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:• Get your copy of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook in time for Feast Week at blueribbonyearbook.com. We have just a few more left!• Auburn, Kentucky, and LSU all score big wins for the SEC in less than a week.• Our buddy Paul Biancardi of ESPN talks about the November recruiting classes. Hint: Duke is dominating.• In its second season with Rick Pitino on the bench, St. John’s is back where it belongs.• This week, Chris and Kevin turn to the Great White North and Liverpool for their listening pleasure.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:• Get your copy of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook before they’re gone at blueribbonyearbook.com. We have just a few more copies left!• Blue Ribbon almost chose Gonzaga as its preseason No. 1. It’s early, but should we have pulled the trigger on that? Baylor might agree.• How much longer will the Kyle Neptune era last at Villanova/a.k.a. it’s hard to replace a legend.• There’s a huge slate of huge games on tap in the next few days. We discuss without the slightest bit of hyperbole.• Paying tribute to a legendary broadcaster who was able to replace a legend.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:• 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

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

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

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

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