Muted Madness

Jordan and Mitch are joined by newly-named U SPORTS CEO Dick White, with his plans for his 1 year at the helm in U SPORTS, navigating the Covid crisis and the future of U SPORTS on TV, nationally and regionally. Interview runs 20:58 - 48:18

Mitch and Jordan are BACK after a 2 month break bringing you all the latest on recruits, coaching changes and U SPORTS Schedule Changes due to Covid 19. They dive deep on a Bar & Grill in Brandon, Manitoba as well as a Dual-Sport Athlete at UBC. And Interviews With: ( 25:38 - 35:00 ) St. FX Associate Coach Tyrell Vernon on recruiting his brother from Oregon St. and his relationship with Steve Konchalski ( 39:20 - 48:58 ) New Ryerson Rams Head Coach David DeAveiro on why he chose Ryerson as his next destination and what to expect from OUA Basketball next season.

Jordan and Mitch break down Carleton's 2020 Final 8 Victory, discuss Coronavirus concerns and preview the 2021 season... PLUS: Katherine Follis of the Ottawa Gee-Gees joins to discuss the U SPORTS Women's Final 8 Tournament and her insight on a joint host location.

Jordan and Mitch discuss the tournament so far and tonight's National Championship between Carleton and Dalhousie.

4 big guests previewing the 2020 Final 8 in Ottawa! 18:25 - 23:25 : Adam Paige of the Alberta Golden Bears 33:40 - 42:12 : Rod Gilpin of the Bishops Gaiters 44:14 - 51:53 : Jadon Cohee of the UBC Thunderbirds 57:59 - 1:07:58 : James Derouin of the Ottawa Gee-Gees Enjoy the games this weekend!

Mitch talks to U SPORTS Manager, Sport Technical and National Championships Scott Ring on the Seeding and At Large Selection for the Final 8.

Jordan and Mitch are both excited and angry over playoffs seedings and upsets! Some listener feedback on TV Games and Playoff Seeding has Jordan really upset. Playoff results are discussed as well as which teams remain as title contenders!

Jordan and Mitch answer viewers questions in the mailbag, break down the Canada West Playoff Picture, and break down the future if U SPORTS Basketball in Canada and on TV?

31:58 - 43:27 Jordan and Mitch are joined by U SPORTS Bracketologist Neate Sager to discuss the Final 8 seeding in Ottawa. They also break down news of violations at Trinity Western and Transfer rule changes in the OUA?

Jordan and Mitch discuss some losses, a controversy in Top Ten polls, some major what if's, bracket lookaheads and the right to rank Ryerson again!

A BIG start to 2020! Jordan & Mitch are joined by Carleton Ravens guard Mason Bourcier to discuss his transfer from UBC (5:04-14:48) Allan April re-joins the show to discuss Dalhousie, other AUS contenders , AUS MVP and his RSEQ insight! The guys also give an early look at how the Final 8 Bracket is shaping up.

Jordan and Mitch wrap up 2019 by looking at Carleton's win over Ottawa, joined by special guest Spencer Murdock (6:10-13:15) Another round of something or nothing, teams as characters from "The Irishman" and looking at holiday tournaments.

Jordan and Mitch are joined by Executive Director of CBC Sports & Olympics Chris Wilson who discusses the CEBL's new broadcast deal with CBC and the potential future of U SPORTS on TV. (25:49-38:11) PLUS Discussing Kadre Gray's record setting weekend in Laurentian and where he could end up in all-time OUA scorers, a little early look at the at-large bid and looking at the final week of Conference Play in 2019.

Jordan and Mitch discuss losses by Top Ten Teams, Explain First Place votes for Dalhousie, take feedback on the latest Media Poll from listeners and discuss whether news items are something or nothing.

Jordan and Mitch look at Ryerson's lacklustre start, a suspension for Laurier, NBA NEWS, Bad 2-0 teams and looking ahead to a big weekend. PLUS! 37:25-43:58 Steve Hayman tells stories of Eli Pasquale, Waterloo Crowds and Leading the BAND!

Jordan and Mitch start the Podcast by drafting Halloween Chocolate, then they compare the Media Poll to the U SPORTS Coaches Poll. PLUS! 38:50-52:00 Matthew Gutierrez from The Athletic discusses Syracuse's Victory over Carleton (And a bit about Tommy DeVito)

Jordan and Mitch (with one microphone) preview all 48 teams in U SPORTS with initial thoughts on the teams and expectations headed in to the 2019-20 season.

