The UCLA B Team Podcast

Nathan and Hanna again welcome Muna Osisioma to the show to wrap up the 2020/2021 UCLA Men's Basketball Season Recap. Topics include Sean Miller fired at Arizona, Jalen Hill walking away from basketball, trends in basketball tactics and analytics, and whether/how UCLA should honor Final Fours in Pauley.Links:1. Jalen Hill's Instagram announcement of his retirement2. Ben Bolch's LA Times interview with Jalen Hill3. UCLA/Gonzaga contrasting shot chartREMEMBER, this is the last episode of the B Team available via the existing feed. From next week on, subscribe to the What's Bruin Show feed for more B Team content.

Muna Osisioma joins Nathan and Hanna to wax poetic and analytic about the Bruins' miracle run to the Final Four and the inspiring/heartbreaking semifinal loss to Gonzaga. The guys had so much to say that they called an artificial halt to the proceedings and agreed to reconvene next week for a broader basketball season recap.Here's a link to Ben Bolch's LA Times story referenced at the end of this episode.As Hanna and Nathan explain in the beginning of the episode, be sure to change your subscriptions to the What's Bruin Show in your podcast app of choice to continue receiving regular B Team episodes, as we are joining the What's Bruin Network.

A brief selection of Nathan and Hanna's predictions for the UCLA Basketball team over the course of the season (with guest appearances by Muna Osisioma and Ryan Rosenblatt), followed by a raw reaction from Tuesday night by Hanna to UCLA's thrilling victory over Michigan.

Nathan and Hanna discuss UCLA Basketball's three-game run to the Sweet Sixteen, breaking down the games against Michigan State, BYU, and Abilene Christian.

Nathan and Hanna discuss UCLA Basketball finding itself in a play-in game against Michigan State for an 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Nathan and Hanna are back to talk about UCLA Basketball's late season swoon, Hanna's objections to the 2021 Pac 12 football schedule, and a satisfying beat-down administered to USC at the hands of UCLA's baseball team.

Nathan welcomes friend of the show, Ryan Rosenblatt, to talk UCLA Softball and Baseball, as well as to touch base on UCLA Basketball and Football. They also discuss the scheduling announcement of NC Central and Alabama St. coming to the Rose Bowl, early impressions of AD Martin Jarmond, and the merits of departing PAC 12 Commissioner, Larry Scott.

Nathan and Hanna talk 5-Star recruits in both basketball and football, what to expect from the final stretch of the basketball season, the retirement of QB Coach Dana Bible, and UCLA Baseball's sky-high expectations coming into this season.

Nathan and Hanna talk about the basketball loss to USC, Jalen Hill's recent DNPs, Bill Connelly's 2021 football SP+ projections, and the athletic department's latest financial woes. Good times were had by all.

Nathan and Hanna discuss UCLA men's and women's basketball, whether football coach hiring is a crap shoot, and football recruiting.Linked here, you can find the two charts discussed in the middle portion of the show and follow along! (SP+; Recruiting)

Nathan and Hanna return after a month hiatus to answer listener questions and discuss the future of the Pac 12 with the announcement of Larry Scott's termination as commissioner.

In which the guys are angry and Hanna swears a lot.

Nathan and Hanna break down some key elements of UCLA Football's road victory over Arizona State, check in with the basketball season, look ahead to Friday's basketball game against Marquette, then preview Saturday's football game against SC.

Nathan and Hanna recap football win over Arizona and the basketball team's struggles against San Diego State and Pepperdine.

Nathan and Hanna welcome back Muna Osisioma to recap UCLA's rollercoaster loss in Eugene and to preview the UCLA Basketball season, which tips off against San Diego State.

Nathan and Hanna break down UCLA's surprise win in a surprise game against Cal and look ahead to this weekend's game at Oregon.

Nathan and Hanna break down the debacle in Boulder and look forward to a game against Utah that may or may not be played.

Nathan and Hanna consider those who think Chip Kelly's recruiting has been a success before diving into a full preview of Saturday night's game against Colorado.

Nathan and Hanna run through some UCLA Football related news items and answer reader questions.

Nathan and Hanna welcome back friend of the show, Bruin Report Online contributor Chris Osgood (@osgoodck), to discuss a disturbing new revelation from DTR (via Ben Bolch), the possible new defensive scheme under Brian Norwood, and the stakes for this unique 2020 season.Chris' BRO article on the wisdom of a pared down, pandemic playbook.Ben Bolch in the LAT on Chip's new, expanded playbook.

Nathan and Hanna discuss the 2020 football schedule, key roster changes, and depth issues at OL and LB.

Nathan and Hanna discuss a reported apparel deal and the as-yet-unreleased Pac 12 football schedule.

In which Nathan and Hanna mount their high horses and speak their minds about the return of B1G and Pac 12 football.

Nathan and Hanna update the Under Armour fallout, the prospects for a winter start to football, and whether the moment for change in amateur sports has passed. Also, we imagine our own 24-team college football Premier Division.

Nathan and Hanna discuss the causes and implications of the Pac-12's decision to cancel/postpone football for 2020.Ringer article by Brian Phillips, mentioned in the episode. Three other takes: Atlantic, Banner Society, and Vox.

