

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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Oct 26, 2022 • 33min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 65: Blue Ribbon contributing editor Brett Friedlander, aka "Mr. ACC" joins us on the pod
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’s digital edition is ready for download at blueribbonyearbook.com!• The season is nearly upon us.• What the heck is going on at Manhattan?• The awesome story of coach Cal and the coal miner.• With a new domed stadium planned, is Nashville a future Final Four site?• Another spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor.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

Oct 14, 2022 • 38min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 64: ESPN hoopmeister Seth Greenberg joins us on the pod
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’s digital edition is ready for download at blueribbonyearbook.com!• Spotlighting two teams from Blue Ribbon’s preseason Top 25—No. 2 Gonzaga and No. 10 Tennessee.• Could the NCAA Tournament field be expanding? Part II.• Seth tells us of his preseason travels to practices all around the country.• Another spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor; and Kevin talks about how his late-to-the-party infatuation with Breaking Bad helped him pass the time during a long flight to Hawaii.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

Sep 27, 2022 • 38min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 63: The OG bracket guru, ESPN's Joe Lunardi, joins the boys to talk process, NCAA Tournament 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’s digital edition is ready for download!• Spotlighting two teams from Blue Ribbon’s preseason Top 25—No. 4 Houston and No. 6 Arkansas.• Could the NCAA Tournament field be expanding? Joe discusses.• Briefly slipping off topic, Kevin and Chris talk Albert Pujols and No. 700.• OK, so maybe we’re more off-topic than we thought, but we had to give you our spoiler-filled recap of the new Star Wars spinoff series—Andor. 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

Sep 14, 2022 • 49min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 62: Blue Ribbon is in the house! Talking NCAA Tournament, DMB and the Beatles with Matt Norlander of CBSSports.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:• Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook’s digital edition is ready for download!• NCAA rule changes.• Steph Curry knocks down a trifecta at Davidson.• Matt talks about the Candid Coaches project and how he and Gary Parrish gained valuable input from coaches about the NCAA Tournament.• Matt and the guys talk music. Yeah, we know it’s a hoops podcast!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

Aug 11, 2022 • 37min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 61: Talking about trends, the future of the NCAA Tournament, and Blue Ribbon presales
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:• Trends from talking with several coaches over the summer.• The benefits of international tours.• The future of the NCAA Tournament.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

Jul 12, 2022 • 35min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 60: Duke coach Jon Scheyer, seismic shifts in the conference landscape, and an obscure NCAA rule about jersey numbers
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 impact of UCLA and USC moving to the Big Ten.• Major transfer portal activity has finally come to a close.• Why exactly can’t Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe can’t wear number 9?• First-year Duke coach Jon Scheyer talks about replacing a legend, putting his own stamp on a storied program, and much more.• Chris is about to join his boyhood hero Grantland Rice in the Tennessee Sports Writers Hall of Fame.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.Coming up soonThanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report. If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason. Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month to have it sent directly to your email. And coming in mid-August, you can order the 2022-23 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, our 42nd edition, at blueribbonyearbook.com. Get your copy while you can!Subscribe now 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

Jun 30, 2022 • 35min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 59: Talking with Tom Leach, voice of the Kentucky Wildcats; saying farewell to the man who never met a stranger; and our final reviews of Obi Wan Kenobi
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:• Has the NCAA’s transfer portal finally been picked clean?• Best match-ups in the ACC-Big Ten and Big 12-SEC challenges.• Tom Leach helps us pay tribute to his dear friend and broadcast partner, the late, great Mike Pratt.• The apple doesn’t far fall from the tree after a coaching change at Davidson.• We loved the Star Wars mini-series Obi Wan Kenobi. Deal with it.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.Coming up soonThanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report. If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason. Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month to have it sent directly to your email. And coming in mid-August, you can order the 2022-23 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, our 42nd edition. Get your copy while you can!Subscribe now 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

Jun 15, 2022 • 35min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 58: Talking with Kyle Tucker of The Athletic about the transfer portal, and Kevin and Chris put on their film critic hats to discuss Adam Sandler's latest
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.Some of the topics:• Some gems are still left in the transfer portal.• Who’s the OG transfer with immediate eligibility? That would be Kevin Kruger.• Playing college hoops in some unorthodox venues.• Kyle breaks down a well-researched story about how players have fared in the portal.• With apologies to Siskel and Ebert, two thumbs up for Adam Sandler’s latest, Hustle. 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.Coming up soonThanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report. If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason. Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month to have it sent directly to your email. And coming in mid-August, you can order the 2022-23 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, our 41st edition. Get your copy while you can! Subscribe now 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

May 31, 2022 • 32min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 57: talking with Blue Ribbon contributing editor Kevin Brockway, and Kevin Ingram and Chris wander into college baseball, NBA Finals and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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.Some of the topics of discussion:• Portal activity is winding down.• June 1 is the deadline for NBA Draft decisions.• Kevin and Chris talk about the NBA Finals.• Why college baseball is cool.• Our first spoiler-filled Obi-Wan Kenobi wrapup.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.Coming up soonThanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report.If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason.Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month (or save $24 per year with an annual subscription) to have it sent directly to your email.Also, you can order the 2021-22 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Grab a copy of our 41st edition while you can! 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

May 17, 2022 • 37min
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 56: Talking ball with Fran Fraschilla, ESPN analyst and new USA Basketball 3x3 coach
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.Some of the topics of discussion:• What kind of podcast would we be without another portal update?• Seeing the NIL from all sides.• 3x3 halfcourt is basketball in its purest form.• Fran tells Chris and Kevin about his new gig with USA Basketball.• Fran offers his opinions on the portal and NIL.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.Coming up soonThanks for listening to this free podcast from the Blue Ribbon Report.If you haven’t yet subscribed to the newsletter, there’s still time so you can read all our college basketball coverage, which will continue throughout the offseason.Subscribe now for only $7.99 per month (or save $24 per year with an annual subscription) to have it sent directly to your email.Also, you can order the 2021-22 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Grab a copy of our 41st edition while you can! 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