Double Bonus Podcast

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom discuss daylight saving time (not "savings", you ghouls), Archie Miller, Kansas' Big 12 title, Providence's remarkable surge, coronavirus and the tournament, Virginia's amazing disparity between offense and defense, the Big Ten's schedule, mid-major tournament gripes and so much more.

Just when you thought you'd never hear from them again, Brendon and Tom are back from the dead to talk Kansas and Providence, bubble teams, world population and then draft the teams they think are most likely to win the national title.

In the latest epsiode, Brendon and Tom make fun of Michigan football but praise the basketball team, which won the Battle 4 Atlantis. They talk Kansas (good) and Providence (bad), preview the ACC-Big Ten challenge and debate how good Maryland is.

In this week's episode, Tom and Brendon discuss sideline attire, LA coffee shops, the Maui Invitiational and the Battle 4 Atlantis. They also talk the effects of this year's rule changes and if KenPom.com overrated Buzz Williams. Finally, they discuss Thanksgiving side dishes.

Brendon and Tom go around the country after the first 13 days of college basketball action, tracking everything from upsets to referees to different locations of Jamaica.

In Episode 31, the Season 2 premiere, Brendon and Tom give their first top-25 ranking of the year and also run through the conferences. Is Kentucky better than Michigan State? They discuss the Kansas investigation and the new California law allowing players to profit off their likenesses. And it wouldn't be a Double Bonus Podcast without some obscure geography references.

Brendon and Tom take a break from their summer break to discuss UConn's return to the Big East, the notice of allegations against NC State, belated impressions from the NBA Draft and a look at Bill Carmody's career. They also talk about Mayor John Lindsay. Why? You have to listen to find out!

In another offseason podcast, Brendon and Tom discuss the now-approved rule changes (great, more reviews!) and the NCAA's decision to tease some notices of violations. Then, as promised, they rank the top 50 programs in the country if you took away coaches and players. They agree Kentucky is No. 1 and LSU is No. 50, but what about in between? They may hate reviews of the clock and offensive goaltending, but they love five-star reviews of their podcast!

In the latest episode, Brendon and Tom recap a busy few weeks in college basketball, talking John Beilien, recruiting classes and NBA draft decisions. Kansas and Providence found themselves at the center of many storylines, from Silvio de Sousa's eligibility to rumors surrounding Ed Cooley and Michigan. With the rosters almost set, they make some early predictions for next season.

If it's the college basketball offseason, it's time for transfer talk, the coaching carousel and Aaron Sorkin references. Brendon and Tom go through the latest, from St. John's to San Francisco. Stick around long enough and you'll get a T. J. Otzelberger reference.

Don't worry, Brendon and Tom aren't going anywhere. But they do recap the 2018-19 season, beginning with an interview with the Would-Be Assassin, a frequent emailer and an elated Virginia fan. They go over the latest moves on the coaching carousel and pick the 12 things they'll remember from this season.

Brendon and Tom burn the midnight oil for an instant reaction to Monday night's championship game, which saw Virginia take down Texas Tech in overtime. They talk Virginia's unbelievable run to the title with three straight nailbiters and discuss just how impressive the Cavaliers' offense played against Texas Tech. They have a recap of the game's biggest moments and also discuss the national semifinals from Saturday. Oh, and they talk about Chris Mullin's resignation. 

In this week’s episode, Brendon and Tom recap the 12 games of this past weekend as the Final Four field was set. Virginia beat Purdue in the game of the weekend before Duke’s disappointing season came to a close with a loss to a worthy Michigan State. Texas Tech continues its amazing run, and Auburn finally has its act together. They pick the Final Four. It may not be for the casual basketball fan, but it will be intriguing nonetheless.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom go through the first 48 -- or is it 52 -- games of the NCAA tournament and look ahead to the regionals. They break the news of Kyle Smith's decision to go to Washington State, but they also talk Duke-UCF and the other close games of the first weekend. Then they rank which of the remaining teams they're rooting for before picking the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games. One of them picked against Duke!

In Episode 22, Brendon and Tom preview the field of 68 with predictions that will be proven wrong starting at roughly 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday. (Or maybe during the First Four!) They ask unanswerable questions such as why Michigan State is in Duke's region and go through every first-round game. Which top team is most likely to fall before the second weekend and which team is most likely to make a surprise run to the Sweet 16?

Brendon and Tom recorded three hours before the Selection Show but talked about more than the field of 68. They touched on some of the conference tournaments, where Duke would rank without Zion Williamson and the future of Giorgi Bezhanishvili at Illinois. 

