finds its rim protector. Rick Pitino nabs an excellent starting backcourt for St. John’s. And Kentucky and Arkansas are waging war to see what team will bring in the SEC’s best transfer class. Yes, the portal is still grinding away.• The NCAA puts the clamps on graduate transfers. They’ll have to decide by May 1 now, just like everyone else.• Two congressmen propose legislation that would allow the NCAA to do its job without getting sued. What a novel idea.• Field of Nightmares: A historic minor league ballpark in Chattanooga is crumbling. Chris was there to record the carnage.All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.You can also listen in your email client or click on the “Listen In Podcast App” link above to listen in your podcast player of choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blueribbon.substack.com

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