The boys are back after a 6-month sabbatical. Talking... Coaching changes, new divisions, answering mailbag questions and they give you a life update!

Jordan and Mitch are backwith a loaded Megacast. Looking back on the Final 8 and Carleton's Championship. (5:50-7:56) Dan Vanhooren on what happened in the National Championship (7:57-11:50) Carleton wins, comments from Isiah Osborne, Eddie Ekiyor and Dave Smart (12:27-22:10) Dave Smart stepping down from Carleton's Men's Team as Head Coach. (23:58-34:53) Canada-Wide coaching Changes (34:54-42:01) OUA Realignment (42:14-48:34) #SaveOUASport (48:35-55:32) CEBL (55:33-1:09:01)

Jordan is joined live from Halifax by Mitch Robson to break down the 4 quarterfinal results on Friday and tee up Calgary/Ryerson & Carleton/Dalhousie.

Jordan and Mitch bring you a late night Monday Podcast to break down a conference championship weekend and the freshly announced U SPORTS Final 8 Seeding. 33:17-40:46: Scott Ring from U SPORTS on how the teams at the Final 8 were seeded and how Alberta was selected as the at-large berth.

Mitch is BACK in Toronto and with Jordan to break down some wild playoff action. The guys take a deep dive on the UBC-Alberta series and consider Alberta's chances at the at-large bid, Mitch gives Jordan some blind resume's and they bring on two knowledgeable guys to preview RSEQ & AUS playoffs. 34:08-44:09: Julian Mckenzie gives you his thoughts on RSEQ semi-finals and a conference champion prediction. 46:45-1:06:49: Allan April decodes how the Memorial Sea-Hawks were able to win the tie-break for the last playoff spot, gives his thoughts on upcoming AUS playoff matchups and why the two Halifax schools look poised to make a run to the Final 8.

Jordan and Mitch (Live from Red Deer via Voicemail) discuss upcoming OUA Playoff Matchups, Canada West Semi Finals and two special guests! 21:34-53:41: Coach Denis Beausoleil of Simon Fraser University on Advanced Statistics, Best players in Canada and recruiting at an NCAA north of the border. 56:51-1:02:34: Head Coach/GM Victor Raso of the Niagara River Lions on transitioning to coaching, the CEBL/U SPORTS partnership & who he's draft #1 overall.

Jordan & Mitch address the Rams loss to Laurentian and other weekend losses in the OUA including Laurier and Ottawa. A state of the union on Graham Brown State of the Union addresses. Mitch makes some bold predictions for CanWest playoffs even though he's only 2-2 on predictions so far.

Jordan & Mitch look back at Alberta's sweep over UBC, including a conversation with Brody Clarke after his 40-point performance, a look at Final 8 Bracketology with Neate Sager and Canada West play-in games SETTING THE LINES! 9:10-16:35: Alberta's Brody Clarke on his 40 point game, the sweep over UBC and the growth of this Golden Bears team. 35:50-51:50: Neate Sager on his early Final 8 look at bracketology, tiers of teams in U SPORTS this year and an early look at this year's at-large candidates.

Jordan and Mitch bring you their best episode yet (as proclaimed by them) They discuss Ryerson's victory over Carleton, the controversy surrounding the finish to York & Laurentian from Friday and some serious detective work to figure out who OSP's U SPORTS Dirty Laundry story is about. 35:56 -40:18: Laurentian's Sam Ivey on his game-winner vs York and the current run by the Voyageurs.

Jordan returns from a two month absence to the podcast to discuss CanadaWest and OUA alignment, thoughts on the Top 10 and a Final 8 MOCK!

Jordan got a full time job with a hockey organization (What a loser!) So we have a RobSOLO show where Mitch spits some takes on his semi-viral Dave Smart to UCLA tweet, the blockbuster Carleton-Ryerson matchup from this weekend, and why the AUS should not have three ranked teams.

Jordan & Mitch join you during the December Basketball Hiatus and discuss... What programs want for Christmas. First Half Awards! What beer is Jordan drinking? Plus interviews with.... 44:47-57:43 - Derek Martin of Sport Entertainment Atlantic discussing plans for this year's upcoming Final 8 and his stance on hosting National Championships and marketing the product. 58:47-1:04:44 - Conor Morgan, ex- UBC Thunderbird on Canada's victory in Brazil, qualifying for the FIBA World Cup and transitioning to becoming a pro overseas.

