#353: Season Recap Series: Big East
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
Our postseason conference postmortems continue with the home of the back-to-back national champions: the Big East! We go through the highs (the top 3), the lows (good god, DePaul and Georgetown), and everything in between for the league that is the pride of John Fanta. Plus, we discuss the state of each program and whether each fanbase should feel encouraged going forward. Will the BEast see a resurgence in NCAA appearances in 2025? We certainly think so... The Rundown (0:10) - Intro (3:25) - Root's Roundup (23:17) - Big East Overview (26:51) - UConn (31:30) - Creighton (33:39) - Marquette...
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#352: Season Recap Series: ACC
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
The boys look back upon the ACC's season and discuss the state of the program for each team. Where were we right? Where were we wrong? Who is looking good? And who is fading into the abyss? The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (4:18) Root's Roundup (News & Notes) (16:23) State of the ACC (Recap & Look Forward) (1:09:40) Reviews
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#351: When the Portal Shuts, A Door Opens
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
Time's up, portal poachers. Either they're in or they're out, as the portal pool is finally set in stone (kind of). Jim and Matt dive into who needs what based on what the rosters look like on May 1st while Ky and the Mrs. elope in Switzerland. Rundown: Intro (0:00) Root's Roundup (7:55) Remaining Portal Needs & Team Breakdowns (23:30) ACC (24:50) Big 12 (37:30) Big Ten (51:40) Big East (1:02:40) SEC (1:08:15) Other (1:19:05)
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#350: Coaching Hire Report Cards
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
On the true debut of our offseason pod schedule, the fellas give all 60 hires a grade from A through F (apologies to Chicago State, Mount St. Mary's, and Florida A&M, whose jobs remain unfilled). THE TWIST: We can only give out 12 A's and 15 B's, and each guy must give at least eight D's and five F's. Grade inflation, be gone! Who LOVED the Calipari hire, and who simply gave it a C? Which select few coaches earned A's across the board from us? And, gulp, who earned the dreaded scarlet letter F? The Rundown:(0:10) - Intro (2:46) - Quick Root's Roundup (10:33) - Coaching Hire...
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#349: 2024 Season Finale
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
The season is over, and UConn won the national title easily! Is it 2023 or 2024? 2024, you say? Well, that means the Huskies went back-to-back! We look back on the incredible, buzzsaw-esque run of inevitability, particularly the meticulous dismantling of Purdue in the title game. Dan Hurley can coach some ball, folks. We also give Zach Edey and the Boilermakers some love, hat tip to NC State and Alabama, and have a detailed discussion on the WILD week that was in the coaching carousel. Thank you to everyone who tuned in this year - it's been a ton of fun interacting with folks...
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#348: Final 4 Forecasting
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
One last stand before the Finale of Four, in Not Phoenix, Arizona. The Weave will be boots on the ground but we would never abandon our loyal soldiers sans podcast - alas, enjoy... Rundown: Intro (0:00) Roots Roundup (3:10) Sweet 16 / Elite 8 Reactions (23:30) Final 4 Takes (36:45)
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#347: Sweet Sixteen and Other Lullabies
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
It's Sweet Sixteen time! The boys get you prepped for the next weekend of college hoops and share our reactions to the Tournament thus far. We also recap the latest in the coaching carousel! The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (2:21) Root's Roundup (Coaching News) (24:12) Tournament Reactions (37:30) Sweet Sixteen Preview (1:12:30) Reviews
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#346: March Madness Marathon 2024
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
It's here!!! Our favorite episode of the year. No frills, no Root's Roundup, nothing but bracket breakdown goodness. The Madness has arrived, and with it another annual edition of our March Madness Marathon pod! After an initial bracket reaction section, we go through every single first round game in detail, giving key stats and matchup angles for each one. We also peered into our crystal balls for Sweet 16, Final Four and Natty Champion picks! Region Time Stamps (We went in order down the line in bracket order for each: 1 vs. 16, then 8 vs. 9, then 5 vs. 12, etc.) (0:10) - Intro...
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#345: Champion of Champions
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
Champions are made in the summer, but Champions are crowned in March… Many coronations await this weekend for the mid and low majors, while the big boys take one last bite at the bubble apple. Speaking of big boys, the Weave triumvirate is here, as always, to cover it all: Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:30) - Root’s Roundup (17:35) - Weave Saw That (23:05) - Conference Tournament Previews - Part 2 (23:15) -“High ish Majors” (Big-12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Pac-12, MWC, A-10, AAC) (57:15) - “Mid ish Majors” (Ivy, WAC, CUSA, Big West, MAC, MAAC, MEAC, SWAC)
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#344: Come on in, the March Water is Delightful
Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast
We dive into 15 conference tournaments on this week's pod: ASUN, A East, Horizon, Patriot, OVC, NEC, MVC, Big South, Sun Belt, Summit, Big Sky, Southland, WCC, CAA, & SoCon. We'll also talk about what we saw the past week and catch you up on some news & notes. The Rundown: (0:00) Intro (3:24) Root's Roundup (Dartmouth union, coach firings, & more) (17:30) Weave Saw That (ASUN, comebacks, bad/good bubble breaks, & more) (33:33) Conference Tournament Previews (ASUN, A East, Horizon, Patriot, OVC, NEC, MVC, Big South, Sun Belt, Summit, Big Sky, Southland, WCC,...
info_outlineHappy holidays, good listeners! We're handing out a hearty bag of gifts to you all via an exceedingly long new episode. We talk buzzer beaters, best team(s) in the land (Purdue? Arizona? Houston? UConn?), banner weeks (Michigan State back?), bananas results (Nebrasketball smoked Tang's Team), bad bad Notre Dame (The Citadel by 20?!), and bushels more! We also caught up on a ton of accidentally-missed reviews at the end, some fun listener questions in there.
Briefly mixed in during our discussions, we reacted to the breaking news of Oregon State and Washington State to the WCC...
The Rundown
(0:10) - Intro
(5:23) - Root's Roundup (News and notes)
(11:52) - Weave Saw That (Surprising results, buy game losses, buzzer-beaters, etc.)
(35:09) - Three Man Thoughts (Assortment of observations/debates from the manic minds of the Weavers)
(1:12:55) - Game Previews
(1:21:13) - Reviews