The Rush the Court SEC microsite writers recently got together and tried their hand at podcasting for the first time. In the inaugural episode, Brian Joyce, Greg Mitchell and David Changas discuss all the uncertainty at the top of the SEC standings, whether Tyler Ulis has overtaken Ben Simmons as the likely SEC Player of the Year, what is wrong with Texas A&M and if Alabama is indeed an NCAA Tournament team this season. Give it a listen and let us know @rushtheSEC if you would like to hear more.

It might be Super Bowl week to everyone else, but to those of us around here it’s the beginning of the home stretch of the college basketball season. In this week’s RTC Podcast, hosted by Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114), the guys talk extensively about a few teams with their share of both supporters and detractors — Indiana, Louisville, and Texas A&M — as well as take a deep dive into last weekend’s Big 12/SEC Challenge and how the ACC is stacking up this season. The full rundown is below, and make sure to subscribe to the pod on iTunes so that you’ll have it as soon as it releases each week.

• 0:00-7:25 – What to make of Texas A&M
• 7:25-17:52 – Big 12/SEC Challenge review
• 17:52-20:43 – Louisville’s ups and downs
• 20:43-25:27 – ACC Power Rankings
• 25:27-32:22 – Best Matchups of the season
• 32:22-37:20 – Indiana’s Hot Streak
• 37:20-48:45 – Weekend Preview

Welcome back to another edition of the RTC Podcast, hosted each week by Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114). In this week’s show, the guys talk about many still-evolving teams’ best friend: time. With more than six weeks left before Selection Sunday and elite teams difficult to find, we dig in to which teams are building towards March success and, on the other side of things, those squads who need to right the ship quickly. The full rundown is below, and make sure to subscribe to the pod on iTunes so that you’ll have it as soon as it releases each week.

• 0:00-10:54 – Big 12 Madness
•  10:54-16:37 – ACC Concerns
•  16:37-22:28 – Michigan  State losing streak/Big Ten Talk
•  22:28-29:02 – Lack of Great Teams
•  29:02-38:25 – Weekend Preview

Welcome back to another edition of the RTC Podcast, hosted each week by Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114). In this week’s show, the guys get to work talking about the first couple weeks of conference play and whether road losses to ranked teams are issues in any meaningful way (hint: usually not). We cover that and more as we slowly turn the corner into the midseason and start heading for the down slope to March. The full rundown is below, and make sure to subscribe to the pod on iTunes so that you’ll have it as soon as it releases each week.

• 0:00-9:26 – West Virginia Knocks off #1
• 9:26-15:10 – Virginia Bounces Back vs. Miami
• 15:10-24:42 – Maryland, Duke, Iowa State Fall on the Road
• 24:42-31:23 Surprising Teams Early in Conference Play
• 31:23-36:31 – Dave Rice Fired
• 36:31-42:05 – Missouri Sanctions
• 42:05-43:45 – Thursday Preview

Happy 2016, everyone! The RTC Podcast is back after a couple weeks of not much basketball but a whole lot of merry. In this week’s start-of-conference-play edition, the guys — hosted by Shane Connolly  (@sconnolly114) and joined by Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) — dig into one of the best college basketball games of recent memory in Kansas-Oklahoma, discuss some of the other surprises of the last couple of weeks, and offer some new year’s resolutions to conferences, teams and personalities (OK, just one personality) around the sport. The full rundown is below, and make sure to subscribe to the pod on iTunes so that you’ll have it as soon as it releases each week.

• 0:00-20:01 – Kansas-Oklahoma Fallout
• 20:01-26:25 – LSU Upsets Kentucky
• 26:25-31:42 – Cause for Concern in Charlottesville?
• 31:42-38:20 – Making Sense of the Big East
• 38:20-41:45 – South Carolina/SMU Remain Undefeated
• 41:45-52:00 – College Basketball New Year’s Resolutions

The RTC Podcast is back in action this week with sharpened pencils ready to tackle the key questions surrounding the first month of the season. As always, Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts, Bennet Hayes joins (@hoopstraveler), and the banter is fast and furious. Ranging in topics from Bo Ryan, court rushing, best teams, biggest disappointments, and all the way back to Ryan again, the guys are juiced and ready to tackle their exams. Who gets a passing grade?