Jordan and Mitch reflect on the news of Kadre Gray to the Men's National Team, the upcoming weekend of games with the AUS on break and two GIANT interviews. 14:47-22:55: Matt Giles of Deadspin on how the Carleton story came about and the future of NCAA/U SPORTS matchups 24:39-31:42: Legendary St.FX Head Coach Steve Konchalski on his 900 career wins, reflecting back on his 44 years of coaching and how to prepare for the National Championship in 2021

Jordan & Mitch stumble upon a Deadspin article on Dave Smart, discuss the weekend's result of games and discuss how underrated the Calgary Dinos are and how defense is the base of Canada's best teams. 20:52-31:10: Martin Timmerman on how his U SPORTS record book website began, comparing great teams of the 70's & 80's vs now and his thoughts on the status of the Canadian University Game. *Note* This podcast was originally going to include Derek Martin of Sport Entertainment Atlantic, that has been saved for a later edition of the podcast.

Jordan & Mitch reflect back on Brock/Ryerson from Saturday night, Lethbridge's trip to Alberta, tiering the Top Ten and where the RSEQ stands nationally. The guys also talk big picture about the future of Canadian University Sports on TV.

Jordan & Mitch return from technical difficulties and an extended hiatus. Looking back on Dalhousie & Alberta's losses in Week 3, Ranking Canada's Undefeated & Winless teams and a look ahead to this Weekend's matchups. 20:54-29:15: University of Alberta Golden Bear's Head Coach on the loss to UFV, where his Golden Bears are at, transitioning his roster and his thoughts on the Calgary Dinos and the Canada West playoff format.

Jordan and Mitch look at the opening of the RSEQ season on Thursday night, also propose some new team names for McGill? Also taking a look at an intriguing OUA slate, a trap game for Dalhousie and another big matchup for the Calgary Dinos. 14:40-24:35: Laurier Golden Hawks Head Coach Justin Serresse on the loss to Carleton, how it led to the victory over Ottawa and expectations for his program in the OUA West 29:48-34:39: Reigning U SPORTS & OUA Player of the Year Kadre Gray of the Laurentian Voyageurs on how he landed on Laurentian, what he's done to up his game to the next level and goals for this season

Jordan and Mitch reflect on a big weekend for the Laurier Golden Hawks Men's Basketball team in Ottawa, assess the OUA West, look at Ryerson's hot start and question why Calgary isn't getting as much love in the Coaches Poll.

Jordan and Mitch update the Maine/McGill scrimmage, watch the second half of Alberta/Calgary and an interview UOIT Ridgebacks Head Coach Greg Francis.

Jordan & Mitch reflect back on Week 1 of the U SPORTS Season, Mitch updates us on the Brock/Calgary cancellation and the fellas break down the NEW podcast format.

Jordan and Mitch take a look at the AUS talking with Concordia Head Coach Rastko Popovich and AUS Insider Allan April. Also looking at a potential changing of the guard in the RSEQ. 2:50 - SMU Head Coach Jonah Taussig on how the Huskies plan to compete for the AUS title. 10:53 - Allan April runs through every AUS Team and which players have caught his eye during the pre-season. 33:55 - Concordia Head Coach Rastko Popovich on how Concordia plans to finally knock off McGill's run in the RSEQ

Jordan and Mitch look at what is set to be a great year of Canada West Basketball including interviews with the Head Coach's of the programs with the highest expectations this year. 7:25 - Calgary Dinos Head Coach Dan Vanhooren on preparing Calgary after a National Championship 17:04 - UBC Thunderbirds Head Coach Kevin Hanson on recruiting NCAA transfers and dealing with high expectations for UBC.

Jordan Henry & Mitch Robson discuss expectations in the OUA and the unknown season opener last Saturday. 19:20 - James Derouin on expectations for the Ottawa Gee-Gees and preparing for Carleton on Friday 31:18 - Patrick Tatham on his second year as McMaster's head coach and how the new roster is shaping out.

Jordan Henry & Mitch Robson bring you their thoughts on all 47 U SPORTS teams before the season tips off.

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