We’re just a few more days from the start of games across this fair nation, and that means it’s time to preview each of the major seven basketball conferences on the RTC Podcast. Last week we dropped previews for the Big East (Tuesday), Big Ten (Wednesday), SEC (Thursday) and Pac-12 (Friday); this week we’ll have the Big 12 (Monday), ACC (Tuesday) and AAC (Wednesday). As always, Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) is our talented and engaging host, leading the group through a series of topics and questions related to the upcoming season. For this podblast, we invited RTC Big 12 microsite correspondent Brian Goodman (@bsgoodman) to the program, as he tried to make a case that Rick Barnes can save his job at Texas (hint: he couldn’t).
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The rundown is below if you’d like to skip around.
- 0:00-13:31 – Kansas vs. Oklahoma State (and Wiggins vs. Smart)
- 13:31-17:22 – Big 12 Second Tier (Baylor and Iowa State)
- 17:22-20:32 – Best of the Rest
- 20:32-22:18 – What to Do With Rick Barnes
- 22:18-24:55 – Iowa State a Contender for Randy’s Favorite Team
- 24:55-26:31 – POY debate
- 26:31-28:43 – Battle for Third Best Player
- 28:43-30:14 – Under the Radar Big 12 Players
- 30:14-31:55 – Bold Big 12 Predictions/Wrap