In this week's trans-Atlantic episode, Brendon and Tom discuss the end of Kansas' Big 12 streak and recap North Carolina's second straight win vs. Duke. They touch on the other regular-season conference champions before moving on to a preview draft of the conference tournaments.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom discuss Ian Eagle's dunk terms and also talk Duke without Zion Williamson, Tennessee with Jordan Bone and Washington's shocking loss to California. They try to make sense of the Big Ten and wonder what is going on in the Big East. Then they hold a draft of bubble teams to see which they think will make the field of 68.

In this week's episode, Brendon shares some travel difficulties before he and Tom weigh in on Zion Williamson, North Carolina, Texas Tech and ... the Southern Conference. They wonder if Kansas' Big 12 streak is over and look ahead to a big week of games, including Kentucky-Tennessee II and North Carolina-Clemson.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom talk how scary -- and compelling?? -- Duke is and talk Kentucky's convincing win over Tennessee. They also wonder what happened to the A-10 and discuss where top mid-majors stack up against some major conference teams. Then they preview UNC-Duke and Michigan-Michigan State.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom recap their trip to the Garden to watch Providence beat St. John's. They also debate if Kansas State can win the Big 12 and look at Duke's win over Virginia in Charlottesville. They ask who has the edge in the SEC between Kentucky and Tennessee and who will win when North Carolina clashes with Virginia on Big Monday.

Brendon and Tom wonder how exactly the Virginia Tech-NC State game ended 47-24 and then move on to more exciting games, like Indiana's upset over Michigan State and Kentucky's comeback at Florida. They deign to discuss the Pac-12 and Washington's rampage through it before previewing a busy week that includes the Duke-Virginia rematch.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom recap a busy week of college basketball that saw Michigan State fall at Purdue, Kentucky leave its marker with a win over Kansas and Iowa State suffer another avoidable loss. Brendon also takes us on a tour of the mid-majors before Tom decides he has to talk about the Pac-12. (Washington isn't so bad!) They round out the show with a look ahead to this week's biggest games, including Florida-Kentucky and North Carolina-Louisville.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom talk Duke's win over Virginia, the Big 12 pileup and some teams you might not think would be in jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament. Inspired by an email, they talk the best teams to not win an NCAA title. Then they look ahead to a dismal SEC-Big 12 Challenge and a busy week for Michigan State

In Episode 12, Brendon and Tom discuss a busy week in college hoops from a crazy Marquette-Creighton ending to Iowa State's bad week. But Providence's week may have been worse. Then they look ahead to Duke-Virginia and Nebraska's chance to make a statement.

Brendon and Tom look back on a busy week of college hoops. They talk Nevada's first loss, a crazy week in the Big East, big things in Michigan a rough two days for Kansas. Then they look ahead to what could be the best seven-day stretch so far this season.

In their first podcast of 2019, Brendon and Tom rank the the top 25 teams they think are most likely to win the national title and then run through more than 90 teams (including every major conference school) as conference play tips off in earnest.

In this episode, Brendon and Tom recap a busy several days of college basketball, including Duke's win over Texas Tech, Kansas' first loss of the year and Providence's bounceback against Texas. They also look ahead to St. John's first true tests of the year and the annual Kentucky-Louisville game.

In Episode 8, Brendon draws parallels between William T. Sherman and the SEC's slow start, and Tom wonders how Kansas will cope without Udoka Azubuike. They also discuss possible Big East expansion and rank some of their favorite Bill Raftery expressions.

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom look at the tipoff of Big Ten conference play, don't dwell on the NET rankings and also look ahead to some big matchups, including Gonzaga vs. Tennessee.

In Episode 6, Brendon and Tom recap a busy week of tournaments and rank their top 25 national championship contenders. Then they preview the ACC-Big Ten Challenge and make some other picks. 

Brendon and Tom wonder how good the Big Ten is after a good performance against the Big East in the Gavitt Games. They also take a look at some of this week's tournaments and make their picks.

In Episode 4, Brendon and Tom recap a busy first week in college hoops, remember the 1980s DePaul team (you'll see why!) and then try to improve on a dismal first set of picks. 

In this week's episode, Brendon and Tom look through the new faces, from new coaches to transfers to the top freshmen. Then they go through some of the best games and make their picks ahead of the season's tipoff.

In the second episode of the Double Bonus Podcast, Brendon and Tom take part in a Final Four draft (with some restrictions of course) and then use some preseason polls to say who's overrated and underrated in the major conferences.

Brendon and Tom take a look at the recently released KenPom and AP rankings. Who's too high? Who's too low? What's the deal with UCLA? They also talk the federal fraud trial and its possible consequences for Duke and Kansas.