

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast
Chris Dortch
The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcasts discuss all things college hoops. Hosts Chris Dortch and Kevin Ingram welcome guests from around the country in national podcasts and conference-only podcasts. blueribbon.substack.com
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Mar 19, 2024 • 44min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 111: Fearless NCAA Tournament picks, who got snubbed, snubbing the NIT, coaching changes, tournament soul, and words of wisdom written by Kevin
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 thought he went heavy on picking double-digit upsets, but Kevin went buck wild!• Watch out for the 5 vs. 12 games this year. Chris picked all four No. 12 seeds to win! Is something wrong with that boy or has he got the feeling?• The coaching carousel takes some interesting turns.• Words of wisdom from the former Wake Forest and South Carolina coach who embraced the NIT and won three titles.• Wait a second… who’s the writer and who’s the broadcaster in this duo? Kevin penned some thoughtful words about tournament play. Stick around to the end for his tasteful dramatic reading of them!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

Mar 12, 2024 • 26min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 110: Don’t bet the farm, but we list our upset special teams to watch in the NCAAs. Plus the most prolific 3-shooting team at Kentucky in 28 years 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:• You could do far worse than pick James Madison and Samford to wreck the NCAA Tournament bracket, at least for a round or two.• Kentucky is cranking up—and making—3s not seen even in the days of Rick Pitino. The Wildcats can shoot the rock baby!• The coaching carousel keeps on truckin’.• Kansas injuries clear the decks for Houston to make a clean sweep of the Big 12 titles.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

Mar 8, 2024 • 32min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 109: Highlights of a great 2023-24 regular season, league tournaments heat up, more on NCAA Tournament expansion, and the coaching carousel keeps spinning
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:• Who is the national player of the year? An ankle injury to the season’s most surprising player might have helped a much more familiar name hang on to the trophy.• Could this be the last year of a 68-team NCAA Tournament? With super conferences on the horizon, expansion can’t be far behind but 72 or 76 teams could be the sweet spot.• The coaching carousel has hit phase two. Phase three beginning shortly.• On Saturday, Tennessee and Houston will try to finish off their respective impressive runs through the nation’s most competitive conferences.• Arizona has become the answer to a future trivia question.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

Feb 29, 2024 • 41min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 108: Bracket talk with the man, the myth, the legend—Joe Lunardi of ESPN, court storming, coaching carousel, the impressive consistency of Houston, 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:• Houston’s seamless switch to the rugged Big 12 has been one of the more impressive stories of the season.• Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht does it again with 39 points in a win over Auburn. You can’t stop him; you can only hope to contain him.• The coaching carousel is already spinning. A look at candidates to fill vacancies at Ohio State and Old Dominion.• Why Joe Brackets thinks we might be headed for an 80-team NCAA Tournament field.• Joe breaks down the fine line between earning a No. 1 or No. 2 seed.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

Feb 22, 2024 • 40min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 107: NCAA’s Top 16 disrupted in a hurry, what makes a player great, coaches getting attention from the podium, and saying farewell to Lefty
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:• With the madness of March on the horizon, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook has made everything in the store 31% off (3/1 being the official start and all). Go to blueribbonyearbook.com and the discount is automatically applied to our current edition and all back issues.• No sooner does the NCAA Tournament selection committee release its early top 16 seeds, Nos. 1 and 2 go down to defeat. Does this portend another crazy NCAA Tournament? Of course it does!• Should we be talking about what makes a player great or what puts her or him in the conversation for the GOAT? The boys weigh in.• Rick Pitino puts his players on blast, Dennis Gates drops the f-bomb. What gives? We discuss.• Saying farewell to a legend and one of the greatest coaches of all time—Lefty Driesell.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

Feb 15, 2024 • 37min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 106: Parity/upsets, Gonzaga has work left to do, itchy trigger fingers in the Big 12, buzzer beaters, and a broadcasting legend
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:• What’s the deal with all the upsets of top-10 teams? Experience matters. • After Bill Self’s first ejection as Kansas coach, it’s clear that in the Big 12, to quote James Brown, Papa Don’t Take No Mess.• Kevin talks about getting to call a buzzer-beater.• We pay tribute to a broadcasting legend who’s as good at covering golf as he is basketball and football.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

Feb 8, 2024 • 34min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 105: NIL, salary caps, court cases, and Scott Drew finally gets the toss. Oh, and some basketball talk, too. And Morgan Freeman.
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:• A court sides with the NCAA on NIL restrictions—for now.• Does college basketball need a salary cap? Rick Pitino thinks so.• After all these years, Baylor coach Scott Drew finally gets ejected from a game. What gives?• Auburn’s Johni Broome and Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman have a moment at Ole Miss.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

Feb 1, 2024 • 41min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 104: Talking ball with Boog—ESPN's stellar PXP man Jon Sciambi, plus college hoops espionage, free-throw disparities, 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:• College coaches swiping plays by setting up behind the opposing team’s bench? Sounds a bit far-fetched to us.• You can’t blame Northwestern coach Chris Collins for getting a tad grumpy after a, shall way say, free-throw imbalance in another tight game against Purdue.• Boog talks about the best teams he’s seen so far this season.• And yeah, we couldn’t let Boog get away without some baseball talk with the man who has taken his place alongside legends calling the World Series on radio.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

Jan 25, 2024 • 39min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 103: Court storms, coaching changes, competitive games and talking with Mr. ACC, Blue Ribbon contributing editor Brett Friedlander
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:• Caitlin Clark of Iowa gets knocked down, David Jones of Memphis pushed; are court storms going beyond the pale? • After a mid-season coaching change, can DePaul begin the long road back to relevance? It’s a tough gig in a tough league.• Brett thinks North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is growing into his job as his team continues to take no prisoners.• Brett says to watch out for Wake Forest now that it’s finally at full strength.• Brett’s alma mater, South Carolina, was responsible for one of the recent court storms after upsetting Kentucky earlier this week. What’s going on in Columbia?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

Jan 18, 2024 • 33min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 102: What team is the best in the land? Things are getting chippy as conference play heats up. Vols' Dalton Knecht is dealing. Zags on the bubble? 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:• UConn or Purdue? Houston maybe? Someone else? What teams are good enough to win the natty?• Coaches and players engage in some chippy interactions as league play continues.• Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht is on a tear that has placed his name among some Volunteer greats. Dude is a big-time bucket-getter.• D-Wade makes a generous contribution to Marquette. Talk about paying it forward!• Gonzaga has to get busy to keep its streak of NCAA Tournament appearances rolling.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