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If you missed any of the storylines of the 2024 coaching carousel, fear not. Today's episode is a special one. More than 90 minutes worth of recaps and discussions about the 14 high-major hirings in this cycle, plus another 10-or-so mid-major gets that rank among the most notable. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will catch you up on all the faces in new places. We're time-stamping this to make it all the easier for school-specific discussions, but we recommend listening to the whole show.
(01:31) - Which coaching hire do the guys believe in the most? Stanford and ... Ohio State? Let them explain
(17:01) - SMU, plus how the butterfly effect here started in ... 2022. In Los Angeles.
(23:00) - USC
(28:00) - Arkansas
(39:55) - Kentucky
(53:20) - BYU
(1:01:15): Louisville/Michigan and the battle for Dusty May
(1:16:00): DePaul, Vandy, Washington, West Virginia, Oklahoma State
(1:27:00) - The top/most notable mid-major hires
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Norlander and Parrish are BACK together. And we've got an hour-long episode as a bonus to your week. They guys talk Duke, Indiana, the biggest names in the portal and the back story on Norlander breaking the Mark Pope news while on mini vacation.
(00:55) - Jeremy Roach is leaving Duke. Should the Blue Devils be the title favorite for 2024-25?
(15:04) - Is Indiana a top-25 team after adding Myles Rice and Oumar Ballo? There's a glaring piece missing here.
(27:00) - The NCAA has approved, once and for all, unlimited transfers with immediate eligibility.
(41:26) - We get Norlander's thoughts on the Mark Pope hire and all that's transpired in Lexington since Sunday.
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Mitch Barnhart and the Kentucky Wildcats allegedly hire BYU's Mark Pope, is this the right hire for the folks in Lexington? Gary Parrish and David Cobb discuss.
00:55 - Mark Pope is the next coach at Kentucky
02:41 - The Pope hire is also underwhelming
16:45 - How much does money play a factor now in big program jobs?
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Who will be the next basketball coach at the University of Kentucky? Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone handicap who will get the job.
(01:10) - Are you surprised that Scott Drew stayed in Waco?
(13:00) - Who should Kentucky go after next?
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The Uconn Huskies are the first team to win back-to-back national championships since the 2006-2007 Florida Gators. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the Huskies performance and give you where exactly this team and their coach have the place in history.
01:40 - UConn does it again
17:45 - Where does this UConn squad land historically?
30:50 - How can Purdue improve the backcourt?
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Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone give you a middle-of-the-night reaction on John Calipari leaving Lexington, KY, for Fayetteville, Arkansas.Â
(04:45) - Why did John Calipari leave now?
(06:00) - What are realistic expectations for Calipari at Arkansas
(08:25) - What does this mean for Kentucky
(09:32) - Who replaces Calipari in Lexington?
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Purdue. UConn. Edey. Clingan. Painter. Hurley. The season all comes down to those names. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview what the National Championship game will look like.
(04:05) - Are you surprised that KenPom has the game so close?
(16:16) - What decides the game?
(21:43) -Can Edey get Clingan into foul trouble?
(30:00) - We pick the game
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Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish recap the Final Four games.Â
(01:17) - Purdue wasn't great but still won.
(13:29) - UConn STILL refuses to play a close game
(29:11) - A brief title game preview
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