Remember to add us to your iTunes lineup so the pod will automatically upload each week. The entire lineup of topics is below. Happy Holidays, everyone!

• 0:00-9:30 – Bo Ryan Retirement
• 9:30-13:21 – What we learned the last few weeks
• 13:21-16:28 –  Best team in the Big 12
• 16:28-20:41 – Best team in the Big Ten
• 20:41-24:24 – Biggest surprise of the season
• 24:24-26:04 – Player of the Year
• 26:04-27:48 – Best conference?
• 27:48-30:59 – Biggest disappointment of the season
• 30:59-33:47 – Impact of new rules
• 33:47-45:18 – Court Rushing Rules/wrap

As we head into what is certain to be a very happy holiday weekend, the guys wanted to get a Feast Week podcast in the books before things got too crazy. Little did they know that the great state of Nebraska would leave its indelible footprint on this week’s RTC Podcast. Spreading holiday cheer from Lincoln to North Platte! Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts and Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) once again joins, as the group goes through some of their early season tournament takes and looks ahead to the rest of the week. Oh, and this.

Five-oh Makes an Appearance on This Week’s RTC Podcast!

Make sure to add us to your iTunes subscription list so it will automatically download to your listening device each week. The full rundown is below!

• 0:00-8:27 – Champions Classic Review
• 8:27-15:17 – True Home Games vs. Neutral Sites
• 15:07-21:14 – Early Season Takeaways
• 21:14-25:51 – Battle 4 Atlantis
• 25:51-30:21 – Other Early Tournaments/Randy Gets Arrested
• 30:21-35:57 – Player of the Year Discussion
• 35:57-39:17 What We Are Thankful For/Wrap

Well, it certainly was an interesting opening weekend of college basketball. A number of upsets from coast to coast came across the news wires on Friday night, and a handful of others followed in the ensuing days. In this, the first RTC Podcast of the regular season, host Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) and Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) run down their thoughts on all the upsets, look ahead to tonight’s Champions Classic battles and revisit their preseason Final Four picks. It’s a quick-hit, podblast version of the show, but it’ll keep you busy for 20 minutes as you wait on tonight’s games to begin. Make sure to add us to your iTunes subscription list so it will automatically download to your listening device each week. The full rundown is below!

• 0:00-8:54 – Virginia & Other Opening Weekend Upsets
• 8:54-13:26 – Final Four/Championship Picks
• 13:26-19:23 – Champions Classic Look Ahead

In this, the third preseason installment of the RTC Podcast, the guys welcome Bennet Hayes (@hoopstraveler) to join the discussion about favorites, surprises and storylines for each of the six major basketball conferences (sorry, American fans!). In a wide-ranging pod, consensus was reached in only a couple of conferences this preseason — see if you can guess which ones? As always, Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) hosts, and make sure to subscribe on iTunes so it will automatically download to your listening device each week. The full rundown is below!

• 0:00-10:23 – ACC Preview
• 10:23-17:51 – Big East Preview
• 17:51-25:21 – Big Ten Preview
• 25:51-32:54 – Big 12 Preview
• 32:54-37:51 – Pac 12 Preview
• 37:51-43:43 – SEC Preview
• 43:43-45:41 – Which will be the best conference?
• 45:41-49:13 – College Basketball Survivor Pool

In the second preseason RTC Podcast of the year, host Shane Connolly (@sconnolly114) walks the guys through a number of the big preseason storylines as we gradually inch ahead to the 2015-16 season. This week’s topics ranged from the impact of this season’s elite freshmen corps to the new rules to the coaches who might receive a trick or treat this year. The full rundown is below, but don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes so it will automatically download to your listening device each week.

• 0:00-3:54 – Latest freshmen sensations
• 3:54-12:12 – Is the lack of a dominant team good?
• 12:12-17:58 – Impact of new rule changes
• 17:58-25:13 – Best conferences
• 25:13-30:36 – Future of the Big East
• 30:36-43:18 – Coaches facing pressure
• 43:18-51:56 – RTC Updates/Survivor Pool Strategy