Episodes

6d ago

This week we talk on the big games from UConn to BYU to Nebraska to Arkansas, get into panic meter & excitement scale and MORE NEBRASKETBALL. 0:00 Intro & Spongebob 2:37 Darryn Peterson injury 4:40 Quad 1A Wins 6:37 Seton Hall 8:50 Nebrasketball 15:00 BYU (vs Clemson) 21:00 UConn vs Florida 28:55 Arkansas & Texas Tech 35:35 Arizona vs Alabama 37:37 Kansas vs NC State40:20 Murray State vs Akron 41:00 Mid Major Minute 48:12 Panic Meter 52:20 Excitement Scale58:00 Game Schedule 1:01:46 Q&A

Dec 8

JAM PACKED episode today from all over the sports world. Talk through Iowa State, Arkansas, Colorado State & more teams we are excited about. Also talk on Kentucky, Purdue, Indiana, Tennessee & teams that looked not as good. Even get into the CFP Bracket, what it means for college hoops & even some World Cup talk!!! 0:00 Intro 1:08 World Cup 3:40 CFP Bracket 8:14 College Hoops News 9:15 Taylor U Silent Night 11:50 Iowa State 23:35 Purdue 24:23 Top Teams Separating 26:12 Big 12 27:35 Arkansas 32:49 Underrated Mid Majors 39:30 Wooden Award 44:05 Panic Meter 54:12 Excitement Scale 59:45 This Week's Schedule 1:02:13 q&a

Dec 1

After a loaded Feast Week, we talk through all major notes & opinions around the nation. Panic Meter + a new Excitement Scale + much more. 0:00 Intro 2:00 News & Notes 5:40 Utah State 7:17 Feast Week 8:50 IM SORRY MICHIGAN 15:20 Big Ten Natty Year??? 17:05 Vanderbilt 20:47 Iowa State 27:18 Big 12 Best League? 30:48 Big East... 34:50 UC San Diego 38:23 Panic Meter 46:03 Excitement Scale 53:09 Schedule + Q&A

Nov 24

Live from Players Era in Vegas, we talk through the big games of the week, previewing FEAST WEEK & what team should be the #1 team in the country... 0:00 Intro 1:52 News & Notes 8:13 FEAST WEEK 14:40 Purdue vs Texas Tech 17:23 BYU vs Wisconsin 19:50 UConn vs Arizona 21:16 Alabama vs Illinois 23:36 Champions Classic & Michigan State 25:03 Troy 26:13 Who is the #1 Team? 34:00 Panic Meter

Nov 19

The biggest & newest event in college basketball is the Players Era. I talk candidly with CEO and Founder Seth Berger about everything. From his background, how the event got founded, how they select teams, the vision for the future of the tournament & much more! 0:00 Intro 0:57 CEO Seth Berger 4:03 The Birth of Players Era 8:05 Players Era vs Maui & the rest 11:33 Money in College Sports 21:13 This Year's Tournament 21:28 Selecting The Field 25:45 NCAAT Resumes 29:20 Jalen Warley 33:40 ELITE games 37:30 Why Vegas?

Nov 17

SUPER PACKED show with tons of great stuff - recapping big games talking on BYU, UConn, Illinois, Purdue. Get into mid major teams on fire like Saint Louis, have the UT Martin Head Coach Jeremy Shulman join the show to talk about his Skyhawks on fire. And then the panic meter... is the Big East cooked? 0:00 Intro 1:25 News & Notes 5:20 Homefield Big Ten Blood Drive 6:45 Houston vs Auburn 14:15 Arizona UCLA 17:25 BYU vs UConn 23:43 Purdue vs Alabama 30:00 Texas Tech vs Illinois 34:30 Kentucky vs Louisville 39:11 Mid Majors on Fire 49:23 UT Martin Head Coach Jeremy Shulman 1:15:16 Panic Meter 1:25:50 This week's schedule + Q&A

Nov 10

Week 1 of the college basketball season full recap. We go over the top games like Arizona/Florida, UNC/Kansas, MSU/Arkansas and then get into the teams and players that have stolen our hearts so early in the year. Also talk Seth Trimble injury, Neoklis Avdalas, New Haven & much more!! 0:00 intro 2:15 News & Notes 4:20 Seth Trimble injury 6:20 New Haven Home Arena 9:15 Giveaway Winners! 10:15 UNC vs Kansas 17:39 MSU vs Arkansas 21:10 Arizona vs Florida 27:00 Virginia Tech & NEO 33:00 UT Martin 35:50 IU Indy 39:47 Bonnies 41:46 Gonzaga 44:20 Indiana 45:50 Panic Meter 56:40 This Week's Schedule 102:30 Q&A

Nov 3

The College Basketball Season is SOOOO BACK. Season starts, we go over all of the games to watch this week with what to watch for, make some final four and All American picks. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Braden Smith Podcast 6:48 GIVEAWAY 7:51 Final Four 20:30 NPOY & All Americans 28:57 Opening Week Games 51:44 Q&A

Oct 30

Big East Conference Preview! The season is here, we run through power rankings, all conference teams/awards & everything to look for in Big East basketball. Also touch on the Arkansas freshmen & Tyon Grant-Foster's eligibility. 0:00 Intro 2:23 Tyon Grant-Foster is Eligible!!! 4:05 Scrimmages 4:38 NBA on NBC 6:09 Big East 8:35 Power Rankings 42:52 Awards 45:45 Q&A