Nathan and Hanna discuss football schedule releases, COVID updates, the We Are United statement by a collective of Pac 12 football players, and the current state of the amateurism argument in college sports - so, you know, all light items!

Nathan and Hanna answer listener questions and address the fluid state of the 2020 football schedule, the 2021 basketball recruiting class, the uniform sponsor options, and the significance of Tropical Storm Hanna, currently bearing down on Houston.

Nathan and Hanna chat with UCLA Basketball alum Jerrold Smith about his basketball playing days, his new podcast, Basketball Adjacent, and about his recent appearance on the Netflix smash hit The Floor is Lava.Follow Jerrold on Twitter, Instagram, etc.: @jerroldhtimsFind Basketball Adjacent on the Bleav NetworkRead about Jerrold's journey to a UCLA Basketball scholarship in Sports Illustrated.

Nathan and Hanna discuss 1) the UCLA Football players' letter on pandemic safety, and 2) Under Armour's surprise announcement that it wants out of its apparel contract, before 3) teeing up a fascinating breakdown of Chip Kelly's offensive goals and tendencies with Chris Osgood (@osgoodck) and Gary Golden Jr. (@Coach_G2).

Nathan and Hanna check in on UCLA sports and rate some predictions from ice cold common knowledge to scorching hot crazy talk.

Nathan and Hanna give an instant reaction to the announcement of a new Athletic Director: Martin Jarmond

Nathan and Hanna check in on the search for a new AD; Nathan reports from a UCLA Baseball teleconference; the guys create the perfect UCLA Franken-QB from assets of QBs from the last 25 years.

Nathan rejoins Hanna this week to discuss Daishen Nix's surprise departure from Cronin's incoming freshman class as well as the new NCAA regulations allowing athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. Also, three Bruins were drafted into the NFL.

Gary Golden joins Hanna this week, as Nathan is on assignment.

Hanna gets us caught up on basketball recruiting, and then the guys go through their schadenfreude programming - they six games they would choose to air over the course of one day in which they took the most delight in the suffering of the loser.

Nathan and Hanna finish up this month-long exercise with contributions from seven different friends of the show, contributors, and occasional guests. Enjoy the programming pics of Chris Osgood (@osgoodck), Muna Osisioma (@shortcorner19), Gary Golden (@Coach_G2), Ryan Rosenblatt (@RyanRosenblatt), Jake Merrifield (@WBjake68), Spencer Stueve (@spencerstueve), and Mike Regalado (@TheBigDisco).

Nathan and Hanna finish up their day of UCLA programming with some modern UCLA classics, and plenty of Gus Johnson.

Nathan and Hanna continue the ongoing project of planning a day's worth of UCLA viewing, this time explaining their picks for the 1-4 and 4-7 afternoon slots.

Nathan and Hanna kick off our quarantine series, ESPN Programming Director for a Day. They have filled 18 hours of programming with six signature UCLA games from the last 30 years, and today they each give their first two selections. Stay tuned next week for the afternoon slate, and the following week for the evening slate.

Nathan and Hanna take stock of the major changes in the world of sports wrought by the rising COVID 19 pandemic. They also revisit last weekend's basketball and baseball action and then look ahead at the PAC 12 Tournament and the NCAA Tournament, assuming either/both take place.

Ryan Rosenblatt joins Nathan to discuss the baseball team's white hot start to the season, the softball team's dominant drive for back-to-back titles, how fun it is to watch this men's basketball team ... and, yeah, they acknowledged that the football program technically still exists as well.For info on this weekend's baseball classic and how to stream the games online, go to UCLABruins.com.

Nathan and Hanna play a new game that touches on basketball, football, the UCLA Athletic Department, the NBA, and the NFL.

Nathan welcomes friend of the show and resident basketball guru Muna Osisioma to discuss the fun and surprising upturn in the fortunes of the Men's Basketball team.

Nathan and Hanna talk football coaching rumors, basketball's split in the desert, and casting choices for the movie about UCLA sports.

Nathan and Hanna discuss national football recruiting trends, Mick Cronin's basketball recruiting, and Guerrero & Rebholz' finding themselves named in court documents for their 'Varsity Blues' misdeeds.LinksNational Signing Day winners by stateHistorical Recruiting rankingsUCLA Softball preview

Please visit punter Wade Lees' fundraiser for fire recovery in his native Australia.You can see a video he made with his Bruin colleagues to promote this fundraiser here.

Nathan and Hanna talk football coaching changes, basketball recruiting, women's basketball, and the competitive Southern California marching band landscape of the late '90s.

Links:Defensive Coordinator RankingsBen Bolch's LA Times pieceJon Wilner's SJ Mercury News piece

Nathan and Hanna discuss Chip Kelly's roster mismanagement, UCLA Basketball's slump, news on the AD search, and the final showdown in the Bruin of the Decade contest.

Nathan and Hanna touch on the basketball game at Notre Dame, update the Bruin of the Decade World Cup results as that tournament heads into the quarterfinal round, and discuss what to look for on Wednesday's early signing day for football.

Nathan and Hanna check in on the basketball team, update the Bruin of the Decade World Cup (in which we have all let Hanna down), and answer listener questions.