Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:• Mark Pope at Kentucky? John Calipari at Arkansas? Is this an alternative universe?• Don’t worry about whether Pope will succeed at Kentucky. He will.• Some well-intentioned folks proposed changes to the NCAA Tournament format. We critique.• Need and fit. Those are the most important deciding factors as coaches engage in the speed dating of the transfer portal.  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

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:• Kevin and Chris kicked it old school at the Final Four. If you’ve never been, put that trip on your bucket list.• Chris is formally inducted into the USBWA Hall of Fame. Yeah, he’s jacked, but grateful and honored, too.• John Calipari had his fill of Kentucky. With a little help from his friends (and family), he bailed to Arkansas. Good move.• Chris gets on his soapbox about unscrupulous agents. Not all agents, mind you. Just the snakes.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

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:• Breaking down each of the final four teams, from the improbable (NC State and its miracle run) to the best two teams in the country all season long (UConn and Purdue).• The NIT kicks off Tuesday night. How much longer will the venerable tournament continue?• Coaches are still job hopping. We talk about some of the better recent hires.• Kevin talks about friends, and friends of our little show, who are broadcasters and will ascend to their own mountaintops by working the Final Four.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

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 boys give their fearless Sweet 16 predictions, this after whiffing mightily in the first two rounds. But hey, Chris did hit on two of his four 5 vs. 12 upset picks!• What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Iowa State and Illinois should give us the answer to that age-old question.• Some big moves have been made in the coaching ranks this week, and it’s still just Tuesday! What schools made good choices? Hint: Kevin calls games for one of them!• Big East coaches had a legitimate beef, and the demise of the ACC, with a fourth of the teams in the Sweet 16 field, had been greatly exaggerated.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