Oct 27

SEC Conference Preview episode runs through the entire SEC - power rankings, thoughts on every team, all conference teams & player awards. Also talk on the scrimmages, specifically how elite the freshmen in college basketball are going to be & Missouri's new changes to their student section. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Missouri Student Section 3:42 Adam Njie & Dayton 5:39 Elite Freshmen 12:42 Homecourt Advantage 14:17 SEC Preview 15:30 Power Ranks 52:56 Awards 56:57 Q&A

Oct 20

In the Big 12 Conference Preview Episode, talk all things Big 12: power rankings, awards, Darryn Peterson & AJ Dybantsa vs the world, BYU for real?, Texas Tech dark horse title contender & tons more. Also get into Tyon Grant-Foster eligibility denial & notes from the tons of scrimmages and exhibitions across the country. 0:00 Intro 1:08 Tyon Grant-Foster 3:45 Scrimmage SZN 8:09 BYU Football Crowd 9:57 Big 12 Preview 12:18 Power Rankings 45:38 Awards 50:29 Q&A

Oct 15

Big Ten special episode - Bennett Stirtz joins the show ahead of his first year in the Big Ten. We talk Coach McCollum, his incredible season last year with Drake, Iowa Hoops, his new relationship with Braden Smith, recent engagement and much more.

Oct 13

This is the Big Ten conference preview episode!!! LOTS of long talk on all 18 teams in the conference, power rankings, awards & more. Also get to the KenPom preseason rankings, Sister Jean & lots more. 0:00 Intro 2:10 KenPom Preseason Rankings 5:08 RIP Sister Jean 6:21 Secret Scrimmages 10:22 Oklahoma State Football Fans 12:46 Big Ten Preview 16:25 Power Rankings 1:03:00 Conference Awards 1:08:56 Q&A

Oct 8

NC State Wolfpack brand new head coach Will Wade joins the show in person down in Raleigh, NC. From inside his own office, he talks with Ryan about everything: adjusting to the ACC, team outlook, how to build a culture & program, & much much more. Enjoy the exclusive inside look to the new look NC State Wolfpack!

Oct 6

Big boy conference preview time starting with the ACC. Talk all predictions & expectations ACC basketball - power rankings, all conference teams, player awards & hot takes. Ryan talks through his underrated teams he loves, how he thinks the ACC could be kinda be back & college basketball being SO BACK with midnight madness events across the country. 0:00 Intro 1:22 Jackson Shelstad Injury 3:58 College Basketball is BACK 5:53 ACC Power Rankings 43:00 ACC Awards 47:23 Hot Take + Q&A

Sep 29

Time for the A10 basketball conference preview for 2025/26! Power rankings, player awards, bold takes + Sister Jean retiring, how many teams can ACTUALLY win the A10 & be dangerous in March. Also touch on Taylen Kinney's commitment to Kansas over Kentucky & Louisville! 0:00 Intro 1:05 Taylen Kinney to Kansas 4:11 Sister Jean Retiring 8:10 Virginia Football Field Rush 10:50 A10 Preview 54:39 Q&A

Sep 22

Conference Preview Episodes have arrived & we start with the Mountain West. One last loaded season adding GCU before 5 programs leave for the PAC 12 in 2026, we preview every team with power rankings, award predictions & hot takes on the league. Also touch on the current meal plan crisis, suspension & firing at Wofford, Siena getting its highest ranked recruit in program history & more. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Wofford's Meal Plan Crisis 3:57 Ryan's Bad Week 5:38 Siena's Best Recruit Ever 9:18 Indiana Football 11:30 Mountain West Preview 52:56 Q&A 56:46 Thanks For Listening!

Sep 15

Conference Preview Episodes are HERE & we are starting off with the mid majors, maybe the most important teams to know. From MVC to Summit League to Ivy League to SoCon... we talk on who will be the best mid major teams in all of college basketball this upcoming season. Also have a special guest, ETSU Head Coach Brooks Savage on to talk the current state of mid majors & about ETSU/SoCon Basketball!

Sep 8

Ryan heads out to San Francisco to the home of the Dons to talk with Head Coach Chris Gerlufsen about all things mid majors & WCC: how to get into the NCAA Tournament, the future outlook of the WCC, life after Todd Golden (+ some San Francisco food spots). Also on this episode - the intro of the UTRGV Vaqueros Football Program & EA vs 2K College Basketball video game battle.

Aug 25

Purely Q&A on this Mailbag Episode. Get into John Wall's retirement, Penn State traveling to New Haven, Hawaii Football, best mid major coaches & conferences + is Duke being underrated???

Aug 18

CBB Analytical Guru Evan Miyakawa (@ EvanMiya) joins the show to talk about the transfer portal & its impact on analytics and how we can look at the transfer portal to predict what teams will be best this upcoming season in college basketball. Ryan also talks about Arizona's new basketball court, a possible Big East & ACC merger???? + more!

Aug 11

If College Basketball had a stock market... well here we are. Buy Sell Hold for some of the top teams across college hoops for this season, extra underrated teams Ryan is buying + talk of a 32 team tournament in November next year???

Aug 4

The first OFFICIAL full episode of the BlueBlooded Podcast. Talking on the 5 most interesting experiments to watch this season in college hoops. Teams with new looks & styles, rule changes - Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, UNLV & the Coach's Challenge new rule. Also get into news & notes around the nation & your questions in Q&A.

Jul 14

The official opening intro episode of the show - we talk about the origin stories of our love for college basketball, Ryan's come up in the content space, the goal of the podcast & what to expect going forward, + favorite College Hoops memories growing up.

Jul 10

Welcome to BlueBlooded! This is a new modern POV on college hoops with Ryan Hammer that will dive into the best all around content year round & nationwide on all things CBB & beyond. This is just a small taste of what is to come every Monday starting this August so subscribe & join in on the journey.